1. business and industrial
2. business operations
3. business plans

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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message from the President
UKC 2014 Highlights
UKC 2014 Summary
UKC 2014 Essay
Welcome and Congratulatory Remarks
Plenary Session
In Honor of Late Professor Kiuck Lee, 2nd KSEA President
In Honor of Late Professor Kiuck Lee - Thank You Speech
KSEA Award
Symposium Reports
Physics Symposium (PHY)
Mathematics & Statistics Symposium (MST)
Chemistry Symposium (CHM)
Civil, Environmental, Architecture Symposium (CEA)
Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Symposium (FAN)
Mechnical, Aerospace and Naval Engineering Symposium (MAN)
Computer and Information Technology Symposium (CIT)
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Symposium (EEC)
Bio, Medical and Pharmaceutical Symposium (BMP)
Convergence Technology Symposium (CNV)
Forum Summary
KOFST 50th Anniversary Promotion Meeting &
Universal Linkage for Top Research Advisor (ULTRA) Forum
Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) Energy Eureka Forum
Intellectual Property (IP) Forum
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) Forum
Industry Promotion & Entrepreneurship Forum
Energy Sustainability and Climate (ESC) Forum
KSEA History Forum
Young Generation Professional Forum
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Featured Articles
Rainwater Utilization
Gender Innovations: What is it and How to Improves Your Research and Career
Chapter News
Seattle Washington Chapter News
Member News
Mentoring Sevice for Engineering Applied Mathematics
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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Editorial Note
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KSEA LETTERS vol. 43 / no. 1 /// 1
Message from
the President
Dear KSEA Members,
KSEA missions are US-Korea Cooperation, member career development, next generation cultivation, and
community services in science, engineering, and entrepreneurship.
The goal of the 43rd Administration is to improve Continuity and Integrity of KSEA while pursuing a
moderate growth to achieve our missions. We continue the fine tradition of KSEA and make it better. We
improve the integrity of KSEA as a professional association with 43 years of history. We have room to grow
since there are many more Korean American scientists and engineers out there.
KOOKJOON AHN, PhD.
KSEA PRESIDENT
Structure Liaison Engineer
California Department of Transportation
KSEA has grown impressively in terms of membership with more than 6,000 voting members in about 80
chapters and branches. We owe this to all the members who love KSEA and devote their time and effort
behind the scenes.Yes, you are KSEA. We are also very lucky to have visionary leadership and sacrifices by
presidents, directors, staff, and the leadership of chapters and branches, and committees. The growth comes
with challenges. We have a few areas to improve to meet members’ expectations: proper organizational
structure, technical excellency, long-term funding strategies, and members’ benefits to mention a few.
The focus areas of the 43rd administration are as follows.
Communication with members: We want to communicate with all the members and listen to you about all
KSEA business. We started with an open chapter budget allocation. We provided a budget allocation based
on the voting members of chapters and branches and advanced a part of the allocated budget for early term
activities. We are issuing a monthly KSEA News Brief to keep members informed about KSEA. We are also
asking your comments and participation through a designated email: [email protected]. We will review and
use your input to try and improve KSEA.
National Math & Science Competition: We are currently working on a few standing committees to
ensure continuity of the KSEA flagship event. We are trying to establish a Math Committee, Science
Project Committee, and more standing committees for Physics, Chemistry, Bio, and Earth Science. Teh
Math Committee will continuously develop and evaluate math problems. The Science Committee will
continuously develop and evaluate Science Projects. Other committees in science will develop programs
similar with current High School Physics program. We would develop science programs compatible with
High School APS Programs.
Council Restructuring: We formed a task force to discuss this very important need. Our goal was full
discussion to develop the best plans for KSEA with a long-term vision. But the task force agreed to discuss
the best way to form the representatives of Technical Groups and the representatives of Chapters in the
Council first. The task force will communicate with members continuously on the development through the
KSEA News Brief, [email protected], and other means.
Career Development Workshops: There will be two of these: Scientists and Engineers Early-Career
Development (SEED) workshops: SEED-West and SEED-East. We will plan these events for the careers of
all the members including Industry Career, Academic Career, and Public Service Career. We plan to provide
workshops so that members can be prepared for any of these career paths.
KSEA Tech Book: The theme of this year’s Tech Book is Bio-Medical considering current developments in
science and technology. We selected chief editors and an advisor with the publication target date of June 2015.
Industry and Entrepreneurship: We will continue efforts in this area. The focus will be on actual activities
for persistent collaboration with key players in IE< including MOU with counterparts in Korea.
Entrepreneurship program with Korean agencies will be developed.
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Message from
the President
Young Generation (YG): Our efforts will not just provide resources for YG and young professional members
for networking and career development, but integrate the YG with regular members. We planned two earlycareer workshops. We will be working more closely with YG in the YGTLC planning.
Mentoring Portal: We are working on a concept to prepare a mentoring system to benefit all the members
including YG, regular members, and senior members.
The first issue of KSEA Letters in the KSEA 43rd Administration features the UKC2014. The theme was
“Forward Together.” We placed emphasis on technical excellence through 3 Plenary Sessions, 12 Technical
Symposiums and 20 Forums. A total of 880 papers were presented. The oral and poster presentations were 480
and 400 respectively. The technical program was presented in three areas: basic science, emerging technology
and industry technology. We invited high-profile speakers and experts including many in policy-making roles
in all the symposiums and forums to achieve meaningful cooperation between US and Korea.
Thank you.
Kookjoon Ahn
KSEA President
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Highlights of
UKC 2014
SUMMARY OF UKC 2014
This summary captures a three-day technical program of plenary speeches, oral and poster presentations and
interactive dialogue at UKC2014, which took place 7-9 August 2014 in San Francisco.
The technical program consisted of 3 Plenary Sessions, 12 Technical Symposiums and 20 Forums. A total of
880 papers were presented. Among them, oral and poster presentations were 480 and 400, respectively.
SUNG YI, PhD
UKC 2014 Program Chair /
KSEA Executive Director
Professor
Portland State University
In three Plenary Sessions, Dr. Simon Pete Worden (NASA Ames), Dr. Preston Marshall (Google Access Services), Dr. Londa Schiebinger (Stanford University), Dr. Dewey Ryu (University of California, Davis), Dr. Jae
Hoon Kim (The Boeing Company), Dr. Duck-Ho Lim (Hanyang University), Dr. Sung-Hou Kim (University of California, Berkeley), Dr. Jae Sung Lee (Ulsan National Institute of Sci & Tech), Mr. John Cabeca (U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office) were plenary speakers. They delivered diverse presentations in future wireless
services and architectures, tactical mobile networks, together with biotechnology, genomic variations and
cancer susceptibility, patent system for innovation, and gendered innovations in science, health & medicine,
engineering, & environment.
UKC2014 focused on basic science, emerging technology and industry technology. The Basic Science Program consisted of three symposia, while the Industry Technology Program had seven symposia. The Emerging
Technology Program had the Bio, Medical and Pharmaceutical Symposium and the Convergence Technology
Symposium. Especially, the Convergence Technology Symposium is newly introduced this year for multidisciplinary research and development which requires a true convergence of many scientific and engineering
fields. In addition, one joint session between the Computer and Information Technology (CIT) Symposium
and the Electrical, Electronics and Communications (EEC) Symposium and another joint session between
the Bio, Medical and Pharmaceutical BMP) Symposium and the Convergence Technology (CNV) Symposium organized to cover multidisciplinary convergence research.
The symposium chairs and co-chairs identified “areas of importance” and invited high-profile speakers and
experts. These high-profile speakers created a stimulating environment at UKC2014. UKC 2014 symposiums
and forums also collaborated with many industrial and government entities that solicited and strategized future research program and collaborations. Many industrial and government research entities actively searched
for future employees at the UKC 2014 by interviewing many young generation scientists and engineers.
UKC2014 was a very cooperative event among scientists and engineers.
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Highlights of UKC 2014
REMEMBERING USKOREA CONFERENCE UKC
JUNHO CHA, PhD
UKC 2014 Executive Director /
KSEA General & HQ Director
Senior Signal Integrity Engineer
Intel
The US-Korea Conference is flourishing and growing each year. I am very happy to report that UKC 2014
in San Francisco was a very successful event. This year, 1300 people, 30% of those from Korea, attended and
more than 45 sponsors participated. I served as Executive Director (ED) supporting the program (Technical Symposium, Forum, and YGPF), as well as supporting sponsor relations, hotel contracts and reservations,
catering, etc. This was my 3rd run as UKC ED-- I have also volunteered as the ED in Seattle for UKC 2010
and in Los Angeles for UKC 2012. Preparation of UKC is very long journey! It involves much commitment and devotion to what can often be a somewhat tedious process. For example, I began organizing the
hotel contracts 16 months ago. Throughout the planning phase, we decided on the UKC theme, composition
of program chairs and co-chairs while also structuring the program details including Technical Symposium,
KSEA forum, Sponsor forum, and many more.
It takes many people to create a successful conference. Without their help, the conference could not run
so smoothly and with such sophistication. I am heartedly grateful to the volunteers. All members of KSEA
volunteered including KSEA President: Kookjoon Ahn, Program Chair: Sung Yi, and myself. I am especially
appreciative to the volunteers without any title or positions. As you may have noticed, we had about 20
volunteers who during the event wore SF Giants uniforms. They were composed of undergraduate students,
graduate students, and young professionals. They were purely volunteers, donating their time to the event.
Some of them joined the conference as volunteers with their own Paid Time Off (PTO) from their employers. Many slept only 3 hours during UKC and not a complaint was heard. This is one of the reasons why I
have been so deeply involved in UKC for several years. Their passion and commitment truly fuels my own.
I have a philosophy about the volunteers. If you accept a volunteer position, you are expected to be professional and passionate. Both attendees and sponsors alike have high expectations for quality programs and
services as we volunteer our time. I am therefore, very proud and grateful to all those who donated their time.
I have yet to see a more professional and committed group of people.
I also would like to thank our sponsors. We certainly could have been more organized and prepared; yet the
sponsors stood by our side and supported us. They understood our situation and gave us encouragement. In
previous years I have worked with these same sponsors and can attest that they have consistently been courteous and kind. They consider working with us as a peer-to-peer relationship, never as a hierarchical relationship. I was delighted to work with our sponsors.
Again, I have great appreciation to our volunteers and sponsors. All the passion and effort made UKC a wonderful success.
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WELCOME AND CONGRATULATORY REMARKS
Kookjoon Ahn, President of KSEA
This year, at UKC 2014, we are honored to welcome more than 1,300 outstanding scientists and engineers, including
many leaders from academia, research institutes, industry and government agencies both from US and Korea. UKC
2014 will provide an excellent platform not only to leverage existing partnerships but also to provide great
opportuni-ties to develop new cooperative programs.
Boo-Sup Lee, President of KOFST
On behalf of the KOFST, and the UKC 2014 committee, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to the scientists
and engineers from Korea and US. I hope this year’s event will prove to be highly successful and I wish all the best and
success for all of us here.
Moon Jong Hong, Chair of Science, ICT, Future Planning, Broadcasting & Communications Committee
I would like to deliver my deepest gratitude to all of you for your keen interest in UKC 2014 despite your busy schedules. I will contine to commit myself and put more efforts in promoting scientific and technological collaboration, and
I wish you all the best of health and the greatest happiness.
Suk Joon Lee, Vice Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning
It is indeed a great honor and pleasure for me to deliver this congratulatory remark at UKC2014, a meaningful venue
of communication and friendship between scientists and engineers of the Republic of Korea and the United States. I
wholeheartedly wish that throughout the conference, we gather thoughts on the common theme that brought us here
together, and make this a fruitful event by sharing deep intellectual insights and information.
Min Keun Chung, President of NRF and KUSCO
I would like to take this opportunity to extend my deep appreciation to staff members from each side for their hard
work and tremendous efforts in putting this conference together. At UKC 2014, I ask you to share your valuable expertise with industry leading scientists, engineers and companies from the US and Korea.Your attendance and participation
will make this conference meaningful.
Hae Chan Lee, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
I am greatly honored to congratulate the opening of UKC 2014. Korean American scientists and engineers have a
special place in Korea’s history of development, playing a very important role helping Korea in many ways. I hope it
countinues to make remarkable progress. Once again, I would like to give thanks to Dr. Kookjoon Ahn, president of
KSEA and Mr. Boo-Sup Lee, president of KOFST, who have successfully prepared UKC 2014.
Sang-Kee Suh, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Personally, I have a special relationship with the UKC through the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association. I became a founding student member of the Association in 1972. This is my 11th straight attendance. I would like
to attend 11 times more, to achieve that goal, I need a strong political support from all of you.
Byung Joo Min, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
The UKC 2014 is a significant venue for Korean and Korean-American scientists and engineers to share the latest
information in the field and have in-depth discussions on current issues. It is not just a gathering but also a festival for
scientists and engineers. I hope that creative knowledge produced through the UKC will lay the foundation for cooperation in science and technology between Korea and the U.S.
Ha Jun Jhun, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
The Korean Government establised the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning in order to fullfill the Creative Economy for the welfare of Koreans. I hope all scientists and engineers from Korea and the U.S. gather together,
exchange their knowledges and discuss a master plan for Korea’s scientific development through this meaningful event,
the 2014 US-Korea Conference.
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WELCOME AND CONGRATULATORY REMARKS
Sung Mo Kang, President of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
It’s always an enriching and rewarding experience to attend the US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship. It provides ample opportunities to share insights and expertise among talented professionals, to discover
creative ideas, innovations, and to explore viable solutions for the future. It is of utmost importance that we continue to
move forward together. This year, we are again one step closer to better humanity for all.
