The 3rd OIST-UO Joint Symposium on Emergent Functional Materials and Reactions
Date
Description
Title
The 3rd OIST-UO Joint Symposium on Emergent Functional Materials and Reactions
Abstract
The OIST-UO Joint Symposium on Emergent Functional Materials and Reactions is an established bilateral scientific meeting jointly organized by OIST and The University of Osaka (UO). The symposium has already been successfully held twice: the first meeting was hosted by OIST, and the second was held at The University of Osaka last year. The most recent symposium attracted more than 80 participants and successfully fostered numerous new connections and discussions among faculty members and students from both institutions.
The symposium focuses on molecular design, synthesis, characterization, and theoretical understanding of emergent functional materials and chemical reactions, encompassing organic, inorganic, coordination, polymer, and computational chemistry.
The program will consist of keynote lectures, invited talks by young researchers, and poster sessions. All presentations will be conducted in English to promote international exchange and to provide students with experience in an international academic environment within Japan.
We anticipate approximately 80〜90 participants in total and 35~40 from Osaka, including faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students. Through this expanded format, the symposium aims to further strengthen institutional collaboration and deepen scientific interaction between OIST and UO.
Organizer
Akimitsu Narita (Associate Professor, OIST)
Ryota Kabe (Associate Professor, OIST)
Christine Luscombe (Professor, OIST)
Tomohiko Nishiuchi (Associate Professor, The University of Osaka)
Ichiro Hisaki (Professor, The University of Osaka)
Co-host
Program
The symposium talks and poster sessions are open to all members of the OIST community, and no registration is required. Please note that, due to budget constraints, lunch boxes and dinners will be provided only to invited participants (including speakers and poster presenters from OIST) and members of the organizing groups.
In addition to the June 25-26 program above, a welcome reception dinner for the invited speakers is scheduled on the 24. An invitation including the ground transportation information will be sent to the participants.
Venues
- Main Venue: B250 (Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater), Center Building
- Poster Session Venue: Conference Center Lobby
- Campus Map
Ground Transportation
June 25-26 Ground Transportation - for Osaka Participants
Once you arrive at the OIST Auditorium bus stop, please follow the signs for the ”OIST-OU Symposium" to the venue (B250).
Participants who plan to head to Naha Airport on the afternoon of June 26 may use the OIST shuttle bus Ishikawa IC Line to either:
- Ishikawa IC (#111/117 Express Bus stop) or
- Onna-no-Eki (Okinawa Airport Shuttle Bus stop)
OIST shuttle bus route and schedule (departure times from the OIST auditorium bus stop: 12:50, 13:40, 14:30, and 15:30). No reservation is required. Please check local bus schedules as needed. If the bus is full, we kindly ask that you take the next bus or arrange a taxi at your own expense.
FAQ
Contact
- For scientific inquiry: christine.luscombe [at] oist.jp
- For logistics matters: midori.tanahara [at] oist.jp
- Please email academic-partnerships@oist.jp if you have any questions about the Academic Partnership programs.
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