The 4th Global COE International Symposium on “Practical Chemical Wisdom” at Waseda University

Advanced materials design at nano- and meso-scales toward practical chemical wisdom

The joint symposium with MANA and Waseda University will be held on January 14th, 2010, at Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University. The symposium is supported by Waseda University Global COE Program.

DateJan. 14th, Thursday, 2010
Time9:30-18:40
PlaceBldg. No.63, Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University
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Program
Opening Remarks
9:30-9:45 Introduction of International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
Masakazu Aono, MANA, NIMS
9:45-10:00Introduction of mesochemistry
Kazuyuki Kuroda

Session I
Chair: Kiyoshi Shimamura, Optronic Materials Center, NIMS
10:00-10:20Tailoring nanostructured oxide thin films for micro-solid oxide fuel cells
Enrico Traversa, MANA, NIMS
10:20-10:40R&D of new design for materials and devices on the basis of electrochemical meso- & nano-technology
Tetsuya Osaka, Waseda Univ.
10:40-11:00Highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells
Liyuan Han, MANA, NIMS
11:00-11:20A new organic-based solar cell using radical polymers
Hiroyuki Nishide, Waseda Univ.
(Coffee Break)

Session II
Chair: Yoshiyuki Sugahara, Waseda Univ.
11:40-12:30Plenary Lecture: Systems and interfaces for controlling catalytic processes
Galen D. Stucky, UC Santa Barbara
12:30-12:50Chemical design of mesostructured materials
Kazuyuki Kuroda, Waseda Univ.
12:50-13:10BN nanotubes/nanosheets and their polymeric composites
Yoshio Bando, MANA, NIMS
(Lunch Time)

Session III
Chair: Toru Asahi, Waseda Univ.
14:00-14:20Fabrication of magnetic nanodot array using electrochemical processes
Takayuki Homma, Waseda Univ.
14:20-14:40Development of live cell-based sensor devices
Akiyoshi Taniguchi, MANA, NIMS
14:40-15:00Highly efficient thin film solar cells with enhanced optical absorption by excitons
Yoshiji Horikoshi, Waseda Univ.
15:00-15:20Landscape of materials design for future nano electronics and high-throughput materials exploration
Toyohiro Chikyow, Advanced Electric Materials Center, NIMS

Poster Session
Chair: Minoru Osada & Yusuke Yamauchi, MANA, NIMS
15:20-17:00Short Oral Presentations by Poster Presenters
17:10-18:40Poster Presentations

Contact

[ For more details ]
Yusuke YAMAUCHI
Independent Scientist
MANA, NIMS
Email: Yusuke Yamauchi's email
Tel: +81-29-860-4635
Fax: +81-29-860-4721
[ For general inquiries ]
International Center for
Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
NIMS
Email: MANA PR Email
Tel. +81-29-860-4709
Fax. +81-29-860-4706