He helped to co-develop the electronic skin technology when he was a PhD student in Stanford University.
In 2015, he was chosen as one of TR35 list (MIT Technology Review's global 35 Innovators Under 35) for his work on e-skin.
[1][2][3] In 2019, he co-developed an underwater self-healing transparent material that could be useful in marine environments.
[4] Tee is currently associate professor (tenured) at the National University of Singapore's Department of Material Science and Engineering.
He served as Vice-Dean of Research and Technology at the College of Design and Engineering and Associate Vice-President at NUS Enterprise.