Posted: March 18, 2008 |
Chinese, German scientists meet to address science frontiers |
(Nanowerk News) The First Sino-German Frontiers of Science Symposium (SINOGFOS) was held from March 13-16, in Beijing, bringing together 60 or so young scholars from research institutions and universities of the two countries.
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Co-organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), it is a series of interdisciplinary conferences, which are slated to convene in China and Germany alternately beginning in 2008.
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According to an agreement inked by CAS President LU Yongxiang and AvH Secretary General Georg Schuette in May 2006, the meeting series will focus on the following six fields: astrophysics, ecology, molecular biology, nanotechnology, neuroscience and quantum mechanics.
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The topics are carefully selected to promote cross-disciplinary discussions and generate new ideas, says Prof. ZHANG Zhong, Chinese co-chair of the symposium and a researcher from the CAS affiliated National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China. "Participants are encouraged to hold discussions without using technical jargon to ensure that non-specialists are able to understand and contribute to the meeting."
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SINOGFOS is a new collaborative approach between CAS and AvH on talent training and exchanges with an objective of encourage them to address cutting-edge issues by breaking boundaries of different academic disciplines, says Prof. Lu, who is also vice chairman of the Standing Committee of China's top legislature NPC.
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Using such a symposium as a platform , young scientists are expected to make explorations on science frontier says Dr. Georg Schuette.
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