Hello! I’m Jamie Kwon, a current junior at Chadwick International. I love all areas of science - biology, chemistry, physics, and many more - but I am most passionate in the field of biomedical engineering and medical technologies. I believe that engineering is the field where the knowledge truly comes to life - the idea that I can put knowledge to use and make tangible technologies excites me more than anything. In the future, I wish to become a researcher who can develop diagnostic devices and medical technologies that can be used to save people’s lives in a daily basis. Alongside biomedical engineering, I am also very interested in the marine ecosystem and how the nature works as it does. In my free time, I love to watch a variety of documentaries about the universe, earth, ocean, and more and just appreciate the countless wonders that lies in our world. I had an opportunity to intern at a university lab for two years of my high school carrier and it soon became a life changing experience. By being with the actual researchers, spending time immersed in the lab atmosphere, I fell in love with the lab and scientists who are driven to make meaningful changes in the world. Once I was able to develop a clear vision of why I wanted to become a researcher, I was motivated more than ever before to work hard, study hard, and become a great team player. This conference was a way for me to replicate such experience in a high school setting - where students can interact with others who are as passionate in STEM as them, learn how to research and conduct literature review, and gain experience in presenting in front of a large audience. Throughout the process of initiating and organizing this conference, I was able to learn not only science but so much more. I was able to meet so many great peers who are interested in science, learn how to communicate clearly, take responsibility to lead the sessions, and more.

Claire Lee is currently a senior at Chadwick International, an international school located in Incheon, South Korea. As her interests lie in biological sciences, her major choices were biology and/or pre-dentistry.

Hello, my name is Olivia Lim, currently a freshman at Chadwick International. I’m a student who loves biology and chemistry among other subjects. This “life science project” was a big opportunity for me to investigate deeply what I was truly interested in. I was able to develop myself both academically and personally, since students who have similar interests gathered together and gave meaningful feedback, relating one concept to another. My goal is to connect my current interest in science with my future dream and major when I graduate high school. This time, I researched artificial organs that replace and function very similarly to the real human body. I want to continue investigating deeply into my interest, as well as keeping my hobbies of listening to music or watching movies to relieve stress.

Junhyeok Jang is a freshman at Chadwick International. He presented on the scientific cultivation methods behind future meat utilizing cell division and the environmental/animal rights benefits it will bring in our world.

Hello, this is Jihu Yun. I am currently a sophomore at Chadwick International School located in Songdo, Korea. In this conference, I researched the technology EEM or EEG, short for Electroencephalography. I was curious and wanted to investigate this technology for the conference, because of the preventative, potentially life-saving quality that it has. The fact that it was able to predict epilepsy seizures, greatly decreasing the threats of such conditions were enthralling, especially now as the world becomes aware of diverse medical conditions. In this conference, I researched how EEM could be applied clinically, and whether it would be successful in real-life situations. I also joined the Korean brain bee camp, where I learned various technologies regarding neuroscience that piqued my interest in EEM. Besides this, I learned about different mental conditions and neural disorders appear in the human body, and we could mitigate these issues using medication and other technologies. I also joined the Seoul University Science Camp to expand on my understanding and interest in Science. Here, I was able to elicit DNA from plants, as well as observe and cultivate microorganisms. These valuable experiences gave me the lesson that there are many different options in the future, and many different ways to contribute to society. Although I am not really sure about what I would like to be in the future, I am currently most interested in neurology, especially in the various mental disorders of people and how we could potentially fix these problems.

Jina is currently a Sophomore attending Chadwick International. She enjoys reading, especially regarding the works of modern science. As a student, she is ambitious to double major in biology and anthropology, stepping into the fields of bioethics and health policy. Through the Life Science and Engineering Conference hosted at her very own school, she presented about a novel antibody called the Cell-Penetrating Peptide tagged Single Chain Variable Fragment Ras that targeted the intracellular antigen of Ras that was prone to cancer causing mutations. Using this experience as a stepping stone she strives to continue sharing her research and interests with a broader audience through public speaking.

Jesse Cho is a sophomore at Chadwick International. He presented on the polymerase chain reaction and how it significantly changed the scope of research.

Sophie Kwon is a senior at Chadwick International. She presented on the difference between GMO and CRISPR and the public acceptance and valuation for both technologies.

