Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

JAGFOS2027

Date:Sunday, October 3 - Wednesday, October 6, 2027
Venue: Tokyo, JAPAN
Participants: About 72 (24 from each country)
Co-organizers: U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) (external site), Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation (AvH) (external site)

Session Topics

List of Participants

PGM:Planning Group Member

Understanding Aging Through Biological Diversity (Biology/Life Sciences)

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PGM (Co-chair) Masaru K. NOBU Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research of Life (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine Earth-Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
PGM Amy Dapper Mississippi State University
PGM Maria Moiron Bielefeld University

Must Electronics Last Forever? Transient, Recyclable, and Sustainable Devices (Chemistry/Materials Science)

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PGM YAMAMOTO Eisuke Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University
PGM (Co-chair) Alexandra Velian University of Washington
PGM (Co-chair) Alwin Daus University of Stuttgart

Are Cascading Earth Hazards Predictable? AND Earth System Prediction in the Age of AI (TBD) (Earth Science/Geosciences/Environmental Sciences)

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PGM NISHIDA Kozue School of Environment and Society, Institute of Science Tokyo
PGM Benjamin Keisling University of Texas at Austin
PGM Annika Oertel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Digitalization and Automation ((Applied) Mathematics/Computer Science/Engineering)

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PGM NAGAI Yukie School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
PGM Judy Hoffman University of California
PGM Oliver Eberle TU Berlin

The Sun as a Laboratory in Space: From Magnetic Dynamics to Space Weather (Physics/Astrophysics)

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PGM NAKATA Motoki Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Komazawa University
PGM William Terrano Arizona State University
PGM Johanna Eichhorn Technical University of Munich

Transformation in Education and Career Paths: How AI Reshapes Inequalities Across the Life Course (Social Sciences)

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PGM AOKI Takashi Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka
PGM Donta Council Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
PGM Gundula Zoch Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
(AS of October 1, 2026)