1. KSEA-GA 2006 Fall Seminar [Photos]

The Georgia Chapter of KSEA cordially invites you to our First Annual Fall Seminar. This inaugural event will feature two exciting talks: one by a member of our local Chapter, and another by our invited guest speaker. We are proud to present back-to-back titles, starting with a very earthly topic, followed by a very heavenly one.

The guest speaker will be Professor Ho Jung Paik, a renowned physicist in the scientific community and a leading authority in the field of Gravitational Wave Detection. He is President of the Association of Korean Physicists in America (AKPA), and also serves as a Councilor for Group A of the National KSEA. This seminar is in conjunction with his public talk entitled "Einstein's Theory of Relativity and the Expanding Universe" for a general audience, scheduled for 5:00 pm on Sunday, November 19th, at the Korean Center on Buford Highway, which is supported by AKPA, KUSCO (the Korea-US Science Cooperation Center), and the Korean-American Association of Greater Atlanta.

• Time: November 18, 2006 (Saturday), 3:00-5:30 PM
• Place: Rm 0420, NE Building (Across from the parking deck), Georgia Perimeter College - Dunwoody Campus, 2101 Womack Rd., Dunwoody, GA 30338 Map in Google

• 12:30 pm: Luncheon with Guest Speaker Prof. Ho Jung Paik (Open to the public)
  Hanwoori Restaurant, Tel: (770) 458-9191
  4251 N. Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, GA 30341
  If attending, please RSVP to Dr. Myung Jin Yim by 5:00pm, November 17th, 2006 at (404) 313-2964.


• 3:00 pm: Opening Remarks: Introduction to KSEA
• 3:30 pm: KSEA-GA Member's talk
• 4:20 pm: Intermission
• 4:30 pm: Invited talk

Topic: Groundwater Pollution and Contaminant Migration.
Speaker: Wonyong Jang, Ph.D., P.E. , Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Abstract: Groundwater is an important fresh water resource throughout the world. It is used for public and domestic water supply systems, and agricultural and industrial purposes. In the United States, more than 70 billion gallons of fresh groundwater is withdrawn daily. Nearly half of the nation's overall population and about 99% of the population in rural areas used groundwater as drinking water. In many areas of the U.S., the future sustainability of groundwater resources is at risk from overuse and contamination. Groundwater contamination is often caused by spillage, leakage, or release of toxic chemicals from transport and storage facilities or from uncontrolled hazardous landfills. Volatile organic compounds, such as solvents and hydrocarbon fuels, are among major chemicals found in many contaminated sites. In this presentation, the current status of groundwater pollution, its effect on public heath, and numerical studies on soil and groundwater contamination will be discussed.

Topic:Einstein's Unfinished Symphony: Deep Cosmic Voice of Gravity Waves
Speaker: Dr. Ho-Jung Paik, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742

Abstract: It has been 90 years since the existence of gravitational waves was predicted by Einstein in his general theory of relativity. Although Weber started his pioneering work on gravitational waves 45 years ago and large-scale research and development efforts have been mounted since then, gravit ational waves have been found to be most elusive. With the progress being made on the ground-based and space-based laser interferometers, there is a good prospect for detecting gravitational waves by the centennial of General Relativity.

In this talk, I will review the principle and design of the resonant-mass and laser-interferometer gravitational-wave detectors. I will report the sensitivities reached for cryogenic resonant-mass detectors as well as ground-based laser interferometers, and discuss the prospect of improving their sensitivities further. I will also discuss the progress toward LISA, a space laser-interferometer mission. I will then address the urgent need to develop theoretical templates for various kinds of astrophysical signals.

2. KSEA Scholarships

• Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) will grant 11-14 scholarships and 2 essay awards to undergraduate students in the US in 2007
• Korea-US Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO) and KSEA will jointly grant 17 scholarships to graduate students in the US in 2007
• Application Period: 12/15/06 - 2/15/07
• Notice of the scholarships will be announced on the KSEA webpage by May 15, 2007.
• Please refer to this Press Release (pdf) for more details.

3. 2007 New Year Dinner

To welcome 2007, the Geogria Chapter of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) will invite KSEA members and other scientists / engineers to New Year Dinner. Anybody who is interested in Science and Eingeering are more than welcome to come. Please refer to the following information:

• When: 7pm, Friday, Jan 19, 2007
• Where: Han-Woo-Ri, 4251 N Peachtree Rd Chamblee, GA 30341 (770) 458-9191
• Cost: $10 / person
• RSVP to

4. KSEA-GA Chapter Meeting and 2007 Spring Seminar [Photos]

• When: March 16, 2007, 7:00 pm (Friday)
• Where: Georgia Perimeter College - Dunwoody Campus, Room E0420
• Announcement

5. NMC On-site Registration [Photos]

On March 31, 2007, some of NMC officers set up a registration booth at H-mart, a Korean grocery store.

6. National Math Competition (NMC) 2007 [Photos]

• Date: April 21, 2007
• Place: Georgia Perimeter College -Dunwoody Campus, Dunwoody, GA

Please refer to the KSEA-GA NMC 2007 page for more information.

7. NMC 2007 Award Ceremony [Photos]

On May 5th, 2007, NMC 2007 Awards Ceremony took place at Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody Campus. Please refer to NMC 2007 Annual Report for more information.

8. Fall Seminar and General Meeting

• Ji Soo Yi, PhD candidate of Industrial and System Engineering, and Jongki Moon, PhD candidate of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech, will give short presentations about their PhD researches of KSEA scholarship award.
• Dr. Myung Jin Yim, a research engineer of School of Electric and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech, will give a short presentation about his research of IEEE Outstanding Young Engineer Award for 2007.
• The speaker of the first main talk will be Dr. Byeong-Uk Kim, Environmental Specialist, Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. He will give a talk entitled “Regulatory Air Quality Modeling”.
• The speaker of the second main talk will be Dr. Myung-Hoon Kim, Professor of Chemistry Department, Georgia Perimeter College. He will give a talk entitled “Some Recent Developments in China”.

2007 General Meeting of KSEA-GA will be held at the same place at 5:00 pm. We will introduce new KSEA-GA officers, members, and new-comings. We will also present our chapter calendar of 2007-2008. All participants and guests in the fall seminar and general meeting are invited to the dinner at the Restaurant Han-Il Kwan at 6:30 pm.

9. Winter Seminar/ Forum Program - KSEA – Georgia Chapter

• Time: 4:30pm, Feb 2nd, Saturday, 2008
• Place: New Korea Garden
• Presided by Dr. Bok-Won Yoon (Physics, Ga Tech) Executive Director of the Chapter
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Most of Officers above plus Vice President, Prof. Que-Sook Lee (Biology, Gordon College) attended the Meeting. Basic format for NMC 2008 was discussed and finalized. Details will be released later in mid-February after the Teleconference (Feb. 12th)