Event - 7th OCARINA International Symposium

The 7^th OCARINA International Symposium
in conjunction with
Symposium in honor of Distinguished Professor Michael Nobel

Invitation to

The OCU Advanced Research Institute for Natural Science and Technology (OCARINA) will hold its international symposium, in conjunction with a symposium in honor of Distinguished Professor Michael Nobel on March 17-18, 2016, at Osaka City University (OCU) , Osaka, Japan.

http://www.osaka-cu.ac.jp/en/news/2015/report-on-the-distinguished-professor-michael-nobel-special-event

The main subject of the symposium will be Artificial Photosynthesis from biology to chemistry.

On behalf of organizing committee, we encourage the submission of abstracts for the poster session from many younger scientists including students (age under 35) to increase opportunities for lively and informative exchange of views. A few posters will be awarded the poster prize. It will be announced at the closing of the symposium.

We look forward to welcoming you to Osaka.

Chair organizer
Hiroshi OHSHIMA

Vise President of OCU
President of OCARINA

Registration Form

Deadline : 26th Feb, 2016 (Fri.) 　It was closed

If you will make a poster presentation, please register from here.
If you won't make a poster presentation, please register from here.

Date

17^th March (Thu.) , 2016 10:00-18:00
18^th March (Fri.) , 2016 10:00-17:20

Venue

Conference Room (10thFloor) , Media Center and Library, Osaka City University

Banquet

17^th March (Thu.) , 2016 18:00-20:00
at "Nonohana House" 1^stFloor, Osaka City University Media Center

Organizer

The OCU Advanced Research Institute for Natural Science and Technology (OCARINA)

Organizing committee

Dr. Hiroshi OHSHIMA (Vice-President, OCU/Director, OCARINA/Professor of Graduate school of Engineering, Japan)
Dr. Nobuo KAMIYA (Deputy Director, OCARINA/Professor, OCARINA Graduate school of Sience, Japan)
Dr. Yutaka AMAO (Director, ReCAP/Professor, OCARINA Graduate school of Sience, Japan)
Dr. Tomoko YOSHIDA (Deputy Director, ReCAP/Professor, OCARINA Graduate school of Engineering, Japan)
Dr. Ritsuko FUJII (Associate Professor, OCARINA Graduate school of Sience, Japan)
Dr. Keisuke KAWAKAMI (Special-appointment Associate Professor, OCARINA, Japan)
Dr. Hajime MASUKAWA (Special-appointment Associate Professor, OCARINA, Japan)
Dr. Tomoyasu NOJI (Special-appointment Lecturer, OCARINA, Japan)
Dr. Eriko NAKADAI (Tenure-track Specially Appointed Associate Professor, OCARINA, Japan)
Dr. Takaaki ASOU (Tenure-track Specially Appointed Lecturer, OCARINA, Japan)
Dr. Yoshihiro YAMAGUCHI (Tenure-track Specially Appointed Associate Professor, OCARINA, Japan)

Honor Lecture

Dr.Michael NOBEL (Distinguished Professor, OCU /Chaiman, Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation (NSTF) , Zurich, Switzerland)

Keynote Lecture

Dr. Kazunari DOMEN (Professor, School of Engineering The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Invited speakers

Dr. Dror NOY (Principal Investigator, Migal-Galilee Research Institute, Israel)
Dr. R.N. FRESE (Assistant Professor, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherland)
Dr. Z.-Y. WANG-OTOMO (Professor, Ibaraki University, Japan)
Dr. Chunhong YANG (Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Dr. Shuji NAKANISHI (Professor, Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry,Osaka University, Japan)
Dr. Yusuke YAMADA (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Japan)
Dr. Kenji IWASAKI (Assistant Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Japan)
Dr. Hideki KANDORI (Professor, Department of Frontier Materials, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)
Dr. Yasuhisa NAKASO (The Kansai Electric Power co., inc., Japan)
Dr. Tomoyasu NOJI (Special-appointment Lecturer, OCARINA, Japan)
Dr. Ryo NAGAO (Assistant Professor, Nagoya University, Japan)
Dr. Yasufumi UMENA (Special-appointment Assistant Professor, Okayama University, Japan)
Dr. Keisuke SAITO (Lecturer, Tokyo University, Japan)
Dr. Akihito ISHIZAKI (Special-appointment Assistant Professor, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Japan)

