2012 MCASTA International Workshop Proceeding 論文摘要 雲端輔助的生化科技國際研討會 International Biotechnology Enhanced by Cloud Computing Workshop September 8, 2012 Sponsored by Midwest Chinese American Science & Technology Association (MCASTA) 美中西區華人學術聯誼會 Abstract (論文摘要) 雲端輔助的生化科技國際研討會 International Biotechnology Enhanced by Cloud Computing Workshop Table of Contents PAGE No. About MCASTA ............................................................................................................... 1 MCASTA Trustee Board Members (董事會組織及成員) ............................................... 2 Message from the Workshop Chair: Dr. Bih-Ru Lea (李璧如教授) ............................... 4 Workshop Co-Charis....................................................................................................... 5 Call for Submission ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 2012 International Workshop Schedule ........................................................................ 8 Plenary Presentation 1 Dr. Frank Yin. ........................................................................... 11 Plenary Presentation 2 Mr. David Sandel..................................................................... 13 Plenary Presentation 3 Dr. Jaw-Lin Wang. ................................................................... 15 2012 MCASTA Outstanding Scholar ............................................................................. 18 2012 MCASTA Service Award ....................................................................................... 26 Biotech & Cloud Workshop .......................................................................................... 27 Young Scholar Poster Presentation, Company Showcase, and Reception ................... 32 Biotech & Cloud Workshop .......................................................................................... 53 Management of Human Resources in Biotech, Technology and More ....................... 58 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Banquet ......................................................... 60 Keynote Speech: Commissioner Chih-Ying Lin............................................................. 61 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Registration ................................................... 65 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors … ............................................................................... 71 Special Thanks to Our Program Partners ….................................................................. 72 2012 MCASTA International Workshop in the News … ................................................ 74 International Workshop Location and Hotel map ....................................................... 83 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Planning Committee...................................... 86 Page | 1 About MCASTA The Midwest Chinese American Science and Technology Association (MCASTA) was established in St. Louis, Missouri in 1983. The main objective of MCASTA is to provide opportunities for scientists, engineers, and professionals residing in the Midwest to: Exchange scientific and technological information with fellow researchers and professionals across the U.S. and abroad Encourage joint effort in research and development through the establishment of professional networks Promote professional excellence and understanding of the issues of common interest to overseas Chinese. Website: http://www.mcasta.org Contact Us Email: [email protected] Join MCASTA in LinkedIn network: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mcasta-mcasta/37/761/836 Page | 2 MCASTA Trustee Board Members (董事會組織及成員) Name Professor DaRen Chen Name in Chinese 陳大仁 教授 Email [email protected] Organization Washington University in St. Louis Professor QuoShin Chi 齊國新 教授 [email protected] Washington University in St. Louis Dr. Kam F. Fok 霍錦福 博士 Professor HungGay Fung 馮鴻璣 教授 [email protected] [email protected] University of Missouri – St. Louis Professor Pi-Chi Han 韓必霽 教授 [email protected] University of Missouri – St. Louis Professor Tuan-Hua 賀端華 教授 [email protected] David Ho Washington University in St. Louis Dr. K. C. Hou 侯光中 博士 [email protected] Dr. Henry Huang 黃鴻志 博士 [email protected] BF Consulting, LLC. Mr. Yimin Huang 黃一民 先生 [email protected] IBM Professor YueWern 黃郁文 教授 [email protected] Missouri University of Huang Science &Technology Professor Jung Huang 黃榮三 教授 [email protected] Mrs. Helena Hseu 陳海滿 女士 [email protected] Professor FuHung Hsieh 謝富弘 教授 [email protected] Saint Louis University University of Missouri Columbia Professor Bih-Ru Lea 李璧如 教授 [email protected] Missouri University of Science &Technology Page | 3 MCASTA Trustee Board Members (continued) Name Name in Chinese Email Organization Mr. Yin Lee 李寅 先生 [email protected] MasterCard Worldwide Mr. William Li 李漢澤 先生 [email protected] Magnesium Elektron North America Professor Hongy Lin 林弘毅 教授 [email protected] Missouri University of Science &Technology Professor Frank Liou 劉富文 教授 [email protected] Missouri University of Science &Technology Dr. Paul Pai 白璞 博士 [email protected] DIEC Professor Jung-Tsung 沈榮俊 教授 [email protected] Washington University in Shen St. Louis Dr. Hueh Shieh 謝惠生 博士 [email protected] BF Consulting, LLC. Professor K. Tseng 曾慶忠 教授 [email protected] Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville Professor JeeChing 王智清 教授 [email protected] Wang Professor Chung Wong Missouri University of Science &Technology 黃仲勳 教授 [email protected] University of Missouri – St. Louis Dr. Stephen Wu 吳宏為博士 [email protected] Covidien Dr. Thye Yin 殷怡泰博士 [email protected] Heplabs Page | 4 Massage from the Chair of International Biotechnology Enhanced by Cloud Computing Workshop: Dr. Bih-Ru Lea (李璧如教授) Please join us in St. Louis for the International Biotechnology Enhanced by Cloud Computing Workshop. With the Workshop goal Revolutionary Research, Practical Applications, world renowned biotechnology and Cloud Computing researchers and scholars will bring revolutionary research to very lively, practical, and interactive discussion and to stimulate creative thoughts to advance future research. It is our goals is to disseminate advanced academic research in a way everyone can relate and to see how such researches affect everyone’s daily life. Join scholars and researchers from all fields to discover practical applications of advanced biotechnologies and the impact of Cloud Computing, virtual reality, data visualization, mobile technologies, in-memory computing, business intelligence, and many more technologies on the future of biotechnologies. There is a program for everyone!! Join renowned university faculty to explore education choices in higher education with; discuss career paths with successful corporate executives, successful entrepreneurs, or public sector representatives; meet exceptional and bright young scholars and discover how their research will shape future world; network with business executives, business owners, researchers, and college professors for everything you need to know from starting a successful business, career paths, and college advice to tips of parenting… Everyone will get something valuables at the end of the conference!! Please visit the MCASTA Annual Symposium web site often for further announcements and information and share ideas, suggestions, and inquiries at [email protected]. See you in St. Louis! Bih-Ru Lea, Ph.D. Chair, International Biotechnology Enhanced by Cloud Computing Workshop President, Midwest Chinese American Science & Technology Association Department of Business & Information Technology Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 65409 email: [email protected] Phone: 573-341-6436; FAX: 573-341-4812 Page | 5 International Biotechnology Enhanced by Cloud Computing Workshop Co-Chairs: Dr. Tuan-Hua David Ho (賀端華 教授) Academicians of Academia Sinica, Taiwan Professor, Department of Biology Washington University in St. Louis One Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 Phone: (314) 935-4632 Email: [email protected] Dr. Yie-Hwa Chang (張義華教授) President and CEO, Mediomics Edward Doisy Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Saint Louis University Medical School St. Louis, MO 63104 Phone: (314) 977-9263 Email: [email protected] Dr. Stephen Wu (吳宏為博士) Technical Fellow, Covidien Phone: 314) 654-8340 Email: [email protected] Page | 6 Call for Submission Researchers are encouraged to submit an abstract of their studies to one of tracks listed below by August 3, 2012. The abstract should be 500 words or less and should be submitted directly to the track chair of the proper track. All submissions are subject to peer review and acceptance notices will be communicated to researchers by August 17, 2012. Conference Location: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center St. Louis 16625 Swingley Ridge Road Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017 Call for Submissions/Nominations/Participations Please join us in St. Louis for the International Biotechnology Enhanced by Cloud Computing Workshop and 2012 MCASTA Symposium. Following the success of previous symposiums, we plan to continue with a mix of traditional MCASTA activities and some new events. Researchers are encouraged to submit an abstract of their studies using the Abstract Submission Form provided below to one of tracks listed below by August 3, 2012. Download Abstract Submission Form: copy and paste the following link to a web browser https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-Jx0F0ACeROM0Z1NjlXemJwTGs/edit?pli=1 The abstract submission should follow requirements listed below: 1. The abstract should be 500 words or less 2. The abstract file should be in Microsoft Word format and file name should follow the format of TrackNumber_AuthorLastName_AuthorFirstName.doc (e.g., 107_Smith_Mary.doc) 3. The abstract should be submitted via email with a subject line “TrackNumber: AuthorFirstName AuthorLastName” (e.g., 107 Mary Smith) to BOTH the track chair of a proper track and to [email protected] Page | 7 All submissions are subject to peer review and acceptance notice will be communicated to researchers by August 17, 2012. Tracks and Track Chairs Biomedical and Cloud Computing Track: Dr. Stephen Wu ([email protected]) o Research, studies, and cases in biomedical and medical information systems, and their applications in leveraging Cloud Computing are welcome. Young Scholars Poster Presentation (NEW!!): Mr. Ying Chau (Allen) Liu ([email protected]) and Mr. David Lee ([email protected]) o The Young Scholars Poster Presentation track is a great opportunity for college and graduate students to present their research and receive feedback from field experts and a diverse audiences. o Faculty advisors are encouraged to nominate their students to present their research. Biofuel and Cloud Computing Track: Dr. Tuan-Hua David Ho ([email protected]) o Biofuel researchers are encouraged to submit their studies and cases. Special emphasis will be given to studies and cases that apply cloud computing to biofuel research. Life’s three choices: School, Career, and Entrepreneurship (人生三決擇: 學業, 就業, 創業) (NEW!!): Dr. Bih-Ru Lea ([email protected]) o o A panel with representatives from university faculty, corporate executives, public agency leaders, and business owners discuss key issues facing parents and students in making school choices and career decisions, and in starting a business. Anyone who is interested in these topics are encouraged to join the panel discussions. Page | 8 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Schedule 8:30-9:00 9:00:-9:05 9:05-9:10 9:10 -9:40 9:40 - 10:10 10:10 -10:15 Lobby: Registration Opening Remarks Director General Jack J.C. Yang, Kansas City TECO Welcoming Remarks Dr. Bih-Ru Lea, President, MCASTA Plenary Presentation 1 Dr. Frank Yin (殷起彭教授), Washington University in St. Louis Plenary Presentation 2 Where Community Challenges and Technical Opportunity Meet Mr. David Sandel (Kansas City Cloud and Smart City Initiative, St. Louis U-Loop Media Hub Initiative) Program Overview 10:20 -10:30 Break Biotech & Cloud Workshop Dr. Stephen Wu (Track chair, Covidien) 10:30 - 12:00 Dr. Da-Ren Chen Dr. Yie-Hwa Chang (張義華教授), Mediomics, LLC. Dr. Tuan-Hua David Ho (賀端華教授), Washington University Dr. Nathan Chen (陳慶能教授), 台灣中山大學 (陳大仁教授), Washington University Posters, Showcase, and Reception (View proposal & layout in Appendix 2) Ying Chau (Allen) Liu and David Lee (Track Chairs) 12:00 -2:00 Biotechnology Company showcase Emerging Scholars/student poster presentations Faculty Q&A service for parents and general public note 1 2:00 - 2:10 2:10 - 2:30 Break Plenary Presentation 3 Dr. Jaw-Lin Wang (王兆麟教授), 台大生醫所所長 Page | 9 Biotech & Cloud Workshop Dr. Yie-Hwa Chang (張義華教授) (Track Chair, Mediomics, LLC.) 2:30 - 4:00 Dr. Su-Shing Chen (陳樹新教授 University of Florida) Dr. Frank Lee (李宁, IBM) Panelists: Dr. George Wu, Ms. Violet Li, Dr. Jaw-Lin Wang, Dr. Nathan Chen, Dr. Da-Ren Chen, Dr. Su-Shing Chen 4:00 - 4:30 Networking and Coffee Break Management of Human Resources in Biotech, Technology, and more… (Life’s three choices: School, Career, and Entrepreneurship, 人 生 三 決 擇: 學業, 就業, 創業) Facilitator: Dr. Stephen Wu Dr. Tuan-Hua David Ho (賀端華教授, Wash U, 中研院院士) Commissioner Tse-Ying (Jason) Lin (林志盈局長, 台北市交通局) 4:30 - 6:00 (public sector) Dr. Frank Yin (殷起彭教授), Wash U (academic, biomedical) Dr. En Thye Yin (殷怡泰博士) (Entrepreneur) Dr. & Mrs. Harold Law (羅彦豪博士及夫人, Art of parenting) Ms. Cheng Yu (史承熹女士), Director, System Development, MasterCard (Corporate) Ms. Sara Wu (吳少芬組長), Director, Culture Division, TECO-Houston Networking and Dinner 6:00 – 7:20 7:20 - 8:00 Plenary Presentation 4 Commissioner Tse-Ying (Jason) Lin (林志盈局長, 台北市交通局) 8:00 – 8:20 MCASTA Award Ceremony (Chair: Dr. Kam Fok) Young Scholars, Service Awards, Outstanding Scholars 8:20: 9:00 Performances (Chairs: Mr. Yin Lee & Dr. Henry Huang) Page | 10 International Biotechnology Enhanced by Cloud Computing Workshop (雲端輔助的生化科技國際研討會) Saturday, September 8, 2012 (將在 2012 年 9 月 8 日 (週六) 召開年會) REGISTRATION AND LUNCH RECEPTION ARE FREE!! Conference web site: http://www.mcasta.org/2012-mcasta-annual-conference a. Program Theme: Revolutionary research, practical applications b. Conference, Lunch Reception, and Dinner Banquet Location Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center St. Louis (maps) 16625 Swingley Ridge Road Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017 There is a program for everyone (details)… Keynote and Plenary Speakers (details) o Dr. Frank Yin (殷起彭教授), Washington University in St Louis o Dr. Jaw-Lin Wang ( 王 兆 麟 所 長 ), Biomedical Graduate School, National Taiwan University o Mr. David Sandel, Sandel & Associates o Commissioner Tse-Ying (Jason) Lin, Taipei City Department of Transportation Come and meet 2012 Outstanding Scholars Dr. Ping Wang & Dr. Fu-Hung Hsieh and Service Award Winner Dr. K. C. Hou World renowned biotechnology and cloud computing researchers and scholars will bring revolutionary research to very lively, practical, and interactive discussion and stimulate creative thoughts. Everyone is cordially invited to learn something new at this workshop (workshop description, program schedule) The Young Scholar Poster Presentation, Company Showcase, and Lunch Reception provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet exceptional and bright young scholars and discover how their research will shape the world in the future (Young Scholars list) and to network with business executives, business owners, researchers, and college professors for everything you need to know from starting a successful business, career paths, and college advice. (Program description, schedule) Page | 11 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Plenary Speaker: Dr. Frank Yin (殷起彭教授) Department Chair and Professor Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Yin is a founding fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has recently served as president of the Biomedical Engineering Society, editor-in-chief of the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, and a member of the national advisory council of the National Institute of Biological Imaging and Bioengineering. Additionally, he is a member of numerous academic and industrial advisory boards. Dr. Yin came to Washington University from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to lead the biomedical engineering department in 1997. From 1978-1997 at Johns Hopkins, he had appointments in medicine (cardiology), physiology and biomedical engineering departments. Dr. Yin's research interests encompass soft tissue biomechanics, cell mechanics and hemodynamics. Currently, his research work involves determining how cells respond morphologically, functionally and genetically to various mechanical stimuli. Dr. Yin also utilizes nanoindentation with atomic force microscopy to determine the dynamic mechanical properties of cell and sub cellular constituents. This research has applications to cancer, as well as tissue healing and remodeling. Page | 12 Plenary Presentation 1 Dr. Frank Yin NAME(CHINESE) 殷起彭 ORGANIZATION Washington University- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering POSITION/TITLE: Professor and chairman ADDRESS (OFFICE) Campus Box 1097 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 314-935-6164 (ENGLISH) Frank Yin FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY – CURRENT AND FUTURE ABSTRACT In this talk I will provide a brief overview of the state of biomedical engineering education and research - using Washington University’s department as a model. The main focus will be to provide some insight into current research by our faculty as well as a prediction about future directions. Page | 13 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Plenary Speaker: Mr. David Sandel Sandel & Associates Mr. Sandel is an accomplished leader and technology executive focused on the development of metropolitan internet ecosystems which create business, research, education and high value job opportunities through the use of sustainable Smart City economic development solutions. Mr. Sandel is also an experienced market leader, having significant business development, tax policy and contractual experience in the public and private sectors including higher education, K-12, public safety, healthcare, energy management, financial, municipal government, municipal utilities and service provider Internet infrastructure. Mr. Sandel is the founder of the Gigabit City Summit and currently serves as President of Sandel & Associates. He is also a principal advisor to the mayor’s Bi-state Innovation Team for the Kansas City Google Fiber initiative. As president of the St. Louis Regional Exchange Collaborative, David was appointed by local governments to oversee the economic development of the St. Louis Metropolitan Internet - the first appointment of its kind in the United States. He was also president and founder of NetLabs Inc (Datotel). He is a recognized Smart City master planner and leader in the development of metropolitan internet ecosystems and sustainable metropolitan internet infrastructure. Mr. Sandel received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where he also attended graduate school. He has also served on a variety of entrepreneurial, non-profit and regional planning boards, as well as on state and local government councils. Page | 14 Plenary Presentation 2: Mr. David Sandel SPEAKER NAME David Sandel ORGANIZATION Sandel & Associates POSITION/TITLE: President ADDRESS (OFFICE) 6900 Delmar PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 314-435-3658 FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) SMART CITY “WHERE COMMUNITY CHALLENGES AND TECHNICAL OPPORTUNITY MEET” We stand at an incredible moment in the history of our cities. A moment in which the economic forces of globalization, combined with the dramatic decrease in the price performance ratio of compute power, mobility and Gigabit communication, will begin a process of transformation of our cites as we enter into what may be the beginning of a new era – the third industrial revolution. Today, we can begin to realize the benefits of cutting-edge technology. But we must also plan for and be aware of the impacts on economic development, urban and transportation planning, governance, policy, and social/behavior changes. But to move forward, each Smart City must be willing to commit the appropriate resources of people, funding and time. We have to move beyond our own city and engage our own regional economy. We have to move beyond the mindset that says “holding information is power to one” that says, “sharing information is greater potential”. In his keynote presentation, Mr. Sandel will define Smart City and reflect upon the early lessons learned from the Kansas City – Google Fiber initiative and The Gigabit City Summit. Page | 15 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Plenary Speaker: Dr. Jaw-Lin Wang 王兆麟所長, 國立台灣大學 醫學院暨工學院 Dr. Jaw-Lin Wang is a professor and director in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and adjunct professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1986, his M.A. from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in 1991, and his PhD in Engineering Mechanics from The Ohio State University in 1996. He finished his postdoctoral training in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at Yale University in 1999. Dr. Wang’s research is in the area of spine biomechanics, disc regeneration and computer assisted surgery. Dr. Wang has published more than seventy research papers in elite journals, such as Spine, Journal of Biomechanics, etc., and hundreds of international conference papers. His current research topics include the effects of natural cross-linker, platelet rich plasma, mesenchymal stem cells on the degenerated disc, and the assessment of surgical and physical strategies for cervical radiculomyelopathy. In addition to academic research funded by the Ministry of Economics (Taiwan), he has also developed a miniature navigation system for spinal surgery. A computer-assisted dental implantation system and a surgery-planning system of atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation developed by Dr. Wang have been used in clinical practice. As medical expenses keep rising, Dr. Wang has also devoted his research to developing cost-effective diagnosis and treatment methods for clinical needs. For example, Dr. Wang has developed a new safety method for vertebroplasty without expensive equipment. Dr. Wang is currently a board member for the Taiwan Orthopedic Research Society, Taiwan Society of Biomechanics, and Taiwan Society of Biomedical Engineering, and a member of the Orthopedic Research Society (America). He has served as a reviewing member for National Science Council and Ministry of Economics. He hosted the Conference of Asian Pacific Biomechanics held in Taipei (2005), and gave lectures at many international conferences. He is currently serving as an editor-in-chief for "Biomedical Engineering, Application, Basis, and Communications". Page | 16 王兆麟 博士 個人簡歷 王兆麟博士目前是國立台灣大學 醫學工程學研究所的教授兼所長， 以及台灣大學機械系的合聘教授。 王教授於 1986 年在台灣大學機械 系取得學士學位，1991 年於台灣 科技大學機械系取得碩士學位， 1996 年於美國俄亥俄州立大學力 學系取得博士學位。王教授 1999 年在耶魯大學骨科與復健科完成博士後訓練。 王教授的研究對象以脊椎為主，研究課題包含了脊椎生物力學、椎間盤再生、 以及電腦輔助手術方法開發等。