Kyeong Cheol Lee was born in Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, in 1980. He received his Ph.D. in tree physiology from the Department of Forestry, Kangwon National University, in 2013. From 2014 to 2018, he worked at the Division of Botanic Research and Management in the National Institute of Ecology. Since 2018, he has been an Associate Professor with the Department of Forestry, Korea University of Agriculture and Fisheries. He has published more than 50 articles, and his research interests include abiotic stress responses in plants, physiological sensitivity to climate change, and restoration of forest ecosystems.