Activities

2026.9.16

Prof. Elena Maria Baralis, Deputy Rector of the Politecnico di Torino, Visits AIMEC

August 28, 2026, Prof. Elena Maria Baralis, Deputy Rector of the Politecnico di Torino in Italy, visited the WPI-AIMEC Katahira Office. During her visit, she met with WPI-AIMEC Director Toshio Suga (Professor, Tohoku University), Division Director of Research Promotion Planning, Kentaro Ando (Principal Researcher, JAMSTEC), and other AIMEC researchers.

During the visit, Director Suga first gave a presentation on WPI-AIMEC’s research and vision, followed by an introduction to the Politecnico di Torino by Deputy Rector Baralis. Afterwards, UREX-Principal Investigator, Justin Penn (Associate Professor, Tohoku University), and Prof. Gakushi Ishimura (Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University), an AIMEC Principal Investigator, gave presentations on their respective research representing AIMEC.

Afterward, they engaged in an active discussion about potential collaboration.