王教授有七十餘篇的期刊學術論文發表於 Spine, Jour of Biomechanics 等頂尖期刊，以及發表超過百篇的國際會議論文。他目前的主要研 究計畫有：研究天然交聯劑、含血小板之血漿、間質幹細胞對退化椎間盤之影響, 頸 椎 脊 髓 神 經 病 變 之手術選擇與術後物理治療方式之評估。除了學術研究以外，王 教授接受了經濟部的資助，發展了一套適用於脊椎手術的微型手術巡航器。王教授 所研發的電腦輔助植牙系統與寰樞椎關節固定術之手術規劃系統目前已有實際的運 用。隨著醫療費用的增加，王教授也投注心力在平價診斷與治療的研究，例如他發 明了一個簡單、便宜、安全、有效的椎骨整形術方法來治療壓迫性椎骨骨折。 Page | 17 Plenary Presentation 3: Dr. Jaw-Lin Wang NAME(CHINESE) 王兆麟 ORGANIZATION Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University POSITION/TITLE: Professor and Director ADDRESS (OFFICE) 1, sec 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE +886-2-3366-5269 (ENGLISH) Jaw-Lin Wang FAX NUMBER NUMBER +886-2-23687573 (OPTIONAL) EDUCATION & RESEARCH OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IN TAIWAN AND NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY ABSTRACT The biomedical engineering is one of the most prominent industry both in US and Taiwan. In this presentation, the current status of education and research of biomedical engineering in Taiwan, with emphasis in National Taiwan University will be introduced. Statistics and stories from education, research towards the industry would also be illustrated. A brief about Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University: The Institute was previously the Research Center of Biomedical Engineering established in 1990, and changed to be the institute in 1998. This institute belongs to both College of Medicine and College of Engineering. The Master Program started in 1998 and Ph.D. Program started in 2001. The Institute has six divisions; Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Bioelectronics, Clinical Engineering, Bioinformatics, and Biophotonics. The mission of the institute is to promote activities of teaching, research and development in biomedical engineering, with the emphasis in: cultivating the professional teacher and biomedical engineers, pioneering the research fields of biomedical engineering, and assisting the development of biomedical engineering industries. The Institute has 22 full-time faculty members and 200 master and doctoral graduate students currently. The Institute holds a scientific journal, the Biomedical engineering, Application, Basis, and Communications. This bimonthly journal has been included in SCI, EI and several other databases. Page | 18 2012 MCASTA Outstanding Scholar Dr. Ping Wang Seigle Family Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis and Research Associate at the NBER and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Dr. Ping Wang is presently Seigle Family Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis and Research Associate at the NBER and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He received his B.S. in Ocean Transportation from the National Chao Tung University (Taiwan), his M.A. in Economics from National Chengchi University (Taiwan) and the University of Rochester, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester in 1987. Dr. Wang began his academic career at Pennsylvania State University, joined Vanderbilt University in 1999 as Full Professor of Economics and accepted an endowed chair professorship at Washington University in St. Louis in 2005. He previously served as Department Chair at Vanderbilt University (2002-05) and Washington University in St. Louis (2005-08), where major buildups have been initiated and carried out. He has held visiting positions at the CORE, Fujen Catholic University, Kobe University, Kyoto University, National Chengchi University, National Donghua University, Purdue University, Tamkang University, Tilburg University (Netherlands), the University of Rochester, the University of Washington, and Wuhan University, as well as the Research Departments of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the International Monetary Funds Institute, and the Institute of Economics of Academia Sinica. Page | 19 Dr. Wang’s major research areas include Growth and Development, Economic Theory, Money/Macroeconomics, and Spatial/Health Economics. He has published over 70 research articles in refereed journals, including American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Monetary Economics and International Economic Review. He has supervised or co-supervised over 20 Ph.D. students throughout his two and a half decades of university career. Dr. Wang was President of the Chinese Economic Association in North America in 2001 and is currently President of the Midwest Economic Association and Vice President of Development and Planning of the East Asian Institute. He is a frequently-sought presenter at both conferences and workshops in his discipline and is active in organizing conferences and in editing several academic journals. He holds honorary distinguished professorship at National Central University, National Chengchi University and National Hsinghua University. He was elected as member of the Phi Tau Phi Honorary Society in 2005 and as National Academy Fellow of Taiwan (Academician) in 2008. Page | 20 美中西區學術聯誼會2012年傑出學人獎得主: 縱橫經濟的王平教授 王平教授 聖路易華盛頓大學的 Seigle Family Distinguished 教授 國家經濟研究局 (NBER National Bureau of Economic Research) 和 聖路易聯邦儲備銀行任副研究員。 中央研究院院士 (National Academy Fellow of Taiwan (Academician) 他在台灣的國立交通大學學取得海洋運輸學士學位，繼而在台灣的國立政治大學 和美國的羅徹斯特大學都取得經濟學碩士學位，他的博士學位是在1987年在美 國羅徹斯特大學的經濟學系獲得。研究所畢業以後﹐他先在賓州州立大學任教﹐ 然後在1999 年轉到范德比爾特大學經濟學系任教授﹐於2005年加入聖路易的華 盛頓大學成為一位有特殊尊榮的講座教授。他曾任范德比爾特大學（2002-05） 和聖路易華盛頓大學（2005-08）的系主任，多有改革建樹。 王教授並在各處擔任客座教授﹐例如在在非營利性的 CORE 組織，輔仁大學， 神戶大學，京都大學，國立政治大學，國立東華大學，武漢大學，淡江大學，荷 蘭的蒂爾堡大學，美國的羅徹斯特大學，華盛頓大學，普渡大學，以及達拉斯聯 邦儲備銀行和亞特蘭大聯邦儲備銀行的研究部門，國際貨幣基金研究所，中央研 究院經濟研究所等等。 Page | 21 他主要研究領域包括增長和發展，經濟理論，貨幣 / 宏觀經濟學和空間 / 衛生 經濟學。他已發表70多篇研究論文﹐發表在需評審的期刊上，這些期刊包括美 國經濟評論，審查經濟研究，經濟理論雜誌，貨幣經濟學雜誌和國際經濟評論等。 在他二十五年的教學生涯中﹐至少有20多名博士出於他門下。 他在2001年任北美中國經濟協會主席﹐目前是中西部經濟協會的會長和東亞研 究所發展和規劃的副總裁。 他經常被邀去在他本科的研討會中演講，並也經常籌劃會議，還在幾個學術期刊 裏任編輯。他現在還擁有國立中央大學，國立政治大學和國家清華大學傑出榮譽 教授的頭銜。他在2005年被選入為 Phi Tau Phi 榮譽協會的會員和在2008年中 入選為第27屆中央研究院院士﹐這是中華民國學術界最崇高的榮譽。 王平院士特別期勉當今台灣研究生，強調：「作為學生，要抓緊方向。」他表示， 隨著時代的不同，學生應該用更高的標準來衡量自己。他並以親身經歷，鼓勵學 生能踏出本科系領域，多旁聽自己有興趣的課程，或參加講座、研討會，和其他 同學交換心得。 相較於美國經濟學者，王平院士認為，台灣學者應持續提升參與學術活動的動 力，尤其參與各項國際學術會議，有助於增加台灣研究成果的能見度。 Page | 22 2012 MCASTA Outstanding Scholar Dr. Fu-Hung Hsieh Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Biological Engineering Department, University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr. Fu-Hung Hsieh is a professor and director of graduate studies in the biological engineering department at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is also co-leader of the university’s Bioprocessing and Biosensing Center, Food for the 21st Century Eminence Research Program. Dr. Hsieh has been an extraordinary leader in education, research and development. He is highly regarded as an educator who has had significant impact on his students. He has been voted by graduating seniors as an Outstanding Teaching Professor in College of Engineering six times and was a recipient of the Gold Chalk Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching. Additionally, he is recognized worldwide for his engineering expertise in solving industrial problems involving the production of high-quality and nutritious food products. Dr. Hsieh’s research in the area of food and high-moisture extrusion, with emphasis on modeling and in providing new understanding of protein-protein interactions, is recognized by both academic and industry scientists for its innovative and practical applications. His unique vision in creating and developing a fundamental and applied knowledge base has provided the framework for establishing the nationally and internationally renowned Food Extrusion Laboratory, of which he is in charge. Beyond Meat, a private company based in Cumberland, Md., is rolling out the chicken Page | 23 alternative developed in Dr. Hsieh’s lab nationwide. This product has been featured in Time, The New York Times, Discovery Channel, NPR and many other international news media. A factory will be opened this year in Columbia, thereby translating MU research into a commercial product that brings jobs to mid-Missouri. Dr. Hsieh has secured more than $5 million in research grants for his students, for the development of new courses in food and bioprocess engineering, and for creation of new inventions. He holds 6 patents and has authored nearly 150 refereed research papers and book chapters in leading food science and engineering journals. He was a recipient of Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Research and Creative Activity in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences from University of Missouri and Professional Achievement Award from Chinese American Food Society. Dr. Hsieh is a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers and is currently serving as associate editor for Transactions of the ASABE. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), for whom he served as associate editor for the Journal of Food Science. Page | 24 美中西區學術聯誼會2012年傑出學人獎得主: 頂尖食品科學家謝富弘教授 謝富弘教授 密蘇里大學哥倫比亞校區生物工程系的教授 兼任研究生課程主任 謝富弘是密蘇里大學哥倫比亞校區生物工程系的教授，並兼任研究生課程主 任。他也是這所大學的生化工程監控和生物感測中心“為21世紀食品的傑出研 究計劃“的推行領導人之一。 他出生於台灣，畢業於國立台灣大學的化工系﹐在美國雪城大學Syracuse取得 博士學位。 謝教授在教育，研究和發展領域上是非凡的領導人。在教育學生方面一直有極 高的評價﹕他曾六度被工學院的研究生選為傑出教師而獲得教學卓越的金粉筆 獎。此外，在解決涉及工業生產高品質和高營養食品的問題時﹐他是國際上認 定知名的專家。謝教授在食品工程領域享有相當的聲望。 謝教授的研究重點是在食品和高水分擠壓的領域﹐他特別著重的是建立推演模 型以提供蛋白質相互作用新的認識，這種創新和實際應用﹐為學術界和工業界 Page | 25 的科學家所推崇。他負責的國際知名的“食品擠壓實驗室”就是建立在他高膽 獨特的視野和廣博的基本和應用知識上。 1999 年他們成功製造出世界上第一塊人造雞肉，它屬於一種豆製品，但不僅 聞起來味道像雞，而且口感也近似，它裂開的紋理就像雞肉一樣，帶著無數細 密的肉絲。 “超越肉類”，是一家總部設在馬里蘭州坎伯蘭的私營公司，推出了雞肉替代 品﹐這就是他們實驗室發展的成果。此產品在『時代雜誌』，『紐約時報』， 『探索頻道』，『國家公眾廣播公司』和其他許多國際新聞媒體都有介紹。今 年在密蘇里的哥倫比亞將會開一個工廠﹐把實驗室研究的成果轉化為商業產品﹐ 為密蘇里中部帶來商機。 謝教授已獲得五百多萬美元的研究補助基金，用於他學生的研究計劃﹐發展食 品和生物過程工程的新課程，和新的發明。他擁有6 項專利，並在需評審的期 刊如食品科學與工程類期刊上和書籍章節裏發表了 150 篇研究論文。他獲得密 蘇里大學物理和數學系所頒的傑出教學研究和創新成果的校長獎，他也得過華 美食品協會的專業成就獎。 謝教授是美國農業與生物工程師學會的院士，目前擔任 ASABE 雜誌的副主編。 他也是食品技術研究所的院士，在這研究所出版的食品科學期刊﹐他曾擔任副 主編。 Page | 26 2012 MCASTA Service Award: Dr. Kwang-Chung Hou 侯光中博士 侯光中博士﹐一提起這名字﹐大家眼前都會浮起一個誠懇熱心的臉容。他是化學博 士﹐尤其是食品化學方面的專家﹐曾在 Sandoz 公司研究農業及特殊化學品﹐然後 在 Tate & Lyle 公司專注在澱粉方面﹐研究其在工業及食品的運用﹐最後他是從 Solae 公司退休的﹐他在 Solae 時專門研究大豆蛋白在工業及食品的運用。 在繁忙的工作中﹐他還積極參與華人社區的服務。他曾是聖路易中華語文學校董事 會的董事及董事會主席﹐為華人下一代的子女教育和文化傳統的認同上付出心血﹔ 他多年來參與美中西區華人學術聯誼會的理事會成員﹐任勞任怨﹐盡心盡力﹐成為 海內外學術界交流的橋樑和管道﹔同時他也是聖路易中華文化協會的一名理事﹐他 也曾任會長﹐在他會長任內﹐因他本身熱愛精通中華才藝﹐所以每次開會﹐都會有 一個才藝展現的節目﹐他為中華文化的傳揚﹐不遺餘力。就在一年一度的中華日裏﹐ 他經常會有攤位展出書法。他為人誠懇﹐待人熱心﹐大凡需要他幫忙的事﹐他總鼎 力相助﹐出錢出力。 他有一個美滿的家庭﹐妻子汪明珍任職於 Covidien 醫藥保健公司﹐長子侯克華是 醫師博士學生﹐次子侯承華是外科醫師。 Page | 27 Biotech & Cloud Workshop Track Chair: Dr. Stephen Wu Track Time: 10:30-12:00 Track Overview: Research, studies, and cases in biomedical, medical information system, and their applications leveraging cloud computing. Page | 28 NAME(CHINESE) 陳大仁 ORGANIZATION Washington University in St. Louis POSITION/TITLE: Professor and Director of Graduate Study in Department of Energy, (ENGLISH) Da-Ren Chen Environmental and Chemical Engineering ADDRESS (OFFICE) Brauer 3007, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 314-935-7924 FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) Electrospray and Its Application in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Areas ABSTRACT Electrospray (ES) technique (i.e., electrohydrodynamic atomization), has been proposed for many modern applications related to aerosol and particles. Examples of the applications include the surface coating, agricultural treatments, emulsion, fuel spraying, micro-or nano- encapsulation, ink-jet printers, colloid micro-thrusters, electrospray mass spectrometry (ES MS) for macromolecular detection in biochemical applications, monodisperse super micro-and nono- particle generation, enhancement of droplet mixing, targeted drug delivery by inhalation, power production, and electrospray gene transfection. Among all the operational modes in electrospray process the cone-jet mode has been investigated and applied in majority of above-described applications because of its capability to produce un-agglomerated, monodisperse particles in the sub-micrometer and nanometer diameter ranges. Single-capillary electrospray was commonly applied in all the applications being proposed. However, the limitation of single-capillary ES encountered in modern applications, especially in the biomedical and pharmaceutical areas, leads to development of dual-capillary ES technique, thereby broadening the applications of spray technique. Additionally various ES techniques have further investigated for specific applications. In this talk we will briefly review the electrospray history and its fundamental principles, present its modern applications in biomedical and pharmaceutical areas via various ES techniques, and conclude the talk with the future challenge of ES technique. Page | 29 NAME(CHINESE) 張義華 ORGANIZATION Mediomics POSITION/TITLE: President and CEO ADDRESS (OFFICE) 5445 Highland Park Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 314-917-3026 (ENGLISH) Yie-Hwa Chang FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) Point of care testing of infectious diseases ABSTRACT Replace The Black Death of 1347 to 1352 killed 25 million in Europe over 5 years. Smallpox killed an estimated 60 million Europeans during the 18th century (approximately 400,000 per year). In the 19th century, tuberculosis killed an estimated one-quarter of the adult population of Europe; by 1918 one in six deaths in France were still caused by TB. The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 (or the Spanish Flu) killed 25-50 million people (about 2% of world population of 1.7 billion). Today Influenza kills about 250,000 to 500,000 worldwide each year. Since its discovery, AIDS has caused nearly 30 million deaths (as of 2009). As of 2010, approximately 34 million people have contracted HIV globally. One third of the world's population is thought to have been infected with M. tuberculosis, with new infections occurring at a rate of about one per second. In 2010, there were an estimated 8.8 million new cases and 1.5 million associated deaths. The World Health Organization has estimated that in 2010, there were 216 million documented cases of malaria. It is estimated that 130–170 million people, or ~3% of the world's population, are living with chronic hepatitis C. About 3–4 million people are infected per year, and more than 350,000 people die yearly from hepatitis C-related diseases. There is no doubt that we need to keep improving our ability in fighting these infectious diseases. Early detection of infection disease is essential in preventing the spreading of the diseases and it will significantly increase the cure rate of the infected patients. I will discuss the trend and the emerging technologies and how cloud computing may play an important role in the field of point of care diagnosis of infectious diseases. Page | 30 NAME(CHINESE) 賀端華 ORGANIZATION Washington University in St. Louis POSITION/TITLE: Professor Of Biology ADDRESS (OFFICE) Washington University in St. Louis (ENGLISH) Tuan-Hua David Ho Rebstock 220, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE (314) 935-4632 FAX NUMBER NUMBER (314) 935-4432 (OPTIONAL) AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IS NOT JUST FOR FOOD AND FIBERS ANYMORE ABSTRACT Agriculture has been pivotal for the development of human civilization. Although the objective of ancient agriculture was simply for the production of food and fibers, modern agricultural biotechnology has been recognized for its contributions to sustainable development in human societies, such as maintaining environmental quality, improvement of human nutrition, production of unique industrial materials, and generation of alternative energy. Starch-based bioethanol has been in production for decades, yet its acceptance has been controversial due to potential competition against food supply. Therefore, biofuels derived from plant-based oils and cellulosic materials have been an area of intensive research and development in both academia and industry around the world. Plant cell walls are the most abundant biomaterial on earth and they are usually present in agricultural wastes, thus raw materials for cellulose-based biofuels are likely to be in sufficient supply. The challenge, however, is the efficient conversion of recalcitrant cellulosic materials, such as corn stover, rice straws, and wood chips, into fermentable sugars. Both chemical and biochemical methods are actively being developed. Enzymes derived from microbes capable of naturally decaying cellulosic materials turn out to be quite promising in this process. Taiwan is one of the richest regions in biodiversity, thus offers excellent opportunities in discovering new and useful cellulolytic enzymes and their genes. These enzymes could be further improved and mass-produced to carry out efficient hydrolysis of cellulosic materials, thus substantially lowering the cost of biofuel production in the future, achieving an important alternative objective for agricultural biotechnology. Page | 31 NAME(CHINESE) 陳慶能 ORGANIZATION Institute of Marine Biology, National Sun Yat-sen Univ., TAIWAN POSITION/TITLE: Assistant Professor ADDRESS (OFFICE) 70 Lien-Hai Rd., Kaohsiung 804, TAIWAN PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 886-7-525-2000 ext 5106 (ENGLISH) NUMBER Ching-Nen Nathan Chen FAX NUMBER (OPTIONAL) ISOLATION & CULTIVATION OF THERMO-TOLERANT MICROALGAE FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN TAIWAN ABSTRACT Discoveries of new microalgae with thermo-tolerance, high growth rate, and high lipid content are crucial to algal biodiesel production in tropical and subtropical zones. Four new green microalgae were isolated in southern Taiwan. All four species are members of the genus Desmodesmus under the family Scenedesmaceae based on molecular and morphological analyses. Two of the four species survived at 45 C for 24 h, with 5–13% of mortality rates caused by the heat. Total lipid contents of the two species reached over 50% in dry biomass under nitrogen starvation, and their triacylglycerols (for biodiesel production) constituted around 75% of the total lipids. Thus the two species are good potential feedstocks for biodiesel production. Oil accumulation in the four species positively correlates with their photosystem II efficiencies during stress treatments (R2 = 0.90). This finding further supports that photosynthesis is essential for oil body formation under nitrogen starvation in green microalgae. The thermo-tolerant Desmodesmus sp. F2 was further cultivated in municipal wastewater under tropical outdoor conditions. The environmental parameters, levels of nutrients, and growth rates were monitored during the cultivations to elucidate the factors that contributed to accelerated growth after lag phase. Cultures bubbled with CO2-air had about 20% higher yields than the air-bubbled culture, and 2% of CO2 at a flux rate of 5 L/min was sufficient to reach this increased yield. In the cultures bubbled with CO2-air, the microalgal cells preferentially utilized ammonium and nitrate, while the air-bubbled culture made greater use of ammonium and organic nitrogen. In conclusion, the factors required for microalga Desmodesmus sp. F2 to achieve accelerated growth in tropical outdoor conditions include (1) 2% CO2 bubbling; (2) a level of ammonium higher than 100 M; and (3) a level of nitrate higher than 400 M. Page | 32 Young Scholar Poster Presentation, Company Showcase, and Reception Track Chair: Mr. Ying-Chau (Allen) Liu and Mr. David Lee Track Time: 12:00-2:00 Track Overview: The Young Scholars Poster Presentation track provides a great opportunity for college and graduate students to present their research and receive feedback from field experts and a diverse audience. The company showcase provides participants opportunities to meet company owners and representatives and learn about their experiences and learn from their knowledge. The lunch reception provides opportunities for participants to interact with young scholars, business owners, university faculty members, and friends. Page | 33 Page | 34 NAME(CHINESE) 傅俨瑶 ORGANIZATION Washington University School of Medicine- Cardiovascular Division POSITION/TITLE: Research Assistant ADDRESS (OFFICE) 13th Floor Northwest Tower PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] PHONE NUMBER (269)-830-2514 (ENGLISH) Yanyao Fu FAX NUMBER RACE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN HEART RATE VARIABILITY ABSTRACT Heart rate variability (HRV) is an indicator of cardiac autonomic function and has been shown to predict mortality. Differences in HRV have been observed across race and gender groups. To examine whether these differences can be explained by adjustment for clinical and demographic covariates, the 24-hour Holter data of 693 white participants (mean age 76 ± 4 years; 280 men and 413 women) and 372 black participants (mean age 74 ± 5 years; 137 men and 235 women) of the Cardiovascular Health Study were compared. Ten indices representing time domain, frequency domain, and non-linear HRV were chosen, which included standard deviation of N-N intervals (SDNN), normalized high-frequency (HF) and low-frequency (LF) power, and power law slope. In a univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) of these HRV indices across four race-gender groups (white men, white women, black men, and black women), all were significantly different (p<0.001) with the exception of log-transformed HF power. In general, men had higher HRV than did women and whites had higher HRV than did blacks, with the overall effect that white men had the highest and black women the lowest. Using a univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), which adjusted for fourteen covariates such as age, blood pressure, and smoking status, all of the differences persisted (p<0.01). Additionally, log-transformed HF power became significantly different across groups after adjustment (p<0.05). In conclusion, adjustment for clinical and demographic covariates did not account for the race and gender differences in HRV. Further research is needed to determine which factors are driving these differences and if distinct normative HRV values should be assigned for each group. Page | 35 NAME(CHINESE) 許聿廷 ORGANIZATION Purdue University POSITION/TITLE: Graduate Research Assistant ADDRESS (OFFICE) 3000 Kent Ave., Nextrans Center, West Lafayette, IN 47906, U.S. PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 765-543-9666 (ENGLISH) Yu-Ting Hsu FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) MANAGING EVACUATION TRAFFIC: AN OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK INTEGRATING DEMAND, SUPPLY, AND RISK ABSTRACT A mass evacuation operation is necessary to move the affected and/or potentially threatened population to places of safety using available transportation systems, to avoid/mitigate the possible life loss due to a disaster. From the perspective of vehicular traffic management, it usually involves a surge of evacuation traffic demand over the capacity of the associated roadway system, which may result in severe congestion and increased fatalities/injuries. Hence, an efficient evacuation operation is critical to address such unfavorable mobility situations. The evacuation operation problem is shaped by three underlying aspects: demand, supply, and risk. In contrast to most existing evacuation models which focus on only one or two of these aspects, this study proposes a traffic management framework which integrates all three of these aspects for evacuation operations. Additionally, in order to account for the dynamics of an evacuation network, which evolve in real-time, we design a stage-based deployment scheme for the proposed framework. The core of the management framework lies in an information-based control module, which determines robust information strategies of evacuation recommendation and route guidance for each operational stage, based on the ambient evacuation network conditions and evacuee behavioral tendencies. These information strategies are disseminated to evacuees to instruct them when to evacuate, where to go, and which route to take, so as to enhance evacuation efficiency. To deploy an evacuation operation using the proposed framework, a novel concept, Evacuation Risk Zone (ERZ), is introduced to factor the aspect of risk management and the Page | 36 limitation of operation deployment capability due to resource availability. The ERZ is a sub-zone in the disaster-affected region, encompassing the population with higher evacuation risk, which has to be prioritized for evacuation. In each operational stage, an optimization problem is first formulated to identify an ERZ. Then, the information-based control module is applied to determine the evacuation recommendation and route guidance for the population in the identified ERZ. The information-based control module starts with the system optimal solution for a controller-desired traffic pattern, which can be derived from a dynamic routing approach. Taking the solution as the benchmark, the control module seeks to direct evacuation traffic to approach as close as possible to it. In this context, evacuee behavior models are developed to predict evacuees’ responses to the disseminated information in terms of their decisions on evacuation and route choice, where the issues arising from evacuation situations, such as herding behavior and time pressure, are accounted for. Based on the prediction of evacuees’ responses, the information strategies are determined in the manner that the effects of control deployment are more realistically considered. Numerical experiments are conducted to analyze the effectiveness of the proposed framework. The experiment results highlight the benefits of ERZ-based deployment in factoring the consideration of evacuation risk in traffic management while ensuring a certain level of operational performance benchmarked against the desired traffic pattern. Also, the results indicate the importance of accounting for evacuee behavioral realism in evacuation operations, which can be carefully addressed in the proposed framework. Page | 37 NAME(CHINESE) 贺静 ORGANIZATION Washington University in St. Louis POSITION/TITLE: PhD student ADDRESS (OFFICE) 1 Brookings drive, Brauer Hall, Room 3044; Saint Louis; MO63130 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE (217)390-2973 (ENGLISH) He Jing FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) IN VITRO RELEASE PROFILE OF NANOMETER-SIZED, DRUG-LOADED BIODEGRADABLE-POLYMER PARTICLES FABRICATED BY ELECTROSPRAY ABSTRACT Previous research has demonstrated that cancer drugs could better accumulate in the tumors when it is carried by particles or liposome with the diameters less than 100 nm. In this study, monodisperse nanometer-sized, Drug Y-loaded Polymer A and Polymer B particles with the pay load of 37.5% were fabricated via the single-capillary electrospray operated at the cone-jet mode. The size of as-produced particles could be controlled by varying the concentrations of drug and polymer, and the electrical conductivity and liquid feeding rate of spray solutions. In vitro release profile testing showed that the size of drug-loaded particles and the property of polymer have significantly effects on the release rate of Drug Y. To interpret the obtained release profile data, the X-ray diffraction (XRD) was applied to study as-produced particles. It is evidenced from the XRD study that the presence of polymers alters the crystalline of Drug Y. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was also used to investigate the state transition of drug-polymer mixture. Page | 38 NAME(CHINESE) 康磊 ORGANIZATION Purdue University POSITION/TITLE: Research Assistant ADDRESS (OFFICE) 550 Stadium Mall Drive, Civil2155 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 765-337-1267 (ENGLISH) Lei Kang FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF TOPOLOGICAL EVOLUTION CHARACTERISTICS ANALYSIS IN URBAN ROAD NETWORKS ABSTRACT Greater understanding of the topological evolution characteristics and inherent regularities of the supply-side of urban transport systems could help urban planners and policy makers uncover patterns of both city growth and road development. Opposed to previous study streams on road evolution mechanisms and network organization patterns modeling, this paper examines the topological evolution characteristics of a typical planned district road network, Shanghai Pudong New District, from 1995 to 2007, and a road-name-based network modeling approach is adopted to capture the homogeneity and functional continuity of different segments. The urban road network is found to evolve from a planned system to self-organized system characterized by an emerging scale-free property. A Generalized Extreme Value distribution is utilized to provide a good fit of degree distribution and provide us a general form for the road network topological evolution model. The number of cul-de-sacs is found to decline with network growth indicating that construction of local collectors would improve network connectivity and efficiency. This paper offers a new perspective which quantitatively describes the inherent regularities of topological evolution characteristics and can serve as guidance for transportation planners regarding network design and urban planning in the long run. Page | 39 NAME(CHINESE) 李思佳 ORGANIZATION Washington University in St. Louis POSITION/TITLE: Student (ENGLISH) Scarlett Li ADDRESS (OFFICE) PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 618-610-0209 FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) REVIEW: METHODS TO CAPTURE MERCURY CONTENT FROM COAL COMBUSTION EXHAUST GAS ABSTRACT Coal-burning power plants are widely used to generate electricity. However, they are also the largest human-caused source of mercury emissions to the air in the United States. Since exposure to mercury will harm the environment as well as human health, US EPA issued a regulation in December 2011 to reduce release of mercury and other air toxics. This poster reviews methods to capture three types of mercury content from coal combustion exhaust gas. The first two, oxidized and particulate mercury are relatively easy to capture. The third type, elemental, is more difficult. This poster covers the methods for the first two kinds of mercury in brief and mostly focuses on the third kind. Oxidized mercury, is water soluble and can be removed by wet flue gas desulfurization systems. And particulate mercury can be removed by particulate matter control devices such as fabric filter baghouse and electrostatic precipitator. There are three ways that have been developed for capturing elemental mercury: activated carbon injection, oxidation of elemental mercury in flue gas and sorbent injection during combustion. To use the first method, powdered activated carbon would be injected into flue gas ductwork and absorbs elemental mercury to form bigger particle. Then particulate control device can remove it with fly ash. Page | 40 The second method is to oxidize elemental mercury in flue gas to oxidized mercury using oxidation agents such as halogen species; or to do catalytic oxidation using selective catalytic reduction units. The third method, sorbent injection during combustion turns elemental mercury into one of the other two types. To oxidize it, oxidation agents would be injected to the combustor and react with mercury. To turn it into particulate, sorbent would be injected to the combustor to associate with mercury and form particles of bigger size. After turn the elemental mercury into the other types, we can capture it by the methods described above for oxidized and particulate mercury. Of the three types, the sorbent injection method would appear to be more efficient for industrial use because it can convert elemental mercury into two different forms that can be more easily removed. However, more researches have to be done to compare these different methods. Page | 41 NAME(CHINESE) 劉世慧 ORGANIZATION Saint Louis University POSITION/TITLE: graduate student ADDRESS (OFFICE) 3507 Laclede Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63103, USA PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 1-314-445-7420 (ENGLISH) Shih-Hui Liu FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) PRELIMINARY STUDY OF EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF POLYPLOIDIZATION IN LUDWIGIA OCTOVALVIS (ONAGRACEAE) ABSTRACT Polyploidization has long been recognized as a major evolutionary force in plants. It is estimated that more than 70 % of angiosperms have undergone polyploidization in their history. During the past decade, with improved research techniques, scientists are gaining a better understanding of polyploid evolution. Nevertheless, many questions remain about the role of polyploidy in evolution. Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacquin) P. H. Raven (Family Onagraceae), commonly known as primrose willow, is a widespread perennial pan-tropical and subtropical wetland weed, which has been used as an herbal medicine and tea for centuries. Varying morphologies, habitats and ploidy levels have been reported for L. octovalvis, but its specific evolutionary role and history of polyploidy are poorly understood. In this study, several morphological characters in different ploidy level of L. octovalvis were investigated, and the pollen sizes and guard cell sizes are suggested to be good characters to determine ploidy level in L. octovalvis. Co-authors: Dr. Janet Barber and Dr. Peter Hoch Page | 42 NAME(CHINESE) 陸人群 ORGANIZATION Washington University in St. Louis POSITION/TITLE: Undergraduate Researcher ADDRESS (OFFICE) Campus Box 3440, 6515 Wydown Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] (ENGLISH) CONTACT PHONE Alex Lu FAX NUMBER A FORWARD GENETIC SCREEN TO UNSERSTAND PATHWAYS IN WALLERIAN DEGENERATION ABSTRACT Axon degeneration is characteristic of many neurodegenerative disorders, including glaucoma, chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity, and diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. This axon degeneration, also known as Wallerian degeneration (WD), describes the degeneration of of axons distal to the site of injury. By understanding the molecular pathways of WD , we hope to identify potential therapeutic targets for preventing axon degeneration in injury and disease. Using Drosophila melanogaster as the model organism, a simple axon damage assay can be used to investigate this degeneration pathway. Motor neurons and sensory neurons run in opposite directions. The motor neuron cell body is located in the VNC and its axon terminates in a neuromuscular junction (NMJ). The sensory neuron cell body is located in the periphery and its axon innervates the VNC. Previous research suggests that motor neurons and sensory neurons may have distinct mechanisms of degeneration. Thus, in this axon damage assay, we must have a way to assess axon degeneration in both motor and sensory neurons. In both cases, we pinch third instar larvae to injure all axons running down midline of the animal. The pinch technique allows us to injure the nerves without killing the animal. As a readout for axon degeneration