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30th Annual U.S. Symposium

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center - Irvine, California
February 28 - March 2, 2019

Sessions:

Video Available

 2D Materials

Organizers: Lucas Wagner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:

Materials at the Atomically-Thin Limit
Pinshane Huang, University of Illinois

SPEAKERS:

Electron Liquid in a Stack of Atom-Thick Materials
Nathaniel Gabor, University of California, Riverside

Doing More with Moirés in Electron Flatland
Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi, University of California, Irvine

 Artificial Intelligence: From Theory to Practice

Organizers: Lydia Chilton, Columbia University

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:

Artificial Intelligence Uncovers Relationships in Data   
Rajesh Ranganath, New York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

SPEAKERS:

Eliciting Machine Learning Metrics
Sanmi Koyejo, University of Illinois

Uncertainty in the Era of Deep Learning
Stephan Mandt, University of California, Irvine

 Deep Biosphere

Organizers: Katja Meyer, Willamette University and Erez Aiden, Baylor College of Medicine

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:

“Buried Alive” in the Deep Biosphere: Life at the Limits Underground
Beth Orcutt, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

SPEAKERS:

Life in Land: The Deep Continental Biosphere and Its Implications for Planetary Habitability
Magdalena Osburn, Northwestern University

Wanted Dead or Alive: Hunting for Life in the Marine Subsurface
Brandi Kiel Reese, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

 Diversifying Science

Organizers: Jennifer Schomaker, University of Wisconsin, Madison

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:

Gender Harassment In Science: Is It Just Me?
Kathryn Clancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

SPEAKERS:

The Roots of Gender Gaps in STEM: Children’s Stereotypes about Intellectual Ability 
Andrei Cimpian, New York University

How Individuals, Allies, and Organizations Can Disrupt Subtle Biases against Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM
Eden King, Rice University

 Neurophysiology of Nutrition

Organizers: Marco Gallio, Northwestern University

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:

Unraveling Neural Circuits Underlying Homeostatic Physiology
Michael Krashes, US National Institutes of Health

SPEAKERS:

Reshaping of Sweet Taste Sensation and Feeding by a High Sugar Diet    
Monica Dus, University of Michigan

Neural Basis Underlying Body Fluid Balance
Yuki Oka, California Institute of Technology

 Planetary Atmospheres

Organizers: Fabienne Bastien, Pennsylvania State University and Katja Meyer, Willamette University

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:

Planetary Atmospheres are Awesome
Sarah Hörst, Johns Hopkins University

SPEAKERS:

Brown Dwarfs: The Realm between Planets and Stars
Michael Line, Arizona State University

The Exotic Atmospheres of Alien Planets
Hannah Wakeford, Space Telescope Science Institute

 Social Behavior: How Animals Interact

Organizers: Marco Gallio, Northwestern University and Erez Aiden, Baylor College of Medicine

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:

Social Behavior: How Animals Interact
Daniel Kronauer, Rockefeller University

SPEAKERS:

Ecological Resources and the Evolution of Parent-Offspring Interactions
Lauren O'Connell, Stanford University

The Genetic Basis of Parental Care Evolution
Andres Bendesky, Columbia University

 Sustainable Foods

Organizers: Marco Gallio, Northwestern University

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:

Growing Meat from Cells and Plants: Engineering and Scientific Challenges
Allison Berke, The Good Food Institute

SPEAKERS:

Rachel Fraser, Impossible Foods

Reconnecting Taste & Place: A More Just, Biodiverse & Beautiful Food System
Zack Denfeld, Center for Genomic Gastronomy

Cellular Agriculture and Sustainable Meat Production
Aryé Elfenbein, Wild Type

The Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium is sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences. Major support is provided by the Kavli Foundation, with additional funding from the National Academy of Sciences.

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