Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

JAGFOS 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)

Session Topics

List of Participants

PGM:Planning Group Member

Ancient DNA tracing human history, health and adaptation(Biology / Life Sciences)

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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

What can one atom do? How atom-thin materials turn single atoms into powerful catalysts (Chemistry / Materials Science)

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PGM YAMAMOTO Eisuke Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University
PGM Alexandra Velian University of Washington
PGM Bizan Balzer University of Freiburg

Microplastics in the oceans (Earth Science / Geosciences / Environmental Sciences)

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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

Embodied AI: From perception to action in the physical world((Applied) Mathematics / Computer Science / Engineering)

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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

Quantum information science  (Physics / Astrophysics)

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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)

Reimaging societies' response to the disaster cycle (Social Sciences)

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PGM AOKI Takashi Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
PGM Cassandra Jean Adaptation International
PGM (Co-chair) Jessica Ordemann The German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW)