2014 Symposium

Brazilian Academy of Sciences
US National Academy of Sciences and US National Academy of Engineering
March 17-19, 2014 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Program 

Co-chairs:  Alvaro Prata, Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, and Cristina Amon, University of Toronto

Sunday, March 16

6:15 p.m. Buses depart for welcome reception - from outside hotel lobby
7:00-11:00 p.m. Welcome Reception and cocktails - Confeitaria Colombo


Monday, March 17

 From 7:00 a.m.  Breakfast at hotel
 8:30-9:00  Welcome – Renanto Machado Cotta, Brazilian Academy of Sciences
        ______________, US National Academy of Sciences
        C. Daniel Mote, President, US National Academy of Engineering
   Opening Remarks – Alvaro Prata, Committee co-chair (Brazil)
        Cristina Amon, Committee co-chair (US)
9:00-10:30

BIOENGINEERING AND PUBLIC HEALTH:
BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR BRIDGING THE BIOTIC-ABIOTIC INTERFACE
Session co-chairs: Christopher Bettinger, Carnegie Mellon University, and Marcos Pinotti Barbosa, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Mathematical Modeling and Control of Mechanical and Biological Systems
Luciano Menegaldo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Smart Skin Sensors and Analytics in the Cloud to Advance the Frontiers of Wearable Health
Todd Coleman, University of California, San Diego
10:30-11:00  Break
11:00-12:30 p.m.

Constructing and Analyzing Organs on a Chip System
Shuichi Takayama, University of Michigan

Enabling Information Technologies for Organ Bio-Printing
Rodrigo Alvarenga Rezende, Renato Archer Information Technology Center
12:30-1:30  Lunch 
1:30-2:00  Flash Poster Talks I
2:00-3:30  Poster Session I
3:30-5:00

PRECISION NANOTECH:
THE NEXT GENERATION OF NANOENGINEERING AND NANOMATERIALS
Session co-chairs:  Rodrigo Capaz, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and Michael Strano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

I.  Carbon Nanomaterials

Electronic and Vibrational Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene
Ado Jorio, Federal University of Minas Gerais  

Multi-Scale Computational Methods to Simulate Novel DNA Sequencing Techniques  
Alexandre Reily Rocha, State University Paulista (Unesp)
5:00  Free time
8:00-10:00  Dinner
   Dinner Speaker: Sandoval Carneiro, VALE S.A.

Tuesday, March 18

 From 7:00 a.m.  Breakfast at the hotel
 8:30-10:00

II.  Nanotechnology Based on Programmable  Nucleic Acids

Molecular Programming with DNA/RNA  
Peng Yin, Harvard Medical School

Computational Design Principles for Functional Nucleic Acid Nano-assemblies
 Mark Bathe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 10:00-10:30  Break
10:30-12:00

BIOFUELS
Session co-chairs: André Galembeck, Center for Strategic Technologies of the North East (CETENE), and Jose Leboreiro, Archer Daniels Midland Research

Improved Feedstock
Fabio H. Pereira, Monsanto Brazil

Biomass Conversion Technologies
 Patricia Cheung, DuPont
12:00-1:00  Lunch
1:00-2:30

Sustainable Biofuels Made with State-of-the-Art Biotechnology
Adilson Liebsch, Amyris Brazil S.A.  

Life-Cycle Analysis of Biofuels
Jeongwoo Han, Argonne National Laboratory
2:30-3:00 Flash Poster Talks II
3:00-4:30 Poster Session II
4:30 Free time
8:00-10:00 Dinner

Wednesday, March 19

From 7:00 a.m.  Breakfast at the hotel
8:30-10:00  

SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT CITIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES  
Session co-chairs:  Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research, and Marcelo Zuffo, São Paulo University  

How Characteristics of Metropolitan Areas Interact to Foster Invention and Innovation  
Deborah Strumsky, University of North Carolina, Charlotte  

Sentient Cities: Leveraging Crowdsourcing, Mobile, and Social Techniques to Address Challenges in City Planning  
Sergio Borger, IBM
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00

How to Develop Culturally Sensitive ICT Solutions to Improve Quality of Life
Junia Anacleto, Federal University of São Carlos  

Mainstreaming and Implementing Urban Climate Response Strategies: Results from the Urban Climate Change Governance Survey  
Alex Aylett, Sustainable Cities International and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12:00  Symposium Adjourns
   Lunch
   Optional activity for people taking evening flights back to US?

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