2003 Fifth Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Located at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the
National Academies of Sciences and Engineering
100 Academy, Irvine, CA 92612
July 24 - 26, 2003

Registration Form

RSVP by June 20, 2003

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Thursday, July 24, 2003

There will be a reception on Thursday, July 24, 2003 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the Bistrot Terrasse at the Sutton Place Hotel, Newport Beach, California where the Beckman Scholars' posters will be highlighted.

The reception will be followed by an informal buffet dinner, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., at the Sutton Place Calypso Poolside - Third Floor.

Attire: Business Casual.

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Friday, July 25, 2003

Please indicate below which concurrent seminar you would like to attend. Number your selections in order of preference: "1" being your first choice, "6" being your last

Concurrent Session Seminars:

Seminar 1:

Topic: Education in Response to the New Biology
Presenter: Mr. Henry Riggs
President
Keck Graduate Institute

Seminar 2:

Topic: Manipulating Surfaces Forces in Silicone Micromachining
Presenter: Roya Maboudian, Ph.D.
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

Seminar 3:

Topic: Dynamic Cooling of Human Skin in Conjunction Mediated Surgery
Presenter: John Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic
University of California, Irvine

Seminar 4:

Topic: From Genes to Drugs for Memory Enhancement
Presenter: Tim Tully, Ph.D.
St. Giles Foundation Professor of Neuroscience
Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory

Seminar 5:

 Topic: Sperm Competition and the Evolution of Mammalian Reproduction
Presenter: Alan Dixson, Ph.D., D.Sc
Director of Conservation and Science for the Zoological Society of San Diego
Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species (CRES)

Seminar 6:

Topic: Polyvalency in Biochemistry. The biochemistry of systems that interact with one another by multiple, simultaneous points of interaction
Presenter: George Whitesides, Ph.D.
Mallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry
Harvard University

Following the symposium on Friday there will be a sit-down dinner at the Sutton Place Hotel, Deauville North & Central, at 7:00 p.m.

Attire: Jacket & Tie/Business

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Saturday, July 26, 2003

 

There are no planned activities for Saturday evening. For local entertainment/dinner suggestions, you may view restaurants and events scheduled in Orange County at http://www.myoc.com/entertainment/.