Shannon Yee is a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he directs the Scalable Thermal Energy Engineering Laboratory. Yee joined Georgia Tech in 2014 after earning his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. 

During his studies, he worked at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E) during its inaugural year as the first ARPA-E fellow. Yee completed his master’s degree in nuclear engineering in 2008 and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2007, both from Ohio State University. 

In 2008, he received a prestigious Hertz Fellowship.  In 2015, Yee was selected for an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award.  He received the 2017 American Society of Mechanical Engineering Pi-Tau-Sigma Gold Medal award. In 2019, Yee was selected for an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. 

Most recently, Yee has directed the Generation 2 Reinvent the Toilet (G2RT) program and was recognized as one of Bill Gates’ Heroes in the Field in 2021.  Starting in 2024, Yee serves on the board of directors for the Materials Research Society as an elected officer.