Jae-Hoon Chung, President of Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT)
In order to move a step closer to deeper and more enhanced Korea-US technology collaboration, to help the process of
industrial R&D globalization and to more fully utilize the existing professional networks of this community, KIAT will
also greatly support Korean scientists and engineers in the US as we have over the years.
Choung Soo Kim, Chairman of Asan Institute for Life Sciences & Chief Research Officer, Asan Medical
Center
Dr. Kim congratulated Dr. Kookjoon Ahn and the UKC team for the successful hosting of US-Korea Conference
2014. It was the second time for Asan Medical Center to attend UKC and he commented that it was a great opportunity to meet outstanding scientists, to share visions, and to foster relationship between the US and Korea. He emphasized that the outstanding scientists are the key to R&D excellence and that he sincerely appreciates the opportunity to
meet brilliant young scientists during the conference.
Yoo-Hun Suh, President of Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI)
I remember UKC was launched as a symposium by KSEA in 1974 and developed in the US-Korea Science
and Technology Forum/Symposium in 1993, and finally extended to UKC in 1999. UKC has contributed tremendously to Korean science and engineering to accelerate cutting-edge sciences and to recruit excellent scientists and
engineers in US back in Korea. We will continuously sponsor the UKC in the future.
Byung Suk Kim, Vice President of Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT)
Today, we face various issues of the world, threatening our survival, quality of life, and safety, which call for science and
technology. As we have done in the past, the issues we face today must be resolved through scientific and technological
innovation and cooperation. In particular, technological innovation in research activities is a mix of knowledge from
various sectors, but an individual or an institute is insufficient to hold all the knowledge required. As much as this year’s
conference focused on “Forward Together,” it is my hope that our intellectual community surpassing the borders between the two countries will continue to grow to the next level based on the principle of mutual and complementary
benefit.
Yong Taek Lim, President of Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM)
President Yong Taek Im of the Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials emphasizes the enormous potential for progress that collaboration of scientists and engineers holds and the significance of such collaboration to the mankind. He
proposes that the UKC participants cross boundaries, interact with each other, and form new lasting networks that will
bring research institutes, academia, and industry closer together for future collaborations
Ki-Woo Lee, President of Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)
It is my pleasure and great honor to express my sincere congratulations to UKC2014 held in a beautiful port city,
San Francisco. I’d like to thank the Korean-American Scientist and Engineers, the Korean Federation of Science and
Technology Societies and the Korea-US Science Cooperation Center for hosting a very important and meaningful
conference this year again. I myself have enjoyed a long standing friendship with UKC since I have actively participated
in and interacted with UKC in the energy technical group during the past 12 years. Now, I’m far more proud of the
fact that UKC has served and grown as a model for an even stronger partnership between talented scientists, engineers
and entrepreneurs from both Korea and the US. I am certain that it will continue to play a pivotal role as it has been in
terms of more productive collaboration in the future. Once again, I extend my congratulations for UKC 2014, and on
behalf of the Korea Institute of Energy Research, I wish you the best in coming deliberations in this vitally important
area facing all of us in the era of science and technology.
Thank you.
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Highlights of UKC 2014
UKC 2014 PLENARY SESSION
In Honor of Late Professor Kiuck Lee, 2nd KSEA President
YONG NAK LEE, PhD
Forum Chair
CEO
Heat Transfer Research & Development, Ltd.
PROGRAM
1. Opening Remarks by Plenary Session Chair
2.Video of Prof. Lee’s life
3. Presentation Titles and Speakers
Ki-Hyon Kim (NC Central University, USA, 13th KSEA President), Prof. Kiuck Lee as a Physicist
Howard Ho Chung (KAIST, Daejon, Korea, 29th KSEA President), Prof. Kiuck Lee as a Husband, Father and
Himself - a Personal Reflection
4. Award to the Lee Family & Linda Lee’s Remarks
KEY MESSAGES
This special Plenary Session was dedicated in honor of the late Professor Kiuck Lee, 2nd KSEA President, and
is the first occasion of such kind in the history of KSEA. Prof. Lee’s enthusiasm for KSEA was so strong that
he attended most of KSEA’s annual conventions, even limited by a wheelchair, until last year in New Jersey.
His devotion to KSEA and continued efforts toward the future of KSEA gave him such high respect from
KSEA members, especially former Presidents. Today’s messages come from some of the speakers who admired
him as a great scholar as well as a good person as husband, father, and grandfather.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
Strong, dedicated support by his children contributed to the honor that Professor Lee received. The close
relationship between his generation and the next generation was the definitive model leading to the success of
the KSEA family. Unfortunately, this not the current trend as there is diminishing value of such tradition in
modern society in general..
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
A successful Plenary Session in honor of Prof. Kiuck Lee at UKC-2014 highlights an exemplary case of the
beautiful, close relationship between the older generation and the younger that should continue for the future
of KSEA.
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UKC 2014 PLENARY SESSION
In Honor of Late Professor Kiuck Lee - Thank You Speech
Friends, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
We are grateful for this opportunity to be able to thank you all in person for all the love, respect, and concern you
have expressed to our family over the years
We remember as little girls, hearing our father on the telephone with many of you: discussing, worrying, planning,
anticipating the future of what has grown to become a wonderful organization of great minds guided by great
hearts. We remember his travels to Washington D.C. for business during many weekends of our childhood. We
remember his long trips to Korea. LINDA LEE, PhD
Dermatologist
Medical College of Wisconsin
We also remember the fun we had at the picnics and camping trips, where we devoured the delicious Korean food,
played Korean games, caught up with our friends, whom we hadn’t seen in a long time, and saw our parents eating,
playing, and catching up, too. We made great friends during those years, and through the years, they have been
with us at birthday parties, graduations, even weddings. We correspond from afar, and meet on trips.
We came to know these friends through the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers of America. KSEA
represents so many things: a dream of our father’s, realized through the hard work and long hours of many people
around the globe; a group of scientists who share a common goal, a love of knowledge, and a common culture; a
portal through which we connect with the past and propel ourselves into the futures we design.
What was once developed to provide scientific nourishment for a mother country ravaged by war, has become a
blossoming multi-dimensional arboretum. It focuses on exchanges in both directions between the US and Korea;
it encourages collaboration between science and industry; and perhaps most important, it bridges many generations of intelligent, hard working individuals devoted to the common purpose of developing and using science and
technology to improve our world peacefully. When I was asked to say a few words about my father, I thought I could piece together some things he had written
and some things we had discussed with the help of the all mighty internet; but many of the names and places were
nowhere to be found on the internet. During my searches, though, I came across an article about our father’s PhD
adviser, Dr. Alex Green. When asked why he preferred the slide rule to the calculator, he responded: it does not
require batteries. He was not averse to technology; but rather, he was a very progressive scientist, ahead of his time.
Similarly, we also appreciate technology, which has allowed us to enjoy major advances in medicine, science, education, and industry; but sometimes life necessitates going back to the basics.
So to find the details missing from the information highway, I called upon Dr. Kihyon Kim, one of my father’s
former students. He helped me with the names, places, and contexts. Dr. Howard Ho Chung, Dr.Yong Nak Lee,
Dr SuHo Lee, and so many other friends and former students of our father’s, helped us in our darkest hours of
grief, and then put together this celebration of our father’s life. They are a generation removed from our father, and
my sisters and I a generation removed from them. Yet they provide us so much information that is missing from the
internet. This human factor, without which we cannot exist, is in this room, not in cyberspace.
I hope that we always remember our teachers, mentors, parents, friends, and family were behind all of this advancement; and are responsible not only for what we have become, but for what we have created. Our dad always paid
tribute to those who had come before him and paved the ways. He always credited those who worked beside him.
He always nurtured those who came after him. He always worried about those who were yet to come. He never
allowed age, ethnicity, or gender skew his vision. Instead, he provided infinite, unbiased support to the professional
efforts of his sisters, wife, daughters, grandchildren, and students.
The picnics we had as children, the friends our family enjoyed: that was networking before the “net;” and we
later learned how enormously productive those picnics were. I know our dad would want us work FORWARD
TOGETHER with our contemporaries, parents, grandparents, children, and grandchildren: guiding, teaching, and
helping each other to build strong relationships that withstand the hardships of life, the erosion of time, the pain of
death. Without these critical human relationships, the greatest science and technology are but photons.
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Highlights of UKC 2014
2014 KSEA AWARDS WINNERS
2014 Outstanding Contributions to KSEA Award Presented by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP)
DEWEY DOO-YOUNG RYU, PhD
Professor Emeritus
University of California, Davis
Dr. Dewey Doo-Young Ryu is very widely recognized for his outstanding contributions to KSEA as a founding member, Vice President (1994) and President (1995). As a distinguished faculty member (e.g., Maynard
Amerine Endowed Chair Professorship) at UC-Davis, Dr. Ryu has an exemplary record of scholarly achievements recognized by numerous awards including the Ho-Am Prize (2004). His professional contributions
include well over 240 original research publications and patents, more than 300 invited lectures around globe
and consulting services for many industries and government agencies. He has also served as a Biotechnology
Program Director at the US National Science Foundation. Dr. Ryu has served well with visionary leadership and contributed significantly toward the advancement and the founding of KSEA. Through his effective
management of organizational infrastructures, many specialized Korean-American professional organizations
in science and technology have been consolidated under the KSEA umbrella. For a long-term growth and
sustainability of KSEA, some initiatives were taken to implement the US-Korea collaborative R&D partnership
programs with KRF, KOFST, and KUSCO and to develop the KSEA Foundation and the KSEA Advanced
Institute. In recognition of his exceptional contributions to KSEA and exemplary scholarship, he is selected as
the awardee of the 2014 Outstanding Contribution to KSEA Award to be presented by the Ministry of Science,
ICT and Future Planning (MSIP).
2014 Outstanding Contributions to KSEA Award Presented by the Korean-American
Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)
SANG-DAI PARK, PhD
Dr. Sang-Dai Park has contributed to the success of KSEA with dedicated support as a President of KOFST
and Co-Chair of UKC in 2011, 2012 and 2013. As an accomplished scientist in the field of molecular biology, Dr. Park consistently promoted and recognized the value of KSEA membership and its activities in science
and engineering. As a former faculty member of Seoul National University, Dr. Park also helped to develop
KSEA programs targeted to stimulate science and engineering among students and young professionals. His
intellectual, administrative and financial contributions to KSEA and related constituents around the globe are
recognized with the Outstanding Contribution to KSEA Award.
Vice Chairman of PACST
Former President of KOFST
2014 Scientist of the Year Award Presented by the Korean Federation of Science and
Technology Societies (KOFST)
KYUNGJAE MYUNG, PhD
Senior Investigator
Head of the Chemistry Section,
NIH
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Dr. Kyungjae Myung is KSEA Scientist of the Year Award for his brilliant research in understanding genome
instability in mammalian cells and developing methods for drug screening targeted for cancer therapeutics.
Dr. Myung is a Senior Investigator (with Tenure) and Section Head at Genetics and Molecular Biology
Branch of infamous National Human Genome Research Institute at National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Prior to his position at NIH, he earned his PhD in Molecular Biology at Brown University and was a postdoc at Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research of UC-San Diego. His trail-blazing research has been published,
cited and recognized with utmost quality and exemplary credentials. In addition, as a leading scientist in the
global stage, he contributed to KSEA as a Headquarters Operations Director and Auditor. His scientific discoveries at NIH are noted to “change the DNA repair and our approach to cancer treatment.”
Highlights of UKC 2014
2014 Entrepreneur of the Year Award Presented by MK Business News
TeK One Board members (Bo Ryu, Lydia Shin, Sunghwan Cho, and Alex Choe)
BO RYU, PhD
President of TaK One
President, EpiSys Science, Inc.
TeK One Board members (Bo Ryu, Lydia Shin, Sunghwan Cho, and Alex Choe) are recognized for the
volunteering to ensure that the future of Korean entrepreneurs are greatly improved. TeK One established the
connection with KSEA as APS, organized Business Venture Competition 2013 and Entrepreneurship Forums
during UKC2013, and created the inaugural TeK One forum held May 30-31, 2014. As highly educated
entrepreneurs, their devotion to build the network system for Korean-American entrepreneurs is noted to
“provide Korean-American start-ups and global Entrepreneurs with Korean heritage with access to capital
and professional connection.”
2014 Outstanding Chapter and Chapter President Award Presented by the KoreanAmerican Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)
KSEA Georgia Chapter (Chapter President : Dr. Sang Hyuck Park)
SANG HYUCK PARK, PhD
Assistant Professor
Georgia Gwinnett College
The KSEA Georgia Chapter and its President Dr. Sang Hyuck Park are recognized
for the outstanding membership growth,
successful hosting of Scientists and Engineers Early Career Development Workshop
(SEECD 2013), and exceptional delivery of
many chapter activities including Southeastern Regional Conference (SERC). Dr. Park
and the members of the Georgia Chapter
have demonstrated exemplary organizational
leadership and maturity with KSEA activities that raise technical excellence, provide tangible benefits to
KSEA members, and enhance the awareness of KSEA among the public. The Georgia Chapter and Chapter
President Park are awarded as “role models for other chapters and chapter presidents.”
2014 Outstanding Chapter and Chapter President Award Presented by the KoreanAmerican Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)
KSEA NY Metro Chapter (Representative: Dr. Jeong Seop Shim)
Members of KSEA NY Metro Chapter and Dr. Jeong Seop Shim are recognized
for the monumental support to successfully carry out the UKC 2013 with more
than 1,300 participants. Under the dedicated leadership of Dr. Jeong Seop Shim,
the NY Metro Chapter carried out extensive preparation and precise execution
of UKC 2013. The devotion and tireless efforts of Dr. Shim made UKC 2013
possible and he was the catalyst to bring unity within the chapter and critical
volunteers to UKC 2013.
