“Science in Japan” Forum -Cosmos and Earth
Cosponsored by National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation,
U.S. Department of Energy, and American Association for the Advancement of Science
Organized by JSPS Washington Liaison Office
at the Cosmos Club, Washington DC on June 6, 2003
| 9:00am-09:30am | Registration |
| ~Morning Session~ | |
| Moderator: Dr. Richard Krause, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Health | |
| 9:30am-10:20am |
Progress of Black Hole Astronomy Prof. Hajime Inoue Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences(ISAS) |
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10:20am-10:50am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:50am-11:40am |
Birth of Neutrino Astrophysics Dr. Masatoshi Koshiba (2002 Nobel Prize Laureate for Physics) Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo |
| 11:40am-12:30pm |
The Rise of X-ray Astronomy Dr. Reccardo Giacconi (2002 Nobel Prize Laureate for Physics) Associated Universities, Inc.
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| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Luncheon at Old and New-Dining Room, Cosmos Club |
| ~Afternoon Seccion~ | |
| Moderator: Dr. Keisuke Taira, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science | |
| 1:30pm-2:20pm |
Recent Progress in Physical Oceanography in Japan -Enso, Decedal Variability, the Kuroshio and Argo- Prof. Kimio Hanawa, Department of Geophysics, Tohoku University< |
| 2:20pm-3:10pm |
Recent Development of Climate Models by using the Earth Simulator Prof. Akimasa Sumi Center for Climate System Research, University of Tokyo |
| 3:10pm-3:40pm | Coffee Break |
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3:40pm-4:30pm |
Volcanoes and People: Hawaii and Japan Dr. Richard S. Fiske National Museum of Natural History, Smithonian Institution |
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5:30 pm-6:00 pm
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Cocktail at Westin Embassy Row |
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6:00 pm-8:00 pm |
Dinner at Westin Embassy Row |
