We had a farewell party for Dr. Lucie Szabova, Dr. Dominic Gerlach, and Tim, as well as the 2018 year-end party. We greatly appreciate Lucie-san’s contributions for five years. We wish her family happiness and success in the future.
2018
(Dec. 25) ESICB Gasshuku meeting
Dr. Tateyama, Dr. Jalem, Dr. Ishikawa and Shukri NIMS-PD attended ESICB Gassyuku meeting held in Hamamatsu, and had a variety of discussions.
Dr. Tateyama, Dr. Jalem, Dr. Ishikawa and Shukri NIMS-PD attended ESICB Gassyuku meeting held in Hamamatsu, and had a variety of discussions.
(Dec. 11) Annual symposium of the post-K priority area No. 5
Dr. Tateyama, Dr. Jalem, Dr. Ishikawa, Choudhary NIMS-PD and Xichan Gao NIMS-PD attended annual symposium of the post-K priority area No. 5. Dr. Jalem gave an invited talk, and Choudhary NIMS-PD and Xichan Gao NIMS-PD gave poster presentations as well as Dr. Tateyama provide a reporting talk. Prof. I. Hamada and Prof. K. Akagi in Tateyama team kindly participated in as well.
Dr. Tateyama, Dr. Jalem, Dr. Ishikawa, Choudhary NIMS-PD and Xichan Gao NIMS-PD attended annual symposium of the post-K priority area No. 5. Dr. Jalem gave an invited talk, and Choudhary NIMS-PD and Xichan Gao NIMS-PD gave poster presentations as well as Dr. Tateyama provide a reporting talk. Prof. I. Hamada and Prof. K. Akagi in Tateyama team kindly participated in as well.
We had a farewell party for Dr. Lucie Szabova, Dr. Dominic Gerlach, and Tim, as well as the 2018 year-end party. We greatly appreciate Lucie-san’s contributions for five years. We wish her family happiness and success in the future.
(Nov. 27) 59th Battery Symposium in Japan
Dr. Tateyama, Dr. Jalem and Gao NIMS-PD attended the 59th Battery Symposium in Japan, held in Osaka. Dr. Tateyama and Dr. Jalem gave contributed talks.
Dr. Tateyama, Dr. Jalem and Gao NIMS-PD attended the 59th Battery Symposium in Japan, held in Osaka. Dr. Tateyama and Dr. Jalem gave contributed talks.
(Nov. 19) Annual meeting of the Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science
Dr. Tateyama gave an invited talk (in Japanese) at the annual meeting of the Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science, held in Kobe.
Dr. Tateyama gave an invited talk (in Japanese) at the annual meeting of the Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science, held in Kobe.
Prof. Michiel Sprik (Univ. of Cambridge) visited us, and gave a talk on electromechanics. Dr. M. Otani and Prof. K. Terakura also joined, and we had discussions on the theory intensively. [Photo: Prof. M. Sprik with Dr. Ishikawa, Dr. Jalem & Dr. Tateyama]
(Nov. 02) 5th HPCI report workshop
Dr. Tateyama gave a poster presentation at the 5th HPCI report workshop, held in Shinagawa.
Dr. Tateyama gave a poster presentation at the 5th HPCI report workshop, held in Shinagawa.
(Oct. 30) JST-PRESTO&MPG-FHI joint workshop
Dr. Ishikawa gave an invited talk in the JST-PRESTO & MPG-FHI joint workshop, held at Fritz-Haber Institute in Berlin, Germany. He had many essential discussions with the researchers from Germany side as well as the other PRESTO member.
Dr. Ishikawa gave an invited talk in the JST-PRESTO & MPG-FHI joint workshop, held at Fritz-Haber Institute in Berlin, Germany. He had many essential discussions with the researchers from Germany side as well as the other PRESTO member.
(Oct. 21) ACSIN 14&ICSPM 26
Iizuka NIMS-PD & Shukri NIMS-PD gave poster presentations in ACSIN14 & ICSPM26, held in Sendai, and had several fruitful discussions.
Iizuka NIMS-PD & Shukri NIMS-PD gave poster presentations in ACSIN14 & ICSPM26, held in Sendai, and had several fruitful discussions.
(Oct. 01) Welcome, Tsuneda-san
Dr. Takao Tsuneda joined the IFCS group as a NIMS special researcher. Welcome Tsuneda-san!
Dr. Takao Tsuneda joined the IFCS group as a NIMS special researcher. Welcome Tsuneda-san!
(Sep. 26) Catalysis Society of Japan
Dr. Ishikawa & Dr. Tateyama attended the meeting of Catalysis Society of Japan, held in Hakodate, and Dr. Ishikawa gave a contributed talk. They had a plenty of interesting discussions.
