EWSLETTE
VOL. 43 No.2 (Serial No. 228)
ISBN: 978-0-9911337-7-2
KSEA LETTERS
Journal of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
JANUARY 2015
+ Highlights of SEED West, YGF
+ KSEA HQ, Chapter, APS News
+ Other News
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About KSEA
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) is a 43-year-old non-profit national-level
professional organization. It is open for individuals residing in the USA who are engaged in science, engineering or a related field.
KSEA’s objectives are:
• To promote the application of science and technology for the general welfare of society;
• To foster the cooperation of international science communities especially among the US and Korea;
• To serve the majority of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers and help them to develop their full
career potential.
KSEA has 70 Chapters/Branches, 13 Technical Groups and 26 Affiliated Professional Societies (APS) covering all major branches of science and engineering. Since its birth in 1971, KSEA has been recognized as the
main representative organization promoting the common interests of Korean-American scientists and engineers toward meeting the objectives mentioned above.
KSEA welcomes participation from 1.5th-generation, 2nd-generation, and 3rd-generation Korean-American scientists and engineers including the mixed-race and adoptee communities. KSEA promotes helping
younger-generation Korean-Americans to be aware of the rapid advances in science and engineering occurring both inside and outside of the US. Especially, to create opportunities for young generation members to
interact with talented scientists and engineers in Korea.
NEWSLETTER
VOL. 43 No.2 (Serial No. 228)
ISBN: 978-0-9911337-7-2
KSEA LETTERS
Journal of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
JANUARY 2015
+ Highlights of SEED West, YGF
+ KSEA HQ, Chapter, APS News
+ Other News
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message from the President
Highlights of West SEED
Highlights of Young Generation Forum (YGF) 2014
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KSEA HQ News
ED’s Summary of the 43rd Admin Activities
11th Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference (YGTLC)
KSEA Awards Announcement
Scholarship Annoucement
National Mathematics and Science Competition (NMSC)
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APS News
KOCSEA: Summary of KOCSEA Technical Symposium 2014
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Chapter News
San Diego Chapter: Annual Technical/Entrepreneur Seminars
New England Chapter: Career Development Workshop
New York Metro Chapter: Membership Drive
Seattle Chapter: Pre-Health Seminar
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Member News
Univ. of MD Professor Prepares to Send Project to International Space
Station (Dr. Eun-Suk Seo)
Professor and Students Present Cyber Security Research
(Dr. Young Bae Choi)
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Upcoming KSEA Events
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KSEA Sponsors
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KSEA Sponsor Advertisements
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KSEA Organization
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Message from
the President
Dear KSEA Members,
The busiest time for KSEA is passing by.
KOOKJOON AHN, PhD.
KSEA PRESIDENT
Structure Liaison Engineer
California Department of Transportation
Scientists and Engineers Early-Career Workshop (SEED) was held successfully. We tried to deliver the
importance of two matters in career development: One, it is important to manage early-career development.
Two, it is also import to start the career management at an early-career stage. We covered careers in
industry, academia, and public service careers. We also included undergraduate students because these are a
big part of KSEA membership.
Young Generation Forum (YGF 2014) is covered in this issue. A little late but something we must share
with you. It is sponsored by KOFST. They invite 1.5 and above young generation to Korea and provide
an opportunity to reinforce the identities of young scientists and engineers who live out of Korea including
USA with a great program. This is utmost important event. However, it does not get the attention it
deserves because it is held in July right after a new administration starts and usually right before the UKC.
The chair of YGF alumni is Ben Lee, yes, one of our YG leaders. They established alumni database and
started a leaping stage for the future: continuing the networking and growing brain pool after the event.
KSEA will be searching distinguished scientists and engineers who are not KSEA members soon. This is
a cooperative project with KOFST. We expand our potential membership pool and KOFST can use the
distinguished people in science and technology for US-Korea cooperation. Some of them elect not to join
KSEA. However we plan to work with them too. I would like to request all the chapters and APSs to come
together to identify these people for the great future of KSEA-KOFST cooperation.
A lot of chapter events and regional events were also successfully held. San Diego, New England, New
York Metro, Seattle chapters planned and executed various activities. South Texas and North Carolina held
regional conferences successfully to achieve the KSEA visions. Kudos to all!
Mid-term Council Meeting was held a few days ago. It took care of important KSEA business and brought
a few fundamental concerns in KSEA business. KSEA council restructuring proposals will be developed
further to address concerns from councilors. We may have to visit the voting right of the “acting” elected
councilors. We traditionally allowed this but it was questioned if we are doing the right thing.
YGTLC 2015 was held at the same place with the Mid-term Council meeting. We added a joint session
of YG and Council Meeting attendees. It was a small starting gesture to improve the integrity of KSEA
activities. The response was promising.
Young Investigators Grants (YIG 2015) applications will be closed in a few days and the evaluation process
will start soon. KSEA Awards has been announced, KSEA Scholarships was also announced. I would like to
request all the members to participate in these grants, awards, and scholarship searching effort so that we can
find the right people.
NMSC 2015 and Election 2015 are also in planning phase.
Let’s move forward together through this busiest time of KSEA.
Thank you.
Kookjoon Ahn
KSEA President
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Highlights of
SEED West
Summary of Scientists and Engineers Early career
development workshop (SEED) West 2014
Scientists and Engineers Early-Career Development Workshop (SEED) West 2014 was held at Renaissance
Los Angeles Airport Hotel from December 6th to 7th with approximately 100 participants.
Ms. yuna shim
Publication Director
Interaction Designer
Samsung Research America
The workshop began with the general chair and KSEA president Dr. Kookjoon Ahn’s welcome remarks, followed by a great presentation about technical career development at industry by Dr. Jae Hoon Kim, a former
KSEA president and current executive/senior technical fellow at the Boeing Company. Dr. Kim shared his
story about how he developed his career from coming to the U.S. as a graduate student and how he reached
to the top level executive in a big corporation. The next speaker was Dr. Priti Mehrotra from National
Institutes of Health (NIH) and she talked about how to get NIH funding, covering all the details such as
funding agency, the reviewers and recipient viewpoint. Dr. Hyungmin Michael Chung, a former KSEA
president and professor/director at Center for Information Strategies and Technologies (CIST) at California
State University - Long Beach, inspired participants a lot by mentioning recent tech companies’ success in his
talk “Technology-based Entrepreneurship: Developing and Financing.” Last talk of the day was about some
pragmatic strategies for obtaining Department of Defense (DOD) research funding, given by Dr. Suveen N.
Mathaudhu from Mechanical Engineering Department and Materials Science and Engineering Program at
University of California – Riverside. Before the dinner banquet, there was a panel discussion on career development, which some KSEA members who have been very successful in their career and some of the speakers
from previous sessions spoke as panelists. The panelists had various backgrounds such as young professionals
to Ph.Ds., professors, and corporate executives. The panel discussion covered most of the participants’ interest
and the participants were very passionate about hearing more about the panelists’ background and career
development. After the dinner banquet, there was a networking session including speed networking to help
participants to build a network in Korean-American scientists and engineers community.
In day 2, the first presentation was about National
Science Foundation (NSF) support of research and
international collaboration by Dr. R. Clive Woods, a
former NSF program director and professor at Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering School
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at
Louisiana State University. Mr. John Y. Chun, P.E.
from Port of Long Beach, California gave the next
talk about career opportunities and career development in the city of Long Beach, which was helpful
for undergraduate students and young professionals’ career development. The last presentation was
from Mr. Mitch Boretz, technical communication specialists, Bourns College of Engineering, University of
California – Riverside. He covered various topics of people in academia’s interest such as finding and winning grants, how to write and submit proposals. Along with Dr. Woods’ earlier talk, Mr. Boretz’s presentation
helped graduate students tremendous amount as they always write proposals and apply for funding. The 2-day
workshop was moderated by Dr. Sung Yi, executive director at KSEA and professor at Portland State University. The workshop concluded with Dr.Yi’s closing remark.
