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The Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESEMERGING LEADERSJANUARY 7-9 2011SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

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March 2011Vol. 39, No. 2 (Serial No. 213)

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As we embark on the Year of the Rabbit (the l u c k i e s t s i g n o n t h e Asian Zodiac), we had another successful Young Generation Technology Leadership Conference (YGTLC 2011) in early J a n u a r y i n S e a t t l e , Washington. Also,we look forward to two major events, 2011 KSEA Elections and the National Math and Science Competition (NMSC 2011) .

This issue of KSEA Letters features the YGTLC 2011 and its theme, “Emerging Technologies Emerging Leaders.” More than 160 Young Generation (YG) scientists, engineers, and students from across the USA attended this annual conference, setting a record number of participants. This issue also features the 2011 KSEA Elections with candidate statements and photos. Finally, we have a preview of the NMSC 2011, which will take place on April 16, 2011 at participating local chapters across the United States.

“I am YG too,” was a familiar cry during YGTLC 2011, even among the speakers and sponsors of the age 40+ and 50+ who volunteered for the conference. The excitement, opportunities, and challenges that the YG face invite everyone to be a YG as well. Please read on for further information on the YGTLC 2011 program and articles.

KSEA Letters has served as a primary publication to deliver information and news about members and local chapters, announcements, as well as articles to entertain our readers. Hard copies are delivered three times a year to more than 3,300 KSEA members in the United States and Korea. Electronic versions of most past issues are also available on the KSEA website.

The “new look” of KSEA Letters is now in its third year with innovative changes in colorful and elaborate graphic designs. We are continuously working to improve contents and designs to make KSEA Letters more enjoyable to read.

When you read these articles, we encourage you to be an author for the next issue. The readers will enjoy reading about all kinds of your chapter events, such as picnics, local conferences, and symposiums. You can even write about something interesting from an individual perspective. We cordially welcome any article or memoir, or even a personal one like your family’s story that you wish to share with fellow members.

Sincerely Yours,

Seong Gon Kong, Sung Woo Kim, Steve LeePublication Directors

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KSEA LETTERS

Publisher Jae Hoon Kim

Publication Directors Seong Gon Kong Sung Woo Kim

Steve Lee

Publication CoordinatorEuna Yoon

Graphic Design Anna Kim

Publication Date March 2011

Editorial Note

I AM YG Too!

Editorial Note...........................3

President’s Message.........6

YGTLC 2011 SpecialYGTLC 2011 Report......................................8Dinner Plenary Speeches.........................10CEO Plenary Lectures................................12Research Plenary Lecture........................12Essay Contest Winners.............................13Post Conference Testimonials...............19YGTLC2011 Photos....................................22

2011 Young Generation Forum.....................................................24

2011 KSEA Elections

Hyung-Min Michael Chung.....................30Myung Jong Lee...........................................32Kookjoon Ahn...............................................34Dongsam Ha..................................................35Hee-Koo Moon.............................................36Hyun Jong Shin............................................37

Regional Conference Reports................................................38

KSEA Headquarters News

The 39th Midterm Council Meeting...39KSEA Directory Project............................39Nominations for KSEA Positions.........402011 KSEA Awards....................................41NMSC 2011...................................................42

First KSEA TechBook................................43KSEA Young Investigator Grant...........43KSEA New Staff...........................................44KSEA Thanks ExxonMobil, Microsoft, and Boeing....................................................44

KSEA Member News

Prof. Moon Won Suh.................................45Prof. K. Wayne Lee....................................46

KSEA Chapter News

New York Metro.........................................48Central Virginia..........................................49New England...............................................50Seattle-Washington..................................51Sacramento Valley.....................................51

YG Chapter News

YG Chapter Presidents.............................53YG Seattle Chapter.....................................54

Affiliated Professional Societies News..........................56

KOCSEA...........................................................57KOPANA..........................................................57KASBP..............................................................59KEPS.................................................................59

UKC 2011.........................................61

Essay

Junk Food.......................................................64유학생들에게 주는 글....................................64

KSEA Organization..........66

KOREAN-AMERICAN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION | 재미한인과학기술자협회 6 March 2011

Dear Fellow KSEA Members,

New Year Greetings and Happy Lunar New Year 2011!

On behalf of the 39th Administration, I would like to thank you all for your dedicated service to KSEA. Thanks to your contributions, KSEA is now making steady and healthy progress. As of now we all can witness that KSEA has the opportunity to take a quantum leap forward to a single unique organization, truly representing all Korean-American Scientists and Engineers and Affiliated Professional Societies in the US. We should continue to sustain and even increase this momentum. In that sense, it was great to open the New Year with our YGTLC 2011 in Seattle, WA. This KSEA Letters Vol. 39-2, as the first issue in 2011, will have in-depth coverage of the YGTLC events. As we started the 39th Administration in July 2010, we launched an ambitious business plan and worked hard to achieve such organizational goal and vision. In August, 2010, we successfully organized and hosted UKC 2010 in Seattle, WA under the theme, “Green Technology for A New World.” We opened the New Year with YGTLC 2011 (January 7-10, 2011) in Seattle, WA under this year’s theme of “Emerging Technologies, Emerging Leaders.” YGTLC became the most premiere conference for 1.5 and 2.0 Generation Korean-Americans in Science, Engineering, Technology, and Leadership. I have witnessed that the YGTLC leadership exemplifies the true spirit of the Korean-American Young Generation. Personally, YGTLC 2011 was a memorable event to me as I had the honor to celebrate my Rabbit year birthday with YG Leaders as well as KUSCO and KSEA Directors one evening at my home during the YGTLC 2011.

Where we are now…

In January 2011, we had the Mid-Term Council Meeting at KSEA HQ in Vienna, VA with nearly 60 attendants including many Former Presidents, Local Chapter Presidents, Technical Group Councilors, Committee Chairs, Auditors, Directors, and HQ staff. The audit report from the Mid-Term Review summarizes that “The overall status of the KSEA is very healthy and growing, the financial position of the association is stronger than ever, and the 39th administration has been in compliance with the Bylaws and Policies of KSEA.” Thank you to everyone. In the first half (July - December 2010) of the 39th Administration, we made great progress and some important accomplishments.

1) Installed KSEA HQ networking infrastructure including network server (Dell PowerEdge) and security server (Netgear ProSecure STM600), LAN (Local Area Network), VPN (Virtual Private Network) to remotely access KSEA Servers.2) Accomplished KSEA-KOTRA Membership Database under KOTRA Project.3) Completely redesigned the KSEA public website.4) Implemented online membership management with a new YG Database.5) Enhanced online processes for scholarships, e-Voting, NMSC, and UKC.6) Completed digital archiving of all published KSEA Letters since 1971.7) Launched “재미한인 과학기술자 인명록” (KSEA Directory for Who’s Who in Korean-American Scientists and Engineers).8) Initiated KSEA History Task Force and established a formal “KSEA History Committee (KHC)” with approval from the Council to collect KSEA history to later publish a historical document to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of KSEA.9) Started KSEA Tech Book Series publication with the first Tech Book entitled, “Green IT: Technologies and Applications.”10) Set a record number of members (as of January 31), 2317 members (1933 paid) and a separate YG database of 1,000 members (with some duplications); this membership number is typically considered a performance metric for each administration. Our internal goal (although not advertised) of the 39th administration is 3,000 members and 2,000 YG members.

Jae Hoon Kim, Ph.D.

Message from the 39thPresident of KSEA


Where we are heading …

For the second half (January - June 2011) of the 39th Administration, although I have already started to count the days for me to step down, we still have many important tasks and events ahead. We have recurring annual events, such as scholarships (February-March), e-Voting (March-April), National Mathematics and Science Competition (April), various local chapter and regional conferences, and new and expanded activities.

1) Provide all local chapters with new web hosting services in the standard format (January).2) Install a security surveillance monitoring system at KSEA HQ (February).3) Provide all Affiliated Professional Societies (APS) with new web hosting services in the standard format (March). 4) Start the first “KSEA Career Award Young Investigator Grant” (April).5) Complete the first “재미한인 과학기술자 인명록” KSEA Directory (May).6) Complete the first “KSEA Tech Book” publication, “Green IT: Technologies and Applications.”(June).7) Transition to the 40th Administration (June).8) Explore the opportunity of Technical Review Services on the Technical Projects in Korea (in coordination with NRF).9) Explore the opportunity of Technical Consulting Services to a small/medium business in Korea (in coordination with KOTRA, KITECH).10) Explore the opportunity and potential of “KSEA Foundation” to support KSEA (in coordination with KOFST).

Fellow members! I want to re-emphasize that KSEA now has a great chance to become a single unique organization truly representing all Korean-American Scientists and Engineers, and Affiliated Professional Societies in the US. We should continue to sustain this momentum. We can make it happen if we are willing to get involved and play active roles to support KSEA. On behalf of the 39th Executive and Directors Committee members, I ask for your support. It is simply because our success depends on the degree of active involvement and support of our fellow members. I believe we can make a difference when we all work together for KSEA.

Finally, I would like to thank the KSEA Publication Directors and HQ staff for their time and efforts to deliver this beautiful and high quality KSEA Letters Vol. 39-2.

Thank you!

Jae Hoon Kim, Ph.D.39th President of KSEA


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The Seventh Annual Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference (YGTLC) was held January 7-9, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency hotel (the same location as UKC 2010) in Bellevue, Washington in the Seattle Metro area. This year’s conference theme “Emerging Technologies, Emerging Leaders” focused on introducing our participants to new fields of science and technology where in time we hope our participants will become leaders in these fields and continue to push the boundaries of science and engineering.

By the end of the application deadline, we received another record number of applications (~235)throughout the US and Canada. The YGTLC committee spent about a month to narrow down the number of accepted applicants to 196 because of limited funding, where a total of 167 participants attended. The acceptance criteria were based on the evaluation of technical abstracts/essays, leadership experiences, academic grades, generation, and citizenship. Because the applications were very competitive, it was very challenging for our committee to decline the remaining well-qualified applicants. This was a clear indication that YGTLC is becoming a much desirable conference to attend for young generation (YG) Korean-American scientists and engineers. One of the main reasons is that many YGs realized the benefits of this conference since the quality of conference has been improving drastically over the past three years.

Similar to last year, we introduced new sessions and updated existing programs t o p r o v i d e e d u c a t i o n a l a n d f u n experiences in leadership, networking, and technical areas. The first day’s program on Friday focused on technical skills and networking, which began with welcoming remarks by KSEA President Dr. Jae Hoon Kim, an introduction to KSEA by KSEA Executive Director, Dr. Jihie Kim, and a history of YGTLC by its founder and KSEA President-Elect, Dr. Hosin “David” Lee. Then, Dr. Tom Oh,

YGTLC 2011 Report[Benjamin C. Lee (Conference Chair and YG Director), John H. Lee (Conference Co-Chair and YG Committee),Israel Sun Min Jung (Local Arrangement Chair), and Michelle J. Lee (Program Chair and YG Associate Director)]

RIT Associate Professor and also last year’s YGTLC conference chair, spoke on the importance of networking, which was followed by a new speed networking session based on last year’s feedback where participants spent 3 minutes introducing themselves to each other then switching seats to meet the next participant.

A f te r a n e t wo rk i n g l u n c h , m a ny seasoned YGs shared their day-to-day lives in their careers, similar to last year’s “A Day in the Life” talks. Four concurrent sessions named the “Young

Professional Career Panels,” which included topics such as healthcare, R&D, academia, business and consulting, and non-science and engineering jobs. The afternoon continued with concurrent technical lectures from different areas such as space exploration, bamboo in construction, Microsoft’s Kinect motion detection gaming device, neural circuits and social behavior, tissue engineering, e r y t h ro p o i e t i n u s e fo r d i a b e te s treatment, and biological invasions in plants. Then the Research Poster Fair showcased the innovative areas of research by participants in areas such as Biology, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

The plenary speakers for Friday’s KUSCO-sponsored dinner banquet were Dr. Jong-Deok Kim, Director of KUSCO, who introduced KUSCO’s programs, and President Steve Ro, CEO of Lee & Ro, Inc., and Mr. Michael Park, Corporate Vice-President of Microsoft Business Solutions, who both delivered inspiring talks on their entrepreneurship and leadership experiences.

The second day on Saturday focused on leadership and career development. The program consisted of teamwork competitions, CEO plenary lectures, a

research plenary lecture, leadership w o r k s h o p s , p a n e l d i s c u s s i o n s (bioscience and clinical research, public sector engineering, new ventures, and academic research), career and leadership fair, and a pre-dinner red carpet photo shoot for the second year in a row. Mr. Alex Toohwan Choe, CEO of Guppy Games/Media, Mr. Paul Song, Chairman of the Board of Noetix, and Dr. Jonathan Kil, CEO of Sound Pharmaceuticals, were distinguished C E O s p e a ke r s , a n d t h e y s h a re d their knowledge and experiences in entrepreneurship. Dr. Dennis Hong, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, spoke for the second time in row and delivered the research

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plenary talk on the Bl ind Driver Challenge.

This year we hosted three workshops instructed by professional instructors from Dale Carnegie, the Executive Development Institute, which focuses on Asian and Hispanic Americans, and Toastmasters/Koinonia. Additionally for the first time we were able to have the FBI and NSA deliver a sponsor information sessions at the same time as the workshops. The experienced panel speakers included post-doc cancer researcher Dr. Christina Baik, JPL manager, Dr. Jane Oh, Caltrans Sr. Engineer, Mr. Steve Lee, Univ. of Virginia Associate Professor Byungkyu Brian Park, Seattle Univ. Assistant Professor Andy Kim, entrepreneur and former KSEA President, Dr. Howard Ho Chung, and CSU Long Beach Professor H. Michael Chung. The day’s program ended with the career and leadership f a i r i n c l u d i n g p o s t e r s i n areas of health, volunteerism, business, and industry. The plenary speakers for Saturday’s D G I S T- s p o n s o r e d d i n n e r banquet were Dr. In Seon Lee, President of DGIST, who introduced the DGIST academic institution, and Dr. Paull Shin, Washington State Senator, and Mr. James Sun, CEO of GeoPage and TV host, who both delivered inspiring talks on their life stories and leadership experiences.

On the last day, on Sunday, a morning session on starting a YG chapter was held followed by the team problem solving and skit competition, which focused on presenting a solution to the problem of genetically modified foods such as modified farmed salmon that were recently in the news. At the awards ceremony several awards were presented with monetary prizes for the best presentations and essays, and skits from the team competition were presented toward the end of the closing ceremony.

To support this year’s record number of participants, YGTLC Sponsorship Committee raised up to one-fifth of the conference funds from corporate sponsors and individual contributors. Due to this we were able to secure

e n o u g h f u n d i n g to s u p p o r t 1 9 6 accepted applicants. In the end we had a record 167 attendees up from 110 last year and just 70 the year before that. A large part of the funding came from non-profit organizations like KSEA, KUSCO, and KOFST. Also, Mr. Steve Ro, CEO of Lee & Ro, Inc. and once again Mr. Yongkeun Joh and Mrs. Sunny Joh, of the Joh Foundation and founders of Advanced Food Systems, stepped in to fund this conference as well, which their generous help encouraged us to put together a conference improved over past years. Many other organizations and corporations also supported the conference like DGIST, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (represented by the FBI and NSA), LG Electronics. Lastly, there were several generous individual donations from Douglas Kim, Charles Lee, Kyoung T. (Kevin) Lee, Hosin “David” Lee, Steve Lee, Benjamin Lee,

Soojung Claire Hur, Jonathan Kim, Tom Oh, Byungkyu “Brian” Park, Edward Junehwan Kim, Bryan Kim, Christian H o n g , Yo nwo o k J u s t i n K i m , a n d Jungsook Yang.

Overall , the conference was very successful. Participants built strong bonds among themselves and were encouraged by l istening to what successful Korean-American leaders had to say. Fortuitously, several students from various universities such as John Hopkins among others showed interest in creating a new YG chapter on their campus. We expect further KSEA participation aided by YGTLC.

The conference could not have been held without the dedicated YGTLC

organizing committee members . B e c a u s e o f t h e l a rg e n u m b e r o f appl icants and part ic ipants , the committee had to work many hours to c o o rd i n a te w i t h p a r t i c i p a n t s and manage the conference. The c o m b i n a t i o n o f t e a m w o r k , e n c o u r a g e m e n t , p e r s i s t e n c e , leadership, and hard work played huge part for all of us. Special recognitions go to the organizing chairs, conference chair Benjamin Lee, conference co-chair John H. Lee, local arrangement chair Israel Sun Min Jung, program chair Michelle J. Lee, website and design chair Douglas Choi, finance chair and social chair Jonathan Kim, administration chair David No, administration co-chair Christine Park, publicity chair Kaylee Shin, and program co-chair Stella Chun, all of whose consistent hard work each week during the months of planning were essential in the success of YGTLC 2011.

A l l o f t h e o r g a n i z i n g committee members put in much of their precious time and dedication for the conference, which include Charles Lee, Eugene Hyun, Gabriel Song, Hee Jung Sion Yoon, Ho Kyoung Ra, Hyon Lee, Jae Hyung Lee, Jamie Yeon Joo Yu, Janice Ahn, Jinwon Lee, Jongwoo Brian Park, Jooyeon Lee, Jungsook Ya n g , K i m b e r l y H o g a n , Minyoung Jo, Phil Oh, Samuel S. Kim, Soojung Claire Hur, Wonjae Lee, Woojung Lee,

Yongsub Eric Shin, Yoolee Kwon, Yoona Ho, Youngeun You, and Youngjae Chun. Lastly, the overwhelming support of the KSEA Executive and Directors Committees, led by President Jae Hoon Kim, and the KSEA headquarters staff has been invaluable in the success of this conference.

We expect even more participants and a continually improving program for YGTLC 2012 and that this year’s participants are al l motivated to p r o m o t e t h e Yo u n g G e n e r a t i o n movement throughout the nation.

[P.E., BCEE : President, CEO, Lee & Ro, Inc]

[Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Solutions(MBS), Sales, Marketing and Operation]


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Steve Ro

Mr. Ro has been a KSEA member for over 30 years and has contributed significantly to KSEA and the engineering field in the US and Korea as the founding President of LEE & RO, Inc. with Mr. Donald R. Lee in 1979. LEE & RO, Inc. has been ranked among the “Top 200 U.S. Environmental Firms” by Engineering News Record and was listed as the 10th largest environmental engineering firm in the region by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2005.

At YGTLC 2011, Mr. Ro gave a speech titled “What Makes an Engineer a Businessman?” which emphasized on the importance for engineers to communicate effectively and be equipped with communication skills.

“I realized that communication skills, the ability to articulate is ten times more important and valuable than my engineering and design skills. From then, I focused on my communication skills. I often asked my co-workers to correct my pronunciation and intonation on the spot. (…) I always have someone read my writing, improve my writing. (…) To me, and probably to most engineers, English is a difficult science to master. Even many engineers born and educated in the States still struggle with English. There are no perfectly written letters, proposals, or reports. They always can be articulated better and can be written more clearly and concisely. “

“What makes an engineer a businessman? Acquire financial, communication, social and people’s skills, in addition to engineering and technical skills. Evaluate whether you are in a key position to contribute to the organization’s success or bottom line. If you are not, you have to think it over. And acquire package and set competitiveness, and win and success as a businessman.”

Michael Park

Mr. Michael Park, the corporate vice president of Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) sales, marketing and operations at Microsoft Corp. Mr. Park is a software industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in key leadership roles, most recently as head of Microsoft’s U.S. Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partners (SMS&P) Group leading sales, marketing and partner professionals, including U.S.-based Microsoft Dynamics partners, serving more than 6 million business customers.

At YGTLC 2011, Mr. Park gave a plenary speech, in which he shared his personal leadership principles. He talked about the importance of courage, integrity, teamwork, emotional quotient (EQ) within intellectual quotient (IQ), and to be able to make an impact within our community. He also emphasized the importance of

self-evaluation and personal reflection.

“It is actually humble people who are confident, who are deep in thought, who are empathetic, who understands what leadership is about supporting the people around you to make a broader impact that actually perform, and win at the end of the day in terms of their ability to make a broader impact.”

“Leadership. You can be an individual contributor for your own career. You can be a manager. You can be a CEO, or you can start your own company. At the end of the day, what you become and how great you become is orientated around your personal leadership.”

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“You have to love what you do. If you do not get up every morning excited about what do you, and love what you do, you are a host. And the reason is all things being equal, the thing that differentiate between you versus the other person (competitor) is your determination, your passion, and your love for what you do. You gotta love what you do. The other part is that you gotta seek to make a difference. “

“You cannot be a victim. You cannot accept and you should not accept being a victim. Control what you can. And with the hand you’re dealt, play your best cards. (…) Control the factors around you. Deal with the hand you’re dealt. Make the best of it. “

“There is only 24 hours a day. I need 6 hours of sleep at night. So I have to take 6 out of the 24. I know that everyday over the course of a seven-day work weekend I have roughly 18 hours a day to make something happen. To make an impact, and to feel like I am actually truly making the environment I am in at home at work better place, everyday for people I serve and for people I love. (…) 6-9-9 is as simple as it is. This is my life balance motto. I sleep 6 hours a day. I work 9 hours a day. I spend time with my family, friend, and community 9 hours a day. You have to think about how you use your time. (…) I monitor it. Every ninety days, I get a report, sit down and talk about where I am spending my time and adjust.”

Paul Shin

Senator Shin was elected to the Washington State Senate in 1999. He is the first Korean-American ever elected to the Washington State Legislature. Prior to that, he served in the House of Representatives from 1993-1994. He works indefatigably to promote international trade on behalf of the state of Washington, and is also interested in education, bringing jobs to the state, and mentoring young people. Senator Shin is a 1.5-generation Korean-American who endured many hardships and symbolizes the Korean-American experience

At YGTLC 2011, Senator Shin shared the story of his extraordinary life, both the ups and downs, which included his survival and living on the streets in Seoul as a child until an American GI adopted him. He earned a GED in 18 months in the US after never having attended school. He eventually earned a Bachelors degree, Masters, then a PhD, and finally running for state office by knocking on doors of about 14,000 homes to introduce himself and earn the people’s votes. His touching and inspirational life story captured the attention of the audience in total silence and brought everyone in the room to tears.

James Sun

Mr. James Sun is a local Seattle entrepreneur, television host, and public speaker. He is currently the CEO and Founder of GeoPage.com, which is a location-based platform company that supports interactive map and mobile applications. James is also known as a television personality and inspirational public speaker. He is well known in the business world and the entertainment industry. He is currently a television host for the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) on a new hit program called “Sun Tzu War on Business”, which is aired in 20 countries. James was also the first Asian finalist on Donald Trump‘s ―The Apprentice.

