First Chinese-American Symposium
Chinese Academy of Sciences - U.S. National Academy of Sciences
August 28-30, 1998
Irvine, California
Sessions:
- Age of the Universe
- Biometric Identification
- Chemistry of the Origin of Life
- Crystal Growth
- El Niño
- Imaging the Functioning Human Brain
- Multifactorial Genetic Diseases
- Single Molecule Physics and Chemistry
Age of the Universe
Organizers: Anna-Louise Reysenbach and Ze Zhang
Chair: Longlong Feng, China University of Science and Technology
Speakers:
Wendy Freedman, Carnegie Observatories
Xiangping Wu, Beijing Astronomical Observatory
Biometric Identification
Organizer: Tieniu Tan
Chairs: Weicheng Shen, Pacer Infotec Inc. and Tieniu Tan, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition
Speakers:
Richard Wildes, Sarnoff Corporation
Wen Gao, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chemistry of the Origin of Life
Organizers: Anna-Louise Reysenbach and Yongbiao Xue
Chair: Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Rutgers University
Speaker:
Yu-fen Zhao, Tsihghua University
N-Phosphoamino Acids and Co-evolution of Nucleic Acid and Protein
Crystal Growth
Organizers: Zhang Ze and Peter Wolynes
Chair: Ze Zhang, National Laboratory of Microstruture of Solid State
Speakers:
En-ge Wang, National Laboratory of Surface Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Attempt on Synthesis of Hard Materials
Zhenyu Zhang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
What's Magic about Thin-Film Growth?
Discussant: Francisco Chavez, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
El Niño
Organizers: Marcia McNutt and Chunli Bai
Chair: Huijun Wang, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Speaker:
Julie Cole, University of Colorado
Long-Term Variability in El Niño and its Impacts
Imaging the Functioning Human Brain
Organizers: Nora Volkow and Gang Pei
Chair: Xuchu Weng, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Speakers:
Yu-Shin Ding, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Biochemical Imaging of the Human Brain with Positron Emission Tomography
Bruce Rosen, Massachusetts General Hospital
Functional Imaging of the Human Brain with Magnetic Resonance Instruments
Discussant: Nora Volkow, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Multifactorial Genetic Diseases
Organizers: Tian Xu and Yongbiao Xue
Chair: Richard Lifton, Yale Medical School
Genetics of Multifactorial Traits
Speakers:
Zhu Chen, Shanghai Second Medical University
Leukemia Pathogenesis and Targeting Therapy
Neil Risch, Stanford University
Single Molecule Physics and Chemistry
Organizers: Chunli Bai and Peter Wolynes
Chair: Chunli Bai, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Speakers:
Chen Wang, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sunney Xie, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Probing Chemistry of Single Molecules
