15th Chinese-American Symposium
Chinese Academy of Sciences - U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, CA
October 12-14, 2012
Sessions:
- Collective Organismal Behavior
- Dark Matter Theory and Experiment
- Earthquake Mechanics and Forecasting
- Epigenetics
- From Circuits to Behaviour
- Molecular Motors
- On Learning
- Terahertz Physics
Collective Organismal Behavior
Organizer: Sarah Brosnan, Yehuda Ben-Shahar and Sun Jibin
Chair: Haitao Zhang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Speaker:
Chad Higdon-Topaz, Macalester College
Jiang Shigang, Institute of Zoology, CAS
Dark Matter: Theory and Experiment
Organizer: Emily Schaller, Ji Li and Katherine Copic
Chair: Emily Schaller, Ji Li and Katherine Copic
Speakers:
Jin Chang, Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS
Jocelyn Monroe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Earthquake Mechanics and Forecasting
Organizers: Greg Druschel and Cheng Hefa
Chair: Eric Dunham, Stanford University
Speakers:
Jeanne Hardebeck, United States Geological Survey
Si-Dao Ni, Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics
Epigenetics
Organizers: Chen Zhe-Yu and Jennifer Brisson
Chair: Jessica Tyler, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Speakers:
Xu Gouliang, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
Barbara Panning, University of California, San Francisco
From Circuits to Behavior
Organizers: Wang Liping and Sarah Brosnan
Chair: Xu Fuqiang, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Speakers:
Luo Minmin, National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing
Scott Sternson, HHMI, Janelia Farm
Molecular Motors
Organizers: David Gracias and Zhu Jinsong
Chair: Milan Stojanovic, Columbia University
Speakers:
Jovica Badjic, Ohio State University
Zhen Gangwang, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
On Learning
Organizers: Na Lei and Mark Campbell
Chair: Zhou Zhi-Hua, National Key Lab for Novel Software Technology, Nanjing University
Speakers:
Zhu Jun, Tsinghua University
Pieter Abbeel, University of California, Berkeley
Terahertz Physics
Organizers: Lin Yuan, Emily Schaller and Katherine Copic
Chair: Cao Juncheng, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, CAS
Speakers:
Shriram Ramanathan, Harvard University
Zhang Yan, Capital Normal 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 funding from the National Academy of Sciences.
