Sixth Japanese-American Symposium
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - U.S. National Academy of Sciences
December 8-10, 2003
Kanagawa, Japan
Sessions:
- Biological Function of Sleep
- Microorganisms in Extremes/Microbial Ecology
- Neutrino Astronomy
- Photonic Crystals
- Prediction/Predictability
- Quantum Computers/Cryptography
- Small Inhibitory RNAs
- Solid-Fluid Interactions of the Earth
Biological Function of Sleep
Organizers: Alfredo Kirkwood, Shigeo Okabe, and Atsushi Iriki
Chair: Sean Drummond, University California, San Diego
The Effects of Sleep Loss on Brain Function
Speakers:
Gina R. Poe, University of Michigan
Takao K. Hensch, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN
Sleep and Plasticity: Reciprocal Interaction in the Visual System
Microorganisms in Extremes/Microbial Ecology
Organizers: Roger Brent, Shigeo Okabe and Atsushi Iriki
Chair: Jeff Lawrence, University of Pittsburgh
Speakers:
Jonathan Eisen, The Institute for Genomic Research
Ken Takai, Japan Marine Science & Technology Center
Mode of Microbial Ecosystem in Extreme Environments Associated with Geological, Geochemical and Peleoenvironmental Settings
Neutrino Astronomy
Organizers: Shinji Tsuneyuki and Eric Weeks
Chair: Takaaki Kajita, University of Tokyo
Speakers:
Steven Barwick, University of California
The Search for Astrophysical Neutrinos at the Energy Frontiers
Masayuki Nakahata, The University of Tokyo
Supernova and Solar Neutrinos
Photonic Crystals
Organizers: Hiroaki Misawa, Yukio Ouchi and Eric Weeks
Chair: Toshihiko Baba, Yokohama National University
Speakers:
David J. Norris, University of Minnesota
Self-Assembled Photonic Band Gap Crystals
Susumu Noda, Kyoto University
Photonic Crystals: Recent Progress
Prediction/Predictability
Organizers: Adam Sobel, Yoshimichi Sato and Masayuki Numao
Chair: Tapio Schneider, California Institute of Technology
Speakers:
Gregory Beroza, Stanford University
Earthquake Prediction
Kiyoshi Izumi, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Can We Predict Financial Markets? – Scenario Analysis by an Artificial Market Approach
Quantum Computers/Cryptography
Organizers: Shinji Tsuneyuki and Tandy Warnow
Chair: Umesh Vazirani, University of California, Berkeley
Quantum Computation and the Modified Church-Turing Thesis
Speakers:
Dorit Aharanov, Hebrew University
Adiabatic Quantum Computation
Shigeki Takeuchi, Hokkaido University
Quantum Information Processing Using Photons
Small Inhibitory RNAs
Organizers: Hiroaki Misawa and Roger Brent
Chair: Hiroaki Tabara, National Institute of Genetics
RNA Interference: OFF Switch for Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
Speakers:
Haruhiko, Siomi, University of Tokushima
RNA interference (RNAi): A New Mechanism by which the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Acts in the Normal Brain?
Gregory Hannon, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories
RNAi: Mechanism and Application
Solid-Fluid Interactions of the Earth
Organizers: Satoshi Ide and Adam Sobel
Chair: Shingo Watada, University of Tokyo
Speakers:
Frank Webb, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Solid-Fluid Interactions of the Earth from Space Geodesy
Naoki Kobayashi, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hum of the Earth
