The 17th Annual KSEA South-Western Regional

Technology Conference

“World Leaders in Integrated Science, Technology, and Engineering”

8:00 AM - 4:30 PMSaturday, February 10, 2007

Hilton Hotel168 South Los Robles Ave.

Pasadena, CA 91101

This annual conference is jointly organized by:KSEA Southern California Chapter

Korea-U.S. Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO)Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering (KWISE)

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KSEA Southern California Chapter Expresses Our Gratitude toOur Sponsors:

The 17th KSEA SC Technology Conference Schedule

ACC: Applied Chemistry & Chemical EngineeringBME: Biomedical Engineering CEE: Civil and Environmental EngineeringCSIT: Computer and Information TechnologiesEEE: Electrical and Electronics Engineering EPS: Earth Planetary Science MEAT: Mechanical Engineering & Aerospace TechnologyMLS: Medical and Life SciencesPMS: Physical and Materials Science WLS: Women in Life Science

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

KSEA Southern California Chapterhttp://www.ksea.org, http://www.ksea-sc.org

Korea-U.S. Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO)http://www.kusco.org

Korean Bio Venture Associationhttp://www.kobioven.or.kr/

http://www.leedco.com

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General Session 8:45 AM – 11:30 PM

8:45 – 8:50 AM Welcome Dr. Tae W. Ryu, President of KSEA-SC, Professor at California State University, Fullerton

8:50 – 9:00 AM Welcome Dr. Sung W. Lee, EC of KUSCO Professor in the Dept. of Aerospace Engineering at University of Maryland College Park

9:00 – 9:45 AM “Fundamental Research to Commercial Products: Applications of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts” Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Grubbs, Professor at California Institute of Technology

9:45 – 10:00 AM BREAK

10:00 – 10:30 AM “Retrospective of a Multidisciplinary Leader” Invited Speaker: Mr. Ki Suh Park, Gruen Associates

10:30 – 11:00 AM “Career in Exploring Earth System Using Active Microwave Instruments” Invited Speaker: Dr. Yunjin Kim, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

11:00 – 11:15 AM KOSEF/KUSCO Scholarship Awards Dr. Oh-Kab Kwon, Chairman & CEO of KOSEF Mr. Hee Sok Park, Director of KUSCO

11:15 – 11:30 AM “New Direction of Transportation Research Program” Invited Speaker: Dr. Wayne Lee, President Elect of KSEA, Professor at University of Rhode Island

11:30 – 12:20 PM LUNCH

Bio Venture Session 12:20 – 4:00 PMChair: Dr. Henry Yoo

12:20 – 1:00 PM “Overview of Fully Automated Blood Analysis System” Invited Speaker: Dr. Ester Yang, Abbott Laboratories

1:00 – 1:15 PM Dr. Jong Sei Park, President of KOBIOVEN

1:15 – 1:30 PM Digital Biotech Co., Ltd

1:30 – 1:45 PM Regeron Co. Ltd

1:45 – 2:00 PM Biotron, Inc.

2:00 – 2:15 PM Biterials Co. Ltd

2:15 – 2:30 PM ISU ABXIS Co. Ltd

2:30 – 4:00 PM 1:1 Meeting Session

California Ballroom

Direction to Hilton Pasadena

168 South Los Robles Avenue Pasadena, California

From Burbank: Take I-5 South to the 134 East to 210 East. Exit Lake Ave, go south 1 mile to Cordova. Turn right to corner at Los Robles Ave.

From LAX: I-105 East to 110 North which becomes Arroyo Pkway in Pasadena. Continue 1 mile N to Cordova. Hotel is at corner of Cordova and Los Robles.

From Ontario: I-10 West to CA-57 N to I210 West. Exit Lake Ave and turn left. Continue on Lake Ave to Cordova Ave and turn right. Hotel is on NE corner of Cordova and Los Robles.

