1945年出生于云南昆明，1968年毕业于台湾大学电机工程系，1974年获美国芝加哥大学物理系博士学位，1991年当选为中国科学 院院士(学部委员)，1992年当选为第三世界科学院院士。现任上海交通大学物理系教授、博导，清华大学原子分子测控科学中心主任。

研究发展了多通道量子数亏损理论；应用量子电动力学于高能原子过程，阐明了电子轫致辐射过程(高能光子能区)和辐射复合过程的内在关系；建立相对论性多通道量子数亏损理论，为分析高离化度、高Z原子的激发态能级结构建立了理论基础；建立了非相对论性多重散射的分子自洽场理论计算方法，并阐明分子 里德伯态的电子结构；同时建立了原子超越自洽场的多通道理论计算方法，以阐明电子关联效应。

1. Spectroscopy and Collision Theory: The Ar Absorption Spectrum, C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li), K.T.Lu; Physical Review A8 (1973) 1241

2. Variational Calculation of R-matrix: Application to Ar Photoabsorption, U.Fano, C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li); Physical Review Letter 31 (1973) 1573

3. Spectroscopy and Collision Theory: Atomic Eigenchannel Calculation by a Hartree-Fock-Roothaan Method,C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li); Physical Review A10 (1974) 584

4. Spin Polarization and Angular Distribution of Photoelectrons in Jacob-Wick Helicity Formalism: Application to Autoionzation Resonances, C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li); Physical Review A10 (1974) 1598

5. Multichalnnel Photodetachment Theory, C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li); Physical Review A11 (1975) 1692

Comment on Structure near the Cut-off Of the Continuous X-ray Spectrum of Lanthanum,C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li), R.H.Pratt; Physical Review A12 (1975) 707

6. Radiative Capture of High-energy Electrons, C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li), R.H.Pratt; Physical Review A12 (1975) 1825

7. The Electron Bremsstrahlung Spectrum 1-500 keV, C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li), L.Kissel, R.H.Pratt, H.K.Tseng; Physical Review A13 (1976) 1714

8. Radiative Electron Capture by Mo Ions, C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li), R.H.Pratt; Physical Review A14 (1976) 990

9. Multichannel Dissociative Recombination Theory,C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li); Physical Review A16 (1977) 109

10. Application of Low Energy Theorem in Electron Bremsstrahlung, R.H.Pratt, C.M.Lee(Jia-Ming Li); Physical Review A16 (1977) 1733