At YGTLC 2011, Mr. Sun gave a plenary speech titled “Dream Big and Execute.” He catalyzed the drive for the audience to aim high and dream big. He talked about taking risks as an entrepreneur at a start-up company.

[State Senator, Washington State]

[CEO, GeoPage.com]


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Alex Choe

As the Chief Executive Officer, Founder, Alex Choe brings extensive technology management, product development and business strategy experience to Guppy Games | Media Inc. Guppy Media is a premium online and mobile AD networks and Guppy Games is a leading international mobile game publisher located in Seattle, Washington.

At YGTLC 2011, CEO Alex Choe gave a talk titled “Korean-American Entrepreneur” where he provided information on the facts of technology start-up companies such as that immigrants started half of Silicon Valley start-ups but that only about a 1/3 remained through a decade. Mr. Choe also discussed funding aspects and who and why one would start a company.

Paul Song

Paul Song is the Chairman of the Board of Noetix. Early in his career, Paul Song joined Oracle Corporation in a consulting capacity and quickly moved into the management ranks. In 1990, he founded Aris Corporation, a provider of integrated e-business solutions with 1999 revenues of $118 million. In June 2000, Paul led a group of investors in the purchase of Aris Software, known as Noetix Corporation today.

At YGTLC 2011, Chairman Paul Song delivered a talk titled “Entrepreneurship.” He included myths and realities of entrepreneurship with some realities such that some are better suited to be entrepreneurs, but entrepreneurs cannot predict the future or markets better than anyone else. He also outlined the reasons why entrepreneurs fail but provided advice for improving the odds of success such as having a sound business model, working hard, and execution.

Dennis Hong

Dr. Dennis Hong is a Professor and the Founding Director of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory) of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on robot locomotion and manipulation, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots. He is the inventor of a number of novel robots and mechanisms, including the whole skin locomotion for mobile robots inspired by how amoeba move, a unique three-legged walking robot STriDER, an air-powered robotic hand RAPHaEL, and the world‘s first car that can be driven by the blind. For his contributions to the field, Hong was selected as a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow in 2005, given the CAREER award by the National Science Foundation in 2007 and in 2009, named as one of Brilliant 10 in Popular Science.

At YGTLC 2011, Dr. Hong showed a preview of the Daytona Blind Driver Challenge, which is a groundbreaking demonstration of auto technology; blind person driving a modified Ford Escape at the Daytona International Speedway.

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[CEO, Guppy Games/Media Inc.]

[Chairman of the Board, Noetix]

[Professor and Founding Director, Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) Virginia Tech]


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1st Place Winner[Samuel JangUndergraduate JuniorBiology and Communications SciencesNorthwestern University]


I pointed the pen at an E shaped picture with three spikes pointing up. “Qué es esto?” It was one of the Spanish phrases I learned a few hours ago to make myself useful. On the other side of the hut, a native Bolivian couple stared at me blankly. There wasn’t much of a line left for the optometry exam as the natives wanted to crowd around and watch how well the fellow patients performed rather than to help me keep things organized after a grueling four hours of diagnosing hundreds of natives under the hot South American sun. I twirled my pen and waited until a more adept and capable Spanish speaking volunteer to explain the instructions again to the puzzled couple. The old man covered one of his eyes with a spoon and held up three fingers to make the E shape. I didn’t know how to say, “Which direction is it pointing?” So I took my fingers and gestured to the man to point up, down, or sideways. He pointed up – as if my reflexes kicked in, and I muttered “Muy bien!” Now everyone was having fun, and I was helping “at the individual level” – until I realized that he wasn’t pointing up. I took my pen again and circled the big E at the top. He was pointing sideways. The volunteers were perplexed, and all the natives except the old man’s wife were snickering. This wasn’t a vision problem, but a neurological disorder. It wasn’t the first time I felt more helpless than the ones I’m trying to help.

There came a point in time where I asked myself “why am I here?” We were traveling down the Amazon River making quick stops in villages made of cabins and huts, but what qualifications

did I have? Volunteers, especially students like me, cannot stay in the field forever; and even if we do, we cannot provide much help. Despite my lack of skills, to make a situation worse sometimes villagers did not show up for a long time because many groups

like us promise to come but never show up. I did not expect to initiate any long-term changes just from a two-week trip, but a part of me was overcome with a shallow remorse. I realized that at the core of my take-away point from the trip to Bolivia was the regret that my assistance is only temporary. My team consisting of multiple Korean students, dentists , and doctors diagnosed hundreds of natives with glasses and pain medications and pulled out countless rotten teeth; but in the end those glasses break, eye sights get worse, pain comes back, cavities form, and these native villages do not have the resource or access to replace those limited resources. I was able to witness

YGTLC 2011 Special - Essay Contest

– something I have always known – that what third world countries really need is accessible cheap medication and plans for sustainable development.

E n c o u n t e r i n g t h e m a n a n d t h e w i f e e n c o u ra g e d m e t o t a ke u p neurology, communications sciences and disorders (CSD), and sociology at Northwestern University. I was frequently reminded of the incident at Bolivia through my experiences, classes, and independent research. I learned about Asset Based Community Development, a philosophy that started in Northwestern that stresses using the available local resources such as the skills of its citizens, formal institutions (i.e. businesses, schools, hospitals), and associations (i.e. churches, cultural groups, clubs) to avoid paternalism and dependence. This ideology started as a response against sending volunteers into a field mindlessly wherever help was needed. Hope without Borders, an organization that started in my hometown Milwaukee, adopts such ideology to implement sustainability in Africa; and I plan to start a chapter in Northwestern. In the CSD department, I learned about learning disabilities and volunteered at PACE school, a grade school for children with autism and learning disabilities where its goal is to integrate the kids into their age appropriate tracks upon graduation. Since the 1960s it took the United States decades to start up early intervention programs such as the PACE school and special education in local schools, and I wonder when such services will be available in third world countries. In class I recently learned about visual processing and the ability to identify symbols to gain information from pictures, charts, and graphs. Perhaps had the old man’s visual processing deficiency been identified early as a child, he could have led a normal life. In addition, I studied protein signal transduction in an apoptosis lab in Feinberg Medical School during my freshmen and sophomore year, and I was delighted to f ind out during a lecture that

The optometry station team: the entire medical trip team consisted of Korean students, doctors, dentists, and other willing adults from Wisconsin, Illinois, and New Jersey

Harvest is plenty, but the [infrastructure] is few


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2nd Place Winner[Eric Raeyoon YooClinical Researcher / Post-BaccOtolaryngology Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Chicago Medical Center]

Hello and welcome to The Research Lab tour! My name is Eric and I will be your guide for today. The Research Lab is a fascinating habitat filled with many curious and industrious creatures. In order to preserve the very nature of The Research Lab environment, I advise that you keep your hands to yourselves and avoid interrupting the creatures while they work. So before we begin, I will share a brief background on The Research Lab and its creatures.

Scientists have categorized The Research Lab creatures under the genus Scienceophile, and organized their species names according to region of origin. Today we will have the chance to observe Scienceophile americanis and Scienceophile coreanus. Because these organisms are highly intelligent, diligent, and adaptive, they inhabit Research Labs all around the world – even in remote places like

researchers are already linking Cell Biology and Neurology to understand neurodegenerat ive diseases at protein-protein interaction level. This reminded me that a Korean family friend in Chicago invented a drug that improves memory in elders.

C u r r e n t l y I a m w o r k i n g i n a functional resonance imaging (fMRI) lab to see connect ion between different cognitive networks and am volunteering at a nursing home for close interactions with Alzheimer’s disease patients. Everyday new advances are being made in the scientif ic frontier, and I take in information that could be applied to real social problems. I believe that the real reason students should volunteer, in addition to lending a helping hand, is to feel and experience the parts of the world that need improvement and become motivated; so that when we do have the education, the resources, and the power, we can push for policies, education, and plans to create a domain where real changes can happen.

We tried and tried to diagnose the old man’s vision to at least improve his eyesight; however, it was impossible without his ability to see correctly. I did not know what the man had at that time; but I knew that he had a tough life ahead of him – not just him, but also his desperate wife. Undoubtedly

Group picture: Bolivian children loved taking pictures. Besides providing medical assistance, we handed out goodie bags, balloon animals, and Polaroid pictures.

“Qué es esto?”: knowing absolutely no Spanish made me regret choosing French over Spanish in middle school. I forgot all the French I learned, too.

her love and willingness to take care of her aging husband goes unmatched, but she was probably exhausted. It is painful to see a frail woman try to keep her husband from collapsing on the floor while holding on to a volunteer for that last grasp of hope. The truth is that, however, even if a hospital fell from the sky with all the right equipments, we would not know how to use them properly. Even if a pill was invented that permanently cured these types of disorders, there are hundreds of others who did not show up that day and the relief may only be temporary. After the old couple had left, I leaned towards a fellow student volunteer and whispered “this is messed up.” He responded with a small nod and a shrug. We do what we can. Yes, this is all we could do, and it was no one’s fault.

On a brighter note, it was soothing to think that hundreds of native Bolivians could sleep without lower back pain and see clear enough to recognize objects and people across the room that night.


The Research Lab


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Antarctica. While there are many variations of The Research Lab, every Lab is structured under a universal social hierarchy. Later I will explain how this social structure plays a critical role in the team dynamics of all Scienceophiles, but for now, please follow me to our first viewing station.

Behind me is The Office of The Principal Investigator. She is also known as The Big Boss of The Research Lab. You may notice that her head is about two times larger than the size of her body; this is indicative of her experiences and consumption of knowledge. Another way you can distinguish The Principal Investigator from an underling is by looking at her calves, hands, and temples; they are extra veiny because she is always running around, thinking about new projects and writing new grants for her colony.

GAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!” shouts The Principal Investigator.

Ah, did you hear that sound? That’s the It’s-Almost-Time-For-The-Lab-Meeting Call. Once a week, there is a phenomenon that happens in all Research Labs when the creatures of the colony meet in The Office to report their community findings and progress. We have 10 minutes before the creatures start rushing into The Office so let’s quickly move to our next viewing station. If you look at the corner on my left, you will see The PostDoc furiously going over his presentation slides and reading over journals. The size of his head, although not as big as The Principal Investigator’s, is the second biggest in The Research Lab. You may be wondering why his head is much veinier than…

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH@#^58@(#_&q#^*&Q#)%_&Q_)#%&!^#@_)&” shouts The PostDoc.

That, ladies and gentlemen, was The Stress Call. Unfortunately, The PostDoc is constantly under heavy stress, because he is given an impossible workload that eliminates any presence of joy. However, The Stress Call isn’t unique to The PostDoc; you will hear this from the Graduates, Undergrads, and Lab Tech underlings.

C r a w l i n g b e h i n d T h e P o s t D o c and hunching over the sink is The Work Study. This little creature is at the bottom of The Research Lab hierarchy, because he is from another

genus – Scienceophobes. Although non-Scienceophiles are usually not permitted in the colony, there is a mutualistic agreement between the Scienceophiles and The Work Study; for cleaning tools and performing mindless tasks that no Scienceophiles would like to partake, The Principal Investigator provides The Work Study a safe haven and a tax-free wage.

Walking past The Work Study are two Scienceophile coreanus. One is The Graduate and the other is The Undergraduate. Although both are 1.5 generation coreanus, they utilize their backgrounds differently in The American Research Lab. Right now you won’t be able to distinguish the two coreanus, but you will see the difference in performance and head size during and after The Lab Meeting.

GAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!” shouts The Principal Investigator.

It must be time for The Lab Meeting. Please follow me back to The Office. A s y o u c a n s e e , T h e P r i n c i p a l Investigator takes charge of The Lab Meeting. One by one, the underlings p r e s e n t t h e i r f i n d i n g s t o t h e community (but really, it’s for The Big Boss). You will notice that as The Principal Investigator asks questions and demands answers , the head size of the presenting Scienceophile decreases. No worries! This is normal. In the presence of The Principal I nve s t i ga to r, a l l S c i e n c e o p h i l e s experience a traumatizing kick to their egos. But this is all part of an ongoing learning process. The only underling that experiences a dramatic decrease in head size is The Undergraduate coreanus. This is obviously a peculiar sight because The Graduate coreanus does not experience such a significant d e c re a s e . I m u s t n o t e t h a t T h e Undergraduate underperforms at work while The Graduate outperforms his same-species colleague.

S o w h y d o y o u s u p p o s e T h e Undergraduate undergoes such a dramatic experience? Be bold! Take a guess! OK, OK maybe because he is from another species. But then why didn’t The Graduate experience the same decrease in head size? OK, OK maybe it was The Graduates prolonged exposure to this stressful environment. Good theories, good theories. Let me share a little more about The Undergraduate and The Graduate.

Although both are 1.5 generation

coreanus and have lived amongst the americanis for many years, The Undergraduate has been trained to focus on his coreanus background while The Graduate has been trained to adapt to the Research Lab culture of the americanis. It is this difference that makes all the difference.

A well known scholar and buddy of mine named Geert Hofstede came up with a paradigm called Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, which helps explain how values in The Research Lab workplace are influenced by culture (also known as the Scienceophile region of origin). The Power Distance Index (PDI) is one of Hofstede’s Dimensions and concerns the culture’s attitudes towards hierarchy and how much a particular culture values and respects authority. Interestingly, Hofstede found that Scienceophile coreanus had one of the highest PDI scores and Scienceophile americanis had one of the lowest PDI scores. This would explain – in part – why The Undergraduate coreanus had such a difficult time recovering from the bashing that took place in The Office while The Graduate coreanus bounced right back. The Undergraduate had so much respect for The Principal Investigator that he became fearful of failure. Moreover, Scienceophile c o re a n u s s c o re d ve r y h i g h a n d americanis scored very low on the Uncertainty Avoidance scale. As a result of this high scoring characteristic, coreanus does not readily accept changes and is very risk adverse. Because The Undergraduate heavily relied on The Principal Investigator’s direction, he had no courage to take initiatives, a necessity in becoming a successful Scienceophile.

The Principal Investigator and other Scienceophile americanis of The Research Lab often misunderstand The Undergraduate coreanus because of the cultural and regional difference explained in Hofstede’s Dimensions. If only The Undergraduate tapped into his understanding of the americanis culture, like The Graduate did, he w o u l d n o t b e u n d e r p e r f o r m i n g or having a miserable time in The Research Lab. Ladies and gentlemen, cultural background is so important to understand, especially in The Research Lab habitat. Look at The Graduate. His assimilation into the americanis Research Lab culture is seamless; although he taps into his americanis side in this habitat, he still appreciates his coreanus background. That is a


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Figure 1: A peek into The Research Lab

Throughout my life, I have always been fascinated with children and their intense interest in the world around them. Coming from a large extended family, I believe that my interests in children stem from being raised around young relatives and the enjoyment I experienced from seeing them develop from young infants into


When a Friend Doesn’t Look Like Me: Social Preference and Selective Helping in Infancy - My Research Journey in Infant Science

3rd Place Winner Yoon (Sarah) ShinUndergraduate SeniorPsychology, Chemistry, BiochemistryUniversity of Washington

maturing adolescents. In my early school years, I quickly developed a keen interest in science, specifically in medicine. It was then that I decided to pursue a career as a pediatrician, which seemed to perfectly meld my interests in medicine and children. This vision has continued to inspire me to immerse myself in experiences that would allow me to become more knowledgeable about children and their development. By my junior year, although I had already worked in many healthcare organizations and learned much about children’s physical development, I realized that I lacked a good understanding about their cognitive development. With a great interest to learn about children from a psychological perspective, I enrolled in a developmental psychology course taught by my mentor, Dr. Jessica Sommerville. Within the very first day of the course, my entire perspective of infants changed after learning about the vast amount of information that infants understand about their environment. Still interested at the end of the course, I quickly enrolled in an upper level cognitive development class, again taught by my mentor. This course explored research topics in great detail, and I was particularly interested in early social reasoning; it was fascinating that young infants

beautiful sight. Albeit, is a necessary one.

Oh wow, I am sorry I lectured at all of you. I see some of you have fallen asleep. My apologies! Please follow me to the last viewing station: The Dark and Dreary Corner. This corner is where you will catch The Lab Tech. He is the grumpiest of all underlings. Overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated. Nobody likes his personality, but The Big Boss keeps him around because of his experiences. Oftentimes, you can see The Lab Tech inflating his head with air to portray a false sense of intelligence.

OH WOW, what a great surprise. Everyone, that sly looking creature leaving The Research Lab is The Sales Guy. Nobody saw him enter, but he dropped off a piece of advertisement and a bag of small goodies to solicit the Scienceophiles. Smart Scienceophiles will avoid this trickery, but sometimes, they will fall prey to these traps and, in turn, lose time and productivity.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, that’s all the time I have for today. If you visit The Research Lab on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9pm, you may catch The Janitor cleaning the habitat and maybe see a glimpse of The Principal Investigator napping in The Office (quite the rare sight!). Alright! I hope you all had a great

time and learned a lot about The Research Lab. Thank you for visiting and if you have an urge to donate to our “Research Lab Restoration Fund” please speak to the secretary – her name is NIH.


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could possess such sophisticated skills to interact with others. Eager to learn more, I discussed with Dr. Sommerville about her research, after which I immediately joined her lab (Early Childhood Cognition Lab) and was directly involved in testing infants for various studies designed by her and her lab. During my first quarter in the lab, my graduate student mentor, Jung-eun Yun, and Dr. Sommerville began to explore infants ’ interact ions

with others based on similarities in ethnicity and shared preferences. Coming from Korean heritage, I have always been very interested in learning about ethnicity and culture and was glad to discover that my interests were applicable to infant studies. I was able to display various events to infants during testing, which exposed me to many experimental paradigms and methods. To gain more insight, I enrolled in courses such as Racism and Psychology and Asian American Literature. Through these experiences, I gained a much richer picture about my interests and developed a strong desire to start research of my own. My mentors readily supported my decision, and I began to search into the literature to find other social factors infants may attend to. My lab had ample resources available, so I was able to focus on developing my project while my mentors shared relevant articles and studies to craft my own thinking. Whereas existing works studied infants’ ethnicity biases (Kelly

et al., 2005) or social preferences (Daum et al., 2010; Hamlin et al., 2007) separately, few works explored whether infants are more sensitive to social or physical characteristics. I wanted to investigate this, so I sought my mentors’ approval on my experimental design and method. In collaboration with my mentors, I directly compared two social factors, competency and helping, with similarities in ethnicity to explore, which is of greater importance to infants in choosing a social partner.

Results demonstrated that 12-month-old infants preferred to interact with competent and helpful individuals, even when they differed in ethnicity from the infant. I presented these results at the University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium, w h i c h o n l y f u r t h e r i g n i t e d m y passion to continue research in social development. This later resulted in an accepted poster that I will present at the 2011 Society for Research in Child Development conference in spring. I was proud and honored to have the incredible opportunity to study what I love while contributing in a small way to the exciting field of developmental psychology. It was also especially rewarding to use the concepts and research methods I acquired through Dr. Sommerville’s courses and be able to contribute to research in her lab. With the culmination of this project, I realized research had not only enriched my intellect, but had also matured me both as a student and a future scientist. With newfound energy, I began to

wonder how infants’ preferences for social individuals affect their own subsequent actions with others. In this line of inquiry, I narrowed my broader interests in social behavior to my current interest in factors that affect infants’ helping of certain individuals over others. Scientists deem prosocial behavior (helping), to be rooted from infancy (Warneken & Tomasello, 2009) with research suggesting infants are especially sensitive to helping acts. For example, older infants (21-month-olds) are selective in their helping

by preferring to help an actor who previously provided a toy to the infant, over one who did not (Dunfield & Kuhlmeier, 2010). While other works have focused on helping acts and not on the effect of actors’ ethnicities, my project is innovative because I investigate whether younger infants ( 1 2 - m o n t h - o l d s ) p re fe r t o h e l p previously helpful individuals, despite their biases to interact with members of their own race (Kelly et al., 2005). If infants are able to assess others’ prosocial qualities, as suggested by my first project, I predict infants will evaluate individuals beyond mere physical appearances and selectively help individuals based on their past prosocial behavior alone.

12-month-old infants will watch two actors perform actions to achieve a goal, such as throwing a toy ball into a box. On their final attempt, the actors will miss their goal by throwing the ball too far from reach. On Actor 1’s miss, Actor 2 (different ethnicity from infant, helper) will help by handing the

Left: My poster at the University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium; Right: my mentors (Jung-eun Yun & Dr. Jessica Sommerville)


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ball back to Actor 1. In contrast, Actor 1 (same ethnicity from infant, hinderer) will hinder by placing the ball closer to herself on Actor 2’s miss. Next, infants will be able to interact with the actors. The actors will attempt to collect scattered toys into a basket, but some will be out of their reach. While reaching for these toys, each Actor asks the infant for help. Appropriate control conditions will also be run. These procedures will test my hypothesis that infants will selectively help the previously helpful Actor 2, despite differences in ethnicity. As a study manager, I will be responsible for major aspects of running an infant study, such as scheduling, training actors, coding infant behavior, and statistically analyzing the data. Continuing from prior research on infants’ understanding of prosocial behavior, this work may provide further information on the development of social cognition in infancy. Infants’ social understanding holds importance, because it may shed light on higher forms of cognition, such as altruism and intentionality. This research may also have broad implications in the development of early social relationships, including types of learning activities and environments caregivers expose their infants to. Modeling social behaviors early in development and exposing infants to peers who may look physically different but possess prosocial qualities may help to diminish social conflicts during early childhood through adolescence. I plan to devote my last year at the University of Washington to my research and further study the developing mind, which has and will continue to develop me into an individual that acknowledges multiple aspects of developing children. Carrying out my projects from design to analysis has provided me with extensive research experience, and I am excited to present my results at the Society for Research in Child Development 2011 conference. Ultimately, my research has not only strengthened my vision to become a pediatrician, but also inspired me to specialize in developmental-behavioral medicine. So much in contrast with my initial view of infants as incompetent, I have learned through my research that infants are actually incredibly well equipped to understand the rich social world around them. My future goals are to conduct further research on children’s social cognitive development and how physiology and psychology interact together to affect child behavior and development. My personal experiences and enthusiasm for learning about children have influenced my interests in psychology and inspired me to pursue research in child psychology. I hope that by learning more about the development of children, I can become a future physician that fully appreciates and cares for a child’s overall well being, including both body and mind.