Hilton Pasadena Map

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• General Chair Tae-wan Ryu, California State University, Fullerton

• Program Chair Jane Oh, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena

• Session Chairs Jason Hyon, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Jang Hyun Youn, University of Southern California Woojin An, Universtiry of Southern California Jongwook Woo, California State University, Los Angeles George Wang, California State University, Northridge Youn Sim, LA County Dept. of Public Works Jin Kim, Orange County Water District Chan Seung Park, University of California, Riverside Ray Won, Fluor Corporation Seik Oh, Baxter Healthcare Corporation Sam Y. Bae, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Daniel Choi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Chan Ho Lee, Boeing Co. Jeong-sun Moon, Hughes Research Lab. John Hong, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Haejung An, University of Southern California Gye Won Han, Scripps Research Institute

• Registration and Information Tae Ryu, California State University, Fullerton Sora Cho, Boeing Co.

• Student Subcommitee Hugh Kim, California Institute of Technology Erica Shim, University of California, Los Angeles

• Publicity: John Lee, Northrop Grumman

• Career Mentor Program Josh Choi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Choong Hyun Kim, University of California

• Meeting Room George Wang, California State University, Northridge

• Meals Lee Jong Yoo, Orange County Water District

• Conference Program Booklet Hyun Lee, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena

• Hospitality Jason Choi, Orange County Water District

Sacramento

Track #1 12:20 – 4:20 PMChair: Dr. Youn Sim, Los Angeles County Earth and Planetary Science Chair: Mr. Jason Hyon, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chair: Dr. Chan Seung Park, University of California, RiversideCo-chair: Dr. Ray Won, Fluor Daniel, Inc.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair: Dr. Youn Sim, Los Angeles CountyCo-chair: Mr. Jin Kim, Orange County Sanitation

Electrical and Electronics Engineering Chair: Dr. John Hong, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

12:20 – 12:40 PM “Performance and Power Evaluation of Multithreaded Embedded Processors” Dr. Wonwoo Ro, California State University, Northridge

12:40 – 1:00 PM “A Steerable Phased-Array Antenna Using 4-bit Dielectric Slab Phase Shifters on a Coplanar Waveguide at 24 GHz” Dr. Jun-ho Cha, University of Washington

1:00 – 1:20 PM “Extreme Engineering for Astrophysics Research” Dr. John Hong, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1:20 – 1:40 PM “Structures and Transport Properties of Hydrated Water Soluble Dendrimer-Grafted Polymer Membranes for Application to Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells” Dr. Seungsoon Jang and William A. Goddard III Materials and Process Simulation Center at Caltech

1:40 – 2:00 PM “Soil Vapor Extraction Pilot Test at Vandenberg AFB” Mr. Jongsok Choi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

2:00 – 2:20 PM “Earth Science Mission Concept Design System” Dr. Meemong Lee, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

2:20 – 2:40 PM “Overview of Process Industry Project Execution” Mr. Michael Kang, Fluor Enterprises

2:40 – 3:00 PM “Water Budget Analysis for Ecosystem Restoration Study in Arid Areas” Dr. Jay Pak, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

3:00 – 3:20 PM “Hydrology of the Planet Earth from Space” Dr. Kyung-wook Jin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

3:20 – 3:40 PM “Permitting Small House Projects” Mr. Clint Lee, LA County Dept. of Public Works

3:40 – 4:00 PM “Trade-offs between restoring coastal and protecting beach water quality” Dr. Youngsul Jeong, Env. Biotech. Lab at UC Irvine

4:00 – 4:20 PM “Multi-dimensional Assembly of Nanocrystals” Prof. Duk-Young Jung, Dept. of Chemistry-BK21 and Sungkyunkwan Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology at Sungkyunkwan University

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Track #2 12:20 – 4:20PMChair: Prof. Jang H. Youn, USC

Medical and Life Sciences I 12:20 – 1:00 PM Chair: Prof. Jang H. Youn, USCCo-chair: Dr. Woojin An, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

12:20 – 12:40 PM “Nanoparticles and the lung: interactions and trafficking in alveolar epithelium” N.R. Yacobi, Z. Borok, E.D. Crandall, and Kwang Jin Kim, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles

12:40 – 1:00 PM “Role of Innate Immunity to protect airway mucosal epithelium from infection” Lee, Haa-Yung, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles

Biomedical Engineering 1:00 – 2:00 PM Chair: Sam Y. Bae, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1:00 – 1:20 PM “Flexure-based Manipulator for Active Handheld Microsurgical Instrument” David Y. Choi, Carnegie Melon University, Pittsburgh

