Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Frontiers of Science Open Symposium

Report

The symposium welcomed about 300 participants and most of them were young researchers. Each session received a volley of questions followed by the heated discussions.
An excerpt from the full video of the symposium has been uploaded to the JSPS Official YouTube channel (external site). Please visit the websites to watch the video.

Outline

Frontiers of Science Open Symposium was organized to introduce the program to young researchers with their further involvement in the coming years in mind.
This symposium offers the same session format as the real FoS symposium. Following the presentations by three speakers, participants engage in discussions on each of the two session topics.
The FoS Symposia have been highly valued by the past participants. 99% of the participants in 2019 appreciated that “the symposium was useful in order to widen their scientific perspectives” and 94% of them gave a favorable feedback to the questionnaire which asks whether “they would attend another symposium of this format again.” Please join this and enjoy the spirit of the FoS symposium.
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 12:15-3:15 p.m.
Format: Zoom Webinar
Main target group: Early career researchers and students who want to become a researcher in the future, including young researchers working for private companies and graduate students.
Capacity: 300 attendees
Language: Japanese
Attendance fee: Free

Program and Speakers

Session1: Exploring the Origin

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Introductory speaker USUI Tomohiro Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Speaker FURUKAWA Yoshihiro Tohoku University
Speaker TAKAI Ken Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Moderator ENDO Tamaki Saitama University
Moderator YOSHIDA Satoshi Waseda University

Session2: Carbon Neutrality

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Introductory speaker MANAGI Shunsuke Kyusyu University
Speaker YAMAUCHI Miho Kyusyu University
Speaker IGARASHI Kiyohiko The University of Tokyo
Moderator USUI Tomohiro Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Moderator NAKANISHI Takashi National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)