San Diego Welcomes 11th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium, March 20-22
March 15 2012 - 10:45AM
Business Wire
The Inamori Foundation and the Kyoto Symposium Organization
today announced that they will celebrate San Diego’s eleventh
annual Kyoto Prize Symposium by showcasing the latest laureates of
the Kyoto Prize — Japan’s highest private award for global
achievement. The event begins March 20, 2012 with a scholarship
benefit gala at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel, and continues
with free presentations that are open to the public, March 21-22,
at area universities (online registration is required at
www.kyotoprize-us.org).
Dr. Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of QUALCOMM, will reprise his role
as honorary chairman of the symposium, which is co-hosted by San
Diego State University, UC San Diego, University of San Diego and
Point Loma Nazarene University.
“The Kyoto Prize Symposium serves as an extraordinary resource
for the San Diego-Baja region and a source of inspiration for our
youth,” stated David Doyle, chairman of the non-profit Kyoto
Symposium Organization and partner of Morrison Foerster in San
Diego. “Each year our community is enriched through the unique
presentations given by the Kyoto Prize laureates — some of the
world’s most brilliant scientists and innovative artists.”
Symposium Events Featuring the 27th Kyoto Prize
Laureates
• In Advanced Technology: Dr. John W. Cahn, 84
(materials scientist; citizenship: U.S.), is an emeritus senior
fellow at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology
(http://www.nist.gov) and affiliate professor at University of
Washington (http://www.washington.edu/). By establishing the theory
of three-dimensional spinodal decomposition, Dr. Cahn made a
landmark contribution to the materials sciences — facilitating the
development of new metals, glass, semiconductors, and polymers with
unprecedented characteristics. By taking trial and error out of the
development process, Dr. Cahn’s theory has enabled scientists
worldwide to solve the toughest engineering challenges, using
“designer” materials with extreme properties of strength, thermal
conductivity, pore permeability, heat resistance and magnetism. He
will speak at San Diego State University, 10:00-11:30 a.m.,
Wednesday, March 21.
• In Basic Sciences: Dr. Rashid A. Sunyaev,
69 (astrophysicist; dual citizenship: Russia and Germany), will
take guests on a “journey through time” to the very birth of our
universe. Dr. Sunyaev serves as director of the Max Planck
Institute for Astrophysics (www.mpa-garching.mpg.de), chief
scientist at the Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of
Sciences (www.iki.rssi.ru), and visiting professor at the Institute
for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey (http://www.ias.edu/).
As a young scientist, Dr. Sunyaev startled the world with his
theory that observable fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave
Background Radiation are actually 13.7 billion-year-old echoes of
the Big Bang. His theories remain at the foundation of today’s
precise observational cosmology. NASA credited his work earlier
this year in its discovery of “El Gordo”
(http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/H-12-008.html), the
largest galaxy cluster in the early universe. He will speak at
University of California San Diego, Price Center Ballrooms A and B,
3:30-5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 21.
• In Arts and Philosophy: Tamasaburo Bando V, 61
(Kabuki actor; citizenship: Japan), demonstrates an elegant beauty
that crosses the genres of performing arts. Tamasaburo is one of
Japan’s most famous Kabuki actors, known for performing onnagata
(female roles) in the all-male Kabuki tradition. He believes that
Kabuki — and performing arts in general — must use live theatrical
space to bring audiences into the illusions, ideals, and
imagination of the actor. Beyond Kabuki, he has been featured by
the Metropolitan Opera and has performed with renowned artists from
around the globe. His films include Gekashitsu (The Operating
Room), which he co-wrote and directed; and Andrzej Wajda’s
Nastasja, in which he played both leading roles. He will speak at
University of San Diego’s Shiley Theatre, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.,
Thursday, March 22.
Eight outstanding high school seniors will further benefit from
the program through the 2012-2013 Kyoto Scholarships, which are
given to students from San Diego and Tijuana who have been inspired
by the laureates to better society through their life’s work. A
total of $60,000 in scholarships will be presented in the
categories of advanced technology, basic sciences, and arts and
philosophy. The benefit gala, “The Kyoto Prize: Celebrating
Outstanding Lifetime Achievement,” funds the Kyoto Scholarship
program and opens the Kyoto Prize Symposium at 5:30 p.m., March 20,
at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel. Presiding as honorary gala
chair is Masashi Oka, president and CEO of Union Bank.
The Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize is presented each year by Japan’s non-profit
Inamori Foundation to individuals and groups worldwide who have
demonstrated outstanding contributions to the betterment of
society, in “Advanced Technology,” “Basic Sciences,” and “Arts and
Philosophy.” The prize consists of academic honors, a gold medal,
and a cash gift of 50 million yen (about US$625,000) per category,
making it Japan’s highest private award for global achievement.
The Inamori Foundation
The non-profit Inamori Foundation was established in Kyoto,
Japan, in 1984 by Dr. Kazuo Inamori, a humanitarian and founder of
both Kyocera (NYSE:KYO) and KDDI Corporation. Dr. Inamori created
the Kyoto Prize in reflection of his belief that human beings have
no higher calling than to strive for the greater good of society,
and that mankind’s future can be assured only when there is a
balance between science, technology and the human spirit.
The Kyoto Symposium Organization
The Kyoto Symposium Organization is a San Diego-based 501(c)3
non-profit organization established to support the Kyoto Prize
Symposium and Kyoto Scholarship programs.
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