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Highlights of
YGF
YOUNG GENERATION FORUM 2014
The 2014 Young Generation Forum (YGF) was held July 8-11, 2014 in Seoul, Korea, at the Riverside Hotel
and the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center. Each year since 2002, the Korean Federation of Science
and Technology Societies (KOFST) in collaboration with KSEA have been hosting YGF by bringing young
Korean heritage science and engineering students and post-docs from Korea and all over the world to exchange ideas, establish a strong worldwide network, and experience Korean culture.
BENJAMIN LEE, PhD.
YOUNG GENERATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
YGF ALUMNI AMERICAS REPRESENTATIVE
Research Scientist
INVIA Medical Imaging Solutions
This past YGF, 108 students and post-docs participated with 38 participants from Korea, 22 participants from
the U.S., and the remaining from Canada, U.K., China, Australasia, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,
Austria, Netherlands, Sweden, and Singapore. Participants from the U.S. consisted of majors of bioscience
(42%), health professions (25%), engineering (21%), and other (13%); career statuses of graduate students or
post-docs (58%) and upper class undergraduates (42%); gender split of female (63%) and male (38%); ages
between 20-25 years (54%) and 26-34 years (46%); generations of 1.5th (58%) and 2nd (42%); and regions of
East Coast (71%), Midwest (8%) , and West Coast (21%).
The forum spanned over 4 days from Tuesday through
Friday. The program consisted of plenary sessions such as
the opening ceremony with a welcome from the KOFST
President Boo-Sup Lee and a special lecture by Google Korea Media and Mobile Team Manager Tae-Won Kim, as well
as a new talent show with modern and traditional singing,
dancing, and piano/violin performances by the participants.
Networking included oral country presentations of each of
the 15 countries represented, and a new country booth fair
where participants brought food, clothes, information and
other cultural items. Group discussions focused on Korea’s
global branding, sustainable cooperation among young
scientists, and globalization of Korean culture and technology and presented their findings in skit performances. A
new exploration contest allowed groups to choose everyday
U.S. Country Representative Byungdo Brian Han delivering the
Korean activities around Seoul and present their experiences U.S. Presentation
upon return to the hotel venue. Cultural exploration continued with visits to the tunnels under the DMZ
and nearby Dorasan Observatory, as well as Gyeongbokgung Palace and Hanok Village, and finally a university tour of Seoul National University’s campus. Another new program event was the inclusion of three
YGF alumni who were representing Asia, North America, and Europe. The alumni shared the status of their
regional alumni over 12 years and led a workshop on how to maintain the network after YGF.
KSEA member Thomas Han (center right) shares his ideas in a group discussion
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KSEA member Caroline Park (top right) in a costume
photo studio for the Exploration Contest
Highlights of YGF
The role of KSEA’s Young Generation Committee (YGC) this year was to recommend 24 YGF finalists out
of 67 applicants to KOFST, based on academic success and leadership experiences with special consideration
of those with social disadvantages. The KSEA YGC made improvements in the U.S. selection process with
English translations of the YGF schedule and registration steps, and implemented a waitlist process to maximize U.S. participation. The KSEA YGC has also been regularly working with KOFST to provide an up-todate database of YGF alumni contact information. KOFST and KSEA share in the benefits of a worldwide
network and U.S.YGF alumni returning to be new and active KSEA members both with their local chapters
and in national conferences such as the YGTLC and UKC.
KSEA members who are upperclass undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-docs born after
1981 who have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency may apply for the 2015 YGF starting in March 2015.
KOFST provides accepted participants airfare support and four nights of lodging and meals. Visit the YGF
website for more information at http://yg.ksea.org/ygf .
YGF 2014 group photo at the closing ceremony
U.S. participants at Gyeongbokgung Palace
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KSEA HQ News
MIDYEAR SUMMARY OF THE 43RD ADMIN ACTIVITIES AND
ACHIEVEMENT
United States and Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship
(UKC)
US-Korea Conference 2014 (UKC), San Francisco, CA, Aug. 6-9, 2014
• UKC theme: “Forward Together”
• Over 1,200 participants & Career Fair
• 12 Technical Symposiums
• 21 Sponsors Named Forum
SUNG YI, PhD.
KSEA Executive Director
Professor
Portland State University
Young Generation Activities
YGPF 2014, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 6-9, 2014
• Over 100 participated in the workshop
YGTLC 2015, Orlando, FL, Jan. 23-25, 2015
Regional Conferences
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9th NWRC 2014, Portland, OR, Oct. 4-5, 2014
2014 WGCRC , Houston, TX, Nov. 1, 2014
NC Regional Conference, Raleigh, NC, Nov. 11-12, 2014
Scientists and Engineers Early-career Development Workshop (SEED)
SEED-West, Los Angeles, CA, December 6 - 7, 2014
• Over 100 participated in the workshop
Chapters and APSs
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New Chapters:
Nashville Chapter, launched, October 2014
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New APSs:
Korea-America Association for Geospatial and Environmental Sciences (KAGES)
Korean Association of Medical Physicists in North America (KAMPiNA)
Korean Bioscientists & Chemist Association in Chicago (KBCAC)
Mid-term council Meeting, Orlando, FL., Jan. 24-25, 2015
DETAILED CHAPTER REPORTS CAN BE FOUND HERE:
http://www.ksea.org/home/sites/default/files/enewsleter/Vol_43_2_2015_appendix.pdf
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KSEA HQ News
THE 11TH ANNUAL YOUNG GENERATION TECHNICAL AND
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE YGTLC 2015
WHAT IS YGTLC?
The Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference (YGTLC) is the premiere conference for the 1.5
and 2nd generation Korean-Americans in technology and science. The Young Generation program of KSEA was
organized in 1999 and the first Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference was held in 2005 in San
Francisco with 44 undergraduate and graduate students, with following conferences success-fully held in Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, Dallas, Washington D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Houston.Ygnite
is now in its 11th year and has grown quite rapidly since its inception. This year will be one of our most selective
conferences ever, with a goal of over 200 highly qualified participants converging in The City Beautiful.
SOOJUNG CLAIRE HUR, PhD.
YGTLC CONFERENCE CHAIR
RJF Principal Investigator
Harvard University
WHAT IS YGNITE?
Ygnite (pronounced ignite) is this year’s theme and nickname for the Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference. The Ygnite program is designed to spark a spirit of collaboration amongst Korean-Americans in
different fields to help them break past personal goals, glass ceilings, and ignite careers. It is generously hosted by
the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), the Korea-U.S. Science Cooperation Center
(KUSCO), and the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST).
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM
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Keynote Speech
Lean Start-up Workshop
Technical Presentations
Leadership Lectures
Essay Presentations: Tell Participants your story
YG Poster Session
Evening Entertainment
Topical Discussion
Team Competition
Award Ceremony
Joint Councilor Session NEW
KSEA Connect: Ice Breaker and Lifegraph
activity to connect YG with KSEA leaders
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KSEA HQ News
ANNOUNCEMENT
Young Generation Forum 2015, in Republic of Korea, July 2015
The 2015 Young Generation Forum (YGF) will be held in July 2015 in the Republic of Korea, and will bring
together over 100 1.5 and 2nd young generation Korean-heritage students/professionals from all over the world,
including U.S., Canada, Germany, Japan, and Korean. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Applications
available in March.