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The YGTLC 2011 held in the luxurious Hyatt Hotel in Bellevue, was one of the most spirit-filled, boundary pushing, engaging networking/conference experiences I can remember. YGTLC’s goal of really bringing together young professionals and students in science and engineering from across the country, continent, and the world was achieved for a day, if not three

Through a carefully and elegantly planned program, hard work, sweat, and a large scale mutual understanding in the spirit of networking and sharing, students and professors, as well as mentors and mentees, 1st and 2nd generational individuals, cross cultural backgrounds, Koreans and Korean-Americans in a rare meeting really shed their guards. We really came together to show each other how a simple united goal to become successful and drive to push research and business to new heights could be exponentially enhanced through friendship, team work, and an encouraging level of

open-mindedness. One as a Korean-American or 1st/1.5 Generation must really just sit down and ponder why this level of relationship isn’t so prominent outside those glass walls of the Seattle based hotel.

Underneath the umbrella message of the parent organizat ion that encouraged meaningful relationships

t h r o u g h t e c h n i c a l i n n o v a t i o n s a n d leadership , the YGTLC attendees quickly learned t h e c o n f e re n c e ’ s t r u e value of really embracing diversity in age, culture, b a c k g r o u n d , a n d experience. Unbound by the barriers of complex, society driven behaviors of respectful reservations, intimidation by foreign association, or individual s h y n e s s , a t t e n d a n t s a c t ive ly e n ga g e d w i t h o n e a n o t h e r t h r o u g h

the offerings of the program. Some presented technical panels where they were given opportunities to share the latest research projects and opened opportunities to engage with other professionals. Those in the working world offered tasty and real perspectives of what it is like to work in the corporate world and also addressed the questions of those who were about to make a change in their career paths and to those who’ve yet to realize their own strengths and passions. Because as such, these are the true issues and obstacles that most Koreans, who come from established,

m e t i c u l o u s l y c o m m o n p a t h s o f academia, always face.In addition to the career panels , attendants also showcased their backgrounds and experiences through poster presentations, essay contests, and other various workshops. Evening p ro g ra m s i n c l u d e d d i n n e r s i n a banquet style function and speeches from various spokesmen. Although the dinners were pretty good and offered great conversations amongst the attendees, it was this year’s speakers that really drove the spirit of the Korean generations home.

One of the most notable speakers was Michael Park, Corporate VP of Microsoft’s Business Solutions. His uncanny ability to address, relate, and present the ambition and pride of the Koreans and application to management was a message that bled confidence, shocking humor, and emphatic relation to those who heard. From his testimony of balancing work life with the 6-9-9 philosophy, tips on public speaking (diaphragm), and hilarious past experiences as a dedicated rowing athlete from Harvard, Park solidified one of the thematic aspirations of becoming a leader as a Korean-American. His influential message was consistently echoed throughout the conference through cameo emulations and skits by various teams, (including the award winning Team Knowledge!)

Senator Paul Shin was another widely talked about speaker. On the evening of the final night, Senator Shin shared a shockingly realistic account of his past and the hurdles and challenges he had to overcome to become the man he is today. His gritty testimony of his travels as a young vagabond-to-visionary world changer led the entire convention on an honest, engaging tale that was riddled with emotion, provoking thoughts, borderline disbelief, and startling encouragements. His life story of how even the worst situations and burdens put upon a man can be insufficient and futile when pitted against the will to live, the drive to bring honor

YGTLC 2011 Special - Post Conference Testimonial

“Emerging Technologies. Emerging Leaders. YGTLC 2011”

[Edward H. ChoGraduate, Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of California, San Diego, CA]

Seattle view from the Space Needle. What a gorgeous city.


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to family, the persistence to love, and the heart to serve. Senator Shin’s testimony encouraged the attendees to never underestimate their strengths and perseverance and stressed the importance of not just pursuing worldly success, but to always acknowledge and remember the supporters and loved ones that guide and nurture them along the way, ...and to do so without fear. Asking the why’s and how’s never meant much until now.

James Sun, entrepreneur and CEO of GeoPages, was true to his reputation for being not just entertaining, but also motivational. He challenged the YGTLC

attendees to break the conventions and encouraged them to explore themselves as well. If the wealth of knowledge and experience as a young, reputable, and successful entrepreneur didn’t speak volumes to the attendants, then certainly his reminder of the Korean reality did. Sun challenged the Korean tendencies to discourage and avoid risk and reminded us that gains and rewards cannot be obtained w i t h o u t t h e m . I n a d d i t i o n , S u n encouraged the YGTLC members to really remind themselves to review the relationships of their alignments and beliefs.

I hugged the most warm-hearted politician in America.

Outside the YGTLC program, YGTLC members engaged in various activities that undoubtedly shed a new light on the joint bonds between 1.0/1.5 and 2.0 generations. The results of each night were short hours and lack of sleep, but memories and realizations undoubtedly confirm that KSEA is indeed on the right path towards opening relations and strengthening ties between their motherland and the land of opportunity.

Reference: http://sdecho.blogspot.com/

New bonds and friendships. That’s how we rolled.

It has been a while since I attended to YGTLC, but I still can’t get over YGTLC hangover! YGTLC not only met, but also exceeded all of my expectations. Information that I gained as well as people that I have met from the conference were amazing. I have no doubt that they already have made my life more bountiful and will support my future later.

First, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all the YGTLC organizers. Every single detail of the conference was considerate and helpful. Social activities helped me a lot in getting close to new people in a short time. I built good relationships with the other participants. Especially through the mentor-mentee program, I have met my awesome mentor who graduated the same university as me and gave so much helpful advice.

I am also very impressed by the quality of speakers. Each speaker had his own strong theme and presented it in an interesting way. I have learned

about how to l ive a fulfi l led and passionate life as a Korean in the United States and as one human being. I came to the U.S. a year and a half ago alone and was sometimes discouraged by the disadvantages that I had to go through just because I am a Korean in the U.S. However, I realized that the glass ceiling was actually in my

YGTLC 2011 Special - Post Conference Testimonial

“It Was Truly a Blast and I Cannot Wait to Attend the Next KSEA Event”

[Jungmin Ryoo Sophomore, Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA]

Best mentor/mentee ever! My elastic mentor Young.


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mind, not in the world. I was also motivated by the young professional speakers’ passions for their jobs. It was a great pleasure to have an opportunity to learn from people who already had experienced and had gone through conflicts that I am facing now.

Technical workshops were amazing, too. I showcased my research and shared ideas to improve it. I also learned about industries and organizations at which other participants are working. In addition to general information such as their vision, I could gain detailed information such as daily schedules of people in a certain industry or organization. In many cases, what I imagined from reading general information is different from what it really is. Therefore, it was a great opportunity to review my career plan.

Overall, YGTLC was, again, amazing. I still keep in touch with everyone that I have met at YGTLC. The passion and vision that I learned at YGTLC help me a lot in getting through my second “suffermore” semester at Penn. I can’t wait to attend next year’s YGTLC. Thanks a lot again to everyone. I miss you a lot.

Team “Knowledge,” Best Team Ever!

“Precious time to listen to the live talks from respectable Korean-Americans who must be positive role models for young Korean-Americans”[ Minyoung Suh, PhD Candidate, Textiles, NC State University, Raleigh, NC]

“At YGTLC, everyone contributes, learns, and become friends with each other. This year’s conference was very much evolved, well organized, engaging, and innovative! “[Jungsook Yang, PhD Candidate, Electrical Engineering, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA]

“[YGTLC] provided me with true motivation and inspiration.”[Jin S. Kang, Associate Teaching Professor, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA]

“I have never felt so proud to be a Korean-American. To see familiar, yet unfamiliar faces walking around the conference introducing themselves to me was an experience that I cannot describe in 50 words or less. I have a changed perspective in life: commitment to hard work and giving back.”[Mathew Park, Graduate Student, John F. Kennedy University, Alameda, CA]“This was my first YGTLC and I definitely

want to come back again next year. The speakers , networking opportunit ies , presentations, and of course the amazing new friends I’ve met have all made my experience so memorable. In such a short amount of time, I’ve learned important lessons I will be able to use for further growth in both my personal and professional life. “[Jaimin E. Sin, Senior, Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA]

“This was my first KSEA event. I feel so blessed to have been a part of YGTLC 2011! I had the chance to meet so many amazing people with great passions in life. This was definitely an unforgettable event. I am looking forward to the next conference!”[Malinda Fields, Junior, Information Systems, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA]

“After listening to our guest speakers, watching research presentations, and talking to new friends late at night about the most random topics and our dreams, I left the conference with a renewed passion to be more than just good. “[Young Yim, Young Professional, Healthcare Consulting, Easton Associates LLC, New York]

“YGTLC 2011 was eye-opening as usual, more exciting than ever. I’ve had so much fun meeting new people and catching up with old friends, and realizing that the world is very small. Thank you to the organizers and sponsors for making this happen!”[Sejin Ahn, Post Doc, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA]

“YGTLC was a truly unique experience in which I had the chance to interact with outstanding Koreans from all across America. The conference was just bursting with talent and energy, and it was great inspiration to meet so many Korean Americans with the potential to become future leaders in science and engineering. I’d like to thank KUSCO and KOFST, as well as all our other sponsors for this great opportunity.”[Jinwoo Lee, Post-Bac., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD]

YGTLC 2011 Short Testimonials

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July 4, 2011 (Mon) – July 9, 2011 (Sat)Location: Korea

• Why YGF 2011? Each year since 2002, the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) and the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) have been hosting the Young Generation Forum (YGF) by bringing young Korean Heritage scientists and engineers from all over the world to Korea. The goal is to share the Korean vision of science and technology around the world.

YGF 2011 will bring 90 young generation Korean-heritage students from all over the world, including U.S., Canada, Germany, Japan, etc. as well as 40 young generation Koreans. All 1.5 and 2nd generations, who major in Science, Technology and Engineering, are encouraged to apply for this special event in Korea. This is a rare opportunity to meet young generation scientists and technology leaders from all over the world as well as share research ideas and experience Korean culture together. Additionally, the invited YG members will be fully reimbursed for their airfare, lodging, and meals while attending the forum.

The primary goals of the KOFST 2011 Young Generation Forum are to:

(1) To contribute to the advancement of contemporary science and technology, (2) To understand the current scientific and technological developments in

Korea,(3) To establish cooperative networking that will encourage future

collaboration with foreign counterparts.

The program is a one-of-a-kind experience. A past participant writes: “The Young Generation Forum continues to bring students and young professionals in science and engineering together from all over the world. Through networking with peers and older generations as role models, we learn how to maintain our Korean roots while succeeding as scientists and engineers in the foreign societies in which we live. The forum is an opportunity to experience not only the rich scientific opportunities in Korea, but also the cultural depth that benefits many of us as 1.5 and 2nd generations.”

• Program Content:

1) Overseas participants (90, 30 from the USA) + domestic participants (40)2) Day 1 (16:00 – 19:30)

Registration/Ice-breaker 3) Day 2 (10:00 – 20:00)

Opening Ceremony 2011 KOFST Annual Conference/ Keynote Lecture/ Presentation of Country Representatives / Banquet

4) Day 3 (9:00 – 20:00) Group Discussion / Special Lecture, Q&A and Discussion / CEO & CTO Forum and Dinner

5) Day 4 (9:00 – 18:00) Visiting Gyeongju Cultural Places, staying at Hotel Gyeongju Chosun

2011 Young Generation Forum (YGF 2011)


6) Day 5 (9:00 – 18:00) Visit Ulsan and Pohang Industrial areas and staying at Hotel Gyeongju Chosun

7) Day 6 (7:30 – 18:00) YGF Evaluation, visit Gyeongju Museum, then return to Seoul

• Who is qualified to attend this 2011 YGF?

1) USA citizens or residents (proof of citizenship or residency required)2) 1.5 or 2.0 generation3) Born after 1977.4) Science, Engineering, or Technology related majors5) Undergraduate juniors to post-doc. No professionals.6) Must be fluent in English communication.

• Who is not qualified to attend this YGF 2011?

1) F-1 students2) Students who already attended 2002-2010 YGF3) A student who is not a junior, senior, master, Ph.D., or post-doc.

• What are the benefits?

1) All expenses for this event are supported if you are accepted.2) Airfare for economy class is supported by the maximum amount - East: $1,400, Middle: $1,300, and West:

$1,100. (All receipts MUST be submitted).

• Application Period: February 6, 2011 – March 13, 2011, 5:00 PM (EST, 5 weeks)

• Application Documents:

1) PDF or Word version of the application form with a personal statement

2) PDF or Word version of your resume must include your: KSEA student or regular member ID and local chapter name. Relationships/contributions with local chapters if you have any. Birth date that shows you were born in 1977 or after. High school education diploma that shows you are 1.5 or 2nd generation.

3) PDF/Word version of the following that proves You are a USA citizen or resident (a copy of USA passport or green card) but, please block the social

security number when you scan the passport or green card.

4) A PDF/Word version of your official or unofficial school transcript must show that: You are a student majoring in Science, Engineering, or Technology related area. You are currently a junior, senior, master, or PhD student. If you are a post-doc student, you must show your current contract of your position.

• Submit applications: [email protected]

• For further questions, visit http://ksea.org or email YGF Committee at [email protected]


2011 KSEA Elections[Young B. Choi, Member , James Song, Member, Jihie Kim, Ex officio Member, Kenneth H. Yu, Election Committee Chair]

The 2011 KSEA Election to elect officers, Auditor, and technical group councilors will be held online from March 18 to April 22, 2011. No paper election packets will be mailed to members. On March 18, 2011, the e-Voting announcement will be sent to qualified members, who paid dues at least once in the last two terms from May 1, 2009 to February 16, 2011. To be counted, e-ballots must be received by April 22, 2011.

Why e-Voting?E-voting is common practice for elections at many professional organizations, because it saves the high costs of paper ballots associated with traditional election methods. For example, KSEA spent about $12,000 each year, printing and mailing election ballot/candidate information packets. The entire cost will be saved by having the elections on-line.

E-Voting ProcedureAfter receiving the election information by e-mail, voters will need to login to the “KSEA Election Site” with his/her KSEA ID and password. The detailed, step by step, voting procedure is as follows:

Step 0: Check if you are eligible to vote in the KSEA 2011 Election.Step 1: Log in to the KSEA e-Vote site using your KSEA online ID and password. If you forgot your login information, you can retrieve it using your registered e-mail address.Step 2: Review candidate information by clicking the button for each position.Step 3: Select your candidates by marking the checkbox for each position.Step 4: Review your vote by clicking “Review” Button.Step 5: Complete your vote by checking the vote confirmation. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to your registered e-mail address.Step 6: Feel very proud that you contributed to a better KSEA!

PrizesThere will be a total of 30 raffle prizes. To be entered in the drawing, a voter must submit his/her e-ballot by April 22, 2011. Raffle winners will be drawn on April 23, 2011 at the KSEA Headquarter. 30 Kindle wireless reading devices (Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6” Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology) or a compatible one with the price of about $150 will be offered. You are cordially invited to join the 2011 KSEA Election!

President, Vice Presidents, and Auditor Candidates

Officer Position # of Vacancy Candidates’ Names

41st President-Elect (2011-2012) & President (2012-2013) 1 Hyung-Min Michael Chung

Myung Jong Lee

40th Vice President (2011-2012) 2

Kookjoon Ahn Dong Sam HaHee-Koo Moon Hyun Jong Shin

Auditor (2011-2014) 1 Kyung Dong Ryu Sangsoo Sam Ryu

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Technical Group Councilors

Officer Position # of Vacancy Candidates’ Names

Group A: Physics (2011-2014) 1 Dean Lee

Eun-Suk Seo

Group B: Chemistry (2011-2014) 1 Seogjoo Jang

Chulsung KimGroup C: Mathematics, Geology, Meteorology, Statistics, Others (2011-2014)

1 Jae Hun Jung Yonil Park

Group D:Biology, Botany, Zoology, Biomedical Engineering, Genetic Engineering (2011-2014)

1 ChulHee Kang Young Bok Lee

Group E: Agriculture, Ecology, Food, Nutrition (2011-2014) 1 Haejung An

Sung Woo Kim Group F: Medical Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Veterinary Medicine, Physical Education (2011-2014)

1 Kyoung-Jin Yoon Young-Choon Moon

Group G: Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Applied Chemistry (2011-2014)

1 Inchan Kwon Jeong-Ho Yun

Group H: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture (2011-2014)

1 Christopher Ha Bongtae Han

Group J: Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering (2011-2014)

1 Y. Richard KimYoun Sim

Group L: Computer Science, Systems Engineering (2011-2014) 1 Sam-Joo Doh

Tae (Tom) Hwan Oh

Key Dates for 2011 KSEA Elections

Date Activity

2/16/2011 Last date for members to pay dues to be eligible to vote

2/17/2011 - 3/4/2011 Chapter Presidents review and validate “Eligible Voters List” (those who paid the 38th and/or 39th Term dues)

3/18/2011 Sending e-Vote ballots/Candidate info to eligible voters

4/22/2011 Last day to submit e-ballots to KSEA HQ

4/23/2011 Counting e-ballots/raffle drawing


Fellow Members,

I am honored to be nominated for KSEA President. I envision KSEA as the largest and most respected organization for Korean-American Scientists and Engineers involving multiple disciplines. KSEA provides a central point of contact to network with academia, industry, and government. Together, KSEA plays a key leadership role to advance technological excellence and innovation. Thus, KSEA influences and shapes the future of science and technology with the U.S. and Korea. KSEA and its members inspire a global community through publications, conferences, and professional and educational activities. I am committed to work on stewardship to implement such vision.

We also have challenges: The demographics and expectations of members are changing. Our workplace presents complex and open-ended challenges requiring considerable talent and skills in creativity and integration. We should cooperate and collaborate with other organizations and cultivate future generations in science and technology.

I would like to accomplish these key tasks to achieve the KSEA vision and provide sustainable values to our members:

• I will employ strategic planning and management and strive to protect our long term objectives from the pressures to conduct business to deliver short-term performance.

• I will establish balanced funding channels and achieve more financial independence. I will implement a stable, per fiscal year funding formula for Local Chapters and explore multi-year support.

• I will restructure national and regional events to maximize their impact and value to stakeholders. I will identify mechanisms for conference organizers to spend less amount of their time and resources on event operation and member recruiting.

• I will launch flagship KSEA publications highlighting technical excellence, interdisciplinary work, and cutting edge knowledge base. To this end, I will i) nurture and capitalize on Affiliated Professional Societies (APS) activities and ii) recognize and support entrepreneurial initiatives.

• I will involve more young generation (YG) and women professionals in KSEA governance. I will allocate resources for practical programs (e.g. mentoring, hands-on experience) on career and personal development. In addition, I will expand young scholar research grants and graduate student scholarships and support developing a post doc opportunity network.

I have been a KSEA member at local chapters in Texas and California and served as Chapter President and Regional Conference Chair. At KSEA HQ, I have served as Math and Science Contest Committee Chair and for YG Committee and Financial Management Committee. I worked on launching the inaugural Math Workshop and promoted entrepreneurship. I was Membership and IT/Database Director under six KSEA presidents, and Auditor for three years. I also served as Technical Group Councilor for three years. During the last two years, I have been involved in the KSEA Executive Committee as Vice President and currently as Finance Director. I have over two decades of KSEA experience, which I have served with passion and pleasure.

This is an exciting time for KSEA as our membership and budget over the past several years, have grown at an accelerated pace. I understand better how to lead and operate an organization and also have managed finances. Professionally, I bring university administrative and managerial experience as well as practical industry experience (e.g., IBM and at a high tech entrepreneurial firm).

I want to work with you to shape the bright future of KSEA and bring my vision for KSEA to fruition. Appreciate your nomination for President and the opportunity to serve this great organization. Thank you.

Candidate for41st KSEAPresident

Hyung-MinMichaelChung

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Education

Ph.D., UCLA, 1988Masters, UCLA, 1984 B.S., Seoul National University, 1975

Major: Information Systems

Current Research Areas

-Machine Learning, Data Mining, Mobile Collaboration System, HCI, Technology Management-authored approx. 80 refereed articles, two books, and approx. 40 white papers and technical papers

Academic Professional Services

- Senior Editor of IT and Management journal (present) - Guest editor of three journals; Associate editor of two journals- Conference Chair, Association for Information systems (AIS) annual meeting (2000)- Doctoral Consortium Chairs for AIS Conferences - Chairs of annual Data Mining symposiums - (co)chaired approx. 20 conferences, symposiums, and workshops (AIS, ACM, IEEE)- chaired approx. 25 doctoral and master’s theses

- Program Evaluator, ABET Accreditation (present) - Examiner and Judge, Baldrige California (present) - Judge, Berkeley Global Technology Entrepreneurship Competition (present)

Current Academic Positions

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)- Professor of Information Systems- Director, Center for Information Strategies & Technologies (CIST)

KSEA Experience

- Finance Director, KSEA HQ (present)- Vice President, KSEA HQ (2009-2010)- Auditor, KSEA HQ (2006-2009)- Councilor, Technical Group M (2003-2006)- Membership and IT/Database Director, KSEA HQ (28th 33rd Administration, 1999-2005)- Chair, National Math and Science Contest, KSEA HQ (2009- 2010)- Co-Chair, Inaugural Annual Math Workshop (2010)

- Chapter President, Southern California (2001-2002)- General/Program Chairs, Southwest Regional Conferences (2000-2002)- Members, KSEA HQ YG Committee, Financial Management Committee, and other committees and task forces (1999-2011)- General Session Moderator, UKC; Track/Session Chairs, UKC, YG, regional conferences (1999-2010)

- Keynote Speakers, KSEA chapters and YG meetings (2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

- Member (1988 - ), KSEA Chapters - South Texas, Southern California; KOCSEA (Korean Computer Scientists and Engineers Association)

Academic, Administrative, and Professional Experience and Position

- Director, Graduate Programs and Executive Education, CSULB - Professor, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas - Distinguished Visiting Professor, Osaka University, Japan- Visiting Professor, Computer Engineering, Mexico Institute of Technology, Mexico- Visiting Research Fellow, HP

- Director, Information Technology Services, CSULB- Department Chair, Information Systems, CSULB- Chair, Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee, CSULB

- Board of Directors, Society of Information Management in California- Board of Directors, Enterprise Technology Incubator, Long Beach- Chair, International Task Force on Risk and Security in Networks, Pacific Telecommunications Council

- Executive Vice President, Institute for Management & Technology Studies (present)- Systems Engineer, IBM - Officer, Lieutenant, Air Force

Awards and Honors

- Boeing Fellow (2002-2003)- Society for Information Management Fellow (1996)- IBM Fellow (1988-1989)- Edward W. Carter Fellow, UCLA

- Microsoft Social Network Analysis Award Competition finalist (2009)- Grants received from USA: Federal Government, GMAC, HP, GTE, Verizon, IBM, Honda, Boeing- Grants/Projects received from Korea: SK, KORDIC, ETRI, KT


A time to serve! After serving as Vice President while working for enhancing the technical side of KSEA, I developed a strong desire to finish what I have been helping in technical affairs. My first step into KSEA was 23 years ago as a graduate student of Columbia University, and it was a great lifetime decision indeed. Since then, my participation in and commitment to KSEA grew stronger. I will endeavor to help KSEA members to experience the kind of benefits that KSEA has offered me in my personal life and career over all those years – career help and advice, opportunities for professional collaboration and success, and life-long friendship.

