Pilot High School Physics Contest (HSPC) Open to 9 th to 12 th graders Exclusively in NC & North Texas Region Organizer: <strong>KSEA</strong> <strong>Korean</strong>-american ScientiStS and engineerS aSSociation Co-Organizer:
EDITORIAL NOTE FOR <strong>KSEA</strong> LETTERS: JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN-AMERICAN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION This <strong>Apr</strong>il issue features articles from two world-renowned scholars: Dr. Hongkun Park , Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University, presents a breakthrough in developing nano-bio interfaces that maximally utilize the advantages offered by silicone nanostructures by employing nanoscale needles. Dr. Taekjip Ha, Professor of Physics at University of Illinois, made a discovery that a protein can store elastic energy through multiple cycles of chemical energy release that can be released in a single burst. <strong>KSEA</strong> LETTERS Vol. <strong>40</strong> No. 3 (Serial No. 217) APRIL <strong>2012</strong> Publisher and Editor Hosin “David” Lee Editorial Board John Kim Philip Kim Luke Lee Hongkun Park Publications Directors Byungkyu “Brian” Park Hyunggun Kim Jaehoon Yu Staff Editor Euna Yoon Staff Designer Yoon Hee Chang Publication Date <strong>Apr</strong>il <strong>2012</strong> Published by the <strong>Korean</strong>-<strong>American</strong> Scientists and Engineers Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, in any form or any means, without the prior written permission of <strong>KSEA</strong>. <strong>KSEA</strong> assumes no responsibility for statements and opinions expressed in this publication. Four distinguished and rising scholars were selected to contribute their frontier research projects. Dr. Yongho Sohn, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Central Florida, performed extensive microscopic and spectroscopic analyses to characterize microstructural features of hierarchal composites. Dr. Hanseup Kim, USTAR Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Utah and the <strong>2012</strong> recipient of NSF Career Award, presents his futuristic research on developing micro gas chromatography system as a ‘wearable’ VOC measurement tool. Dr. Christian Hong, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at University of Cincinnati and a winner of $3.6 Million DARPA grant, investigates connections between circadian rhythms, cell cycle, and DNA damage response as interconnected networks. Dr. Byungkyu “Brian” Park, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Virginia, presents a “school of fish” solution to the traffic congestion by developing a cooperative control algorithm based on wireless communications among vehicles and infrastructure. This issue also covers: ▶ Highlights of the 1 st <strong>Korean</strong> Student Technical Leadership Conference (KSTLC) in Chicago on March 16-18, where over 100 <strong>Korean</strong> students studying in America attended: technical presentations, posters, Dale Carnegie training, presentation skill workshop, career development workshop, poster competition, and candid testimonials from participants. ▶ MOU ceremony with Advanced Technology Center Association (ATCA) at Silicon Valley on March 5 th to establish a cooperative relationship to exchange research ideas in cutting-edge industrial technologies. ▶ Advisory committee meeting and workshop for Institution of Basic Science (IBS) and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) in Boston on Feb 9 th to help them recruit team leaders and young scholars (Vice Minister Chang-Kyung Kim of MEST and top officials from IBS sought inputs from the advisory committee of senior and distinguished <strong>KSEA</strong> members in establishing IBS as a world premier basic science research institute) ▶ Pictures of events organized by local chapters and affiliated professional societies <strong>KSEA</strong> LETTERS Vol. <strong>40</strong> No. 3 <strong>Apr</strong>il <strong>2012</strong> 3
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