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SYMPOSIUM
SUMMARY
PHYSICS PHY  SYMPOSIUM
The Physics Symposium brought together world leading scientists and young researchers in
various fields of Physics from across the U.S. and Korea. This meeting served as a timely event
for completion of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and progress of the Rare Isotope Science
Project (RISP) as part of the International Science & Business Belt (ISBB) in Korea as well as for
collaboration with the Facility of Rare Isotope Beam (FRIB) and other physics facilities in US.
Topics included but not limited to High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Laser-Matter Interaction Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nonlinear and Quantum Optics, Biophysics, Condensed
Matter and Semiconductor Physics.
CHUENG-RYONG JI, PhD
Symposium Chair
Professor
North Carolina State University
EUN-SUK SEO, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Professor
University of Maryland
KEY MESSAGES
The Physics Symposium brought together world leading scientists and young researchers both in fundamental
physics and emergent physics from across the U.S. and Korea. This conference served as a timely event for
networking among the researchers in fundamental and emergent physics. It was also timely for completion of
the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and progress of the Rare Isotope Science Project (RISP) as part of the
International Science & Business Belt (ISBB) in Korea as well as for collaboration with the Facility of Rare
Isotope Beam (FRIB) and other physics facilities in the US. Topics included High Energy Physics, Nuclear
Physics, Laser-Matter Interaction Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nonlinear and Quantum Optics,
Biophysics, Condensed Matter and Semiconductor Physics.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
Clear understanding of the similarity and the difference between fundamental physics and emergent physics
is necessary for correct assessment on the recent claims of reproducing fundamental physics from emergent
physics. More proof is needed to realize big claims such as the realization of relativity from emergent physics
of graphene. There is also a strong need to speed up the progress of the RISP installing the RAON Heavy
Ion Accelerator in Korea as originally scheduled and be ready for the global research effort in answering
some of the eleven science questions for the new century addressed at the beginning of the 21st century.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
It will be important to strengthen networking among the researchers in fundamental and emergent physics
and make more progress for the correct understanding of new findings both in fundamental and emergent
physics. The UKC Physics Symposium should be amplified to bring more world leading experts and young
researchers together from across the U.S. and Korea.
BUM-HOON LEE, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Professor
Sogang University
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Symposium Summary
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS MST SYMPOSIUM
This symposium was an annual celebration for the Korean-American mathematics and statistics
community in cooperation with the US-Korea Conference. The goal of this symposium was to
bring together all researchers in the areas of mathematics, statistics, related science and engineering from Korea and the United States. Participants had the opportunity to share recent advances in
their research, to network and to forge stronger connections.
SUNG-YELL SONG, PhD
Symposium Chair
ㅁ ㅁ Associate Professor
Iowa State University ㅁ
The tentative format of the symposium will be as follows:
There were one poster session and eight oral presentation sessions. The poster session was scheduled for Friday afternoon (August 8). The eight oral sessions, each consisted of four to six speakers.
Each speaker had 20-minutes. There were three mathematics sessions on Thursday, two sessions
(in Math and/or Stat) on Friday, and three sessions (in Stat and/or Math) on Saturday. Among the
eight, three sessions featured this year’s special sessions on Bio-Statistics, Bio-Informatics and BioMathematics.
We cordially invited all researchers in all areas of mathematical science to join us.
KEY MESSAGES
The MST Symposium covered topics on a wide spectrum of mathematical sciences. Topics included new scientific discoveries and innovative mathematical solutions in the areas of pure mathematics, bio-mathematics,
bio-statistics, and survey statistics.
MOON JUNG CHO, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Research Mathematical Statistician
U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
There is a strong need to develop methods for solving prediction, decision making, classification, and pattern
recognition problems from extremely large, unconventional, or complex data.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Pure Mathematical concepts such as Geometry and Topology can contribute to the study of large scale complex data or big data resulting from automated data collection and increased computing power. Topological
tools are less sensitive to the choice of specific metric and more flexible to apply on various types (non-numerical) of data, and useful for exploring large scale high dimensional (and noisy) data sets. Topological (homotopy) invariants such as homology groups can be (algorithmically) computed for large data sets. Functorial
properties are useful to study the objects and the relations between the objects simultaneously.
TAESUNG PARK, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Professor
Seoul National University
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Symposium Summary
CHEMISTRY CHM SYMPOSIUM
JINSANG KIM, PhD
Symposium Chair
Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Chemistry has been crucial to the ever rapidly
advancing modern technology and novel
material developments in molecular and nano
length scale. Life Science has blossomed at the
interface between chemistry, biology, and
medicine. Energy harvesting, conversion, and
storage have been the recent focal points of
materials chemistry. Chemical synthesis and
catalysis are the center of design and development of the material world. As such, chemistry
has been truly multidisciplinary and essential in our daily life. This symposium aimed to shed light
on the recent developments and future prospects of chemical science by bringing experts from the
US and Korea. The symposium consisted of the following four sessions; 1. Chemical Synthesis and
Catalysis, 2. Chemistry for Bio and Medicine, 3. Chemistry for Energy and Environment, and 4.
Chemistry of Electronics and Devices.
KEY MESSAGES
The chemistry symposium covers fundamental chemistries through futuristic applications of chemistry. Four
topical areas are Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis, Chemistry for Electronics and Devices, Chemistry for Bio
and Medicine, and Chemistry for Energy and Environment. Outstanding speakers have been invited and the
quality of the symposium talks was excellent.
OHYUN KWON, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
The symposium chairs and technical session chairs put much effort to set a high standard for technical sessions. We were very successful to invite prominent speakers and the overall quality of the symposium talks was
great. However, it was still quite challenging to invite non-Korean speakers and the number of general talks
was fairly small. There is room for improvement in conjunction and support between the technical sessions as
well.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
It would be very useful to advertise the UKC symposium through major conferences in order to increase
the number of participation. More networking opportunities at the symposium are desired to plan future
symposium topics and organizing committees and eventually keep improving the quality of technical talks
and attendance.
DAL-HEE MIN, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Professor
Seoul National University
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Symposium Summary
CIVIL, ENVIRONMENTAL, ARCHITECTURE CEA SYMPOSIUM
The purpose of the symposium was to promote awareness of new advances in structures, transportation, geotechnical, construction, and water & environment. There was a special session that
focuses on state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice technologies and applications that are related
to the sustainability and resilience of civil and energy infrastructure. The symposium composed of
eight sessions. The sessions covered different disciplines in the three major disciplines in the CEE
track, i.e., civil engineering, environmental engineering, and energy. Each session had one invited
speaker. In addition, a poster session was planned to encompass all the disciplines in civil, environmental, and energy tracks.
DAVID SAILOR, PhD
Symposium Chair
Professor
Portland State University
Co-Sponsor
Korean-American Society of Civil and Environmental Engineers (KSCEE)
KEY MESSAGES
The Geotechnical and Material session covered topics related to geotechnical engineering, construction and
pavement materials in the area of civil engineering. As buildings consume about half of the total energy in
the US, it is imperative to design/develop high-performance buildings that consume substantially less energy
and even produce more energy than required utilizing renewable energy technologies. In transportation,
information and communication technology have begun showing potential benefits in improving transportation system mobility, safety and environment, and field operational tests are underway.
BYUNGKYU "BRIAN" PARK, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Associate Professor
University of Virginia
MOO-YOUNG HAN, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
Due to the ever increasing oil prices, there has been a steady increase of using recycled construction materials
in civil engineering in the US. One challenge for buildings to achieve the energy efficiency goal is how to
integrate multiple technologies that have been developed by various disciplines such as engineering, architecture, and computer science. A challenge in transportation system is to ensure potential roadblocks stemming
from institutional, liability and public acceptance issues be properly addressed in parallel to the development
and testing of Information and Communication Technology based transportation system operations and
management strategies.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
It is anticipated that the potential impacts of using smart and recycled materials in various constructions
should be estimated. These research efforts are likely to be of broad interest to US and Korea facing similar
issues. In green buildings and sustainable developments, additional efforts integrating various energy efficient
technologies and materials to minimize energy consumptions should be undertaken. To consider the cost of
the entire life cycle as well as impact to other industries, more techniques and tools on lifecycle cost analysis
should be developed. In transportation, algorithms and field operation tests on autonomous vehicles and connected vehicle technology should be conducted especially for applications that are suitable in early stage of
deployment.
Professor
Seoul National University
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Symposium Summary
FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION FAN SYMPOSIUM
HEE-YONG KIM, PhD
Symposium Chair
Laboratory Chief
NIAAA, NIH, USA
The Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition (FAN) Symposium offered professionals in the Food,
Agriculture, and Nutrition fields a multidisciplinary platform to learn about the latest scientific
advances from academic, government, and industrial leaders. The symposium covered all areas of
foods, agricultural products, and nutrition. Specifically, the symposium focused on: (1) scientific
information on food science including functional food, food processing, food quality, safety and
regulation, food nanotechnology, and other emerging food technologies; (2) scientific information and development in agriculture including agronomy, insect science, forestry, plant and animal
sciences, and other agricultural areas; and (3) advances in nutrition, mechanistic understanding of
nutrient actions on human health, and prevention and treatment of various disease conditions including obesity, diabetes, cancer, stroke, and many other disorders using nutritional approaches. The
symposium was a great opportunity to communicate latest advances in science and technology as
well as public health policies involving food, agriculture and nutrition, and stimulate collaboration
between participants from the US and Korea.
KEY MESSAGES
By offering a multidisciplinary platform, the FAN Symposium covered latest advances in science and technology as well as public health policies involving food, agriculture and nutrition, and stimulated collaboration
between participants from the US and Korea.
SUNG WOO KIM, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
EUNOK CHOE, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Professor
Inha University
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CRITICAL CHALLENGES
The challenge is to translate the valuable information communicated in the symposium to clinical, community and industry settings to improve human/animal nutrition, health and environment. In addition, more
creative approaches should be considered to engage participants in all sessions to truly take advantage of the
multidisciplinary platform of the FAN Symposium.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
It is important to attract industry participation for the application of the basic science findings and regulatory/public health policy information to the development of food and environmental products and human/
animal nutrition. The FAN Symposium may serve as the platform to discuss the future by integrating the
multidisciplinary information and inducing collaboration among scientists in various sectors, i.e., academia,
hospital, government and industry.
Symposium Summary
MECHANICAL, AEROSPACE AND NAVAL ENGINEERING MAN
SYMPOSIUM
LIWEI LIN, PhD
Symposium Chair
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
The Mechanical, Aerospace and Naval Engineering Technical
Group gathers researchers, students, and application practitioners across the US and Korea to discuss and present a variety of
research and application topics. The symposium explored both
the traditional and state-of-the-art topics that include, but not
limited to, design, manufacturing, energy systems, fluid and
dynamic systems, nano and MEMS technologies, mechatronics, computational simulations, engineering education, and their
studies and specific applications to aerospace and naval applications. Many interdisciplinary research and applications in emerging areas were presented.
KEY MESSAGES
The MAN symposium covered the variety of topics on innovative engineering solutions in vehicle, system, naval designs, computer applications,
energy systems, materials, and MEMS.
YONG S. SUH, PhD
Symposium C0-Chair
Associate Professor
California State University, Sacramento
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
Mechanical engineering covers vast areas of subjects from traditional
mechanics to MEMS and biomechanics: fewer machines work pure
mechanical ways. More electronic circuits, software controls are added to
pure machines, making mechanical engineering an interdisciplinary field.
In additional to the traditional mechanical engineering subjects that are
already rich and wide, mechanical engineers also need to understand the
modern electronic and software aspects.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Mechanical engineering certainly becomes an interdisciplinary field fused with other science and engineering fields. Electronic and software controls are outstanding examples to be integrated, and biomechanics is
an example of fusion with other fields. These will need to be proven by further research on traditional topics
with new and improved methodologies and tools.
KWAN SOO LEE, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Professor
Hanyang University
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Symposium Summary
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CIT
SYMPOSIUM
Innovations in computer science (CS) and information technologies (IT) impact almost everyone
on a daily basis. In this modern-technology era, the importance and influences of CS and IT have
never been greater, and they continuinue to grow. The CIT symposium encompassed diverse areas
of research and development in CS/IT fields. The symposium provided a unique venue for CS/
IT researchers and engineers in the US and Korea to display state-of-art research and development
efforts, exchange creative ideas, and build strong networks among participants.
MARIO GERLA, PhD
Symposium Chair
Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
TJ TAEKJIN KWON, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Vice President & CTO
Fasoo USA
Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
- Cloud Computing
- Social Networking
- Computer Network Security
- Machine learning
- Big data
- Ubiquitous Computing
- Human-machine interface
- Cellular & Broadband Wireless
- Satellite Systems
- Future Internet Technologies
- Wireless Mesh Networks
- Cognitive Radio Networking
- Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET)
- Sensor Networks
- Real-time and Embedded Systems
- Multimedia Systems
KEY MESSAGES
Computer and information technology Symposium was a showcase of recent research and developments in
the diverse area of computing. Participants had a chance to learn about current research trend not only in
their specialty area but also in other domains.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
With the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) and smart devices, it is more important than ever to secure comminication and applications. Without proper establishment and execution of a software policy, healty growth
in software research and business is impossible. The value of software and IT services are underestimated.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
JIHIE KIM, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Senior Vice President
KT
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Nurturing a software oriented society requires significant effort on research, education and social
commitment. A health eco system in computer and IT area is critical.
Symposium Summary
ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS EEC
SYMPOSIUM
The Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering (EEC) technical track addressed recent advances in a wide variety of disciplines of the Electrical and Computer Engineering field with a focus
on emerging technologies and novel applications. With the success of the global Internet and the
increasing importance of wireless mobile communications, this symposium provided a platform to introduce latest innovations as well as showcase applications enabled by these technologies. This symposium brought together scientists and engineers from the US and Korea, promoting the opportunity for
technical information exchange and research collaboration between these two vibrant communities.
DONG SAM HA, PhD
Symposium Chair
Professor
Virginia Tech
SANG WU KIM, PhD
Symposium C0-Chair
Professor
Iowa State University
YONG-HWAN LEE, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Professor
Seoul National University
The topics of interest, but not limited to, include:
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Biomedical Devices and Systems
- Cellular and Broadband Wireless Network
- Cloud Computing and Virtualization
- Cognitive Radios & Software Defined Radios
- Communication and Information Theory
- Computer Network & Security
- Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Cyber Security
- Distributed and Networked Control
- Electronic Devices, Circuits, and Systems
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
- Energy Harvesting & Wireless Power Transmission
- Intelligent Vehicles
- Multimedia Systems
- Nano/micro systems
- Robotics
- Signal and Image Processing
- Optics, and Optical Communications
- Real-time and Embedded Systems
- Renewable Energy, and Smart Energy Grid
- Satellite Systems
- Sensor Devices and Sensor Networks
KEY MESSAGES
The Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering (EEC) Symposium covered recent advances in communications and signal processing, smart sensors and sensor systems, devices, circuits, and systems, cognitive radios and
spectrum sharing technologies, smart grid systems, and cyber security. This symposium brought together researchers, thinkers and their target audiences to present and discuss the state of the art, and provide an opportunity for
networking of professionals. The Networking Dinner provided a chance to meet people in the EEC area.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
A key to the success of UKC is to bring top investigators in the field and provide networking opportunities for
future collaborations. It seems that there is currently no strong incentive for them to come to UKC.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Quite often the best conferences are those that provide attendees with time and space for interaction - in the
formal sessions through panels and moderated discussions, outside the sessions by making time and providing space
and incentive to meet, greet and talk. The tea break is sometimes more important than the formal lecture. Understanding conference participants is key to meeting their needs (a truly trivial observation). It is not clear how
much use we make of existing feedback mechanisms (e.g., attendance numbers, questionnaires). It stands to reason
that additional tools can be used to assess our target audiences.
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Symposium Summary
BIO, MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BMP SYMPOSIUM
SOHYUN AHN, PhD
Symposium Chair
Investigator
NIH, USA
HEY-KYOUNG KIM, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Associate Professor
The Johns Hopkins University
Basic research in biological sciences has greatly enhanced our
understanding of molecular, cellular, and genetic mechanisms
underpinning various aspects of living organisms in health and
disease. Many of the outstanding questions in biomedical research call for collaboration between scientists in different fields
of basic science as well as clinical and pharmaceutical disciplines.
The goal of the BMP symposium was to introduce the latest
advances in biological, medical, and pharmaceutical sciences,
which would facilitate future collaborative discoveries across the
disciplines. As part of the Emerging Technology Program, we
focused on the latest techniques and approaches to enhance our
understanding of the fundamental biological principles as well as
translational advances to improve human health. The symposium
provided an overview of a broad ranges of topics including cancer, immunology, neuroscience, stem cell research, drug discovery, and translational medicine. In addition, how such advances
might be utilized for designing effective therapeutic strategies
were discussed.
KEY MESSAGES
The BMP Symposium covered current topics on scientific discoveries
and innovative applicable approaches in the areas of immunology, neuroscience, stem cells and development, translational research, epigenetics,
cancer and metabolism.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
The consensus is that we are at the juncture to utilize basic research findings into applicable and translational
solutions in promoting the health and well-being of humans.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
The remaining challenge is to bridge basic and translational research so that the application of advanced molecular and mechanistic findings from bench science can be used to develop tangible therapeutic strategies for
various disease conditions. Also, more platforms to combine speakers from various sectors would be welcome
at UKC.
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Symposium Summary
CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY CNV  SYMPOSIUM
HANJOONG JO, PhD
Symposium Chair
Professor
Georgia Tech & Emory University
SANG HOON, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
As in any other major industry, problem solving in modern
medicine increasingly requires a true convergence of many
scientific and engineering fields. While some of the last frontiers
of biomedicine, such as neuroscience and regenerative medicine,
critically demands new ideas and tools from other disciplines,
paradigm-shifting technological innovations in information
science, nanotechnology, and robotics could open new opportunities in healthcare. At the same time, a new generation of engineers, “fluent” in many different languages of science, is creating
entirely new fields to view old questions with a fresh look. In
the CNV symposium, we strived to provide a stimulating forum
for all researchers willing to go beyond the “comfort zone” to
explore new opportunities in biomedical engineering.
Topics
1. Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine
2. Regenerative medicine and organ-on-chip
3. Biomechanics, Mechanobiology and Disease
4. Neuroengineering and Disease
5. Synthetic biology and Systems biology
6. Biomedical Devices and Imaging for Diagnostics and Therapeutics
7. Robotics and Informatics in Healthcare, Emerging Theranogstics
8. Others related to Biomedical Engineering
Professor
Korea University
JONGYOON HAN, PhD
Symposium Co-Chair
Professor
MIT
KEY MESSAGES
This was the first time that the UKC included the CNV Symposium. The Symposium Chair and Co-chairs
and the invited speakers want to express our deepest gratitude for the UKC Organizers for their wisdom to
include the CNV Symposium. The loudest and clearest message from the participants of this Symposium was
that it provided a great forum where some of the leading Korean and Korean-American scientists and engineers in the area broadly related to biomedical engineering, biomedicine, and convergence technology were
able to gather together to discuss emerging science and technology as well as to network. This networking
opportunity among these leaders is likely to spur new and exciting collaborations that will be tremendously
beneficial. It could be especially important for the future of Korea in this emerging area with an enormous
potential in not only improving human health but creating a new economy. The Symposium covered topics
on various convergent approaches to better understand and improve human health by applying biotechnology, computational and information technology, nanotechnology, biomechanics, robotics, synthetic biology and
device. This Symposium should bring back these leaders and additional fresh minds in future UKC meetings
to build upon the initial success.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
A bring back the leaders who attended this year’s CNV Symposium as well as a recruit and rising future leaders in vastly diverse areas of biomedical engineering are keys to ensuring further success and higher impact
to the field and society. A key to success of this year’s CNV Symposium was that we were able to attract
top-notch investigators in the field that generated much excitement and spontaneous networking and collaborative talks. How can we maintain and make it better in future UKC meetings? Finding the Symposium
organizers who are willing to attract leaders is critical. It is also important to give additional Symposium slots
to CNV to attract more leaders in the field. Also, it was embarrassing that we did not provide more support
to some of the senior leaders. At least the registration fee should be waived, in addition to the hotel cost.
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Symposium Summary
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Given this was our first CNV Symposium, there were many mistakes. Because of the similarity with the BMP
Symposium, many CNV speakers sent their abstracts to BMP and caused much confusion. Given the heavy
focus of the CNV on the biomedical engineering area, CNV may be changed to BME; while another name
for BMP to minimize confusion. There should be more networking opportunities provided for the attendants. The Networking dinner could have been better organized and executed.
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FORUM
SUMMARY
UKC 2014 ULTRA FORUM SUMMARY
PRESENTATION TITLES AND SPEAKERS
1) Environment & Energy: Jae Hong Kim(Yale University,
USA) Environmental Engineering at the nexus of materials
and energy
2) Bio-Technology: Seung-Schik Yoo(Harvard Medical
School, USA) On-demand Production of Biological Organoids and Tissues using 3D Bio-printing
SANG-DAI PARK, PhD
Session Chair
Vice Chairman of PACST
Former President of KOFST
UKC 2014 KOFST 50TH ANNIVERSARY PROMOTION MEETING
KI JUN LEE, PhD
Session Chair
Former KOFST President, Korea
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Forum Summary
ENERGY EUREKA FORUM
Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)
PRESENTATION TITLES AND SPEAKERS
Lee Ki-woo (KIER) Welcome remarks
Bae Ki-kwang (KIER) KIER Introduction
KI-KWANG BAE, PhD
Forum Chair
Director
Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)
Session1: Energy Efficiency and New & Renewable Energy
1) Choi Wonbong (University of North Texas), High Efficiency Flexible Rechargeable Battery based on
3D Graphene-Carbon Nanotubes
2) Park Sungyeul (University of Connecticut), Development on a New Li-ion Battery Charging
Scheme with High Efficiency Based on On-line Impedance Estimation
3) Choi Tae-youl (University of North Texas), Development of Multi-wall Carbon Nanotube-based
Dehumidification System
4) Kim Ho-cheol (IBM Research Division), Development of Next-generation Solar Cells with Lowcost Earth-abundant Inorganic Compound Absorber Materials
5) Hwang Kyungjun (University of California, San Diego), High Efficient, Easily Scalable Perovskitesensitized Solar Cells with FTO-free, Nano-micro Electrodes
Session2: Climate Change and Advanced Energy Materials
6) Park Chul (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Novel Bio-granule Technology for Renewable
Bioenergy Production and Waste Reclamation,
7) Shon Young-seok (California State University, Long Beach), Low-dimensional Atomic Layered
Nanomaterials as Nano-catalyst Supports
8) Ha Suyun (Washington State University), Development of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells(SOECs)
for Syngas Generation from CO2 and H2O: Connecting Dots between Intermittent Renewable Energy and
Fischer-Tropsch Process
9) Park Jong-hee (Eltron R&D), High Performance Novel H-FC(Hydrogen Fuel Cell)
10) Jang Myoseon (University of Florida), Adsorption of Gas Phase Organic Compounds on Carbon
Nano-materials and its Application to Treatment of Air Pollutants
KEY MESSAGES
The main objective of this Forum is to promote top-tier cutting edge research in the field of energy technology through global networking with Korean-American scientists and engineers.
PROGRESS
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Following KIER’s review of the presentations given at the KIER Energy Eureka Forum, which was held in
San Francisco on August 7, 2014, KIER will select and award about five proposals for the global research collaboration project of KIER for the year of 2015.
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Forum Summary
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IP FORUM
PAUL TAEKSOO LEE
Forum Co-Chair
President
Korea-US IP Foundation (KorusIP)
As evidently seen in Samsung vs. Apple patent litigation, the importance of IP is significantly influential to
the scientific and industrial societies of both countries. In particular, a demand of new roles of IP is increasing as the Creative Economic system requiring innovative thinking and new values arise. In response to this
challenging environment, the Forum tried to clarify the concept of the new role of IP for creating high added values in the Blue Ocean and to provide new recognition of the newly growing IP Market. Thus, this IP
Forum has provided a presentation session about a new role of IP in the era of Creative Economy and about
how to lead the rapidly-growing world IP market. The Forum also held a “IP Competition” for academia,
research institutes, private companies, individual inventors, IP businesses etc. from Korea & US, where IP
evaluation, competition and IP market are provided. The “Substrate Coating Technology Of Flexible Display
and Side Image Display Device Using the Same”, Dr. Gun-Hwan Lee, Korea Institute of Material Science.
I. Presentation Titles and Speakers
§ Public Engagement on Intellectual Property and why?, Dr. Lynn Bristol, Attorney Advisor, United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
§ IP Commercialization, Mr. Dave Rosenberg, Patent Attorney, Portfolio Head, Intellectual Property,
Intellectual Ventures, CA
§ Smart 3 (IP Evaluation Tool), Dr. Jungae Kwak, Senior Researcher, Korea Invention Promotion Association,
§ ETRI Creative IP Management through Patent Cooperation Researchers, Mr. Ick-Chan Lee, MBA,Team
Reader, ETRI,
II. IP Competition and Time Table
SANG-CHUN LEE
Forum Co-Chair
Chairman
Korea Research Council for Science and
Technology (NST)
There were 11 finalists including the inventors from the Korea Institute of Material Science, MIT, Rutgers,
etc., having competed in the final round of the IP Competition. The “Substrate Coating Technology Of
Flexible Display and Side Image Display Device Using the Same”, Dr. Gun-Hwan Lee from Korea Institute
of Material Science received “Grand Prize”. The time table of the IP Forum & Competition is as follows:
Time
Presenter
Affiliation
13:30
HEUNG-NAM KIM
Forum Co-Chair
President
Electronics and Telecommunications Research
Institute (ETRI)
Title
Opening Remarks
13:40
Lynn Bristol
United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO)
Patent Resources Available in USPTO
Website and Onsite
14:00
Dave Rosenberg
Intellectual Ventures
IP Commercialization
14:20
Charles Lee
Volkswagen
Driver Assistance System (Blind Spot
Avoidance)
14:30
Sei Jin Park
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Strain-engineered Manufacturing of
Carbon Nanotube Surface
14:40
Taewon Han
Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey
Electrostatic Screen Device and Method
for Emission Control
14:50
Hune Cho
Kyungpook National
University
Smartphone Interface Software for
Remote Health Monitoring
15:00
Sung Ho Hahm
Rafagen, Inc.