in sensory neurons, we use flies expressing pickpocket GFP, which express GFP in a subset of sensory neurons. These sensory neurons innervate the VNC in a stereotyped ladder pattern. After injury, the distal portion of the sensory neuron will degenerate and form a gap in the ladder pattern. Likewise, we can assess degeneration in motor neurons by staining and looking at the NMJ. When distal axons innervating the NMJ degenerate, synaptic and cytoskeletal elements retract before the neuronal membrane disassociates. If we mark the neuronal membrane with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and stain for vesicular glutamate transporter (vGlut), we will be able to assess degeneration by looking if vGlut has receded from the synapse. Page | 43 NAME(CHINESE) 陆思佳 ORGANIZATION Saint Louis University POSITION/TITLE: Senior Student ADDRESS (OFFICE) Rm 2102, Smart Transportation Lab, McDonnell Douglas Hall, St. (ENGLISH) Sijia Lu Louis, MO, 63103 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 314-556-5687 FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) COST ESTIMATION OF ST. LOUIS ACCIDENTS USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS. ABSTRACT The number of traffic accidents in St. Louis, Missouri has been decreasing. However, the economic loss of the total traffic accidents in St. Louis still remains relatively high every year. This paper presents an effective approach to spatially identifying potential casualty areas and their economic losses. In this study, five years’ traffic accident data, from 2007 to 2010, collected in the City of St. Louis and the adjacent counties, is applied. The both maps of the number of traffic accidents and the severity level of the traffic accidents are generated using Kernel Density Estimation (KDE), based on the spatial distribution and severity level of the traffic accidents, respectively. “High potential casualty areas” and “low potential casualty areas” are identified and shown in a 3-D view. The results can be used as a foundation for the traffic accident cost estimation related research and served as a guideline for practitioners to investigate the areas with high traffic accident severity levels. Page | 44 NAME(CHINESE) 潘於恆 ORGANIZATION Missouri University of Science and Technology POSITION/TITLE: Graduate Student ADDRESS (OFFICE) 213 Toomey Hall 400 W. 13th St. Rolla, MO 65409 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 3144352921 (ENGLISH) Yu-Herng Pan FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) HEIGHT AND MELT POOL TEMPERATURE MONITORING OF LASER METAL DEPOSITON PROCESS ABSTRACT Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) has been used to make functional parts and to repair damaged parts in a layer-by-layer fashion. Parts made in this way may result in less waste material than conventional machining process, especially for thin structures. A common issue of LMD is controlling the height of the deposition. The accuracy of the deposition height is important since the closer the deposition part’s dimension to the desired feature size, the shorter time and less material are wasted during the material removal process (milling, lathe, etc.) after deposition. Deposition rate is affected by multiple parameters, e.g., the powder feed rate, laser input power, axis feed rate, material type, and part design. The values of each parameter may change during the LMD process. It’s difficult to simply use a mathematical model to build a generic equation to predict the deposition height due the complexity of parameters. In this poster, we propose a simple method that utilizes a single device that combined the pyrometer and the stepper motor to monitor the height and the melt pool temperature of the part simultaneously during the LMD process. This method will help the LMD controlling system by collecting height and temperature information in real-time. Page | 45 NAME(CHINESE) 蘇亮庭 ORGANIZATION City of Hope POSITION/TITLE: Summer Trainee (Roberts Summer Academy) ADDRESS (OFFICE) Gonda North 4112, City of Hope, 1500 E Duarte Blvd. Duarte, CA (ENGLISH) Alvin Su 91010 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE (626) 272-0359 FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) DIVERSE PROFILES OF ATP-DEPENDENT CHROMATIN REMODELING ENZYMES IN THE HUMAN GENOME ABSTRACT The human genome is sequenced, but we do not yet have a clear understanding of how chromatin is regulated and, correspondingly, how epigenetic factors affect gene expression. Here we investigated the role of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes, which hydrolyze ATP and catalyze shifting of nucleosomes, thus rendering regulatory regions of DNA more or less accessible to transcription machinery. The interplay between these enzymes, their recruiting factors, and the cascade of downstream events—namely nucleosome repositioning and subsequent “opening” of promoter and distal enhancer regions—have been shown to have a range of important biological functions, from cell differentiation to disease progression. Using recently developed next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies and high resolution genome-wide profiling techniques, we characterized the role of the chromatin remodeling enzymes CHD1, CHD2, and BRG1 at important regulatory regions. By coupling ChIP-seq assays with computational data analysis, we mapped chromatin remodeling activity to the human genome and examined the preferential localization patterns of each of the three enzymes relative to known gene promoters and transcription factor binding sites. We also profiled nucleosome occupancy at these same regions using data generated by treating MNase digested chromatin with 80mM and 150mM salt fractionations, which evicts nucleosomes to permit sequencing of the underlying DNA fragments. These profiles show a characteristic pattern of nucleosomes at gene promoter regions, especially those of highly-expressed genes: depletion of nucleosomes just upstream of the transcription start site with well-defined, regularly positioned nucleosomes Page | 46 surrounding the TSS. Our analyses show that CHD2 and BRG1 localize just upstream of the TSS, while CHD1 has a more diffuse signal that peaks slightly downstream of the TSS and first well positioned nucleosome. At transcription factor binding sites, CHD2 seems to be playing a much bigger role than CHD1. In addition, CHD2 has very different localization patterns and enrichment levels depending on the particular transcription factor binding site. This suggests that some of the transcription factors themselves may have varying degrees of ability to compete with nucleosomes for the underlying regulatory DNA, so ATP-dependent remodelers are not as needed, in essence, at those regions. Overall results suggest that CHD2 and BRG1 may be more involved with catalyzing the depletion of nucleosomes at transcription start sites and distal enhancer regions to allow transcription machinery to bind, whereas CHD1 may be more involved with maintaining the well-defined positioning of nucleosomes downstream of the TSS for smooth RNAP II passage and/or prevention of inappropriate transcription activation within the gene body. Consequently, these results lead us to predict that CHD2 may be associated with histone variant H2A.Z or a histone modification such as H3K4me3, while CHD1 may be associated with the more diffuse H3K36me3 mark spanning across nucleosomes in the gene body. Clearer understanding of the specific functions of these remodelers and the pathways they are involved in will open new avenues to the study of chromatin and allow us to gain insight into which networks might be disrupted in disease cells, in turn providing insight into potential therapeutic targets. Page | 47 NAME(CHINESE) 張競傑（张竞杰） ORGANIZATION Washington University in St. Louis POSITION/TITLE: Ph.D. Candidate ADDRESS (OFFICE) Brauer Hall, Rm3043, 1 Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO, USA 63130 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] PHONE NUMBER 314-223-8336 (ENGLISH) Zhang Jingjie FAX NUMBER 314-935-7211 (Dept) CHEMOPREVENTIVE APPLICATIONS OF AEROSOL DELIVERY IN MOUSE MODELS ABSTRACT Lung Cancer has been the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women in the U.S. since the prevalence of manufactured cigarette use. Despite all progresses made in conventional treatment of lung cancer by surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the survival of lung cancer achieves only slight improvements. One reason for the discouraging survival statistics is that the lung cancer elicit symptoms at a relatively late stage, normally too late to intervene using current technologies. Therefore, prevention of premalignant lung carcinogenesis is a better strategy than treatment of developed lung cancer. So far, cessation of cigarette smoking is the most effective intervention to reduce lung cancer risk, but effective chemopreventive agents are sorely needed for ex-smokers, who carry the highest risk of contracting the disease. Many natural and synthesized agents have been identified as potentially effective chemopreventive agents. However, not all the agents are suitable for oral administration, especially those with intolerable toxicity or poor metabolic profiles. Aerosol delivery, as one of the traditional administration routes for respiratory diseases, has its unique advantages over G.I. route. Agents can be delivered directly into lung region with minor impact on other organs. By far, several agents have been identified as potentially effective chemopreventive agents when they are aerosolized and delivered via inhalation using mouse models. These agents include both natural and synthesized compounds, functioning in various pathways. In the bioassay, postinitiation porotocol is used. Tumors are induced in mouse lung by benzo[a]pyrene injection. Mice are held in a nose-only exposure chamber and receive daily drug aerosol treatment. The incidence, tumor number and tumor load are compared among control groups and treatment groups. Page | 48 NAME(CHINESE) 朱文娟 ORGANIZATION Missouri University of Science and Technology POSITION/TITLE: Research Engineer ADDRESS (OFFICE) 233 Toomey Hall, 400 W. 13th st., Rolla, MO, 65409 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 573-341-4665 (ENGLISH) Wenjuan Zhu FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) ERGONOMIC ANALYSIS BASED ON ASSEMBLY SIMULATION WITH MOTION CAPTURE ABSTRACT Manufacturing and assembly processes usually involve a number of manual operations performed by human operators working on the shop floor. The mechanic performing at awkward postures may risk ergonomic injuries. Nearly one third of workplace injuries are ergonomically related and have to be compensated. To design safe workplaces, the probable causes of injuries must be identified by simulating the work conditions and quantifying the risk factors. Technomatix Jack is one of the digital human modeling software tools that can be used to develop simulations to help perform ergonomic analysis. Developing animations using the key frame method in Jack is time-consuming and depends on the skills of the person using the software. This issue can be addressed by using motion capture technology to track the movements of an operator and drive the digital human model in a simulation using the captured data. In this presentation, we describe a methodology of using a low-cost motion capture system to track the assembly operation on the shop floor, in an immersive virtual environment and on a physical mock-up, use the captured motion data for ergonomic analysis, and demonstrate the application of this system for the fastening operation in the aerospace industry. The development of different kinds of low-cost motion capture systems is discussed. Firstly, multiple Wiimotes are used to form a vision system to perform motion capture in 3D space. A hybrid algorithm for calibrating a multi-camera stereo vision system has been developed based on Zhang’s and Svoboda’s calibration algorithms. This hybrid algorithm Page | 49 has been evaluated and shown accuracy improvement over Svoboda’s algorithm for motion capture with multiple cameras. The Wiimote based motion capture system is practically attractive because it is inexpensive, wireless, and easily portable. Secondly, two low-cost FireFly MV cameras with infrared filters are selected to build a stereo vision system and calibrated with the help of a checkerboard and a Matlab toolbox. The two view correlation algorithm and object identification algorithm are implemented to achieve the capability of tracking multiple human segments at the same time with providing position and orientation information. Thirdly, Microsoft Kinect is used to track the human body without any marker attachment, which provides such advantages as marker-less, no interference of worker’s operation, portability, and low-cost. To improve the tracking area, multiple Kinect tracking system is under the development. An application to transfer the motion data from the motion capture system to Siemens’s Jack in real time is developed. The simulation generated in real time with the captured data is further used to perform ergonomic analysis to evaluate the risk involved in the postures of the operators. Page | 50 NAME(CHINESE) 呉大同 ORGANIZATION Asian American Chamber of Commerce POSITION/TITLE: Executive Committee ADDRESS (OFFICE) 1766 Burns Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 314-704-3891 (ENGLISH) George Wu FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) GENERAL BUSINESS AND IP INFORMATION ABSTRACT The Asian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) of St. Louis is an organization that serves Asian American businesses in the Greater St. Louis region and includes all Asian American ethnicities. It promotes and supports locally-based Asian American businesses and professionals by providing its members with practical information and facilitating positive interactions between its members. The AACC of St. Louis also works to build economic cooperation and closer relationships between the Asian American community and other business communities locally, nationally, and internationally. AACC through its members can provide general information regarding business rules, corporate laws, immigration, and intellectual property. Page | 51 Page | 52 Heptest Laboratories, Inc., a scientific research & development company based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Established in 1991 as a division of its former parent company, Haemachem, Inc.(est.1972), Heptest Laboratories specializes in the field of clotting assays and other similar coagulation products. Heptest Laboratories, Inc. has two divisions - one for its long respected family of human coagulation assays, and the other for its newly developed line of veterinary coagulation assays. The human coagulation products include our flagship product the Heptest Heparin Assay, as well as the new fully automated Heptest-Stat Assay and the new Heptest-POC family of point-of-care heparin assays. The Heptest veterinary division is proud to introduce the new Equine Coagulation Management System (ECMS). The ECMS includes the Heparin Baseline Test, the Heparin Response Test and the Heptest POC-Equine, all providing on-site testing with accurate and reliable results in under two minutes. This revolutionary new point-of-care heparin testing system allows veterinary practitioners to use heparin therapy safely and accurately in treating their equine patients. Also in the Heptest Laboratories line up of fine veterinary testing products is the Fibrinotest-Equine, a brand new point-of-care assay that allows the equine practitioner to accurately test the thrombin clottable fibrinogen levels in order to provide appropriate care to their patients. Never before has the equine veterinarian had the ability to do such testing on-site with accurate and dependable results in under two minutes. Ee Thye Yin, PhD, a leading expert, researcher and consultant in the field of clotting assays and coagulation for over 50 years, is the owner and chief scientist for Heptest Laboratories, Inc. Dr. Yin has developed several successful, cutting edge coagulation assays. He was a primary researcher in the development of "mini-dose heparin therapy", which is used by physicians throughout the world. Dr. Yin is also an author and co-author of numerous publications in scientific and professional journals, most dealing with the coagulation effects of heparin, Factor Xa, and anti-thrombin. Page | 53 Biotech & Cloud Workshop Track Chair: Dr. Yie-Hwa Chang Track Time: 2:30-4:00 Track Overview: Research, studies, and cases in biomedical and medical information systems, and their applications leveraging cloud computing. Page | 54 NAME(CHINESE) (ENGLISH) 陳樹新 Su-Shing Chen ORGANIZATION University of Florida POSITION/TITLE: Professor ADDRESS (OFFICE) Department of Computer Information Science and Engineering PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 352-384-3708 FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) CLOUD COMPUTING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ABSTRACT I emphasize the application will influence the use of ckoud computing effectiveness and performance. I will exemplify by 2 systems: (1) BioDiscovery – A software that selects most important biomarkers (DNA, RNA,or miRNA) of a complex disease, (2) Ontology search of PUBMED – a text mining system for biomedical literature. I will discuss the pro and con for using cloud computing in these 2 applications. Page | 55 NAME(CHINESE) 呉大同 ORGANIZATION Husch Blackwell LLP POSITION/TITLE: Associate Attorney ADDRESS (OFFICE) 190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 600, St Louis, MO 63105 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 314-704-3891 (ENGLISH) George Wu FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) CLOUD COMPUTING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES ABSTRACT Corporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities. Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power). “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and up-front licensing fees and instead offers both hardware and software, as needed, in a flexible arrangement, as a monthly fee service. Some organizations’ data centers are giving way to massive, secure and dynamically scalable shared hosting facilities. Users rely on Internet connections to get access to their data and software applications from anywhere on the globe. This new paradigm of computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks. Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services provides new challenges and a clear understanding of the inherent new hazards. George will seek to provide practical advice on key terms for cloud computing contracts, helps you define the vendors’ obligations for cloud computing facilities, offers strategies in protecting personal and corporate data, and assists in planning for transfers of data between cloud computing vendors. This is an opportunity to understand and prepare for the massive changes inherent in the shift to cloud computing. Page | 56 NAME(CHINESE) 李宁 ORGANIZATION IBM Corp POSITION/TITLE: Business Development Executive (ENGLISH) Frank Lee Senior Solution Architect ADDRESS (OFFICE) 9375 Caddyshack Circle Sunset Hills, MO 63127 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 314-482-5329 FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) CLOUD COMPUTING FOR LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH ABSTRACT Cloud Computing is a new IT service and consumption model inspired by consumer internet services and it is transforming many fields of research by delivering high-performance computing and Big Data analytics capability to the fingertips of engineers and scientists. Here we will review the current status of Cloud Computing for its capability and direction that are impacting the life science research. We will discuss scenarios of how Cloud Computing can be used for compute and data-intensive research such as genomics, computational chemistry, and lately medical analytics. Page | 57 NAME(CHINESE) 王錤 ORGANIZATION YMCA, Examiner.com POSITION/TITLE: Master and 12th Generation Chen Style Tai Chi Inheritor, (ENGLISH) Violet Li Certified Tai Chi Instructor, Columnist on Tai Chi/Qigong ADDRESS (OFFICE) 14255 Cobble Hill Court, Chesterfield, MO 63017 PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE 314-583-4261 FAX NUMBER NUMBER (OPTIONAL) FINDINGS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ON TAI CHI & QIGONG ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Tai Chi and Qigong are ancient Chinese martial arts as well as healing arts. From the word of mouth, people know that Tai Chi and Qigong are good exercise regimens. But are they only good for old people and can they provide real health benefits, which can stand up to the scrutiny of the modern biomedical research? METHODS: This presentation will provide a Qigong and Tai Chi overview and exhibit the study results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that were peer-reviewed and published in major English medical journals. RESULTS: Research shows that both Tai Chi and Qigong have significant health benefits on arthritis, brain function, bone density, cancer recovery, cardiopulmonary effects, depression, hypertension, immunity, inflammation-related responses, falls/balance, Fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, pain management, Parkinson’s Disease, psychological symptoms, quality of life, self-efficacy, stress, sleep quality, and many other more. There is no side effect from practicing Tai Chi/Qigong. It can be used together with medication to treat certain illness. CONCLUSIONS: Tai Chi/Qigong training offers a low cost safe intervention for many health related issues. They can be used alone or in conjunction with medication for various diseases. More large-scale research is needed with additional funding. Page | 58 Management of Human Resources in Biotech, Technology and More Track Chair: Dr. Stephen Wu Track Time: 4:30-6:00 Track Overview: A panel with representatives from university faculty, corporate executives, public agency leaders, and business owners discussing key issues facing parents and students in making school choices and career decisions, and in starting a business. Page | 59 NAME(CHINESE) 吳宏為 ORGANIZATION Covidien POSITION/TITLE: Technical Fellow (ENGLISH) Stephen Wu ADDRESS (OFFICE) PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] PHONE NUMBER (314) 654-8340 FAX NUMBER (314) 654-7212 MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN BIOTECH, TECHNOLOGY, AND MORE… (LIFE’S THREE CHOICES: I. SCHOOL, CAREER, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP) ABSTRACT Management of human resources for Biotech and information technology is a critical element for success in academia, industry, and any technology-oriented organizations. How to recruit and retain the top talents, and how to find a challenging and compatible job for a job candidate are two sides of the coin for managing human resources in the competitive technology world. 