On December 13, 2024, the symposium was held in a hybrid format, with the onsite venue at Sophia University in Japan. The opening remarks were given by Prof. Takashi Okada, Vice President for Academic Research Affairs at Sophia University. The event featured 10-minute presentations with Fika breaks.
During the discussion, participants collaborated on further activities, particularly focusing on benefiting early career researchers, fostering long-term collaboration in the MIRAI 2024-26 initiative, and preparing for the upcoming seed funding call in MIRAI.
Session 1: Chair by Masahiro Yoshizawa-Fujita
- 07:10 / 15:10 Feng Gao (Linköping University) “Solution-processed optoelectronic devices”
- 07:20 / 15:20 Ranjula Bali Swain (SIR,Stockholm School of Economics) “Unlocking Synergies Between Climate Objectives and the SDGs via Innovation”
- 07:30 / 15:30 Takayuki Ichikawa (Hiroshima University) “R&D for Hydrogen Storage and Production”
- 07:40 / 15:40 Zakaria Ziadi (Okinawa Inst. of Sci. and Tech.) “Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication for Sensing Applications”
- 07:50 / 15:50 Mahmoud Mousavi (Uppsala University) “Architectured Materials for Tailored Functionalities”
- 08:00 / 16:00 Fika
Session 2: Chair by Feng Gao
- 08:10 / 16:10 Masahiro Yoshizawa-Fujita (Sophia University) “Ionic liquids for biomass refinery”
- 08:20 / 16:20 Xiaoyan Ji (Luleå University of Technology) “Advanced fluidic materials for energy applications”
- 08:30 / 16:30 Roman Selyanchyn (Kyusyu University) “Separation of CO2 by nanomembranes: from capture in energy production to direct air capture”
- 08:40 / 16:40 Leteng Lin (Linneaus University) “Biomass-based carbon: a brief overview on its usage and potentials”
- 08:50 / 16:50 Hirohiko Shimizu (Nagoya University) “Approach to fundamental physics in low energy phenomena and possible applications of its experimental techniques to material researches”
- 09:00 / 17:00 Fika
Session 3: Discussion (collaboration, possible seed projects, student exchange, and more)
- 09:10 / 17:10 Discussion
- 10:10 / 18:10 Wrap up and closing remarks Feng Gao, Masahiro Yoshizawa-Fujita
- 18:30 –20:00 Banquet