My name is Seoin, and I am from the class of 2023. I first signed up for CI’s first ‘Engineering and Life Science Conference’ in order to deepen my knowledge in the field that I am interested about. However, as a person who did not have a lot of experience presenting in front of a group of people outside of class, the presentation sounded a little intimidating in the beginning. However, after I actually started preparing for my presentation, I found the whole process to be very enjoyable, especially since I was dealing with a very realistic and relevant issue. Because this was almost my first time conducting literature review outside of class assignments, it did take some time for me to get used to google scholars and some other databases. In the beginning, I thought collecting more resources would be beneficial. However, I soon found out that finding a few relevant article was much better than having a long list of irrelevant articles. I have also learned the significance of finding a focused research question before trying to conduct my research, especially because the field of science is very deep. Although presenting in front of a group of people made me feel pretty nervous, after preparing for it a few weeks in advance, I was able to focus on my presentation and not on the audience members while presenting. Another important takeaway was that I had to know my topic in my own words, in order to present them to my audience, especially because we cannot prepare for the Q&A sessions in advance. Overall, this was a great experience for me to not only deepen my own interests, but also to learn more about the real literature review process in general. Claire: Claire Lee is currently a senior at Chadwick International, an international school located in Incheon, South Korea. As her interests lie in biological sciences, her major choices were biology and/or pre-dentistry.

Hi, my name is Soomin Yoo and I am a current freshman. I enjoy various hobbies such as playing sports like basketball, volleyball, and swimming. As a competitive swimmer, I wanted to research the science behind technical racing suits during this conference. Tech suits are the swimsuit I wear to important competitive meets. I wanted to understand what it is that makes the tech suit so special and how it supposedly makes swimmers swim faster. Through this conference, I gained a lot of insight into what it’s like to do research over an extended period of time and present it to an audience. Thank you :)

Joon Lim is a freshman at Chadwick International. He presented on hyperloop train, the 5th mode of mankind transportation.

Hello my name is Daniel Lee, currently in my junior year at Chadwick International. My favorite area of science is physics, specifically quantum mechanics. I am always driven to investigate our means of translating God's language of nature to lines of mathematics. I took this Engineering and Life Science Conference as an opportunity to further expand my understanding of quantum nanophotonics. As I have never approached practical applications of modern physics, researching and presenting on the use of hyperbolic metamaterials in biotechnology was a fresh experience for me. I would say this conference truly led me to fall in love with the elegance and utility of scientific knowledge and appreciate this field of physics even more.

Hello, my name is Allen Kim and I’m currently a junior attending Chadwick International. I’m an aspiring student of science who is passionate about learning about what goes on behind the curtain of this fascinating place that we call Earth. I’m particularly interested in exploring our world through the lens of biology. Learning the secret mechanisms that make life function has always fascinated me and its something that I wish to dive deeper into in the future. This opportunity allowed me to investigate a topic that I wanted to know more about and it was a great experience being able to present my findings and learnings to others. Overall, I want to continue my education journey and experience more opportunities such as this where I get to expand my knowledge and further my appreciated for the subject of biology.

Hello I am Jimin Park, a current freshman at Chadwick International School. Initially taking part in this conference, I have felt that I had a strong passion for both biology and chemistry, which led me to investigate nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is a study of any science or engineering happening in the nano scale, which is a very small measurement scale and specifically, I have researched about the future of nanotechnology. With many different potential nanotechnology implications for the future, I decided to research the mechanisms of nanopesticides, which is a new and less harmful way to keep the crops safe, and also a mix of little biology and chemistry. Nanopesticides are pesticides with much smaller particles with more beneficial effects, such as durability and effectiveness, and also less harmful to the environment. The environmental implications was the part where biology took place, where I had to look at the effects of the detrimental chemicals in an organism’s body. Through this investigation, I have found out that it can alter the future children’s genes by damaging the cells responsible for it, therefore having a very bad impact, as well as critical diseases such as cancer or Alzheimer's. In terms of chemistry, I had found out the components of the pesticides, which was found to be less toxic, yet more effective to the target animals by having an iron base, which dose is deadly to insects and small animals yet not deadly towards humans. Furthermore, its two-layer protection has protected the harmful substances from being exposed to the surrounding environment, so that it can only take effect once it is consumed. Looking back, I think that this experience is one of a kind, since these kinds of experiences where I can freely learn more about a desired subject, which was one of the parts that I have actually enjoyed throughout this journey. Although I might have not kept the deadlines and not very participative, I still think that I did a fine job in terms of the conference, and I can assure that I have learned a lot from this particular project. I would definitely recommend this conference to other peers who have passion for science and engineering, since it is the best way to learn more about it and overall have a good time with the subject you enjoy.