System for Producing Synthetic
Promoters
15:10
Cheolmin Baek
Korea Institute of Civil
Engineering and Building
Technology (KICT)
Low Carbon Warm-Mix Asphalt
Technology
15:20
Taehoon Koh
Korea Railroad Research
Institute (KRRI)
The Fast Construction Technology for
Concrete Structures (Microwave Heat
Curing Technology)
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15:30
Yongcheol Kim
15:40
16:00
Jun-ho Jeong
Korea Institute of machinery
and materials (KIMM)
Method for Forming Metal Oxide Thin
Film Pattern Using Nano Imprints
16:10
Gun-Hwan Lee
Korea Institute of materials
Science (KIMS)
Substrate Coating Technology Of
Flexible Display and Side Image Display
Device Using the Same
16:20
Kyuhong Lee
Korea Institute of Toxicology
(KIT)
Automatic Video Instillator
16:30
Jungae Kwak
Korea Invention Promotion
Association (KIPA)
Approach of Patent Evaluation Model
SMART3.1 : System to Measure, Analyze
and Rate patent Technology
16:50
Ick-Chan Lee
Electronics and
Telecommunications
Research Institute (ETRI)
ETRI creative IP Management Through
Patent Coordination Researchers
17:10
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Korea Institute of
Real Time Monitoring System for the
Geoscience and Mineral
Freshwater-saltwater Interface
Resources (KIGAM)
Coffee Break
IP Competition Awards
Forum Summary
OCEANHUMANCLIMATE AND OCEAN RESOURCES FORUM
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST)
SIK HUR, PhD
Forum Chair
Principal Research Scientist
KIOST-NOAA Lab.
The environmental integrity and sustainable productivity of the ocean, coasts, and coastal watersheds, play
a central role in the well-being of societies. The marine environment supplies a multitude of products and
services that enhance and support the lives and livelihoods. For example, in 2011, Americans ate 4.7 billion
pounds of fish and shellfish. Offshore oil production in Federal waters accounts for fully 24 percent of total
U.S. crude oil production. More than half of the United States population lives in coastal watershed counties which generate 58 percent ($8.3 trillion) of the GDP. Additionally, the ocean is a critical element of the
global environment system. The ocean influences and contributes to weather and climate forecasts on a range
of space and time scales and for phenomena such as hurricanes, drought, and El Nino. Long-term changes in
the ocean evidenced by acidification, changing sea-level, and ocean warming provide additional evidence of
a changing global climate. The session will focus on emerging research related to global change, the growing
importance of human-caused and natural disasters involving the ocean, and the use and protection of ocean
resources. Contributed presentations will describe improved tools, research, and plans for Ocean Science and
Technology required not only to carry out research but also to translate, disseminate, and apply the results of
that research to address pressing issues facing the nations and the world.
PRESENTATION TITLES AND SPEAKERS
• Opening Remark, Dr. Se Hun Park, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea
• Congratulatory Address, Minseok Lee, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea, Sun Hak Cho, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, and Terry Schaefer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
USA
• Keynote Speaker : Shale Play and Its Implication to Korea, Dr. Sam J. Cho, Korean American Energy
Exploration & Production Society, USA
• Policy of Korea R&D and Mission for KIC(Korea Innovation Center) in U.S., Sun Hak Cho, Embassy
of the Republic of Korea, Korea
• Climate Change/Green Management/Economic Impact, Dr. Hyungmin Chung, Center for Information Strategies and Technologies, USA
• Korea-US Collaborations in Ocean Observing: From HF Radar to Autonomous Gliders, Dr. Oscar
Schofield, Rutgers University, USA
• Korea-US Joint-Technology Development for an Alternative TPOS Equatorial Mooring Concept, Dr.
SungHyun Nam, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA
• A Study on the Mid-Long Range R&D Planning of Maritime Safety in Korea, Dr. Ho Choon Lee,
Korea Maritime Institute, Korea
• Characteristics of Carbonate Surface Sediments in the NE Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia: Halimeda, a
Major Constituent, Dr. Jin-Kyoung Kim, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea
• The Oceanography of the Pacific in a Changing World: What Does It Mean for Korea and the US?, Dr.
Francisco Chavez, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, USA
• Exchange Flow with Geological Barriers in a Fault Plane, Dr. Kyung Won Chang, Stanford University,
USA
• Decadal Variations in Western Pacific Warm Pool Dynamics as Evidenced by Corals from Chuuk Atoll,
Federated States of Micronesia, Dr. Amy Wagner, California State University, Sacramento, USA
• Community Impacts of Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation Efforts by Local Governments, Dr.
Youn Sim, County of Los Angeles Public Works, USA
• Acid and Choking Ocean: Effects of Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia on Marine Ecosystems, Dr. Taewon Kim, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea
• Policy of the Arctic in Korea, Sung Hwa Park, Korea Maritime Institute, Korea
• Future Plan and Present Situation for U.S.-Korea Cooperation with NOAA-KIOST, Dr. Terry Schaefer,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA
• Status and Recovery of Endangered Coho Salmon in the Russian River, Dr. Paul Olin, University of
California, San Diego, USA
• Successful Collaborative Research between Earth Scientists and Systems Engineers, Jane Oh, NASAJPL, USA
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•
•
Policy and Plan for Blue Ocean Project(Korea-U.S. Cooperation Project), Sik Huh, KIOST-NOAA
Lab, USA
Discussion
KEY MESSAGES AND FUTURE DIRECTION
• 17 research results and proposals related to ocean science and policies were presented by researchers from
Korea and US.
• In his congratulatory addresses, Dr. Se Hun Park from KIOST emphasized the importance of cooperation and partnership between KIOST and ocean institutes in the US.
• Researchers and policy makers from KIOST, MOF, NOAA, KMI, SIO, NASA, MBARI, KEPS,
KASA, KOEA, and universities in the US presented their research results regarding current issues of
ocean science as well as reaffirming the collaborative work between the institutes they represent.
• Discussions were held for potential research on the , “Blue Ocean Project” for the two countries to collaborate.
• Current KIOST-NOAA JPA projects, procedures for conducting collaborative research, and future plans
of KIOST-NOAA Lab were presented. We believe that further mutual discussion is evident to develop
new collaborative projects in accordance
with the road map.
• There was an interdisciplinary discussion
among ocean scientists and policy makers
from various fields on climate change,
marine environment, energy and natural
resources, ocean observation, ocean policy,
maritime safety, the Arctic, coral reefs, and
ocean acidification.
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INDUSTRY PROMOTION FORUM
PRESENTATION TITLES AND SPEAKERS
JONGDAE LEE, PhD
Forum Chair
Associate Project Scientist
University of San Diego
1) LG Electronics
Speaker:Yoonhong Kim
Title: Introduction of LGE and Recruitment Process
2) SK Hynix
Speaker: Joon Young Kim, Director of SK hynix Mobile Solutions
3) KIMS (Korea Institute of Materials Science)
Presenter: Gun Hwan Lee, Ph.D., Principle Researcher
4) NFRI (National Fusion Research Institute)
Speaker: Dong-Yub Kang, Manager, NFRI S&M Business Division
5) KRICT (Korean Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
Speaker: Pilho Kim, Manager, Global Cooperation Team
6) GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
Speaker: Kwan-Heng Lee,Vice President
Title: Introduction of GIST
7) KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)
Speaker: Ji Hyeon, Seo, External Relations Officer
8) Asan Institute for Life Sciences
Speaker: Choung Soo Kim M.D., Ph.D., Chairman
9) University of Science and Technology (UST)
Speaker: Lee Un Woo, President
KEY MESSAGES
The speakers introduced the background and focus of their institutes.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
Collaboration between academia and industry is crucial in advancement of new technology. Increasingly,
industry-sponsored researches activities in academia are filling the gap left by the decreasing government
funding on academic research. Korean industry is looking to forge alliance with US academic institutes and
entrepreneurs to find new avenues.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Problems
1. Venue (Poolside Pavilion) was a tent and located right next to the freeway. It was noisy and warm in the
afternoon.
2. Participation:YGPF attendees were asked to attend. Less than half attended the forum and most didn’t
show any interest in the presentations.
3. Presentations: Oral presentations or video clips. Most of the presenters had poor English competency
and a poor presentation skills. Some of them had a very long presentations although asked to limit it for
less than 10 minutes. The presentation materials were not suitable for YGPF.
4. In conclusion: As before many times, it was a total failure. As the chair of the forum, I felt terrible and
suspect it was the same for everyone at the forum.
Recommendations
1. Ask sponsors to identify their target audience.
2. Match the sponsors with the target audience. For example, I think it would be nice if one or two sponsors can present at the symposium sessions that match their target audience. Therefore match sponsors
with the symposium chairs.
3. Sponsors: they should be more specific about their motives, e.g. recruitment, research collaborations
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4.
etc. Be short and to the point. Not many wants to know how good their cafeteria, how many students
they enroll, or many academic departments they have etc. Tailor the message to the audience. I think the
forum chair can help sponsors with this.
Conclusion: Either make it work or abandon altogether. Sponsors have other venues to present their
materials (sponsor booth, poster session, video clips during meals, job interviews etc.)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM
PRESENTATION TITLES AND SPEAKERS
1) Speaker: Sungmo Kang, President, KAIST
Title: Career Opportunities for S&T Graduates
2) Speaker: Sam Ryu, Senior Staff Engineer, Exxon Mobile
Title: Personal Experience in a Corporate Environment
3) Speaker: Honsol Hong, CEO, Robolink
Title: Entrepreneurship 101
4) Panel Discussion on Entrepreneurship, “Entrepreneurs, AMA”
Moderator: Erik Reinertsen
Panelists: Charles Lee (Fitbookr, Co-founer), Phillip Han (Clockwise.MD, Director of Product Management),
Kevin Chung (Urbane, Co-founder)
KEY MESSAGES
The goal of this forum is to provide students, postdocs, and academics with the third career option besides a
career in academia or corporations and the basic information on how to become an entrepreneur.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
This was a well-organized and well-attended forum. All the speakers delivered high quality presentations.
The panelists discussed various aspects of starting a new business. The audience participation was also very
good.
I believe the audience learned a great deal even if they are not interested in entrepreneurship in the future.
This forum should be continued in future UKCs.
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ENERGY SUSTAINABILIGY AND CLIMATE ESC FORUM
PRESENTATION TITLES AND SPEAKERS
KANG-WON WAYNE LEE, PhD
Forum Chair
Professor and Director
RI Transportation Research Center
The University of Rhode Island
ESC-1 Nuclear Policy and Security: Chair, Myungja Kim (KOFWST, Korea)
Myungja Kim (Former Minister of Environment, Korea), Invited Talk Building Public Confidence on
Nuclear Safety/ Kihyun Kim (North Carolina Central University, USA), A Statistical Analysis on
Energy Resources, Production, Consumption and Unit Cost/ Howard Ho Jung (Korean Advanced
Institute of Science and Technology, Korea), Enhanced Safety of Future Nuclear Power Plants/ HyoMin Kim (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea), Reconstructing the Public in Old
and New Governance: A Korean Case of Nuclear Energy Policy
ESC-2 Climate Change and Energy Sustainability: Chair, Yongchil Seo (Yonsei University, Korea)
Yongchil Seo (Yonsei University, Korea), Invited Talk History of Waste Management Associated
with GHG Reduction in Korea/ Zong Woo Geem (Gachon University, korea), Optimization Models
for Energy Sustainability/ Samuel Seo (Notre Dame University, USA), Chemically Turnable Ionic
Liquids with Aprotic Heterocyclic Anions for CO2 Capture/ Seonghoon Kim (Georgia Southern
University, USA), Piezoelectric-Based Energy Harvesting Technology for Highway Sustainability/
Sze Yang (University of Rhode Island, USA), Adhesion Study of Duplex Paint System for Sustain-
able Infrastructure/ Ajay Singh (URI, USA), Cold In-Place Recycling for Sustainable Roadway
Maintenance and Management.
MYUNG JA KIM, PhD
Forum Co-Chair
Former President
Green Korea 21 Forum
ESC-3 Infrastructure Safety sponsored by Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT):
Co-Chairs, Byung-Suk Kim (KICT, Korea) and Jun-Seok Oh (W. Michigan U, USA)
Gitae Park (KICT, Korea), Innovative Maintenance Technologies for Structures in Korea/ Dukgeun Yun (KICT, Korea), Development of Road Survey Vehicle and its Application for Road Safety
Program/ Mooyoung Han (Seoul National University, Korea), Enhancing the Safety and Resilience of
Urban Water Infrastructure by Rainwater Management/ Victor Geem (Gachun University, Korea),
Water Infrastructure Safety Assessment Using Neural Network/ Kevan Shafizadeh (California State
University at Sacramento, USA), Traffic Management and Facility Operations/ Jack Reilly (Uni-
versity of California at Berkeley, USA), Cybersecurity of Freeway Control Systems: Analysis of
Coordinated Ramp Metering Attacks/ Natacha Thomas (University of Rhode Island, USA),
Treatment of a Vulnerable Population at Hurricane Evacuation.
YONG-CHIL SEO, PhD
Forum Co-Chair
Professor
Yonsei University
KEY MESSAGES
It was envisioned that it would require state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on energy and safety issues
associated with various research fields, including materials, civil, environmental, mechanical, electrical, and
computer science and engineering. The vision of the National Science & Technology Commission (NSTC)
is continuing to work on improving the national R&D system and developing new growth engines in order
for Korea to make another economic transformation, this time into an advanced knowledge society. The
ESC Forum covered topics on new scientific discoveries and innovative engineering solutions in the areas
of energy resources and sustainability, nuclear energy and safety, nuclear policy and security, climate change,
waste management, energy harvesting, sustainable and safe infrastructure, water infrastructure, traffic management, and evacuation strategies. This ESC Forum provided a unique opportunity to foster the collaborative
efforts between Korea and the US related to cross-cutting technical and administrative disciplines on energy
and safety issues.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
The goal of the Forum was to identify challenges and opportunities focusing on declining oil consumption
and new energy production, which have strong worldwide interest from both intellectual and practical points
of view. Critical challenges on this Forum were energy policy and infrastructure safety. There is a strong
need to integrate basic research, engineering approaches and other technologies utilizing public confidences,
reconstructing the public, synthetic chemistry, materials science, and optimization techniques to better control
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and understand nuclear energy, infrastructure safety and climate change phenomena.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
It will be important in the future to understand how to handle nuclear energy and build public confidence.
