YSEF 2005

2005 Yale Science Forum Program
Thursday, April 28, 2005

SESSION I:
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Session Chair:  Stephen Stearns,
Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Derek Briggs, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
“Virtual Fossils from a 425-million-year-old Volcanic Ash”

Richard Prum, Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
“Why are Blue Birds Blue?   Physics and evolution of biological photonic crystals”

11:30 a.m. Lunch Break  (buffet style in the dining room)

SESSION II:
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CHEMISTRY
Session Chair:  John Tully,
Dept. of Chemistry

Mark Johnson, Dept. of Chemistry
“Water Cluster Cocktails:  Electrons and protons on the rocks”

Gary Brudvig, Dept. of Chemistry
“Water-splitting Chemistry in Photosynthesis and Artificial Systems”

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break

SESSION III:
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

BIOLOGY/BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Session Chair:  Mark Saltzman,
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering

Erin Lavik, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
“Stem Cells, Biomaterials, and Drug Delivery:  Searching for new ways
to promote repair in the nervous system”

John Carlson, Dept. of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
“Odor Coding in the Fly”

******* EVENING ACTIVITIES *******

5:30 - 6:00 p.m., Cocktails
6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Dinner