Invited speakers in OCARINA project team

Dr. Naoteru SHIGEKAWA (Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, OCU, Japan)
Dr. Seiya KOBATAKE (Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, OCU, Japan)
Dr. Masatoshi KOZAKI (Professor, Graduate School of Science Molecular Materials and Science, OCU, Japan)
Dr. Kazunobu SATO (Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, OCU, Japan)
Dr. Makoto MIYATA (Professor, Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, OCU, Japan)
Dr. Akihisa TERAKITA (Professor, Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, OCU, Japan)
Dr. Muneki MITAMURA (Professor, Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, OCU, Japan)
Dr. Masatoshi NISHIOKA (Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, OCU, Japan)

Guidelines for Poster Presentations

The poster board provided is approximately 160 cm high x 110 cm wide.
Please limit the size of your entire poster or poster sections in it.
Recommended poster size is A0.
The presentation number will be assigned to the poster presentation in the book of abstract. Please place your poster on the poster board numbered for you
Push pin will be available at the site

Display	17 March, 9:30 - 18 March, 18:00
Time	17 March, around noon (1hr) . Please check the programme. The time for presentation will be 30 min. During your time, please stay around the poster Odd number first 30 min Even number last 30 min

Address

3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka-shi, 558-8585
JAPAN

Access by Public Transport

5 min. walk from Sugimoto-cho Station (JR Hanwa Line) .
15 min.walk from Abiko Station (Subway Midosuji Line) .

Access from the Main Terminals

railmap

From Kansai International Airport (KIX) :
Take the Kansai-Airport Rapid Service, change at Sakai-shi to a local train for Tennoji and get off at Sugimoto-cho Station.

From Shin-Osaka Station :
Take the subway Midosuji Line and get off at Abiko Station.

From Osaka International Airport (Itami) :
Take an Airport Limousine Bus to Abenobashi Station, then take a local train on the JR Hanwa Line from JR Tennoji Station and get off at Sugimoto-cho Station.

Programme

17^th March (Thu.) , 2016

10:00-10:10	Opening of 7th OCARINA International Symposium Opening Address : Dr. Hiroshi OHSHIMA (Vice-President, OCU/Director, OCARINA/Professor of Graduate school of Engineering, Japan)
10:10-12:00	OCARINA Symposium Session 1: Photosynthesis Dr. Tomoyasu NOJI (Special-appointment Lecturer, OCARINA, Japan) "Control of Photoreaction Inside Porous Glass Enabling Solar Fuel Production under Aerobic Condition" Dr. Ryo NAGAO (Assistant Professor, Nagoya University, Japan) "Hydrogen-Bond Network around YZ Controls ProtonTransfer in Photosynthetic Water Oxidation" Dr. Yasufumi UMENA (Special-appointment Assistant Professor, Okayama University, Japan) "Estimation of the Valences and Radiation Damage of Four Mn Atoms in Photosystem II Crystals Using Anomalous Diffraction Techniques" Dr. Keisuke SAITO (Lecturer, Tokyo University, Japan) "The First Proton Rrelease on the Water-Oxidizing Rreaction in Photosystem II" Dr. Akihito ISHIZAKI (Special-appointment Assistant Professor, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Japan) "Quantum Dynamics in Photosynthetic Light Harvesting"
12:00-	Lunch Break
12:40-13:40	Poster Session on Duty
13:50-14:00	Opening of Michael Nobel Symposium Opening Address : Dr. Yoshiki NISHIZAWA (President of Osaka City University, Japan)
14:00-17:10	Nobel Symposium Session 1: Photosynthesis and utilization of photo energy Dr. Dror NOY (Principal Investigator, Migal-Galilee Research Institute, Israel) "Control of Chlorophyll Spectral Properties in Natural Photosynthetic Proteins and their Artificial Analogs" Dr. R.N. FRESE (Assistant Professor, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherland) "Biological Photovoltaic Building Blocks for Solar Energy Harvesting" Dr. Z.-Y. WANG-OTOMO (Professor, Ibaraki University, Japan) "Crystal Structure of a Bacterial Photosynthetic Core Complex" Dr. Chunhong YANG (Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) "The mechanisms for the structural and functional regulation of the antenna protein of photosystem II" Dr. Shuji NAKANISHI (Professor, Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry,Osaka University, Japan) "Electrochemical Regulation of Photosynthetic Cyanobacterial Cells "
17:20-17:50	Nobel Symposium :Honor Lecture Dr.Michael NOBEL (Distinguished Professor, OCU /Chaiman, Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation (NSTF) , Zurich, Switzerland) "Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydrogen Fuel Cells versus Electricity for Powering Vehicles"
18:00-20:00	Banquet