It may require reconstructing the public in old and new governance. The sources of climate change and accidents should be identified scientifically, and renewable energy resources and safer infrastructures should be
actively searched and developed. We also need to utilize advanced technologies, e.g., optimization and cyber
security etc. Ultimately, such knowledge may be critical for designing future energy facilities and civil infrastructure aimed at reducing accidents, pollution and climate change.
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UKC 2014 KSEA HISTORY FORUM SUMMARY
PRESENTATION TITLES AND SPEAKERS:
Theme: History of KSEA Brain Influx to Korean Academia for the Build-up of Basic Capabilities
Chair Ki-Hyon Kim (NC Central University, USA)
Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang (KAIST, Daejon, Korea), Sung-Chul Shin (DGIST, Daegu, Korea).
Chair Howard Ho Chung (KAIST, Daejon, Korea)
Wook Hyun Kwon (Seoul National University, Korea), Chueng-Ryong Ji (North Carolina State University,
USA).
YONG NAK LEE, PhD
Forum Chair
CEO
Heat Transfer Research & Development, Ltd.
Theme: History of KSEA Brain Influx to Korean Industries and Research Institutes
Chair Sung-Kwon Kang (IBM TJ Watson Research Center, USA)
Han Hwangbo (Space Technology Group, USA), Chai Chin Suh (19th KSEA President), Lee Ki-Woo (Korea
Institute of Energy Research). Daejon, Korea).
KEY MESSAGES
The UKC-2014 KSEA History Forum focused on how much impact the first generation Korean-American
scientists and engineers have had on the build-up of industrialized Korea in academia, research institutes and
industries. In particular, an objective view from KIER: how UKCs had helped build up the KIER capabilities
to their present status was a true testimony to the importance of our organization, KSEA, to the welfare of the
future of Korea.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
There is a strong need to continue the KSEA History Forum similar to that of UKC-2014 in order to further
investigate and to collect more information on how much contribution KSEA members have made for the
modern industrialized Korea.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
KSEA History Committee should continue its course for collecting data.
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YGPF Summary
UKC 2014 YOUNG GENERATION PROFESSIONAL FORUM
YGPF SUMMARY
YGPF Program Summary
The 7th Young Generation Professional Forum (YGPF) was successfully held August 7-9, 2014 in
San Francisco. Over 100 participants from the United States, Canada, and Korea attended this year’s
YGPF program at UKC.
SUN MIN JUNG
YG Director
787 Lead Engineer
Boeing
With this year’s UKC theme “Forward Together”, the
YGPF program introduced a new workshop for our
YG members on how to write event proposals and
collaborate with local chapters.YGPF participants
also had the great opportunity to hear from a panel
of startup entrepreneurs from the San Francisco area
along with some of our key sponsors of UKC. In
addition, this years,YGPF program received over
75 poster presentations, invited 4 keynote speakers
(current KSEA YG members Michael Lee, Hasol
Hong, Dr. John Lee, Dr. Benjamin Lee), and heard
from 4 leadership presentations as well as 4 technical
presentations.
Former Minister of Korea Dr. Sijoon Kim welcomed
all YGPF participants with an introduction of the
Young Generation Forum that he founded in Korea
and the YGPF program closed with a warm farewell
message from KSEA President Dr. Kookjoon Ahn at
the awards ceremony.
YGPF Entrepreneurship Forum
The entrepreneurship forum consisted of four speeches by speakers from a diverse back
grounds and the panel session comprised of young entrepreneurs and practitioners working in startups in different domains. The session was unique and informative in that it pre
sented the various facades of “real world” whether it be academia, corporate america, or
start-ups.
We kicked off the session with a speech by Dr. Sungmo Kang, who is the current President of KAIST. With his speech “Career Opportunities for S&T Graduates,” he emphasized the importance of science and technologies in creating innovation and boosting
a knowledge based economy. Then, we moved on to the corporate side of the world
featuring Dr.Sam Ryu who is a Senior Staff Engineer from Exxon Mobil. With decades
of experience of working for the corporate world, Dr.Ryu illustrated the benefits and
drawbacks of being an employee and also the personality traits essential to start one’s own
business.
After exploring academia and corporate america, we then moved on to the startup portion of the session. Erik Reinertsen, the moderator of the session, gave a brief presentation about Tek One which is an organization to promote startup activities for Korean-American
scientists and how participants can take advantage of it. Following, Hansol Hong who is the CEO
of Robolink, the company that makes educational robots, shared his story of starting his own business from the ground up, going bankrupt and facing failure, and rising to the challenge by starting
a completely new one. He ended his presentation with the lessons that he learned along the way
which was inspiring and insightful.
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Then follows the panel session, “I’m an entrepreneur, AMA” (AMA stands for
“Ask Me Anything”, which is a popular acronym borne in the social news website
Reddit). The panelists included Charles Lee (Co-founder, Fitbookr), Philip Han
(Co-founder, LightShed Health), Hansol Hong (Director, Robolink), Daniel Ko
(Strategic Account Manager, Shapeways), and Eddie Cho (Tangram, UX Designer). The session started with them speaking about what their companies are about,
what their roles are, and what their day-to-day looks like. There were many questions from participants and panelists shared their unique angles and practical tips.
Overall, the entrepreneurship forum was a huge success filled with information
and inspiration along with the practical guidance for one’s professional life.
YGPF Recipe for Successful YG Events Workshop
“Recipe for Successful YG Events” started with John Lee’s keynote presentation on “Career in Data Science”, the exciting new field that emerged to tackle
the unprecedented problems in the era of “big data”. He presented the sort of
problems he tries to solve and the perks of working as a data scientist. After touching upon his career, he then went into YG portion of his talk where he shared
his experience with the YG group of KSEA. With his vast experience in YG, he
emphasized three important factors for successful YG groups: people, quality, and energy.
After John’s energetic presentation,YG members (students and young professionals) were grouped with local chapter members and together each team brainstormed potential events they want to hold for the coming year. Then, Clara Park and
Janet Lee, with their experiences as YG officers, gave a practical seminar on how to write an effective KSEA event proposal which they need to submit to get funding for the proposed event. After the seminar, the group completed an event
proposal form ready to be submitted.
YGPF Oral and Poster Presentation Award
Recipients
Daniel Ko (Best Career Presentation)
Yena Son (Best Technical Presentation)
Linda Kim (Best Technical Poster Award)
Joonseok Lee (Best Technical Poster Award)
Hanbaek Lyu (Best Technical Poster Award)
Jisun Park (Best Technical Poster Award)
Steven Lee (Best Technical Poster Award)
Dongkook Lim (Best Career Poster Award)
Seattle YG (Best YG Poster Award)
YGPF Industry Forum wiht UKC Sponsors
UST (University of Science and Technology)
LG Electronics
SK Hynix
KIMS (Korea Institute of Materials Science)
UNIST (Ulsan National Inst of Science and Tech)
NFRI (National Fusion Research Institute)
KRICT (Korean Research Inst of Chemical Tech)
GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Tech)
KIMM (Korea Inst of Machinery and Materials)
Asan Institute for Life Sciences
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TESTIMONIALS
Honestly, I thought that this would be a place where I would feel really out of place, but everyone I met and interacted
with was super friendly and nice. It made me want to try to keep coming to more large KSEA events like this and
meet even more cool people I’m glad I got to meet many YGPF and I hope that we can meet up again sometime in
the future! -Yena Son (Research Assistant, University of Virginia)
Finally, I am back to reality... writing term papers and study for finals. UKC went so quickly and my mind doesn’t want
to come back to ordinary life. During YGPF, I had so much fun with awesome people and received a lot of motivation.
I will go back to Korea at the end of this month but I wish to have a chance to attend other events and see you guys
again soon - Jinwoo Han (Graduate Student, Portland State University)
On the plane ride back home, the stewardess asked me what I wanted to drink. I said water. By the time she was
handing me the cup, I had fallen asleep. Extremely sleep-deprived? Yes. Worth it? You bet! It was wonderful to spend
the few precious days with YGPFl! I loved seeing faces old & new, and I am again grateful that I had the chance to be
surrounded by such amiable, kind, enthusiastic, and talented individuals! Shout out to the organizers & “advisors” for
another successful conference, as well as to the speakers & participants - I learned so many new things! I hope everyone
had an amazing time. - Jina Lim (Graduate Student, University of Washington)
A big thank you goes out to the organizers, advisors and all participants who had the chance to enjoy awkward silences
with me throughout the conference. I was truly motivated to seek more and achieve more! I really hope I can attend
more KSEA events to meet everyone again. - Hansol Kim (University of Toronto)
New and old faces. Inspiring speeches.. I hope these past few days left many of us with some unforgettable memories,
because they did for me. I also hope that it ignited something that the participants would like to seek further, regardless
of where they are or what they do. - Dennis Cha (UCLA)
After attending my first KSEA YG event in Houston Ygnite 2014 (which was an amazing conference), I was really
excited to attend the YGPF at San Francisco for UKC 2014. As expected, there were inspirational talks, and excellent
technical sessions during YGPF. There is an amazing vibe and energy during these 4 exceptional days of networking
and many awesome, talented individuals with contagious enthusiasm for science, entrepreneurship and networking
get together. Initially, still relatively newcomer to KSEA, I was a bit nervous about fitting in, and adapting to the social
climate. Many would think that at a conference such as UKC, people behave in a sort of singularity where only form of
dialogue is of stern intellectual discourses about science or technical topics. However, that was far from the case. I found
out that everyone was -as a hip New Yorker would put it- ‘madd chillz’. Sure, there definitely were moments of technical dialogues and discussions (which I enjoy), especially during the technical sessions, but most conversations were far
from it. Individuals gathered at YGPF collectively do a great job at facilitating a great environment that balances both
professional and personal interactions. From the seminars to the evening networking sessions to the really really late
night networking sessions, it was overall a fantastic experience. I’m very thankful to have met so many great people,
many whom I call friends now through this event. I’m excited to take the next step as a contributor at my local chapter
when I go back home to New York, and help bring the sort of network envisioned by KSEA. Until next time, cheers
for the great friends and memories. Jason Ki (Graduate Assistant, City College of New York)
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Featured Articles
RAINWATER, WISDOM FROM KOREAN ANCESTORS
Let me ask you a question before we begin to talk about rainwater in detail. Don’t be nervous. It is a very
easy question. Do you know what day July 17 is in South Korea? It is Constitution Day. Then, the next question is a little bit more difficult. Do you know the lyrics of the song ‘Constitution Day’? I’ll give you a hint. If
I mention King Dan-gun, you will be able to remember the song.
MOOYOUNG HAN, PhD
Professor
Seoul National University
The Constitution Day song begins with the following phrase: “(King Dan-gun) took care of the rain, wind,
and clouds and helped humans.” The lyrics were motivated by the old Korean history of Dan-gun, who
founded the very first Korean kingdom, called Gojoseon in 2333 BC. It is very significant and interesting
that the first line of the song in memory of the proclamation of Constitution in 1948 started with the rain,
wind, and cloud. With these lyrics of the Korean national song, it is safe to say that rain, wind, and clouds
are crucial characteristics of the Korean climate.
Because monsoons, droughts and floods were frequent in our country, our ancestors have familiarized themselves with the characteristics of the rain, clouds, and wind, and managed rainwater carefully and respectfully.
Kings and prominent officials of Korea held rituals for rain during long droughts, and prayed during long
rainy seasons to stop the rain. The world’s first rain gauge invented in 1441 AD by King Sejong the Great is
also related to these efforts of managing rainwater. This rain gauge was used wisely to set reasonable taxation
based on amount of annual rainfall.
From the general public to senior officials, our ancestors have been developed technologies to manage rain.
One example is Byuk-Gol-Jae, which is an artificial reservoir bank and a great lake in the southern part of
Korea built during the age of the Kingdom of Baekje in 330 AD. The lake was so large that people named the
southern part of the lake as Honam (Ho means lake, Nam means south). Byuk-Gol-Jae’s technology was also
used by Japan. One example is Japan’s artificial reservoir Sayama-Ike, which was built with similar technology
during ancient times in Osaka in 616 AD and it is still in use today.
Like the old phrase ‘No pain, no gain,’ suffering is necessary in order to achieve great accomplishments. For
example, the Netherlands, who suffered from poor water quality at the downstream of the Rhine, is known
for its water treatment technology. Similarly, water shortage issues of Israel resulted in advanced water reuse
technology. Also, famous beer and wine of European countries can be explained with their poor water quality. Likewise, the efforts of overcoming frequent, harsh, and unfavorable floods and droughts have developed
Korea as a country with best rainwater management technology.
The average precipitation of Korea is 1,283 mm. However, the large value of variance of rainfall, which
indicates uneven distribution of the annual precipitation, complicates the management of rainwater. Looking from this angle, our ancestors must have gained water management technology in order to survive in
monsoon regions where many people were suffering from spring droughts and summer floods every year. So
our ancestors’ good water management is due to Korea’s unfavorable precipitation pattern. This unfavorable
climate allowed our ancestors to find more reliable and sustainable ways of water management in order to
overcome difficulties and survive.