Young Generation & Professional Forum at UKC 2015: Call for Participation
The 2015 US-Korea Conference (UKC) on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship will be held July 29 - Aug
1, 2015 in Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, GA. The Young Generation & Professionals Forum (YGPF) is expected
to be held in parallel with the UKC2015. Please visit http://ukc.ksea.org for more information.
Young Generation Groups: Join or Start Your KSEA Student Chapter
Join one of many KSEA YG Groups across 24 US college campuses as a member or an officer to gain valuable
leader-ship experiences, or start your own on your campus. Information on existing YG Groups can be found
under “YG Chapters” on the KSEA website or visit http://yg.ksea.org/groups to find out how to start your own
YG Group.
Serve on the Ygnite 2016 Committee
If you have really enjoyed your experience at Ygnite 2015, we welcome committed and initiative-taking organizers
to volunteer as committee members for Ygnite 2016. If you are interested, speak to an organizer to find out more!
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR SPONSORS
We would like to thank our corporate and individual sponsors below for sponsoring the 2015 KSEA Young
Generation Technical and Leadership Conference. We rely upon their generous donations to continue with the development of innovative programs, invite engaging speakers, and nurture more leaders of the future. Without their
contributions this conference would not be possible.
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Annual KSEA Awards Announcement
KSEA is pleased to request nominations for the annual KSEA
Awards that recognize and honor those who have made outstanding
contributions to help achieve the goals of KSEA. These contributions would lead to:
• Advances in science and engineering or applications of technology for the general welfare of society.
• Stronger international cooperation especially between the US
and Korea.
• Growth of KSEA as a non-profit professional organization.
Awards to be made are:
• Outstanding Contribution to KSEA Award to a member who
has made exceptional contributions to KSEA through dedicated and exemplary services including international cooperation (Award Jointly with Minister of MSIP)
• Scientist of the Year Award to a member who has made outstanding technical contributions in the areas of science (Award
Jointly with President of KOFST)
• Engineer of the Year Award to a member who has made
outstanding technical contributions in the areas of engineering
(Award Jointly with President of KOFST)
• Entrepreneur of the Year Award to a member who has demonstrated stellar performance in the areas of entrepreneurship
(Award Jointly with Maeil Business Newspaper)
• Outstanding Chapter and Chapter President Award to a local
chapter which has contributed significantly to enhance KSEA
activities through novel and exemplary programs and services.
• Outstanding Community Service Award to a member who
has provided outstanding services to a greater community on
behalf of KSEA.
• Young Generation Leadership Award to a young generation
member who has provided outstanding membership development and services for the young generation.
Nomination forms are available at the KSEA HAC website;
http://hac.ksea.org.
Please carefully follow the instructions in each form. Nominations must be made at the same website by Sunday, March 1, 2015.
Awards will be presented at the UKC 2015 in Atlanta, GA.
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Distinguished
Service Membership, Distinguished Sponsor Membership
and Honorary Membership
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)
is pleased to accept nominations for 2015 Distinguished Service
Membership (DSM), Distinguished Sponsor Membership (DSpM)
and Honorary Membership (HM) to recognize those who have
contributed exemplarily to KSEA with distinction.
Eligibility:
Distinguished Service Membership (DSM) - KSEA members who
have served KSEA with distinction.
Distinguished Sponsor Membership (DSpM) - individuals or
organizations who have made substantial financial contributions to
KSEA.
Honorary Membership (HM) - KSEA members over 75 years old
who retired with a distinguished career.
Due Date:
March 1, 2015.
Nomination:
Fill out the nomination from together with the KSEA ServicePoint Table at http://hac.ksea.org. One may nominate himself or
herself. To be considered favorably, the total service points earned
by a nominee should be greater than 100 for DSM and DSpM, and
25 for HM.
Evaluation Procedure:
Honors & Awards Committee (HAC) will evaluate the nominated
candidates and recommend the finalists to the Executive Committee. Upon the Executive Committee’s confirmation, the KSEA
Council will approve the finalists.
Recognition:
The DSM, DSpM and HM awardees will receive KSEA certificates
while additional KSEA Gold Medals will be bestowed on the DSM
awardees. Membership dues are waived for Distinguished Service
and Honorary members. It is noted that there is no voting right
for non-paid members.
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2015 KSEA KUSCO
SCHOLARSHIPS
PROGRAM
KSEA scholarships for undergraduates, KSEA
C scholarships for
graduates, and other named scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students recognize outstanding students with Korean heritage who
have excelled in academics as well as in extracurricular activities including
community services, and who have demonstrated a potential for becoming leaders in the society.
Graduate and undergraduate students majoring in science, engineering,
or related fields are encouraged to apply online at
http://scholarship.ksea.org.
20 KSEA Scholarships for Undergraduate Students in US ($1,000.00 per award)
20 KSEA
Scholarships for Graduate Students in US ($1,500.00 per award)
Evaluation Criteria:
Academic performance - 30%
KSEA activities and Community service- 30%
Recommendation letters -20%
Essay - 20%
Application Period: Feb. 1 - April 1, 2015
(Deadline: April 1, 2015, 5pm EDT)
KSEA
More details for the 2015 Scholarships including application process can be found on the
KSEA scholarships website at http://scholarship.ksea.org
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APS News
SUMMARY OF KOCSEA TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM 2014
This article summaries a two-day technical program of keynote addresses, oral and poster presentations, and
other activities at the 15th KOCSEA Symposium 2014, which took place on 11-12 December, 2014 at IBM
T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York.
JEONGKYU LEE, PhD.
KOCSEA 2015 PRESIDENT
Associate Professor
University of Bridgeport
The Korean Computer Scientists and Engineers Association in America (KOCSEA), founded in 1983, is a
non-profit organization of Korean and Korean-American computer scientists and engineers in North America. Its goal is to promote communication, information exchange and cooperation among its members and to
provide opportunities for them to make contributions to computer-related fields in Korea and U.S. Currently
KOCSEA has over 320 members in academia and industry, who are leading researchers and practitioners in
the field of Computer Science and Engineering, and in Information Science. Among them, more than 150
are also KSEA members. KOCSEA symposiums have been contributing a lot to nurturing collaborative relations among leading IT industries and research labs in both Korea and US and presenting opportunities for
joint research and exchange of scholarly ideas.
The 15th KOCSEA symposium was attended by a well-balanced audience of 54 people, represented by 51
Korean and 3 non-Korean heritage speakers; Korean academia (2), US academia (26), Korean industry (7), US
industry (17), and Korean government (2); and graduate and undergraduate student participants.
The program included two keynotes (Dr. Giovanni Pacifici, IBM,Vice President, Cloud Platform and Services and Prof. Sang H. Son, DGIST, Korea), seven invited talk sessions (23 talks, including two non-Korean
heritage speakers (Huafeng Yu, Toyota InfoTechnology CenterUSA and Swati Rallapalli, IBM). The presentations in the keynote and invited talk sessions covered state-of-the technologies and on-going research topics
in the field of computer science and engineering, including bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, security, data
analytics, and cyber physical systems and smart grids.
We also hosted two facility tours (IBM Watson Jeopardy System Tour and IBM ThinkLab Tour) provided by
IBM T.J. Watson Research Lab. In addition, we organized an information session, in which representatives
from sponsoring organizations including KSEA, Samsung Electronics and Samsung Techwin gave an overview
of their activities and career opportunities.
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APS News
We awarded the Best Presentation Awards. The winner for the regular talks was Dr.Jiyong Jang (IBM) and
the winner for the lightning talks was Mr. BaekGyu Kim (UPenn). This year we also awarded the KOCSEA
Contribution Award to Dr. Kyung Dong Ryu (LG Electronics) as our appreciation to his excellent service
to KOCSEA. We awarded scholarships in memory of the late Prof. Moon-Jung Chung, KOCSEA’s former
president. We solicited student posters with scholarship applications, and chose top three students to present
their posters. The first place winner was Mingon Kang (UT Arlington), the second place was Kyungsik Han
(Penn State Univ), and the third place was Hyunggu Jung (Univ of Washington).
