Webinar Series

🔹 Chunyoung Park, Aerospace Engineer, Pyramid Space Inc. 

Topic: Driving the Future of the Space Economy with Advanced Propulsion Systems 

Explore how private industry and propulsion innovation are transforming the space economy. This talk will highlight emerging markets in space logistics, tourism, and habitation—powered by next-gen propulsion technologies.

🔹 Jae Hwan Kang, Postdoctoral Scholar in Physics, Caltech 

Topic: SPHEREx: A Near-Infrared Space Observatory Conducting an All-Sky Spectrophotometry Survey

Learn about SPHEREx, NASA’s newly launched near-infrared space observatory, which will survey the entire sky and collect data on over 450 million galaxies. Discover its role in answering fundamental questions about the history of the universe, and explore the collaborative effort between NASA and KASI.

🔹 Prof. Regina Lee (Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University)
Topic: AI-based Image Processing Techniques for Space Situational Awareness (SSA)

🔹 Henry Huh, Ph.D. (Computational Scientist, In-Space Propulsion Branch (RQRS), Air Force Research Laboratory)
Topic: Cone-Jet and Emission Behavior for Electrospray Thrusters via Computational Analysis

🔹 Seungwhan Baek, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Presentation: Cryogenic Heat Transfer Problems for Space Applications
Exploration of the challenges in managing cryogenic propellants like liquid oxygen, hydrogen, and methane for space transportation, including thermal transfer issues, insulation, and fuel loss in microgravity environments.

🔹 Jaewoo Jung, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
Presentation: Overview of NASA’s Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) Work
Discussion on NASA’s UTM project, which introduced a scalable Air Traffic Management (ATM) architecture for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The talk will cover the generalization of UTM to xTM, extending traffic management beyond small UAS to high-altitude operations (above 60,000 feet).

Jeonghee Rho, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Astrophysics, SETI Institute
Presentation: Status of Infrared and X-ray Space Missions

Sunjae Kim
School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Presentation: Cryogenic Flow Boiling Physics in Terrestrial, Partial, and Microgravity Conditions

On August 2, 2024, KASSTA President Dr. Eun-Suk Seo, along with Directors Dr. Kyongsik Yun and Mr. Chunyoung Park, served as distinguished panel speakers at the STEM Career Talk Concert. The event, which focused on aerospace science and engineering, drew over 60 attendees eager to engage with industry experts about career opportunities in these fields. The concert was jointly sponsored by the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (WiSET) and Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering (KWiSE), underscoring the importance of diversity and representation in STEM careers.

We received exceptional feedback, including the following highlights: 

"오늘 정말 무심코 다만 호기심에 참석해본 강연에서 너무 좋은 에너지와 감명을 받았습니다! 

우주에 대한 막연한 저희 관심이 막 꿈틀댈수있는 좋은 계기가 된 오늘입니다! 

앞으로 현재 하고 있는 뇌과학을  우주과학을 연결 해볼 수 있는 부분으로의 확장을 좀더 현실적으로 생각해볼 수 있을것 같습니다! 

오늘 연자분들 너무너무 수고 많으셨고, 삶과 과학에 대한 에세이 같은 오늘 강연 만들어 주셔서 너무나 감사드립니다!!!"

"Today, I attended a lecture out of sheer curiosity, without much thought, but I was filled with such great energy and inspiration! It has become a wonderful opportunity for my vague interest in space to start stirring! I feel like I can now more realistically think about expanding the neuroscience I am currently working on into connections with space science! A huge thank you to the speakers today for all their hard work, and for creating a lecture that felt like an essay on life and science! I'm so incredibly grateful!!!"

Kyongsik Yun

Technologist, NASA JPL

AI in Space Exploration

Daniel Warren

Vice President Sales & Programs, Latecoere

Shedding Light on LiFi

Soyeon Yi

Managing Director, Noul Co., Ltd.

Mindfulness from Weightlessness 

Tony S. Sohn

Principal Staff Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScl)

The Science Performance of the James Webb Space Telescope