The 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry spotlight the reciprocal influence between artificial intelligence and the natural sciences. This MICDE special event examines the science and scientists recognized for foundational advances in neural networks that underpin modern machine learning (Physics), and for AI-enabled breakthroughs in protein structure prediction and computational protein design (Chemistry). The lectures will be followed by a moderated panel and an open, cross-disciplinary discussion.

Speakers:
- Charles Brooks, Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Chemistry, Cyrus Levinthal Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics, will talk about the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.

- Veera Sundararaghavan, Professor of Aerospace Engineering and the Director of Multiscale Structural Simulations Laboratory, will talk about the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics.


The panel discussion, followed by the lectures, will address questions such as: What can AI do for science? How can it support existing ideas and create new ones? What can science do for AI?

Panelists:
- James Wells, Professor of Physics, University of Michigan

- Indika Rajapakse, Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, and Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan

- Charles Brooks, Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Chemistry, Cyrus Levinthal Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics

- Veera Sundararaghavan, Professor of Aerospace Engineering and the Director of Multiscale Structural Simulations Laboratory

Moderator:
- Karthik Duraisamy, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences and Samir and Puja Kaul Director of the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering