Awards
Conference Best Paper awards
Best Paper Award
28th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, 2023 (among 280 paper submissions)
Best Paper Award-finalist
26th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, 2021 (among 253 paper submissions)
Best Paper award (1st rank)
2018 Pan Asia International Tourism Conference, 2018
Best Paper Award
1st Global Congress of Special Interest Tourism & Hospitality Conference, 2017
Other awards
Dean’s Outstanding Publication Award
Fox School of Business, Nov 2023
Best Reviewer Award
ICHRIE Research Reports, 2023
2nd place award
12th annual PhD Student Research Competition, Temple University, Oct 2022
Best Article Yearly Award
Journal of Tourism Studies, Feb 2019
Presidential Graduation Award
President of Hanyang University, Feb 2019
Best Thesis Award
President of Hanyang University, Feb 2019
2017-2 Best Researcher Award
Smart Tourism Creative HR Development Group, Jan 2018
2017-1 Best Researcher Award
Smart Tourism Creative HR Development Group, Aug 2017
Undergraduate Research Award (3rd rank)
School of Business, Hanyang University, July 2016
Grants
For academic research
26th Young Scholars Interdisciplinary Forum seed funding, 2023, Co-PI, US$2,500
- A research proposal submitted to Fox School of Business, Temple University, Suffering from review fatigue? AI-powered review summaries prompt preference-congruent behavior (Co-PI: Lu Lu)
24th Young Scholars Interdisciplinary Forum seed funding, 2022, Co-PI, US$1,750
- A research proposal submitted to Fox School of Business, Temple University, Examining “waiting line” effect during menu ordering with self-service technology (Co-PI: Lu Lu)
21st Young Scholars Interdisciplinary Forum seed funding, 2020, Co-PI, US$2,200
- A research proposal submitted to Fox School of Business, Temple University, Beyond convenience: crafting a “gamified” self-service interaction at restaurants (Co-PI: Lu Lu)
International research support, 2018-2019, Co-I, KRW15,000,000 (US$15,000 approx.)
- A research proposal submitted to Hanyang University, Suggesting a consumer-based tourism development index for regional comparison (PI: Dr. Chul Jeong from Hanyang University*)*
International research support fund, 2018, Co-I, KRW15,000,000 (US$15,000 approx.)
- A research proposal submitted to Hanyang University, International tourism, education, and civil society in North Korea (PI: Joseph Yi from Hanyang University*)*
For industry consulting
KTO project fund, 2020, Co-I, KRW20,000,000 (US$20,000 approx.)
- An industry report requested by Korea Tourism Organization (Night-time Tourism) (PI: Ran-soo Jeong from Project Soo; Co-Is: Suji Park & Jin-ok Shin from Hanyang University*)***
KTO project fund,** 2020*,* Co-I, KRW21,900,000 (US$21,900 approx.)
- An industry report requested by Korea Tourism Organization (KOREA Gotochi Shuttle Action Planning) (PI: S Kim, Co-Is: H.Y Ma, Y.J. Choi, J.S. Lee, and J.W. Lee from Plan Issue***)***
Metropolitan Tourism Institute project,** 2018*,* RA, KRW20,000,000 (US$20,000 approx.)
- An industry report requested by Gangwondo Tourism Association (Co-PI: Chul Jeong and Hye-Jeong Lee, RA: Nayoung Mun from Hanyang University***)***
Scholarships
CHRIE FutureFund™
Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE), July 2023 [[link](https://ichrie.memberclicks.net/chrie-futurefund--endowment-recipients#:~:text=Wangoo Lee is,his degree completion.)]
Presidential Fellowship
Temple University, Aug 2020 – July 2021, Aug 2023 – present
Research/Teaching Assistantship
Temple University, Aug 2021 – July 2023
Study abroad scholarship
Hanyang University, Aug 2020
Graduate student aid scholarship
Korea Student Aid Foundation, Sep-Dec 2018
Brain Korea Plus scholarship
Smart Tourism Creative HR Development Group, Mar 2017 – Feb 2018