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.
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
University Visits
In parallel to the event, presentations will be given by Martin Penny and Celine Peroni:
Arizona State University on Tuesday, 10 February (15:00 - 16:00 MST)
University of Arizona
