ITL Mathematican Participates in US-China Exchange
August 1999
ITL mathematician Anthony Kearsley attended the Second Annual
Chinese-American Frontiers of Science Symposium in Beijing on August
20-22, 1999 at the joint invitation of of the US National Academy
of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The symposium was
designed to bring together outstanding young scientists to discuss
advances and opportunities in their fields, to learn about research
at the cutting edge of other disciplines, and to build new ties
between future leaders of both nations' scientific enterprise.
Some 80 scientists from a wide variety of technical fields were
invited. About two dozen talks were presented on topics such as
novel polymers, bio-diversity, high temperature superconductivity,
data mining, and numerical cosmology, each followed by lively
discussions. The event attracted the attention of high Chinese
officials including Li Lanqing, Vice Premier of the Chinese State
Council, whose welcome address was televised. Delegates also visited
the Chinese Academy of Sciences facilities in Beijing and Shanghai,
as well as FuDong University (Shanghai).
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