學業，就業，創業，are common topics of interest among American Chinese communities. This workshop is uniquely designed to address some key common questions raised by parents and college graduates who are searching for job opportunities. The workshop will begin with how to become a “STAR” in interviewing for a job. Then a number of distinguished speakers will share their experiences in finding the talents for their organizations or their experiences of fulfilling the career dreams. The panelists include professors, government officials, entrepreneurs, physicians, diplomats, and managers. Truly, this will be a treat for the participants to learn the first- hand experiences how these panelists manage a successful career in their professional life and the art of parenting. The speakers include the following: Dr. Stephen Wu (吳宏為 博士) will be the facilitator and speaker on “STAR” technique for interview. Dr. Tuan-Hua David Ho (賀端華教授, Wash U, 中研院院士) (Academia) Commissioner Tse-Ying (Jason) Lin (林志盈局長, 台北市交通局) (Government) Dr. Frank Yin (殷起彭教授), chair, Wash U (academic, biomedical) Dr. En Thye Yin (殷怡泰博士) (Entrepreneur) Dr. & Mrs. Harold Law (羅彦豪博士及夫人, (art of parenting) Ms. Cheng Yu (史承熹女士), Director, System Development, MasterCard (corporate) Ms. Sara Wu (吳少芬組長), Culture Division, TECO-Houston (diplomat and culture) Page | 60 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Banquet 時 間 活 動 内 容 6:15 p.m. 晚宴入場 6:30 p.m. 晚宴開始 7:10 p.m. 舞蹈表演 -聖路易中文學校舞蹈班同學演出 7:30 p.m. 演講 -講題: “悠遊台北” (Fun Travel in Taipei) 主講人: 台北市交通局局長林志盈 8:10 p.m. 頒發 2012 年美中西區華人學術聯誼會傑出學人獎 得獎人: 王平教授 8:20 p.m. 頒發 2012 年美中西區華人學術聯誼會傑出學人獎 得獎人: 謝富弘教授 8:30 p.m. 頒發 2012 年美中西區華人學術聯誼會社區服務獎 得獎人: 侯光中博士 8:40 p.m. 頒發 2012 年美中西區華人學術聯誼會青年學者獎狀 8:50 p.m. 古箏表演 -耿燕子小姐演出 9:00 p.m. 合唱表演 -聖路易愛樂合唱團演出 Page | 61 國際研討會 晚宴主講人 Tse-Ying (Jason) Lin Com missioner of Taipei City Department of Transportation Tse-Ying (Jason) Lin is the commissioner of Taipei City Department of Transportation and director of EasyCard Corporation. He has been devoted to develop green transportation and improve environment of public transit. The policies include “Last Mile” transportation service, low-floor bus and senior citizen & handicapped taxi service, and renewal of bus shelters, etc. The “Last Mile” transportation service provides direct service from communities to MRT and bus transfer stations which includes city mini-bus and public bicycle rental system. In order to provide convenient service to elderly and disabled people. The elderly and disabled people can have discount fare when using senior citizen & handicapped taxi service. Commissioner Lin has also launched many strategies related to intelligent transportation including in-vehicle LED stop display, bus arrival information system, smartphone apps- Fun travel in Taipei, and 5284 bus information system(it sounds like I love bus in Chinese). Commissioner Lin worked as a general manager of EasyCard Corporation from 2006 to 2010. During that time, he had developed many strategies include expansion of service coverage, small-value purchase function, and strategic alliance with convenience stores, etc. Commissioner Lin was one of the founders of Taiwan Taxi which is the first taxi fleet providing GPS dispatch service and 24-hour satellite monitoring service of Taiwan. Page | 62 臺北市政府交通局 局長簡介 姓名：林志盈 學歷: 國立臺灣大學土木研究所交通組碩士 國立成功大學交通管理(科學)學系 專長：運輸規劃、交通工程、行政管理 經歷: 臺北市政府交通局局長（2010.12–至今） 悠遊卡股份有限公司總經理(2006.12–2010.12) 臺北市政府交通局局長(2002.12–2006.12) 鼎華科技股份有限公司總經理(2001.12~2002.12) 臺中市政府交通局局長(2000.01–2001.12) 鼎漢國際工程顧問股份有限公司總經理(1992.9~2000.1) 重要事蹟： 臺灣第一家衛星定位派遣計程車隊-台灣大車隊創辦人之一 於擔任鼎華科技總經理期間創辦台灣大車隊，該大車隊為全臺第一家經由嚴 格篩選、統一服裝及以客為尊的服務訓練，並透過 GPS 衛星定位系統提供派 車、呼叫等服務，為臺灣計程車隊史上創舉，也引導臺灣計程車服務的變革。 於擔任臺中市政府交通局長期間推動交通號誌衛星對時的設置、策劃高潛力 公車路線、建立公車資訊系統與智慧型站牌等。 2002.12–2006.12 擔任臺北市政府交通局長期間，推動完成多項創新施政 擘劃交通局長期發展策略，訂立 0（汽機車持有率 0 成長）-30（市區平 均行駛速率 30km/hr 以上）-60（大眾運輸使用率 60％以上）-90（年車 禍死亡人數 90 人以下）施政目標，對應本市永續-0、效率-30、人本-60、 安全-90 交通發展方針。 致力臺北市發展成為國際化城市，推動全市中文路名牌及公車車內站名 播報雙語化政策。 推動票證整合及多項交通系統電子化，提供市民更便利之交通環境，相 關工作計畫包含路邊停車費與違規罰單委由便利超商、電信業與信用卡 代收、發行悠遊卡整合捷運、公車與停車等票證、提供語音及網路查詢 路邊停車費服務、數位化開單設備系統（PDA）、手機及網路繳交路邊停 車費、舉發違規停車一元化並提供網上查詢及建立計程車衛星派遣系 統。 Page | 63 提升大眾運輸服務品質，塑造優質乘車環境，鼓勵民眾搭乘大眾運輸， 實施政策包含公車單一運價及公車八年不漲價、完成公車全面民營化、 淡水河基隆河藍色公路開航、擴大公車專用道路網、捷運與公車雙向轉 乘優惠、建立臺北車站國道客運轉運站等。 建立人本永續交通環境，汽機車使用成本合理化，相關政策包含設置信 義計畫區自行車道路網、機車路邊停車收費、建置河濱自行車道路網及 雙北市間橋樑自行車引道等。 交通資訊即時化，方便民眾行前及路上查詢，包含建立公車與停車動態 資訊導引與顯示系統、建置臺北市即時交通資訊網、建置信義計畫區交 通監控系統等。 擔任悠遊卡股份有限公司總經理期間大力推廣悠遊卡業務，提升悠遊卡使用 量及使用範圍 擴大悠遊卡使用範圍，增加民眾搭乘運輸工具便利性，包含將藍色公路、 新北市、宜蘭縣公路客運納入悠遊卡使用範圍以及台鐵基隆至中壢 19 站 區間開放使用悠遊卡搭車。 與計程車敬老愛心車隊合作，首創以悠遊卡付費可即時列印電子收據， 方便民眾掌握車資金額和悠遊卡餘額，使用敬老或愛心悠遊卡搭乘敬老 愛心車隊，更可享有車資優惠。 推動悠遊卡小額消費，一卡在手臺北暢行無阻，超過一萬家特約商店可 使用悠遊卡付費，提供持卡人最便利及安全的付費服務。 2010.12 擔任交通局長至今，致力推動綠運輸及改善大眾運輸環境，打造臺北 成為便捷安全、樂活宜居的城市 提供優質無縫運輸服務，改善公共運輸候車環境，相關作為包含接續推 動本市 5 大轉運站計畫，積極規劃南港轉運站及管理臺北轉運站與市府 轉運站、臺北車站周邊交通環境改善、建置公車候車亭、公車間轉乘優 惠試辦計畫等。 打造無障礙運輸城市，提供民眾行的便利，暢行臺北無阻，持續引進低 地板公車，至去年底全市共有 1,100 輛，強化最後一哩服務，包含增加 市民小巴路線、巷道人行道改善計畫以及 YouBike 擴點計畫等。 運輸資訊智慧化，提供網路、智慧型手機、即時到站等多元管道，持續推動智慧 型手機軟體「臺北好行」 ，並提升公車動態資訊系統準確度、建置智慧型站牌、 整合擴充即時交通資訊網功能等。 Page | 64 Keynote Speech: Commissioner Chih-Ying (Jason) Lin NAME(CHINESE) 林志盈 ORGANIZATION Taipei City Department of Transportation POSITION/TITLE: Commissioner ADDRESS (OFFICE) 6F., No.1, Shifu Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110, Taiwan (R.O.C.) PRIMARY E-MAIL [email protected] CONTACT PHONE (02)2725-6821 (ENGLISH) Chih-Ying Lin FAX NUMBER NUMBER (02)2758-4328 (OPTIONAL) Fun Travel in Taipei ABSTRACT Taipei is Taiwan’s capital where there are more than 3.5 million people working and living in. In addition, various attractions in Taipei interests more than 3 million tourists annually. Taipei has dozens of attractions such as Yangmingshan Hot Springs, Taipei 101 Mall, National Palace Museum,and National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall,etc. Furthermore, for the gourmand, there are plenty of night markets serving up scrumptious evening snacks in an environment of chaotic excitement and fun. This presentation will introduce how to travel in Taipei, and what visitors should not miss here. Page | 65 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Registration DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center St. Louis (View) 16625 Swingley Ridge Road Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017 Rate: $89 per night plus tax. For reservation, please e-mail Mr. William Li at [email protected] Registration 1. Conference on-line registration . Lunch will be provided. Please also register for networking dinner (see below) if you plan to attend the evening events. 2. Registration for the Dinner Banquet. There will be a charge between $30 to $35 for the dinner. 3 Volunteer Registration. Page | 66 Page | 67 Page | 68 Page | 69 Page | 70 Page | 71 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors … This International Workshop was fully supported by the funding from the National Science Council in Taiwan Special thanks to Science & Technology Division, TECO in Houston for their continuous support and encouragement Page | 72 Special Thanks to Our Program Partners … http://erp.mst.edu http://www.mastercard.us Page | 73 Special Thanks to Our Program Partners … http://aaccstl.org/ http://www.oca-stl.org P a g e | 74 Also Thanks to … For news coverage provided by http://www.stlouischinesejournal.com http://scanews.com http://worldjournal.com P a g e | 75 P a g e | 76 http://worldjournal.com/bookmark/19859768 P a g e | 77 P a g e | 78 http://www.stlouischinesejournal.com/localnews/local_news_081612.htm#two P a g e | 79 P a g e | 80 http://www.scanews.com/2012/08/s1149/114913/ http://www.scanews.com/2012/08/s1149/114912/ http://www.scanews.com/2012/08/s1149/114914/ P a g e | 81 P a g e | 82 P a g e | 83 Workshop and Banquet Location: Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center St. Louis 16625 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017 http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/missouri/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-an d-conference-center-st-louis-STLSCDT/index.html Maps & Directions Directions from the Hotel Staff From Lambert St. Louis International Airport - Highway I70 West, 270 South, to Highway 64/40 West. Go 7 miles to exit 19A (second Chesterfield Parkway Exit), right at stop light, left onto Swingley Ridge Road, Doubletree Hotel is at the end of Swingley Ridge on the right. P a g e | 84 General Arrival Directions From Highway 44 - Take 270 North to 64/40 West. Take 64/40 West to Chesterfield Parkway West(exit 19A). Make a right on Chesterfield Pkwy, go to the next light and turn left onto Swingley Ridge Road, hotel is at the end of the street. From Kansas City - Take Interstate 70 East to Hwy 64/40 East. Take 64/40 East to the Chesterfield Parkway (Exit 19A) make a left go through stop light turn left, onto Swingley Ridge. Hotel is at the end of the street. From Downtown St. Louis - Take I-44 West 13 miles to 270 North. Take 270 North to 64/40 West. Take 64/40 West to Chesterfield Parkway(exit 19A). Make a right on Chesterfield Pkwy, go to the next light and turn left onto Swingley Ridge Road, hotel is at the end of the street. How to Get Here From the Airport Spirit of St. Louis Airport Directions Highway 64 East to Chesterfield Parkway Exit 19A Exit Turn Left at light and take next left. Go through one stoplight, and take the next left at Swingley Ridge Road Distance from Hotel: 3 mi. (Drive Time: 10 min.) TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM AIRPORT : Type Typical Minimum Charge Courtesy Bus Complimentary Taxi 15.00 USD Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Directions Highway 70 West to 270 South to 64 West right on Chesterfield Parkway 19A left on to Swingley Ridge Road Distance from Hotel: 20 mi. (Drive Time: 30 min.) TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM AIRPORT : Type Typical Minimum Charge Taxi 70.00 USD P a g e | 85 Conference Hotel Meeting Room Map: P a g e | 86 2012 MCASTA International Workshop Planning Committee Workshop Chair: Dr. Bih-Ru Lea (李璧如) ([email protected]), Missouri University of Science & Technology Workshop Co-Chairs: Dr. Tuan-Hua Ho (賀端華), ([email protected]) Washington University Dr. Stephen Wu (吳宏為) ([email protected]), Covidien Dr. Yie-Hwa Chang (張義華) ([email protected]), Mediomics LLC Treasurer: Dr. Horng-Chih Huang (黃鴻志) ([email protected]) Program Coordinators: Dr. Kam Fok (霍錦福) ([email protected]) Mr. Yin Lee (李寅) ([email protected]), MasterCard Worldwide Event Coordinator: Mr. William Li (李漢澤) ([email protected]), Magnesium Elektron North America Web Master: Dr. Vincent Yu (尤文彬) ([email protected]), Missouri University of Science & Technology Public Relations and Digital Media: Ms. Wen Hsia (黃江文) ([email protected]), St. Louis Chinese Journal (聖路易新聞) Dr. Hueh Shieh (謝惠生) ([email protected]) Track Chairs Biotech & Cloud Workshop Track: Dr. Stephen Wu (吳宏為) ([email protected]), Covidien Dr. Yie-Hwa Chang (張義華) ([email protected]), Mediomics LLC Young Scholar Poster Presentation, Company Showcase, and Reception Track: Ying-Chau (Allen) Liu (劉穎超) ([email protected]), Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science & Technology Mr. David Lee (李威翰) ([email protected]), Washington University in St. Louis P a g e | 87 Volunteer Coordinator: Hsiu-Jen Wang (王秀仁) ([email protected]), Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology Proceeding Editors: Ying-Chau (Allen) Liu (劉穎超) ([email protected]), Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology Mr. Wei-Han (David) Lee (李威翰) ([email protected]), Washington University in St. Louis Mr. Yin Lee (李寅) ([email protected]), MasterCard Worldwide Photographers: Jen-Hsien Hsu (徐任賢) ([email protected]), Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology Logistic specialists Li-Chia Chen, Andy Chen, Laurance Cho, William Wang, Echo An, Wells Ling, Shu Yang, Hung-Shuo Tai, Li-Wen Zhang, Ruiye and more
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