JSPS Quarterly
No.21 2007 Autumn Topics
Science Dialogue
The following fellows participated in JSPS's Science Dialogue Program during the period from May through July 2007. For details about the program, please see its webpage at: http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/e-sdialogue/
- Overseas Fellowship Division

Aichi Prefectural Ichinomiya High School

Fukui Prefectural Fujishima Senior High School

Date: 14 June
Dr. Om P. Khatri (India)
Host institution: Kyoto University
Title: "Nano-scale Science and Technology: An Overview"



Aomori Prefectural Hachinohe Kita Senior High School

Ikeda High School (Kagoshima)

Date: 9 July
Dr. Amgad S. A. Salama (Canada)
Host institution: Kyushu University
Title: "Groundwater Contamination and Modeling"



Fukui Prefectural Fujishima Senior High School_1

Kumamoto Daini High School

Date: 18 July
Dr. Chunxue Liu (China)
Host institution: Kumamoto University
Title: "Visualization of Earth Environment and Geology"



Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura High School

Miyazaki Kita High School

Date: 18 July
Dr. Grigor T. Zehirov (Bulgaria)
Host institution: Kagoshima University
Title: "Nitrogen Fixation, Benefit for Legume Plants" "Bulgaria, Tradition and Culture"



Shizuoka Prefectural Iwata Minami High School

Ritsumeikan Senior High School (Kyoto)

Date: 17 July
Dr. Dong-Wook Han (Korea)
Host institution: Kyoto University
Title: "Preservation of Cells and Tissues Using Green Tea Polyphenols"



Shotoku Gakuen High School

Saitama Prefectural Warabi High School

Date: 16 May
Dr. Zeen Huang (China)
Host institution: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Title: "Natural Products with Various Biological Activities from Trees"



Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School_1
Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School_2

Shizuoka Prefectural Iwata Minami High School

Date: 5 July
Dr. Victor Kimberg (Russia)
Host institution: National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Title: "The Interaction of Light and Matter"

Dr. Michele Guarnieri (Italy)
Host institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Title: "From Snakes to Humanitarian Assistance Robots"



Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa Nishi Senior High School

Shotoku Gakuen High School (Tokyo)

Date: 22 May
Dr. Tuomas A. Lonnberg (Finland)
Host institution: The University of Tokyo
Title: "Development of a High Throughput System for Identifying MicroRNA Target Genes"



Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School_1
Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School_2
Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School_2

Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School

Date: 29 May
Dr. Bettina E. Scheu (Germany)
Host institution: The University of Tokyo
Title: "Volcanoes in the Lab"

Date: 12 June
Dr. Mathias Laurin (France)
Host institution: The University of Tokyo
Title: "An Introduction to Catalysis and Surface Science"

Date: 17 July
Dr. Alexandre R. Yersin (Switzerland)
Host institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Title: "Measuring Interaction between Molecules with the Atomic Force Microscope"



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