Emergence in Physical, Biological, and Social Systems
October 13, 2006
340 West Hall, University of Michigan
9 am-4:30 pm
Talks and Poster Session open to the public
This year the University of Michigan became a branch member of the
Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter (ICAM). ICAM and its international wing,
the International Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter (I2CAM),
seek to promote research that involves the idea of
emergence, both classical and quantum, in all condensed matter, including living systems.
The Michigan ICAM branch will hold a kickoff event on Friday, Oct. 13, to introduce the breadth and beauty of the idea of emergence.
Schedule
Session 1: Chair: Meigan Aronson
Session 2: Chair: Sharon Glotzer
Speakers
Daniel Cox
Physics, University of California, Davis
ICAM: Emergence in Physical, Biological, & Social Systems Workshop
Denise Kirschner
Microbiology and Immunology & Bioengineering, University of Michigan
A multi-scale approach toward understanding emergent properties of the immune response
Susan J. Lolle
Biology, University of Waterloo
Revisiting Mendel and the Paradox of Gene Restoration
Mark Newman
Physics, University of Michigan
Network structure and the dynamics of complex systems
Scott Page
Complex Systems, Political Science, & Economics, University of Michigan
Emergence in Social Systems: Cities, Cultures, Neighborhoods, and Firewalls
Harry Swinney
Physics, University of Texas
Emergence of order in physical, chemical, and biological systems
Poster Session
A poster session will be held from 12:00 - 1:30 in the Physics Commons
room across from the the main meeting room.
If you are interested in presenting at the poster session,
please contact Howard Oishi ( hoishi@umich.edu ).
See here for titles, authors and abstracts
of posters.
Organizers
J. W. Allen, Physics, University of Michigan
L. M. Sander, Physics, University of Michigan
C. P. Simon, Mathematics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan
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