Professor Jer-Ren Yang received his Ph.D. degree (in Materials Science and Metallurgy) from the University of Cambridge, England, UK, in 1987. In February 1988, he joined the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), National Taiwan University (NTU), where he has been a full Professor since August 1993. He was the head of the DMSE from 2007–2010, and the President of the Microscopy Society of Taiwan from 2013–2017. Professor Jer-Ren Yang’s research interests include the phase transformation of metals, transmission electron microscopy, crystal geometry, and crystal defects. Professor Yang is a Distinguished Engineering Professor at National Taiwan University and has published some 250 international SCI journal papers in the areas of materials science and engineering. Since 2011, Professor Jer-Ren Yang has been the Director of Advanced Steel Microstructure Control at the Engineering Research Center at National Taiwan University, which was founded by CBMM, the China Steel Corporation, and National Taiwan University.