Seventh Annual U.S. Symposium
November 2-4, 1995
Irvine, California
Sessions:
- The Age of the Universe
- Life in the RNA World (and Evolution in the Test Tube)
- Mathematical Approaches to Comparative Linguistics
- Micromachining
- Neurobiology of Mood and Behavior
- Quantum Chaos
Linked Sessions:
- The Missing Sink: Whither Anthropogenic CO2?
- Biological Invasions: Irreversible Aspects of Global Change
The Age of the Universe
Organizer: David Spergel, Princeton University Observatory
Speakers:
Michael Bolte, University of California, Santa Cruz
Red Dwarfs and Einstein's Biggest Mistake
Wendy Freedman, Carnegie Observatories
Measuring the Expansion Age of the Universe
Life in the RNA World (and Evolution in the Test Tube)
Organizer: Diane Hawley, University of Oregon
Speakers:
Steven Benner, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Andrew Ellington, Indiana University
Bringing Evolutionary Biology, Organic Chemistry and Geology Together
Mathematical Approaches to Comparative Linguistics
Organizer: Tandy Warnow, University of Pennsylvania
Speakers:
Johanna Nichols, University of California, Berkeley
Tracing the Origin and Dispersal of Human Language
Ann Taylor, University of Pennsylvania
Determing the Evolutionary History of Languages
Discussion Leader:
Don Ringe, University of Pennsylvania
Micromachining
Organizers: Timothy Harris, AT&T Bell Laboratories and John Price, University of Colorado
Speakers:
Susanne Arney, AT&T Bell Laboratories
It's the Little Things in Life that Keep You Going
Jeff Sampsell, Digital Optics International Corporation
Micromachines Technology Transfer or Conceptual Transfer
Tom Kenny, Stanford University
MEMS Vision for the Future
Neurobiology of Mood and Behavior
Organizer: James Valentini, Columbia University
Speakers:
Steven Hyman, Massachusetts General Hospital
The Neurobiology of Emotion and Behavior Illustrated by Addiction
Joseph LeDoux, New York University
Emotion, Memory, and the Brain
Eric Nestler, Yale University School of Medicine
Molecular Basis of Addictive States
Quantum Chaos
Organizer: Charles Marcus, Stanford University
Speakers:
Rodrick Jensen, Wesleyan University
Quantum Chaos: From Atoms to Solid State Devices
Carlo Beenakker, Leiden University
Chaos in Quantum Billiards
Linked Sessions:
The Missing Sink: Whither Anthropogenic CO2?
Organizer: Scott Lehman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Speakers:
Ralph Keeling, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
An Update on the "Missing Sink" for Atmospheric CO2
J. Robert Toggweiler, Princeton University
Anthropogenic CO2: The Natural Carbon Cycle Reclaims Center Stage
Disscusion Leader:
James White, INSTARR, University of Colorado
Biological Invasions: Irreversible Aspects of Global Change
Organizer: Deborah Penry, University of California, Berkeley
Speakers:
David Burney, Fordham University
Historical Perspectives on Biological Invasions
Carla D'Antonio, University of California, Berkeley
Biological Invasions as Agents of Change to the World's Ecosystems