We are grateful to generous supports from multiple sponsors. We had three Platinum sponsors
(Samsung Electronics and IBM), four Silver Sponsors (KSEA, SK telecom, SK planet,
and Samsung Techwin) and three Bronze Sponsors (LG Electronics and SK Hynix
America).
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Chapter News
WOO JUNG KIM
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER
ANNUAL TECHNICAL/ENTREPRENEUR SEMINAR & GENERAL
MEETING San Diego Chapter
On Saturday, November 15, 2014, KSEA-San Diego Chapter Annual Technical Seminar & General
Meeting was held at Sheraton, Carlsbad, CA. There were about 130 participants, mostly members
of KSEA, including adults, young professionals, graduate and undergraduate students. The event
started off with a welcoming greeting from our current president, Jung Joo Hwang, and we also
had some congratulation remarks from the former president of KSEA, professor Hyungmin M.
Chung, and the former president of KSEA-San Diego Chapter, professor Won-Kyu Ju. Afterwards,
there was time given for the KSEA-San Diego Chapter members and non-members to get together and have networking while special dinner meals were given from the Sheraton Resort.
University of California San Diego
WONJONG SI
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER
University of California San Diego
For the event, we had 3 keynote speakers who gave us entertaining speeches about uprising topics from their field of studies. Our first speaker, Charles W. Tu is a distinguished professor in the
electrical and computer engineering department at University of California, San Diego. Professor
Tu gave a speech with a title “Light at Work: Welcome International Year of Light, 2015,” in which
he discussed about how light based technologies will provide solutions to global challenges in
2015. Our second speaker, Hyonny Kim is a professor in the structural engineering department at
University of California, San Diego. Professor Kim gave a speech discussing about methods being
developed to predict and detect the damage impacts to aircrafts, with a speech title “Composite
Aircraft Structures: Ongoing Challenges and Aviation Safety.” Our last speaker, Mr. Hansol Hong
is a director of Business Development at Robolink Inc. Mr. Hong gave a speech about “Raising
Future Chanho and Seri in Robotics Field.” He introduced us to Robolink, robotics educational
company, and discussed about how robots will be impacting our future society.
Furthermore, we had presidents of KSEA-SD, KSGA, and
KSEA-YG present their yearly reports and plans for the
following years. Also, various awards were given to some
outstanding members of KSEA. The 4th Dr. Jinchoon Kim
Scholarship was awarded to Taeseok Oh (KGSA, UCSD) and
Woo Jung Kim (KSEA-YG, UCSD). Leadership Awards were
given to Dr. Won-Kyu Ju, 2013-14 KSEA-San Diego president, Seunghee Woo, 2013-14 KSGA president, and Heawon
Kim, 2013-14 KSEA-YG president. Finally, Outstanding
Member Awards were given to Dr. Jung Hyun Bu, Dr. Taeshin
Kim, Dr. Sung Chang Lee, and Mr.Youngjae Kim. The general meeting was successfully as an entertaining and informative meeting where all ages of KSEA-San Diego Chapter
members had time to network and get to know each other.
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Chapter News
CAREER DEVELOPEMENT WORKSHOP
New England Chapter
JINHAENG CHO, PhD.
KSEA NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Senior Verification Engineer
NVIDIA
PRESENTATION TITLES AND SPEAKERS
1. Sung Hoon Kang : Harvard University
Preparing Faculty Applications and Interviews
2. Hakho Lee : Massachussets General Hospital
Quick Introduction to Writing Scientific Papers
3. Spencer Nam : Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation; Introduction to Starting a
Company from Innovative Solutions
4. Nam Pyo Suh
On Generation of Innovative Ideas
KEY MESSAGES
The most common theme for young generation especially those who are about to graduate school are looking for help for next career development path. The distinguished speakers provided long term as well as immediate advices and guidance to the attendee. The speakers also put a lot of emphasis on networking as more
collaboration among researcher not only in the same field but also different field are becoming important
factor for innovative ideas.
• Sung Hoon Kang : Preparing Faculty Applications and Interviews
- When writing application form, focus on the area where the
applying school is mostly looking for
- Job talk is the most important part and balance between big
picture and in depth expertise
- Meals are extension of interview and need to show how you can
fit into the organization
- Present you as whole package
• Hakho Lee : Quick Introduction to Writing Scientific Papers
- Change mindset: writing is your responsibility and your job
- Outlining is the first step but the most significant step
- Use short and strong sentences
- Proof reading and eliminate show stopper (typos, grammar, etc.)
- Do not fight with editors and make constructive and comprehensive revision
• Spencer Nam : Introduction to Starting a Company from Innovative
Solutions
- Create your own job with idea and invest in yourself
- Age is not an obstacles to start a new company
- Start company with disruptive or sustaining or efficiency improvement ideas
- Key elements are team, business plan, funding, intellectual property
and valuation
• Nam Pyo Suh : On Generation of Innovative Ideas
- Don’t be conscious to other but find your own research topics and work hard
- Make changes, take risks and challenge difficult problems
- Try not to compete with your colleague but compete against history
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
This annual forum is mostly targeted young generations who are about to graduate school or in the early
stage of their career development. They are looking for path among academia, industrial or starting new company. This event mostly focused on academia path and touched a little bit on startup. In the future series, we
will invite speakers who can give advices to students or professionals for industrial path.
LOCAL NEW PAPER ARTICLE LINK
http://www.bostonks.com/index.php?document_srl=190193#0
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Chapter News
ANNUAL TECHNICAL/ENTREPRENEUR SEMINAR & GENERAL
MEETING New York Metro Chapter
STEPHEN SUH, PhD.
KSEA NEW YORK METRO CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Director
Hackensack University Medical Center
NY Metropolitan chapter annually holds a Fall membership drive event. In 2014, we have slightly
changed the format to stimulate the participation from local universities and New York Korean
Biologists (APS of NY Metropolitan Chapter). For the first time in near 40 years history of our
chapter, we have reached out deep into the Long Island region of NY Metro region to educate
Korean population about KSEA and recruited new members. This was to expand our activity
further out from the Manhattan center to interact with potential new members for KSEA. The
major target was the Stony Brook University and other nearby schools in Long Island region. To
initialize the event, first we had in-depth communications with the leaders of Korean students and
young professionals from the universities in that lower Manhattan and Long Island region. After
four months of discussions, we have decided to set up a back-to-back event that starts off with
job-forum and education seminars for one weekend and then followed by a major BBQ picnic
and networking event one week later. The first ‘priming event’ had (a) job advice sessions, (b) job
consultation/networking seminars and (c) KSEA orientation/introduction talks. After four hours
of afternoon session, all leaders of the student groups and professionals were invited for a dinner to
discuss more on topics related to ‘How to Work Together with KSEA’. This priming event made
all potential new members feel comfortable for attending the BBQ picnic/networking event one
week later. Immediately after the priming event, we have actively advertise the big BBQ picnic
gathering and set up RSVP system to monitor and further stimulate participation by potential
members. We had 230 people RSVP for the picnic/networking event and from this number, near
170 new members were recruited. One significant draw back was that members from upper NY
region were not able to attend due to long drive but we plan to mitigate this issue with a better
location next year. Using this case as a template, the New York Metropolitan Chapter also plans to
stimulate northern NJ region across from Manhattan in 2015.
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Chapter News
PREHEALTH SEMINAR
Seattle Chapter
They say, “One picture is worth a thousand words.”
