UKC2008 Plenary Speakers and Other Speakers with Special Awards (as of June 20, 2008) The following speakers are invited to give speeches at the plenary sessions on Friday and Saturday, August 15 and 16, 2008, respectively. Plenary lectures during the luncheons and banquets on these days are open only to meal ticket holders. Below are the biographies of the speakers. Dr. Clive Granger Dr. Suh, Nam Pyo received the 2003 is the President Nobel Prize in of Korea Advanced Economic Sciences Institute of Science and shared with Robert Engle Technology. He has a for methods of analyzing Ph.D. degree from economic time series Carnegie-Mellon with common trends. He University. He was a earned his Ph.D. in statistics at the University of professor (1970-2006) and the Head (1991- Nottingham, England. He now holds positions 2001) of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He of Professor Emeritus and Research Professor also served as the Assistant Director of at University of California-San Diego. He will Engineering at National Science Foundation speak during the luncheon on Friday, August (1984-1988). He will speak during a plenary 15, 2008. session on Friday, August 15, 2008. Dr. Sung-Mo (Steve) Dr. Roger Guillemin Kang is the Chancellor received the 1977 Nobel of the University of Prize in Medicine California, Merced. He shared with A.V. Schally obtained his Ph.D. for their discoveries degree in electrical concerning the peptide engineering from the hormone production of University of California, the brain. He has an Berkeley in 1975. His M.D. degree from Lyons, France, and a Ph.D. recent awards include the IQ Quality Design degree in Physiology and Experimental Award (2008), the Chang-Lin Tien Education Medicine from the University of Montreal. He Leadership Award (2007), The Gandhi King took many leadership positions throughout his Ikeda Award (2007), Mac Van Valkenburg career, and he is now the Distinguished Society Award of IEEE Circuits and Systems Research Professor and the Interim President Society (2005). He is a Fellow of IEEE, ACM of the Salk Institute. He will speak during the and AAAS. He will speak during a plenary banquet on Saturday, August 16, 2008. session on Saturday, August 16, 2008. 2 Dr. Marye Anne Fox, Dr. Sunggi Baik is the the 7th Chancellor of President of Pohang the University of University of Science California, San Diego, and Technology. He is a world-renowned obtained his Ph.D. in physical organic Materials Science from chemist, whose work has Cornell University and influenced mechanistic chemistry, materials was a researcher at Oak Ridge National science, and solar energy conversion. An Laboratory. Since he joined POSTECH, he has elected member of the National Academy of held many senior positions including Vice- Sciences, Fox also advises on US policy on President (1998-2000). He is a Fellow of science and education. She has served as a American Ceramic Society and member of vice chair of the US National Science Board World Academy of Ceramics, and has received and currently serves as a member of President numerous awards including Outstanding Bush's Council of Advisors on Science and Achievement Award and Best Publication Technology. She will speak during the banquet Award. He will speak during the banquet on on Friday, August 15, 2008. Saturday, August 16, 2008. Dr. Suh, Sang-Kee is a congressman of the Korean Dr. Efim Isaakovich National Assembly and the Zelmanov, a professor President of the Assembly of mathematics at Digital Forum. He has a Ph.D. University of California, Degree from Drexel University. San Diego, received He was a senior researcher at Fields Medal, the most Ford Motors, the President of Korea Institute of prestigious award for the Machinery and Materials, a professor of Hoseo mathematicians, at the University, and a member of the Assembly International Congress of Mathematicians in Science, Technology and Information Zürich in 1994. He is known for his work on Committee. He will speak during a plenary combinatorial problems in non-associative session on Friday, August 15, 2008. algebra and group theory. He was born in Khabarovsk, Russia in 1955. He obtained doctoral degree at Novosibirsk State University Fran Allen is an IBM in1980, and a higher degree at Leningrad State Fellow Emerita at the T. University in 1985. He had a position in J. Watson Research Novosibirsk until 1987. In 1990, he moved to Laboratory with a the United States, becoming a professor at the specialty in compilers University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was at the and program optimization University of Chicago in 1994/5, at Yale for high performance University till 2002, then he moved to the computers. University of California, San Diego. This work led to Fran being named the recipient of ACM’s 2006 Turing Award. She is a member of the American Philosophical Society and the National Academy of Engineers, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, ACM, IEEE, and the Computer History Museum. She has served on numerous national technology boards and holds several honorary doctorates. 3 Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) 2008 US-Korea Conference (UKC) on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship http://ukc.ksea.org/ukc2008/ Co-Organized with The Korean Federation of Science & Technology Societies (KOFST) and The Korea-US Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO) 4 Conference Chair and Co-Chair POS Prof. Junho Cha (Physware) Dr. Kang-Wook Lee (Chair, IBM) Dr. Yong Nak Lee (Heat ENGY I Dr. Ki-Jun Lee (Co-Chair, KOFST President) Transfer R&D) Prof. Tae Hyun Kim (Iowa ENGY II State University ) Conference Program Committee ERD Dr. Saeyoung Ahn (FTI ) Prof. Myung Jong Lee (Chair, CUNY) YG&PF Dr. Josh Choi (JPL) Dr. Hee Koo Moon (Co-chair, Solar Turbines) Dr. Gye Won Han (Scripps in Dr. Seongwon Kim (Web Design/ Proceedings, IBM) WiSE Mr. Seung-Seok Choi (Web Manager, Pace Univ.) San Diego ) KSEA Chapters and Affiliated CAP Professional Societies Poster Symposium, Forum & Workshop General Session Chairs Symposiums Executive Committee /Workshops/ General Chairs Forums Dr. MoonJung Cho (Chair, Bureau of Labor Prof. Ken Yu (University of Statistics) AST Maryland) Dr. Esther Yang (Abbott) Dr. Gye Won Han (Scripps) AUT Dr. Sooho Kim (GM) Dr. JeongSeop Shim (NJIT) Dr. Sam Jae Cho (Pacmets FEN Mr.Young Hwan Kwon (BAE Systems) Engineering) Dr. Jane Oh (JPL) Prof. Tae Hyun Kim (Iowa Dr. Sam Ryu (SOFEC) RES State University) Dr. Jintae Kim (Tuskegee Univ.) Prof. Sangchul Bang (S. Dr. Yungmo Kang (Solar Turbines) CEE Dakota School of Mine & Technology) Prof. Jang Hyun Youn Local Arrangement Committee BST (University of Southern California) Mr. Young Hwan Kwon (Chair, BAE Systems) Dr. Yungmo Kang (Solar Turbines) Prof. Chong Jin Park (San STA Diego State University) Dr. Higgin Ko (SPAWAR Systems Center) Dr. Yong W. Lee (Solar Turbines) Prof. Sung Yell Song (Iowa APM Dr. Hakje Yi (General Atomics) State University) Dr. HeeKoo Moon (Solar Turbines) CNT Dr. JaeHoon Kim (Boeing) Dr. Insung Kang (Qualcomm) IST Dr. Kyung Dong Ryu (IBM) Mr. SoonKook Hong (UCSD) Dr. HeeKoo Moon (Solar MRM Turbines ) Fund-raising Committee Prof. Duck-Joo Yang NST (University of Texas, Dallas) Dr. Saeyoung Ahn (FTI) Prof. Hyuk Yu (University of PCP Dr. Sung-Kwon Kang (IBM) Wisconsin) Prof. Kangwon Wayne Lee (URI) PET Dr. Kun Sup Hyun (PPI ) Prof. Hyo-Gun Kim (GIST) Prof. Hyuk Yu (Univ. Wisconsin) Prof. Seungbae Park EPS (Binghamton University) Dr. Gil Jong Kang (FDA) Dr. Yong Nak Lee (HTRD) FST Prof. Chong Min Lee (URI) Dr. Jin-Keon Pai (Schering-Plough) 5 Advisory Committee From Korea: Prof. Park, Chan-Mo (POSTECH) Prof. Kim, Si-Joong (Ex-Minister of MOST) Dr. Chae, Yung-Bog (Ex-Minister of MOST) Dr. Kum, Dongwha (KIST President) Dr. Na, Kyoung-Hoan (KITECH President) Mr. Kim, Shin-Bae (SKT President) Dr. Lee, Hyun-Soon (Hyundai-Kia Motors President) Dr. Lim, Hyung Kyu (Samsung Electronics President) Dr. Shin, Sung Chul (KETEP President) Dr. Koo, Jayoung (SK Energy P&T President) Prof. Jin, Jung-Il (IUPAC President, Korea University) From the US: Prof. Ki-Hyon Kim (NC Central Univ.) Prof. Chin Ok Lee (Rockefeller Univ.) Dr. Kun Sup Hyun (PPI) Prof. Moon Won Suh (NC State Univ.) Prof. Dewey Doo-Young Ryu (UC Davis) Dr. Kyong Chul Chun (Argonne NL) Prof. Ki Dong Lee (Univ. of Illinois) Prof. Hong Taik Thomas Hahn (UCLA) Dr. Howard Ho Chung (MITEC) Prof. Nak Ho Sung (Tufts Univ.) Prof. Chan Il Chung (RPI) Prof. Kwang-Hae Kane Kim (UC Irvine) Prof. Tschangho John Kim (Univ. of Illinois) Dr. Byung K. Yi (LGE Senior Executive President) Conference Secretariats Ms. Ashley Kim Ms. Kelly Kim Ms. Dana Mun Turner 6 Contents Message from UKC2008 Chairs …………………………………………………….….………………...…….. 8 Message from Minister of Edcuation, Science and Technology of Republic of Korea……………………. 9 UKC2008 Registration, UKC2008 Hotel Reservation and Local Information………………….….…….….. 10 Plenary Program……………………………………………………….………………………………………….. 11 Distinguished Speakers at Symposiums, Forums and Workshops …………...........……………………... 12 Basic Conference Schedule……………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Symposiums AST: Aerospace Science & Technology………………………………………………………………. 16 AUT: Automotive Science & Technology………………………...(sponsored by Hyundai Motor ) 18 FEN: Fossil Energy in Next Decades…………………………………………………...……………... 21 RES: Renewable Energy and Sustainability…………..…(sponsored by KETEP and SK Energy) 22 CEE: Civil and Environmental Engineering…………………………………(sponsored by POSCO) 25 BST: Bio Science and Technology……………………………………………………………………… 28 STA: Statistics, Biostatistics