20/20 Visions of the Future
Professional Workshops

Computer Power and Engineering Research and Technological Innovation

Convened by:

Gianni Astarita
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Material and Production Engineering, University of Naples, Italy

Jerry Meldon
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Tufts University

Topics:

  • The effect of the computer power revolution on the style of research and on the pace of technological innovation
  • The competition between the electronic and the human brain
  • The quantitative versus the qualitative power of computers

Participants:

Arup K. Chakraborty
Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of California/Berkeley

Martin R. Feinberg
Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester

David W. Savage
Research and Engineering, Exxon Corporation

George Stephanopoulos
Porfessor of Chemical Engineering, MIT

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WORKSHOPS

Microbial Threats and Global Society

Computer Power and Engineering Research and Technological Innovation

Human Rights and Humanitarian Emergencies

Beyond Beijing: The Global Empowerment of Women

Darwinism and Artificial Intelligence

Transportation and the Environment: A Global Perspective

Genetic Engineering and Our Humanness

The Future of Telecommunications

Prospects for Democractic Reform in the Former Soviet Union

Implications of the Globalization of Financial Markets and Financial Institutions

Development Banks, Private Investment and Poverty Reduction

Biotechnology and Animal Research

Art, Science and Technology: Concerning Our Reflection

The Future of Africa

Benefits of Space

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