It is our pleasure to invite you to this year’s SJAN Seminar that is going to be held at KVA (the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) in Stockholm. The seminar will take place on the 17th of February at 14.00 with lectures by Prof. Hideo Hosono (Institute of Science Tokyo & National Institute for Materials Science) and Prof. Igor Abrikosov (Linköping University). After the lectures, 3 speakers from SAC will talk about their recent research and experiences in Japan, followed by a Q&A. After this there will also be a reception.
Swedish researchers and others interested in science and technology in Japan are most welcome to attend the Sweden-Japan Academic Network together with Japanese researchers in Sweden and alumni members of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
We organize the event together with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Embassy of Japan in Sweden and JSPS Alumni Club in Sweden (SAC). The event is open to the public and free of charge but registration is required.
Materials for sustainability and Sweden-Japan academic partnership – The 13th Sweden-Japan Academic Network (SJAN) Seminar
Programme
14:00 Opening remarks
- Birgitta Henriques Normark, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Embassy of Japan in Sweden
- Johan Eriksson, Chair of the JSPS Swedish Alumni Club
14:10 Part 1: How can materials research save the world?
- Realizing Novel Functionality Using Earth-Abundant Elements – Prof. Hideo Hosono (Institute of Science Tokyo & National Institute for Materials Science)
- Knowledge-based materials design: new opportunities for sustainable world – Prof. Igor Abrikosov (Linköping University)
15:20 Break
15:35 Part 2: Academic Links between Sweden and Japan – Reports by speakers from SAC in various academic fields on their recent research experiences in Japan
- Title TBA – Axel Hagermann
- Title TBA – Püren Güler
- “35 years of collaboration with Japan through JSPS”-Imre Pázsit
16:20 Q&A
16:35 Closing remarks by JSPS
16:40 – 17.30 Reception
Organizers:
JSPS Alumni Club in Sweden
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA)
Embassy of Japan in Sweden
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Stockholm Office