Well, KSEA Seattle Chapter had prepared something even better than just a picture for pre-health students
in the area! One of the biggest challenges of being pre-health these days is finding the opportunity to be
exposed to his or her intended field. This kind of early exposure is crucial, as more and more institutions
require students to have strong previous interaction with the people inside the field.
JUNHO CHA, PhD.
KSEA SEATTLE CHAPTER PRESIDENT
KSEA GENERAL/HQ OPERATION DIRECTOR
Senior Signal Intergrity
Intel
On November 22, 2014, KSEA Seattle Chapter invited five guest speakers to a lecture hall at the University of Washington, all of whom are from various professions related to human health, ranging from surgery,
dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing in medical field to bioengineering in research field. Each of them shared
motivation for their public service, important admission information, personal stories and values, and, most
importantly, first-hand descriptions of their jobs. In particular, Dr. James Park, who is a HPP (Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary) surgical oncologist at the University of Washington Medical Center, fascinated the audience
with his exceptional presentation skill and unique stories.
Over fifty young, pre-health students visited our seminar to listen to their talks and to interact with the
speakers during the Q&A section, which was followed by a free dinner. It was great to meet so many motivated Korean-American students who are pursuing various health-related fields, and we sincerely hope that
this seminar will help them become more excited with their fields.
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Member News
EUN-SUK SEO, PhD.
KSEA WASHINGTON METR0 CHAPTER
PRESIDENT
Professor
University of Maryland
UNIV. OF MD. PROFESSOR PREPARES TO SEND PROJECT TO INTER
NATION SPACE STATION
Physics professor and research scientist Eun-Suk Seo used to play ping-pong in her free time for enjoyment and exercise. But now, spare time is a foreign concept to Seo as she prepares to launch her latest
project to the International Space Station next year.
Her project, ISS-CREAM (pronounced “ice cream”) is a collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space
Flight Center that will construct an experiment to directly measure cosmic rays, particles from space that
bombard the Earth.
“By doing that, we can identify these particles, event by event, what they are, and measure their energy
to understand the origin, acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays,” said Seo, the project’s principal
investigator
ISS-CREAM will launch a payload containing the experiment. Researchers will map an oddity at the
upper end of the cosmic rays over a broad energy spectrum found in Seo’s previous experiments, while
also reducing statistical uncertainties. With the results, the researchers will aim to solve one of science’s
biggest mysteries: the source of cosmic ray energy and its impact on the universe.
Seo began working at this university as a post-doctorate research associate in 1991. She specializes in
cosmic rays and has studied them through space-based and balloon-borne experiments, which observe the
rays before they break up in the atmosphere.
“What we’ve been trying to do was to extend these measurements to the highest energy possible,” Seo
said. “That has been our quest. My project kind of evolved over the years.”
This project started in 1998 with a concept study for Cosmic Rays Energetics and Mass experiment, which aimed
to collect data through a balloon-borne payload over Antarctica. Construction of CREAM began in 2000, and the
first balloon flight was in 2004, setting a duration record as it flew for almost 42 days.
Seo oversaw six successful balloon flights over Antarctica for a record 161 days of exposure for CREAM. The success of this version led to the opportunity with the International Space Station, which will transform CREAM.
“Students are involved in this project in all aspects,” said Seo. “I take this mix-and-match approach for manpower
— that is, combining experienced professional experts and students with no experience.”
Seo said most students who get involved with the project have no prior experience in this kind of research, but
gain hands-on proficiency in the process. She estimates she has seen about 100 students take part in the project.
“[Students’] eyes become sparkling once they get involved with this,” Seo said. “They tell me when they exit that
they gained so much.”
And in an age in which textbooks and lectures are accessible online, this kind of lab research can be invaluable
for educating future scientists. Seo calls this “creating knowledge:” discovering new things as opposed to learning
about what is already known.
“The advantage to being on the ISS rather than on a balloon is that the atmosphere is significantly thinner at
the distance of the ISS orbit, allowing for cleaner data,” said Paul King, a senior physics major who assisted in the
research. “Being in space, however, there are many new factors that must be accounted for when designing the
experiment.”
Kevin Cheriyan, a senior geographical sciences major, has been involved with the project for two and a half years
and said Seo values nothing more than giving students the chance to learn from an active physics experiment.
“Most professors and researchers I know turn a blind eye to everyone who isn’t an immediate benefit to their
work,” Cheriyan said. “But in my experience, Dr. Seo is dedicated to the undergraduate student experience.”
Beyond her extensive work on ISS-CREAM, Seo also teaches and serves as president of Korean-American
Women in Science and Engineering and the local chapter of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers
Association. She attended a global network forum in Korea earlier this month and visited Antarctica to work on
CREAM. Because the window to experiment in Antarctica is limited to December and January, Seo sacrificed
five holiday seasons for the project.
So for Seo, there’s little time for relaxation. But she said she doesn’t see science as a job — she sees it as enjoyment.
Seo’s work will not be over once ISS-CREAM launches, however. The payload on the space station will operate
24/7 to collect data, and students will be able to communicate with the space station to send control the instrument.
Although next year’s launch of ISS-CREAM will be a major step in her research to answer questions about the
universe, it also means something else for Seo: At some point, she will be able to play ping-pong again.
Duplication with Permission from Dustin Levy, Diamond Back
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Member News
PROFESSOR AND STUDENTS PRESENT CYBER SECURITY RE
SEARCH
Dr.Young Choi, College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) associate professor, is in his fifth year of teaching
information technology courses at Regent University. Part of his teaching involves assigning students to
conduct research and encouraging them to submit their papers to professional conferences.
“Information technology in the telecommunication areas is being developed so fast, students need to figure out state-of-the-arts of the industry, and just discussing topics in class isn’t enough,” said Choi. “This is
the chance to study the latest developments in the information technology industry.”
Though submitting research papers for publication and presentations isn’t traditionally a feat that many
undergraduate students take on, Choi sees it as a valuable experience for his students to have, especially
where potential future employers are concerned.
Recently, Choi and his students presented at the third Academy of Science and Engineering International
Conference on Cyber Security at Stanford University. There he presented “The Target Security Breach: A
Case Study” with Stephen Tipton ‘15 (CAS); and “Securing BYOD Networks: Inherent Vulnerability and
Emerging Feasible Technologies” with Arthur Hernandez ‘14 (CAS).
YOUNG BAE CHOI, PhD.
KSEA Tech Group Councilor
Associate Professor
Regent University
Choi also presented two student papers at the 2014 U.S.-Korea Summit on Science and Engineering in San
Francisco, California, titled, “Information Systems Management in Government: Ongoing Issues and Applications” with Augusta Hayward ‘15 (CAS), Sara Forkey ‘15, and Roy Griffin ‘14; and “Mobile App Store
Security: Evaluating Apple, Google, Blackberry and Windows Store Measures” with Amber Hisaw ‘15 (CAS).
Hi saw appreciated Choi’s input for her research and said that the process of working alongside one of her
professors reassured her that her time at Regent is preparing her well for a future in cyber security.
“Online and mobile security is changing, and I hope to do further research to help expand the field,” said
Hisaw. “And maybe one day I’ll even develop ways for others to be more secure online.”
“I didn’t realize how important these conferences were for keeping abreast on the latest topics and how it
educates the Information Technology community,” said Forkey, who also took part in research papers with
Choi.
Forkey said that the process alongside her professor has helped her learn how to properly research a given
topic and how to work as a team to produce an effective result—a skill that will only help her as she enters
the workforce.
“It’s been a great experience for me to work with Professor Choi, and he’s been an amazing resource,” said
Forkey. “He has a wealth of knowledge and is readily available when we need him.”
