News from the National Academy of Sciences
DATE: November 12, 2017
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286 Young Scientists to Participate in 2017 Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposia of the National Academy of Sciences
Washington – The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) selected 221 of the nation's brightest young scientists from industry, academia, and government to participate in the 2017 U.S. and international Kavli Frontiers of Science symposia of the NAS. These three-day events brought together scientists who are 45 or younger to engage in exceptional research in a variety of disciplines. A committee of NAS members selected the participants from among young researchers who have already made recognized contributions to science. Attendees of the symposia receive the designation of Kavli Fellow.
The Frontiers of Science symposium series provides a forum for the future leaders in U.S. science to share ideas across disciplines and to build contacts and networks as they advance in their careers. More than 5,200 young scientists have participated since the program’s founding in 1989; to date, 236 participants have been elected to the NAS and 13 have been awarded the Nobel Prize.
This year, the National Academy of Sciences held four Kavli Frontiers of Science symposia.
The Israeli-American symposium, held February 13-15 in Irvine, California, was co-organized by the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities and the NAS. Sessions included artificial organs and bioprinting, deep ocean exploration, gravitational wave astronomy, microbiomes, numbers and fractals, reprogramming memory to heal the brain, human evolution and ancient DNA and solar cells. A complete symposium program with videos of presentations may be found at www.nasonline.org/isakfos2017.
The following scientists were selected to participate:
Alon Amrani, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Shane Ardo, University of California, Irvine
Sharon Arieli, The Open University of Israel
Maya Benish-Weisman, University of Haifa
Hadar Ben-Yoav, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Erez Berg, University of Chicago
Aharon Blank, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Revital Bookman, University of Haifa
Liraz Chai, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Cohen Cyrille, Bar-Ilan University
Ella Daniel, Constantiner School of Education
Tess Falor, University of Colorado Boulder
Adam W. Feinberg, Carnegie Mellon University
Rafael Fernandes, University of Minnesota
Sunil Gandhi, University of California Irvine
Naomi Ginsberg, University of California, Berkeley
Beverly Goodman, University of Haifa
Ilanit Gordon, Bar-Ilan University
Liran Goren, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ilan Gronau, Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center
Yaqub Hanna, Weizmann Institute of Science
Tessa Hill, University of California, Davis
Daniel Holz, University of Chicago
Julie Huber, Marine Biological Laboratory
Emilia Huerta Sanchez, University of California, Merced
Matthew Kanan, Stanford University
Liat Kessler, Oranim Academic College
Barak Kol, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Alex Kontorovich, Rutgers University
Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan University
Michele LaVigne, Bowdoin College
Luis Lehner, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Netanel Lindner, Israel Institute of Technology
Hila May, Tel Aviv University
Jill McDermott, Lehigh University
Itzhak Mizrahi, Agricultural Research Organization - Vulcani Center
Kerry Nickols, California State University, Monterey Bay
Perach Nuriel, The Geological Survey of Israel
Laura Nuttall, Syracuse University
Roee Ozeri, Weizmann Institute of Science
Joel Perry, University of Idaho
Rachela Popovtzer, Bar Ilan University
Eyal Privman, University of Haifa
Steve Ramirez, Harvard Center for Brain Science
Sebastien Roch, University of Wisconsin‑Madison
Avner Rothschild, Israeli Center of Research Excellence
Amar Sahay, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard University
Avi Schroeder, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
David Schuster, University of Chicago
Tal Schwartz, Tel Aviv University
Anna Selmecki, Creighton University
Uri Shapira, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Itai Sharon, MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute
Orit Shefi, Bar-Ilan University
Charles K. Smart, University of Chicago
Yossi Tam, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Nikki Traylor-Knowles, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School Of Marine And Atmospheric Sciences
Shipra Vaishnava, Brown University
Ramon Van Handel, Princeton University
Brian Wiltgen, University of California, Davis
Gony Yagoda-Biran, The Geological Survey of Israel
Andrew Yoo, Washington University in St. Louis
Tamar Ziegler, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Yaniv Ziv, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Korean-American symposium, which took place June 26-28 in Irvine, California, was co-organized by the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) and the NAS. Sessions focused on the search for our cosmic origins, evolution response to environmental change, energy storage, data science, gene engineering, predicting natural disasters, particle physics beyond the standard model and visualizing brain activity. A complete symposium program may be found at www.nasonline.org/kakfos2017.
