Yale Bulletin and Calendar

November 8-15, 1999

Volume 28, Number 12

Yale scientists to speak at
NAS symposium on campus

On Monday, Nov. 15, the University will host a symposium in conjunction with a meeting of The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), which will feature a number of Yale faculty speaking on subjects ranging from nuclear materials science to genetics.

The symposium is the second of five regional symposiums being held by the national academy from November through February. The Yale gathering will be held from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Rm. 123 of Kline Geology Laboratory, 210 Whitney Ave.

The Yale scientists speaking at the symposium will be:

* D. Allan Bromley, Sterling Professor of the Sciences and dean of engineering, who will deliver the introductory address;

* Jack Sandweiss, the Donner Professor of Physics, who will speak about "New Horizons in Nuclear Materials Science: Quark Matter, Hot and Cold";

* John C. Tully, the Arthur T. Kemp Professor of Chemistry, Physics and Applied Physics, who will discuss "Computer Simulation of Atomic Motion in Biology and Materials Science: Challenges and Future Directions";

* Donald M. Engelman, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, who will talk on "Understanding the Information in Genes -- The Case of Membrane Proteins"; and

* David C. Ward, professor of genetics and molecular biophysics and biochemistry, who will speak about "Rolling Circle DNA Amplification: A New Diagnostic Paradigm."

The symposium is free and open to the public.

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