Recently, KSEA witnessed tremendous growth in many areas, such as membership and finance thanks to the visionary leadership exhibited by past presidents and executive members, backed by their sacrificial and faithful execution. How do we sustain this momentum and advance to the next level of growth and success? The answer lies in strengthening KSEA’s membership base because it is the real reason for KSEA’s existence. Often we hear people ask “what is the benefit of joining KSEA?” This is the central issue that all past, local and HQ officers have been wrestling with. The most important benefit of membership has to do with our professional career. I will focus on strengthening technical excellence and networking as I believe they are instrumental for the benefit of KSEA membership.

Currently, I am spearheading the first KSEA TechBook (Green IT: Technologies and Applications) which will be published by Springer-Verlag. This is a new venture to harness the best minds and ideas of KSEA members and will benefit all constituents of KSEA by pursuing technical excellence. I will expand this initiative to all technical domains so that KSEA members can appreciate the full benefits of their membership in enhancing their technical expertise.

Improving the US-Korea Conference (UKC) will also benefit members. For UKC symposiums and workshops, I will pursue technical sponsorships from well-established professional organizations such as IEEE to enhance technical quality of UKC by accepting high quality original papers. Also, agreements can be made with Korean or American journals to feature a special issue publishing select papers presented in symposiums of UKC. I will revitalize the roles of technical group councilors in leading these technical affairs. At the local chapters and branches, I will emphasize local/regional technical seminar series, which will help cultivate mentorship for students, technical knowledge sharing, career fairs, and networking among all members. Young Generation (YG) groups and Affiliated Professional Societies (APS) play increasingly important roles. I enjoyed giving a talk and interacting with YG members and serving KOCSEA as President. I will strive to help YG and encourage them to be actively involved in a variety of KSEA affairs including community services such as National Math and Science Contest (NMSC).

Besides the academic achievements at CCNY (home of 9 noble laureates), I assumed leadership roles in international standardization activities including the chair of IEEE 802.15.5 Task Group. I have been working on research projects sponsored by Korean companies including Samsung and ETRI, which will help me raise funding for KSEA and its members. I am also actively involved in reaching out local communities through Elmhurst Community Services (chair/vice chair) for NY area.

My KSEA activities include NY metro chapter president, organizing NY metro’s math and science Olympiad (which was the basis of today’s NMSC), chapter councilor, regional conference chair, HQ councilor, rules committee chair, UKC 2008 program committee chair, auditor, and vice president, which will be valuable assets to help shape KSEA into a premier science and engineering organization that all the members and sponsors can be proud of and be actively involved in. I would appreciate your support. Thank you.

Myung Jong Lee

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EducationPh.D, Electrical Engineering, Columbia University (1990)M.S, Electronics Engineering, Seoul National University (1978)B.S, Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (1976)

Major FieldWireless communications networks, wireless sensor/ad hoc network, Mobile cognitive networks, International Standards.

Current PositionProfessor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Director, Advanced Wireless Networks Laboratory

City University of New York (CUNY), City College and Graduate Center, New York

KSEA Activities• 2010-Present: Vice President (Technical Affairs)• 2008-2010: Auditor• 2007-2008: UKC2008 Program Committee Chair• 2005-2006: UKC2006 Comm & Netwk Symp Chair• 2005-2007: Rules Committee member and Chair (2007) • 2001-2007: Group K councilor • 1993-1994: Co-founder, Organizer, New York Metro

Olympiad, Math Chair

• 1991-1992: North East Regional Conference, Program Committee Chair

• 1991-1992: New York Metro Chapter, President• 1987-Present: New York Metro Chapter, member,

councilor

KSEA Affiliated Society2001, Korean Computer Scientists and Engineers Association in America (KOCSEA), President

Professional Affiliations and Experiences • IEEE Senior Member

• 08-Present: Associate Editor, IEEE communications Magazine

• 90-Present: Professor, Electrical and Computer Eng, CUNY, City College and Graduate Center

• 05-Present: Chair, IEEE 802.15.5 Wireless PAN Task Group Chair

• 03-07: Director, SAIT Joint Laboratory

• 03-05: Vice Chair, Zigbee Alliance, Network Group• 03: Visiting Professor, Sumsung Advanced Institute of

Technology• 02: Visiting Scientist, Telcordia Technology (formerly

Bellcore)• 83-85, 89: Assistant Professor, Electronics Engineering,

Kon-Kuk Univ., Korea• 78-83: Senior Engineer and Department Head, R&D

Center, Oriental Precision Company (OPC)• Served numerous TPC members, session organizer and

chair for conferences• Gave many invited talks including keynote (USN07) at

many conferences, schools, research institutions

Awards and Grants

• 09, IEEE Contribution Certificate for IEEE 802.15.5• 05, IEEE CCNC 2005 Best Paper Award• 03-present, Research Achievement Award, CUNY• 04, Zigbee Contribution Recognition • 89, CUNY Performance Excellence Award • Major Research Grants: U.S. Army Research Lab CTA

(01-Present), ETRI (05-Present), NSF (06-08, 93-96), SAIT (03-07), U.S. Army Research Lab ATIRP (96-00), Northrop-Grumman, Panasonic USA, Bellcore

Publication, Patent, Software Release• Over 140 book chapters, journals, and conference papers

in the areas of wireless comm., wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, multimedia networks, and internet

• Over 25 US, Korea, and international patents (pending included)

• Over 20 International Standard contributions to IEEE 802.15 WPAN and ZigBee Alliance

• NS-2 Network Simulator for IEEE 802.15.4 (WPAN), Public Release 2005. The only fully implemented NS-2 module. Also contributed to ZigBee Alliance

Community Service• 03-Present: Chair/vice Chair, Elmhurst Community

Services, NY


I am seeking an opportunity to serve KSEA because it is a fine organization with a lot of dedicated people for the good causes to serve. I believe our visions of US-Korea coop in science and technology, career development of members, and the community service are worth devoting my time on. A lot of people have dedicated their time to improve KSEA for last forty years and brought the KSEA today with their great leadership. I would like to join them next year as a vice president. A vice president is a supporting position to the president. I will support the president to further improve KSEA in continuity, integrity, and progress. There are areas to improve: Continuity in UKC and NMSC operation and senior programs, Integrity in YG program, standing committee activities, and Progress in technical group activities and our continuing effort on membership growth.

I have been serving KSEA actively in various positions and roles. I started reactivating Sacramento Valley Chapter as the Chapter President. The chapter is one of the most active chapters now. We participated in or hosed NWRC and SWRC. We also successfully holding chapter NMSC. I also helped the KSEA president in the creation of Silicon Valley (San Jose) Chapter as the Membership Director. I pitched in my two cents for UKC as the technical group J councilor serving as a session chair/presenter.

If I am elected, I will support the president with goals.

Thank you.

Education• Ph. D. in Structural Engineering, The University of Florida, 1990• M.E. in Construction Engineering and Management, The University of Florida, 1986• B.S. in Architectural Engineering, The Seoul National University, 1978

Current Position Senior Liaison Engineer, CA DOT

KSEA Experience• Chapter President 2007-2008• Membership Director 2008 – 2009• Group J Councilor 2008-2010

Major Projects• I-405 NB Widening Design-build (D7) $350 million of structures estimate in 2008• Mid-County Parkway (D8) $500 million of structures estimate in 2007• I-5 Far North Widening (D12) $70 million of structures estimate in 2005• SR 91 Realignment (D8) $225 million project of structures estimate in 2007• Gerald Desmond Cable-stayed Bridge (1000 foot main span, $900 million project, Port of

Long Beach) (D7)• Seohae Grand Bridge, Site Engineer/Senior Project Engineer, T.Y.Lin, international. (1998)

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It is both humbling and an honor to be nominated again as a Vice Presidential candidate. I am truly grateful for the confidence of the nominators in me. I accepted the nomination with great humility, and I believe serving KSEA is a noble cause for my motherland Korea. In fact, while serving as the technical program chair of UKC 2010, I found renewed enthusiasm to advance KSEA.

Today’s KSEA is in a much better shape and financially healthier than a decade ago. It is indeed a great feeling to witness that KSEA grows into a more “professional” organization with the years. It is owing to the former and the current KSEA officers, who unselfishly dedicated their time and effort to run and promote KSEA. Here I would like to articulate a vision to further enhance membership and effectiveness of KSEA.

We live in the Internet age, which changes the way how we work and communicate. I strongly believe that KSEA should leverage the Internet technology to serve its members better. Specifically, the KSEA web site should be the central place to provide necessary and timely information for its members and promote interactions between members. For example, a Korean company wanting to hire graduate students in US will advertise the job opening on the KSEA web page first. If a KSEA member needs to find Korean colleagues in US working on bioinformatics, he will search KSEA web pages first or post such a need on the KSEA web site. The KSEA web should also provide places for KSEA members to post their suggestions and opinions freely on virtually any topics relevant to science and engineering. The web site should facilitate its members to form groups to share common interests. For example, graduate students may form a group to talk about how to make their advisors happy; professors and researchers may form a group to share research funding info available from US and Korean government agencies and to collaborate on proposals. iPhone enthusiasts may form a group to share experiences with Korean apps. KSEA web pages can play such a role only when a large number of KSEA members surf the web site regularly and often. Once a good number of members start to visit KSEA web pages regularly, it will enter a positive cycle to attract even more people, and then the KSEA web site can generate advertisement revenue to further enhance the web site and expand the services. To attract a large number of KSEA members to the KSEA web site initially, KSEA should offer incentives and benefits to its members such as free disk space for online backup and file sharing and free teleconferences through the KSEA web site. In a nutshell, I believe that KSEA should motivate all KSEA members to surf KSEA web pages regularly and often for their own benefits. The task is challenging, but possible, and its impact is huge to advance KSEA to the next level. This is why I want to take up the challenge.

I know my role as VP is to support President-elect, Dr. Hosin Lee, and the entire group of the 40th KSEA officers. I will strive to improve other areas such as membership expansion and embracement of affiliate professional organizations in collaboration with the entire body of KSEA officers. In summary, if I am elected, I will work hard to bring in the necessary positive changes for KSEA including a wholesome effort to enhance the KSEA web site to make it a one-stop shopping for various interesting and important things relevant to Korean science and engineering professionals Thank you very much for your support.

Education• Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University

of Iowa, 1986• MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of

Iowa, 1984• BS, Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University,

1974

Current Position• Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering,

Virginia Tech, since 1986• Founding Director, Center for Embedded Systems for

Critical Applications (CESCA), Virginia Tech, since 2003

Professional Recognition, Activities, and Experiences• IEEE (institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Fellow• IEEE System On Chip Conference (SOCC) – General

Chair (2005), Technical Program Chair (2004 and 2003), Steering Committee Chair (2006), Exhibition Chair (2002)

• IEEE Ultra Wideband and Systems Technology Conference – Technical Program Chair (2003)

• Virginia Tech Symposium on Wireless Personal Communications - Technical Program Chair (2007)

• Faculty research leave to Freescale (formerly Xtreme Spectrum), Vienna, Virginia (Jan. 2003 – June 2003)

• Faculty research leave to Semiconductor Research Center of Seoul National University, Seoul Korea (May 1996 – Dec. 1996)

• Guest researcher of German National Research Center for Computer Science (GMD), St. Augustin, Germany (May 1994 – Aug. 1994)

• Researcher, Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Daejon Korea (Dec. 1975 – Aug. 1979)

KSEA Experiences • Chapter President, Southern Virginia Chapter (Present)• Technical Program Chair of UKC 2010• Communications and Networking Symposium -

Symposium Chair (2007)• KSEA member over two decades

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The KSEA has the 40th anniversary this year. It is now a mature organization that has proven its worthiness serving the Korean-American scientist and engineer community. The KSEA is rather a unique organization with the scientists and engineers from so many different areas of specialties, with one common background “Korean-American”. As an immigrant who came to this country along with the family, I did not have much association with the Korean scientists and engineers until 10 years ago when I became a KSEA member. My experience with the KSEA has been enjoyable and rewarding. In spite of the difficulty being minority, it is inspiring to see so many Korean-American scientists and engineers being successful in their fields and working hard to contribute for the enhancement of human welfare. According to “Code of Ethics of Engineers” established by Engineers’ Council for Professional Development, we all should support the professional and technical societies of our disciplines. Therefore, supporting the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) as a Korean-American scientist or engineer is an ethical decision. It is my great pleasure and honor to be a VP candidate for the great organization like KSEA.

KSEA Service• Present, Auditor • UKC2010 EET Sym Chair• UKC2009 Energy Sym Co-Chair• UKC2008 Program Co-Chair & MRMT Sym Chair• 2007-10 Tech Group H Councilor• 2006-09 Honors and Awards Committee• 2007-08 Publication Director of 35th Adm• UKC2007 MRMT Sym Co-Chair• 2006-07 Publication Director of 34th Adm• 2006 YGTL Conf Co-Chair• 2005-06 Publication Board Member• UKC2005 MR Sym Chair, Conf Proceedings Editor• 2003-04 San Diego Chapter President

Current PositionSolar Turbines Incorporated (A Caterpillar Company) Head, Heat Transfer & Internal Air Systems: Managing/leading a group for preliminary and detailed definition, analysis and experimental validation of gas turbine thermal design. Also directing advanced heat transfer technology programs.

Awards and Honors• KSEA Award (2006)• Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)• KIMM oversea advisory board member• Co-Author of the Best Presented Paper, ASME Warren M. Rohsenow Prize 2005• Engineering “Best In Class” Award (Solar Turbines Inc 1999)• Pi Tau Sigma (Mech. Honor Society)

Publications/ PatentsPublished numerous company engineering design memos and reports, over 80 international journal papers and conference presentations/proceedings, 3 patents.

Education1978 B.S. (honor), 1980 M.S., 1987 Ph.D., all in Mechanical Engineering and all from Arizona State University

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Witnessing grand-scale technical and networking activities of Chinese-American professionals, thousands of them, in Silicon Valley, I realized that Korean-American engineers and scientists are mostly scattered and not bonded through a strong network or common activities on a broader scale that would provide career development opportunities for us all.

Thanks to the dedication of the presidents, executive teams, and many volunteer scientists and engineers, KSEA has been enjoying a phenomenal growth over the past number of years in its budget, efficiency, and the scale of activities. However, the membership growth and interests from non-members have been rather modest and lukewarm. I felt KSEA needs more of successful career professionals from industry to make a jump.

With a professional experience mostly in hi-tech corporations or industry, I can help shape KSEA’s vision to resonate with many industry people like me and I want to focus and make a difference in membership growth on a national level. Since I was elected to Chapter President in 2009, I set my first priority on creating values for engineers and scientists in our chapter and could increase the membership by more than 3.5 times.

I also have great working relationships with senior professionals in Korea, which can be used to strengthen KSEA. In addition, because I have lived in New York area for more than 8 years, I can understand and bridge the cultures of both east and west coasts.

If you give me a chance to serve KSEA on a national level as Vice President, I will devote myself as part of the executive team to develop an organization valued by members and prospective members as one to join, participate in, and benefit from. Thank you.

Education• Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (1988), Electrical Engineering• MS, KAIST (1980), Electrical Engineering• BS, Seoul National University (1978), Electronics Engineering

Technical Interests• Semiconductor and Integrated Circuits

Current Position• Executive Adviser (2010–Present), Silicon Image• Adviser or Board Chairman, API and a Few Start-up Companies

Professional Experience• Vice President, Strategic Technology Initiatives/Engineering/Advanced Technology Development (2001–09), Silicon Image• Executive Vice President, Memory R&D and Sr. Vice President/General Manager, System IC (1996–2001), Hynix (previously Hyundai Electronics)• Manager/Research Staff Member (1988–96), IBM T. Watson Research Center• Sr. Researcher (1980–83), Korea Institute of Electronics Technology (now ETRI)

KSEA Experience• Chapter President, KSEA Silicon Valley Chapter (2009–Present)• Member, Northern California Chapter (2004–09)/New York Metro Chapter (1996)

Awards/Recognition• IBM Research Division Technical Group Award, Invention Plateau Awards, 17 Patent Application Awards• Recognition of Achievement at K.I.E.T.

Publications and Patents• 60+ papers published or presented• 19 US patents granted

Others• IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society, Senior Member

Hyun Jong Shin


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The KSEA Oregon chapter hosted the 5th Northwest US-Korea Conference on BNCIT Systems Technology on December 11-12, 2010 with the support of 3 other Northwest regional chapters; Seattle WA; Sacramento, CA; and Silicon Valley, CA. The conference was held at Portland State University (PSU, Engineering Building, 1930 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201). This conference was funded by KSEA, KUSCO, KITECH, and participating local chapters. The Conference Chair was Dr. Jehkwan Lah (Intel, Retired).

The two-day conference provided 5 technical sessions focusing on BNCIT (Bio Nano Technology, Civil Structure and Transportation, Environment and Green Energy, Information Technology) and a Young Generation (YG) forum. 100 KSEA members participated from 5 regional chapters. Sessions were (1) Bio Nano Technology, (2) Civil, Structure, and Transportation, (3) Environment and Green Energy, (4) Informat ion Technology, (5) M i c r o - s y s t e m a n d Manufacturing.

Throughout these sessions, a total of 37 speakers presented a various topics; the length of presentations was about 20 minutes. For the YG Forum, 6 speakers came to discuss various interesting topics together with regional YG KSEA members. Prof. Kim Dae Mann (KAIST, Korea) gave a great speech on “Evolution of FETs from 3-D Bulk MOSFET to 1-D Quantum Wire Device” as a keynote speaker. From KSEA Headquarters, Dr. J a e H o o n K i m ( K S E A President) and Dr. Hyung-Min Michael Chung (KSEA Finance Director) came far to celebrate the NWRC2010 and gave great guest speeches. In addition, Publication Director Steve Lee brought DVDs for al l attendees (The New Frontier: Engineering the Golden Age of Green). This is a very informative and e n t e r t a i n i n g c l i m a t e c h a n g e d o c u m e n t a r y b y t h e professional Engineers in CA Government. Professor Gerald Recktenwald, the chair of the Mechanical and Material Engineering Department at PSU, gave a lab tour after the technical sessions on December 12. Professor Mark Weislogue and his graduate students gave a demonstration of newly developed drop testing facility as well.

Saturday (December 11) dinner was a banquet at the Mandarin Cove Chinese Restaurant. At the banquet, Dr. Jae Hoon Kim (KSEA President) and Dr. Jehkwan Lah gave “Excellent Presentation Awards” to graduate students who presented their great work at this event.

Many thanks also go to our local chapter presidents for their support: Mr. Heonmin Lim (Seattle), Dr. Hyun Jong Shin (Silicon Valley), and Mr. Sung Kwon Moon (Sacramento Valley).

This conference provided a forum for the regional Korean and non-Korean scientists and engineers to have a great opportunity to meet each other, discuss, and exchange recent research topics and trends. Overall, this was a great event to all conference attendees, especially for the local Oregon based chapter members.

Editor’s note: The Oregon Chapter had 11 members in the previous term, but as of February 1, 2011, they have 44 paid members and 53 voting members mainly due to the efforts of Prof. Sung Yi and the officers of the Oregon Chapter.

Regional Conference Reports

Northwest Regional Conference (NWRC) 2010 [Sung Yi, President, KSEA Oregon Chapter]


The 39th Midterm Council Meeting was held on January 15, 2011 at KSEA Headquarters in Vienna, VA. Former presidents, local chapter presidents, technical group councilors, committee chairs, KSEA directors, and HQ staff participated in the meeting. A total of 57 people attended the meeting and presented their Midterm accomplishments. Plans and activities for the remainder of the 39th Term were also presented and discussed. The mainly discussed items include:

39th income and expense plan KSEA fund management New committees on KSEA history and UKC preparation Additional categories and policies for KSEA awards The number of technical group councilors for each technical area Initiate KSEA Young Investigator Grant

At the Mid-Term Council Meeting, 39th President Jae Hoon Kim was awarded a plaque from the Baltimore Life Scientists Association (BLSA) as a token of appreciation for his gracious contributions to this organization.


The 39th Midterm Council Meeting[Jihie Kim, Executive Director, KSEA]

KSEA is very pleased to announce the current status of the KSEA Directory Project.Since the KSEA Directory Project was launched in October last year, it has been progressing successfully. Looking at the results so far, among current KSEA Members, 2168 paid members agreed to be listed in the KSEA Directory as of March 1, 2011. In addition, 1593 Undergraduate students and 10 Honorary members agreed to be included in the Directory. When all combined, a total of 3473 KSEA members are listed in the KSEA Directory after the 1st phase of project (10/1/2010 ~ 12/31/2010).

The main purpose of this project is to achieve KSEA membership drive goals and expand the total database of KSEA. The Members Directory Project is also expected to benefit Korea by providing the valuable data of the highly-qualified human resources in the field of Science and Engineering from U.S.

The Eligibility to be included in the KSEA Members Directory is as follows.

Koreans or Korean-Americans whose current resident area is in U.S. Undergraduate students in the field of any Science, Engineering or Medical Studies Graduate students (Masters, Doctorate) in the field of any Science, Engineering, or Medical Studies Postdoctoral in the field of any Science, Engineering or Medical Studies Professionals who work in the field of Science or Engineering, or Medical areas with Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral

degrees Retirees from the field of Science, Engineering and Medical areas

Please visit the Members Directory website at https://hq.ksea.org/directory for registration.


KSEA Directory Project


Dear KSEA Voting Members:

This is to solicit nominations for many positions such as President, VPs, auditors, councilors, and committee members. You may nominate yourself, your friends, colleagues, chapter members, and any other members. The nominees must be KSEA members who paid at least the 39th (2010-2011) membership dues.

It is recommended that the current, next, and past chapter presidents try to nominate their chapter members. The Nomination Committee will select and recommend candidates to the Council by the end of July per KSEA Bylaws which can be found on the KSEA website.

