The 7th
AOBA SUMMIT
January 16, 2026
International Forum for Innovation in Next Generation Synchrotron Radiation
-Tranceformative Bastion for Our Next Age-
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Venue：Sendai Kokusai Hotel
Theme
Theme
In today’s era of unprecedented challenges, sustaining our world demands bold, transformative advances — powered by new knowledge, innovative ideas, and breakthrough technologies. This journey requires a truly global ecosystem built on healthy competition and genuine co-creation. Synchrotron facilities, as global bastions of science, must embrace change and actively drive transformation. The future calls for a shift from producing data to generating high-value intelligence, seamlessly integrating AI and simulation with measurement, fostering international human resource development and brain circulation, and forging strong connections among researchers worldwide.
In today’s era of unprecedented challenges, sustaining our world demands bold, transformative advances — powered by new knowledge, innovative ideas, and breakthrough technologies. This journey requires a truly global ecosystem built on healthy competition and genuine co-creation. Synchrotron facilities, as global bastions of science, must embrace change and actively drive transformation. The future calls for a shift from producing data to generating high-value intelligence, seamlessly integrating AI and simulation with measurement, fostering international human resource development and brain circulation, and forging strong connections among researchers worldwide.
Beyond advancing science, these facilities are gateways to exploring and pioneering the unknown— uniting people under the shared foundation of science to shape a brighter, better future for all.
Beyond advancing science, these facilities are gateways to exploring and pioneering the unknown— uniting people under the shared foundation of science to shape a brighter, better future for all.
13:30 - 13:45 Opening RemarksTeiji Tominaga (President, Tohoku University)NISHIJO Masaaki（Director General, Science and Technology Policy Bureau,Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
13:45 – 13:50 IntroductionJerome Hastings（Director, Global Coalition Institute, Tohoku University ）
13:50 – 14:20 “Present state of Japan”NanoTerasuMasamitsu Takahashi（Director General, NanoTerasu Center, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology）SPring-8-ⅡTetsuya Ishikawa (Director, SPring-8/SACLA)）
14:20 – 15:35 ”Engagement of Universities and Research Complex with Facilities”National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (Taiwan)Chia-Hung Hsu (Director, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center)Science Park/NanoTerasu(Tohoku University)Masaki Takata (Associate Executive Vice President, Tohoku University)GIANT/ESRF(Université Grenoble Alpes, ILL)Francesco Sette（Director emeritus, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility）Argonne National laboratory(University of Chicago)Laurent C. Chapon（Director, Advanced Photon Source）Swiss Light Source(SLS)/PSI(ETH Zurich)Gabriel Aeppli (Head of PSI Center for Photon Science, SUI)
15:35 - 15:50 Coffee Break
15:50 - 16:55 Discussion
16:55 - 17:00 Closing RemarksShigeo Koyasu (President, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology）
17:30 - 19:30 Banquet
13:45 – 13:50 IntroductionJerome Hastings（Director, Global Coalition Institute, Tohoku University ）
13:50 – 14:20 “Present state of Japan”NanoTerasuMasamitsu Takahashi（Director General, NanoTerasu Center, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology）SPring-8-ⅡTetsuya Ishikawa (Director, SPring-8/SACLA)）
14:20 – 15:35 ”Engagement of Universities and Research Complex with Facilities”National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (Taiwan)Chia-Hung Hsu (Director, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center)Science Park/NanoTerasu(Tohoku University)Masaki Takata (Associate Executive Vice President, Tohoku University)GIANT/ESRF(Université Grenoble Alpes, ILL)Francesco Sette（Director emeritus, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility）Argonne National laboratory(University of Chicago)Laurent C. Chapon（Director, Advanced Photon Source）Swiss Light Source(SLS)/PSI(ETH Zurich)Gabriel Aeppli (Head of PSI Center for Photon Science, SUI)
15:35 - 15:50 Coffee Break
15:50 - 16:55 Discussion
16:55 - 17:00 Closing RemarksShigeo Koyasu (President, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology）
17:30 - 19:30 Banquet
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Participants
Venue
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Sendai Kokusai Hotel
Sendai Kokusai Hotel
4-6-1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken
Organized by
Organized by
Tohoku University
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
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