S. James Gates Jr. who is a member of President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) visited KUSCO accompanied by Dr. Hosin David. Lee, President of KSEA on Jan 25. Dr.Gates is one of President Advisor for KSEA and was invited as one of speakers at the US-Korea Conference 2011 which was held in Park City, Utah in August 10-14. As Dr. Gates shows a lot of interest in the U.S.-Korea relationship in S&T, there were many interesting discussion made followed by a banquet along with many distinguished scholars.
Dr. Gates is a Professor of Physics and Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, College Park. Currently Dr. Gates is a member of the Maryland State Board of Education. He has served as a consultant to the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense, and the Educational Testing Service and held appointments at MIT, Harvard, California Institute of Technology and Howard University.