14th Annual Chinese-American Symposium
Chinese Academy of Sciences – U.S. National Academy of Sciences
November 5-7, 2011
Shenzhen, China
Sessions:
- Autonomous Intelligent Systems
- Brain-Computer Interaction
- Collisions in the Solar System
- Environmental Nanomaterials
- Genetics and Genomics of Behavior
- induced Plurpotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) and Reprogramming
- Particle Physics in the LHC Era
- Self Assembly
Autonomous Intelligent Systems
Organizers: Darren Gergle and Shen Liyong
Chair:
Autonomous Intelligent Systems
Han Jianda, State Key laboratory of Robotics
SPEAKERS:
Autonomy of Mobile Robots: From Single to Multiple
He Yuqing, State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang institute of automation
Intelligence in Semi--Autonomous Systems
Mark Campbell, Cornell University
Brain-Computer Interaction
Organizers: Liping Wang and Read Montague
Chair:
Brain-Computer Interaction
Bo Hong, Tsinghua University
Speakers:
Interfacing With the Brain through Real-Time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Stephen M. LaConte, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Brain Machine Interface Technology and Its Challenges
Zhao Ting, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Collisions in the Solar System
Organizers: Zhou Liyong and Emily Schaller
Chair:
Collisions in the Solar System
Man-Hoi Lee, University of Hong Kong
Speakers:
Shock Metamorphism in Meteorites
Zhi-Dong Xie, Nanjing University
Planetary-scale Impacts
Margarita Marinova, NASA Ames Research Center
Environmental Nanomaterials
Organizers: Greg Druschel and Guo Liang-Hong
Chair:
Environmental Nanomaterials
Benjamin Gilbert, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Speakers:
Environmental Nanomaterials
Colleen Hansel, Harvard University
Nanomaterials for Environmental Purification: Two Examples
Pengyi Zhang, Tsinghua University
Genetics and Genomics of Behavior
Organizers:
Jennifer Brisson and Hu Songnian
Chair:
Genetics and Genomics of Behavior
Yehuda Ben-Shahar, Washington University
Speakers:
The Neurogenetics of Sociality: Examining a Functional Role for V1a Receptor Genetic Diversity
Zoe Donaldson, Columbia University
Molecular Biology of Social Relationships
Yi Rao, Peking University
induced Plurpotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) and Reprogramming
Organizers: Wang Liping and Peter Mohler
Chair:
induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Reprogramming
Pei Duanqing, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, CAS
Speakers:
Progress of Stem Cell Research and Potential Application in Regenerative Medicine
Zhou Qi, Institute of Zoology, CAS
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) and Reprogramming
Zhenguo Liu, Ohio State University
Particle Physics in the LHC Era
Organizers: Cao Zexian and Sabine Lammers
Chair:
Particle Physics in the LHC Era
Reinhard Schwienhorst, Michigan State University
Speakers:
Particle Physics beyond Standard Model
Wang Qing, Tsinghua University, Beijing
The Status, Challenge and Promise of the Big Bang Machine and Its Experiments
Junjie Zhu, University of Michigan
Self Assembly
Organizers: Lynn Loo and Zhu Jinsong
Chair:
Self-assembly
Paul Nealey of University of Wisconsin
Speakers:
Bio-inspired Self-assembly of Functional Polymers
Wei Zhixiang, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Self-folding Materials and Devices
David Gracias, John Hopkins University
The Chinese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science symposia are sponsored by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Major support is provided by the Kavli Foundation with additional support from the National Academy of Sciences.
