CND-US, January 22, 1999 (US99-001)
CND-US Editors
US Regional, No. US99-001
January 22, 1999
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1. News Brief (1 Item) .................................................. 22
2. Job Opportunities (2 Items) .......................................... 68
3. Medical Help Needed (2 Items) ........................................ 40
4. Conference Announcements (2 Items) .................................. 211
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1. News Brief (1 Item) .................................................. 22
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(1) ACL Spring Festival Dance Party, Chicago
From: Wilson Li <wils...@lucent.com>
Association of Chinese at Lucent (ACL) cordially invites dance funs to its
Spring Festival Ballroom Dance Party!
Date: Feb. 6, 1998, Saturday
Time: 8:00pm -- 12:00am
Ticket: $6
Place: Lithuanian World Center
14911 127th Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Contact:
Wilson Li: 630-713-9409
wils...@lucent.com
Elise Su: 630-713-4603
w...@lucent.com
Early ticket purchase/reservation is encouraged. Tickets can also be
purchased at the gate. Party attendees are required to dress formally.
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2. Job Opportunities (2 Items) .......................................... 68
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(1) Lab Chiefs in New Neuroscience Lab in Shanghai
_From: Yi Rao <ra...@thalamus.wustl.edu>
A New Chinese Institute of Neuroscience Laboratory Chief Positions
The formation of the Chinese Institute of Neuroscience in Shanghai
represents a major drive for neuroscience research, jointly sponsored by
the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Science and Technology. It
aims to instigate the infrastructure of a modern research institute with an
environment that stimulates rigorous scientific pursuit and fruitful
interaction, a support and management system that facilitates major
discoveries, a merit-based review system for promotion and funding, and a
high-quality education and training program for the next generation of
neuroscientists.
The new Institute is due for inauguration in January, 2000. Applications
are invited for positions as Laboratory Chiefs. Qualified scientists in
all areas of neuroscience, including molecular and cellular neurobiology,
developmental neurobiology, systems and behavioral neuroscience, as well as
computational and cognitive neuroscience will be considered. Candidates
must have a Ph.D. or equivalent training, with distinguished postdoctoral
research accomplishments. Two levels of appointment are open: Senior
Investigators and Investigators - equivalent to tenured associate and full
professors, and tenure-track assistant professors in U.S. universities,
respectively. The candidates are required to develop a rigorous research
program and to supervise graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Start-up funds and annual operating funds will be close to the levels in US
universities. Competitive salary and housing benefits will be provided.
Please send C.V., representative publications, and names and email
addresses of three referees to Prof. Chien-ping Wu
(<cp...@iris.shlc.ac.cn>), Brain Research Institute, 320 Yue-yang Road,
Shanghai, China. Applications received before March 1, 1999 will be
considered for appointment beginning in January 2000.
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(2) Research Assistant Position in Hong Kong
From: Jian-Dong Huang <jdh...@hkucc.hku.hk>
Applications are invited for Research Assistant (for 1 year, with a
possibility of renewal and transfer to a M.Phil, Ph.D. program). The
position requires a BS or MS degree in biological sciences. Experience
in molecular biology techniques, immunohistochemistry and tissue
culture an advantage. Willingness to work with mice. Duties: to
participate in a project involving molecular biology, cell biology and
transgenic/knockout techniques. Training in transgenic/knockout
techniques will be provided.
Monthly salary:
RA I: HK$17,100-19,005
RAII: HK$14,300-16,095
Conditions may include medical and dental benefits, local education
allowance for children, generous annual leave, flexible working hours
and use of recreational facilities.
If interested, please send resume and three references to
Dr. Jian-Dong Huang
Department of Biochemistry
The University of Hong Kong
Li Shu Fan Building
5 Sassoon Rd.
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
FAX (852) 2855-1254
Tel: (852) 2819-2810
e-mail: jdh...@hkucc.hku.hk.
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3. Medical Help Needed (2 Items) ........................................ 40
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(1) Intermittent Pain
From: ych...@medlib.iaims.georgetown.edu (Yan Chen)
Zhao, Male, age: 21 yrs.
Intermittent left upper guadrant pain associated with vomiting for eight
month. Except for mild constipation prior to the abdominal pain occurred.
It sustain for 3-4 days with episodic exacerbation. The pain could be
relieved slightly by bending forward the upper part of the body, but not
respond to any medication, and subsided abruptly.
Physical exam: Abdomen soft, mild tenderness at LUQ. no rebound pain, no
muscle guard.
Lab data: Routine tests for blood, urine and faces no abnormalities. Serum
and urine amylase, in normal range. Liver and renal function tests: normal.
Porphyrenuria negative. EEG: normal. Abdomen plain x-ray frim, CT scan and
gastroscopy: no abnormalities. Barium enema: duodenal stasis. Ultrasonogram
the angle between superior mesenteric vessels and aorta 50.
