Life Under Extreme Conditions
26th Japanese-German Symposium
jointly organized by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V.
Date: May 12–13, 2023
Venue: Hans-Geiger-Hörsaal, Leibnizstr. 13, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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12:00 | Registration |
Convener: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Duschl (University of Kiel) | |
13:00 | Welcome Remarks • Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus (Chairman of German JSPS Alumni Association) • Kikuko Kato (Consul General Japan) • Prof. Dr. Simone Fulda (President, University of Kiel) • Prof. Dr. Frank Kempken (Dean of Natural Sciences, University of Kiel) • Dr. Hans-Michael Kiefmann (Honorary Chairman, DJG Schleswig-Holstein) |
13:45 | Lorenz von Stein in Japan Jule Herbst (Lorenz von Stein Institut für Verwaltungswissenschaften, University of Kiel) Abstract Herbst (252 KB) Presentation Herbst (507 KB) |
Part 1: Microbiology under Extreme Conditions Convener: Dr. Matthias Hofmann (JSPS Club Board Member) | |
14:30 | Dark Energy Ecosystem Driven by Chemical Disequilibrium in the Earth and even Extraterrestrial Bodies Prof. Dr. Ken Takai (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, JAMSTEC) Abstract Takai (339 KB) |
15:00 | Extremophiles Prof. Dr. Peter Schönheit (University of Kiel) Abstract Schönheit (228 KB) |
15:30 | Q & A session |
15:45 | Group picture & Coffee break |
Part 2: Extra-Terrestrial Life Convener: Prof. Dr. Masahiko Hayashi (JSPS Bonn Office) | |
16:30 | Exoplanets, Astrobiology Prof. Dr. Motohide Tamura (The University of Tokyo) Abstract Tamura (223 KB) |
17:00 | In-situ Research in the Solar System Prof. Dr. Robert Wimmer-Schweingruber (University of Kiel) Abstract Wimmer-Schweingruber (240 KB) Presentation Wimmer-Schweingruber (3.7 MB) Presentation Wimmer-Schweingruber (3.7 MB) |
17:30 | Q & A session |
17:45 | Introduction of JSPS Programs Eriko Suto (JSPS Bonn Office) |
18:00 | go to dinner venue |
19:00 | dinner at restaurant JSPS Alumni Club Award 2023 Ceremony |
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09:00 | Opening Message from Prof. Dr. Kodaira (former Director of the JSPS Bonn Office), online from Japan |
Part 3: Life in Deep Sea Convener: Dr. Wolfgang Staguhn (JSPS Club Board Member) | |
09:15 | Life at the Edge: Black Smokers and Hydrothermal Systems in the Deep Sea Dr. Sven Petersen (GEOMAR) Abstract Petersen (212 KB) Presentation Petersen (1.1 MB) |
09:45 | Ocean World Habitability and the Origin of Life Prof. Dr. Yasuhito Sekine (Earth-Life Science Institute of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, ELSI) Abstract Sekine (341 KB) |
10:15 | Q & A session |
10:30 | Coffee break |
Part 4: Extreme Conditions in Society? Convener: Prof. Dr. Katja Kölkebeck (JSPS Club Board Member) | |
11:15 | Modelling Pandemics, Mathematics of Pandemics in a Nutshell Prof. Dr. Reinhard Schlickeiser (University of Bochum) Abstract Schlickeiser (208 KB) Presentation Schlickeiser (751 KB) |
11:45 | Removing CO2 from the Air and Reflecting Sunlight into Space – Extreme Ways to Deal with Climate Change? Dr. Christine Merk (Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft, IfW) Abstract Merk (363 KB) |
12:15 | Q & A session |
12:30 | Closing Remarks Prof. Dr. Masahiko Hayashi (JSPS Bonn Office) |
12:45 | Lunch |
For participants of General assembly of JSPS Club: | |
14:00 16:45 | General Assembly of JSPS Club Guided tour to the Zoological Museum of the University of Kiel |
For others: | |
14:30 | Guided tour to the Zoological Museum of the University of Kiel |