Academicians Francis-André Wollman, Olivier Pironneau, and Éric Calais of the French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences) visited Academia Sinica on September 22, 2026, and were welcomed by Vice President Yi-Fang Tsay, together with Dr. Kuo-Fong Ma, Academician, Director and Distinguished Research Fellow of Institute of Earth Sciences, Dr. Erh-Min Lai, Director and Research Fellow of Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology and Dr. Shih-Hsien Yu, Distinguished Research Fellow of Institute of Mathematics. During the visit, Professor Wollman met with researchers at the Institute of Biological Chemistry and Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology and exchanged views with AS researchers on topics including renewable energy, as well as the molecular mechanisms, evolution, and energy transduction of photosynthesis; Professor Pironneau exchanged views on applied mathematics with researchers at the Institute of Mathematics, and Professor Calais visited the Institute of Earth Sciences for discussions on crustal deformation and earthquakes. The visit strengthened cross-disciplinary exchanges and continued the longstanding academic engagement between the two academies.