Dr. Ishikawa & Dr. Tateyama attended the meeting of Catalysis Society of Japan, held in Hakodate, and Dr. Ishikawa gave a contributed talk. They had a plenty of interesting discussions.
The IFCS / BM group BBQ party was organized at Ninomiya-house. We enjoyed interesting drinks and thick steaks. [Group photo]
(Sep. 20) 12th Japan-France Battery seminar
Dr. Tateyama & Dr. Jalem both were invited to 12th Japan-France Battery seminar, held in Gifu, and gave invited talks. They also had many meaningful discussions.
Dr. Tateyama & Dr. Jalem both were invited to 12th Japan-France Battery seminar, held in Gifu, and gave invited talks. They also had many meaningful discussions.
(Sep. 10) Annual meeting of Molecular Science Society Japan
Dr. Ishikawa & Dr. Tateyama attended the annual meeting of Molecular Science Society Japan, held in Fukuoka, and Dr. Ishikawa delivered a contributed talk. They enjoyed discussions on theoretical/computational cutting-edges.
Dr. Ishikawa & Dr. Tateyama attended the annual meeting of Molecular Science Society Japan, held in Fukuoka, and Dr. Ishikawa delivered a contributed talk. They enjoyed discussions on theoretical/computational cutting-edges.
(Sep. 10) COMDI 2018
Dr. Jalem and Gao NIMS-PD attended COMDI2018, held at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, and gave poster presentations. They had fruitful discussions there.
Dr. Jalem and Gao NIMS-PD attended COMDI2018, held at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, and gave poster presentations. They had fruitful discussions there.
(Sep. 05) MMM Hub Conference 2018
Dr. Jalem attended MMM Hub Conference 2018, held in Thomas Young Centre, London, UK, and gave a poster presentation.
Dr. Jalem attended MMM Hub Conference 2018, held in Thomas Young Centre, London, UK, and gave a poster presentation.
(Sep. 02) ISE Annual International Society of Electrochemistry Meeting
Dr. Tateyama attended ISE Annual International Society of Electrochemistry Meeting, held in Bologna, Italy and gave a contributed talk. He also had many discussions about the battery phenomena.
Dr. Tateyama attended ISE Annual International Society of Electrochemistry Meeting, held in Bologna, Italy and gave a contributed talk. He also had many discussions about the battery phenomena.
EPFL student tour, guided by Prof. Michele Ceriotti, was held in NIMS Namiki site, and Dr. Tateyama played the organizer role in the NIMS side. Dr. Jalem gave his MI studies on battery materials. Several members of the group also contributed to the organization. [Group photo]
(Aug. 20) Young scientist workshop of CSE
Iizuka NIMS-PD, Choudhary NIMS-PD, Xichan Gao NIMS-PD and Dr. Tateyama attended the young scientist workshop of CSE, held in Atami, and gave presentations. We also had detailed discussions with the other young members in CSE, the Priority area 5 of the Post-K project, MEXT.
Iizuka NIMS-PD, Choudhary NIMS-PD, Xichan Gao NIMS-PD and Dr. Tateyama attended the young scientist workshop of CSE, held in Atami, and gave presentations. We also had detailed discussions with the other young members in CSE, the Priority area 5 of the Post-K project, MEXT.
Dr. Tateyama, Dr. Jalem and Gao NIMS-PD visited Prof. Yanming Ma at Jilin University, Changchun, China for collaboration on the CALYPSO application to the battery issues. We had lots of detailed discussions on future targets as well. [Photo: Prof. Yanming Ma, Prof. David Singh with Gao NIMS-PD, Dr. Jalem & Dr. Tateyama]
(Aug. 05) TOCAT 8
LS and Dr. Tateyama attended TOCAT8 held in Yokohama, and LS gave an oral presentation. We also got the cutting edge information of the catalysis studies.
LS and Dr. Tateyama attended TOCAT8 held in Yokohama, and LS gave an oral presentation. We also got the cutting edge information of the catalysis studies.
