Title

OISTxWPI-AIMEC (Tohoku U & JAMSTEC) - Joint Workshop 
"Changing Marine Ecosystems: Biogeography of Habitat Shifts and Adaptation to Oceanographic Variability"

Information

This event will be the fifth joint workshop between Tohoku University and OIST since 2021. This time, WPI-AIMEC (Tohoku U & JAMSTEC) is co-organizing the event. It will include presentations that provide an overview of the current status and challenges of research on the marine environment and marine ecosystems, to promote the exchange of knowledge among researchers from Tohoku University, JAMSTEC, OIST, as well as University of the Ryukyus, and the University of Hawai'i. A majority of presentations will be given by early career researchers, with ample time for discussion to consider future collaborations and joint funding applications.

Schedule/Program

Program <- see/download the detailed program here!

Schedule
November 19 Arrival of external participants
November 20: Scientific Sessions 1 and 2 + Lab Tour + Networking Dinner
November 21: Scientific Sessions 3 and 4 + Poster Session (Sea neXus) and Tours
November 22: Excursion to JAMSTEC GODAC in Nago, and Churaumi aquarium

Session topics
Session 1: Marine coastal systems and ecosystems
Session 2: Monitoring the ocean environment across scales
Session 3: Satellite, imaging, oceanography
Session 4: Implementation and collaboration framework

Organization committee

Filip Husnik (OIST)
Timothy Ravasi (OIST) 
Lauren Sallan (OIST)
Oleg Sitsel (OIST)
Cheryl Lewis Ames (WPI-AIMEC)
Kota Ishikawa (WPI-AIMEC)
Jamie M. Kass (WPI-AIMEC)
Yuriko Nagano (WPI-AIMEC)

Participants

Cheryl Lewis Ames (Tohoku U)
Yuichi Aoki (Tohoku U)
Batdulam Battulga (Tohoku U)
Diego Deville (Tohoku U)
Jimena Garcia-Rodriguez (Tohoku U)
Tomoko Hamabata (Tohoku U)
Adi Hanani (Tohoku U)
Yasufumi Iryu (Tohoku U)
Kota Ishikawa (Tohoku U)
Jamie M. Kass (Tohoku U)
Zhen Lin (Tohoku U)
Takeshi Obayashi (Tohoku U)
Toshio Suga (Tohoku U)
Hideko Takayanagi (Tohoku U)
Baolan Wu (Tohoku U)
Jiwei Yang (Tohoku U)
Nan Yuan (Tohoku U)
Ken Ando (JAMSTEC)
Ettore Barbieri (JAMSTEC)
Masumi Hasegawa-Takano (JAMSTEC)
Fumio Inagaki (JAMSTEC)
Shinya Kouketsu (JAMSTEC)
Jutarak (Air) Luang-on (JAMSTEC)
Yuriko Nagano (JAMSTEC)
Namal Rathnayake  (JAMSTEC)
Clara R. Vives (JAMSTEC)
S. Lan Smith (JAMSTEC)
Gerlien Verhaegen (JAMSTEC)
Lael Wakamatsu (JAMSTEC)
Akinori Yabuki (JAMSTEC)
Yosuke Yamada (JAMSTEC)
Andrew Hirzel (University of Hawai'i)
Bo Qiu (University of Hawai'i)
Kelvin John Richards (University of Hawai'i)
Niklas Schneider (University of Hawai'i)
Angelicque White (University of Hawai'i)
Takehiro Kosaka (Nagasaki University)
Alifro Maldini (Nagasaki University)
Md Mehedi Iqbal Rocky (Nagasaki University)
Riko Chinen (OIST)
Vera Emelianenko (OIST)
Arno Hagenbeek (OIST)
Dudsadee Leenawarat (OIST)
Nicholas Luscombe (OIST)
Yumiko Masukagami (OIST)
Ottavio Mazzaretto (OIST)
Shingo Miyauchi (OIST)
Nanako Okabe (OIST)
Yong Heng Phua (OIST)
Joe Proietti (OIST)
Naohisa Wada (OIST)
Heng Wu (OIST)

Co-host

• WPI-AIMEC, Tohoku University

Registration

Registration is now closed. 

Contact

Please email academic-partnerships@oist.jp if you have any questions.