Practical information
3 - 7 MAY 2010
STUDIO 4 FLAGEY
Flagey Place Sainte-Croix
1050 Brussels
www.ulb175.be
Open to the public
Simultaneous interpretation: FR-EN and EN-FR
Register for the lectures and the forum from 15 March onwards on
www.nobel175.be
NOBEL
LAUREATES’
WEEK
The ULB’s Nobel Prize laureates:
Jules Bordet Prize in Physiology and Medicine – 1919
Albert Claude Prize in Physiology and Medicine – 1974
Ilya Prigogine Nobel Prize in Chemistry – 1977
© The Nobel Foundation.
Henri La Fontaine Nobel Peace Prize– 1913
3 - 7 MAY 2010
STUDIO 4
FLAGEY
www.ulb175.be
CELEBRATING 175 YE ARS
OF FREE THINKING!
UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE
DE BRUXELLES
Tuesday, 4 May Medicine
Chairman : Marc Parmentier
NOBEL LAUREATES’ WEEK
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As part of the ULB’s 175 anniversary celebrations, the University wants to emphasise scientific
excellence by inviting 13 outstanding personalities – Nobel Prize laureates, winners of the Wolf
Prize or Fields Medal – from such different disciplines as medicine, mathematics, chemistry,
physics, literature, law and economics. This event, unique in Belgium, will give these
personalities the opportunity to present the latest research results in their domains to the public
and to discuss the future role of science and the major challenges facing society in the future.
The free lectures are open both to university members and the public at large. There will be
simultaneous interpretation from French into English and vice-versa. Please register online
on www.nobel175.be.
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Wednesday, 5 May Doctorat honoris causa ceremony
In conferring on them the insignia of Doctor Honoris Causa, the ULB will be honouring these outstanding
scientists and their contribution to advancing knowledge (by invitation).
A Public Forum will be taking place - with the support of the European Commission on Thursday, May 6, in the evening. Here, three generations of scientists will debate the subject:
The target for 2020: 20 Nobel Prize laureates from Europe?
Thursday, 6 May Economics
Chairman : Mathias Dewatripont
We will also be seeing two major public lectures during the week: one from Alain Hubert
(polar explorer) and one from Dominique Lestel (philosopher and ethologist).
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PROGRAMME
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Monday 3 May Mathematics – Physics – Chemistry
Chairman : Marc Henneaux
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9:00 - 9:15: Welcome speeches - Philippe Vincke and François Reniers
9:15 - 9:30: Homage to Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize in Chemistry ULB 1977
9:30 - 10:45: Mario J. Molina, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1995- The Science and Policy of Climate Change
11:15 - 12:30: David Gross, Nobel Prize in Physics 2004 - The Frontiers of Fundamental Physics
14:00 - 15:15: Pierre Deligne, Fields Medal 1978 and Wolf Prize 2008 - The notion of space in mathematics
(La notion d'espace en mathématiques)
15:45 - 17:00: Alain Connes, Fields Medal 1982 - Space-time and prime numbers: two challenges for geometry
(Espace temps, nombres premiers; deux défis pour la géométrie)
Christian de Duve
Nobel Prize in
Physiology and
Medicine 1974
Ronald Dworkin
Holdberg
International
Memorial prize
Gao Xingjian
Nobel Prize in
Literature 2000
Public lectures - Putting the spotlight on European research - Screening of documentaries co-produced in Europe
15:30 - 17:00: Tara - Voyage to the heart of the climate machine (by Emmanuel Roblin and Thierry Ragobert)
17:00 - 18:00 Welcome to the Nanoworld (by Charles-Antoine De Rouvre and Jérome Scemla)
18:00 - 20:00 Public Forum: The target for 2020: 20 Nobel Prize laureates from Europe? Does European research have
the potential to spawn Nobel Prizes? Given international competition, is the figure realistic?
Moderator: Christian Dubrulle (Le Soir)
Chairman : Eric Remacle
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David Gross
Nobel Prize in
Physics 2004
10:00 - 10:15: Homage to Henri La Fontaine, Nobel Peace Prize 1913
10:30 - 11:45: Ronald Dworkin, Holdberg International Memorial prize - Philosophy, Law, Justice
13:30 - 14:45: Ronald Inglehart, author of “Modernization and Postmodernization”
and “The Silent Revolution” - Changing Human Values and Changing Societies
15:15 - 16:30: Gao Xingjian, Nobel Prize in Literature 2000 - Emerging from the shadows of the XXth century
(Sortir des ombres du XXe siècle)
Ronald Inglehart
author of
“Modernization and
Postmodernization”
and “The Silent
Revolution” -
Eric S. Maskin
Nobel Prize in
Economics 2007
Mario J. Molina
Nobel Prize in
Chemistry 1995
Edmund Phelps
Nobel Prize in
Economics 2006
Rolf Zinkernagel
Nobel Prize in
Physiology and
Medicine 1996
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Alain Connes
Fields Medal 1982
Pierre Deligne
Fields Medal 1978
and Wolf Prize 2008
Public lectures
13:00 - 14:30: Alain Hubert - Actors of your future with the screening of Beyond the Poles (in French)
14:30 - 15:15: Dominique Lestel - Different views of humans and animals (Humains et animaux - Regards croisés)
Friday, 7 May Human Sciences
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Mario R. Capecchi
Nobel Prize in
Physiology and
Medicine 2007
9:15 - 9:30: Welcome speech by Mathias Dewatripont
9:30 - 10:45: Eric S. Maskin, Nobel Prize in Economics 2007
Mechanism Design: How to Implement Social Goals
11:15 - 12:30: Edmund Phelps, Nobel Prize in Economics 2006
Why Modern Economies Had to Wait for the 19th Century
3 generations of scientists : Two personalities of the Nobel Laureates’ Week, two fellows of the European Research
Council, four PhD students and post-docs of international standing.
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Françoise
Barré-Sinoussi
Nobel Prize in
Physiology and
Medicine 2008
9:00 - 9:15: Homage to Jules Bordet, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine ULB 1919
9:15 - 9:30: Homage to Albert Claude, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine ULB 1974
9:30 - 10:45: Christian de Duve, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 1974
The future of life: learning from the past (L’avenir de la vie : les leçons du passé)
11:15 - 12:30: Mario R. Capecchi, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 2007
Gene Targeting into the XXIst Century: Mouse Models of Human Disease from Cancer to Psychiatric Disorders
14:00 - 15:15: Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 2008
Prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS: two major challenges for the XXIst century
(Prévention et traitement du VIH/ SIDA : les grands défis du XXIe siècle)
15:45 - 17:00: Rolf Zinkernagel, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine 1996
On Anti-viral Immunity
Simultaneous
interpretation
Fr/En and En/Fr