Inaugurated on 11th of December, 1971

Shoon Kyung Kim(Temple University) - First President of the Association

69 scientists and engineers attended 

the founding meeting in Washington, DC

• Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in America, the first name, was changed in 1993 to Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA - 재미한인과학기술자협회)

• Executive Director: Prof. Hogil Kim of University of Maryland

• General Director: Prof. Chan-Mo Park of University of Maryland

• Major purpose at the beginning: To promote scientific cooperation between the US and Korea