18^th March (Fri.) , 2016

10:00-11:20	Nobel Symposium :Keynote Lecture Dr. Kazunari DOMEN (Professor, School of Engineering The University of Tokyo, Japan) "Water splitting photocatalysts using solar energy" Nobel Symposium Session 2: Photocatalysts Dr. Yusuke YAMADA (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Japan) "Composite Catalysts for Photocatalytic H2 Evolution Utilizing Nanospaces"
11:20-11:30	Closing of Michael Nobel Symposium Closing Address : Dr. Michio MIYANO (Vice President of Osaka City University, Japan)
11:30-12:30	Lunch break
12:30-13:50	OCARINA Symposium Session 2: Frontier Material Dr. Naoteru SHIGEKAWA (Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, OCU, Japan) "Bonding of Dissimilar Semiconductor Materials for Fabricating Novel Energy-Creation and energy-saving devices" Dr. Seiya KOBATAKE (Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, OCU, Japan) "Photomechanical Actuators of Photochromic Crystals" Dr. Masatoshi KOZAKI (Professor, Graduate School of Science Molecular Materials and Science, OCU, Japan) "Construction and Functionalization of Novel π-Conjugated Materials" Dr. Kazunobu SATO (Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, OCU, Japan) "Molecular Spin Technology and Quantum Control for Quantum Computers"
14:00-15:50	OCARINA Symposium Session 3: Frontier Biology Dr. Makoto MIYATA (Professor, Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, OCU, Japan) "Origin of Motility Suggested by Special Bacteria" Dr. Kenji IWASAKI (Assistant Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Japan) "Structural Insights into Euglena's Photo-Sensing Organelle PFB by Advanced EM Imaging Techniquesa" Dr. Akihisa TERAKITA (Professor, Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, OCU, Japan) "Diverse Animal Opsins and their Optogenetic Application." Dr. Hideki KANDORI (Professor, Department of Frontier Materials, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan) "Structure, Function and Application of Novel Bacterial Rhodopsins"
16:00-17:00	OCARINA Symposium Session 4: Urban Energy Dr. Yasuhisa NAKASO (The Kansai Electric Power co., inc., Japan) "Developing High Performance Thermal Well & Heat Pump System for Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage in Urban Areay" Dr. Muneki MITAMURA (Professor, Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, OCU, Japan) "Aquifer Structure of the Quaternary Formation in the Osaka Plain" Dr. Masatoshi NISHIOKA (Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, OCU, Japan) "Energy-Efficient Operation of Aquifer Thermal Storage for Air-Conditioning"
17:00-17:20	Closing of 7th OCARINA International Symposium & Awarding Celemony for Poster Prize Closing Address : Dr. Nobuo KAMIYA (Deputy Director, OCARINA/Professor, OCARINA Graduate school of Sience, Japan)

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