The following U.S. scientists were selected to participate:
Soyeon Ahn, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Jinho Ahn, Seoul National University
Duhee Bang, Yonsei University
Ali Behrangi, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Louise Berben, University of California, Davis
Kara Bren, University of Rochester
Kwang-Hyun Cho, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Jang Wook Choi, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Yun-Young Choi, Kyung Hee University
Yeonseung Chung, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Aeree Chung, Yonsei University
Ka Young Chung, Sungkyunkwan University
Won-Suk Chung, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Brandi Cossairt, University of Washington
Ian Crossfield, University of Arizona
Derek Cummings, University of Florida
Julia Diaz, University of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Robert Eagle, University of California, Los Angeles
Elodie Ghedin, New York University
Adrianna Gillman, University of Colorado Boulder
Aubree Gordon, University of Michigan
Jin-Hee Han, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Elad Harel, Northwestern University
Elizabeth Heller, The University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Deanna Hence, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jeomshik Hwang, Seoul National University
Dong-Gyu Jo, Sungkyunkwan University
Kelsey Johnson, University of Virginia
Byoungwoo Kang, Pohang University of Science and Technology
YoungHee Kim, Seoul National University
Gunhee Kim, Seoul National University
Dong-Chan Kim, Kookmin University
Sang-Ouk Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Hyongbum (Henry) Kim, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, Northwestern University
Woojin Kwon, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
Jeong-Eun Lee, Kyung Hee University
Seung-Hee Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ho Lee, Kyung Hee University
Jeong Ho Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Doyun Lee, Institute for Basic Science
Joonyeol Lee, Sungkyunkwan University
Sehwook Lee, Kyungpook National University
Ji Oon Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Inah Lee, Seoul National University
Sang Wook Lee, Ewha Womans University
Ndapa Nakashole, University of California, San Diego
SungHyun Nam, Seoul National University
Ki Tae Nam, Seoul National University
Michael Navarro, University of Alaska Southeast
T.S. Eugene Ng, Rice University
Daniel O'Connor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Se-Heon Oh, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)Yuseong-gu
Jihun Oh, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Brian O'Roak, Oregon Health & Science University
Yulia Pushkar, Purdue University
Gavin Rumbaugh, The Scripps Research Institute
Krishanu Saha, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Yong-il Shin, Seoul National University
R. Keith Slotkin, The Ohio State University
Seok-Woo Son, Seoul National University
Seok Goo Song, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)
Sabrina Stierwalt, University of Virginia
Tim Tait, University of California, Irvine
Patrick Traynor, University of Florida
Aradhna Tripati, University of California, Los Angeles
Joong-Ho Won, Seoul National University
Sungho Won, Seoul National University
Jenny Yang, University of California, Irvine
Norman Yao, University Of California, Berkeley
Jonghee Yoo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Hwidong Yoo, Seoul National Univeristy
Jin-Ho Yoon, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
The Indonesian-American symposium, which took place July 19-21 in Ambon, Indonesia, was co-organized by the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) and the NAS. Sessions focused on earth’s climate system, emerging energy technology, exploring the oceans, human behavior and cybersecurity, neuroplasticity and identity politics. A complete symposium program may be found at www.nasonline.org/idakfos2017.
The following U.S. scientists were selected to participate:
Jessica Andrews-Hanna, The University of Arizona
Asdim, University of Bengkulu, Indonesia
Puji Asih, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology
Joseph Berry, National Renewable Energy Lab
Toby Bolsen, Georgia State University
Jessica Conroy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Michael Dahlstrom, Iowa State University
Teguh Dartanto, Universitas Indonesia
Hary Devianto, Institut Teknologi Bandung
Luky Djani, Institute for Strategic Initiatives / University of Indonesia
Adid Adep Dwiatmoko, Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Natalie Ebner, University of Florida
Asmin Fransiska, Atma Jaya Catholic University
Sunil Gandhi, University of California Irvine
William Gilhooly, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Nugroho Dwi Hananto, Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Austin Humphries, University of Rhode Island
Wenny Irawaty, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya
Berry Juliandi, Institut Pertanian Bogor (Bogor Agricultural University)
Widiastuti Karim, Udayana University
Brian King, Pennsylvania State University
Yohannes Kurniawan, Bina Nusantara University
Yuni Kusumastuti, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Nichole Lighthall, University of Central Florida
Melva Louisa, Faculty of Medicine, Universities Indonesia
Christine Luscombe, University of Washington
Hawis Madduppa, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)
Al Makin, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University / Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies
Ryan McKenzie, University of Hong Kong
Ardiansyah Michwan, Universitas Bakrie
. Muhaimin, University of Jambi
Rino Mukti, Institut Teknologi Bandung
Firzan Nainu, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hasanuddin University
Sudirman Nasir, Hasanuddin University
Stefani Nugroho,
Latifah Nurahmi, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember
Intan Suci Nurhati, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
Natalita Nursam, Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI)
Karen Osborn, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Aknolt Kristian Pakpahan, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
. Perdinan, Bogor Agricultural University
Noah Planavsky, Yale University
Windra Priawandiputra, Bogor Agricultural University
Ari Probandari, Universitas Sebelas Maret
Didi Rosiyadi, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
Melissa Roth, University of California Berkeley
Putra Santoso, Andalas University
Ari Winasti Satyagraha, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology
Cecilia Seumahu, Pattimura University
Tubagus Solihuddin, Ministry of Marine affairs and Fisheries
Heather Spalding, University of Hawaii Manoa
Anna Squicciarini, Pennsylvania State University
Alison Sweeney, University of Pennsylvania
Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Western Sydney University
Yosmina Tapilatu, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
Endah Triastuti, University of Indonesia
Helen Cynthia Dewi Tuhumury, Faculty of Agriculture Pattimura University
Anthony Vance, Brigham Young University
Tjhin Wiguna, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
Yanto, Jenderal Soedirman University
Leny Yuliati, Universitas Ma Chung
The Japanese-American-German symposium, which took place September 21-24 in Bad Neuenahr, Germany, was co-organized by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the NAS. The symposium included sessions on rapid climate change, gravitational waves, machine learning, alternative energy sources, sleep, and socioeconomic inequality. A complete symposium program may be found at www.nasonline.org/jagkfos2017.
