Philipp Franz von Siebold Prize for Fumio Inagaki

Jun 30, 2023

Fumio Inagaki (left) receives the Philipp Franz von Siebold Award from Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Photo: Humboldt Foundation/ D. Ausserhofer

Fumio Inagaki is one of the world's leading scientists in geomicrobiology. He studies the relationship between geochemical processes and microbial communities in the marine subsurface. Now he is being honored with the Humboldt Foundation's Philipp Franz von Siebold Award for his achievements as a researcher and his services to the mutual understanding of culture and society in Germany and Japan.

In Bremen, Inagaki has worked closely with MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen for decades.

More information:

Der Philipp Franz von Siebold-Preisträger 2023 - Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung (humboldt-foundation.de) (in German)

Jamstec’s press release

Publications:

Publication in Science: International team researches the limits of life