Sincerely,

Chueng-Ryong JiNomination Committee Chair

KSEA Position Total number Number of Vacancy

President-Elect (2012-2013) & 42nd President (2013-2014) 1 1

41st Vice Presidents (2012-2013) 2 2

Auditors (2012-2015, 3-year term) 3 1

Technical Group D (2012-2015) Biology, Botany, Zoology, Biomedical and Genetic Engineering 2 1

Technical Group I (2011-2014) Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mining Engineering 1 1

Technical Group J (2012-2015) Civil and Environmental Engineering, Architecture 2 1

Technical Group L (2012-2015) Computer Science, System, & Eng. 2 1

Contest Committee (2011-2014) Chair (1) & Ex-Officios (2) 7 2

Election Committee (2011-2014) Ex-Officio (1) 4 1

Fund Management Committee (2011-2017), 6-year, Ex-Off (1) 5 2

Honors and Awards Committee (2011-2014) 7 3

Long-range Planning Committee (2011-2014) 5 3

Nomination Committee (2011-2012) Chair (1) & Ex-Officios (2) 7 4

Rules Committee (2011-2014) Ex-Officio (2) 8 2

Scholarship Committee (2011-2014) 7 3

Young Generation Committee (2011-2014) Chair (1) & ExOf (1) 13 4

History Committee (2011-2014) Stipulated terms according to the new policy 7 7

Recommendations must be received by July 15, 2011. Please use the nomination form.

Nominations for KSEA PositionsKSEA Headquarters News


The Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) has established several categories of the Annual Awards in order to recognize and honor people who have made outstanding contributions to KSEA. They include:• People who have made outstanding contributions to advances in science and engineering or applications of technology for the general welfare of the society.• People who have made outstanding contributions in fostering international cooperation, especially between the US and Korea.• People who have given outstanding service to the betterment of KSEA.

Award Categories:• Outstanding Contribution to KSEA Award for a person who has made exceptional contributions to KSEA through

dedicated and exemplary services.• Entrepreneur of the Year Award for a person who has had stellar performances in the area of entrepreneurship.• Scientist of the Year Award to a person who has made outstanding technical contributions in the area of science.• Engineer of the Year Award to a person who has made outstanding technical contributions in the area of engineering.• Outstanding Chapter and Chapter President Award to a local chapter which has contributed significantly to enhance the

image of KSEA through novel and exemplary programs and services.• Outstanding Community Service Award to a person who has provided outstanding community services.• Young Generation Leadership Award to a person who has provided outstanding young generation membership

development and services.

Nomination Procedures:All nominations will require the KSEA Award Nomination form and supporting documents/information. Lack of sufficient information will automatically nullify the nomination.

The nomination form can be found at www.ksea.org. The nomination package should be sent to KSEA Honors and Awards Committee, 1952 Gallows Rd., Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182 or via email to [email protected]. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2011.

During the first half of the 39th Administration, KSEA published the UKC2010 Post Conferece Technical Report. As the key annual event, KSEA has successfully organized the 2010 US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship (UKC 2010), jointly with the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) and the Korea-US Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO), at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Seattle, WA on August 11-15, 2010 with over 1,100 participants.

With the theme of “Green Technology for a New World,” UKC2010 has been organized into 10 Symposiums under 5 Technical Domains: Energy, Fundamental Science, Information Technology, Life Science, and Transportation Technology. In addition, mutiple forums, workshops, exhibits, posters, job fair, and recruiting sessions were held to help facilitate interaction among all participants from industry, academia, and government.

The UKC 2010 Report provides a summary on the symposiums, forums, and workshops. Contributions to this report have meen made by the UKC2010 Symposium and Workshop Chairs and Publication Directors, as well as KSEA Technical Group Councilors.


2011 KSEA Awards: Nomination Announcement


Publication of UKC2010 Rport

US-KOREA CONFERENCE (UKC 2010)ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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Co-Organized with The Korean Federation of Science & Technology Societies (KOFST)

and The Korea-US Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO)


On April 16, 2011, 4th - 11th grade students will be participating in an exciting National Mathematics and Science Competition (NMSC), which is jointly organized by the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) and the Korea-U.S. Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO).

Mathematics is very important in our technological and scientific age. Proficiency in mathematics is the gateway to many jobs and careers. We hope that by offering NMC, we can challenge and inspire Korean-American students to want to learn more mathematics.

Through team-based projects, science contests foster fun and creative collaboration. We hope students would learn some practical skills for everyday life and find their own strengths and weaknesses working in a team.

The National Math Competition Committee and Science Committee members are professors, researchers, and industry experts in the United States. They have worked together to prepare materials for these competitions. Students and parents should contact their local KSEA chapters for more information and registration. You can also find more information at “http://ksea.org/nmsc/”.

KSEA Chapter Name

Chapter President Name Chapter President Email NMSC Location Local

Time Program

AL Alabama Dong Joo(Daniel) Kim [email protected] Auburn University 1:30 PM Math Only

CA Southern CA Jongwook Woo [email protected] UCLA 10:00 AM Both Math and Science

CA Silicon Valley Hyun Jong Shin [email protected] Living Word Christian Center 10:00 AM Math Only

CA Sacramento Sung Moon [email protected] University of Phoenix 11:00 AM Math Only

CA San Diego Jongdae Lee [email protected] UC San Diego 11:00 PM Both Math and Science

CT Connecticut Jeong-Ho Kim [email protected] 1:00 PM Math Only

GA Georgia Bosoon Park [email protected] Georgia Gwinnett College 2:00 PM Both Math and Science

IA Central Iowa Sang Wu Kim [email protected] 1:00 PM Math Only

IL Indiana Chan Kyoo Choi [email protected] 2:00 PM Both Math and Science

IL Central IL Seungyul Yun [email protected] 12:00 PM Math Only

IL

Midwest Region Duck Young Chung [email protected] North Eastern Illinois Univ. 1:00 PM Math Only

IW Iowa City Beomjun Chon [email protected] TBD Both Math and Science

KY Kentucky Sung Y. Eum [email protected] Asbury University, Willmore, KY 1:00 PM Both Math and Science

MA New England Jesung Kim [email protected] MIT Building 54, Rm 100 1:00 PM Math Only

MD Baltimore Minbo Shim [email protected] 2:00 PM Math Only

MN Minnesota Yongdae Kim [email protected] 2:00 PM Both Math and Science

MS Mississippi MS Hyung Lae Park [email protected] Korean Church of Jackson 9:00 AM Both Math and Science

NC North Carolina Yongbaek Kim [email protected], Greensboro, Fayetteville, Charlotte 10:00 AM Both Math and science

ND North Dakota Kap J. Lee [email protected] 11:00AM Both Math and Science

NJ New Jersey Heechang Kim [email protected] Rutgers University 1:00 PM Math Only

OH Ohio Bomjun Kwon [email protected] 9:00 AM Both Math and Science

OH Dayton-OH Munsup Seoh [email protected] Wright State University 1:15 PM Math Only

OR Oregon Sung Yi [email protected] Portland State University 12:00 PM Both Math and Science

PA Central Penn Jungwoo Ryoo [email protected]

PA Philadelphia Min Jun Kim [email protected] 11:00 AM Both Math and Science

TX South Texas Sung Yun Jung [email protected] Texas A&M University 12:00 PM Both Math and Science

TX Austin TX Byoung-Do Kim [email protected] 2:00 PM Math Only

TX North TX Jung Hoon Han [email protected] University of Texas-Dallas 1:00 PM Both Math and Science

VA

Washington Metro

June Myoung Kwak [email protected] Northern VA Com. College 9:00 AM Both Math and Science

VA Southern VA Dong S. Ha [email protected] Virginia Tech 2:00 PM Math Only

VA Central VA Inchan Kwon [email protected] University of Virginia 11:00 AM Both Math and Science

VA SE VA Sang-Hyon Chu [email protected] 12:00 PM Math Only

WA

Seattle Washington Heonmin Lim [email protected] Microsoft Conference Center 9:00 AM Both Math and Science


2011 National Mathematics and Science Competition (NMSC 2011)



Progress on the First KSEA TechBook

As introduced in the last KSEA Letters (Vol. 39, No.1), we set another milestone as we edit the first volume of its TechBook Series, Green IT: Technologies and Applications, to be published by Springer-Verlag in June, 2011. This project is the one of the initiatives launched by 39th KSEA President, Jae Hoon Kim, and developed by Vice President, Myung Jong Lee. The book will be a unique KSEA publication with technical authority to benefit professional careers of KSEA members by contributing book chapters with a well-known publisher and enhance international technical collaboration especially between the US and Korea. In addition, annual workshops are planned with all chapter contributors each year. The book is not only for Korean sponsors, but also for the general public including students and professionals who are interested to investigate the technical aspects of Green IT. Future volumes will cover all KSEA technical group areas in turn.

Why a book on Green IT? As the world’s economies ever expand, energy comes to the forefront to question sustainable growth. A variety of environmentally responsible energy solutions have emerged recently to address the issues of energy conservation and renewable resources. As we are ushered into the information era, energy expenditure to support IT becomes an acute issue, giving rise to the subject of the proposed book, Green IT. The IT sector is unique in that it is part of the problem but at the same time a key to the solution. Quantum leaps in energy savings in many sectors are often attributed to innovative applications of IT technology. As there are numerous articles appearing, it is timely and desirable to compile a book to survey the core technologies of Green IT to guide those who are interested to further pursue this rapidly developing and important area.

Contents of the bookResponding to the solicitation and invitation for contributions of the Green IT book, 40 book chapter proposals were submitted from all over the world, out of which approximately 40% are from Korean authors. The final book will contain 3 Parts 25 Chapters, each about 20 pages: Green Communications, Green Computing, and innovative applications. Green Communications covers energy efficient architecture (wireless, internet, radio access, etc), green MAC, green routing, Green protocol, energy efficient network games, etc. Green Computing includes the framework of green computing, energy efficient data center, green cloud, green storage, multi-objective dynamic optimization, green interface, etc. Finally, innovative applications features smart grid, standards, cooperative scheduling and high power radio in WSN, modeling of urban traffic emission.

Currently, authors with accepted chapter proposals are writing their proposed chapters. The remainder of the publication schedule is:

Feb. 28, 2011: Draft Ready March 20, 2011: Finish Review June 20, 2011: Publication

I am hopeful that we can take pride in the first volume of the KSEA TechBook series.

[Myung Jong Lee, KSEA Vice President]

Prize: US$10,000 grant certificate and travel support to attend the awards ceremony.

Description: The KSEA Young Investigator Grant is the KSEA’s highest recognition to young professionals who have already earned a doctoral degree and been working in either academia, industry, or government. This grant is designed to recognize those who have demonstrated the outstanding early career development as a young investigator whose achievement in science or technology areas is outstanding within the context of the mission of KSEA. Each year two (2) young investigators are awarded; preferably one (1) from Academia and one (1) from Industry or Government research lab.

Eligibility: An eligible applicant needs to be a KSEA member in his/her early careers no longer than 5 calendar years after earning a Ph.D. degree.

How to Apply: A complete application form with applicant’s resume should be submitted to KSEA Headquarters via email [email protected] by April 15, 2011. The application instruction will be available on the KSEA webpage.

Evaluation / Selection: Evaluation will be based on review of (1) the submitted application form, (2) technology development


KSEA Young Investigator Grant


Yoon Hee Chang is a recent graduate from George Mason University with a B.S. in Biochemistry. She has been working for KSEA as a part-time Accounting Administrator since November of 2010. From being the first point of contact for incoming membership inquiries, her main tasks include KSEA database management, website content updates, and Finance log-in. She is excited to be part of KSEA and enjoy many great experiences that KSEA can offer.

plan, and (3) resume. Evaluation and selection will be conducted by a grant committee consisting of five active KSEA officers: Executive Director (grant committee chair), General Director, one member of Honors and Awards Committee, Technical Group Director, and Young Generation Director.

Administration: In addition to the $10,000 honorarium, a travel reimbursement of up to US$1,000 is provided for travel and accommodation to support recipients to attend the Grants ceremony. The KSEA Young Investigator Grant is presented at the end of May, 2011 at the KSEA Headquarters.

Requirement of Grant Recipients: Each grant recipient is required to submit a brief final report that summarizes how the Grant is used and what research is supported by the Grant.

Announcement of Grant Recipients: KSEA Webpage, newspapers, or email.


KSEA New Staff (Yoon Hee Chang)

KSEA Thanks ExxonMobil, Microsoft, and BoeingKSEA appreciates ExxonMobil, Microsoft, and Boeing for their generous support through their “Matching Gift Programs.” These companies have recognized their employees who are KSEA members for their contribution and compensated for their personal volunteer time spent for KSEA activities. The objective of the Matching Gift Program is well aligned with KSEA community services, public education, and young generation programs. KSEA members are encouraged to contact their employer (e.g. Human Resources Department) to participate in the Matching Gift Program.


Dr. Moon Won Suh (23rd President of KSEA; Statistics and Textile Engineering/Science) of North Carolina State University has recently been elected as Charles A. Cannon Distinguished Chaired Professor. Prof. Suh’s election as a chaired professor marks the first such honor as a Korean-American professor at North Carolina State University since its founding in 1889 and signifies his lifelong contributions in fusing Textile science and Engineering with Statistics disciplines and his research contributions throughout the world.

Prof. Suh was awarded the “Distinguished Service to KSEA Medal” in 2008 by KSEA. He was also awarded the “Harold De Witt Smith Medal” by ASTM in 2003, and “Woogbi-Jang and Sukryu-Jang Merit Badges” from the Korean Government for his outstanding contributions in science and education. Prof. Suh was elected as a Fellow of American Statistical Association in 2002, first time as a Korean-American or Korean, and served as President and Honorary Member of The Fiber Society (U.S.) and a Founding Board Member of KUSCO.

He is also an elected member of Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Hallimwon) and the National Academy of Engineering of Korea. Prof. Suh is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, Editorial Board Member of the Textile Research Journal, Journal of The Textile Institute, and Fibers and Polymers (Journal). Prof. Suh has been an active contributor to KSEA activities through numerous KSEA committees.

KSEA Member News

Congratulatory Remarks forProf. Moon Won Suh

Yoon: Being elected as a Distinguished Chaired Professor is extraordinary for a Korean-American. Has any other Korean-American professor at North Carolina State University been elected as a Chaired Professor before you?

Suh: Indeed, it is an honor for any professor since the number is limited and the competition is great. No Korean-American has been elected since the university was founded in 1887. In fact, it was the first time that an NC State University alumnus was elected to a chaired professorship position within the college.

Yoon: Please say a few words about this congratulatory event. Did you even expect you would be in that position?

Suh: I was nominated several times in the last 10 years but not chosen. That was a humbling experience. Now, I wonder if I have to deliver anything different. The “expectations” are there but I think it is not such a big deal!

Yoon: What seems to be the key factor to put you in that honorable position?

Suh: I really think it is the “fairness” of the American system that rewards those who deserve. I never worked for a prize or honor. It just comes with your continuous dedication to your job. Some get recognized and some don’t. It was my unique contributions in fusing statistics and textile sciences/engineering that have been recognized widely. I may be the worst or worst in that. In a way, it was my “missionary spirit” that I could enjoy immensely while doing my job.

Yoon: This must be an encouragement to all Korean-American professors and students. What would be your advice to those who consider you as a role model?

Suh: I am not a “role model” at all. I believe everyone is precious and retains his or her core value. I feel quite inadequate in both statistics and textiles disciplines in spite of the numerous awards. I always try to do my best as a habit remembering what Aristotle said, “Excellence is not a virtue, but a habit!” I tell my students “Do your best and leave everything else for God to decide.” I think a “success-driven” study or career makes one tired, less fulfilling, and unsustainable.

Yoon: How did you come to the United States? I understand you have had several major turns in your life and career. Did they hurt or help your career? Can you share some with KSEA members? Please state briefly your career or life experiences, not limited in the Science field. It would be also wonderful if you could describe your dreams when you were young, or your previous career as a journalist in Korea.

Suh: Well, I hope no one mimics what I have done. Actually, I wandered and meandered here and there in my life. In retrospect, it was good “sightseeing” and I enjoyed every stop! They all come back not only as good memories but also a true benefit unexpectedly. I would say, nothing you have done in your life is truly wasted. (Some of you will dispute this assertion.) With my degree in Textile Engineering, I chose a professional journalism career for a while (KyungHyang Shinmoon) but came back to Textile Engineering as a graduate student because life was simply too good for a young immature man. That decision was most agonizingly difficult. Coming to the US, I jumped to a statistics Ph.D. program with an M.S. in textile technology. My first job was in the Operations Research Department of Burlington Industries, the largest textile company in the world, where my “fusing” of

Special Interview with Dr. Suh [Euna Yoon, KSEA HQ Staff]


statistics and textiles began. Although I was working on complex projects where such disciplines as Operations Research, Statistics, Management Science, Process Control, Epidemiology, and Textile Engineering must be fused in order to produce “profits” to the company, I always kept my eyes on my academic life in the far horizon. When Burlington did the LBO, I was offered a great position at DuPont Applied Statistics Group but turned it down to take this university position at exactly ½ the DuPont salary. That took another agonizing “optimization” analysis where the “objective function” in the Linear Programming” had to change the “weights” every night. Finally, I realized that my “Outcome (=Y)” in the objective function was not correctly defined. As soon as I changed it from “Outcome for Me” to “Total Outcome for All” (no ownership!) then the decision was effortlessly trivial. That’s how and why I came to the university for half the industry pay. I have not starved and am now a bit overweight. My advice to students is “Don’t try to become a college professor too early for all the wrong reasons!” I value my industrial experience more than anything as it made me a better teacher. I thank myself for my diverse and random interests in many fields. They may have slowed my progress to a larger economic gain but it made my life journey ever more interesting and enjoyable. You see I cannot be a role model, but just a model if anyone cares for.

Yoon: Can you tell us when and how you came to the U.S.? What was your mission for the study? Suh: I came to the US in the fall of 1962 paying $650, for a one-way ticket from Gimpo to Raleigh, NC when the GDP of Korea was a mere $80. Not many in Korea could afford the trip albeit a study. It was the 1961 military coup by the General Park Chung Hee that became a random factor in shaping my life. In early 1962, President Park invited key US university presidents and industry leaders to Korea as a public relations gesture. Among them were Nathan Pusey (Harvard President) and K.C. Li, a Chinese-American businessman who was known as “Tungsten King” by discovering and processing Tungsten in the US. Dr. Li, during his visit, allocated one of the two scholarships given annually to Chinese students in Taiwan to a Korean student for that year as an exception and had the US Embassy in Korea choose a recipient of the Li Foundation Fellow at Seoul National University. I was the “Black Swan” among the 300 plus contestants! Can you see now why I had to study Statistics and love the “probability theory”? I was neither the most brilliant nor most fluent in English but must have impressed the interviewer from the embassy with a clear mission statement: “Industrialize and Modernize Korea with Textile Engineering Knowhow to be gained in the U.S.” While this was a quick answer I made up for the interview, it has remained in my spine and bloodstream ever since. I do not know the true impact but have never betrayed myself in this mission.

January 2, 2011, porjo.com (R.I. Local News)[G. Wayne Miller, Journal Staff Writer]

Univers i ty of Rhode Is land engineering professor K. Wayne Lee sees the heat generated by paved asphalt roads as a potential source of energy. - The Providence Journal / Frieda Squires

When most people think of highways, speed traps and traffic jams come to mind. University of

Rhode Island engineering professor K. Wayne Lee thinks green. He sees paved roads as a potential source of cheap, clean energy.

“There’s limited fossil energy,” he says. “It’s not forever. So we have to do something with energy in the future. Alternative energy.”

Sunlight striking asphalt pavement could be the source. With fellow professor Sze Yang and graduate student Andrew Correia, Lee is researching several promising technologies that could transform natural solar energy into useable heat and electricity that could be used to warm buildings, power streetlamps, defrost frozen road surfaces and more.

A native of South Korea, Lee, 63, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been studying many aspects of transportation since joining the URI faculty in 1985. One of his earliest ideas for highway energy came from a simple observation: even on cold days, sun-struck blacktop is typically hotter than the ambient temperature.

“We can use that heat energy to heat water,” Lee says. “We can use that water for buildings. We can melt the ice on road surfaces in winter.” With Lee’s guidance, Correia has built a model demonstrating how water circulated through a tube imbedded into asphalt does indeed get hot. Lee envisions highways –– or home driveways –– with many such small tubes.

“You can use it for whatever you need: take a shower, wash clothes, whatever. I don’t think that would be too difficult. That’s a very practical [use].” Especially practical in Rhode Island, where most roads are built with black, heat-retaining asphalt, and not concrete.

Another frontier under development in Lee’s labs is flexible photovoltaic panels, which utilize the same electricity-generating technology as the more traditional rigid and unbendable solar cell. “We can put the flexible solar cell, or photovoltaic, along the New Jersey barriers,” he says, “and then we can generate lots of electricity.”

Third approach, led by Yang, a chemistry professor, utilizes so-called thermo-electricity, produced with semiconductors when hot and cold temperatures meet. Fourth approach, on the more distant horizon, utilizes new materials to replace old-fashioned asphalt on the top layer of pavement –– and to generate energy through a redesigned middle layer.

KSEA Member News

11 People to Watch in 2011: K. Wayne Lee

평양과학기술대학

P U S TPyongyang University of Science & Technology

Lecture at Pyongyang, North KoreaPyongyang University of Science & Technology (PUST), a first joint university in North Korea, had a building dedication ceremony on September 16, 2009 and opens its first classes this fall. PUST has three schools (School of Management, School of Information and Communication Technology, School of Agriculture and Life Sciences) and each school has two departments.

Applications are invited for the teaching positions at three schools as given in below. The position calls for faculty candidates committed to fostering innovative research with master program students and education initiatives for both master and undergraduate students. Candidate should possess a PhD with proven record of teaching/research experience and is expected to raise international research fund. Various positions are available ranged from a short term (one semester) to a long term appointment.

For an initial consideration, qualified persons are requested to submit a CV to [email protected]. You may also check with PUST website for further information: www.pust.kr.

Areas of Invitation1. School of Management (4): Business Process Management, Material Distribution, International

Investment, Global Finance Market

2. School of ICT (3): Special topics on Nano-Electronics, Electronic Materials, Probability & Stochastic Process.

3. School of ALS (3): Crop Physiology, Crop Biotechnology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.


Eighteen years ago, Prof. Myung Jong Lee, then the president of the New York Metro chapter, had an idea of a Math and Science Olympiad for local Korean-American students. Taking initiative moves to bring the idea into reality requires dedication, sacrifice, and real commitment. It was under his leadership that the first ever math and science Olympiad, or KMSO, was born in 1994. Since then, KMSO has become the signature outreach activity of the New York Metro Chapter and kept evolving each year.

