A global organization dedicated to advancing science around the world, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) attracts thousands of leading scientists, engineers and educators to its annual meeting every year.
In keeping with this year’s theme of ‘Bridging Science and Society’, RIKEN’s booth at the 2010 AAAS meeting showcased cutting-edge environmental research by researchers at RIKEN centers and institutes. This research included new bio-based resources that make use of the symbiotic systems of termites, new plants created using radioactive isotope beams, and a novel technology to extract useful compounds from jellyfish, which are currently in overabundance in the seas around Japan. The information and exhibits on display attracted a great deal of attention from students, researchers and journalists, many of whom also inquired about possible research and industry collaborations, as well as career opportunities at RIKEN.
