Dr. Hyun Ho Lee | Agricultural | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Hyun Ho Lee is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Microbial Ecology of Natural and Engineered Systems at Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Germany, where he is funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2023–2025). He holds a Ph.D. (2021) and M.S. (2016) in Soil Science from Pusan National University (PNU), Korea, and a B.S. in Food Science & Technology and Life Science & Environmental Biochemistry (2014) from the same institution. Dr. Lee’s academic career includes postdoctoral positions in Ecological Engineering at Yonsei University, Korea (2022–2023), and a visiting scholar role at LUH (2021). Additionally, he has served as an adjunct lecturer at PNU, teaching soil fertility and analytical chemistry. Dr. Lee’s research focuses on microbial ecology, soil health, and sustainable environmental engineering, with a particular interest in the interactions between soil microbes and engineered systems. His work has been supported by prestigious fellowships and grants, including the Global Ph.D. Fellowship, Yonsei Postdoctoral Fellowship, and the Basic Science Research Program through Korea’s National Research Foundation. He has also received the USDA Research Assistance Fellowship for his research at South Dakota State University, US. Dr. Lee’s expertise and contributions are recognized internationally, bridging fundamental soil science with applied ecological solutions.