{"id":239,"date":"2018-05-24T16:30:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T16:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kwise.org\/nynj\/?p=239"},"modified":"2018-11-18T16:17:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T16:17:50","slug":"the-2018-kwise-ny-nj-chapter-seminar-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kwise.org\/nynj\/2018\/05\/24\/the-2018-kwise-ny-nj-chapter-seminar-report\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2018 KWiSE-NY\/NJ Chapter Seminar Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 KWiSE-NY\/NJ Chapter Conference was held at Columbia University, New York on May 5, 2018. Under this year\u2019s theme of \u201cWomen in Science and Humanity-Balancing Life\u201d we invited four excellent female scholars to share their research as well as their career journey. Dr. Alissa Park (Lanfest Chair, Columbia University) presented her benchmark research on towards sustainable energy and materials. Dr. Park shared her passion for conserving and reusing energy through capturing and conversion of carbons. Dr. Jung Lee (Professor, Stockton University) presented her current research on data graph interpretation and construction. Her presentation inspired audience all of whom were instructors in some capacity to design effective instructions to maximize students\u2019 learning. Dr. Meejung Chin (Seoul National University) shared her research on policy comparisons between the US and Korea in regards to work and family balance. The topic was not only scholastic but also practical to all women scientists who need to balance work, family, and life. The final presentation by Dr. Jeongran Lee (Nokia Bell Lab) introduced data science and its automation with various real-world examples and sparked the Artificial Intelligence discussions among members.<\/p>\n<div><strong>Yeon Bai<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>President of KWiSE NY\/NJ Chapter<\/div>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwise.org\/nynj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/05\/seminar_site.jpg\" alt=\"Group Picture at Columbia University, a Seminar Venue\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Group Picture at Columbia University, a Seminar Venue<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwise.org\/nynj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/05\/all_afterSeminar.jpg\" alt=\"Group Picture After Presentation\/Discussion\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Group Picture After Presentations\/Discussions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwise.org\/nynj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/05\/all_inLunch.jpg\" alt=\"Group Lunch\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Group Lunch<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwise.org\/nynj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/05\/during_Seminar.jpg\" alt=\"During a Seminar\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwise.org\/nynj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/05\/all_afterSeminar_2.jpg\" alt=\"Group Picture After Presentations\/Discussions\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Group Picture After Presentations\/Discussions<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwise.org\/nynj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/05\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"During a Seminar\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 KWiSE-NY\/NJ Chapter Conference was held at Columbia University, New York on May 5, 2018. 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