Invited Speakers

Health and Medicine


Dr. Ioan Notingher
  • Position:
    Professor
  • Affiliation:
    School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham (UK)
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Development of optical and spectroscopic techniques for micro- and nano-scale studies of biological materials
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Applications of Raman micro-spectro-spectroscopy to imaging live cells and tissues: from cell-cell communication to cancer diagnosis”
Dr. Akira Myoui
  • Position:
    Associate Professor,  Vice Director
  • Affiliation:
    Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Department of Medical Innovation, Osaka University Hospital
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Orthopedics, Bone and cartilage cell biology, Regenerative medicine, Translational Research
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Current Status in Research and Development of Artificial Bone and Its Functionalization”
Dr. Nobuyuki Osakabe
  • Position:
    Corporate Officer
  • Affiliation:
    Hitachi Co., Ltd. CSO&CTO of Healthcare Business Unit
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    R&D Management, New Business Incubation, Condensed Matter Physics, Electron Microscopy
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Presentation Topic: Innovation Ecosystem in Healthcare”

Resources

Dr. Eric Rivard
  • Position:
    Associate Professor
  • Affiliation:
    Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta (Canada)
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Main group element chemistry, design of new light-emitting materials and hydride precursors for advanced materials synthesis, catalysis/ligand design
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Main Group Element Based Phosphorescence: A Less Expensive Option for LEDs?”
Dr. Satoshi Hinokuma
  • Position:
    Assistant Professor
  • Affiliation:
    Kumamoto University
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Catalytic combustion, Ammonia, Supported catalysts
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Catalytic Combustion for Ammonia as a Green and Sustainable Fuel”
Dr. Tetsuya Fukunaga
  • Position:
    Chief Researcher
  • Affiliation:
    Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Advanced Technology Research Laboratories
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Bio-fuels, Bio-chemicals, Alternative Fuels, Catalysis
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Biofuel Production from Algae Biomass”

Environment

Dr. Sarawut Thepanondh
  • Position:
    Assistant Professor
  • Affiliation:
    Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University (Thailand)
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Emission inventory, Air pollution Modeling
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Area-based assimilative capacity of air pollutants in the largest petrochemical complex in Thailand”
Dr. Yasunori Tsukahara
  • Position:
    Associate Professor/Director,CSO
  • Affiliation:
    Joint Research Laboratory of Microwave Chemistry
    Graduate School of Engineering,Osaka University/
    Microwave Chemical Co.,Ltd.
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Microwave Chemistry, Microwave Engineering
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Standardization of Microwave Chemical Process”
Dr. Takao Sasaki
  • Position:
    Senior Research Associate
  • Affiliation:
    Toray Industries, Inc. Global Environment Res. Labs.
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Development of High-performance Reverse Osmosis Membranes Based on Structural Analyses
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Development of High-performance Reverse Osmosis Membranes Based on Structural Analyses”

Energy

Dr. Umut Aydemir
  • Position:
    Research Associate
  • Affiliation:
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University (USA)
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Thermoelectric material (e.g. Zintl phases, chalcogenides, clathrates) synthesis, investigation of electrical and thermal transport properties of solids
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Thermoelectrics for Solid State Cooling and Waste Heat Energy Harvesting”
Dr. Yoshikazu Ito
  • Position:
    Associate Professor
  • Affiliation:
    Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Nanoporous graphene, Metal-free catalyst, Renewable energy
  • Presentation Topic:
    “3D graphene expands graphene applications for sustainable societies”
Dr. Hideaki Murase
  • Position:
    Chief Researcher
  • Affiliation:
    Panasonic Corporation, Hydrogen And Research Laboratory Advanced Research Division
  • Research Areas and Interests:
    Development of Devices for Hydrogen Production (Materials Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Semiconductor Engineering)
  • Presentation Topic:
    “Hydrogen Production Technology for carbon free society”