AAAS Annual Meeting 2026
The event celebrates discovery and embraces the challenge of implementing science and policy by examining evidence-based policy innovation. The theme 'Science @ Scale' aims to bring communities of scientists, policymakers, and citizentry to work together and explore how science and policy can develop at scale for the benefit of society.
In parallel to the event presentations will be given by Martin Penny and Celine Peroni at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University.
ERC Sessions
DAY 1: Friday, 13 February
11.30 - 12.30 MST | Ready to Unlock EU funding, and Boost Your Career in the EU?
- Jesus Santamaria, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Zaragoza
- Martin Penny, Head of Communication Unit, European Research Council
Celine Peroni, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture
DAY 2: Saturday, 14 February
14.30 - 15.30 MST | A Path to Building Better Cities
- Cristina Grasseni, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Leiden University
- Rafał Kucharski, Associate Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Jagiellonian University
- Monika Salzbrunn, Full Professor of Religions, Migration, and Arts, Lausanne University
Moderated by Silvia Grassi, Project Advisor, European Research Council
16.00 - 17.00 MST | Game Changers on the Horizon for Cancer
- Jesus Santamaria, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Zaragoza
- Manuela Teresa Raimondi, Full Professor of Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan
- Jaap den Toonder, Full professor and Chair of Microsystems Research, Eindhoven University of Technology
Moderated by Georgios Symeonidis, Project Advisor, European Research Council
16.00 - 17.00 MST | Building Better Neural Networks With Perovskite
- Juan Bisquert, Distinguished Researcher, Polytechnic University of Valencia
- Wolfgang Tress, Professor of Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
- Bruno Ehrler, AMOLF, Amsterdam
Moderated by Balazs Pinter, Project Advisor, European Research Council
