Korea-US Science Cooperation Center
Next Generation of Science Cooperation
October 2008
Contents
•Support of S&T Meetings
•Scholarship
•R&D Policies
KUSCO
•Center
•Location
•Organization
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Overview  What / Who / Where we are
How much do you know about KUSCO?
•Enhancing cooperative
efforts in S & T between
Korea and the U.S.
•Supporting KoreanAmerican scientists
in the U.S.
•Washington DC
metropolitan area
•US Federal, S&T
Institutions
•World diplomatic
society
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•Virginia State Law
•Non-Profit
Organization by IRS
•Three-story bldg.
42,529 sf.
•Conference room
for 100 audiences
•Parking lot for 155
cars
History How we are established
Registered as the
Virginia SCC as a
coprporation
Nov. 9
1995
Aug. 28
1996
The current
building property is
purchased at
5Million US dollars
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- NSF/KOSEF
Symposium
The Korea-US
Science
Cooperation Center
is opened.
Feb. 20
1997
- US-Korea S&T
Conference(UKC)
Aug. 11
1997
IRS approved
KUSCO as a nonprofit organization
2000 ~
Organization  Board of Directors
Dr.
Dewey D.Y.
Ryu
Dr.
Vaughan C.
Turekian
Dr.
Nicholas
Vonortas
Dr.
Kang-Wook
Lee
Professor
CIO & Director
Director
Senior Research Staff
•Department of Chemical
Engineering and material
science
•University of California
Davis
• Office of International
Initiatives
•American Association for
the Advancement of Science
(AAAS)
• Centre for International
Science and Technology
Policy (CISTP)
•George Washington
University
•Electronic and Optical
Packaging S&T
•IBM TJ Watson Materials
Engineering Research
Centre
Dr.
K. Wayne
Lee
Dr.
Tschangho
J. Kim
Dr.
Kichoon
Yang
TBD
Professor
Professor
Provost and Professor
• Department of Civil &
Environmental Engineering
•University of Rhode Island
• Department of Urban and
Regional Planning
•University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
• College of Natural
Sciences
•Northwest Missouri Sate
University
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Organization  Executive Committee
Dr.
Sung Won
Lee
(Chairman)
Dr.
Paul
Kang
Dr.
Vaughan C.
Turekian
Dr.
Nicholas
Vonortas
Professor
Executive Director
CIO & Director
Director
•Department of Aerospace
Engineering
•University of Maryland
• Former Program Manager
•US Federal Aviation
Administration
• Office of International
Initiatives
•American Association for
the Advancement of Science
(AAAS)
• Centre for International
Science and Technology
Policy (CISTP)
•George Washington
University
Dr.
Kang-Wook
Lee
Dr.
K. Wayne
Lee
Dr.
Esther K.
Yang
Dr.
Gye Won
Han
Senior Research Staff
Professor
Senior R&D Director
Scientific Associate
•Electronic and Optical
Packaging S&T
•IBM TJ Watson Materials
Engineering Research
Centre
• Department of Civil &
Environmental Engineering
•University of Rhode Island
• Physical Chemistry
•Abbot Labs, Inc.
•Joint Centre for Structural
Genomics
•The Scripps Research
Institutes
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New Website  The Front
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New Website  Programs
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Program Overview
Scientists&Engineers / Young Generation / R&D information
Scientists &
Engineers
 Holding of S&T Meetings
US-Korea joint meetings / KSEA chapter meetings
 Participation in S&T Meetings
Int’l participation / Domestic participation
Young
Generation
 KUSCO / KSEA Scholarship
 Korea Summer Institue (KSI)
 National Math & Science Competition
Research &
Development
 R&D news and trends
 S&T Policies
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Programs Holding of S&T Meetings
S&T Meetings
KUSCO supports holding of various S&T meetings such as conference,
forum, symposium, seminar, and workshop.
U.S.-Korea Joint Meetings
- S&T meetings to enhance S&T development of both Korea and the US
- S&T-related organizations or associations in the U.S.
- 20% or more of participation by scientists without Korean heritage.
KSEA Chapter Meetings
- Local chapters of the KSEA for developing and maintaining the
regional S&T networks among Korean-American scientists and engineers
- Young generation program of workshop or seminar
- Up to $3,000 for the proposed meeting to match the cash amount
provided by the KSEA Headquarter
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Programs Participation in S&T Meetings
S&T Meetings
KUSCO supports domestic or international travel expenses to participate
in various S&T meetings such as conference, forum, symposium, seminar,
and workshop which are jointly organized by both Korean and American
organizations and held in Korea or the United States.
The program is open to Korean-American and American scientists and
engineers residing in the United States who have been accepted to make
a presentation (plenary address, technical or tutorial talk, etc.) at such
meetings.
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Programs KUSCO/KSEA Scholarship
Scholarship
 Scholarship
- Outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated excellent
talents in the fields of science and engineering
- Identify and nurture potential leaders of scientific community for closer
cooperation between Korea and the US in the future
- KUSCO operates this program in cooperation with the KSEA
 Korea Summer Institute (KSI)
- NSF’s EAPSI program that provides US graduate students with
research experience in Korea during summer vacation
- collaborating with Korean counterparts in the future
 National Math & Science Competition
- Korean-American student to nationally compete their mathematics and
science capability
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Programs R&D Information
Information and Trends
R&D News and Trends
- Disseminating news and trends of R&D in the United States to Korean
scientific community in a timely manner
- National and State R&D policies, R&D support programs, research
trends and achievements, science education and scientific publications,
S&E workforce policies, and international collaboration
S&T Policies
- Teams consisting of experts in policy-making areas determined by
issues, trends, and developments in the fields of S&T
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Performance  Annual Summaries
Description
’97 – ‘04
‘05
‘06
‘07
‘08
Total (U$)
805,336
(25)
132,194
(10)
178,250
(11)
158,328
(17)
147,055
(12)
1,421,163
(75 cases)
42,000
(42)
15,000
(14)
27,848
(15)
39,623
(17)
35,850
(17)
160,321
(105 cases)
S&T activities
175,000
(9)
20,000
(1)
3,000
(1)
35,000
(2)
44,200
(2)
277,200
(15 cases)
R&D support
110,000
(3)
5,720
(1)
3,185
(1)
30,595
(2)
149,500
(7 cases)
214,818
236,136
257,700
2,008,184
Meetings
Scholarship
Total
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1,132,336
-
167,194
Fundamental Issues on KUSCO activities
Rental is the
only income
source of
KUSCO
Operation
1.
Total of
USD800,000
~ FY2007
2.
KUSCO is to face a fundametal budget
Issue for the future operation and
prospect
Operation
Expense of
USD500,000
Program
Budget of
USD300,000
3.
4.
 The KUSCO operation depends 100% on the
rental income
 Office vacancy increased due to the unfavorable
enconomy
15
2008 total
rental
meets
67%
FY2009
Estimated
Budget
USD
100,000
KUSCO COMPLEX – Value Transformation
EVOLUTION just has begun !
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Value Funnels – Three Maturity Steps
Secretariat
- Information
- Knowledge
- Personnels
Mediator
- Consulting
- Coordination
- Education
Complex
Overall S&T
Program
Management
New S&T HUB
The KUSCO complex
will play the PMO for
the S&T policy,
Research and
Education between
US and Korea
Value Components
Program, Project Planning and
Management
Consulting , Business Modelling,
Finance Analysis, Technology Transfer.
Thank you
KOCSEA!!
www.kusco.org
(703) 893-9772
mail@kusco.org
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