World Materials Research Institute Forum

Detailed Program

A/P Time Contents Speaker
November 7th, 2016
18:00 Welcome reception
November 8th, 2016
AM 8:30 Arriving and Badging
9:00 Opening address by WMRIF President
Dr. Laurie E. Locascio
President of WMRIF
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA

9:10 Address from NIMS
Prof. Kazuhito Hashimoto
President, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan

9:20 Address from MTEC
Dr. Julathep Kajornchaiyakul
Executive Director, National Metal and Materials Technology Center (METC), Thailand

9:30 Plenary lecture

Basic Concept and State of the Art Programs for Structural Materials

Prof. Teruo Kishi
Program Director for SIP (Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program)
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
NIMS Advisor Emeritus
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan

9:50
Plenary lecture

Prediction of performance of structural materials - development of material
integration system -

Prof. Manabu Enoki
Full Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan
10:20 Break
10:40 1_Technical Session
Additive Manufacturing and Forging

Chair: TBD

Dr. Nikolas Wilson Hrabe, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Dr. Hiroaki Matsumoto, Kagawa University
Dr. Cheng-Hung San, Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI)
Dr. Andrew James Pascall, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

PM 12:00 Lunch/Lunch Meeting for executives
13:00 2_Technical Session
Structural Materials_I

Chair: TBD

Dr. Matthew Connolly (NIST)
Dr. Mauro Madia, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
Dr. Hideaki Nishikawa, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Dr. Melissa Christine Teague, Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia)
Dr. Kozo Koiwa, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)

14:40 Break
14:55 3_Technical Session
Structural Materials_II

Chair: TBD

Dr. James Hesketh, Natioanl Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Dr. Namurata Sathirachinda Palsson, National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)
Dr. Pitichon Klomjit, National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)
Dr. Guoming Lin, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMR)
Dr. Shu Minakuchi, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Masashi Wada, Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC)

16:55 Adjourn
November 9th, 2016
AM 9:00 Arrival
9:30 4_Technical Session
Computational Materials Science_I

Chair: TBD

Dr. Ksenija Vasilic, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
Dr. Hojun Lim, Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia)
Dr. Dongwon Shin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge)
Dr. Yen-Ju Chen, Metal Industries Research Development Centre (MIRDC)

10:50 Break
11:05 5_Technical Session
Computational Materials Science_II

Chair: TBD

Dr. Shin-Ichi Ito, The univ of Tokyo
Dr. Yasunobu Ando, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Dr. Tomasz Wejrzanowski, Warsaw University of Technology
Dr. T Yong Han, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

PM 12:25 Lunch
13:30 6_Technical Sessions
Functional Materials

Chair: TBD

Dr. Yun Shi, Shanhai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science (SIC-CAS)
Dr. Timo J Hakala, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)
Dr. Chihiro Urata, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Mr. Daniel Zambo, Institute of Technical Physics and materials Science, Center for Energy Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA EK MFA)

14:50 Lab tour at NIMS(~17:00) Conductor:
Dr. Takuya Kadohira (NIMS)
Dr. Makoto Watanabe (NIMS)
17:00 Free time/Review the presentations
18:00 Banquet for speakers and invitees
20:00 Adjourn
November 10th, 2016
AM 9:00 Arrival
9:30 Grand Challenges
(Wrap-up workshop)
Chair: Dr. Jürgen Lexow (BAM)
11:15 Break
11:30 Announcements of the WMRIF Best Young Scientsit Award 2016 winners/Closing Presenter: Ms. Yuko Nagano, Executive Vice President (NIMS)
Closing: Dr. Makoto Watanabe,
the chairperson of the WS organizing committee (NIMS)
PM 12:00 Lunch
13:00 WMRIF tour of Mt. Tsukuba (~17:30)
17:30 Adjourn