Japanese American Frontiers of Science Symposium 2003| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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2003

Date	:	December 8-10, 2003
Venue	:	Shonan Village Center (Kanagawa, Japan)
Participants	:	Total of 69, 39 from Japan, 30 from USA

Session Topics:

- Microorganisms in the Extremes/Microbial Ecology

- Biological Function of Sleep

- Small Inhibitory RNAs

- Solid/Fluid Interactions of the Earth

- Quantum Computers/Cryptograpgy

- Neutrino Astronomy

- Prediction/Predictability

- Photonic Crystals


	Japanese Participants List:
	PGM: Planning Group Member

Microorganisms in the Extremes/Microbial Ecology				Abstract
PGM	Atsushi Iriki	Professor	Section of Cognitive Neurobiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
PGM	Shigeo Okabe	Professor	Department of Cell Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Speaker	Ken Takai	Group Leader	Subground Animalcule Retrieval Project, Japan Marine Science & Technology Center
Biological Function of Sleep				Abstract
PGM	Atsushi Iriki	Professor	Section of Cognitive Neurobiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
PGM	Shigeo Okabe	Professor	Department of Cell Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Speaker	Hajime Tei	Associate Professor	The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
Small Inhibitory RNAs				Abstract
PGM	Hiroaki Misawa	Professor	The Research Institute for Electronic Science, Laboratory of Signal Processing, Hokkaido University
Chair	Hiroaki Tabara	Associate Professor	Horizontal Medical Research Organization, Kyoto University
Speaker	Haruhiko Siomi	Professor	Institute for Genome Research, University of Tokushima
Solid/Fluid Interactions of the Earth				Abstract
PGM	Satoshi Ide	Lecturer	Earth and Planetary Physics, School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Chair	Shingo Watada	Research Associate	Earthquake Research Institute Ocean Hemisphere Research Center, The University of Tokyo
Speaker	Naoki Kobayash	Research Associate	Earth & Planet Science ,Fuculity of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Quantum Computers/Cryptograpgy				Abstract
PGM	Shinji Tsuneyuki	Associate Professor	Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
Speaker	Shigeki Takeuchi	Associate Professor	Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University
Neutrino Astronomy				Abstract
PGM (Co-chair)	Shinji Tsuneyuki	Associate Professor	Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
Chair	Takaaki Kajita	Professor	Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo
Speaker	Masayuki Nakahata	Professor	Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo
Prediction/Predictability				Abstract
PGM	Yoshimichi Sato	Professor	Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
PGM	Masayuki Numao	Professor	The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research Department of Architecture for Intelligence, Osaka University
Speaker	Kiyoshi Izumi	Researcher	Cyber Assist Research Center , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Photonic Crystals				Abstract
PGM	Yukio Ouchi	Associate Professor	School of Science, Nagoya University
PGM	Hiroaki Misawa	Professor	The Research Institute for Electronic Science, Laboratory of Signal Processing, Hokkaido University
Chair	Toshihiko Baba	Professor	Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yokohama National University
Speaker	Susumu Noda	Professor	Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Kyoto University


	General Participants

Kanna Aoki	Researcher	Institution of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Tadashi Isa	Professor	National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Atsushi Ishida	Associate Professor	Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo
Masanori Ichioka	Research Associate	Department of Physics, Okayama University
Toshiya Okazaki	Research Associate	Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University
Kyoko Okino	Associate Professor	Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Tamotsu Onozaki	Professor	Department of Economics, Asahikawa University
Tsuyoshi Kawai	Associate Professor	Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
Ryohei Kanzaki	Associate Professor	Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Hirotsugu Kikuchi	Associate Professor	Department of Applied Chemistry Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
Katsuya Shimizu	Professor	Research Center for Materials Science at Extreme Conditions, Osaka University
Ryuhei Tsuji	Lecturer	Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Meiji Gakuin University
Urumu Tsunogai	Associate Professor	Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Hokkaido University
Masami Hagiya	Professor	Department of Computer Science, The University of Tokyo
Nobutaka Hattori	Associate Professor	Depertment of Neurology, Juntendo University
Yuko Fujigaki	Associate Professor	General System Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Makoto Furutani	Group Leader	Kondoh Differentiation Signaling Project, Japan Science and Technology Corporation
Mio Murao	Associate Professor	Graduate School of Science Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
Takashi Washio	Associate Professor	Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research , Osaka University