International Activities

UT Forum 2000

Objective:
Various efforts have been attempted over the years to transmit overseas the development and results of the scientific, technological, and artistic endeavors undertaken in Japan as well as the activities of the outstanding researchers of this nation. As a link in such efforts, The University of Tokyo and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science will be jointly holding, for the first time in the USA, a forum that focuses on this university’s research activities.
Date & Time: January 24 , 2000 (Monday), 1:00 to 7:00 P.M.

13:00-13:20	“Chirality and Achirality in Molecular Processes” Reiko Kuroda, Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry, Molecular Recognition
Sessions I: Scientific Presentations
13:50-14:20	“How Do the Cells Transport Organelles and Protein Complexes?: Identification and Characterization of New Molecular Motors, Kinesin Superfamily Proteins”
14:20-14:50	“In Vitro Control of Organogenesis and Gene Expressions in Animal Development” Makoto Asashima, Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology
14:50-15:20	“Observational Neutrino Astrophysics by M. Koshiba” Masatoshi Koshiba, Professor Emeritus, Observational Neutrino Astrophysics
Session II: Technological and Artistic Presentations
16:00-16:30	“Design - Artifacts - Environment” Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Professor Emeritus, Precision Engineering, and Former University of Tokyo President
16:30-17:00	“From Architecture to Cities: Aiming for Public Spaces” Tadao Ando, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design
17:00-17:30	“Life - Survival - Art” Yoichiro Kawaguchi, Professor, Research into Artifacts Center for Engineering, Computer Graphics
18:00-19:00	Reception (Ting Foyer, adjacent to the Wong Auditorium)