Nobel Symposium

The University of Michigan
Center for the Study of
Complex Systems presents
2011 Nobel Symposium
January 27, 2012
2-4 PM
Palmer Commons: Great Lakes Rooms
We are pleased to present the following speakers who will discuss the work,
impact, and personalities of the 2011 Nobel Laureates. Each speaker will give a
30- minute presentation geared to a general audience.
Economics awarded to Thomas J. Sargent, Christopher A. Sims, for their empirical
research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy
Speaker: Matthew Shapiro, Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor Economics
Chemistry awarded to Daniel Shechtman for the discovery of quasicrystals
Speaker: Michael Engel, Research Investigator, Chemical Engineering, College of
Engineering
Medicine awarded to Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann, for their discoveries
concerning the activation of innate immunity and to Ralph M. Steinman, for his
discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity
Speaker: Marcy O’Riordan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology & Immuninolgy
Peace awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakul Karman
For their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full
participation in peace-building work.
Speaker: Anne Pitcher, Associate Director of African Studies, Dept of Afroamerican and
African Studies, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and Professor of Political
Science
There will be a special Talk on Jan. 17 by Dragan Huterer at the CSCS Seminar Room
411 West Hall, on Physics awarded to Adam Riess, Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt for the
discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant
supernovae.
2011 Nobel Symposium For more information, contact Center
January 27, 2012 for the Study of Complex Systems
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Phone: 734-763-3301
Palmer Commons E-mail: cscs@umich.edu
Great Lakes Rooms Http: www.cscs.umich.edu