Participant Testimonies from 2020 Scientists and Engineers Early Career Development (SEED) Workshop

I participated in SEED 2020 to learn successful stories from other professionals. My career goal is to be successful in academia, to get tenured, and to impact many people’s life positively with my experience, knowledge, and skills. Especially as a junior faculty member, I was very interested in this because this participation can help meContinue reading “Participant Testimonies from 2020 Scientists and Engineers Early Career Development (SEED) Workshop”

2020 KEIT Funding Success Stories

We received a 4-year grant from the KEIT ATC+ Program in 2020 as a foreign institution to collaborate with Healcerion Co. Ltd., a company developing portable ultrasound devices in Korea. Healcerion already has two FDA-approved portable ultrasound devices for the U.S. market. The project’s goal is to develop a next-generation smart portable ultrasound device poweredContinue reading “2020 KEIT Funding Success Stories”

KSEA Chicagoland Winter Science Camp

The Science Camp has started in 2012 with the theme of “Building Korean Networking for Next Generation”. It was led by Dr. Taeok Bae, the 40th Chicagoland Chapter President, in collaboration with the Hanul Family Alliance and with support from the General Consulate of Korea Chicago office. Participating students have experienced hands-on experiments that areContinue reading “KSEA Chicagoland Winter Science Camp”

Humans of KSEA: Kathy Hyunkyung Lee

Kathy (Hyunkyung) Lee is a fourth year Doctor of Pharmacy student at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) in Boston, MA. She has been involved in KSEA since 2012. She first volunteered for NMSC (National Math Science Competition) at Texas A&M University where she first learned about KSEA. She started to get moreContinue reading “Humans of KSEA: Kathy Hyunkyung Lee”

The 27th KSEA NY Metropolitan Chapter Math/Science Olympiad (KMSO)

Eunju Im, PhD.New York Metropolitan Chapter President / KMSO ChairResearch Fellow, Nathan S. Kline Institute/NYU School of Medicine  The KSEA NY Metropolitan Chapter Math/Science Olympiad (KMSO) is dedicated to promoting and nurturing curious young minds in their pursuit of intellectual challenge, to helping them discover the joy of science and math, and to providing themContinue reading “The 27th KSEA NY Metropolitan Chapter Math/Science Olympiad (KMSO)”

KSEA Letters January 2021

Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association Newsletters January 2021 Dear KSEA members, I hope all of you are safe and healthy. The year 2020, with its many events, has now become history. I believe the year 2021 will be much better in many ways; I wish all KSEA members the very best of luck and prosperityContinue reading “KSEA Letters January 2021”

Honey Tips “꿀팁” for Beginning Researchers by USC YG Group

‘Honey Tips for Beginning Researchers’ was a virtual weekly mini-seminar with PhD candidate Eugene Yoon as part of USC KSEA YG’s Theme of the Month (TOTM) series. The event was held in a casual and cozy environment (half prepared content + half Q&A; ~1 hour sessions). Events were held as three sessions on Wednesday nightsContinue reading “Honey Tips “꿀팁” for Beginning Researchers by USC YG Group”

Stella Chun Humans of KSEA Interview

Stella Chun is currently working as a Technical Sales Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, a biotech company. She has been involved in KSEA since 2009. She was introduced to KSEA through participating in the Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference (YGTLC, now Ygnite). She started to get more involved in KSEA as she became anContinue reading “Stella Chun Humans of KSEA Interview”

2020 KSEA-NC The Triangle event: “Career Fitting Room at The Triangle: Career talks and legal aspect”

The annual KSEA North Carolina (NC) event, the Triangle, was held virtually via Zoom on October 23rd, 2020. This year’s Triangle, titled: “Career Fitting Room at The Triangle: Career talks and legal aspect,” provided a venue for social networking, advice on visa-related legal issues for Koreans and Korean Americans, and discussion for career options forContinue reading “2020 KSEA-NC The Triangle event: “Career Fitting Room at The Triangle: Career talks and legal aspect””

A New KSEA Scholarship Has Been Established

KSEA is pleased to announce that Dr. Tai Ryang Shin and Mrs. You Hyun Shin donated $35,000 towards the KSEA scholarship endowment. Dr. Tai Ryang Shin is the President at Swagger Foods Corporation and the recipient of the 2017 KSEA Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The KSEA Council approved “Tai Rayng and You Hyun ShinContinue reading “A New KSEA Scholarship Has Been Established”