The following U.S. scientists were selected to participate:
Tomotada Akutsu, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Yuki Arase, Osaka University
Kathrin Maria Aziz-Lange, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Maria-Florina (Nina) Balcan, Carnegie Mellon University
Aliaksandr S. Bandarenka, TU Munich
Radim Beranek, Ulm University
Radim Beránek, Ruhr University Bochum
Jessica Brown, University of Notre Dame
Stefan Yoshi Buhmann, University of Freiburg
Lars Dittrich, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Masao Doi, Kyoto University
Katherine Dooley, University of Mississippi
David Fike, Washington University in St. Louis
Ryan Foley, University of California, Santa Cruz
Wataru Fujiya, Ibaraki University
Steffen Gais, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Wendy Gordon, University of Minnesota
Ulrich Hammes, TU Munich
Matthias Hein, Saarland University
Michele Heurs, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Akiko Hida, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
John Higgins, Princeton University
Matthew Hirn, Michigan State University
Daniel Hsu, Columbia University
John Eric Humphries, Yale University
Monique Janneck, Luebeck University of Applied Sciences
David Jones, Amherst College
Daiji Kawaguchi, The University of Tokyo
Yoko Kebukawa, Yokohama National University
Gregor Knorr, Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Jhumku Kohtz, Northwestern University and Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute
Scott Kominers, Harvard University
Mizuki Komura, Musashi University
Ulrike Kramm, Technische Universität Darmstadt Research Group Catalysts and Electrocatalysts
Kristy Kroeker, University of California, Santa Cruz
Stefanie Kroker, PTB Braunschweig
Kenichi Kuriyama, Shiga University of Medical Science
Kuo-Ching Liang, Keio University
Tyson Littenberg, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Kathrin Loer, FernUniversität in Hagen Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Markus Lorz, Leibniz University Hanover
Jodie Lutkenhaus, Texas A&M University
Tilo Mentler, University of Lübeck
Amanda Morris, Virginia Tech
Eva Niedermeyer, Senckenberg – Biodiversity and Climate Research Center (BiK-F) Biomarker & Paleoclimate
Shohei Nobuhara, Kyoto University
Tatsuo Nozaki, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Research and Development Center for Submarine Resources
Hiroko Okudaira, Okayama University
Itaru Osaka, Hiroshima University
Jessica Payne, University of Notre Dame
Wesley Pegden, Carnegie Mellon University
Anne Perring, CIRES/NOAA
Anne Pfeiffer, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
Shayne Piasta, The Ohio State University
Zachary Pincus, Washington University, St. Louis
Michael Prilla, Clausthal University of Technology Institute for Informatics Human Centered Information Systems
Nicholas Pyenson, Smithsonian Institution
Janet Rethemeyer, University of Cologne
Jason Rhodes, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Christina Riehl, Princeton University
Megan Robertson, University of Houston
Astrid Rosenthal-von der Pütten, University of Duisburg-Essen
Sergey Rykovanov, Helmholtz Institute Jena
Akinori Saeki, Osaka University
Hiroto Saigo, Kyushu University
Nami Sakai, RIKEN
Enno Schefuß, University of Bremen
Enno Schefuss, University of Bremen
Christoph Schmal, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Takuya Sekiguchi, National Institute of Informatics Global Research Center for Big Data Mathematics
Janina Söhn, Göttingen University
Jennifer Strunk, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT)
Yoichi Sugita, Hitotsubashi University
Andrey Surzhykov, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Sakura Takeda, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Kazumasa A. Takeuchi, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hiroshi Tanimoto, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Ryu Uemura, University of the Ryukyus
Norimichi Ukita, Toyota Technological Institute
Atsushi Wakamiya, Kyoto University
Makeba Wilbourn, Duke University
Jonathan Wilson, Haverford College
Eva Winnebeck, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Junichiro Yamaguchi, Waseda University
Akiyasu Yamamoto, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Yasuo Yoshida, The University of Tokyo
Dariuš Zifonun, Philipps-Universität Marburg
Nicole Zillien, University of Trier
The Kavli Frontiers of Science symposia are sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences, with major support provided by The Kavli Foundation. More information is available at www.nasonline.org/kfos.
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and -- with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine – provides science, technology, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations.
The Kavli Foundation, based in Los Angeles, California, is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of humanity, promoting public understanding of scientific research, and supporting scientists and their work.
