Invited Speakers

MNC 2024 Invited Speakers List
2-1: Nanocarbons & 2D Materials
Prof. Goki Eda., National Univ. of Singapore, Singapore

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2-1: Nanocarbons & 2D Materials
Dr. Yui Ogawa, NTT, Japan

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Growth Model of CVD-grown Graphene Based on In-Situ Ultraviolet Optical Observation
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She received Doctor of Engineering at Kyushu University in 2014. After working as a postdoc at Cornell University, USA, she joined NTT Basic Research Laboratories (NTT-BRL), NTT Corporation, Japan, in 2015. She is now a Senior Research Scientist at NTT-BRL. Her research interests are related to developing growth and understanding growth mechanisms of low-dimensional materials such as graphene.
2-2: Nanodevices
Prof. Daichi Chiba, Tohoku Univ. and Osaka Univ., Japan

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2-2: Nanodevices
Dr. Takahiro Mori, AIST, Japan

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2-3: Nanofabrication
Prof. Johnny C Ho , City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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2-4: Inorganic Nanomaterials
Dr. Ryo Kitaura, NIMS., Japan

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2-4: Inorganic Nanomaterials
Prof. Takashi Teranishi, Okayama Univ., Japan

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Innovative Multiscale Process Opens the Way to Macroscale Assemblies of Carbon Nanotubes for High-Strength Fibers Beyond Carbon Fibers, Energy and Mechanical Devices
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Yasuhiko HAYASHI received the B.E., M.E. and D.E., degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Nagoya Institute of Technology (NIT), in 1990, 1992, and 1999, respectively. From 1992 to 1996, he was engaged in research on semiconductor device modeling at Motorola Japan Ltd. He was appointed a Research Associate and an Associate professor at NIT in 1999 and 2007, respectively. He has been a professor at the Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology at Okayama University since October 2012. He has been appointed Vice Executive Director for Research at Okayama University since April 2021.
2-5: Organic Nanomaterials
Prof. Yuya Ishizaki, Rikkyo Univ., Japan

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Control of Ion Transport in Organized Polymer Thin Films
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Yuya Ishizaki received his Ph.D. in 2021 from Tohoku University. From 2021 to 2022 he was a postdoctoral researcher in Tohoku University (Mitsuishi group). He currently joined Nagano group at Rikkyo University from 2022 as an Assistant Professor. His current research interests focus on polymer liquid crystals, fluidic ionic diodes, and neuromorphic materials.
2-6: Nano Surfaces, Interfaces, and Advanced Nano Metrology
Dr. Toshihiko Ogura, AIST, Japan

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Nanoscale observation of materials and biological samples in liquid by scanning electron assisted dielectric microscopy
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Nanoscale imaging of nanoparticles in solution and analysis of their dispersion characteristics and composition are important for the development of highly functional materials. We recently developed a new imaging system called a scanning-electron assisted dielectric microscopy (SE-ADM) based on SEM. Our system provides high-contrast imaging of the unstained biological specimens in water using newly developed atmospheric sample holders. Here, we focused on the observation of materials and biological nanoparticles using our SE-ADM system. Our system can be applied to diverse liquid samples across broad range of scientific fields, for example, nanotubes and other organic materials.

3: Nanoimprint, Hybrid-NIL, Biomimetics, and Functional Surfaces
Prof. Jun Taniguchi, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

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Lifetime prediction of nanoimprint molds
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Dr. Jun Taniguchi is a professor in the Department of Applied Electronics at Tokyo University of Science (Tokyo, Japan). He received the BE, ME and PhD degrees from Tokyo University of Science, in 1994, 1996 and 1999, respectively. From 1999 to 2024, he was with Department of Applied Electronics, Tokyo University of Science. His study fields are nanoimprint technology, electron beam lithography and nano-scale fabrication.
3: Nanoimprint, Hybrid-NIL, Biomimetics, and Functional Surfaces
Dr. Atsushi Hozumi, AIST, Japan

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Fish-Mimicking Self-Healing (Super)hyrophilic Films Showing Multifunctional Properties
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Atsushi Hozumi is a senior principal scientist of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya, Japan. He holds Ph.D. from Nagoya University (1997). His research focuses on biomimetics and related materials, the control of surface wettability using monolayers, polymer brushes, hybrid films, gels, and their practical applications. Currently, he is the chair of the steering committee of the Research Group on Biomimetics, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, a visiting professor at Aichi Institute of Technology and a member of the editorial boards of Materials Letters, Elsevier.
4: BioMEMS, Lab on a Chip, and Nanobiotechnology
Prof. Ichiro Yamashita, Osaka University, Japan

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Bio and device meet at Nano.
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Ichiro Yamashita graduated from Kyoto University and received a Ph.D. degree from the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University in1998. 1978-2013, he worked at Panasonic Corporation, 2003-2017 at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and 2013-present at Osaka University. 2014-present, a visiting professor National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
His research interests include Nanotechnology, Biomineralization, Aptamer, and Biosensors. He proposed a biological inorganic nanostructure fabrication process, “Bio Nano Process”, in 1997. He discovered anomalous charge-transfer enhancement effects in electrochemistry in 2020 and is developing a DNA sensor based on this discovery. Awards and honors include Human Frontier Science Program. He is a fellow of the Japan Society of Applied Physics.
5: Microsystem Technology and MEMS
Prof. Takaaki Suzuki, Gunma Univ., Japan

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6: Atomic Layer Processing (ALP)
Prof. Takashi Onaya, The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

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Understanding of oxidant gas effect on crystal structure and ferroelectricity of atomic layer deposited HfxZr1−xO2 thin films using synchrotron X-ray analysis
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Dr. Onaya received his Ph.D. degree from Meiji University, Japan, in 2021. From 2019 to 2020, he was a visiting researcher at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. From 2021 to 2022, he was a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellow PD at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan. Since 2022, he has been an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan and a visiting researcher at National Institute for Materials Science.
His research interests are atomic layer deposition techniques for ferroelectric HfO2-based films and high-k dielectric films for future semiconductor devices.
6: Atomic Layer Processing (ALP)
Prof. Jin-Seong Park, Hanyang Univ., Korea

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