News 2012
A commemorative ceremony for the completion of NanoGREEN/WPI - MANA building
On July 5, a commemorative ceremony for the completion of the new NanoGREEN/WPI – MANA building at Namiki site, NIMS, was held with over 150 attendees, including 116 guests.
The ceremony began with an opening address by Dr. Sukekatsu Ushioda, NIMS President.
Then four guests, Dr. Kenichi Ichihara (the Mayor of Tsukuba city), Mr. Koichi Morimoto (Deputy Director-General of the Research Promotion Bureau, MEXT), Dr. Teruo Kishi (Chair of Executive Board, Tsukuba Innovation Arena, TIA-nano), and Prof. Toshio Kuroki (Director of WPI Program), made congratulatory speeches. They encouraged the researchers at MANA and expressed their great expectations that further promotion of fusion research will produce innovative results in various fields.
The ceremony began with an opening address by Dr. Sukekatsu Ushioda, NIMS President.
Then four guests, Dr. Kenichi Ichihara (the Mayor of Tsukuba city), Mr. Koichi Morimoto (Deputy Director-General of the Research Promotion Bureau, MEXT), Dr. Teruo Kishi (Chair of Executive Board, Tsukuba Innovation Arena, TIA-nano), and Prof. Toshio Kuroki (Director of WPI Program), made congratulatory speeches. They encouraged the researchers at MANA and expressed their great expectations that further promotion of fusion research will produce innovative results in various fields.
Dr. Sukekatsu Ushioda,
NIMS President.
Dr. Ken-ichi Ichihara,
the Mayor of Tsukuba city.
Mr. Koichi Morimoto,
Deputy Director-General of the Research
Promotion Bureau, MEXT.
Dr. Teruo Kishi,
Chair of Executive Board, TIA-nano.
Prof. Toshio Kuroki,
Director of WPI Program.
The participants in the Auditorium
of the WPI - MANA building.
At the laboratory tour, MANA researchers explained about research on a brain-type device (Atomic electronics Unit, Nano-system Field) and on a nanosheet (Soft Chemistry Unit, Nano-materials Field).
After the laboratory tour, a celebration party was held at the Melting Pot Café in the new building.
After the laboratory tour, a celebration party was held at the Melting Pot Café in the new building.
Participants listened to an explanation of the
outline of the new building.
Participants inspected a terrace outside at the
second floor of the new building.
Dr. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa(right in the back row)
MANA Principal Investigator, gave an
explanation about brain-type device to the
participants.
Dr. Tadashi Ozawa(right)
MANA Scientist, gave an explanation about
nano-sheet to the participants.