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2015: Astrobiology

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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

  • PD Dr. Dirk Brandis (Director of Zoological Museum)
  • Prof. Lutz Kipp (President of the University)
  • Mr. Rolf Fischer (Vice Minister for Research of Schleswig-Holstein)
09:30 Scientific Session

  • Opening Remarks
    Prof. Dr. Wolfgang 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
    Prof. Dr. Peter 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
    Prof. Dr. Robert 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