Keynote & Invited Speakers

 

Keynote Speaker I

Title: Facile Synthesis of Nano-structured Materials Based on Block Copolymer Technology and their Biomedical Applications

Prof. Akihiro KISHIMURA

Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University;
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Academic Experience:

  • 2002-2005: Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • 2005-2006: Postdoctoral Fellow, Japan Science and Technology Agency
  • 2006-2007: Project Research Associate, Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo
  • 2007-2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  • Oct.-Dec., 2010: Visiting Professor, EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
  • Dec., 2011: Adjunct Lecturer, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • 2013-Present: Associate Professor, Center for Molecular Systems, Kyushu University; Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
  •  Apr., 2015–Mar., 2016.: Adjunct Lecturer, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University

    • Awards & Honors:

  • Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science from The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2010) (May, 26th, 2011)
  • The Takagi award at the 20th Inteligent Materials/Systems Symposium (Jan. 6th, 2011)
  • Young Scholar Lecture Series of The Chemical Society of Japan for 2010 (Mar. 26th, 2010)
  • The best presentation award at the 18th Polymer Material Forum (Nov. 27th, 2009)
  • The 24th Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists from Inoue Foundation for Science (Feb. 4th, 2008)

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    Main research activities:

  • Nano-materials
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Polymer Science
  • Colloid and Interface Science
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Bioinorganic Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Delivery System
  • Nano-pathophysiology

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    Keynote Speaker II

    Title: Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion

    Prof. Bong Jae Lee 

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, South Korea

    Academic Experience:

  • 2013/09–present : Associate Professor, KAIST
  • 2011/05–2013/08: Assistant Professor, KAIST
  • 2008/09–2011/04: Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

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    Main research activities:

  • Near-Field Thermal Radiation for Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion
  • Electric/Magnetic Metamaterials for Solar Energy Harvesting
  • Radiation Thermometry at Extreme Conditions

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    Invited Speaker I

    Title: Power Generation with an Anode-supported Honeycomb Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

    Prof. Hironori Nakajima

    Department of Mechanical Engineering,
    Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

     

    Academic Experience:

  • 2006 – Present : Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University
  • 2012 : Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)
  • 2011 : Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
  • 2004 – 2006 : Postdoc., Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University

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    Main research activities:

  • Near-Field Thermal Radiation for Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion
  • Mass transport in the catalyst layer, gas diffusion layer and flow channel of the PEFC (Investigation using electrochemical methods including electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS))
  • Overpotentials, heat and mass transports, and EIS measurements in the SOFC

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    Invited Speaker II

    Title: Photo-thermal-fluidic transport phenomena in nano-microscales: applications to energy conversion and advanced microfabrication

    Prof. Ming-Tsang Lee 

    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    National Chung Hsing University

     

    Academic Experience:

  • 2015/08 – Present : Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University
  • 2011/08 – 2015/07 : Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University
  • 2008 – 2011 : Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
  • 2008 – 2011 : Visiting Scientist, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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    Main research activities:

  • Microscale Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Renewable Energy
  • Laser Assisted Micro/Nano Fabrication Technology

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