Program

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December 16, 2014

12:30–12:35 Opening Remarks (Junji Nishii, Director of RIES)
12:35–12:45 Introductory Remarks (Tomomi Nemoto, Chair of Organizing Committee)

Session 1: Cooperativity in Biological Functions

12:45–13:25 Fu-Jen Kao (National Yang-Ming University)
"Stimulated Emission Based Fluorescence Detection"
13:25–13:55 Kenji Inaba (Tohoku University)
"Structural and Mechanistic Basis of the Protein Disulfide Bond Formation System in Mammalian Cells"
13:55–14:15 Takashi Kamei (Hokkaido University)
"Smart Control of Cooperative Motility Systems, Kinesin-Microtubule-Photochromic Molecules, by Light"
14:15–14:35 Coffee Break

Session 2: Harmonization Phenomena in Functional Materials

14:35–15:15 Qi-Kun Xue (Tsinghua University)
"Direct Observation of High-Temperature Superconductivity in One-Unit-Cell FeSe Films"
15:15–15:45 Hiroki Ago (Kyushu University)
"Exploring the Growth of Graphene and Related 2D Materials for Electronic Applications"
15:45–16:05 Akira Kakugo (Hokkaido University)
"Sensing Surface Deformation by Self-Propelled Molecular Motors"

Plenary Lecture

16:05–17:05 Hideo Hosono (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
"Materials Science and Application of Electrides"
17:05–17:15 Photo
17:15–18:15 Poster Session
Odd Numbered Posters 17:15–17:45
Even Numbered Posters 17:45–18:15
18:40–20:30 Banquet

December 17, 2014

Session 3: Oscillating Interfaces and Ensemble Phase Motions for Smart Materials

8:30–9:10 Seiro Omata (Kanazawa University)
"Mathematical Structure and Numerical Analysis of Oscillating Droplets"
9:10–9:40 Takeshi Yanagida (Osaka University)
"Material Design of Metal Oxide Nanowires and Their Promises"
9:40–10:00 Elliott Ginder (Hokkaido University)
"The Hyperbolic BMO Algorithm: Wave-type Threshold Dynamics and Multiphase Motions"
10:00–10:20 Coffee Break

Session 4: Oscillation and Resonance in Photonics and Optical Science

10:20–11:00 Junko Yano (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
"Taking Snapshots of Photosynthetic Water Oxidation Using Femtosecond X-ray Pulses from an X-ray Free Electron Laser"
11:00–11:30 Shik Shin (The University of Tokyo)
"Time-Resolved Photoemission Study on Strongly-Correlated Materials and Topological Insulators"
11:30–11:50 Oliver B. Wright (Hokkaido University)
"Using Ultrafast Optics to Watch Surface Waves in Phononic Crystals and Acoustic Metamaterials"
11:50–13:10 Lunch

Session 5: Toward the Development of New Collaborative Activities

13:10–13:30 Bernd Kuhn (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University)
"Two-Photon Microscopy - A Tool For Many Different Applications"
13:30–13:50 Atsushi Kubo (University of Tsukuba)
"10-fs Time-Resolved Imaging of Surface Electromagnetic Waves"
14:10–14:15 Poster Award Ceremony
14:15–14:20 Closing Remarks (Tomomi Nemoto, Chair of the Organizing Committee)