New NSF Director To Address Attendees

Friday, 18 February, NOON-12:45 p.m.
Washington Convention Center, 146A

This just in...the National Science Foundation’s newly minted director will give a topical lecture on “Collaboration and Competition: Each Requires Excellence” at the Annual Meeting.

As science increasingly becomes the backbone of the world’s aspiring and competing nations, the web of collaboration and competition grows tighter. What kept the United States ahead of the pack for many decades will not be enough to sustain us in the new global environment, according to Dr. Suresh. Previously, Dr. Suresh served as dean of the engineering school and as Vannevar Bush Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A mechanical engineer who later became interested in materials science and biology, Dr. Suresh has done pioneering work on the biomechanics of blood cells under the influence of diseases such as malaria.

Meet the Women-In-Science Luminaries Giving Topical Lectures

Friday, 18 February, NOON-12:45 p.m. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B
	Regina E. Dugan, Ph.D. Director Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Topic To Be Announced Dr. Dugan is the first women to direct the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Founded in 1958, DARPA is the principal agency within the U.S. Department of Defense for research, development, and demonstration of high-risk, high-payoff projects for combat forces.
Friday, 18 February, NOON-12:45 p.m. Washington Convention Center, Room 207A
	Lisa Randall, Ph.D. Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science Harvard University String Theory and New Physics Dr. Randall is a theoretical physicist and a leading expert on particle physics and cosmology. She works on several of the competing models of string theory in the quest to explain the fabric of the universe. Her most well known contribution to the field is the Randall-Sundrum model.
Saturday, 19 February, NOON-12:45 p.m., Washington Convention Center, Room 207A
	Samantha B. Joye, Ph.D. Professor of Marine Sciences University of Georgia, Athens Offshore Ocean Aspects of the Gulf Oil Well Blowout Dr. Joye is regularly called on by national and international scientific and policy agencies for expert commentary including the impacts of climate change on biological and chemical processes in marine ecosystems. She has shown for the first time that even small changes in temperature affect the efficiency of super-sensitive microbes that degrade organic matter in coastal ocean sediments.
Sunday, 20 February, NOON-12:45 p.m. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B
	John P. McGovern Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences Linda M. Bartoshuk, Ph.D. Bushnell Professor of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, Gainesville We Live in Different Taste Worlds: How Do We Know and What Does It Mean? Dr. Bartoshuk is an internationally known researcher specializing in the chemical senses of taste and smell. Her research explores genetic variations in taste perception and how those variations affect the food people choose and, as a result, shape their health. She also works on the development of psychophysical methodology that can capture sensory and hedonic variation across individuals.

Spotlight on an Exhibitor

Need measurements for your climate research? The ARM Climate Research Facility has them. As a scientific user facility of the U.S. Department of Energy, ARM data and facilities are available for studying global climate change by scientists worldwide. Visit the ARM Climate Research Facility in Booth 330 at the Annual Meeting or check www.arm.gov and Facebook.

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