Astrobiology

12th Annual German-Japanese Colloquium

Jointly organized by: JSPS and Kiel University
Date: December 9-10, 2015
Venue: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel


 

PROGRAM
 

December 9th

09:00

Opening Session – Welcoming Addresses

  • Director of Zoological Museum, PD Dr. Dirk Brandis

  • President of the University, Prof. Lutz Kipp

  • Vice Minister for Research of Schleswig-Holstein, Mr. Rolf Fischer

 

09:30

Scientific Session

  • Opening Remarks
    Duschl (Kiel U & U of Arizona)

  • Research of Astrobiology in Japan and its future
    Miyama (NINS, Hiroshima U & Kobe U)

 

10:30

Coffee Break

10:45

Scientific Session

  • First Results of Numerical Models of the Dynamics of Exoplanetary Atmospheres
    Klee (Kiel U)

  • Subaru Observations of Exoplanets and Toward TMT:A Role of the New Astrobiology Center at NINS
    Tamura (U Tokyo & ABC in NINS)

 

12:00

Lunch Break

13:00

Scientific Session

  • Life under Extreme Conditions
    Schönheit (Kiel U)

  • Possible life in the universe viewed from energy, size and membrane
    Naganuma (Hiroshima U)

  • Possible photosynthetic reactions on habitable exoplanets
    Masaoka (Institute of Molecular Science)

 

15:00

Coffee Break

15:30

Scientific Session

  • Plate tectonics on Earth and Earth-like planets: Influence on habitability
    Noack (Brussels)

  • The earliest life on the Earth: geological records in ancient rocks
    Kakegawa (Tohoku U)

  • Extraterrestrial ocean research – robotic exploration and life detection
    Sommer (GEOMAR)

 

17:30

End of Session

19:00

Conference Dinner

 

December 10th

08:30

Presentation of JSPS Program

09:00

Scientific Session

  • Planet formation and origin of water on the Earth
    Ida (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

  • Planets: Tracing their formation and the presence of ET life
    Wolf (Kiel U)

 

10:20

Coffee Break

10:40

Scientific Session Zoological Museum

  • History of planetary exploration – Searching for extraterrestrial habitable worlds
    Sasaki (Osaka U)

  • Radiation, Life, and Exploration
    Wimmer-Schweingruber (Kiel U)

 

12:40

Lunch Break

13:30

Scientific Session

  • Can ExoEarths be Habitable?: Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres
    Hori (ABC/NINS)

  • Factors affecting atmospheric biosignatures in Earth-like exoplanetary atmospheres
    Grenfell (DLR)

  • The Astrobiological Relevance of Comets
    Krüger (MPI Göttingen)

 

15:30

Coffee Break

15:45

Scientific Session

  • Evolution of Life revealed from genetic information
    Yamagishi (Tokyo U of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

  • Formation of complex organic molecules by ion reactions in the Titan’s atmosphere
    Geppert (Stockholm)

  • Cosmic ray-induced formation of bioorganic compounds in planetary atmospheres and in interstellar dust
    Kobayashi (Yokohama National U)

 

17:45

End of Session