Duplication with Permission from Regent University News
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Upcoming KSEA Events
REGIONAL CONFERENCE
25th South-Western Regional Conference (SWRC)
Feb. 28, San Diego, CA
1ST Florida US-Korea Conference on Biomedical, Nanosciences, Engineering (BNE) Systems Technology (BNEST)
Feb. 21, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
APS EVENTS
KAIPBA First Annual Korean American Attorneys Gala
Feb. 1,The Westin Tyson Corner, Falls Church,VA
CHAPTER EVENTS
MICHIGAN 2015 MI KSEA Networking Dinner
Feb. 19, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
GEORGIA NMSC 2015 Organizer and Preparation Meeting
Feb. 28, Seorabeol Restaurant, GA
NEW ENGLAND KSEA-NE Annual Symposium
Feb. 28, MIT Bldg E25, Room 111, MA
BERKELEY Monthly Seminar: October-March
Feb. 4, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA
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Korea
Food Research
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President of KFRI
Ph.D. Dae Young Kwon
Research for the Future
The Korea Food Research Institute paves the way for the future
of healthy Korea by employing its passion and pioneer spirit.
Mission
Conducting researches on longevity science, functional foods,
safe distribution and food processing technology to improve
the health of the people and the quality of their life; spreading
the research achievements; providing technological support;
and performing researches on the reinforcement of public
functions so as to contribute to the development of relevant
industries such as food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries and
to the improvement of the quality of life for people.
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Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
1952 Gallows Road, Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182
Tel: 703-748-1221. Fax: 703-748-1331
Email: sejong@ksea.org. Web: http://www.ksea.org
DIRECTORS COMMITTEE 43RD ADMINISTRATION
President: Kook Joon Ahn, California Dept. of Transportation
(O) 916-227-9257, p43ahnkj@ksea.org
President-Elect: Youngsoo Kim , North Carolina State University
(O) 919-571-9393, pe43kimyr@ksea.org
Vice President (VP1): Steve Lee, Caltrans
(O) 916-227-8254, vp43leesj@ksea.org
Vice President (VP2): Yongho Sohn, University of Central Florida
(O) 407-882-1181, vp43sohnyh@ksea.org
Executive Director: Sung Yi, Portland State University
(O) 503-725-5470, ed43yis@ksea.org
Finance Director: Youngshin Lee, San Diego State University
(O) 619-594-5385, fd43leeys@ksea.org
Presidential Adviser: Jae Hoon Kim, Boeing
(O) 425-643-4372, pa43kimjh@ksea.org
General Director/Headquarter Operations Director: Junho Cha, Intel
(O) 206-550-6611, gdhod43chajh@ksea.org
Information Technology Director: Changmo Kim, UC, Davis
(O) 530-752-4886, itd43kimcm@ksea.org
Technical Group Director: Hanjoong Jo, GIT & Emory
(O) 404-324-9654, tg43johj@ksea.org
Affiliated Professional Society Director: Sohyun Ahn, NIH
(O) 301-402-2426, aps43ahnsh@ksea.org
Publication Director 1: Byeong-Uk Kim, GA Department of Natural Resources
(O) 404-362-2526, pd43kimbu@ksea.org
Publication Director 2: Sooyeun Kim, University of Washington
(O) 206-353-9336, pd43kimsy@ksea.org
Publication Director 3: Sanghyuck Park, Georgia Gwinnett College
(O) 678-571-6172 pd43parksh@ksea.org
Pulication Director 4: Yuna Shim, Samsung Research America
(O) , pd43shimyn@ksea.org
Membership Director 1: Haejung An, USDA
(O) 626-447-1743, md42anhj@ksea.org
Membership Director 2: Seungwook Lim, Caltrans
(O) 916-654-8626, md43limsw@ksea.org
Membership Director 3: Donghoon Yoon, University of Arkansas
(O) 501-526-6990, md43yoondh@ksea.org
Membership Director 4: Youn Sim, County of LA Public Works
(O) 626-755-4989, md43simy@ksea.org
Project Director 1: Gye Won Han, The Scripps Research Inst.
(O) 310-738-3518, pjd43hangw@ksea.org
Project Director 2: Junghwan Kim, University of Arkansas
(O) 501-960-3877, pjd43kimjh@ksea.org
Project Director 3: Chang Hwan Park, Parsons Brinckerhoff
(O) 916-567-2570, pjd43parkch@ksea.org
YG Director 1: Sunmin Jung, Boeing
(O) 425-263-2233, ygd43jungsm@ksea.org
YG Director 2: Dennis Hong, UCLA
(O) 310-825-9471, ygd43hongd@ksea.org
Headquarters Staff
IT Staff: Jongsung You, 703-748-1221, it@ksea.org
Finance Manager: Kelly Han, 703-748-1221,finance@ksea.org
Admin Manager: Euna Yoon, 703-748-1221, hq@ksea.org
Associate Project Manager: Hye Won Cho, 703-748-1221, database@ksea.org
Auditors
Jun-Seok Oh, 269-276-3216, junoh3@gmail.com
Byungkyu “Brian” Park, 434-924-6347, brian.uva@gmail.com
Elected Councilors
Group A: Physics
Seung-Hun Lee, 434-924-7959, shlee@virginia.edu
Group B: Chemistry
Dong Hee Son, 979-458-2990, dhson@chem.tamu.edu
Group C: Mathematics, Geology, Meteorology, Statistics, Others
Sookkyung Lim, 513-556-4127, sookkyung.lim@uc.edu
Group D: Biology, Botany, Zoology, Biomedical Engineering, Genetic Engineering
Jongdae Lee, 858-822-5762, j142lee@ucsd.edu
Group E: Agriculture, Ecology, Food, Nutrition
Sung Woo Kim, 919-513-1494, swk.ncsu@gmail.com
Group F: Medical Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Veterinary Medicine,
Physical Education
Haejung An, 626-616-6524, haejung.an@fda.hhs.gov
Group G: Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Nuclear
Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Applied Chemistry
Su Ha , 509-335-3786, suha@wsu.edu
Group H: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture
Byoung-Do Kim, 540-220-5459, bdkim.ksea@gmail.com
Seungbae Park, 607-777-3415, sbpark@binghamton, edu
Group I: Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mining Engineering
Min Jun Kim, 215-581-4946, mkim@coe.drexel.edu
Group J: Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering
Alex Hak-Chul Shin, 225-578-0277, shin@lsu.edu
Jae Hyeong Ryu, 208-473-5120, churima@gmail.com
Group K: Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Communication Engineering
Bong-Kyun (Bo) Ryu, 858-805-5608, boryu@episyscience.com
Tae (Tom) Oh, 585-752-6936, tomhoh@gmail.com
Group L: Computer Science, Systems Engineering
Jihie Kim, 310-377-3867, jihie.kim@gmail.com
Jeonghee Shin, 914-907-6014, jeonghee.shin@gmail.com
Group M: Industrial Engineering and Mgmt Science
