Lecture Series "Frontiers in Science" by Research Visiting Professors 2024

Month Name Affiliation Title Date, Time and Place
Apr. Igor Alabugin Florida State University, USA Stereoelectronic Effects: the Bridge Between Structure and Reactivity Fri. Apr. 19 and 26, 3rd per.,
Sci. Bldg. G101, Sugimoto C.
Francesco Toppan Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Brazil Mixed-brackets "Metasymmetry" of Braided Majorana Qubits Mon. Apr. 15, 4th and 5th per., Sci. Bldg. F216,    Mon. Apr.19, 4th per., Sci. Bldg. F204, Sugimoto C.

Mon. Apr. 22, 4th and 5th per., Thu. Apr. 25,  4th per.,  A13-306, Nakamozu C.
Vinayaraj Poliyapram Rakuten Group Inc, Japan GeoAI, Machine Learning Mon. Apr. 22, Thu. Apr. 25 and Thu. Nov. 28, 4th per., Sci.Bldg. F214, Sugimoto C.
May Jeremy C. Smith University of Tennessee/
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Principles of Molecular Modeling / Renewable Energy and The Circular Bioeconomy Wed. May 15, 3rd and 4th per.,
C10-503, Nakamozu C.
Jean-Pascal SUTTER CNRS, France Some Basic Principles for a Rational Design of The Properties in Molecular Magnetism Tue. May 14,and Tue. May 21, 2nd and 3rd per., Sci. Bldg. F203, Sugimoto C.

Thu. May 9, Thu. May 16 and Thu. May 23, 10:00~11:30, A13-228, Nakamozu C.
Narasimhan Gautam Washington University in St. Louis, USA Using Light to Understand Cell Behavior

Intracellular Protein Movement in Response to Extracellular Stimuli 
Tue. May 21 and Tue. May 28, 5th per.,
Sci. Bldg. E101, Sugimoto C.
Ai Shinobu Osaka University, Japan 分子から医療への道(1):分子動力学シミュレーションの基礎
分子から医療への道(2)
: 実用的な応用を目指す分子動力学シミュレーションの最先端技術
Thu. May 23 and Thu. Jun. 13, 4th per.,
Sci. Bldg. F215, Sugimoto C.
Nayuta-Yakushiji Kaminatsui RIKEN, Japan The roles and mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in mammalian development Mon. May 27, 3rd and 4th per.,
Sci. Bldg. F212, Sugimoto C.
In-Jee Jeong Seolu National University, Republic of Korea Takeuchi-Mizohata condition and wellposedness of degenerate dispersive systems Wed. May 29, 2nd per., Thu. May 30,  3rd per. and Fri. May 31, 2nd per.,
Sci. Bldg. E408, Sugimoto C.
Jun. Ganesan Mani Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Organometallic Chemistry Basic and Applications Mon. Jun. 24 and Mon. Jul. 1, 3rd per.,  Sci. Bldg. G102, Sugimoto C.
Jul. Tran Van Anh Ha Noi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam SAR Remote Sensing for Measuring Land Deformation Thu. Jul. 4, 5th per., Sci. Bldg. F214,
Mon. Jul. 8, 4th per., Sci. Bldg. F205,
Thu. Jul. 11, 5th per., Sci. Bldg. F214,
Sugimoto C.
Sittichai Choosumrong Naresuan University, Thailand Geospatial Data Acquisition and Analysis Using IoT Devices and UAV Mon. Jul. 8, 5th per., Sci. Bldg. F205,
Thu. Jul. 18, 5th per., Sci. Bldg. F214,
Mon. Jul. 22, 5th per., Sci. Bldg. F214,
Sugimoto C.
Tian Xingjun Nanjing University, China Light Plays A Crucial Role in Driving The Decomposition of Litter in Forest Ecosystems Tue. Jul. 9, 3rd per., Sci. Bldg. F216
Wed. Jul. 10 4th per., Sci. Bldg. F214
Sugimoto C.
Onno Muller Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany Plant Response to The Environment Tue. Jul. 9 and Tue. Jul. 16, 5th per., Sci. Bldg. F216, Sugimoto C.
Bo Zhou Fudan University, China An Introduction to Nuclear Structure Wed. Jul. 17, 2nd and 3rd per., Wed. Jul 24, 2nd per., Sci. Bldg. F214, Sugimoto C. (Hybrid)
Riccardo Vago University Vita-Salute San Raffaele/
Urological Research Institute, Italy
Biotechnological Drugs and Targeted Delivery Systems Including Toxin and Extracellular Vesicles Wed. Jul. 17, 1st and 2nd per., Mon. Jul. 29, 2nd per., A13-323, Nakamozu C.
Ines Neundorf University of Cologne, Germany Antimicrobial Peptides Mon. Jul. 22, 1st and 2nd per., A13-323, Nakamozu C.
Christpher H. Switzer University of Leicester, UK Epigenetic Alterations Induced by Reactive Nitrogen and Sulfur Species Wed. Jul. 31  1st and 2nd per., C10-503, Nakamozu C.
Oct. Agung Harijoko Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia Contribution of Volcanology in High-temperature Geothermal Exploration Mon. Oct. 7, 5th per., A13-228, Fri, Oct. 11, 5th per., A13-228, Fri. Oct. 18, 5th per., A13-228, Nakamozu C.
Bernard Leclerc Université de Caen, France Introduction to Cluster Algebras and Monoidal Categorifications Thu. Oct. 24, Thu. Oct. 31 and Thu. Nov. 7, 3rd per., Sci. Bldg. E408, Sugimoto C.
Javier Campo University of Zaragoza/
Spanish National Research Council, Spain
To Be Announced Tue. Oct 29, 2nd and 3rd per., Tue. Nov. 5, 3rd per., Venue to be announced. Sugimoto C.

