Symposium/workshop report (2002)

The followings are symposium/workshop reports hosted, co-hosted or supported by “nanonet” (English only)

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AsiaNANO 2002
— Asian Symposium on Nanotechnology and Nanoscience — <nanonet-0207>

From Nov. 27 to 29, 2002, Asia NANO 2002 was held co-hosted by Nanotechnology Researchers Network Center of Japan, RIKEN and JST in National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.

There were 39 presentations and 111 poster announcements with about 194 participants (128 from Japan, 33 from China & Hong Kong, 29 from Korea and 4 others).

AsiaNANO is a new symposium organized by the rapidly growing Asian Symposium on Organized Molecular Films (ASOMF). It has been held three times to date, in Tsukuba, Japan (1996), Beijing (1998) and Seoul (2000).

Focusing on the development of new and exciting Nanomaterials, devices and instrumentation, a major thrust of AsiaNANO 2002 is to promote interdisciplinary collaboration among the fields of chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, polymer science, semiconductor technology, optics and photonics, DNA technology, MEMS technology and many others.

A novel development of the ASOMF, AsiaNANO is destined to become a major player in nanotechnology and Nanoscience as these fields develop in Asia, by encouraging interdisciplinary linkage between the various requisite research fields.

Mamoru Mohri, Director of National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation delivered an opening address. Prof. Hiroyuki Sakaki, University of Tokyo delivered a keynote speech which was “Quantum Manipulation of Electrons in Semiconductor Nanostructures: Impacts on Physics, Materials, and Electronics and Its Future Prospects”. Each guest speaker from Japan, China, Korea, Singapore and India shared their efforts.

On the 2nd day, “Nano meets Bio”, Prof. Curt W. Frank (Stanford University, USA) presented the researches in USA at the fusion session, and Prof. Satoshi Kawata (Osaka Univ.), Tadashi Matsunaga (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology), deputy director Atsushi Suzuki (NANONET center) and Hiroshi Tokumoto, (Hokkaido Univ.) discussed optic-nano fusion research, nano-bio fusion research, the current state and the importance of interdisciplinary research coalition, cross-sectional field fusion system, supporting system for nanotechnology in Japan and encouraging more effective networking among scientists working in these fields around the Pacific rim at the panel discussion.

Japan-Italy Joint Symposium
Nano-structured Materials for Structural Applications and Nanodevices <nanonet-0206>

From Nov. 25 to 27, 2002, Japan-Italy Joint Symposium was held co-hosted by Nanotechnology Researchers Network Center of Japan, NIMS Nanomaterials Laboratory, AIST, NEDO, JST, JSPS, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy at NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan.

There were 84 participants and 16 out of 84 were from Italy. The symposium began with the opening remark addressed by the organizer, and then presentations were given, on Nano metal by Prof. Akihisa Inoue (Tohoku University), on Nano coating by Prof. Toyonobu Yoshida (The Tokyo University) and on NANOMAT Project related to Ceramic Sensor by Prof. Borsella (University of Padova).

After that, 35 presentations on Bulk nano materials manufacturing process and Analytic evaluation, Multiprobe STM, High resolution TEM, Nano thin layer, Nano cluster composition, Nano sensor materials, Computational Nanoscience of nano structures and Nano structure materials were given in the Industrial Nanotechnology Sessions.

The discussion went actively between Italy and Japan.

On the last day of the symposium, collaboration between Italy and Japan was discussed at the round table. Several bases for cooperative research institutions have already been running. Italian side wanted to promote and enhance closer collaboration with Japan in the future.

There were suggestions of research cooperation from the both countries about the research fields such as Nano materials and Nano particle ceramics introduced in each session. It will be started out among researchers how to proceed it.

A future success in cooperative research is expected. In addition, Italian side suggested an exchange program of not only postdoctoral, but also doctoral students or graduate students. On this point, it is necessary to bring it into shape first due to institutional problems.

After the symposium, Dr. Maizza, Italian organizer, Mr. Volpi, Scientific Attache, Italian Embassy of Tokyo, and many others thanked us for the successful symposium, having been able to find some leading themes to the collaboration between Italy and Japan.

Through this symposium, further progress on the collaboration between Italy and Japan relating Nano materials is expected.

UK - Japan Nanotechnology Symposium
— Recent Progress and Future Challenges — <nanonet-0203>

Cross-sectional collaboration such as academic collaboration, mutual enlightenment of basic application is necessary to facilitate nanotechnology research.

Furthermore, it is important to train young researchers by interdisciplinary experienced researchers.

Hiroo Imura (a member of Council for Science and Technology Policy and a former president of Kyoto University) and Science Minister Lord Sainsbury of Turville had agreed on facilitating cooperative research and training researchers between U.K. and Japan. Then Professor Mark E. Welland (University of Cambridge) and Professor Hiroyuki Sakaki (The University of Tokyo) held the central place in research cooperation promotional committee that was inaugurated between UK and Japan.

Through the committee, research cooperation and researchers to researchers exchange have been encouraged.

This symposium was an open symposium held by the core members of the committee and co-hosted by NANOLINK of the Tokyo University. It was held for the purpose of improving academic understanding by providing most advanced research by the fore front researchers of various fields of nanotechnology.

At the symposium, the organizations of Nanotech Research Centers in University of Cambridge and University of Oxford in England were introduced. Those are expected to progress researchers to researchers exchange between UK and Japan.