1:20 – 1:40 PM “Application of Adaptive Design to Enhance Clinical Trial” Dong Woo Kang, Pfizer, San Diego

1:40 – 2:00 PM “Detection of extremely low concentration of amino acids” Sam Bae, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Woman in Life Sciences (WLS) 2:00 – 3:20 PMChair: Dr. Haejung An, USCCo-chair: Dr. Gye Won Han, The Scripps Research Institute

2:00 – 2:20 PM “Polymeric IgA Trafficking and Secretory Component Release in Rabbit Lacrimal Gland Acinar Cells” Eunbyul Sou, USC School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles

2:20 – 2:40 PM “Multimodal Stem Cell Action in Inherited CNS Disease” Jean-Pyo Lee, Institute, La Jolla

2:40 – 3:00 PM “Cytotoxic drugs induced sphingosine kinase I mRNA and showed synergistic cytotoxicity when combined with sphingosine kinase inhibitors in neuroblastoma cell lines” Youngleem Kim, Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, Los Angeles

3:00 – 3:20 PM “Translational Research in the Psychiatry” Susie Park, USC School of Pharmacy Medical and Life Sciences II 3:20 – 4:20 PM Chair: Prof. Jang H. Youn, USCCo-chair: Dr. Woojin An, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

3:20 – 3:40 PM “Purification, Identification, and Characterization of H2A.X Interacting Proteins” Kyu Heo, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles

3:40 – 4:00 PM “Biochemical Purification and Functional Analysis of H4 Tail-associated Proteins” Jongkyu Choi, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles

4:00 – 4:20 PM “Cancer drug development” Allen Yang, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Santa Clara

Track #3 12:20 – 4:20 PMChair: Prof. George Wang, California State University, Northridge

Physical and Material Sciences 12:20 – 1:40 PMChair: Dr. Jeong Moon

12:20 – 12:40 PM “Nanophotonics for Solid-state Cavity QED and Solid-state Lighting” Dr. Yong-Seok Choi, University of California, Santa Barbara

12:40 – 1:00 PM “Application of composites to electrical fields” Dr. Sang-Eul Lee, University of California, Los Angeles

1:00 – 1:20 PM “Investigation into development of rapid heat ablation (RHA) process using hot tool” Dr. Hyo-Chan Kim, University of California, Los Angeles

1:20 – 1:40 PM “Growing tomorrow’s fuel today” Dr. Joon-Hyun Park, Ceres

Mechanical Engineering & Aerospace Technology 1:40 – 3:00 PM Chair: Daniel Choi, Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCo-chair: Chanho Lee, Boeing

1:40 – 2:00 PM “Application of One-dimensional Flow Network Solver in Gas Turbine Hot-Section Cooling Design” Dr. Yong W. Kim, Solar Turbines Inc.

2:00 – 2:20 PM “Steerable Ultrathin Scanning Endoscope Development for Image-guided Interventions” Mr. Woonjong Yoon, University of Washington

2:20 – 2:40 PM “Magnetization Switching and Tunneling Magnetoresistance of Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Consisting of Amorphous NiFeSiB Free Layers” Dr. Byong Sun Chun, University of California, Los Angeles

2:40 – 3:00 PM “Electrowetting on Dielectric Microfluidic Devices & Its Application” Dr. Hyejin Moon, University of California, Los Angeles

Computer Science and Information Technologies 3:00 – 4:20 PMChair: Dr. Jongwook Woo, California State University, Los AngelesCo-chair: Prof. George Wang, California State University, Northridge

3:00 – 3:20 PM “CUBIT: Converged UBIquitous Testbed at Kwangwoon University” Dr. Hyukjoon Lee, Kwanwoon University

3:20 – 3:40 PM “SoC R&D and Support for IT839 at ETRI ICCL” Dr. Seong-Su Park, ETRI

3:40 – 4:00 PM “Content-Based Image Retrieval using Self-Organizing Map” Dr. Eungyoung Kang, California State University, Los Angeles

4:00 – 4:10 PM “Enterprise Architecture in Integrated Information” Dr. Jongwook Woo, California State University, Los Angeles

4:10 – 4:20 PM “Visual Testing Framework for Medical Devices” Dr. Taehyung Wang, California State University, Northridge

Santa Rosa