KSEA LETTERS Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association 재미과기협 회보 2011 KSEA ELECTIONS March 2011 Vol. 39, No. 2 (Serial No. 213) March 18 - April 22 WWW.KSEA.ORG YGTLCY G T L C The Young GenerationGeneration Technical Technical and and Leadership Leadership Conference Conference EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SystemEMERGING Font LEADERS DIN 1451JANUARY Std Engschrift 7-9 2011 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZSEATTLE, WASHINGTON abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 System Colors PANTONE 2738 EC PANTONE 3005 EC PANTONE 485 EC PANTONE 7432 EC 70% BLACK Editorial Note I AM YG Too! As we embark on the Year of the Rabbit (the luckiest sign on the 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 , KSEA LETTERS Washington. Also,we look Vol. 39, No. 2 (Serial No. 213) forward to two major events, 2011 KSEA Elections and the National Math and Science Competition (NMSC 2011) . MARCH 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 Publisher 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 PublicationJae Hoon Directors Kim 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 Seong Gon Kong the conference. The excitement, opportunities, and challenges that the YG face invite everyone to be a YG as well. Please read on for further Sung Woo Kim information on the YGTLC 2011 program and articles. PublicationSteve Coordinator Lee 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 GraphicEuna YoonDesign 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. PublicationAnna Kim Date 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. March 2011 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 Published by the Korean-American Scientists chapter events, such as picnics, local conferences, and symposiums. and Engineers Association. All rights reserved. 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Seong Gon Kong, Sung Woo Kim, Steve Lee Publication Directors March 2011 KOREAN-AMERICAN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION | 재미한인과학기술자협회 3 Editorial Note 2011 KSEA Elections President’s Message...........................3 YGTLC 2011 Special.........6 Hyung-Min Michael Chung.....................30 Myung Jong Lee...........................................32 Kookjoon Ahn...............................................34 YGTLC 2011 Report......................................8 Dongsam Ha..................................................35 Dinner Plenary Speeches.........................10 Hee-Koo Moon.............................................36 CEO Plenary Lectures................................12 Hyun Jong Shin............................................37 Regional Conference Research Plenary Lecture........................12 Reports Essay Contest Winners.............................13 Post Conference Testimonials...............19 KSEA Headquarters................................................38 News 2011YGTLC2011 Young Photos....................................22 Generation Forum .....................................................24 The 39th Midterm Council Meeting...39 KSEA Directory Project............................39 Nominations for KSEA Positions.........40 2011 KSEA Awards....................................41 NMSC 2011...................................................42 Affiliated Professional Societies News ..........................56 KOCSEA...........................................................57 KOPANA..........................................................57 KASBP..............................................................59 KEPS...........................................................UKC 2011 ......59 Essay .........................................61 First KSEA TechBook................................43 KSEA Young Investigator Grant...........43 유학생들에게 주는 글 KSEA New Staff...........................................44 Junk Food.......................................................64 KSEA Thanks ExxonMobil, Microsoft, KSEA Organization....................................64 KSEAand Boeing....................................................4 Member News 4 ..........66 Prof. Moon Won Suh.................................45 KSEAProf. K. Wayne Chapter Lee....................................46 News New York Metro.........................................48 Central Virginia..........................................49 New England...............................................50 Seattle-Washington..................................51 YGSacramento Chapter Valley.....................................51 News YG Chapter Presidents.............................53 YG Seattle Chapter.....................................54 Message from the 39th President of KSEA Dear Fellow KSEA Members, New Year Greetings and Happy Lunar New Year 2011! Jae Hoon Kim, Ph.D. 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 online재미한인 processes 과학기술자 for 인명록 scholarships, e-Voting, NMSC, and UKC. 6) Completed digital archiving of all published KSEA Letters since 1971. 7) Launched “ ” (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