Hong Kum Lee | |
|---|---|
 Prof Hong Kum Lee | |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | TU Braunschweig |
| Known for | Director General, Korea Polar Research Institute |
| Awards | Hyeosin Medal Order of Science and Technology Merit |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Polar microbial diversity marine biotechnology |
| Institutions | Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이홍금 |
| Revised Romanization | I Hong-geum |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Hong'gŭm |
Hong Kum Lee is an Antarctic researcher, best known for work as the Director General of the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI).