The 18th
Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
South-Western Region
Annual Technology Conference
“Green Earth and Beyond”
With Experts in the Advanced Technologies
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
February 9, 2008
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
The 18th KSEA SC Technology Conference Schedule
Time / Activity / Rooms
08:30 - 9:00 / Registration / Reception
General Session / Beckman Institute Auditorium
09:00 - 09:15 / Welcoming address / Dr. Jane Oh
09:15 - 09:30 / Welcoming address / Dr. T. Hahn
09:30 - 10:20 / Keynote speech / Dr. Sung Mo Kang,
“Building a 21st Century Research University"
10:20 - 11:10 / Guest speech / Dr. William Cooper,
“Recent Studies on Emerging Pollutants of Concern: Advanced
Oxidation as a Preferred Treatment Option"
11:10 - 12:00 / Guest speech / Dr. William Patzert,
"California Climate Ain't What It Used to Be!"
12:00-1:00 / LUNCH BREAK
Room A / Room B / Room C / Room D / Room E
1:00-2:40 / WLS / BME / CEE / EPS / CSIT
1:00-1:20 / WLS 1 / BME 1 / CEE 1 / EPS 1 / CSIT 1
1:20-1:40 / WLS 2 / BME 2 / CEE 2 / EPS 2 / CSIT 2
1:40-2:00 / WLS 3 / BME 3 / CEE 3 / EPS 3 / CSIT 3
2:00-2:20 / WLS 4 / BME 4 / CEE 4 / EPS 4 / CSIT 4
2:20-2:40 / WLS 5 / X / CEE 5 / EPS 5 / CSIT 5
2:40-3:00 / MLS 1 / X / CEE 6 / X / CSIT 6
3:00-3:20 / COFFEE BREAK
Room A / Room B / Room C / Room D / Room E
3:20-5:00 / MLS / MEAT / PMS / CEE / ACC / X
3:20-3:40 / MLS 2 / MEAT 1 / CEE 7 / ACC 1 / X
3:40-4:00 / MLS 3 / MEAT 2 / CEE 8 / ACC 2 / X
4:00-4:20 / MLS 4 / PMS 1 / CEE 9 / ACC 3 / X
4:20-4:40 / MLS 5 / PMS 2 / X / ACC 4 / X
4:40-5:00 / MLS 6 / X / X / X / X
5:00-5:20 / MLS 7 / X / X / X / X
ACC: Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CEE: Civil and Environmental Eng’g
BME: Biomedical Engineering PMS: Physical and Materials Science
CSIT: Computer and Information Technologies WLS: Women in Life Science
MAS: Mathematics and Statistics MEAT: Mechanical Engineering and
MLS: Medical and Life Sciences Aerospace Technology
EEE: Electrical and Electronics Engineering EPS: Earth and Planetary Science
Beckman Institute Auditorium
General Session 9:00AM– 12:00PM
09:00 – 09:15 AM Welcoming Address
Dr. Jane Oh, President of KSEA-SC Chapter
Jet Propulsion Laboratory / NASA
09:15 – 09:30 AM Words of Encouragement
Prof. Thomas H. Hahn, UCLA
09:30 – 10:20 AM “Building a 21st Century Research University"
Dr. Sung Mo Kang, Chancellor, University of California, Merced
10:20 – 11:10 AM “Recent Studies on Emerging Pollutants of Concern: Advanced
Oxidation as a Preferred Treatment Option”
Dr. William Cooper, Professor, University of California, Irvine
11:10 – 12:00 AM “California Climate Ain't What It Used to Be”
Dr. William Patzert, JPL Climatologist
LUNCH BREAK 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Room A
Woman in Life Sciences (WLS) 1:00 – 2:40 PM
Chair: Dr. Sang Hee Yoo, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Co-Chair: Dr. Haejung An, University of Southern California
1:00 – 1:20 PM “A MAP kinase cascade required for fungal development and secondary metabolism”
Dr. Kyungsoon Park, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside
1:20 – 1:40 PM “Opportunities and obstacles using small non-coding RNAs as drug discovery tools”
Dr. Nansook Lee, Division of Molecular Medicine, City of Hope Beckman Research Institute
1:40 – 2:00 PM “Overcoming drug resistance in leukemia by targeting Bcl-2 family proteins”
Dr. Min Hui Kang, USC CHLA Hospital
2:00 – 2:20 PM “Target validation using adeno-associated viral vectors”
Dr. Kijeong Lee, Amgen
2:20 – 2:40 PM “Identification of subtype selective agonists for muscarinic receptors”
Dr. Sanghee Yoo, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
COFFEE BREAK 2:40 – 3:00 PM
Medical and Life Sciences (MLS) 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Chair: Dr. Kwang Jin Kim, University of Southern California
Co-Chairs: Dr. Woojin An, University of Southern California
Dr. Jae Jung, University of Southern California
3:00 – 3:20 PM “Preclinical Evaluation of CBP/ß-catenin Inhibition as a New Strategy for Drug Resistant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia”
Dr. Yong Mi Kim, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, USC - Keck School of Medicine
3:20 – 3:40 PM “Isolation and Characterization of a Novel H1.2 Complex That Acts as a Repressor of p53-Mediated Transcription”
Mr. Kyung Hwan Kim, Dep’t of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, USC - Keck School of Medicine
3:40 – 4:00 PM “Toll-like receptor 2-dependent NFB activation is involved in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae-induced MCP-1 up-regulation in the spiral ligament fibrocytes of the inner ear”
Dr. Sung-Kyun Moon, Dept. of Cell & Molecular Biology, House Ear Institute
4:00 – 4:20 PM “Wnt signaling in the degeneration of mouse hippocampal neuron”
Dr. Eekhoon Jho, Department of Life Science, University of Seoul
4:20 – 4:40 PM “Non-human primate model of Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpes virus infection”
Dr. Hee Soon Chang, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, USC - Keck School of Medicine
4:40 – 5:00 PM “Pathological arterialization of developing lymphatics in Down syndrome fetus”
Dr. Young-Kwon Hong, Norris Cancer Research, USC - Keck School of Medicine
5:00 – 5:20 PM “The Rad9-Hus1-Rad1 Checkpoint Clamp Regulates Interaction of TopBP1 with ATR”
Dr. Joon Lee, Division of Biology 147-75, California Institute of Technology
Room B
Biomedical Engineering (BME) 1:00 – 2:20 PM
Chair: Dr. Dongwoo Kang, Pfizer Inc.
Co-Chairs: Dr. Seik Oh, Baxter Inc.
Dr, Sungwook Woo, Cal Tech
1:00 – 1:20 PM “Development of acoustic tweezers using high frequency ultrasonic transducers”
Dr. Jungwoo Lee, University of Southern California
1:20 – 1:40 PM “Ubiquitous health monitoring: implantable sensors and data reduction scheme”
Dr. Steve Koh, St. Jude Medical, Inc.
1:40 – 2:00 PM “Validation of nonlinear mixed effects model”
Dr. Kyun Seop Bae, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan
2:00 – 2:20 PM “Considerations for modeling FDG SUV from oncology trials” Dr. Dr. Dongwoo Kang, Pfizer Inc.
COFFEE BREAK 2:20 – 3:20 PM
Mechanical Engineering and 3:20 – 4:00 PM
Aerospace Technology (MEAT)
Chair: Mr. Chanho Lee, Boeing
Co-Chairs: Dr. Yong W. Kim, Solar Turbines, Inc.
Dr. Wonsup Park, Aerospace Corp.
3:20 – 3:40 PM “Towards Development of a Self-Healing Composite using a Mendable Polymer and Resistive Heating"
Mr. Jong Se Park, Dep’t of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
3:40 – 4:00 PM “The effect of the addition of a dielectric nanoparticle on microwave properties of magnetic polymer composites"
Mr. Sang Eui Lee, Dep’t of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Physical and Materials Science (PMS) 4:00 – 4:40 PM
Chair: Dr. Jeong Sun Moon, HRL
Co-Chairs: Dr. Joon Hyun Park, CERES Inc.
Dr. Hyung Jin Choi, KCSE Inc.
4:00 – 4:20 PM “Bioenergy project - A visionary, yet realistic, approach”
Dr. Jun-Hyun Park, CERES
4:20 – 4:40 PM “Survey of Photolithography Industry - A Physicist's View”
Dr. Peter Oh, Cymer
Room C
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) 1:00 – 4:20 PM
Chair: Dr. Youn Sim, County of Los Angeles
Co-Chairs: Mr. Jason Choi, Orange County Sanitation District
Mr. Lee Yoo, Orange County Water District
1:00 – 1:20 PM “Cable-stayed bridge – Cable Vibrations: Design code interpretation of a cable-stayed bridge”
Dr. Kookjoon Ahn, California Department of Transportation
1:20 – 1:40 PM “Ground improvement of embankment over highly compressible soft clay and muck”
Dr. Seungwoon Han, California Department of Transportation
1:40 – 2:00 PM “Occurrence of endocrine - Disrupting chemicals in indoor dust and exposure risk assessment”
Dr. Hyun Min Hwang, University of California, Davis
2:00 – 2:20 PM “Amazing – the rebuilding of the MacArthur maze: Video of the sequence of events and rebuilding of the 580-880 interchange”
Mr. Jun K. Jung, California Department of Transportation
2:20 – 2:40 PM “CA4PRS, a design-construction-traffic integration tool for urban highway projects”
Dr. Eul-Bum Lee, University of California, Berkeley
2:40 – 3:00 PM “Development and application of low-cost biopolymer-based adsorptive media for arsenic, chromium, and selenium removal”
Dr. Joon Min, Carollo Engineers
COFFEE BREAK 3:00 – 3:20 PM
3:20 – 3:40 PM “Use of Bubble Curtain during large pile driving”
Mr. Sung-Kwon Moon, California Department of Transportation
3:40 – 4:00 PM “When it rains, where does it go and why do we care?”
Dr. Youn Sim, County of Los Angeles
4:00 – 4:20 PM “Vibration due to pile driving”
Mr. Yeo Hoon Yoon, California Department of Transportation
Room D
Earth and Planetary Science (EPS) 1:00 – 2:40 PM
Chair: Dr. Jason Hyon, JPL / NASA
1:00 – 1:20 PM “Sensor Web for Earth Science”
Dr. Meemong Lee, JPL / NASA
1:20 – 1:40 PM “Laboratory Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Remote Sensing using Fourier Transform Spectrometers”
Dr. Keeyoon Sung, JPL / NASA
1:40 – 2:00 PM “Reducing the Uncertainties of Global Soil Moisture Retrieval Using Passive Microwave Remote Sensing”
Dr. Kyoung Wook Jin, JPL / NASA
2:00 – 2:20 PM “Characterizing Mega-city Pollution and Its Regional Impact with TES Measurements”
Dr. Changsub Shim, JPL / NASA
2:20 – 2:40 PM “NASA Earth Science Decadal Survey results”
Dr. Jason Hyun, JPL / NASA
COFFEE BREAK 2:40 – 3:20 PM
Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (ACC)
3:00 – 4:20 PM
Chair: Dr. Chan S. Park, University of California, Riverside
Co-Chairs: Dr. Kyung Woon Jung, University of Southern California
Dr. Ray Won, Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
3:00 – 3:20 PM “NMR Study of Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage”
Dr. Chul Kim, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech
3:20 – 3:40 PM “Investigation of diesel-powered engine emissions: Effect of fuel types and control technology”
Dr. Kwangsam Na, Center for Environmental Research and Technology at UC Riverside
3:40 – 4:00 PM “Chemistry at the Interface of Academia and Industry
Dr. Kyung Woon Jung, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute at Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California
4:00 – 4:20 PM “Theoretical Study of Xe Clathrate Hydrate Structure I by ab initio Calculations for the 129Xe Chemical Shifts and the Dissociation Potential Energy Surface”
Mr. Myongho Jeong, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
California State University at Los Angeles
Room E
Computer Science and Information Technologies (CSIT)
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Chair: Dr. Jongwook Woo, California State University, Los Angeles
Co-Chairs: Dr. Taehyung Wang, California State University, Northridge
Dr. Jihie Kim, University of Southern California
1:00 – 1:20 PM “A ComputerSimulation for Modeling the Content of the Universe through Observations of High-Redshift Supernovae”
Dr. Eun-Young Kang, Dept of Computer Science, California State University, Los Angeles
1:20 – 1:40 PM “A New Resource Management Paradigm for High Performance Distributed Computing”
Dr. Yang-Suk Kee, Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California
1:40 – 2:00 PM “An Intelligent Discussion-Bot for Guiding Student Interactions in Threaded Discussions”
Dr. Jihie Kim, Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California
2:00 – 2:20 PM “Open Source and Web 2.0”
Dr. Taehyung Wang, Department of Computer Science, California State University, Northridge
2:20 – 2:40 PM “Geographic routing for wireless networks”
Dr. Young-Jin Kim, Embedded Networks Lab, USC
2:40 – 3:00 PM “CMS in e-Business architecture”
Dr. Jongwook Woo, Computer Information Systems Dept, California State University, Los Angeles
Conference Organizing Members
General Chair
Jane Oh, JPL/NASA, Pasadena, (818) 354-0705, ,gov
Program Chair
Jin Hong Kim, Orange County Sanitation District, (714) 593-7329,
Organizing Committee Members
Tae Wan Ryu, California State University, Fullerton, (714) 278-7231,
Choong Hyun Kim, University of California, Irvine, (949) 824-6778,
Thomas H. Hahn, University of California, Los Angeles, (310) 825-2383,
Kwang W. Won, Fluor Enterprises, Inc. (949) 349-5312,
Kwang-Hae Kane Kim, University of California, Irvine,
Jay Hoon Chung, Tayco Engineering, (714) 952-2240,
Hyung-Min Chung, Cal. State University, Long Beach, (562) 985-7691,
Young Ho Park, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, (818) 354-5170,
Jang Hyun Youn, University of Southern California, (323) 442-3260,
Chong Do Lee, Leedco Engineers, (818) 448-7870,
Jong Hyun Jung, Department of Defense, (714) 758-4091,
H. Anthony Kim, Inno-Tech Associates, (310) 766-2998,
Seik Oh, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, (949) 474-6482,
Woonsup Park, Aerospace Corp., (310) 336-2480,
Chan Ho Lee, Boeing Co., (310) 678-4421,
Gye Won Han, Scripps Research Institute, (858) 784-7189,
Youn Sim, LA County Dept. of Public Works, (626) 755-4989,
Kwang-il Lee, California EPA/RWQCB, (213) 620-2269,
Chan S. Park, University of California, Riverside, (951) 781-5771,
Haejung An, University of Southern California, (626) 616-6524,
Uksun Kim, California State University, Fullerton, (714) 278-2805,
Hee-Jeong Lim, California State University, Fullerton, (714) 278-7025,
Daniel Choi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, (818) 354-0515,
Jeong-Sun Moon, Hughes Research Lab., (310) 317-5461,
Noo Li Jeon, University of California, Irvine, (949) 824-9032,
Operations, Liaison, and Publicity:
Lee Jong Yoo, Orange County Water District, (714) 378-3347,
John Lee, Northrop Grumman,
Registration and Information
Min S. Kong, Personable Inc, (310) 938-3299,
Exhibit (Audio & Visual)
Hyun Sung Cho, University of California, Irvine. (818) 823-8011,
Min Geun Lee, KT,
Local Arrangement
Erica Shim, University of California, Los Angeles,
Chang Suk Pak, University of California, Irvine,
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