On November 20, 2010, the 17th KMSO was held, also marking the fourth year of KMSO to be held at Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY). Great contributions came from major companies, which include LG Electronics providing major financial support, followed by many others such as Image Solutions, H&Y, HRCap, and Moving4U. More than 70 scientists, engineers, and students also served as volunteers.

T h e e ve n t s t a r t e d w i t h S c i e n c e Competition in the morning with a total of 143 participants. Group A consisting of 4th -5th graders conducted egg drop project, a classic fun activity with great physics lessons. Group B consisting of 6th -8th graders conducted a chemical experiment, which was designed and implemented by the chair of science committee, Prof. Jong Il Lee at York

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The 17th KSEA Math and Science olympiad (KMSo)

C o l l e g e , C U N Y, i n modern chemistry labs at Queens College (See the picture). Students were asked to apply a series of chemical separation techniques to separate samples of mixtures and take a fol low-up written test. The participants later expressed their e xc i t e m e n t a s t h e y felt like real scientists a n d r e a l i z e d h o w science is not simply an

activity of instantaneous gratification but a rewarding experience through perseverance and deliberation. For 9th-11th graders in Group C, written tests covering biology, chemistry, and physics topics were given; this new attempt became possible through dedication of faculty members in the Science Committee, especially, Prof. Chin Ok Lee, who visited a local high school and consulted students and a science teacher for the preparation. Students in 10th -12th grades in Group D c o m p l e t e d s e r i o u s research and competed in poster presentations; all the students demonstrated sophisticated and well-advanced research projects that greatly impressed Scientists who served as judges.

The afternoon started with a cultural event where 17 students performed “Nan-Ta” with Korean percussion instruments as the opening c e r e m o n y. T h e n 2 0 4 students in 4th -11th grades participated in the math competition. This year, we had two different problem banks, one from the New York Metro Chapter and the other from the KSEA National Math Competition provided by Prof. Sung Yell Song (Iowa State University). Drs. Myongkeun Oh (NJIT) and Kyung Dong

Ryu (IBM) created problems based on the two sets, and Profs. Hong Shik Ahn (SUNY Stony Brook) and Jong Pil Lee (SUNY Oldwestbury) served as reviewers.

P a r e n t s a l s o r e m a i n e d a c t i v e throughout the event. In the morning, Dr. Joonki Kim gave a lecture titled “Creativity Education for Children,” and Prof. Moon Won Suh from North Carolina State University gave an inspirational talk titled “Yes, it’s OK! Our children, do not try to raise them but let them grow” in the afternoon. These two talks enriched so many parents and generated a lot of positive comments afterwards.

The Olympiad was followed by an award ceremony on December 11, 2010, honoring about 60 students receiving awards, which include two New York City Mayor Awards and LG special awards. In addition, certificates of merit were mailed to all the students who participated. Completing the event gave us a great feeling that we were able to continue the great tradition

of the New York Metro Chapter. More detailed information of the event can be found at http://www.kseany.org/kmso.

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The Central Virginia Chapter remained dormant for a long time from 1997 to 2010. KSEA records indicate that the Central Virginia Branch existed between 1993 and 1996, thanks to Professor Yong I. Kim at the University of Virginia. In December 2009, Prof. Byungkyu Brian Park developed a proposal with the intent to revitalize the chapter and submitted it with a fund request of $750 from the KSEA HQ. Upon approval of the proposal, the Chapter hosted its inaugural meeting, where 21 new and returning members attended (February 2010) . At the meeting, the Chapter elected a President (Dr. Byungkyu Brian Park, University of Virginia) and a General Secretary (Dr. Jungwook Jun, Virginia DOT) and successfully revitalized the Chapter with 32 voting members.

In order to keep the momentum, the Chapter introduced the ‘Student of the Year Award’ and ‘Faculty of the Year Award’ in April, 2010. The award committee consisted of I. Kwon (Chair), Y. Kweon, J. Jung, and H. Park, and selected two ‘Student of the Year Award’ recipients (Mr. Joyoung Lee and Mr. Jaeho Shin). In addition, Prof. Kwon was selected as the recipient of the ‘Faculty of the Year Award.’ These awards were given at the Chapter meeting on May 15, 2010. Each “Student of the Year” awardees received $100 and a certificate. The student and faculty of the year awards that were intended to recruit new members and recognize outstanding achievements of our members were met with great success.

In the fall of 2010, our Chapter expanded i t s m a n a g e m e n t t e a m w i t h a n e w President and four Vice Presidents. The new President (Prof. Inchan Kwon) and Vice Presidents (Dr. Jungwook Jun, Dr. Young-Jun Kweon, Dr. Hyung-Jun Park and Dr. Joyoung Lee) kicked off the new term with a ‘Career Decision Panel Discussion’ in September, 2010. The panel included distinguished and well-established researchers, managers, and professors

Revitalizing a Legacy Branch to an Active Chapter [Byungkyu “Brian” Park (Former Chapter President)

and Inchan Kwon (Chapter President) ]

A group photo at the inaugural meeting in Feb. 2010

Student of the Year Award recipients (Mr. Jaeho Shin and Mr. Joyoung Lee)

from government, private industry, and academia. The event not only added several new members, but also developed strong bonds among members, especially many graduate students and post docs still deciding their career paths.

Our biggest success came with the year-end annual meeting, organized by the Chapter Vice President Dr. Joyoung Lee, Research Associate at the University of Virginia. The meeting started with opening remarks by Chapter President, Professor Inchan Kwon, followed by a welcome message from the President of the Korean Graduate Student Association at the University of Virginia. After a brief update on the Central Virginia Chapter activities in 2010, a lunch buffet was served. I couldn’t help but mention that the catered lunch from a local Korean restaurant attracted over 75 participants. It was a great social event that allowed our members and their families to get together. One of the outcomes of the event was a new initiative on a “biomedical seminar series” that wil l start this semester – thanks to Prof. Inchan Kwon’s leadership. Many of us realized that the number of professors, research associates, and graduate students in the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering in the Biomedical Engineering department is more than adequate.

Finally, we are proud to report that our Chapter has 40 paid members and 53 voting member as of January 22, 2011. Without a doubt, our Chapter is one of the strong and probably fast growing Chapters of KSEA.

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Year End General Meeting (Dec. 2010)


Fall membership drive and golf outing (September 11, 2010)

For the past couple of years, we didn’t have much luck with the weather for a golf outing. In 2008, we had to cancel the entire event because of heavy rain. In 2009, the weather forecast forced us to stand-by until the last minute. Finally, for the first time in three years, we were able to host our fall membership drive and golf outing event on a picture perfect day.

About 40 participants, including 12 new members, gathered at the beautiful and challenging Stow Acres Country Club. It is worth mentioning that PGA professional Dr. Cheolwha Jung helped us a great deal to organize the event. Dr. Jung is a regular KSEA member and, in fact, used to be a scientist as a research professor at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. However, he could not give up his passion for golf and turned professional. During our appreciative remarks, he joyfully said that he didn’t make much contribution to KSEA when he was a scientist, but he did so as a golfer. He will also give a talk about the science behind golf at the regional technical symposium on 2/26 at MIT.

The participants also enjoyed delicious

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Korean dishes at the clubhouse. The best players were awarded trophies while a lucky member won an iPod through a raffle, whom many envied more than the winners.

Career Development Workshop (November 20, 2010)

The Career Development Workshop has become our annual event to assist young scientists and engineers to

develop their career potential. The theme of this year’s workshop w a s “ W o r k i n g i n the US.” As Korean-Americans, we often face extra challenges i n t h e w o r k p l a c e s such as cultural and l a n g u a g e b a r r i e r s . T h e f o u r i n v i t e d speakers shared their experiences with the audience of more than 40 students and Post-docs.

The first speaker, Dr. Sam-Joo Doh (Nuance

Communications) presented various challenges regarding visa status; almost everyone who wants to remain and work in the US must deal with this. Then, Dr. Byungki Kim (University of Massachusetts, Lowell) explained a career path towards being a professor in gory detail (for example, “do not order a hamburger during a lunch interview”). Dr. Young Chun Jung (Vertex Pharmaceuticals), the third speaker, talked about working for a company in the US and shared his learning such as “never have lunch in your cubicle.” Finally, Dr. Sungyung Lim (Draper Laboratory) talked about his life-time decisions that eventually led him to his current position at the national research lab. The participants had a rare opportunity to share personal experiences of veteran scientists and engineers.

Year-end Party (December 18, 2010)

Members celebrated the end of 2010 together at a restaurant in downtown Boston with the beautiful Trinity Church as a backdrop. About 40 participants including families of the members and new members were present. The family-oriented social event made the members feel more connected.

[Jesung Kim, Chapter President]

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Seattle-Washington Chapter (Sea-WA) hosted the first technical seminar of the technical seminar series meetings at Hyatt Regency Hotel (900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA) on Saturday, J a n u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 1 . T h e s e m i n a r started with opening remarks by the Chapter President, Mr. Heonmin Lim (Microsoft) and KSEA President, Dr. Jae Hoon Kim (Boeing), followed by the Chapter VP and President-Elect, Dr. Woo-Kuen Shin’s (Shannon & Wilson) presentation introducing major KSEA events and activities in 2011. The main seminar consisted of two parts: General Session and Technical Session. The General Session had two interesting talks by Mr. Kevin Kim (Jacobs Engineering) and Dr. Jae K. Chang (Non-Surgical Spine Care Center). Mr. Kim talked about his recent project on assessment of the Alaskan Way Viaduct tunnelling with a tunnel boring machine. Dr. Chang gave useful advice for a healthy life based on his chiropractic practice.

Following the General Session, the technical seminar had two sessions; Young Professional Research and Civil/Structure Technology Sessions. The Young Researcher session focused on various research performed by Ph.D. students at the University of

Technical Seminar Series Meeting

KSEA-SVC helps pave the way to a better future in the Sacramento Valley and the State of California.

The annual Korean-American Scientists & Engineers Association (KSEA), National Math & Science Competition (NMSC) is a very well known and respected event in the Sacramento Valley. The KSEA-Sacramento Valley

A Role Model [Young Lee, Chapter Vice President]

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Washington, inc luding wireless cellular services, regional electronic w a s t e s y s t e m s , l i b r a r y s y s t e m technology for the blind, and bacterial bio-film. In the Civil/Structure session, seven engineers from government agencies and private companies in the region presented projects in which they were involved recently. The technical seminar ended with closing remarks by Mr. Heonmin Lim at 6:00 p.m. This first technical seminar provided an opportunity to introduce KSEA and its activities to Korean-A m e r i c a n scientists and e n g i n e e r s i n t h e r e g i o n . T h e s e m i n a r a t t e n d e e s e n h a n c e d their scientific knowledge with presentations o n v a r i o u s topics.

A f t e r t h e s e m i n a r , 4 5 people attended a banquet held at Peking restaurant (Bellevue, WA). During dinner, KSEA HQ Operation Director (HOD) and Scholarship Committee Chair, Dr. Junho

Cha (Physware) made announcements on the 2011 scholarship program, sponsored by KSEA and KUSCO. After the banquet, staff members and a few new members were invited to Dr. Jae Hoon Kim’s house for further networking and to discuss NMSC p re p a ra t i o n . We a l s o d i s c u s s e d strategies to recruit new members from local industry, especially Boeing and Microsoft.

In total , 42 people attended the seminar (R:30 G:9 U:3). We recruited 8

new members and expect to have more members from Boeing.

Chapter (SVC) works hard to ensure that this competition is open to all who wishes to participate and that it is not an event solely for Koreans. Because of our efforts, SVC outreach programs are highly regarded among Korean-Americans in the Sacramento area, as well as with the City of Sacramento Sister Cities Council. We accomplished t h i s w i t h t h e t i re l e s s wo r k a n d

dedication of the entire KSEA-SVC Chapter. We had to go through great growing pains that might have been difficult for many. This also required KSEA-SVC to reinvent itself after years of decline.

During our revival year, in April 2007, KSEA-SVC organized the first NMSC in Sacramento, with great success.

[Heonmin Lim, Chapter President, Microsoft]


However, there were a few who had doubts and reservations about KSEA-SVC holding this event. Still, most KSEA-SVC members took this event seriously, and much discussions and debates were held regarding our participation of this event. Yet, we recognized that we did not have:

• Enough members to do this event.

• Enough funding sources to do this event.

• E n o u g h k n o w l e d g e a n d experience to do this event.

• Enough student participants in the Sacramento area for this event.

Quite honestly, we did not have enough of anything to do this event! So I understand our members’ concerns and issues. I believe it was perfectly normal to be hesitant and worry about having this event without putting KSEA-SVC in a precarious situation.

Dr. Kookjoon Ahn was our chapter president at that time. Dr. Ahn proved to be extremely k n owl e d g e a b l e a n d e x p e r i e n c e d , w i t h the right leadership t o g u i d e K S E A -S VC through these growing pains.

Under Dr. Ahn’s direction, our chapter decided to proceed with the NMSC. Because this event was being held for the first time in Sacramento and KSEA-SVC did not have enough manpower, we decided to participate in the Science Contest only. Dr. Ahn appointed me as the NMSC Chair and Steve Lee as vice chair. It was the First NMSC in the Sacramento Valley area. We had to create almost everything from scratch for this event. We created a Sacramento Valley Chapter NMSC committee, secure funding sources, announce to the Korean Community, encourage students and parents to participate in this event, find a facility, obtain good quality speakers for the Parent’s Seminar, and recruit a team to be in charge of setup and clean up of the facility.

Dr. Ahn earned a PhD from the University in Florida, Gainesville. He is currently a Senior Bridge Engineer at the State of California, Department of Transportation. He was the superintendent for the construction of the Seohae Daegyo (Seohae Grand Bridge) in Korea when he was working in the private industry. Dr. Ahn is a quiet person but he has very strong and talented leadership.

Fortunately for us, our members were very cooperative and responsive towards this event. We were able to recruit volunteers from the University of California Davis, Sacramento State University, and American River College. There were not many as we expected but they were very eager to help us for the event. We received funding from KSEA-HQ but we had to raise additional funds ourselves for this event. Steve and I went to Office Depot and received a donation of stationary and weight scales. We met the manager of Home Depot and received gift cards. We talked with the owner of Outback Steak House in Gold River and received dinner donations. We visited the Coca Cola Bottling Company and received drink donations. We received sandwiches from Quiznos because the owner likes to help with children’s activities. We visited doctor and dentist offices and obtained their sponsorship. In short, we visited whoever, wherever, and whenever necessary to obtain funds and donations necessary to make this event happen.

The result of our efforts proved that our event was very successful and very well done. We had about 80 students and 70 parents from Sacramento and some from the SF Bay area. In total, we had about 200 people in attendance, including KSEA-SVC members and volunteers. Even several months later, people remembered and gave complements about our inaugural NMSC event. Dr. Ahn and I, including all the officers of SVC, send our appreciation to all the members and volunteers as well as the participating students and their parents.

I learned from this event: “If you don’t try, you cannot do anything and you cannot get anything.” Without “TRY” you will never know if “you can” or “you cannot.” KSEA-SVC has continuously participated in the NMSC since 2007. This year, April 16, 2011, will mark the 5th year of the NMSC in the Sacramento Valley area. Our support and recognition continues to grow throughout Greater Sacramento, especially in the Korean community.

KSEA-SVC continues to serve, outreach, and be involved in many other community activities such as the Health Fair, Korean Culture Day, Korea-American Community Association activities, Veterans activities, Sister City activities, Sacramento Delegation activities, Member’s Picnic, Young Generation activities, and many other activities in the Sacramento area. KSEA-SVC members also participate in other KSEA events such as the Northwest Regional Conference, Southwestern Regional Conference, UKC, and YGTLC. Our members also serve in KSEA Committees such as the Election, Rules, NMSC, YG, and others.

I believe KSEA-SVC has a bright future in the Sacramento Valley and also serves as a good role model. I am proud to be a member of KSEA and KSEA-SVC!


YG Chapter News

YG Chapter Presidents

Georgia North Dakota

Sojeong Lee

(President)

[email protected]

770-295-8147

Haram Kim

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Representative)

[email protected]

701-552-1210

Seattle Washington South Texas

Nora Lee

(President)

[email protected]

206-355-8689

Jung-Sun Kim

(YG Representative)

[email protected]

713-446-3685

Southern California / UCLA California Institute of Technology

John Lee

(YG Director)

[email protected]

310-280-8269

Minkyung Christine Suh

(President)

[email protected]

626-710-2938

Cornell University Harvey Mudd College

Taehoon Tyler Lee

(President)

[email protected]

310-717-9736

Jin Hwa Chun

(Founder)

[email protected]

626-264-0168

Harvey Mudd College Northwestern University

Jennifer H. Lee

(Co-Founder)

[email protected]

714-930-6839

Chloe Kim

(Co-president)

[email protected]

661-607-3632

Northwestern University University of Virginia

Henry Shin

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847-346-7446

Brian Kwak

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[email protected]

978-760-3652


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On Friday January 21, 2011, KSEA Seattle Chapter officially launched its Young Generation (YG) Chapter with a launch party held in Seattle. About 30 undergraduate, graduate, and young professionals in the Seattle area gathered for an evening of Korean foods, drinks, and games. Led by YG Seattle Chapter President Nora Lee, the event turned out to be very successful.

It also turned out to be a great time to reconnect with friends and networks made during YGTLC 2011, which took place in Seattle the first weekend of January.

The KSEA YG Seattle Chapter would like to thank KSEA HQ and the KSEA Seattle Chapter for all the support!

University of California, Irvine University of California, San Diego

Michelle Kim

(President)

[email protected]

949-525-3067

JongHyuk Brian Hong

(President)

[email protected]

213-550-6319

University of Southern California University of Southern California

Shelly Song

(Co-President)

[email protected]

909-967-9708

Suzie Kim

(President/Founder)

[email protected]

661-607-3631

University of Houston

Taehoon Kim

(President)

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Texas A&M University

Shin Duk Lee

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In the last issue (KSEA Letters Vol. 39-1), we introduced 4 Affiliated Professional Societies (APS). Currently there are 12 APS with the recent addition of two new APS since October 2010. KSEA welcomes: (1) Korean-American Energy Exploration & Production Society (KEPS) and (2) Korean Pathologists Association of North America (KOPANA). In this issue of KSEA Letters (39-2), 4 additional APS are introduced.

Each APS is an independent professional society and maintains a close collaborative relationship with KSEA, as a good number of APS members are KSEA members. For example, each APS can submit to KSEA a proposal to support its events such as annual meetings or conferences where KSEA members can also participate.

A professional society in any Science and Engineering area with Korean-American members can apply to be an APS with KSEA by submitting an application package which includes: (1) A Letter of Application, (2) Bylaws of the professional society, and (3) Records of the annual activities and budget. After submission, directors in KSEA review and approve at the regular monthly meeting.

KSEA Letters will introduce four new APS and continuously inform readers about newly formed APS in future issues. This will provide members with opportunities to identify their activities, interests, members, and collaborate with KSEA. This can also encourage KSEA members to recognize APS and have opportunities to participate in their activities.

Affiliated Professional Societies in KSEA as of Jan, 2011

Name Contact Website and Email address

Association of Korean Physicists in America (AKPA) Chueng R. Ji http://www.akpa.org/

919-515-3478 [email protected]

Baltimore Life Scientists Association (BLSA) Youngju Byun http://www.blsa.or.kr/ 410-502-8171 [email protected]

Korean American Society for Biotech & Pharmaceuticals (KASBP) Sungtaek Lim http://www.kasbp.org/kasbp/


[NEW APS] Korean-American Energy Exploration & Production Society (KEPS)

Sam Jae Cho http://www.koreaneps.org/ 713-301-2020 [email protected]

Korean Computer Scientists & Engineers Association in America (KOCSEA) Yoonsuck Choe http://www.kocseaa.org/home/


Korean-American Offshore Engineers Association (KOEA) Hoseong Lee http://offshoretech.org/


[NEW APS]Korean Pathologists Association of North America (KOPANA)

Eun Young Lee 859-257-5469 [email protected]

Korean Transportation Association in America (KOTAA) Jun-Seok Oh http://www.kotaa.org/


Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering (KWISE) Sanghee Yoo http://www.kwise.org/


NIH-Korean Scientists Association (NIH-KSA) Kyungjae Myung http://www.nih-ksa.org/ [email protected]

New York Korean Biologists (NYKB) Hyun Soo Kim http://www.nykb.org/ 718-430-2944 [email protected]

The Society of Korean Statisticians in America (SKSA) Sin-Ho Jung

919-668-8658 (O) [email protected]

Affiliated Professional Societies News [Sung Woo Kim, Publication Director, KSEA]


The Korean Pathologists Association of North America (KOPANA) was founded in 1992. On top of more than 200 memberships of Korean pathologists in North America from a variety of settings such as universities, community

The Korean Computer Scientists and Engineers Association in America (KOCSEA) was founded in 1983 by early pioneers in Computer Science, Dr. Chan-Mo Park and Dr. K. H. “Kane” Kim. The goal of KOCSEA is to promote communication, information exchange, and cooperation among its members and to provide opportunities for them to make contributions to computer-related fields in Korea and the United States.

One of our main activities is to organize the annual technical symposium. During the 1990’s, KOCSEA held a series of annual workshops in cooperation with the Korean Information Science Society, charting the current trends and future directions i n C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e a n d Engineering. This tradition has been revived in 2006 by the 7th KOCSEA Technical Symposium at Arizona State University, featuring 25 talks and nearly 50 participants from the US and Korea, both from the academia and industry. Subsequent symposia have been held at the University of Southern California (2007), Korea-US Science Corporation Center (KUSCO) in Vienna, VA (2008), and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2009).

The 2010 symposium is held on November 5-6, at the KUSCO center. Our latest meetings have been generously funded and co-organized by KSEA and KUSCO and have become a major event among Korean computer scientists and engineers in the United States, drawing top researchers and rising stars, as well as aspiring students (past symposium programs are archived at our web portal http://kocseaa.org for public viewing).

The Korean Computer Scientists andEngineers Association in America (KoCSEA)

We also administer the KOCSEA Dr. Moon Jung Chung Scholarship, in memory of the late Dr. Moon Jung Chung, KOCSEA president in 2005. The scholarship is generously funded in part by Dr. Chung’s family, combined with KOCSEA funds. The scholarship is awarded to top Korean students who are selected through a rigorous evaluation process based on research achievements and service to the community.

