Frontiers of Science Symposium
Japanese-American-German Frontiers of Science SymposiumJAGFOS 2026
Date: Thursday, October 8 - Sunday, October 11, 2026
Venue: Berlin, Germany
Co-organizers: U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation (AvH)
Venue: Berlin, Germany
Co-organizers: U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation (AvH)
- Ancient DNA tracing human history, health and adaptation
- What can one atom do? How atom-thin materials turn single atoms into powerful catalysts
- Microplastics in the oceans
- Embodied AI: From perception to action in the physical world
- Quantum information science
- Reimaging societies' response to the disaster cycle
List of Participants
PGM：Planning Group Member
Ancient DNA tracing human history, health and adaptation（Biology/Life Sciences）
| title1 | title2 | title3 |
|---|---|---|
| PGM | Masaru K. NOBU | Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine Earth-Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
| PGM | Amy Dapper | Mississippi State University |
| PGM | Gisela Kopp | University of Konstanz & Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior |
| Introductory Speaker | Priya Moorjani | University of California, Berkeley |
| Speaker | TSUTAYA Takumi | Institute for Advanced Study, Kyushu University |
| Speaker | Maria A. Spyrou | University of Tuebingen |
What can one atom do? How atom-thin materials turn single atoms into powerful catalysts (Chemistry/Materials Science)
| title1 | title2 | title3 |
|---|---|---|
| PGM | YAMAMOTO Eisuke | Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University |
| PGM | Alexandra Velian | University of Washington |
| PGM | Bizan Balzer | University of Freiburg |
| Introductory Speaker | Lars Mohrhusen | University of Oldenburg |
| Speaker | NAKAMURO Takayuki | International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Metal Matter, Hiroshima University |
| Speaker | Megan Nora | University of North Carolina |
Microplastics in the oceans (Earth Science/Geosciences/Environmental Sciences)
| title1 | title2 | title3 |
|---|---|---|
| PGM | TAKAGI Haruka | Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| PGM | Daniel Gebregiogis | Georgia State University |
| PGM | Verena E. Foerster-Indenhuck | University of Cologne |
| Introductory Speaker | NAKANO Haruka | Reseaerch Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University |
| Speaker | Michelle DiBenedetto | Princeton University |
| Speaker | Lisa Marie Roscher | Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research |
Embodied AI: From perception to action in the physical world((Applied) Mathematics/Computer Science/Engineering)
| title1 | title2 | title3 |
|---|---|---|
| PGM (Co-chair) | ISOGAWA Mariko | Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University |
| PGM | Diyi Yang | Stanford University |
| PGM | Mariya Toneva | Max Planck Institute for Software Systems |
| Instroductory Speaker | Georgia Chalvatzaki | TU Darmstadt |
| Speaker | BABA Yukino | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Speaker | Yonatan Bisk | Carnegie Mellon University |
Quantum information science (Physics/Astrophysics)
| title1 | title2 | title3 |
|---|---|---|
| PGM | NAKATA Motoki | Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Komazawa University |
| PGM (Co-chair) | William Terrano | Arizona State University |
| PGM | Uri Vool | Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (CPfS) |
| Introductory Speaker | FUJII Keisuke | Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University |
| Speaker | Peter Maurer | University of Chicago |
| Speaker | Aparajita Singha | TU Dresden |
Reimaging societies' response to the disaster cycle (Social Sciences)
| title1 | title2 | title3 |
|---|---|---|
| PGM | AOKI Takashi | Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka |
| PGM | Cassandra Jean | Adaptation International |
| PGM (Co-chair) | Jessica Ordemann | The German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) |
| Introductory Speaker | Jennifer Blanks | Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) |
| Speaker | OTSUYAMA Kensuke | Research Center for Urban Safety and Security/Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University |
| Speaker | Thomas Kox | Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin |
General Participants (Japan)
| title1 | title2 | title3 |
|---|---|---|
| General Participants | ASAI Rieko | The international research Center for Medical Science (IRCMS), Kumamoto University |
| General Participants | OTAKI Natsuko | Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University |
| General Participants | OKADA Kenji | Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University |
| General Participants | LEE Ji Ha | Institute for Fiber Engineering and Science, Shinshu University |
| General Participants | NISHIDA Kozue | School of Environment and Society, Institute of Science Tokyo |
| General Participants | MATSUMOTO Hironao | Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba |
| General Participants | NAGAI Yukie | School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| General Participants | TANOGAMI Tomohiro | Graduate School of Science, The University of Osaka |
| General Participants | NARITA Emi | Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
| General Participants | ANDO Hiroe | Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University |
| General Participants | MUROGA Kiho | Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University |
（AS of April 1, 2026)