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Q-AOS Symposium 2022 Creation of Resource Frontier toward SDGs Society

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This year’s Q-AOS Symposium will present a look at “resource recycling” across a two-day online/hybrid program that brings together speakers from Japan and abroad to present exciting topics across science and technology, biology, humanities and social sciences, and other multidisciplinary fields. This symposium is part of our efforts toward realizing a decarbonized society and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to protect the future of our planet. Through discussions and insights that transcend disciplinary boundaries, we expect to better understand the characteristics of how resources circulate throughout Asia and Oceania, share an awareness of the issues, and identify new areas of academic inquiry.

The first day will feature two keynote speeches aimed at carbon negativity—one on metal recycling and the other on biomass circulation—followed by a general discussion on short presentations facilitated by five experts in different fields. On the second day, guest speakers will deliver lectures that address both pressing issues that include plastic and lithium-ion battery recycling as well as visionary themes like exploring extraterrestrial resources. We have also planned three parallel group sessions to allow attendees to learn about the latest activities at Q-AOS. These hybrid sessions will feature lectures from new members of each cluster and look at topics that include the historical role of iron as a metal resource in the growth of modern nations.

After years of online interaction, we hope this symposium will mark an end to the lingering COVID pandemic and serve as a hybrid forum that offers new opportunities for international academic exchange and genuine discourse.

Details

Date 2022/12/15 13:00 ~ 2022/12/16 17:35
Venue Online (Some events are held at Inamori Hall)
December 15 (Thu) 13:00–16:40
December 16 (Fri) 10:00–17:40

Report

The symposium titled "Creation of Resource Frontier toward SDGs Society" was held on December 15 and 16. The main theme of this year's symposium was "Resource Recycling", a total of about 300 people attend this event, including from universities, goverment agencies, and companies.

1st day: December 15

<Keynote Speech>
”Development of separation technology to achieve both carbon net zero and resources circulation” 
              Chiharu TOKORO (Professor, Waseda University/ The University of Tokyo) 

“Significance and challenges of biomass utilization for sustainable circulation of organic resources” 
              Masahiro SAMEJIMA (Project Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University) 

<Panelists> 
◆Kazuyo MATSUBAE (Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University) 
◆Takanari OUCHI (Lecturer, The University of Tokyo) 
◆Yushi ISHIBASHI (Associate Professor, Kyushu University) 
◆Katsuhiko TAKATA (Professor/Director, Institute of Wood Technology, Akita Prefectural University) 
◆Scott Victor VALENTINE (Professor, Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies, Kyushu University) 

2nd day: December 16

<Keynote Speech> Venue: Online
”Resource exploration inside and outside the earth”

Takeshi TSUJI (Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

“Utilization and protection of biological/genetic resources using the Nagoya Protocol”
Daniel Robinson (Professor, School of Humanities & Languages, The University of New South Wales)

“Future Prospects of Eco-friendly Plastics -Biodegradable Plastics and Biomass Plastics-“
Tadahisa IWATA (Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo)

“Biotechnical processes for metal extraction and recovery from spent batteries and printed circuit boards”
Anna Kaksonen (Group Leader, Industrial Biotechnology, CSIRO)

<Group Session> Venue: Inamori Hall
      ―Part I― 13:00 -14:20
      Group Session 1 Toward Innovation in Aquatic Food Production Systems
      Group Session 2 Biodiversity and Genetic Resources for Future Sustainable Society
      Group Session 3 Medicine and Health *Online Only
      ―Part II― 16:15 - 17:35
      Group Session 4 Disaster risk management and reconstruction, restoration of cultural assets
      Group Session 5 History of Metals
      Group Session 6 Global History of Iron

Original video recordings are on our Youtube Official Channel.