Wonjun Lee

Anchor work

• Adaptive Hybrid AI GuardA patented guardrail that catches jailbreaks and unsafe prompts, scores its own confidence, and became a safety-tech startup.Gold ×2Korea Student Invention Exhibition and IPITEx 20262024–now
• TerraGuardA trustworthy-AI platform that fuses five Earth spheres into one ecosystem-stress readout for the DMZ, with the right to abstain.5 spheresfused through one calibrated trust core2026–now
• DMZ Green DétenteA field-ecology club running monthly surveys inside the civilian control zone, with self-built water sensors and restoration methods adopted locally.55 hrslogged DMZ conservation and fieldwork in 20242024–now
• AI forecasting of solar activity (F10.7)Deep-learning forecasts of the Sun's radio flux using financial indicators and calibrated uncertainty, beating NOAA's 7-day forecast by 8% across 2024.8%better than NOAA's 7-day forecast across 20242024–now

Strong support

• Multispectral UAV wetland mappingSpecies-level maps of tidal-flat halophytes from drone imagery, correcting reflectance for tide, moisture and sun angle.2nd prizeYouth Biology and Ecology Paper Contest2025–now
• Maieutic AI and the Letitu internshipA guardrailed Socratic tutor that leads students to reason rather than handing over answers, built on lessons from an EdTech internship.InnovatorConrad Challenge 2025–262024–now
• Ultrasound standing-wave carbon captureUsing standing sound waves to lock CO₂ into calcium carbonate while physically suppressing methane-making microbes.91.8%crystallization efficiency at 41 kHz2024–2025
• Eigen Physics Club and KYPTFrom team member to captain of two KYPT teams: climbing magnets, autumn coins and twisted spaghetti, argued live in Physics Fights.Bronze → SilverKYPT 2025 to 20262024–now

Breadth and character

• Antibacterial chitin from supermealwormsFeeding styrofoam and coffee grounds to supermealworms, then extracting chitosan that fights bacteria: waste in, medicine out.BronzeInternational Greenwich Olympiad 20242023–2024
• Round Square and international exchangeFrom a delegation in Shenzhen to helping host Korea's first Round Square Global Conference and leading cross-cultural Baraza groups.FirstRound Square Global Conference held in Korea2024–2026
• SONAMU (Pine Tree) volunteer clubTurning one-off volunteering into standing programmes: surplus meals, shelter donations, and an NGO disability partnership.146 hrsvolunteered in Grade 10 alone2024–now
• Sabre fencingCaptain of the sabre team: provincial gold, an external coach recruited, and tournament access opened to every member.1stGyeonggi Superintendent's Cup, 20252024–now
• Running communityA daily solo run that became a 35-member night-running group, and pulled everyone's pace down with it.35runners, from a group of one2024–now

1. Dec 2025, national

   Korea Talent Award

   Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education

   One of 40 high school students chosen from about 1.3 million; believed to be the first Grade 11 science-track recipient in his school's history.

2. Jul 2025, national

   Gold Medal and Minister of Science and ICT Award

   38th Korea Student Invention Exhibition

   For the Adaptive AI Guard, among about 6,848 entries.

3. Feb 2026, international

   Gold Medal and four special awards

   IPITEx 2026, Bangkok

   NRCT Gold Medal, plus Best International Invention, INNOPA International Special Award, Governmental Recognition and Institutional Recognition.

• 2026Silver Medal, engineeringInternational Greenwich Olympiad 2026Represented Korea with the F10.7 multi-architecture deep-learning forecasting study.F10.7 forecasting
• 2026Silver Award23rd Korea Science and Engineering FairFor AI forecasting of solar radio flux with calibrated uncertainty.F10.7 forecasting
• Jul 2025Gold MedalKorea International Youth Olympiad 4I 2025For the AI-based Adaptive Protector, among 59 domestic and 51 international entries.AI Guard
• Mar 2026Conrad InnovatorConrad Challenge 2025–26For Maieutic AI, a safe Socratic tutoring platform for equitable learning.Maieutic AI
• 2025Gold, Best in YearUK Mathematics Trust, Senior Challenge 2025Then qualified for the British Mathematical Olympiad.International
• 2026Silver and Poster Excellence Award26th Korean Young Physicists' TournamentAs captain leading two teams.Eigen physics
• Jun 2024Bronze Medal, environmental scienceInternational Greenwich Olympiad 2024, LondonFor the supermealworm chitosan antibacterial study.Mealworm chitin
• Nov 2025Excellence Award (2nd prize)15th Youth Biology and Ecology Paper ContestHosted by Seoul National University College of Life Sciences and the DMZ Ecology Research Institute.UAV wetlands
• Jan 2026BMO Round 1 Merit, Best in SchoolBritish Mathematical OlympiadQualified for and sat Round 2.International
• Feb 2025Bronze25th Korean Young Physicists' TournamentAs a Grade 10 team member alongside seniors.Eigen physics
• Feb 2025Bronze22nd Korea Science and Engineering FairCO₂ fixation through standing-wave calcium carbonate crystallization.Ultrasound CO₂
• Aug 2025Honorable mention14th Samsung E&A Energy and Environment Inquiry ContestFor simultaneous CO₂ and CH₄ reduction by ultrasound standing waves.Ultrasound CO₂
• Feb 2024Bronze, environmental science21st Korea Science and Engineering FairAntibacterial chitin from mealworms raised on styrofoam and coffee grounds.Mealworm chitin
• Nov 2024Excellence AwardNational Youth Environmental Club Case PresentationExploring and preserving the ecological value of the DMZ.Green Détente
• Oct 2024Silver, Best in SchoolUK Mathematics Trust, Senior Challenge 2024First year of the UKMT challenge.International
• Jul 2025Commendation for social contributionBright Society International Club, Korea HQ (UN ECOSOC consultative status)For sustained volunteering with vulnerable children.Pine Tree club
• Apr 20251st place, high school sabreGyeonggi Superintendent's Cup Fencing ChampionshipAlso the Gyeonggi qualifier for the 54th National Sports Festival.Sabre
• 2025Grand prizeSchool Statistics Utilization ContestValidated ERA5 reanalysis temperatures against Korean observations (about ±1.1 °C); the seed of the forecasting work.F10.7 forecasting
• Jul 2024Grand prizeSchool AI Utilization Presentation Contest1st of 51 in Grade 10; the starting point of the AI safety work.AI Guard