Sessions:

A full playlist of symposium session presentations may be found here.


Organizer: Gunadi, Universitas Gadjah Mada
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER: Pushing the Frontiers of Knowledge in ECE and Learning, Zulfa Sakhiyya, Universitas Negeri Semarang
SPEAKER: Neuroscience and the Construction of a New Child in Early Childhood Education in Indonesia: A Neoliberal Legacy, Vina Adriany, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
SPEAKER: Infant Learning from Face Time, Lisa Scott, University of Florida


Organizers: Felycia Edi Soetaredjo, Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University and Richard Coleman, University of Texas, Austin
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER: Leveraging Technology and Cultivation to Reach New Frontiers in Marine Microbiology, Kelle C. Freel, Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology
SPEAKER: The Neglected Threats and Future Prospects of Marine Microorganisms in Indonesia, Mada Triandala Sibero, Diponegoro University
SPEAKER: Giant Viruses – Emerging Ecological and Evolutionary Drivers in the Marine Microbiome, Mohammad (Monir) Moniruzzaman, University of Miami


Organizers: Sri Fatmawati, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember and Gregory Holland, San Diego State University
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER: Nature-inspired Innovations: From Medicine to Material, Agung Nugroho, Lambung Mangkurat University
SPEAKERS: Bioinspired Electronics: Lessons from Nature on the Design of New Bio- Electronic Materials, Allon Hochbaum, University of California, Irvine
SPEAKER: Plant Natural Products: A Prolific Source of Bioactive Molecules in Drug Discovery, Edwin Risky Sukandar, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November


Organizers: Berry Juliandi, IPB University and Nichole Lighthall, University of Central Florida
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER: Science at the Frontiers of Truth and Deception, Sarah Barber, Georgia State University
SPEAKER: Deception Detection based Brain Computer Interface, Arjon Turnip, Universitas Padjadjaran
SPEAKER: Judging Truth in a Fake News Era, Nadia Brashier, Purdue University


Organizers: Inaya Rakmani, Universitas Indonesia and Brian King, Pennsylvania State University
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER: Political Ecologies of Covid-19 and the Climate Crisis: Insights from Indonesia, Rini Astuti, Universitas Gadjah Mada
SPEAKER: Blaming and Pinning Hopes in Women: Reproduction and Reproductive Work in Times of Crises, Ariane Utomo, Universitas Indonesia
SPEAKER: Housing is a Human Right, Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, Ohio State University


Organizers: Vanny Narita, ASEAN Secretariat and Megan McCain, University of Southern California
INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER: Point of Care Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases: Lessons from COVID-19, Wilbur A. Lam, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
SPEAKER: Paper-based Molecular Diagnostics for Pathogen Detection at the Extreme Points-of-Care, Jacqueline C. Linnes, Purdue University
SPEAKER: Point-Of-Care Diagnostics for Viral Hepatitis Infection in Indonesia, Korri El Khobar, Eijkman Research Center for Molecular Biology

The Indonesian-American Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium is sponsored by the Packard Foundation. Major support is provided by the Kavli Foundation, with additional support from the National Academy of Sciences and the Indonesian Academy of Sciences.

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