Ninth German-American Symposium
Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung – U.S. National Academy of Sciences
June 5-7, 2003
Irvine, California
Sessions:
- Timing in the Brain
- Star and Planet Formation
- Nanomaterials/Molecular Electronics
- Coral Reef
- Probing Space-time Structure near Black Holes
- Molecular Motors/Biomotors
- Polymers with Memory
- Biology of Aging
Timing in the Brain
Organizers: Karl Kandler and Cornelius Weiller
Chair: Dean Buonomano, University of California, Los Angeles
Speakers:
Guo-Qiang Bi, University of Pittsburgh
Spike-timing-dependent Synaptic Plasticity
Benedikt Grothe, Max Planck Institute für Neurobiologie
How Auditory Systems Process Microseconds
Star and Planet Formation
Organizers: Robert Lupton and Matthias Bartlemann
Chair: Ralf Klessen, Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam
Star and Planet Formation
Speakers:
Sabine Frink, Astronomisches Recheninstitut Heidelberg
Observations of Extrasolar Planets
Gregory Laughlin, Lick Observatory, Santa Cruz
Extrasolar Planets and the Evolution of the Solar System
Nanomaterials/Molecular Electronics
Organizers: David Patrick and Michael Schreckenberg and Kay Severin
Chair: Paul S. Weiss, Pennsylvania State University
Exploiting Intermolecular Interactions for Nanoscale Control
Speakers:
Francesca Moresco, Freie Universitat Berlin
Manipulation of Large Molecules by Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Model Systems for Molecular Electronics
Paula Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Coral Reef
Organizers: Shawn McLaughlin and Gerrit Lohmann
Chair: Claudio Richter, University of Bremen, Center for Tropical Marine Ecology
Speakers:
Andrew Baker, Columbia University, Wildlife Conservation Society
Reef Corals As Flexible Multi-Partner Symbioses:Can Coral Reefs Survive Projected Climate Change and Global Warming
Christina A. Kellogg, United States Geological Survey
From Desert Dunes to Caribbean Corals: The Effects of African Dust
Probing Space-time Structure near Black Holes
Organizers: Robert Lupton and Matthias Bartlemann
Chair: Chris Reynolds, University of Maryland
Probing Space-Time Structure Near Black Holes
Speakers:
Neil Cornish, University of Montana
Probing Black Holes Using Gravitational Waves
Joern Wilms, University of Tübingen
X-ray Observations of Strong Gravity from Active Galactic Nuclei
Molecular Motors/Biomotors
Organizers: Koen Visscher and Michael Schreckenberg
Chair: Matthias Rief, Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München
Speakers:
Frank Jülicher, Max Planck Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
Force and Motion Generation in Cells
Steven Gross, University of California, Irvine
Polymers with Memory
Organizers: David Patrick and Kay Severin
Chair: Borje Sellergren, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Polymers with Memory
Speakers:
Michel R. Gagné, The University of North Carolina
Polymers with Memory: Accelerating Reaction Rates with Imprinted Polymers
David A. Spivak, Louisiana State University
How do Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Work? The Underlying Mechanisms for Molecular Recognition in MIPs
Biology of Aging
Organizers: Renee A. Reijo and Joerg Gromoll
Chair: Eugene Xu, University of California, San Francisco
The Biology of Aging
Speakers:
Nico Michiels, University Münster
How Sexuality Cures Aging Populations: The Good News and The Bad News
Ting-Ting Huang, Stanford University and Palo Alto VA Health System
Oxidative Stress and How it Affects the Aging Process
