David Lee assumed directorship of The Kampong in August 2007. Lee obtained M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Botany at Rutgers University, specializing in biochemical systematics. After a post-doctoral fellowship, he worked at the University of Malaya for a number of years. While in Malaysia he discovered the research questions in the functional ecology of tropical forest plants that occupied him for the next 35 years.
Most recently Lee has served as chairperson of the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University, where he has worked for 26 years. He helped establish a strong program in tropical botany at the university, serving as the founding chairperson of the Department of Environmental Studies. He currently continues as a professor at FIU.
Lee has conducted fieldwork throughout the tropics and in the Everglades, and has authored some 75 peer-reviewed articles and 7 books.
Most recently Lee has served as chairperson of the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University, where he has worked for 26 years. He helped establish a strong program in tropical botany at the university, serving as the founding chairperson of the Department of Environmental Studies. He currently continues as a professor at FIU.
Lee has conducted fieldwork throughout the tropics and in the Everglades, and has authored some 75 peer-reviewed articles and 7 books.
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