Origins Symposium

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Origins: The Universe, Earth, and Life
Friday, January 20, 2005
Modern Languages Building Auditorium 3

1:10 PM

Introduction to the symposium

Terrence McDonald, Dean of the College of Literature Science and the
Arts, University of Michigan

1:20

From before the Big Bang through the first million years

Katherine Freese, U-M Department of Physics

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1:50

The first million years through the first 9 billion years

Douglas O. Richstone, U-M Department of Astronomy

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2:20

The next 4 billion years: making
Earth a habitable planet

Stephen E. Kesler, U-M Department of Geological Sciences

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2:50

Questions and discussion

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3:10

Coffee Break

3:40

The tree of life: Darwinian chemistry as the evolutionary force from cyanic acid to living molecules and cells

Nils G. Walter, U-M Department of Chemistry

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4:10

The tree of life: exploring evolutionary pathways through fossil evidence

Daniel C. Fisher, U-M Museum of Paleontology,
Department of Geological Sciences

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4:40

The tree of life: exploring evolutionary pathways from extant life

Yin-Long Qiu, U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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5:10

Questions and discussion

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5:30

13.7 billion years: the summary

Gordon Kane, U-M Department of Physics

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5:50-6:30

Meet the speakers reception