Finally, this year, we are putting together a special issue for the Journal of Computing Science and Engineering, focusing on the latest research advances p r e s e n t e d a t o u r a n n u a l symposia, with guest editors of all past KOCSEA presidents, Dr. Kang-Won Lee, Dr. Kyung Dong Ryu, and Dr. Jihie Kim. (See our web portal for more details: submission deadline is October 15, 2010.)

KO C S E A a n d K S E A h a ve a long-history of collaboration, with many KOCSEA members

serving (and have served) in key leadership roles within KSEA. An important recent development is the designation of KOCSEA as an official KSEA Affiliated Professional Society. This designation will help us leverage the organizational support and member base of KSEA, and in turn contribute to Science and Engineering in general through participation in KSEA events and initiatives.

KOCSEA currently has a member base of over 200 active members (over 500 in history), and most of the year-round activities are found in our organization’s web portal http://www.kocseaa.org. We invite you to visit our website, sign up (there is no membership fee!), contribute to, and benefit from the various activities.

The Korean Pathologists Association of North America (KoPANA)

APS News

[Eun Lee, MD, Professor, Director of Surgical Pathology, University of Kentucky, General Secretary/Treasurer (KOPANA)]

hospitals , private laboratories , and research institutes, about 20 American pathologists of Korean heritage (Korean-American pathologists) have recently

[Yoonsuck Choe, Associate Prof., Dep. Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX]

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become members and their number is growing. Now is an important transition time for KOPANA as our older members have either retired or approaching retirement and the younger members are assuming more active roles.Ten years ago, KOPANA started the Spring Seminar in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the United States Academy of Pathology (USCAP) to provide networking and educational and recreational opportunities for our members. Our Spring Seminar has been an excellent educational event with speakers selected from among Korean-American pathologists and pathologists practicing in Korea. This has become an ideal opportunity for

professional networking b e t w e e n K o r e a n -American Pathologists a n d p a t h o l o g i s t s i n Korea, particularly for pathologists-in-training (members for Korean Society of Pathologists).

The 9th Spring Seminar was held at the Churchill Hotel in Washington, DC in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of USCAP in March 18-20, 2010. Covered topics included a review of the molecular aspects of

colorectal and pancreatic cancers, as well as an update on the precursor and early lesions of hepatocellular carcinoma. The topics and speakers for the 9th Spring Seminar were as follows:

1) “Pathological diagnosis of dysplastic nodule and early HCC: new pathology criteria and molecular signatures” Young Nyun Park, MD, PhD, Professor, Yonsei University2) “Pathology and adenocarcinoma of gastroesophageal junction” Kyoung Mee Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Sungkyunkwan University3) “Molecular classification of colon cancer” Gyeong Hoon Kang, MD, PhD, Professor, Seoul National University4) “Update on pancreatic cancers and precursor lesions” Seung-Mo Hong, MD, PhD, Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University5) “Diagnosis, prognosis and prediction: molecular assays in gastrointestinal surgical pathology, Jason Park, MD, PhD, Clinical Fellow, Johns Hopkins University

These lectures (3 compiled articles along with the Editorial Note) will be published in the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (as the Special Section).

The 10th Spring Seminar will be held in conjunction with the 100th Annual Meeting of USCAP at the Hyatt Place Hotel in San Antonio, Texas in February 24-26, 2011. We will have lectures in pulmonary pathology, which will emphasize practical diagnostic utility as well as the latest advances and controversies in research. The topics and speakers for the 10th Spring Seminar are as follows:

1) “Pathologist’s role in multidisciplinary team approach on lung cancer” Jae Yoon Ro, MD, PhD, Professor, Methodist Hospital/Cornell University

2) “Pathology of non-neoplastic lung lesions” un Hee Yi (Suh), MD, Professor, Mayo Clinic3) “Interpretation of lung biopsy” Kun Young. Kwon, MD, PhD, Professor, Keimyung University4) “Molecular pathology of lung cancers” Se Jin Jang, MD, PhD, Professor, Asan Medical Center/Ulsan University5) “Pathology of mesothelioma; recent advances” Soon Hee Jung, MD, PhD, Professor, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University,

For the last 20 years, we have invested much effort to help pathologists in Korea to come to the US for additional proper training and academic participation at the USCAP meeting. Every year (since 1998) we honored all residents and fellows (trainees) who had either a platform or poster presentation as the first author at the USCAP meeting with the “Resident Awards (a certificate and $100 for each recipient)”. This year, thirteen trainees (4 from USA and 9 from Korea) received the award. Five years ago, we also started the “Eu-ham Academic Award” ($1,000 and a certificate for one trainee from Korea who has an excellent presentation and needs financial support for traveling). Each year we have the annual dinner during the USCAP meeting, which include “special lecture,” “Resident Awards,” and “Eu-ham Academic Award.” Indeed, the participation from young Korean Pathologists continues to grow, both in our educational program and at the USCAP meeting.

We a r e e x c i t e d t o s t a r t t h i s n e w relationship with KSEA and hope that this would bring big benefits to both KOPANA and KSEA. We also hope that this will be a good opportunity for us to develop collaboration with other KSEA members and many other APS groups as well.


Korean American Society in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals (KASBP)

KASBP (Korean American Society in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals) is a non-profit organization founded in May 2001 whose current members include Korean-American professionals working throughout the US, mostly in the Biotech or Pharmaceutical field. There are about 430 KASBP members currently registered. The member profile includes professionals working not only in pharmaceutical industries, but also academics in universities as faculties, researchers, post-docs, or graduate students; government employees in FDA, NIH, or other local and federal government organizations; and employees in Korean corporations or sponsoring companies even in Korea. KASBP’s activities are held mainly in or around New Jersey, the Capital State of the US Pharmaceutical industry. In addition, two local chapters are established recently in Philadelphia and Boston.

KASBP’s goal is to promote networking, collaboration and information exchange among members in the life science related fields. For this matter, KASBP organizes and hosts various activities to assist networking among its members. KASBP also aims to contribute to the growth of drug discovery, development and other pharmaceutical technology in the Korean and American companies. Especially, through a collaboration and information exchange with Korean Biotech companies, pharmaceutical companies and government funded research centers, KASBP has been helping new drug discovery, technology transfer, drug development and commercialization by Korean companies in Korea and US. One important goal of KASBP is to identify and nurture young Korean researchers to grow up to become future leaders for Korean Biotech and Pharmaceutical industries.

Korean-American Energy Exploration &Production Society (KEPS)

Korean-American Energy Exploration & Production Society (KEPS, 한미 에너지 기술협회) 는 지난 11월 5일 텍사스의 Houston 에서 제 4차 연말 테크니컬 컨퍼런스 (ATC) 를 개최했다. 미국 석유산업에 종사하는 리더 3명을 초빙하여 100여명의 회원들이 참석한 가운데 성공리에 행사를 마쳤다. 조삼제 (경북고, 서울공대, 텍사스 주립대학 석유공학 석사, 박사, 주정부기술사) 박사가 회장으로 있는 한미 에너지 기술협회는 멤버의 대다수가 미국 박사학위를 소지하고

[Sam Jae Cho, President, Pacmets Reservoir Engineering & Evaluation Technology, Houston, TX]

[Sungtaek Lim, Sanofi Aventis]

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KASBP holds two symposiums every year, one in Spring and one in Fall, focusing on the new issues and trends in drug discovery and development. During the symposium, KASBP also holds a panel discussion, with invited experts from all over the US working in various stages in drug discovery and development to share updated information and their experience.

Moreover, various collaborations in recent years with Korean pharmaceutical companies and research institutes promoted high level information exchange, providing assistance for drug discovery research and development in Korean companies.

In addition to the above-mentioned technical activities, KASBP actively involved providing employment information for job seekers and employers. Furthermore, KASBP partners with other Korean-American Organizations hosting the National Math Competition in conjunction with KSEA/NJ chapter. KASBP also organize several family and social activities for its members, such as bowling, golf, picnic, end-of-year, or new-year parties.

Since 2001, those who served as presidents are recognized as follows: 1st – James J PAI, Ph.D.; 2nd – Young Whan PARK, Ph.D.; 3rd – Young Choon MOON, Ph.D,; 4th – Hong Yong KIM, Ph.D.; 5th – Hak Myung LEE, Ph.D.; and 6th – Young Choon MOON, Ph.D.

During 2010-2011, Sung Taek LIM, Ph.D. (Sanofi-Aventis) is serving as the 7th President leading KASBP with 21 Directors and other advisors. More detailed information about KASBP can be found at their website (www.kasbp.org).

있고 전문분야는 석유자원 탐사, 시추, 개발, 생산, 및 유정관리(Reservoir Management) 를 육상 (Onshore) 에서부터 해상 (Offshore) 까지, 특히 심해 (Ultra Deep Water) 까지 관장하며, 그외 Sustainable 에너지, 대체에너지, (재생에너지, 태양에너지, 윈드에너지, 수력에너지, …, 전략광물자원) 또한 관장분야중의 하나이다. 한미 에너지 기술협회의 현재 회원수는 등록자수가 250 명 이상이며, 회원은 휴스톤이 중심이나 미국동부, 미국서부, 중남미, 서아프리카, 한국, 인도네시아, 유럽 등 전세계에 널리 퍼


왼쪽으로 부터, 웨인 켈리 회장, 란 해롤드 라이더 스콧트 전회장, 톰 홀리박사 휴스톤대학 디렉터, 조 삼제박사 한미 에너지협회장

져있다. 대부분의 회원들이 미국내 우수대학졸업생이며 박사소지자인 것이 특징이다.

회원들의 소속회사는 대부분 미국내의 유수 오일회사들 (ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, Elpaso) 등과 서비스회사인 쉴럼버제이 (Schlumberger), 베이커 휴즈 (Baker Hughes) 등 다양한 분야이다. 에너지협회의 활동지역은 주로 텍사스, 루이지아나, 켈리포니아, 펜실베니아, 걸프만의 해상이나, 중동아시아, 서아프리카해상 도 활동지역으로 많은 회원들이 활약하고 있다. 회원의 구성 전공분야는 석유공학, 화학공학, 지질학, 지구물리학, 석유지질, 기계공학, 전기공학, 물리학, 유정회계, 지리정보학 등 다양하지만 주 산업의 특성이 오일 및 가스인 만큼 모든 분야의 특성을 잘 조합했다. 협회구성은 회장단, 회장고문위원과 편집위원, 그외 다섯개의 기술분과로 나누어 져 있다. 1. 탐사 2. 개발 3. 생산 및 유정관리 4. Oil Field Services 5. 대체에너지 및 전략광물자원 KEPS 는 이외에도 현재 텍사스주립대학인 오스틴, 텍사스 A&M, 펜스테이트 대학, 오클라호마 주립대학, 휴스톤대학 등 5 개등지에 지부를 두고 있다.

11월 5일 오후 5시 30분부터 시작된 KEPS ATC 는 접수시작 직후부터 등록을 하기위해 몰려든 멤버들로 인해 성시를 이루었다. 100여명의 회원 및 귀빈들이 참석한 가운데 미국 석유산업계 리더 3분, 휴스톤 조 윤수총영사, 초청연사들과 멤버들간의 네트워킹이 시작되었다. 조삼제 협회장은 개회 인사에서 한미 에너지협회 멤버들에게 한미 에너지협회의 역할과, 중요성, 멤버들 간의 네트워킹등을 강조했으며, “한미 에너지협회에 참석한 이상은 멤버들의 관심사중 무엇인가 새로운 아이디어를 얻지않고는 회의장을 떠나지 못할것” 이라고 역설했다. 그 만큼 한미 에너지협회의 멤버들이 다양하게 그영역을 포괄했으며 한지붕아래 한공간내에 100여명의 에너지 관련박사들이 모

여 두뇌력을 과시한 것 자체가 한국인의 위상을 자랑하는 것이라고 조 회장은 덧붙였다. 또한 조 협회장은 “세계어떤 굴지의 회사도 KEPS 의 전문인력만큼 박사소지자가 없고 KEPS 의 회원만으로도 큰 석유회사를 만들수 있다” 고 자부했다. ( www.koreanEPS.org ) 3인의 오일산업 리더는 라이더 스콧트 컴퍼니의 전회장인 란 해롤드, 알-에스-시 유케이 의 CEO 인 웨인 켈리, 휴스톤대학 석유공학과 디렉터인 톰 할리 로써 론 해롤드씨는 유정평가를 할때의 전문가의 자격, 평가기준등에 대해 이야기하였고, 웨인 켈리씨는 글로벌관계의 석유공급및 그 추세에 대해 설명했다. 휴스톤대학 석유공학과 디렉터인 톰 할리 박사는 현 미국내의 석유공학전문가들의 수요와 공급에 관련된 추세를 설명하는과정중에 석유공학을 전공한 기술자(학사소지)의 초봉이 년봉 미화 85,000 으로 가장 높으며, 제2위인 화공학 학사보다도 무려 25% 가 높다고 설명했다. 따라서 높은 초봉이 많은 공급을 불러올것이라는 추세이며 현상태의 에너지 소비량의 증가에 따른 미국내의 인력수요를 충족시킬수 있을것이라고 시사했으며 그에따른 휴스톤대학의 석유공학과 학부과정의 중요성을 강조했다. 그 다 음 순 서 로 질 문 와 토 론 이 있 었 고 , A w a r d 및 Recognition 으로 이어졌으며 2011년도 의 행사계획설명과 조삼제협회장의 폐회식, 단체 촬영으로 2010 한미에너지 제4차 기술대회가 종료됐다.

또한 한미 에너지 기술협회는 휴스톤 한국 지상사 협회 (KCAH, Korean Company Association of Houston), 한미 해양기술자협회 (KOEA, Korean-American Offshore Engineers Association), 휴스톤 총영사관과 더불어 오는11월 23일 에너지 포럼을 공동개최할 예정이다. 주목할 사항중의 하나는 같은달 23일에 있을 에너지포럼의 Fore-Runner 로써 KEPS 4th ATC 가 개최된다는데 그의의가 크다고 볼수있다.


Visit ukc.ksea.orgCelebrating the 40th Anniversary of KSEA

Together with KOFST in Park City, Utah, August 10-14, 2011

Chair: Hosin “David” Lee, KSEA & Co-Chair: Sang-Dai Park, KOFST


Theme: US-Korea Summit on Science and Engineering of 40 Years

The Canyons Resort is just 30-minutes from the Salt Lake City International Airport, a gateway to several national parks including Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in USA. The Canyons Resort provides one, two, three, and four-bedroom luxurious condos with world-class conference and leisure facilities. The theme of UKC 2011 is “US-Korea Summit on Science and Engineering” that would showcase a culmination of successful US-Korea cooperative research efforts in all areas of science and engineering for the past 40 years. The informal dinner will be served on August 10 at the Red Pine Café on top of the gondola.

On August 11, the celebration starts with KSEA’s 40th anniversary ceremony followed by the keynote presentation by Dr. Mario R. Capecchi, 2007 Nobel Laureate in Medicine. The sponsor dinner will be served before a speech by Senator Paull Shin of Washington State, followed by Rex Haven, a nationally acclaimed comedian. On August 12, the second keynote presentation will be given by Dr. Philip Kim, renowned for his pioneering research in Graphene. You can enjoy a relaxing evening time on your own while attending the outdoor pop/semi-classic concert by the Utah Symphony on the hills of Deer Valley. On August 13, the awards banquet will be served followed by a rock concert with a wonderful performance at the outdoor forum. On August 14, post-conference activities will include presidential tennis and golf tournaments and an organized overnight trip to Yellowstone National Park.

Mario R. Capecchi Paull Shin Philip Kim

The technical program is being developed under the leadership of Dr. Mun Choi, Dr. Joon Sik Lee, and Dr. Tae Won Noh, and its tentative schedule is provided below. Please come to Utah to learn about the cutting-edge technologies from US and Korea, win one of 13 poster awards, get a job at the job fair, renew bonds with your colleagues, make new friends, and, together with your family, enjoy Utah’s stunning nature. You can visit the 2002 Utah Winter Olympic Park and enjoy outdoor activities such as horseback riding, mountain biking, rafting, fly fishing, camping, hiking, and hot-air ballooning.

Chair: Mun Young Choi (UCONN) Co-Chairs: Joon Sik Lee (SNU) Tae Won Noh (SNU)


Time/Date Aug 10, Wed Aug 11, Thu Aug 12, Fri Aug 13, Sat Aug 14, Sun

07:30-08:30 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Golf

08:30-10:10 40th Ceremony Plenary Plenary Tennis

10:10-10:30 Coffee/Exhibit Coffee/Exhibit Coffee/Exhibit Yellowstone NP

10:30-12:10 Plenary IF Chem Nano Br EnF Env Con Pha Grand Canyon

12:10-01:30 Lunch/Exhibit Lunch/Exhibit Lunch/Exhibit Zion NP

01:30-03:10 RF Phy MoC Gen 13 Tech Group Sessions EvF En Tr Nut Bryce Canyon

03:10-03:30 Coffee/Exhibit Coffee/Exhibit Coffee/Exhibit Arches NP

03:30-05:10 EF Com Rob Life 13 Tech Group Posters TrF Nu Off Ent Capitol Reef

05:10-06:30 Gondola Ride Job Fair/Interview Job Fair/Interview Job Fair/Interview Canyons NP

06:30-09:00 Informal Din. Sponsor Din. No Dinner Award Dinner Timpanogos C.

09:00-11:00 Hiking Nat. Comedian Utah Symphony Outdoor Band M. Tabernacle

1. Forum: Research, Education, Industry, Energy, Environment and Transportation.2. Science Track: Physics, Computing, Chemistry, Environment, Energy and Nuclear.3. Engineering Track: Mobile Comm., Robotics, Nanofabrication, Construction, Transportation and Offshore.4. Health Track: Genetics, Life, Brain, Pharmaceutics, Nutrition and Entertainment.

Deadlines:1. Reserve your room now for the best choice through the link to the hotel website at fttp://ukc.ksea.org.2. Submit one-page abstract of your new research findings through website fttp://ukc.ksea.org by March 31. 3. Acceptance notice will be sent to your e-mail address by April 31. 4. All speakers, poster presenters and participants must apply for travel subsidy between May 1 and 31.

Note: We would like your input in developing our technical program. Please send names and e-mail addresses of renowned speakers who should be invited for any topic to Hosin “David” Lee ([email protected]), Mun Y. Choi ([email protected]), Joon Sik Lee ([email protected]), and Tae Won Noh ([email protected]). The topics listed above are subject to change based on your input.


초등학교 코흘리개 시절에 내가 다니던S초등학교 앞에는 항상 불량식품을 파는 아저씨와 아주머니들이 진을 치고 있었다. 학교가 끝나고 집에 가는 길에 심심하여 호기심에 기웃거리면 아이들이 이내 한명 두명 몰려들고 불량식품을 파는 사람들은 신이나서 이것 저것 보여주면서 호객행위를 하곤 하였다. 때는 1960년대 중반이라 우리나라 경제가 발전되지 않았던 때이고 먹고살기가 궁핍하여 많은 사람들이 힘 닿는대로 일거리를 찾아 거리를 헤메던 시기라 아마 불량식품을 파는 사람들도 호구지책으로 코흘리개들의 호주머니를 노리고 장사를 하는 것 같았다. 한창 커나가는 때여서 돌을 먹어도 소화할 정도의 왕성한 식욕을 갖고 있었던 초등학교 애들이라 코흘리개들이 이러한 불량식품의 매력 (?)에 끌리는 것은 당연지사였다. 지금도 불량식품과 연관된 몇 가지 게임이 생각난다.

하나는 “달고나”를 이용하여 만든 “띠기”라는 게임이다. “달고나”는 설탕 또는 하얀 사각형 과자덩어리에다 소다를 섞어 연탄불 위에 놓은 조그마한 양은 통에 부어 저으면 옅은 갈색을 띠는 덩어리로 변하는 과자를 말한다. 그 것을 평평한 금속판에 붓고 네모, 세모, 원, 또는 세모와 네모가 결합된 오징어 형태의 모양으로 생긴 모형을 그 위에 놓고 판판한 금속판으로 살짝 누르고 식히면 찰흙 위에 어떤 문양을 새긴 것처럼 되는데, 이를 바늘이나 핀 또는 탱자나무가시를 이용하여 온전한 문양의 형태만 모형의 경계선을 따라 떼어내어 (아마 불필요한 부분을 떼어낸다는 뜻에서 게임이름이 “띠기”라고 붙여진 것 같다) 아저씨나 아줌마에게 주면 실패할 때 까지 계속 게임을 즐기며 “띠기”를 먹을 수 있는 것이다. 띠기는 강한 집중력을 필요로 하는 쉽지 않은 게임인데 어떤 때는 아이들이 자신의 침을 이용하여 이미 부러진 모형을 살며시 다시 붙여 그 것을 아저씨나 아줌마에게 자기가 제대로 모형을 분리해 냈다고 거짓말을 하다가 발각되는 웃지 못할 경우도 일어나곤 하였다.

다른 하나는 “물방게 게임”이다. 넓고 둥그런 커다란 함석으로 만든 물통의 가장자리를 여러 구간으로 분리하여

무더웠던 지난 2003년 여름,텍사스 달라스 DFW 공항에 큰 기대와 걱정을 가지고 미국 땅을 밟았던 그 순간이 7여년이나 지난 지금도 생생하게 머리속에 떠오른다. 어린 나이도 아니고 미혼도 아닌, 서른이 훌쩍 넘은 나이에 한 집안의 가장으로서 결정하게된 미국유학! 더욱이 국내 석사학위가 있었지만 미국에서 석사부터 다시 시작하겠다는 생각은 유학생활 내내 큰 부담감으로 작용했다. 더욱이 70,80년대 처럼, 외국 학위가 드문시대도 아니고 졸업만 한다고 성공적인 장래를 보장 받을 수도 없는 불투명한 미래. 이로인한 불안감은 유학생활 내내 떨치기 쉽지 않은 가장 큰 장애물이었다.

