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

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.

Registration

*For participants from OIST/Okinawa*

Registration form (Deadline: November 12, 2025)

Schedule/Program

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 from WPI-AIMEC

Cheryl Lewis Ames (Tohoku U)
Ken Ando (JAMSTEC)
Yuichi Aoki (Tohoku U)
Ettore Barbieri (JAMSTEC)
Batdulam Battulga (Tohoku U)
Diego Deville (Tohoku  U)
Jimena Garcia-Rodriguez (Tohoku U)
Tomoko Hamabata (Tohoku U)
Adi Hanani (Tohoku U)
Masumi Hasegawa-Takano (JAMSTEC)
Andrew Hirzel (University of Hawaii)
Fumio Inagaki (JAMSTEC)
Yasufumi Iryu (Tohoku U)
Kota Ishikawa (Tohoku U)
Jamie M. Kass (Tohoku U)
Shinya Koketsu (JAMSTEC)
Zhen Lin (Tohoku U)
Jutarak (Air) Luang-on (JAMSTEC)
Yuriko Nagano (JAMSTEC)
Takeshi Obayashi (Tohoku U)
Bo Qiu (University of Hawaii)
Namal Rathnayake  (JAMSTEC)
Kelvin John Richards (University of Hawaii)
Clara R. Vives (JAMSTEC)
S. Lan Smith (JAMSTEC)
Toshio Suga (Tohoku U)
Hideko Takayanagi (Tohoku U)
Atsuko Tanaka (Tohoku U)
Gerlien Verhaegen (JAMSTEC)
Lael Wakamatsu (JAMSTEC)
Angelicque White (University of Hawaii)
Baolan Wu (Tohoku U)
Akinori Yabuki (JAMSTEC)
Yosuke Yamada (JAMSTEC)
Jiwei Yang (Tohoku U)
Nan Yuan (Tohoku U)

Participants from OIST

Dudsadee Leenawarat (OIST)
Arno Hagenbeek (OIST)
Filip Husnik (OIST)
Azusa Kinjo (OIST)
Ottavio Mazzaretto (OIST)
Shingo Miyauchi (OIST)
Chloe Nash (OIST)
Lily Nguyen (OIST)
Ueda Nobuo (OIST)
Joe Proietti (OIST)
Shannon McMahon (OIST)
Timothy Ravasi (OIST)
Jorge L. Suarez-Caballero (OIST)
Lauren Sallan (OIST)
Oleg Sitsel (OIST)
Naohisa Wada  (OIST)

Co-host

• WPI-AIMEC, Tohoku University

Contact

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