2008 AAAS Annual Meeting

14-18 February 2008

Boston, MA

 

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2008 Annual Meeting Symposia and Seminars of Interest to Engineers

(For additional information on a particular symposium click on the Program Planner Link above and search under session number)

 

 

1. Symposia and Seminars Sponsored by the Engineering Section

 

Friday February 15:

 

Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-054. World Biofuels Production Potential in the Next Decade

 

Friday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-049. A Thirst for Power: The Global Nexus of Energy and Water

 

Friday, 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-025. A Comparative Look at Markets, Media, and Emerging Attitudes About Nanotechnology

 

Friday, 1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-024. Power of the Internet To Facilitate Science Education and Networking: The Supercourse

 

Friday, 1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-099. Coal Gasification: Myths, Challenges, and Opportunities

 

Friday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-030. Grand Challenges and Opportunities for Engineering in the 21st Century

 

 

Saturday February 16:

 

Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-081. Quantum Information Theory

 

Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-106. Interdisciplinary Research and Integrated Policy-Making for Sustainable Development

 

Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-144. Forum for Sustainability Science Programs

 

Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-159. Nuclear Reactor Systems of the Future: Costly Illusion or Promising Breakthrough?

 

Saturday, 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-153. Information, Computing, and Communications: Keys to Sustainable Global Development

 

Saturday, 1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-035. Biomass-to-Biofuels Conversion: Technical and Policy Perspectives

 

Saturday, 1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-105. Global Partnerships for Sustainability Science

 

 

Sunday February 17:

 

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-042. Improving Public Understanding of Engineering: From Research to Practice

 

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-158. Materials Synthesis Opportunities for Global Energy Needs

 

Sunday, 1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-029. Looking Across the Ocean: Increasing Science and Engineering Women Faculty

 

Sunday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-024. Nanocatalysis for Clean Energy and Sustainability

 

Monday February 18:

Monday, 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

 

90-Minute Symposium
090-043. Producing Scientists and Engineers in Developing Countries: New University Paradigms

 

 

 

 2. Symposia and Seminars Co-Sponsored by the Engineering Section

 

Friday February 15:

 

Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-077. Seeing Science

 

Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-084. 50 Years of the Space Age: Looking Back, Looking Forward

 

Friday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-026. A Crack in the Lab Door: The State of “Upstream Engagement” in Science

 

Friday, 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-145. Inside the Double Bind: Women of Color in STEM

 

Friday, 1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-052. Mars Rovers: The Exploration of Mars

 

Friday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-126. Turning the Tide? Current Climate and Energy Technology Policy Negotiations

 

 

Saturday February 16:

Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-035. Blogs, Boards, and Bonding: Using Electronic Communities To Support Women in Science

 

Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-039. Emerging Research for Women in Science in the New Century

 

Saturday, 1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-087. High-Powered Lasers: Fusion Ignition and Concomitant Scientific Opportunities

 

Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-070. Enhancing Science Globally Through High-Performance Computing and Simulation

 

Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-104. Design of Mechanical Puzzles

 

Sunday February 17:

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-065. Burn or Bury? Global Proposals for Managing Highly Radioactive Nuclear Waste

 

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-101. Universities Without Walls: Endeavors in Global Interinstitutional Education

 

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-107. Science and Technology for Sustainable Development: The African Context

 

Sunday, 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-073. Global Diffusion of Nanotechnology: Lessons from China, Italy, and the United States

 

Sunday, 1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-056. Biometrics in Border Management: Grand Challenges for Security, Identity, and Privacy

 

Sunday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

90-Minute Symposium
090-113. New Diamond Age: From Optics and Electronics to Spintronics and Nucleonics

 

Monday February 19:

Monday, 9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

180-Minute Symposium
180-034. Biofuels from Forest-Based Biomass

 

Monday, 9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

 

180-Minute Symposium
180-069. The Global Dimension of Research Infrastructures