유학생활을 하면서 지내온 시간들을 되짚어 보면, 매일 매일이 마치 하루벌어 하루먹는 심정이 아니었던가 싶다. 성적, 진로, 연구과제, 경제적 여건 등 어느것 하나 명확히 예상할 수 없었던 때였기에 알게 모르게 큰 스트레스를 안고 살았다. 어찌되었건, 운이 좋게도 필자는 현재 얼마전 박사학위를 마치고, 미주리의 한 주립대에서 faculty로 일을 시작하게 되었다. 감사하게도 석사 학위 중에 KSEA 장학금을 받게 되었고, 이 인연으로 지금까지 KSEA의 회원으로 활동하며, 이미 성공하신 많은 선배들의 모습 중에 롤모델을 찾고 그분들이 일궈낸 많은 것들에서 영감을 얻을 때가 많았다. 이에 후배 유학생들에게 작은

각 구간에 번호를 붙인다. 고객은 먼 저 돈 을 내 고 커 다 랗 고 까 만 물방게를 물 위에 놓으면 물방게는 물통을 헤엄 쳐 나가다가 마침내 어느 구 간 으 로 찾 아 들 어 가 숨 게 된 다 . 물방게가 들어간 구간의 번호에는 각각 그 번호에 해당되는 일종의 경품이 있는데 대부분 불량식품인 경우가 많았다. 그리고 흔히 말하는 “꽝”이라는 것이 있는데 이는 물방게가 아무 경품도 없는 구간으로 들어가 고객이 돈만 “날리는” 경우를 말한다. 주인이 물방게를 미리 훈련을 시켜서 데리고 나온지는 아직도 나에게는 의문이다. 왜냐하면 “꽝’이 생각보다는 자주 나왔기 때문이다.

마지막 게임은 “과녁맞추기 게임”인데, 둥그런 원판을 몇 개의 구획으로 나누고 각 구획을 서로 다른 색깔로 칠한 다음 경품의 이름을 기입한다. 고객은 돈을 내고 액수에 따라 주인이 회전시키는 과녁에 조그만 창 형태의 뾰족한 쇠막대기를 던져서 자신이 맞힌 구획에 해당하는 경품의 이름을 확인한다. 이 게임도 역시 “꽝”이 많다. 아마 아저씨나 아줌마들이 원판을 돌리는 속도를 필요에 따라 교묘하게 조절하지 않았나 싶다. 어떤 때는 보너스로 한두번 더 시도해 보라는 행운이 주어지기도 하지만 그 역시 먹을만한 불량식품에 당첨되기는 쉽지 않다.

그 외에도 수없이 많은 불량식품 관련 게임이 있는데, 더 쓰게 된다면 슬슬 아랫배가 아파올것 같아 여기서 그치기로 한다. 40년이 넘은 지금 생각하면 참 옛날의 이야기이지만, 지금처럼 먹거리가 풍부한 때와 비교할 때 격세지감을 느낀다. 요즈음의 어린아이들은 먹거리가 사방에 널려 있어 배고픔의 고통을 잘 모르는 것 같다. 코흘리개들의 호주머니를 노려 아이들의 호기심을 유발케하여 털어가는 얄팍한 상혼을 지금 생각해 보면 기가 찬다. 우리나라가 한참 어려웠던 때의 일그러진 자화상 이라고도 할 수 있겠다.

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도움이 되고자 지면을 빌어 본인이 경험했던, 유학생활에 필요한 것들에 대해 적어보고자 한다.

필자에게 유학생활 중 가장 중요한 것이 무엇이냐고 한다면, 주저없이 문화코드의 이해라고 말하고 싶다. 물론 여러가지 다른시각에서 바라본다면, 또 다른 중요한 것들이 있겠지만, 필자의 유학 경험상, 매일 매일을 교수님들과 외국 친구들을 접하게되고 또 직장을 잡게 되면 동료들과 부딪혀야 할 일들이 생기다보니, 올바른 문화코드 이해의 중요성을 실감하게 된다.

문화코드를 이해한다는 것은 무엇일까? 커피와 도너츠를 즐기고, 피자와 콜라를 마시면 미국 문화를 이해한 것일까? 미국에 살면서 항상 느끼는 것이지만, 한국학생들이 보편적으로 머리도 좋고, 근면, 성실하고 예의 바른 경우가 많다. 하지만, 불행히도 이런 장점을 알리기 위한 제스쳐를 잘 이해하는 친구들을 많이 보지 못했다. 한국 학생들은 내성적이고 수줍어한다는 선입견을 받는 경우가 많고 이 때문에 교수님들과 주변 친구들과 멀어져 있어야 되는 모습을 보고 있노라면, 속이 상할 때가 많았다.

미국에 오기 전, 국내 학창시절 동안 필자는 학교에서나 직장에서 주변 교수님들, 선배, 동료들로 부터 많은 칭찬을 들으며 살았다. ‘열심히 한다’, ‘성실하다’, ‘끈기 있다’, ‘예의가 바르다’, 등등. ‘엄친아’ 까지는 아니지만, 늘 모범적인 모습으로 평가 받아 왔다. 또한 유학생활 동안도 늘 언제나 처럼 ‘노력과 끈기’를 가지고 최선을 다해 모든일에 임했다. 한국에서 노력했듯이 열심히만 노력한다면 그 누구나 나의 모습을 성실하고 멋진 모습으로 평가해 주리라 나름 흐믓해하며 최선을 다했다. 항상 필요없는 말은 하지않고, 과묵하게 열심히, 교수님께 예의를 갖추고, 때로는 마음에 들지 않더라도 교수님들께는 예 의 상 말 대 답 하 지 않 고 , 뭐 든 시 키 는 프 로 젝 트 에 관련된 일은 무리가 되더라도 반드시 데드라인을 맞추어 완료시키도록 노력했다. 이렇게 나의 국내 학창시절과 유학생활중의 모습을 언급한 것은 내 자랑을 하자는 것이 아니다. 중요한 것은, 유학생활 동안 당연히 훌룡한 학생으로 평가 받고 있을거란 나의 예상과는 달리 나의 모습은 전혀 다른 모습으로 평가되고 있었다. 열심히 자기 일에 몰입하는모습은 사회성이 결여된 모습으로, 영어실력이 부족하단 생각에 말실수를 줄이려 말을 아끼는 모습은 수줍은 모습으로, 교수님께 예의를 갖추어 대한다 생각했는데 이런 모습은 매우 소심하고 내성적인 모습으로, 시키는 일에 충실하려 했던 모습은 부지런하긴 하나 시키는 일만 하는 아주 수동적인 인간형으로 평가 받고 있었다.

한국에서의 학창시절, 리더쉽을 가진 액티브한 성격으로 평가받아 학생회장 선거때면 후보로 추천받던 내가, 이렇게 성격 이상자로 평가 받는 일이 너무나도 억울하고 충격적이었다. 그러던 중 박사과정 첫 해에 실험실 몇명의 선배들이 PhD Qualifying exam을 통과하지 못하고, 학교를 떠나는 모습을 보게 되었다. 다들소위 명문대를 나오고, 성적도 우수한 분들이었는데… 그런 뛰어난 인재들도 졸업을 못하고 학교를 떠나는 마당에 나의 앞날은 어떻게 되는 것인가? 나도Qualifying exam을 통과하지 못하고, 학교를 떠나게 되는 것은 아닌가? .. 하는 생각과 함께 이는 큰 충격으로 다가왔다.

이 일을 계기로 더 강한 정신무장이 필요하다는 생각에, 한국의 고3 수험생처럼, 아침 7시 출근, 새벽 2시에 퇴근하는 소위 별보기 운동을 시작했다. 연구실 자리에 붙박이처럼 앉아, 수업듣는 시간을 제외하고는 하루종일

책상머리앞에 앉아있었다. 당시에는 엄청난 위기감과 스 트 레 스 로 별 보 기 운 동 만 이 유 일 한 생 존 의 길 이 라 생각했던지라, 그런 생활이 거의 1년 이상 지속했다. 그러던중, 하루는 케냐에서 온 유학생 친구가 날 불러내어 학교밖 식당에서 저녁을 사겠다는 것이다. 아프리카에서 온 친구가 왜 나에게 밥을 산다는 걸까? 제법 음식값이 부담스러운 식당에 가더니, 은근 슬쩍 내 가정 환경에 대해 물어보는 것 이었다. ‘타운에 가족은 있냐, 식사는 잘 하고 다니냐, 집은 어디냐’ 등등.. 나중에 알고 보니, 이 친구의 눈에는 매일 매일을 별보기 운동 하는 걸 보니, 집이 무척 가난하고, 좁아서 일부러 학교에서 많은 시간을 보내 전기, 물값을 아끼려고 했던 것처럼 보였단다. 게다가 수줍고 소심한 성격에 사람들과 어울리지 못하는 듯 보여서 불쌍한 마음에 밥을 산 것이었다고..

참고로 필자는 말잘하고 사교적인 사람들을 좋아하고, 나 또한 잘 어울리고, 하루 2만단어 정도의 말을 해야 하루가 편안해 진다. 게다가 아무리 아껴야하는 유학생활이라지만 한국 유학생보다 여유롭지 않은 생활비를 가졌을 케냐 학생에게까지 동정을 받다니.. 이렇게 까지 오해를 산 내 모습에 헛웃음이 절로나왔다. 그동안 나의 모습이 어떻게 비춰졌길래… 다시 한번 찬찬히 그동안의 나의 모습을 돌아보게 되었고, 다른 사람들의 평가 기준은 어떻게 나의 생각과 달랐던가 생각해 보게 되었다. 필자가 유학생활 동안 좌충우돌 하면서 느낀것은, 일반적으로 교수님들이 원하는 것은 good manner일 뿐이지, 스승님 그림자 마저도 모셔주는 군사부일체 같은 예의는 아니라는것과, 친구가 되기 위한 ‘의리’라는 index 의 threshold가 한국보다 유동적이라는것을 깨달았다. 친구가 되기 위해 너무 높은 절친함을 강조하다보면, 비지니스적인 관계 혹은 사소한 소셜 관계를 갖기 위한 기회를 활용 조차 못하는 경우가 빈번히 발생했다.

옷을 입거나, 물건을 사거나, 음식을 먹는 것에 있어서의 문화 즉 의식주 생활에 관련된 문화코드는 눈에 직접 보이고 체험할 수 있는 것이기에, 어찌보면 특별한 커뮤니케이션 없이 이해하기 쉬워서 동화되기도 어렵지 않다. 하지만, 공부와 연구를 직업으로 해야하는 유학생들은 지도교수님 뿐만 아니라, 과목별 교수님들, 프로젝트 동료, 친구 등과 계속적으로 커뮤티케이션을 해야하고, 이를 통해 평가를 받고 정보도 교환해야 한다. 이런 커뮤니케이션 과정 중에 알고 있어야 하는 문화코드는 어디서 쉽게 알게 되는 것이 아니라 직접 경험과 시행착오를 통해 이해하게 되는 것이다. 하지만 결국은 이 코드를 알게 되었다가 중요한게 아니라 이미 이해하고 있었다면 불필요한 오해를 사는 일이나 시행착오도 줄일수 있고 , 나의 메리트를 알리는 일에도 훨씬 효과적일 것이기에 유학생활을 성공적으로 이끌고 싶다면 이를 이해하는 것이 중요하다고 생각한다. 좋은 성적만이 성공적인 유학생활, 나아가 졸업 이후 직장을 얻기위한 유일한 보장수단이 아니다. 좋은 성적도 중요하다. 하지만 문화코드의 힘을 이해하는 것이 그 무엇보다 우선된다면, 더많은 선택의 기회와 가능성이 다가오지 않을까?

아직까지도, 주위 동료 교수들이나, 외국 친구들 한테 자주 듣는 이야기가, 한국학생들은 너무 조용하다, 과묵하다, 내성적이다, 심지어는 ‘그들끼리만 어울리고 다른 외국 친구들을 배제 시킨다’, ‘팀웍이 부족하다’, ‘그들끼리 허리굽혀 인사하며, 마피아를 만든것 같다’ 등등. 정말 웃지 못할 오해들을 주변에서 드물지 않게 보게 되는 경우가 있다. 앞으로는 이런 불필요한 오해들과 선입견이 사라지고 한국 학생들의 멋진 모습과 능력이 올바르게 비춰지고 평가되기를 바라는 마음이다.


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dirECTorS CoMMiTTEE (39Th AdMiNiSTrATioN)

President: Jae hoon Kim, Boeing Research & Technology (O) 425-373-2858, [email protected]: hosin “david” Lee, Univ. of Iowa (O) 319-335-6818, [email protected] President (VP1): Jane oh, JP Laboratory (O) 818-354-0705, [email protected] President (VP2): Myung Jong Lee, CUNY (O) 212-650-7260, [email protected] director: Jihie Kim, Univ. of S. CA (O) 310-448-8769, [email protected] director: hyung-Min Michael Chung, Calif. State Univ. (O) 562-985-7691, [email protected] director: Sam Sangsoo ryu, ExxonMobil

(O) 281-654-1028, [email protected] group director: Taek Jin Kwon, Telcordia Tech. (O) 732-758-3242, [email protected] Technology director: hwajung Lee, Radford Univ. (O) 540-831-6054, [email protected] director: Junho Cha, Physware (O) 425-214-4748, [email protected] director: Yongtaek Choi, Sud-Chemie Inc. (O) 781-433-5937, [email protected] director: Tom oh, RIT (O) 585-475-7642, [email protected] director: Yoohwan Kim, Univ. of Nevada (O) 702-895-5348, [email protected] director: Benjamin Lee, Univ. of Michigan-Ann Arbor (M) 734-678-1285, [email protected] director: Michelle J. Lee, Grad. Student, Univ. of Washington (M) 206-667-3047, [email protected] director: Seong gon Kong, Temple University (O) 215-204-7932, [email protected] director: Sung Woo Kim, NCSU (O) 919-513-1494, [email protected] director: Steve Lee, CA-DOT (O) 916-227-8254, [email protected]

hEAdquArTErS STAFF

iT Manager: Seung Seok Choi (O) 703-748-1221, [email protected] Manager: Kelly han

(O) 703-748-1221,[email protected] Manager: Euna Yoon (O) 703-748-1221, [email protected] Administrator: Yoon hee Chang

(O) 703-748-1221, [email protected]

AudiTorS

gye Won han, (O) 858-784-7189, [email protected] Koo Moon, (O) 619-544-5226, [email protected] Brian Park, (O) 434-924-6347, [email protected]

ELECTEd CouNCiLorS

group A: PhysicsTaeil Bai, 650-723-1386, [email protected]

group B: ChemistryChi-Wan Lee, [email protected], 781-541-7185

group C: Mathematics, geology, Meteorology, Statistics, othersSung Yell Song, (O) 515-294-5866, [email protected]

group d: Biology, Botany, Zoology, Biomedical Engineering, genetic EngineeringJung hyeob roh, (O) 713-500-6756, [email protected] Kim, (O) 212-851-4541, [email protected]

group E: Agriculture, Ecology, Food, NutritionBosoon Park, (O) 706-546-3396, [email protected]

group F: Medical Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Veterinary Medicine, Physical Education

Bongsup Cho, (O) 401-874-5024, [email protected]

group g: Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Applied Chemistry

Sangsoo Sam ryu, (O) 281-654-1028, [email protected]

group h: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval ArchitectureMun Y. Choi, (O) 860-230-7003, [email protected] Park, (O) 607-777-3415, [email protected]

group i: Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mining EngineeringKyeong ook Lee, (O) 630-252-9403, [email protected]

group J: Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental EngineeringJun Seok oh, (O) 269-276-3216, [email protected] Ahn, (O) 916-227-9257, [email protected]

group K: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Communication Engineering Ki Woon Kim, (O) 919-515-5229, [email protected] Jin Kwon, (O) 732-758-3242, [email protected]

group L: Computer Science, Systems EngineeringKyung dong ryu, (O) 914-945-2502, [email protected] B. Choi, (O) 540-421-8830, [email protected]


group M: industrial Engineering and Mgmt ScienceSunghoon Kim, (O) 201-988-9094, [email protected]

Ex-PrESidENT CouNCiLorS

Chueng-ryong Ji, North Carolina State University (O) 919-515-3478, [email protected] Kim, Gwangju Institute of Sci. & Tech. (C) 858-386-9146, [email protected] Kinney Kim, North Carolina Central University (O) 919-530-6451, [email protected]

CoMMiTTEES

Contest Committee Chair:Jane oh, 818-354-0705, [email protected] Committee Chair:Kenneth h. Yu, 301-405-1333, [email protected] Management Committee Chair:Kang-Wook Lee, 914-945-3070, [email protected] and Awards Committee Chair:Yong Nak Lee, (O) 847-577-5967,[email protected] Planning Committee Chair:Saeyoung Ahn, 301-646-6602, [email protected] Committee Chair:Chueng-ryong Ji, 919-515-3478, [email protected] Committee Chair:Chang r. Lee, 916-650-6601, [email protected] Committee Chair:Jun ho Cha, (O) 425-214-4748, [email protected] Young generation Committee Chair:Christian hong, 603-540-1188, [email protected]

ChAPTEr PrESidENTS

Chair Jongwook Woo, 323-343-2916, [email protected] georgia (3) Bosoon Park, 706-546-3396, [email protected] (4) Chan Kyoo Choi, 765-427-8353, [email protected] reg. (7) duck Yong Chung, 630-252-4907,

[email protected] (8) Yongdae Kim, 612-626-7526, [email protected] England (9) Jesung Kim, 508-647-7756, [email protected] New Jersey (10) heechang Kim, 732-758-4197, [email protected] Metro (11) Seogjoo Jang, 718-997-4110, [email protected]. Carolina (12) Yongbaek Kim, 919-513-0963 [email protected] (14) Bomjun Kwon, 614-961-2016, [email protected] Washington (15) heonmin Lim, 425-788-6928 [email protected] (16) Min Jun Kim, 215-895-2295 [email protected] CA (18) Jongwook Woo, 323-343-2916, [email protected] South Texas (19) Sung Yun Jung, 713-798-1517 [email protected]. Metro (21) June M Kwak, 301-405-9726, [email protected] (23) dong Joo daniel Kim, 334-844-4864 [email protected] Tx (24) Byoung-do Kim, 217-979-1815 [email protected] Valley (30) hyun Jong Shin, 650-324-0645

[email protected]. Texas (40) Jung hoon han, 214-621-1631 [email protected] VA (41) inchan Kwon, 434-243-1822, [email protected] iL (42) Seung-Yul Yun, 217-359-7136 [email protected] VA (49) dong S. ha, 540-552-1965, [email protected] City (52) Beomjun Chon, 319-400-2474, [email protected] Central iowa (53) Jaeyoun Kim, 515-294-4214 [email protected] (58) Sung Moon, 530-219-4401 [email protected] diego (60) Jong dae Lee, 858-822-5762 [email protected] (62) Sung Yi, [email protected], 503-833-2033North dakota (65) Kap J. Lee, [email protected],701-739-1234Kentucky (903) Sung Y. Eum 859-323-4933 x81370 [email protected] Central FL (67) Yongho Sohn 407-882-1181, [email protected]

BrANCh PrESidENTS

Central Penn (1) Jungwoo ryoo, 814-949-5243, [email protected](2) Jeong-ho Kim, 860-486-2746 [email protected]. Louis (17) Kyunghee Choi, 314-367-1187, [email protected] Las Vegas (25) Joon Soo Lee, 702-895-5367, [email protected] (31) Minbo Shim, 410-750-0069, [email protected] (32) Jae h. Park, 865-974-3035, [email protected], Mo (35) oh-Sung Kwon, 573-341-4536, [email protected] (37) Jaehoon Bae, 918-876-1981, [email protected] VA (39) Sang-hyon Chu, 757-877-4786 [email protected] (44) Jae K. (Jim) Park, 608-836-4880 [email protected] Valley (46) You Song Kim, 610-967-2689, [email protected]. Carolina (47) Woo-Kum Lee, 803-777-7517, [email protected] (48) Edward Suh, 480-315-2969, [email protected] (55) dong-ho Park, 225-578-2956, [email protected] (56) You han Bae, 801-474-1945, [email protected]/Northwest (57) Su Yun ha, 509-332-4085, [email protected]. Florida (59) Sunmi Ku, 850-201-8299, [email protected] (61) hyung Lae Park, 541-619-4630, [email protected], oh (64) Munsup Seoh, 937-429-4731, [email protected]

Peoria, iL (66) Paul Park, [email protected]

Yg ChAPTEr PrESidENTS/rEPrESENTATiVE

georgia Sojeong Lee, 770-295-8147, [email protected] dakota haram Kim, 701-552-1210, [email protected] WA Nora Lee, 206-355-8689, [email protected] Tx Jung-Sun Kim, 713-446-3685, [email protected] CA/uCLA John Lee, 310-280-8269, [email protected] institute of Tech Minkyung Suh, 626-710-2938, [email protected] univ. Taehoon Tyler Lee, 310-717-9736, [email protected] Mudd College Jin hwa Chun, 626-264-0168, [email protected] Jennifer h. Lee, 714-930-6839, [email protected] univ. Chloe Kim, 661-607-3632, [email protected] henry Shin, 847-346-7446, [email protected] A&M univ. Shin duk Lee, [email protected], irvine Michelle Kim, 949-525-3067, [email protected], San diego Jonghyuk Brian hong, 213-550-6319, [email protected]. of houston Taehoon Kim, [email protected] Shelly Song, 909-967-9708, [email protected] Suzie Kim, 661-607-3631, [email protected] at Austin Taegyu Kim, [email protected]. of VA Brian Kwak, 978-760-3652, [email protected]


Ex-PrESidENTS

Kiuck Lee, Marquette Univ. Young Bae Kim, USCSang il Choi, POSTECHKwang Bang Woo, Yonsei Univ.Yong Nak Lee, HTRDJae Young Park, NC State Univ.Chan-Mo Park, POSTECH, dong han Kim, POSTECHKi-hyon Kim, NC Central Univ.Kwang Kuk Koh, Chrysan Ind.Chin ok Lee, Rockefeller Univ.Chai Chin Suh, Moo Young han, Duke Univ.Kun Sup hyun, Polymer Processing Institutehyo-gun Kim, K-JISTMoon Won Suh, NC State Univ.dewey doo-Young ryu, UC DavisSaeyoung Ahn, Fuzbien Tech. InstituteKyong Chul Chun, Argonne Nat. LabKi dong Lee, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

hong Taik (Thomas) hahn, UCLA howard ho Chung, Argonne National Lab.Nak ho Sung, Tufts UniversityChan i. Chung, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutequiesup Kim, JPL/NASASung Won Lee, Univ. of Maryland, Kwang-hae (Kane) Kim, Univ. of California,Sung K. Kang, IBM T.J. Watson Research Ctr.Kang-Won Wayne Lee, Univ. of Rhode Island Kang-Wook Lee, IBM T.J. Watson Research Ctr.Chueng-ryong Ji, North Carolina State University

Ex-PrESidENTS (dECEASEd)

Shoon Kyung Kiminyong hamChong Wha Pyunhogil KimJe hyun KimKyungsik KangSoon Kyu Kim