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”