Theme: Life

Sustainable Food for Public Health
Chair: Park Bosoon (USDA-ARS)
Co-Chairs: Yeonhawa Park (University of Massachusetts); Seung-Taik Lim (Korea University); Byung-Suk Choi (KAIST, Daejon)

DNA Damage and Cellular Responses
Chair: Bongsup Cho (University of Rhode Island)
Co-Chairs: Suk-hee Lee (Indiana University); Young-Joon Surh (Seoul National University)
Byung-Suk Choi (KAIST, Daejon)


Theme: Infrastructure

Sustainability Development with Information Science and Technology (IST)
Chair: Jihie Kim (University of Southern California)
Co-Chairs: Taekjin Kwon (Telecordia); Hyeonsang Eom (SNU); Taisook Han (KAIST)

Intelligent Transportation and Environmental System
Chair: Kang-Won Wayne Lee (University of Rhode Island)
Co-Chairs: Hangsik Shin (Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology); Kyungsoo Chon (Seoul National University)

Civil and Extreme Engineering
Chair: Sangchul Bang (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
Co-Chairs: Tai Sik Lee (Hanyang University); Yong Rak Kim (University of Nebraska)

Sustainable Bridge Design in Natural Hazard Environments
Chair: Mervyn Kowalsky (NC State University); Co-Chair: Tasnim Hassin (NC State University)

Communication and Bio/Nano Networking Technology
Chair: Jae Hoon Kim (Boeing Research & Technology)
Co-Chairs: TBA

Advances in Homeland Security and Personal Safety
Chair: Seong G. Kong (Temple University)
Co-Chair: Jin Young Choi (Seoul National University)

Green Communications and Global Wireless Spectrum Management
Chair: Young B. Choi (James Madison University)
Co-Chairs: Tom Oh (Rochester Institute of Technology); Jungwoo Ryoo (Pennsylvania State University-Altoona)
Yong-Seok Choi (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute)

 

Theme: Fundamentals

Polymer Science and Engineering for Sustainable Energy and Environment Applications
Chair & Co-Chair:: TBA

Humanoids: Design Architecture and Human-Robot Interaction
Chair: Doug Blank (Bryn Mawr Women's University); Dennis Hong (Virginia Tech); Bruce Maxwell; Paul Oh (Drexel)

Nano Science Technology
Chair: Duck-Joo Yang

Fundamentals and Applications of Physics: From Particles to the Universe
Chair (US): Taeil Bae (Stanford University); Co-Chair (US): Dean Lee (NCSU)
Chair (Korea): Young Park Lee, President of the Korean Physical Society (Hanyang University)
Co-Chair (Korea): Bum Hoon Lee (Sogang University)

Mathematics: Fundamentals and Applications
Chair: Sung-Yell Song (Iowa State University)
Co-Chair: Eungchun Cho (Kentucky State University); Hyungju Park (KIAS); Sang-Gu Lee (Sungkyunkwan University)

Chemical Science and Engineering
Chair & Co-Chair: TBA


Theme: Energy

Renewable Energy and Sustainability (RES)
Chair: Tae Hyun Kim (Iowa State University)
Co-Chairs: Michael Hyun, Chul Jin (University of Texas, Arlington); Burt Lee (Clemson University);
Kee Suk Nahm (Chonbuk National University); Jun Seok Kim (Kyonggi University); Jae Sung Lee (POSTECH)

Energy Efficiency and Green House Gas Management
Chair: Yong Nak Lee (HTRD Ltd)
Co-Chairs: Jong-Hee Park (Alion Research); Kyeong-Ik Min (Samsung); Ki-Woo Lee, Byoung-Moo Min, and Joo-Seok Park (KIER)

Theme: Natural Resources

Sustainability of the Built and Natural Environments
Chair: Ranji Ranjithan (NC State University)

FORUMS

Education and R&D Policy Forum
Chair: Ahn Saeyoung

Women in Science and Engineering
Chair: Han Gye Won (The Scripps Research Institute)
Co-Chairs: Sooja Kim (NIH); Kwang-Hwa (KRISS); Young-Sook Yoo (KIST); Sun Hwa Hahn (KISTI)

Young Generation & Professional Forum
Chair: Tae (Tom) Oh (KSEA)