Thu. October 31, 2nd and 3rd per., Thu. Nov. 7, 3rd per., Venue to be announced. Nakamozu C.
Chih-Horng Kuo  Academia Sinica, Taiwan To Be Announced To Be Announced
Redouan Bshary University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Canceled Canceled
Nov. Bernie Kraatz University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada Biological Inorganic Chemistry – The Basics Fri. Nov. 8 and Fri. Nov. 15, 3rd per., Sci. Bldg. G310, Sugimoto C.
Xianfeng Song University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Enhancing Hydrological Modeling with Global Remote Sensing Products Thu. Nov. 21, Mon. Nov. 25 and Thu. Dec. 5, 5th per., Sci. Bldg. F214, Sugimoto C.
Roberto Passante University of Palermo, Italy Quantum Theory of the Interaction Between the Electromagnetic Field and Matter Tue. Nov. 19, 3rd per., Venue to be announced. Mon. Nov. 25, 3rd per., A14-333, Mon. Dec. 2, 3rd per., A14-333,  Nakamozu C.
Iona Mcintosh JAMSTEC, Japan H2O and CO2 in Magmas: Why They Are Important for Understanding Volcanic Eruptions,
and How We Can Measure Them Accurately
Tue. Nov. 26 and Tue. Dec. 3, 5th per., Science Bldg., F214, Sugimoto C.
Dec. Vitaly Moroz Swansea University, UK Basic Properties of Solutions to the Choquard Equation Thu. Dec.19, Thu. Dec. 26 and Thu. Jan. 9, 4th per., A14-315, Nakamozu C.
Jan.
2025
Yohsuke Imagi ShanghaiTech University, China Topics From Sheaf Theory Mon. Jan. 13, Tue. Jan. 14 and Wed. Jan. 15, 3rd per., Sci. Bldg. E408, Sugimoto C.
Masaki Horie National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Conjugated Molecules and Molecular Machines for use in Organic Electronics Fri. Jan. 17 and Fri. Jan. 24, 3rd per., Sci. Bldg. G310, Sugimoto C.