RCAST NAVI 2013/10

Information

October 16, 2013

RCAST NAVI
2013/10
http://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

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[Awards]
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8 October, 2013
Professor Ryohei Kanzaki (Intelligent Cooperative Systems):
Hirameki * Tokimeki Science Propulsion Award 2013 (Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science)
https://www.jsps.go.jp/hirameki/10_suisin_hyosyou_h25.html

19 September, 2013
Professor Katsuhiro Nishinari (Mathematical Physics of Emergent Systems):
Publication Award (Joint Agent Workshops and Symposium 2013)
http://jaws-web.org/event/jaws2013/

24 August, 2013
Hiromu Kawai (M2 from Higurashi Laboratory), Associate Professor Eiji
Higurashi (Fine Digital Engineering) and Professor Tadatomo Suga from
School of Engineering:
Outstanding Poster Award (The 4th Japan-China-Korea Joint Conference on
MEMS/NEMS [JCK MEMS/NEMS 2013])
Low-temperature solid-state solder bonding process using hydrogen
radicals for MEMS packaging application"
http://unit.aist.go.jp/umemsme/JCK2013/JCK2013_welcome.html

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[Report]
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## Press Release ##

2 October, 2013
Joint Research between NTT docomo, NEC, FUJITSU, NEC Software Tohoku,
Tohoku University and the University of Tokyo:
Commencing of practical experiments on improving new technology to
reduce congestion of communications in an event of large scale disaster.
http://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/rcast/report/2013/1002.pdf

## TV/Radio ##

25 September, 2013
Associate Professor Mamoru Iwabuchi (Assistive Information Technology):
'OAK', a switch control software for severe and multiple disabilities
using computer vision was featured on DIGINFO TV.
http://jp.diginfo.tv/v/13-0069-r-jp.php

17 September, 2013
Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research):
Professor Nakamura appeared on WIDE!SCRAMBLE (tv asahi) on 17 September,
2013 and contributed a comment on typhoon 18.
http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/

## Newspapers ##

10 October, 2013
Professor Hiroshi Segawa (Energy and Environment):
Professor Segawa was featured on THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN dated 10
October, 2013 about FIRST (Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative
R&D on Science and Technology), Japan Science and Technology Agency.
http://www.nikkan.co.jp/

10 October, 2013
Project Professor Hideyuki Akaza (Dynamics of Life Chemistry
International Strategy on Comprehensive Cancer):
Project Professor Akaza was featured in the Yomiuri Shimbun dated 10
October, 2013 about a forthcoming symposium on prostate cancer on 24
November, 2013 and he will give a talk about the latest research on
prostate cancer.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/

8 October, 2013
Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research):
Professor Nakamura was featured in the Mainichi Kids Newspaper about
unusual weather patterns this summer in terms of global warming and
abnormal sea surface temperatures.
http://mainichi.jp/feature/maisho/

4 October, 2013
Professor Kazuhito Hashimoto (Intelligent Materials Science):
Professor Hashimoto was featured on THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN dated 4
October, 2013 about FIRST (Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative
R&D on Science and Technology), Japan Science and Technology Agency.
http://www.nikkan.co.jp/

1 - 12 October, 2013
Project Lecturer Shinichiro Kumagaya (Barrier Free):
Project Lecturer Kumagaya contributed a series of ten columns in THE
MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS dated from 1 October to 12 October, 2013 about
Tojisha-Kenkyu.
http://mainichi.jp/

1 October, 2013
Professor Koji Ikuta (Medical Micromachine):
Professor Ikuta was featured on the NIKKEI Newspaper dated 1 October,
2013 about iPS cells.
http://www.nikkei.com/

30 September, 2013
Project Associate Professor Takefumi Yamashita (Systems Biology and
Medicine):
Project Associate Professor Yamashita contributed a comment to the
Yomiuri Shimbun dated 30 September, 2013 about K computer.
http://osaka.yomiuri.co.jp/

26 September, 2013
Project Professor Takashi Tomita (Ultra High Efficiency PV Cell):
Project Professor Tomita was featured on the NIKKEI Newspaper dated 26
September, 2013 about Mega Solar (PV Power Plant).
http://www.nikkei.com/

26 September, 2013
Associate Professor Satoshi Ikeuchi (Islamic Political Thought):
Associate Professor Ikeuchi was featured on the NIKKEI Newspaper dated
26 September, 2013 and contributed an article about the civil war in
Syria and international order.
http://www.nikkei.com/

25 September, 2013
Professor Koji Ikuta (Medical Micromachine):
Professor Ikuta was featured on the NIKKEI Newspaper dated 25 September,
2013 about a 3D printer for micromachining.
http://www.nikkei.com/

23 September, 2013
Associate Professor Satoshi Ikeuchi (Islamic Political Thought):
Associate Professor Ikeuchi was interviewed and featured in THE MAINICHI
NEWSPAPERS dated 23 September, 2013 about the problems in Syria and
international relations over the Middle East.
http://mainichi.jp/

22 September, 2013
Project Professor Hideyuki Akaza (Dynamics of Life Chemistry
International Strategy on Comprehensive Cancer):
Project Professor Akaza contributed a comment to the Asahi Shimbun dated
22 September, 2013 about bladder cancer.
http://www.asahi.com/

17 September, 2013
Associate Professor Satoshi Ikeuchi (Islamic Political Thought):
Associate Professor Ikeuchi contributed a comment to The Asahi Shimbun
dated 17 September, 2013 about the situation in Syria and American
policy towards the Middle East.
http://www.asahi.com/

15 September, 2013
Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research):
Professor Nakamura contributed a comment to the NIKKEI Newspaper dated
15 September, 2013 about the influence on weather on the meandering of
the Kuroshio Japan Current.
http://www.nikkei.com/

## Magazine ##

2 October, 2013
Project Professor Hideyuki Akaza (Dynamics of Life Chemistry
International Strategy on Comprehensive Cancer):
Project Professor Akaza presented his research on prostate cancer at the
European Cancer Congress 2013 (ECC2013) held from 27 September to 1
October, 2013 in Amsterdam, Holland.
His research was also featured on Nikkei Medical Online.
http://medical.nikkeibp.co.jp/

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October, 2013
Project Professor Toshiaki Tanaka (Human Information Engineering):
A book that comprehensively introduced Project Professor Tanaka's
research to the general public, including how to prevent falls for the
elderly was published on 4 October, 2013 by Iwanami Shoten.
http://www.iwanami.co.jp/index.html

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[Event]
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13 December, 2013 (09:45-17:00 Convention Hall, IIS)
Photofunctionalized Materials Society: The 20th Symposium
http://www.light.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/PFMA/

11 December, 2013 (13:00-18:00 Building 3S, ENEOS HALL, RCAST)
Introduction to RCAST Research: Seminar for private sector firms
http://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/partners/trial/20131211.html

29 November, 2013 (13:00-17:20 Building 4, RCAST)
The 32th Electro-Ceramics Seminar
http://www.ceramic.or.jp/bdenshi/2013/ele-cera_seminar32/ele-cera_seminar_32.html

5 November, 2013 (10:00-17:15 Building 3S, ENEOS HALL, RCAST)
Photofunctionalized Materials Society: The 45th Lecture
http://www.light.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/PFMA/kouen45.pdf