30th Annual U.S. Symposium
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center - Irvine, California
February 28 - March 2, 2019
Sessions:
- 2D Materials
- Artificial Intelligence: From Theory to Practice
- Deep Biosphere
- Diversifying Science
- Neurophysiology of Nutrition
- Planetary Atmospheres
- Social Behavior: How Animals Interact
- Sustainable Foods
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.