As mentioned before, Korea is situated in a poor environment concerning rainwater management due to
uneven distribution of rainfall and mountainous topography. Thus, there is no other country that can teach
us water management technology suitable for our country. Our ancestors maintained and inherited a country
described “as beautiful as silk embroidery” through overcoming the harsh environment for the last 5000 years.
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We can proudly say that this beautiful land has been built on the wisdom and knowledge of our ancestors.
Despite our ancestor’s proud technology, the importance of rainwater management is misunderstood and
underestimated today. Groundless, exaggerated information of acid rain and various non-scientific arguments
drive regulations and practices of urban design to consider rain as a pollutant that should be drained as soon
as possible (Drain City concept). This quick disposal of rainwater not only increases peak flow rate and causes
flooding, but also dries rivers later, which all result in the interruption of natural water circulation.
Now, it is time to recover our ancestor’s wisdom and insight, consider rainwater as the source of all water and
manage it well by collecting, storing and utilizing it as much as possible (Rain City concept). I am confident
that proud technologies and philosophies of our ancestors will enable us to help and teach other countries
that are facing similar water management problems. An integration of the IT industry and other advanced
technologies will also create a synergistic effect. Several modern examples of recovering marvelous wisdom
and insight of our ancestors can be found in Korea, which will be helpful to overcome world water problems
and to regain water management championship. Such precious wisdom from Korean ancestors may be submerged not only in the field of water management, but also in many fields of science and technology. It will
be our role to find those hidden Korean wisdom and use it for sustainability and welfare of all the mankind.
Related youtube link: Seoul National University Engineering Building Roof-Top
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pubJr7pfgZE (in Korean)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04M7XEuovWE (in English)
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Featured Article
GENDERED INNOVATIONS: WHAT IS IT AND HOW IT IMPROVES
YOUR RESEARCH AND CAREER
HEE YOUNG PAIK, PhD
President of KOFWST
Professor
Seoul National University
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced that, beginning October, 2014, all the researchers applying for grants for preclinical research should balance the sex of the animals or cells used in the
experiment. (Nature. 2014 May 15;509(7500):282-3) Since 1993, researchers have been required to include
women and minorities in the Phase 3 clinical trials, but this is the first time that such requirements apply to
animal and cell experiments. It is in line with the policies adapted in Horizon2020 of European Commission
and other granting agencies in the world including Canada to overcome the biases in science and technology
research caused by the convention of using only one sex, usually males. Science communities began to realize
the social, economic, and humanitarian consequences of the lack of data on females. (Science. 2010 Mar 26;
327:1572-2)
Gendered Innovations (GI), started by Dr. Londa Schiebinger, John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science at Stanford University and one of the plenary speakers at UKC 2014, harness the power of sex/gender
analysis to discover and create new knowledge. Leading a team of over 60 scholars from the US, Europe, and
Canada, she developed 23 cases in a broad range of fields in science and technology categorized into basic
science, medicine, technology and environment. The methods used and the cases analyzed as well as recent
trends and policies on gender in science and technology can be found from the website (http://genderedinnovations.stanford.edu). The site has been translated into Korean and made available by the Center for
Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET) (http://genderedinnovations.wiset.re.kr/).
In 2013, the Korea Foundation of Women’s Science and Technology Associations (KOFWST) started work
on several cases studies employing methods of gender analysis developed by Dr. Schiebinger. On August
6, 2014, the Gendered Innovations NSF-KOFWST Workshop for Expert Review was held at Stanford
University to review two cases developed by KOFWST research team. (See Picture) GI is a fascinating new
approaches in STEMM fields because it reveals the importance of balance of researchers and research subjects
for discoveries of ultimate truth in research and the applications of science research for all human-beings. It
will be timely for KSEA members to become familiarize with the concept of GI and adopt in their research
and work.
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Chapter News
SEATTLE WASHINGTON CHAPTER
Officers Leadership Training (LT)
JANELLE WEE
Seattle WA CHAPTER
Seattle Pacific University
What better way to connect the old and
the new than an overnight YG Officers’
Leadership Training! At the beginning of July,
thirty officers and our chapter staffs gathered
together for a time of bonding between the
new officers and the old officers, as well as
more intimate bonding among the different
teams. For bonding activities, we enjoyed a delicious outdoor barbecue party in the park and all met together
for snacks. We also met with our designated teams to get to know each other and establish our duties. To end
the night, we met as an entire YG group to develop our vision for the year and plan exciting and fun events.
The old officers provided great insight and knowledge on the organization of our Seattle chapter, the proposing and reporting of KSEA events, and the re-establishment of the vision of KSEA. Their words encouraged
us to be well connected, work efficiently as a team, and be creative in our thinking as we plan events for the
upcoming year.
2014 Summer BBQ Annual Picnic
GRACE HYEYOUN YANG
Seattle WA CHAPTER
University of Washington, Seattle
On Saturday, July 19, 2014, we held our annual Summer BBQ Picnic at Seattle Madrona Park enjoyed by
the entire Seattle chapter. About 100 participants attended the event, including members, non-members, and
prospective members interested in joining KSEA.
To kick off the event, we played fun ice breakers and separated into teams (tables) to compete in prizewinning games! Afterwards, we enjoyed a delicious selection of BBQ meat, side dishes, and desserts. After
the delicious lunch, we enjoyed fun prize winning games and events with most of the YG participants. Such
events dragged participants attentions which helped them to be more engaged in KSEA events in the future.
Thanks to the hard work of the YG officers and the food contributions from Seattle chapter, a very fun and
welcoming environment was created for new members to join in our Seattle chapter. A whopping total of 35
new young professional and graduate student members were made that day! However, this was not the only
result of the event. This was also a great time for all groups (Adult,Young Professional, Graduate, and Undergraduate) to network and meet with each other.
Lightning Happy Hour
On August 2nd, a casual lightning Happy Hour was held at Shultzy’s
in University District, Seattle. There were 25 participants that
enjoyed free food, drinks, and good company! This was a fun and
spontaneous time to meet with members and non-members and
to recruit any new members if possible. With support of the Seattle
chapter for some foods, the YG officers and members had a great
time of bonding and the officers really got the members excited
about KSEA and the events to follow.
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Member News
MENTORING SERVICE FOR ENGINEERING APPLIED
MATHEMATICS
There may be many ways for members to help one another based on their academic knowledge and experience for the interest and benefit of other members.
The main aim of this mentoring service is to place at the disposal of the engineering graduate students and
engineering professionals the basis of an intelligent working knowledge of a number of facts and techniques
relevant to some fields of engineering applied mathematics in the three subject areas of integral equations,
variational calculus, and matrices which are useful in varied fields of application.
CHAI CHIN SUH, PhD
KSEA 19TH PRESIDENT
[email protected]
Since it was announced in the KSEA publication: KSEA 42 Letters-Vol. 42 No.3 p.38, this service was well
received and a number of members contacted me and sought my guidance in such areas as the following:
the Sturm-Liouville problem in light of the variational calculus, the Greens function construction by conformal mapping, the kernel specified as a table of values in empirical nature, the Hilbert-Schmit theory, the
method of weighting functions including the Galerkin method, kernel approximation, and so on.
A number of members have requested detailed contents of each subject area so that they can look into the
structural makeup of each individual subject. Therefore, I am pleased to include such detailed contents of
each subject as follows:
Matrices and Linear Equations
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Special matrices
The inverse matrix
Rank of a matrix
Solvability of sets of linear equations
Linear equations and vector space
Characteristic-value problems
Quadratic forms
Hermitian matrices
Multiple characteristic numbers of symmetric
matrices
Definite forms
Discriminants and invariants
Functions of symmetric matrices
Numerical solution of characteristic-value
problems
Generalized characteristic-value problems
Characteristic numbers of nonsymmetric
matrices
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Hamilton’s principle
Lagrange’s equations
Variational problems for deformable bodies
Useful transformations
The Rayleigh-Ritz method
A semidirect method
Integral Equations
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Natural boundary conditions and transition
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Constraints and Lagrange multipliers
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equations
The Green’s function
Fredholm equations with separable kernels
Hilbert-Schmidt theory
Iterative methods for solving equations of the
second kind
The Neumann series
Fredholm theory
Singular integral equations
Special devices
Iterative approximations to characteristic functions
Approximation of Fredholm equations by sets
of algebraic equations
Approximate methods of undetermined coefficients
The method of collocation
The method of weighting functions
The method of least squares
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Upcoming KSEA Events
REGIONAL CONFERENCE
2014 5th KSEA West Golf Coast Regional Conference (WGCRC)
Nov. 1, Houston,Texas
APS EVENTS
KEPS UNCONVENTIONAL SHALE GAS/OIL AND ITS IMPLICATION
Nov. 7-8, Embassy Suite Hotel, Houston
KASBP FALL SYMPOSIUM
Nov. 7-8,The Westin Governor Morris, Morristown, NJ
CHAPTER EVENTS
TAMPA BAY Picnic for Membership Drive in 2014-2015
Nov. 1, Lettuce Park and Recreation
BERKELEY Monthly Seminar: October-March
Nov. 5, Lawrence Berkelety National Lab.
INDIANA KSEA Career Forum Nov. 6
ST. LOUIS Undergrad Biweekly Seminar
Nov. 7 & 21, McMillan Conference Room at Washington Univ.
GEORGIA Local Seminar 1
Nov. 15, Meeting Room A, Hyatt Place, Duluth, GA
GEORGIA IT Project Phase I with College Students
Nov. 15, Buckhead, GA
NEW ENGLAND Career Development Workshop
Nov. 15, MIT Bldg 6 Room 120
SAN DIEGO Annual Technical/Entrepreneur Seminars and GM
Nov. 15,, Sheraton Carlsbad, CA
ST. LOUIS Monthly Research Seminar
Nov. 15, Conference Room at Washington Univ.
MICHIGAN Fall Seminar 2014
Nov. 16, Angel Hall, Univ. of Michgan
GEORGIA Study Abroad Workshop
Nov. 18, Clough Undergrad Learning Commons
TAMPA BAY YG Membership Drive
Nov. 18, USF Marshall Center
INDIANA KSEA Mentorship Bowling
Nov. 20, Michael Colby
NY METRO KMSO
Nov. 22, Queens College, City Univ. of New York
SAN DIEGO Mentoring Program and Office Hours Nov.
INDIANA YG Purdue Dinner with Professor Nov.
ARKANSAS Branch Events for KSEA Membership Promotion
Nov. Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Jefferson
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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: [email protected]. Web: http://www.ksea.org
DIRECTORS COMMITTEE 43RD ADMINISTRATION
President: Kook Joon Ahn, California Dept. of Transportation
(O) 916-227-9257, [email protected]
President-Elect: Youngsoo Kim , North Carolina State University
(O) 919-571-9393, [email protected]
Vice President (VP1): Steve Lee, Caltrans
(O) 916-227-8254, [email protected]
Vice President (VP2): Yongho Sohn, University of Central Florida
(O) 407-882-1181, [email protected]
Executive Director: Sung Yi, Portland State University
(O) 503-725-5470, [email protected]
Finance Director: Youngshin Lee, San Diego State University
(O) 619-594-5385, [email protected]
Presidential Adviser: Jae Hoon Kim, Boeing
(O) 425-643-4372, [email protected]
General Director/Headquarter Operations Director: Junho Cha, Intel
(O) 206-550-6611, [email protected]
Information Technology Director: Changmo Kim, UC, Davis
(O) 530-752-4886, [email protected]
Technical Group Director: Hanjoong Jo, GIT & Emory
(O) 404-324-9654, [email protected]
Affiliated Professional Society Director: Sohyun Ahn, NIH
(O) 301-402-2426, [email protected]
Publication Director 1: Byeong-Uk Kim, GA Department of Natural Resources
(O) 404-362-2526, [email protected]
Publication Director 2: Sooyeun Kim, University of Washington
(O) 206-353-9336, [email protected]
Publication Director 3: Sanghyuck Park, Georgia Gwinnett College
(O) 678-571-6172 [email protected]
Pulication Director 4: Yuna Shim, Samsung Research America
(O) , [email protected]
Membership Director 1: Haejung An, USDA
(O) 626-447-1743, [email protected]
Membership Director 2: Seungwook Lim, Caltrans
(O) 916-654-8626, [email protected]
Membership Director 3: Donghoon Yoon, University of Arkansas
(O) 501-526-6990, [email protected]
Membership Director 4: Youn Sim, County of LA Public Works
(O) 626-755-4989, [email protected]
Project Director 1: Gye Won Han, The Scripps Research Inst.
(O) 310-738-3518, [email protected]
Project Director 2: Junghwan Kim, University of Arkansas
(O) 501-960-3877, [email protected]
Project Director 3: Chang Hwan Park, Parsons Brinckerhoff
(O) 916-567-2570, [email protected]
YG Director 1: Sunmin Jung, Boeing
(O) 425-263-2233, [email protected]
YG Director 2: Dennis Hong, UCLA
(O) 310-825-9471, [email protected]
Headquarters Staff
IT Staff: Jongsung You, 703-748-1221, [email protected]
Finance Manager: Kelly Han, 703-748-1221,[email protected]
Admin Manager: Euna Yoon, 703-748-1221, [email protected]
Associate Project Manager: Hye Won Cho, 703-748-1221, [email protected]
Auditors
Jun-Seok Oh, 269-276-3216, [email protected]
Kyungjae Myung, 301-451-8748, [email protected]
Byungkyu “Brian” Park, 434-924-6347, [email protected]
Elected Councilors
Group A: Physics
Seung-Hun Lee, 434-924-7959, [email protected]
Group B: Chemistry
Dong Hee Son, 979-458-2990, [email protected]
Group C: Mathematics, Geology, Meteorology, Statistics, Others
Sookkyung Lim, 513-556-4127, [email protected]
Group D: Biology, Botany, Zoology, Biomedical Engineering, Genetic Engineering
Jongdae Lee, 858-822-5762, [email protected]
Group E: Agriculture, Ecology, Food, Nutrition
Sung Woo Kim, 919-513-1494, [email protected]
Group F: Medical Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Veterinary Medicine,
Physical Education
Haejung An, 626-616-6524, [email protected]
Group G: Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Nuclear
Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Applied Chemistry
Su Ha , 509-335-3786, [email protected]
Group H: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture
Byoung-Do Kim, 540-220-5459, [email protected]
Seungbae Park, 607-777-3415, sbpark@binghamton, edu
Group I: Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mining Engineering
Min Jun Kim, 215-581-4946, [email protected]
Group J: Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering
Alex Hak-Chul Shin, 225-578-0277, [email protected]
Jae Hyeong Ryu, 208-473-5120, [email protected]
Group K: Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Communication Engineering
Bong-Kyun (Bo) Ryu, 858-805-5608, [email protected]
Tae (Tom) Oh, 585-752-6936, [email protected]
Group L: Computer Science, Systems Engineering
Jihie Kim, 310-377-3867, [email protected]
Jeonghee Shin, 914-907-6014, [email protected]
Group M: Industrial Engineering and Mgmt Science
Young B. Choi, 757-352-4949, [email protected]
Former President Councilors
Hyungmin Michael Chung, Calif. State Univ., Long Beach,
562-985-7691, [email protected]
Yong Nak Lee, HTRD Ltd,, 847-577-5967, ynlee@@htrdltd.com
Chan-Mo Park, PUST, 82-10-3521-8909, [email protected]
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, [email protected]
Soolyeon Cho, 919-513-8061, [email protected]
Jungwoo Ryoo, 814-949-5243, [email protected]
ChongWoo Park, 678-597-8807, [email protected]
Nakyen Choy, 317-506-8910, [email protected]
Jullia Lee, 734-934-6290, [email protected]
Ken Choi, 312-567-3461, [email protected]
Sung-Hoon Gee, 208-596-8472, [email protected]
Jinhaeng Cho, 781-266-6990, [email protected]
Jae Young Kwak, 201-214-4773, [email protected]
K. Stephen Suh, 551-996-8214, [email protected]
Soolyeon Cho, 919-513-8061, [email protected]
Jung-Kyu Park, 614-592-8808, [email protected]
Junho Cha, 206-550-6611, [email protected]
Moses Noh, 215-895-2273, [email protected]
Doyoon Kim, 314-761-7049, [email protected]
Yeom-Moo Jason Choi, 714-593=7897, [email protected]
Sangjoon Sohn, 713-503-1454, [email protected]
Eun-Suk Seo, 301-405-4855, [email protected]
Byungjin Min, 334-727-8393, [email protected]
Dongwoon Kim, 512-796-9022, [email protected]
Steve Sung Won Moon, 408-202-6302, [email protected]
Sung-Ung Kang, 443-540-7829, [email protected]
Dongwon Shin, 865-574-5446, [email protected]
Hyejin Moon, 817-272-2017, [email protected]
Jaesup Lee, 804-371-4871, [email protected]
Seung-Yul Yun, 217-255-8540, [email protected]
Kevin Kyoungseok Kim, 608-698-3519, [email protected]
Yong Lee, 540-231-8484, [email protected]
Sang Wu Kim, 515-294-2726, [email protected]
Hee-Kyung Lee, 801-915-1542, [email protected]
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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, [email protected]
Jung Joo Hwang, 858-534-5715, [email protected]
Brian Shin, 360-909-1102, [email protected]
Chiwon W. Lee, 701-239-4935, [email protected]
Yoon-Seong Kim, 407-266-7070, [email protected]
Junsung Kim, 813-731-5589, [email protected]
Gang-Ryung Uh, 208-426-5691, [email protected]
Sangkee Min, 510-495-4713, [email protected]
Yoonseok Lee, 352-333-8666, [email protected]
Duk-Hyung Lee, 859-858-3511, [email protected]
Sun-Ok Lee, 479-575-6921, [email protected]
Jongguen Lee, 513-556-2127, [email protected]
Hak-Joon Sung, 615-322-6986, [email protected]
Tammy Cho, 82-18-282-7995, [email protected]
Committee Chairs
Contest Committee:
Steve J. Lee, 916-227-8254, [email protected]
Election Committee:
Hosin Lee, 313-335-6818, [email protected]
Fund Management Committee:
Yonil Park, 301-402-1438, [email protected]
History Committee:
Ki-Hyon Kim, 919-423-4297, [email protected]
Honors and Awards Committee:
K. Wayne Lee, 401-874-2695, [email protected]
Long-range Planning Committee:
Moon Won Suh, 919-515-6580, [email protected]
Nomination Committee:
Hyungmin Michael Chung, 562-665-0372, [email protected]
Rules Committee:
Nak Ho Sung, 617-627-3447, [email protected]
Scholarship Committee:
Sung Woo Kim, 919-513-1494, [email protected]
Young Generation Committee:
Benjamin Lee, 734-678-1285, [email protected]
Affiliated Professional Society (APS) Presidents
Association of Korean Neuroscientists (AKN)
Kwang-Soo Kim, 781-862-4195, [email protected]
Association of Korean Physicists in America (AKPA)
Jaehoon Yu, 817-808-9605, [email protected]
Baltimore Life Scientists Association (BLSA)
Sung-Ung Kang, 443-540-7829, [email protected]
Korean American Construction, Engineering, & Project Management Association (KACEPMA)
Yong Cho, 404-385-2038, [email protected]
Korean-American Food Technologists Association (KAFTA)
Youngmo Yoon, 317-381-2608, [email protected]
Korean-American Intellectual Property Bar Association (KAIPBA)
Sunhee (Sunny) Lee, 202-775-7588, [email protected]
Korean-American Materials Society (KAMS)
Jiyoung Kim, 972-883-6412, [email protected]
Korean-American Mathematical Scientists Association (KAMSA)
Eunchun Cho, 703-203-1662, [email protected]
Korean-American Society for Biomedical Informatics (KASBI)
James S. Song, 301-435-5928, [email protected]
Korean American Society for Biotech & Phamaceuticals (KASBP)
Youngsun Kim, 609-860-2649, [email protected]
Korean-American Energy Exploration & Production Society (KEPS)
Sam Jae Cho, 713-301-2020, [email protected]
Korean Computer Scientists & Engineers Association in America (KOCSEA)
Minkyong Kim, 914-784-7149, [email protected]
Korean-American Offshore Engineers Association (KOEA)
Gonghyun Jung, 713-557-0671, [email protected]
Korean Life Scientists at UCSF (KOLIS)
Hyunsun Jo, 415-734-4972, [email protected]
Korean Pathologists Association of North America (KOPANA)
Eun Young Lee, 859-257-5469, [email protected]
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Korean Transportation Association in America (KOTAA)
In-Kyu Lim, 804-658-7479, [email protected]
Korean-American Society of Civil and Environmental Engineers(KSCEE)
K. Wayne Lee, 401-369-1565, [email protected]
Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering (KWiSE)
Eun-Suk Seo, 301-405-4855, [email protected]
NIH-Korean Scientists Association (NIH-KSA)
Sohyun Ahn, 301-402-2426, [email protected]
New York Korean Biologists (NYKB)
Jae Hoon Jeong, 917-565-6634, [email protected]
Research Triangle Park Bioscience and Biotechnology Meeting (RTP B&B)
Hangsik Moon, 919-281-7340, [email protected]
San Diego Korean Biomedical Association (SDKoBA)
Sung Hwan Cho, 858-414-4147, [email protected]
The Society of Korean Statisticians in America (SKSA)
Sin-Ho Jung, 919-668-8658, [email protected]
Korean-American Biomedical Engineering Society (KBMES)
Hanjoong Jo, 404-712-9654, [email protected]
Korean Biological Sciences Research Group at Michigan (KBM)
Sang-Uk Seo, 734-834-1584, [email protected]
Korea-American Association for Geospatial and Environmental Sciences
(KAGES) Woonsup Choi, 414-229-2671, [email protected]
TeK One (TeK One)
Bong-Kyun Ryu, 858-805-5608, [email protected]
Ex-Presidents
Young Bae Kim, USC, 213-740-2311
Sang Il Choi, POSTECH, 919-357-7018, [email protected]
Kwang Bang Woo, Yonsei Univ., 82-2-2123-3555, [email protected]
Yong Nak Lee, HTRD, 847-577-5967,[email protected]
Jae Young Park, NC State Univ., 919-848-6110, [email protected]
Chan-Mo Park, POSTECH, 82-11-521-8909, [email protected]
Dong Han Kim, POSTECH, 82-54-279-2101, [email protected]
Ki-Hyon Kim, NC Central Univ., 919-530-6451, [email protected]
Kwang Kuk Koh, Chrysan Ind., 734-667-4081, [email protected]
Chin Ok Lee, Rockefeller Univ., 212-327-8617, [email protected]
Chai Chin Suh, 610-678-0534, [email protected]
Moo Young Han, Duke Univ., 919-660-2575, [email protected]
Kun Sup Hyun, PPI, 973-596-3267, [email protected]
Hyo-Gun Kim, K-JIST, 703-663-8803, [email protected]
Moon Won Suh, NC State Univ., 919-515-6580, [email protected]
Dewey Doo-Young Ryu, UC Davis, 530-752-8954, [email protected]
Saeyoung Ahn, Fuzbien Tech. Institute, 301-279-5453, [email protected]
Kyong Chul Chun, 301-598-3396, [email protected]
Ki Dong Lee, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 217-244-0421, [email protected]
Hong Taik (Thomas) Hahn, 310-825-2383, [email protected]
Howard Ho Chung, Argonne National Lab., 630-818-6715, [email protected]
Nak Ho Sung, Tufts University, 617-627-3447, [email protected]
Chan I. Chung, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 518-727-3655, [email protected]
Quiesup Kim, JPL/NASA, 818-354-8612, [email protected]
Sung Won Lee, Univ. of Maryland, 301-405-1128, [email protected]
Sung K. Kang, IBM T.J. Watson Research Ctr., 914-945-3932, [email protected]
Kang-Won Wayne Lee, Univ. of Rhode Island, 401-874-2695, [email protected]
Kang-Wook Lee, IBM T.J. Watson Research Ctr., 914-945-3070, [email protected]
Chueng-Ryong Ji, North Carolina State Univ., 919-515-3478, [email protected]
Jae Hoon Kim, The Boeing Company, 425-786-7723, [email protected]
Hosin Lee, University of Iowa, 319-335-6818, [email protected]
Hyungmin Michael Chung, Calif. State Univ., Long Beach, 562-985-7691, [email protected]
Myung Jong Lee, City University of NY, 212-650-7260, [email protected]
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 EDITORIAL NOTE FOR 43RD KSEA LETTERS
Journal of the Korean-American Scientists & Engineers Association
A Message from the Publication Directors of the KSEA 43rd Administration
The 43rd KSEA publication team wishes you to have the season’s best time in your life.
In the October issue of KSEA Letters of the 43rd administration, we summarized the highlights of the USKorea Conference (UKC), the KSEA’s flagship event. This year’s UKC was held in San Francisco, CA,
from Aug 6 to Aug 9, 2014 with the theme of “Forward Together.” About 1,300 people joined the
conference. Many attendees testified that they enjoyed inspirational presentations and works by invited
speakers, fellow KSEA members, and other participants including young generations.
Beyond these summaries, we are honored to deliver to you two featured articles from UKC speakers, Drs.
Moo Young Han and Hee Young Paik. Dr. Han’s article titled “Rainwater, Wisdom from Korean Ancestors”
describes how Korean ancestor’s wisdom and insight inspires his water management research and invites you
to explore these precious resources from the past in your work. Dr. Paik’s article titled “Gendered Innovations: what is it and how it improves your research and career” reinforces the importance of balance in our
daily scientific/technological life. After all, we all try to do our best in science and engineering fields for all
human-beings.
As you may know KSEA is going under the first Council restructuring of its history to make KSEA well-prepared for the forthcoming future in the rapidly changing world. Because members like you are the foundation of the KSEA, the 43rd administration wants to share the progress of efforts and to know what you want.
The KSEA News Letter will be utilized as a tool to support this open collaboration throughout this term.
We are pleased to share the news about events held by Seattle Washington chapter.
The 43rd KSEA publication team hopes to bring you the best News Letter and invite all of you to be part
of the group efforts. If you have good ideas, news, events, or articles to share, please simply e-mail them to
[email protected].
KSEA LETTERS
Vol. 43 No. 1
October 2014
DR, BYEONG-UK KIM
Publication Director
DR. SOOYEUN KIM
Publication Director
DR. SANG-HYUCK PARK
Publication Director
MS. YUNA SHIM
Publication Director
Environmental Modeler
GA Dept. of Natural Resources
Research Assistant Professor
University of Washington
Assistant Professor
Georgia Gwinnett College
Samsung Research America
Published by the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, in any form or any means, without the prior written permission of KSEA.
KSEA assumes no responsibility for statements and opinions expressed in this publication.
KSEA LETTERS vol. 43 / no. 1 /// 67
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) [email protected]
- 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