Young B. Choi, 757-352-4949, ybchoice@gmail.com
Former President Councilors
Hyungmin Michael Chung, Calif. State Univ., Long Beach,
562-985-7691, hm.chung@csulb.edu
Yong Nak Lee, HTRD Ltd,, 847-577-5967, ynlee@@htrdltd.com
Chan-Mo Park, PUST, 82-10-3521-8909, parkcm@postech.ac.kr
Chapter Presidents
Chair
Vice Chair
Central Penn (1)
Georgia (3)
Indiana (4)
Michigan (6)
Chicagoland (7)
Minnesota (8)
New England (9)
New Jersey (10)
NY Metro (11)
N. Carolina (12)
Ohio (14)
Seattle WA (15)
Philadelphia (16)
St. Louis (17)
Southern CA (18)
South Texas (19)
Wash. Metro (21)
Alabama (23)
Austin TX (24)
Silicon Valley (30)
Baltimore (31)
Tennessee (32)
N. Texas (40)
Central VA (41)
Central IL (42)
Wisconsin (44)
Southern VA (49)
Central Iowa (53)
Utah (56)
Jung Joo Hwang, 858-534-5715, jjhsky@gmail.com
Soolyeon Cho, 919-513-8061, soolyeon_cho@ncsu.edu
Jungwoo Ryoo, 814-949-5243, jryoo@psu.edu
ChongWoo Park, 678-597-8807, chongwoopark@gmail.com
Nakyen Choy, 317-506-8910, nakyen@gmail.com
Jullia Lee, 734-934-6290, jullial@umich.edu
Ken Choi, 312-567-3461, kchoi@ece.iit.edu
Sung-Hoon Gee, 208-596-8472, gee.sunghoon@gmail.com
Jinhaeng Cho, 781-266-6990, jinhaeng70@gmail.com
Jae Young Kwak, 201-214-4773, jaeyoung.kwak@alcatel-lucent.com
K. Stephen Suh, 551-996-8214, ksuh@hackensackumc.org
Soolyeon Cho, 919-513-8061, soolyeon_cho@ncsu.edu
Jung-Kyu Park, 614-592-8808, park.495@osu.edu
Junho Cha, 206-550-6611, junho.cha@gmail.com
Moses Noh, 215-895-2273, mosesnoh@coe.drexel.edu
Doyoon Kim, 314-761-7049, pikehpf@gmail.com
Yeom-Moo Jason Choi, 714-593=7897, jchoi@ocsd.com
Sangjoon Sohn, 713-503-1454, sangjoonsohn@yahoo.com
Eun-Suk Seo, 301-405-4855, seo@umd.edu
Byungjin Min, 334-727-8393, minbj@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Dongwoon Kim, 512-796-9022, dluck00@gmail.com
Steve Sung Won Moon, 408-202-6302, swmoon33@gmail.com
Sung-Ung Kang, 443-540-7829, sungung.kang@gmail.com
Dongwon Shin, 865-574-5446, shind@ornl.gov
Hyejin Moon, 817-272-2017, hyejin.moon@uta.edu
Jaesup Lee, 804-371-4871, jaesup.lee@gmail.com
Seung-Yul Yun, 217-255-8540, Yes.Andrew@gmail.com
Kevin Kyoungseok Kim, 608-698-3519, kseawi@gmail.com
Wooram Lee, 540-231-6710, wooram@vt.edu
Sang Wu Kim, 515-294-2726, swkim@iastate.edu
Hee-Kyung Lee, 801-915-1542, hee.lee@utah.edu
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Sacramento (58)
San Diego (60)
Oregon (62)
North Dakota (65)
Orlando (67)
Tampa Bay (68)
Boise Idaho (69)
Berkeley (70)
Gainesville (71)
Kentucky (903)
Arkansas (72)
Southwest Ohio (73)
Nashville (74)
KSEA Korea (905)
Chang Hwan Park, 916-567-2570, park@pbworld.com
Jung Joo Hwang, 858-534-5715, jjhsky@gmail.com
Brian Shin, 360-909-1102, bcgshin@hotmail.com
Chiwon W. Lee, 701-239-4935, chiwon.lee@ndsu.edu
Yoon-Seong Kim, 407-266-7070, yoon-seong.kim@ucf.edu
Junsung Kim, 813-731-5589, jskimwater@gmail.com
Gang-Ryung Uh, 208-426-5691, uh@cs.boisestate.edu
Won Young Park, 510-847-3214, wypark@lbl.gov
Yoonseok Lee, 352-333-8666, yoonslee@phys.ufl.edu
Duk-Hyung Lee, 859-858-3511, duk.lee@asbury.edu
Sun-Ok Lee, 479-575-6921, sunok@uark.edu
Jongguen Lee, 513-556-2127, jongguen.lee@uc.edu
Hak-Joon Sung, 615-322-6986, hak-joon.sung@vanderbilt.edu
Tammy Cho, 82-18-282-7995, btheb_02@naver.com
Committee Chairs
Contest Committee:
Steve J. Lee, 916-227-8254, vp43leesj@ksea.org
Election Committee:
Hosin Lee, 313-335-6818, skytrust@gmail.com
Fund Management Committee:
Yonil Park, 301-402-1438, park@ncbi.nim.nih.gov
History Committee:
Ki-Hyon Kim, 919-423-4297, khk@nccu.edu
Honors and Awards Committee:
H. Thomas Hahn, 310-760-1891, hahn@seas.ucla.edu
Long-range Planning Committee:
Hosin Lee, 319-335-6818, skytrust@gmail.com
Nomination Committee:
Myung Jong Lee, 201-693-5413, mjlee999@yahoo.com
Rules Committee:
Ki Dong Lee, 217-344-2902, kdlee@uiuc.edu
Scholarship Committee:
Kangwon Wayne Lee, 401-369-1565, kwaynel@gmail.com
Young Generation Committee:
Benjamin Lee, 734-678-1285, benclee@gmail.com
APS Committee:
Sam Jae Cho, 713-301-2020, chosj@blackmidas.com
Affiliated Professional Society (APS) Presidents
Association of Korean Neuroscientists (AKN)
Kwang-Soo Kim, 781-862-4195, kskim@mclean.harvard.edu
Association of Korean Physicists in America (AKPA)
Jaehoon Yu, 817-808-9605, jaehoonyu@uta.edu
Baltimore Life Scientists Association (BLSA)
Sung-Ung Kang, 443-540-7829, sungung.kang@gmail.com
Korean American Construction, Engineering, & Project Management Association (KACEPMA)
Yong Cho, 404-385-2038, yong.cho@ce.gatech.edu
Korean-American Food Technologists Association (KAFTA)
Sungho Lee, 319-930-3064, rhees94@gmail.com
Korean-American Intellectual Property Bar Association (KAIPBA)
Sunhee (Sunny) Lee, 202-775-7588, sxlee@sughrue.com
Korean-American Materials Society (KAMS)
Jiyoung Kim, 972-883-6412, jiyoung.kim@utdallas.edu
Korean-American Mathematical Scientists Association (KAMSA)
Eunchun Cho, 703-203-1662, ecpcho@gmail.com
Korean-American Society for Biomedical Informatics (KASBI)
James S. Song, 301-435-5928, james.Song@nih.gov
Korean American Society for Biotech & Phamaceuticals (KASBP)
Youngsun Kim, 609-860-2649, yskrutgers@gmail.com
Korean-American Energy Exploration & Production Society (KEPS)
Sam Jae Cho, 713-301-2020, chosj@blackmidas.com
Korean Computer Scientists & Engineers Association in America (KOCSEA)
Jeongkyu Lee, 203-268-7248, jelee@bridgeport.edu
Korean-American Offshore Engineers Association (KOEA)
Gonghyun Jung, 713-557-0671, Gonghyun.Jung@shell.com
Korean Life Scientists at UCSF (KOLIS)
Hyunsun Jo, 415-734-4972, hyunsun.jo@gladstone.ucsf.edu
Korean Pathologists Association of North America (KOPANA)
Eun Young Lee, 859-257-5469, eylee@uky.edu
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Korean Association of Medical Physicists in North America (KAMPiNA)
Don-Soo Kim, 617-355-3261, don-soo.kim@childrens.harvard.edu Korean Transportation Association in America (KOTAA)
Sang-Soo Kim, 740-592-9889, kim@ohio.edu
Korean-American Society of Civil and Environmental Engineers(KSCEE)
K. Wayne Lee, 401-369-1565, kwaynel@gmail.com
Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering (KWiSE)
Eun-Suk Seo, 301-405-4855, seo@umd.edu
NIH-Korean Scientists Association (NIH-KSA)
Sohyun Ahn, 301-402-2426, ahnsohyun@mail.nih.gov
New York Korean Biologists (NYKB)
Seungyeul Yoo, 212-659-1643, seungyeul.yoo@mssm.edu
Research Triangle Park Bioscience and Biotechnology Meeting (RTP B&B)
Hangsik Moon, 919-281-7340, hangsik.moon@syngenta.com
San Diego Korean Biomedical Association (SDKoBA)
Sung Hwan Cho, 858-414-4147, scho@nanocellect.com
The Society of Korean Statisticians in America (SKSA)
Sin-Ho Jung, 919-668-8658, jung0005@mc.duke.edu
Korean-American Biomedical Engineering Society (KBMES)
Hanjoong Jo, 404-712-9654, hjo@bme.gatech.edu
Korean Biological Sciences Research Group at Michigan (KBM)
Sang-Uk Seo, 734-834-1584, ssanguk@umich.edu
Korea-American Association for Geospatial and Environmental Sciences
(KAGES) Woonsup Choi, 414-229-2671, wchoi@alumni.illinois.edu
TeK One (TeK One)
Bong-Kyun Ryu, 858-805-5608, boryu@episyscience.com
Ex-Presidents
Young Bae Kim, USC, 213-740-2311
Sang Il Choi, POSTECH, 919-357-7018, sangil@postech.ac.kr
Kwang Bang Woo, Yonsei Univ., 82-2-2123-3555, kbwoo@yonsei.ac.kr
Yong Nak Lee, HTRD, 847-577-5967,ynlee@htrdltd.com
Jae Young Park, NC State Univ., 919-848-6110, JAEYPARK30@aol.com
Chan-Mo Park, POSTECH, 82-11-521-8909, parkcm@postech.ac.kr
Dong Han Kim, POSTECH, 82-54-279-2101, dhkim@postech.edu
Ki-Hyon Kim, NC Central Univ., 919-530-6451, khk@nccu.edu
Kwang Kuk Koh, Chrysan Ind., 734-667-4081, kwang@chrysanindustries.com
Chin Ok Lee, Rockefeller Univ., 212-327-8617, leech@rockefeller.edu
Chai Chin Suh, 610-678-0534, chaisuh@gmail.com
Moo Young Han, Duke Univ., 919-660-2575, myhan@phy.duke.edu
Kun Sup Hyun, PPI, 973-596-3267, kshyun@polymers-ppi.org
Hyo-Gun Kim, K-JIST, 703-663-8803, hkim@gist.ac.kr
Moon Won Suh, NC State Univ., 919-515-6580, moon_suh@ncsu.edu
Dewey Doo-Young Ryu, UC Davis, 530-752-8954, ddyryu@ucdavis.edu
Saeyoung Ahn, Fuzbien Tech. Institute, 301-279-5453, saeyounga@yahoo.com
Kyong Chul Chun, 301-598-3396, kcchun1@comcast.net
Ki Dong Lee, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 217-244-0421, kdlee@uiuc.edu
Hong Taik (Thomas) Hahn, 310-825-2383, hahn@seas.ucla.edu
Howard Ho Chung, Argonne National Lab., 630-818-6715, chung.ksea@gmail.com
Nak Ho Sung, Tufts University, 617-627-3447, nsung@tufts.edu
Chan I. Chung, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 518-727-3655, chungc@rpi.edu
Quiesup Kim, JPL/NASA, 818-354-8612, quiesup.kim@sbcglobal.net
Sung Won Lee, Univ. of Maryland, 301-405-1128, swlee@umd.edu
Sung K. Kang, IBM T.J. Watson Research Ctr., 914-945-3932, sungkang.ksea@gmail.com
Kang-Won Wayne Lee, Univ. of Rhode Island, 401-874-2695, kwaynel@gmail.com
Kang-Wook Lee, IBM T.J. Watson Research Ctr., 914-945-3070, kangwook.lee.ibm@gmail.com
Chueng-Ryong Ji, North Carolina State Univ., 919-515-3478, chueng.ji@gmail.com
Jae Hoon Kim, The Boeing Company, 425-786-7723, jkim1@ieee.org
Hosin Lee, University of Iowa, 319-335-6818, skytrust@gmail.com
Hyungmin Michael Chung, Calif. State Univ., Long Beach, 562-985-7691, hm.chung@csulb.edu
Myung Jong Lee, City University of NY, 212-650-7260, lee@ccny.cuny.edu
Ex-Presidents (Deceased)
Shoon Kyung Kim
Kiuck Lee
Inyong Ham
Chong Wha Pyun
Hogil Kim
Je Hyun Kim
Kyungsik Kang
Soon Kyu Kim
Kwang-Hae (Kane) Kim
43RD KSEA PUBLICATION TEAM
Journal of the Korean-American Scientists & Engineers Association
KSEA LETTERS
Vol. 43 No. 2
January 2015
BYEONG-UK KIM, PhD
Publication Director
SOOYEUN KIM, PhD
Publication Director
SANG-HYUCK PARK, PhD
Publication Director
YUNA SHIM
Publication Director
Environmental Modeler
GA Dept. of Natural Resources
Research Assistant Professor
University of Washington
Assistant Professor
Georgia Gwinnett College
Interaction Designer
Samsung Research America
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Nomination for the Award of The 2015 Ho-Am Prize
The Ho-Am Prize Committee awards the 2015 Ho-Am Prizes to those who have made distinguished contributions to the
development of our society through prominent accomplishments in Science, Engineering, Medicine, The Arts and Community
Service.
1. Awarding Categories
Science………...Those who have made outstanding achievements in research in the area of basic science.
Engineering…..Those who have made outstanding achievements in the areas of engineering and technology.
Medicine …..….Those who have made outstanding achievements in the areas of medicine and pharmacy.
The Arts…………Those who have made outstanding contributions to culture and the arts through creative
activities, exhibition and research in relevant areas.
Community Service...…Those who have made outstanding achievements in the area of social service and thereby
contributed to the enhancement of public welfare.
- The Prizes in all categories are awarded to people of Korean ethnic origin. The Prize in Community Service,
however, can also be awarded to foreigners who have made outstanding contributions to Korea and Koreans
at home and abroad.
- The Prize in each category consists of a diploma, a gold medal (187.5g) and 300 mil. Korean won.
- Each nominator may only recommend one person or one group in each category.
2. Papers and Materials for Nomination
- Official nomination form and supporting documentary evidence of achievements including news articles.
- One representative thesis and five related theses in the categories of Science, Engineering and Medicine.
* Nomination form download: http://www.hoamprize.org
3. Submission of Nominations
- Deadline : October 31, 2014
- On-line nomination : The Ho-Am Foundation has opened an on-line nomination systems on its website.
- Off-line nomination : Materials for nomination should be sent to the following address or e-mail.
* 6th Fl., Seocho Tower, 4, Seocho-daero 74-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-955, Korea
Tel) 82-2-2255-0453~7 Fax) 82-2-2255-0461 E-mail) hoam.foundation@samsung.com
- The winners of the 2015 Ho-Am Prizes will be announced in major Korean dailies in April 2015.
4. Recipients of The 2014 Ho-Am Prize
Science
Hong Gil Nam
Professor
DGIST
Engineering
Medicine
Sang Yup Lee
Seung K. Kim
Distinguished Professor
Professor
KAIST
Stanford University
The Arts
Community Service
Hei-Kyung Hong Ha Jong Kim(Bordo Vincenzo)
Soprano
Father, Director
Anna House Social
Welfare Foundation
THE HO-AM FOUNDATION
KSEA LETTERS
January 2015, Vol. 43 No. 2
ISBN: 978-0-9911337-7-2
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