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Please join us
 Friday, January 26, 2007
for a
Vision Science and Society Symposium an event honoring the work of Theodore Cohn, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering and Vision Science, UC Berkeley 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center, UC Berkeley
Reception to follow Streaming video of the symposium presentations can be viewed from the links in the agenda below. Windows Media Player Required.
We hope you will be able to join us at a symposium remembering the life and work of Ted Cohn, which will include presentations from colleagues and students about vision science research and Professor Cohn's legacy of research and educational programs development. Speakers will include Thomas Budinger, Ralph Freeman, Daniel Greenhouse, Eric Hornstein, Stanley Klein, Dorian Liepmann, Dennis Levi, Don MacLeod, Sharmila Majumdar, Sheldon Miller, and Gerald Westheimer. In addition, you are invited to share your memories of Professor Ted Cohn by posting a memorial message at our online memorial page.
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if you plan to attend.
Agenda:
1:00: Welcome
Session 1: Science, Engineering and Ted Cohn (view introduction video)
Chaired by Dennis Levi, Dean, UCB School of Optometry
Uncertainty is Everywhere (view video)
Stanley Klein, Ph.D., Professor of Vision Science and Optometry, UCB
Why Isn't Vision Perfect? (view video)
Don MacLeod, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, UC San Diego
Noise and the Limits of Visual Detection (view video)
Eric Hornstein, Ph.D.
Ted Cohn's Anticipation of a Future Development in Visual Science (view video)
Gerald Westheimer, OD, Ph.D., FAAO, Professor of the Graduate School, Clinical Professor of Optometry, UCB
2:50 - 3:10 pm: Break
Session 2: Excellence in Teaching, Mentoring, and Service to Society
Chaired by Dorian Liepmann, Chair, UCB Department of Bioengineering
Coarse-to-fine Visual Processing in the Brain (view video)
Ralph Freeman, Ph.D., Professor of Vision Science and Optometry, UCB
NIH Efforts in Minority Education and Training (view video)
Sheldon S. Miller, Ph.D., Scientific Director, National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health
A Vision in Mentoring (view video)
Sharmila Majumdar, Ph.D., Professor in Residence of Bioengineering, UCB and Radiology, UCSF
Visual Detection Laboratory: From Stimulus Uncertainty to Transportation Engineering (view video)
Daniel Greenhouse, Ph.D., Scientist, School of Optometry, UCB
From Radar Detection of Icebergs to Visual Detection of Cosmic Particles (view video)
Thomas Budinger, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, UCB
Closing discussion
5:00 pm: Reception, Garbarini Lounge, Bechtel Engineering Center
Directions
Sibley Auditorium is in the Bechtel Engineering Center, in the Northeast quadrant of the UC Berkeley campus.
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Visiting Berkeley
Transportation:
We strongly suggest taking public transit to the UC Berkeley campus whenever possible. Parking near campus is very, very limited. If you are visiting from out of town and require parking assistance, please contact Pam Reynolds at
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, or 510-643-3508.
Lodging:
The Guide to Berkeley and the campus Visitor Services website offer several lodging and dining recommendations for those coming from out of town. |
