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