Prof. Jer-Lai Kuo and Dr. Yun-Wen Chen, Academia Sinica, Taipei, visited us for the kick-off of our MOST-NIMS bilateral program for the coming 2 years. We had intensive discussions about simulation studies on interesting energy issues. [Photo: Prof. Jer-Lai Kuo, Dr. Yun-Wen Chen, Dr. T. Miyazaki, Dr. A. Nakata and the IFCS/BM members]
Dr. Tateyama was invited by Prof. Patrick H. L. Sit to City Univ. of Hong Kong under the oversea professor invitation program. In addition to Prof. Sit, Dr. Tateyama met his friends, Prof. Masaru Yarime and Prof. Denis Y. W. Yu as well. Dr. Tateyama gave a seminar in School of Energy and Environment, and had lots of interesting discussion with the faculties and students in City U. [Photo: with Prof. Patrick H. L. Sit on the peak of the Hong Kong island]
Dr. Tateyama, Dr. Jalem, HMNA, Choudhary NIMS-PD as well as Shukri NIMS-PD, Gao NIMS-PD, Iizuka NIMS-PD attended the IMLB2018, held at International Conference Center Kyoto in Kyoto city. We gave several poster presentations as well as had fruitful discussions with the many experimentalists in the meeting. [ Photo: in the group party at a Russian restaurant near Kamo-gawa river]
We organized a welcome party for Dr. Xichan Gao after the group meeting on 4 June. She will work with Prof. Kazuto Akagi in Tohoku Univ., who also attended the party as well. [Photo: Prof. Kazuto Akagi, Dr. Xichan Gao + the members and colleagues of the IFCS group.]
Dr. Tateyama gave an invited talk in Simulations (and theory) in Physical chemistRy: an International Kermesse in Paris (SPRIK 2018), celebrating 65th birthday of Prof. Michiel Sprik, held at Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France. Dr. Tateyama enjoyed lots of interesting talks and meeting old friends. On top of that, Dr. Tateyama appreciated Prof. Marie-Pierre Gadget (U Evry val D’Essonne), Prof. Marialore Sulpizi (Johannes Gutenberg U Mainz), and Prof. Rodolphe Vuilleumier (Ecole Normale Superieure Paris) for their wonderful organization. [Photo: At a tea time.]
Dr. Kevin Leung (Sandia), Prof. Yue Qi (Michigan State), and Prof. Bruce Dunn (UCLA) participated in the 2018 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibition (2018.4. 2 -6 @ Phoenix) Symposium EN01 "Solid-Solid Interfaces in Batteries, Energy Storage and Conversion-Diagnostic and Modeling". I would like to express my gratitude to the many contributions made by the invited speakers from Japan, Dr. Kazunori Takada (NIMS), Professor Taro Hitosugi(Tokyo Institute of Technology), Professor Akitoshi Hayashi (Osaka Prefectural University), Prof. Hisatoshi Iriyama (Nagoya University) and Professor Yuichi Ikuhara (University of Tokyo). The symposium discussed very important topics. In the session, Tateyama, Jalem and Sodeyama gave oral presentations. (Sandia)
(Apr. 01) Welcome, Hussein-san
Dr. Mohammad Hussein Nasef Alassadi will return to our group to work on the storage battery project.
Dr. Mohammad Hussein Nasef Alassadi will return to our group to work on the storage battery project.
(Mar. 29) Visiting Sandia National Laboratory
Dr. Tateyama visited Sandia National Laboratory, Dr. Kevin Leung in Albuquerque to discuss recent interfacial research and to discuss the next week's MRS Symposium EN01.
Dr. Tateyama visited Sandia National Laboratory, Dr. Kevin Leung in Albuquerque to discuss recent interfacial research and to discuss the next week's MRS Symposium EN01.
(Mar. 25) 35th Annual International Battery Seminar & Exhibit
Dr. Jalem presented a poster at the 35 Annual International Battery Seminar & Exhibition in Florida.
Dr. Jalem presented a poster at the 35 Annual International Battery Seminar & Exhibition in Florida.
(Mar. 20) CECAM Workshop “Electrostatics of Concentrated Electrolytes”
Dr. Tateyama participated in the CECAM Workshop "Electrostatics in Concentrated Electrolytes" held in EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, where we had fruitful discussions and presented posters.
Dr. Tateyama participated in the CECAM Workshop "Electrostatics in Concentrated Electrolytes" held in EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, where we had fruitful discussions and presented posters.
(Mar. 12) IBA2018
Dr. Jalem and Choudhary NIMS-PD presented the poster at IBA 2018 in Jeju, Korea.
Dr. Jalem and Choudhary NIMS-PD presented the poster at IBA 2018 in Jeju, Korea.
(Mar. 05) APS March Meeting
Dr. Jalem made the announcement at the APS March Meeting in Los Angeles.
Dr. Jalem made the announcement at the APS March Meeting in Los Angeles.
(Jan. 25) 17th GREEN Symposium
The 17th GREEN Symposium, chaired by Dr. Tateyama, was held at Hitotsubashi auditorium. Thank you for your participation.
The 17th GREEN Symposium, chaired by Dr. Tateyama, was held at Hitotsubashi auditorium. Thank you for your participation.
(Jan. 21) Interface technology
Dr. Tateyama participated in a seminar entitled "interface technology" which was attended by professors such as Maki Kawai, Director of Institute for Molecular Science.
Dr. Tateyama participated in a seminar entitled "interface technology" which was attended by professors such as Maki Kawai, Director of Institute for Molecular Science.