US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association
The call for applications for the US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association Seminar Program FY 2026 is now open.
This program provides opportunities for the members of the US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association to organize a seminar with a researcher from Japan invited to be a speaker.
The program is provided exclusively for the regular members of the Alumni Association and who has experienced research in Japan under a JSPS program.
For more information, please visit the following web pages:
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Xurong Kong, Kean University, has been selected as the FY 2025 Seminar Program awardee.
The seminar moderated by Dr. Xurong Kong will be held soon as follows:
” Dialogue between the West and East “
Time: January 29, 2026; 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Venue: Liberty Hall Academic Center (LHAC) Kean University
website: Dialogue between the West and East | Kean University
The seminar is also available online – see the website for more information.
Past awardees of the Seminar Program can be found at: JSPS US and Canada AA Seminar Program Awardee History
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Baofeng Feng, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has been selected as the FY 2025 Seminar Program awardee.
The seminar moderated by Dr. Baofeng Feng will be held soon as follows:
” Mathematics of Turbulence and Shock Waves “
Agenda | Flyer
Time: January 26, 2026; 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Venue: Borderlands Room, UTRGV Edinburg Campus, The University of Texas
January 27, 2026; 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Venue: Salon Cassia BMAIN 2.402, UTRGV Brownsville Campus, The University of Texas
website: https://sites.google.com/view/utrgvjsps2026/home
The seminar is also available online – see the website for more information.
Past awardees of the Seminar Program can be found at: JSPS US and Canada AA Seminar Program Awardee History
The call for applications for BRIDGE Fellowship FY 2026 is now open.
This fellowship program has been carried out as a component of the JSPS’s initiative to build strong networks among researchers in Japan and other countries. The BRIDGE Fellowship will give former fellows of JSPS programs an opportunity to create, sustain and/or strengthen research collaborations with Japanese researchers by revisiting Japan
This program is provided exclusively for the regular members of officially established JSPS alumni associations, including the US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association and who has experienced research in Japan under a JSPS program.
If you have previously participated in a JSPS program but have not yet joined the alumni association, you can become a member by registering on the following page.
https://www.jspsusa-alumni.org/membership-information/
For more information, please visit the following web pages:
https://www.jspsusa-alumni.org/jsps-bridge-fellowships/
https://www.jspsusa-alumni.org/jsps-bridge-fellowship-overview/
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Schramm, Professor of Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Long Beach, has been selected as the FY 2025 Seminar Program awardee.
The seminar moderated by Dr. Michael Schramm will be held soon as follows:
Solvent-Alone-Driven Cross-Coupling of Fluorenones for Dibenzo[g,p]chrysene-Based Materials
1st day
Time: September 16, 2025; 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, PDT
Venue: University California Riverside, Department of Chemistry
2nd day
Time: September 17, 2025; 4:00 pm – 5:25 pm, PDT
Venue: California State University Long Beach, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, HSCI Room 103
3rd day
Time: September 19, 2025; 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, PDT
Venue: San Diego State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Short Biography: Prof. Tetsuo Iwasawa was born in Osaka, Japan, receiving his B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from Kyoto University and Ph.D. from Hokkaido University, on the topic of poly-arene ligand synthesis for organometallic chemistry. Between 2005 and 2007 he performed postdoctoral research at the Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA, USA) with Prof. Julius Rebek on the subject of trapping the transient reaction intermediate by a synthetic receptor. Since the spring of 2009 he has been a principal investigator at Ryukoku University (Shiga, Japan), publishing widely in the areas of supramolecular chemistry, reaction development and organic materials. His current focus is on cavitand-driven catalysis and dibenzo[g,p]chrysene-based materials.
All lectures are open to the public.
Please contact Prof. Michael Schramm, michael.schramm@csulb.edu for up-to-date information for campus visitors.
Past awardees of the Seminar Program can be found at: JSPS US and Canada AA Seminar Program Awardee History
On June 26, the Quebec Chapter held a lively poster session at McGill University, welcoming around 30 researchers and students from universities in the Montréal area, such as Université de Sherbrooke, McGill University, Concordia University, and Université de Montréal. JSPS and JST gave brief introductions to their organizations and programs, followed by a poster session where students presented their research. ( read more )
The call for applications for the US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association Seminar Program FY 2025 is now open.
This program provides opportunities for the members of the US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association to organize a seminar with a researcher from Japan invited to be a speaker.
The program is provided exclusively for the regular members of the Alumni Association and who has experienced research in Japan under a JSPS program.
For more information, please visit the following web pages:
https://www.jspsusa-alumni.org/jsps-us-and-canada-aa-seminar-program/
https://www.jspsusa-alumni.org/jsps-us-and-canada-aa-seminar-program-application-procedure/
The call for applications for BRIDGE Fellowship FY 2025 is now open.
This fellowship program has been carried out as a component of the JSPS’s initiative to build strong networks among researchers in Japan and other countries. The BRIDGE Fellowship will give former fellows of JSPS programs an opportunity to create, sustain and/or strengthen research collaborations with Japanese researchers by revisiting Japan.
This program is provided exclusively for the regular members of officially established JSPS alumni associations, including the US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association and who has experienced research in Japan under a JSPS program.
For more information, please visit the following web pages:
https://www.jspsusa-alumni.org/jsps-bridge-fellowships/
https://www.jspsusa-alumni.org/jsps-bridge-fellowship-overview/
We are pleased to announce that Dr. ZhiQiang Chen, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, has been selected as the FY 2024 Seminar Program awardee.
The seminar moderated by Dr. ZhiQiang Chen will be held soon as follows:
Convergence of Physical and Digital Civil Infrastructure: Research Progress and Challenges
Agenda | Flyer
Time: September 13, 2024; 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, CTS
Venue: Toyota Room (FH 531), Flarsheim Hall, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Volker Campus, 5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO 64110
Workshop website: https://info.umkc.edu/jsps-umkc
The seminar is also available online – see the workshop website for more information.
Past awardees of the Seminar Program can be found at: JSPS US and Canada AA Seminar Program Awardee History
JSPS Washington office is pleased to announce JSPS US and Canada AA Seminar organized by Dr. Vimalin Rujivacharakul, Associate Professor of Architectural History & Director of Asian Studies Program, and Director of PhD Curatorial-Art History Program, University of Delaware, will be held on February 20-21. This seminar will present a public lecture, “Re-Excavating Buddhist Asia: Politics and Archaeological Missions by Japanese and International Researchers in 20th-Century Afghanistan” and JSPS Info Session. Please see details below and register with the QR code.
Date: February 20-21 (Tuesday-Wednesday) 2024
Time: 9:30AM – 5:45PM [TBD]
Venue: University of Delaware