Pre-registration deadline:June 15th(Wed.)2016
registration form must arrive by July 1th(Fri.), 2016.
In case of too many applications, we will hold a draw for place allocation.
Tokyo University of Science MF SYMPOSIUM Office
TEL.03-5228-8726 <Weekdays 8:30-12:45/13:45-17:00>
What is the Molecular Frontiers Symposium (MF)?
Molecular Frontiers Foundation (MFF) is a nonprofit organization that is operated by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien: KVA) and founded in 2006 with the objective of increasing awareness on molecular science. The MF is held every year based on various themes that are related to our daily lives and the Earth, and has been held in places such as Stockholm, Gothenburg, Korea, and Singapore up to now.
Organized by Tokyo University of Science.
In association with the Molecular Frontiers - founded and supported by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
Sponsored by Toray Industries, Inc. , Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. , JSR Corporation, UBE INDUSTRIES,LTD, KURARAY CO., LTD. , Research Foundation for Opto-Science and Technology, Tokyo Ohka Foundation for The Promotion of Science and Technology, etc.
Under the auspice of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Embassy of Sweden in Japan, etc.
(As of May 2016)
- 9:00-9:20
- Opening ceremony
Greetings ; Bengt Norden, Chair of Molecular Frontiers Foundation:About MFReiko Kuroda, Chair of MF2016 Tokyo University of Science: Theme of the Molecular
Frontiers Symposium
Guest greetings ; Kihei Maekawa, Vice-Minister, MEXT
■Light and Spectroscopy
- 9:20-10:05
- Akira Fujishima:
Photocatalysis and CO2 Reduction - 10:05-10:50
- Hiroshi Amano:
Lighting the Earth by LEDs
■Water
- 11:15-12:00
- Yoshinori Fujiyoshi:
Brain has a high water content - 12:00-12:45
- Iwao Ohmine:
How water fluctuates,reacts and phase changes？
■Science & Technology and our life/Environment
- 14:00-14:45
- Ryoji Noyori:
Where am I from? Where are you going? - 14:45-15:30
- Y. T. Lee:
Dynamics of Chemical Reactions and the Sustainable Development of Humanity
■Inquiry Prize Session
- 16:00-16:50
- Presented by Per Thorén and Åsa Rensfeldt
※Learn more about Inquiry Prize.
■Math Spectacle Show
- 17:10-18:00
- Jin Akiyama
■Students Exchange Meeting
- 18:30-19:30
■Molecules of life
- 9:00-9:45
- Ada Yonath:
Key issues in contemporary medicine, environmental aspects and the microbiome - 9:45-10:30
- Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede:
Protein folding is basis of life and death - 11:00～11:45
- Reiko Kuroda:
Left and Right ? Why does it matter?
■Molecules for life
- 11:45-12:30
- Akira Suzuki:
An Example of Useful Science: Organic Synthesis by Organoboron Coupling Reaction - 13:45-14:30
- Satoshi Takamizawa:
Metal mimicking organic compounds in shape restoration - 14:30-16:00
- Panel discussion:
Future of molecular sciences - 16:00-16:15
- Closing session
NP 2009 in Chemistry
Ada Yonath
NP 2010 in Chemistry
Akira Suzuki
NP 2014 in Physics
Hiroshi Amano
NP 2001 in Chemistry
Ryoji Noyori
NP 1986 in Chemistry
Y.T. Lee
Professor,Tokyo University of Science
Reiko Kuroda
Chair of MFF
Bengt Nordén
President, Tokyo University
of Science
Akira Fujishima
Ex-Director General of Institute
for Molecular Science
Iwao Oomine
Professor,Tokyo University of Science
Jin Akiyama
Professor,Yokohama City University
Satoshi Takamizawa
Designated Professor,Nagoya University
Yoshinori Fujiyoshi
Professor,Chalmers University of Technology
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
COO of MFF
Per Thorén
Lead Organizer of
MF Inquiry Prize
Åsa Rensfeldt
About Preparation Assignment
To prepare for the suggestion, please read the abstracts and complete the preparation assignment below.
The suggestion deadline for the preparation assignment is August 31.
A specialist gives comments and/or suggestions to your assignment.
* To open the file, you will be asked for the password which we sent you by email.
MF2016 Opening ceremony
Akira Fujishima:Photocatalysis and CO2 Reduction
Yoshinori Fujiyoshi:Brain Has a High Water Content
Iwao Ohmine:How water fluctuates, reacts and phase changes?
Yuan Tseh Lee:Dynamics of Molecular Processes and the Sustainable Development of Humanity
Inquiry Prize Session
Math Spectacle Show:Jin Akiyama
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede:Protein folding is basis of life and death
Reiko Kuroda:Left and Right in nature ‐ Why does it matter?
Akira Suzuki:An Example of Useful Science: Organic Synthesis by Organoboron Coupling Reaction
Satoshi Takamizawa:Metal mimicking organic compounds in shape restoration
Panel discussion: Future of molecular sciences
Closing session
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