Professor  Jung-Hwan Lee of Dankook University has been officially elected as a new member of the  Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST). The Korean Academy of Science and Technology selects young researchers who have shown outstanding achievements in the field of science and technology every year as Y-KAST members. Y-KAST is a prestigious academic organization for future leaders in the development of science and technology in Korea. Professor Jung-Hwan Lee is an emerging researcher in field of biomaterials and he has identified various mechanisms related to the development and application of implantable biomaterials for tissue regeneration. Over the past two years, he has published more than 10 papers in the top journals such as Progress in Materials Science (IF=48.1), Matter (IF=19.9), Biomaterials (IF=15.3),  Bioactive Materials (IF=16.8) and Chemical Engineering Journal (IF=16.7). Once again, congratulations on Prof. Jung-Hwan Lee for becoming a proud member of Y-KAST.