Question: Whether the compression of mesenteric vessels on duodenal is
responsible for the development of pain? If not, what is the possible cause
and how to treat?
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(2) SEEKING ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS FOR THYROID DISEASE
From: Chengyun Yue <cy...@worldnet.att.net>
My mom has had the swollen thyroid gland for years. As it's getting
bigger and bigger, she is thinking about to have a surgery to remove it.
All the exams show it's benign. However, she was told by the doctor (in
Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai) that the operation could be very
complicated and the complication could be life-threatening, as the
goiter has covered the winpipe and the voice box. She is wondering if
there are any alternative treatments to prevent the further growing of
the goiter. If she doesn't do the surgery, will she be endangered by the
goiter? Any comments or suggestion will be appreciated.
Please send your responses to cy...@worldnet.att.net . Thank you!
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4. Conference Announcements (2 Items) .................................. 211
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(1) Environmental Protection Session
From: "He, Ping" <$XES...@co.fairfax.va.us>
CALL FOR PAPER
Environmental Protection Session
The 4th Sino-American Technology & Engineering Conference
(SATEC '99)
US Organizer: Chinese Institute of Engineers / USA (CIE/USA)
October 25-29, 1999 Session Meeting &
November 1-3, 1999 Field Visits
Beijing, China
A. Background and Instructions
CIE/USA is again organizing the 4th SATEC Conference (or SATEC '99), which
is to be held between October 25 and November 3, 1999 in China. Overseas
Chinese Environmental Eng-in-eers and Scientists Association (OCEESA),
being a professional chapter of CIE/USA, has been tasked to coordinate
the Environmental Protection Session and select speakers for this
forth-coming SATEC.
The Conference organizer will sponsor the travel expenses for a total of 8
selected presenters for the Environmental Protection Session. Our
co-sponsoring organizations in China have also suggested various
environmental topics to be covered during the Conference (please refer to
Section B of this synopsis for details). The oral presentation and
discussions will be made in Mandarin. If you are interested in the
Conference, have 8-10 year practical experience in the subject areas and can
spend 5-10 days in China, please send one-page outline of your proposed
paper and a brief bio-graphy in English before January 25, 1999 to:
Dr. Ping He, International Fund for China's Environment (IFCE)
Email, phe5...@aol.com
Fax, (703)-830-3951
or directly to:
Session Chair: Dr. John C.P. Huang, 3M Company; E-mail:
jchu...@mmm.com or Fax. 651-736-7127; and/or
Session Vice Chair: Dr. James S. Whang, AEPCO, Inc.; E-mail:
wh...@aepco.com or Fax. 301-670-9884.
B. Topical Areas for the Environmental Protection Session
Topical areas for the Environmental Protection Session are listed below:
1. General Environmental Protection Issues (Four Areas):
a) Technological and Economic Comparative Evaluation of Centralized
Versus De-cen-tra-lized Municipal Sewerage Systems (Including
Collection/Treatment of Sewage and Treatment/Disposal of Sludge).
b) Most Viable Economic Policies/Strategies Applicable to Promotion of
Flue Gas De-sul-furi-za-tion (FGD) Tech-nologies for Fossil-Fueled Thermal
Electrical Power Plants.
c) Strategies for Developing Domestic Environmental Protection
Enterprises in China and Methods for Evaluating and Selecting Appropriate
Environmental Tech--nol-o-gies for Commercialization.
d) Equitable and Scientific Systems for Allocating Pollutant
Loads/Emissions.
2. Environmental Issues Facing the Petrochemical Industry (One Area):
Beneficial Util-i-za-tion (as Opposed to Final Disposal) of Waste Caustic
Solutions and Spent Catalysts; Ef-fec-tive Control and Management of
Airborne Particulates from Manu-fac-turing Plants of Urea Pellets; and
Combined Management of Three Solid Waste Streams (i.e., Oily API Bottom
Sludge, Residues from Air Flotation Units, and Sludge Resulting from
Sanitary Sewage Treatment) from Wastewater Treatment Facilities in the
Petrochemical Industry.
3. Environmental Issues Facing Light Industries (One Area): Design
Parameters and Con-si-dera--tions Applicable to Anaerobic Treatment
Followed by Aerobic Treatment of Pulp and Paper Wastewaters (COD=3,000 to
4,500 mg/L). Considerations should also include COD loading rates,
gas-liquid-solid phase separation technologies and associated
dis-tri-bu-tion systems, primary mechan-isms for bio-seeding and promoting
proper growth of sludge particles, methods for improving overall COD
removal efficiencies, etc.
4. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Issues in the Environmental
Protection Field (Four Areas):
a) Automated Process Monitoring Systems/Technologies for Municipal Sewage
Treat-ment Plants.
b) Recycling/Reuse Technologies and Associated Package Systems for Black
Li-quors in Typical Straw Pulp Plants.
c) Technologies Critical to the Success of Manufacturing Horizontal
Centrifuges [e.g., rotational speed at 3,200 rpm with a mean time between
failures (MTBF) greater than 3,000 hours] for Sludge Dewatering.
d) Treatment Technologies Applicable to Pharmaceutical Wastewaters
(Typical influent COD concentrations average about 2,000 mg/L and the
COD:BOD ratio is bout 0.1).
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(2) The Second Symposium of Chinese Youth Scholars on Materials Science
From eh...@icpm.syb.ac.cn Wed Jan 20 17:15:37 1999
Hangzhou, China Oct 8 ~ 12, 1999
Organized By
Chinese Materials Research Society Youth Branch
Zhejiang University
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Institute of Metal Research of China Academia Sinica
Web site: http://www.chimeb.edu.cn
Conference Objective
The First Symposium of Chinese Youth Scholars on Materials Science and
Technology was hold in Xi'an in October, 1995. Communist Party and Nation
leaders and some old materials researchers attend the meeting. The
President Jiang Zemin talked warmly with part of the representative and
gave an important speech. Symposium of Chinese Youth Scholars on Materials
Science and Technology has been hold in Qingdao, Dalian, Wuhan, Changsha
and Jinan since 1987 in Shenyang. It is a good chance for Chinese Materials
Scholars to comminute each other termly.
The objective of this symposium is to strengthen and extend the
communication and cooperation in the materials science field between
domestic and abroad youth scholars;
to promote the united of technology and economy, to accelerate the
technical fruit transferring to products; to introduce new and high
technology and outstanding materials researchers for the industry module's
adjustment of state grand company, the need of kernel technique of economy
development and transition to knowledge economy of villages and towns
corporation; to find, cultivate and train new excellent youth technologist,
to promote the level of our materials science research and the development
speed of new-high technical industry.
Conference Organization
This symposium is sponsored by Chinese Materials Research Society Youth
Branch, ZheJiang University, Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology, and Institute of Metal Research of Academia Sinica. And it is
co-sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of
Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Science and
Technology Society, Chinese Academy of Science, Communist Youth League of
China Central Committee and Materials related Universities, Institutes and
other Corporations.
The representative attending the conference is about 300, including 100
from abroad and 200 from domestic.
Date and Place
Place: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Date: October 8-12, 1999
Conference Scope
Besides academy communication, we arrange the seminar about contribution to
homeland of Scholars abroad, seminar of new materials and high-tech
industry and other activities. The detail arrangement is as follows:
Academic Report
We intend to arrange inviting report, academic report, and poster to
reflect the latest achievement level and tendency in materials science
research, and hope to reach the aim that communicate with high academic
level in domestic and abroad. We have eight main topics:
1. Preparation and Processing of Materials
2. Materials Structure
3. Properties and Application of Materials
4. Advanced Ceramics Materials
5. Metal and Intermetallic Compounds
6. Optics and Photoelectric Materials
7. Polymer Materials
8. New Materials and Frontier of Materials Science
The papers of symposium will be published in key journal by a method of
supplement, some of the outstanding paper will be selected as a special book.
Seminar about contribution to homeland of Scholars abroad
During the symposium, we plan to discuss the method of contribution to
motherland by scholars abroad and promote some outstanding scholars to
contribute our country in various means. This seminar is supported by
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Education,
Ministry of Personnel, and Communist Youth League of China Central Committee.
Seminar of new materials and high-tech industry
We plan to unite some small and middle companies of China to publicize
some urgent problems which is relative to materials. According to the
seminar of new materials and high-tech industry, we prospect to resolve
some of the problems and achieve some essential fruit. This activity is
supported by Ministry of Science and Technology, Economy and Commerce
Committee, Ministry of Education, Chinese Science and Technology Society
and other middle and small companies of China.
Exhibition of New Materials and high-tech Industry
We intend to invite some domestic and abroad new high-tech industries in
Materials and relative instrument manufacturer to hold a Exhibition in
Hangzhou.
After symposium, we will arrange some of the domestic and abroad
representative to talk with the leaders of relative ministries and visit
some famous industries, institutes and universities in China.
Qualification of representative
The one who can meet one of the qualifications can be invited as
representative and can be sponsored by the committee.
1. The one who has outstanding academic paper
2. The one who has research achievement and conveyable project, which can
be approved to be feasible in China
3. The one who can solve the technical problems
Registration Fee
Registration fee is 500/person( Student is 300/person), room and board is
supported by self.
Corresponding:
Dr. Li Yichun
Address: Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering,
Tsinghua University, 100084
China
Tel: +86-10-62785767
Fax: +86-10-62770338
E-mail: q...@chimeb.edu.cn
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