JSPS Quarterly
No.32 2010 Summer Topics
Science Dialogue
The following fellows participated in JSPS’s Science Dialogue Program during the period from January through March 2010. For details about the program, please see its webpage: http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/e-sdialogue/
- Overseas Fellowship Division

Aomori Prefectural Hachinohe Kita High School

Date: 11 March
Dr. Mohammad Al-Mamun (Bangladesh)
Host institution: Iwate University
Title: “Unique Digestive System in Ruminant Animals”

Dr. Mohammad Al-Mamun (Bangladesh)

Chiba Prefectural Kashiwa High School

Date: 22 January
Dr. Suraj C. Sharma (Nepal)
Host institution: Tokyo University of Science
Title: “The Himalayan Country Nepal and My Research on Surfactant Chemistry in Japan”

Dr. Suraj C. Sharma (Nepal)

Fukui Prefectural Fujishima Senior High School

Date: 20 February
Dr. Derrick M. Mott (USA)
Host institution: JAIST
Title: “Life in Science and Research: Using Nanotechnology to Improve Our Lives”

Dr. Derrick M. Mott (USA)

Date: 20 February
Dr. Micah T. Ross (USA)

Host institution: Kyoto Sangyo University
Title: “History of Science; Why a Day Has 24 Hours?”

Dr. Micah T. Ross (USA)

Gifu Prefectural Gizan Senior High School

Date: 25 January
Dr. Heide N. Ibrahim (Germany)
Host institution: National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Title: “Light as a Key to Molecules”

Dr. Heide N. Ibrahim (Germany)

Ikeda High School (Kagoshima)

Date: 25 January
Dr. Mohammad M. Rahman (Bangladesh)
Host institution: Kagoshima University
Title: “Poly-Eco-Aquaculture: Definition, Advantages and Design”

Dr. Mohammad M. Rahman (Bangladesh)

Konko Gakuen Senior High School (Okayama)

Date: 20 February
Dr. Mazen T. S. Abualtayef (Palestine)
Host institution: Tottori University
Title: “Ocean Dynamics”

Dr. Mazen T. S. Abualtayef (Palestine)

Kumamoto Prefectural Daini High School

Date: 25 January
Dr. Jaeil Cho (Korea)
Host institution: Kyushu University
Title: “How to Understand Global Warming?”

Dr. Jaeil Cho (Korea)

Kumamoto Prefectural Kumamoto Kita High School

Date: 16 March
Dr. Bastien Chevalier (France)
Host institution: Kumamoto University
Title: “Introduction to Soil Mechanics―Research about Arches in Soil”

Dr. Bastien Chevalier (France)

Saitama Prefectural Warabi High School

Date: 9 February
Dr. Ashutosh (India)
Host institution: Tohoku University
Title: “Heterosis Breeding and Its Use in Hybrid Crop Production”

Dr. Ashutosh (India)

Senior High School Attached to Kyoto University of Education (Kyoto)

Date: 12 February
Dr. Erik M. Muller (Australia)
Host institution: Nagoya University
Title: “Our Home Universe”

Dr. Erik M. Muller (Australia)

Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa Nishi High School

Date: 8 March
Dr. Yaron R. Silberberg (Sweden)
Host institution: Kyoto University
Title: “Nanotechnology in Biological Research”

Dr. Yaron R. Silberberg (Sweden)

Shizuoka Kita High School (Shizuoka)

Date: 15 January
Dr. Lok K. Shrestha (Nepal)
Host institution: Yokohama National University
Title: “Colloid and Polymer Science: Fundamentals to Applications”

Dr. Lok K. Shrestha (Nepal)

Date: 1 February
Dr. Yiping Zhao (China)
Host institution: Waseda University
Title: “Environmental Management”

Dr. Yiping Zhao (China)

Date: 18 February
Dr. Yaron R. Silberberg (Sweden)
Host institution: Kyoto University
Title: “Nanotechnology in Biological Research”

Dr. Yaron R. Silberberg (Sweden)

Shizuoka Prefectural Iwata Minami High School

Date: 10 February
Dr. Kamlesh K. Shrivas (India)
Host institution: Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Title: “Nanotechnology and Applications”

Dr. Kamlesh K. Shrivas (India)

Dr. Jen-Chieh Hsieh (Taiwan)
Host institution: Kyoto University
Title: “Chemistry and Life”

Dr. Jen-Chieh Hsieh (Taiwan)

Takada Senior High School (Mie)

Date: 20 March
Dr. Frederico M. Anacleto Arroja (Portugal)
Host institution: Kyoto University
Title: “Our Universe”

Dr. Frederico M. Anacleto Arroja (Portugal)

Wakayama Prefectural Hidaka High School

Date: 20 January
Dr. Herman Hidayat (Indonesia)
Host institution: Kyoto University
Title: “Introduction to Indonesia; I Love Indonesian Forest: How to Manage Sustainable Plantation Forestry in ASEAN?”

Dr. Herman Hidayat (Indonesia)

Tochigi Prefectural Utsunomiya Girls’ High School

Date: 14 January
Dr. Monique Maurice ep Vialatte (France)
Host institution: RIKEN
Title: “Effect of Flickering Visual Stimulation on the Brain”

Dr. Monique Maurice ep Vialatte (France)

Dr. Louis J. Irving (UK)
Host institution: Tohoku University
Title: “My Life in Science”

Dr. Louis J. Irving (UK)

Dr. Mei He (China)
Host institution: Tohoku University
Title: “RAGE in Lung Disease”

Dr. Mei He (China)

Dr. Antonio De Felice (Italy)
Host institution: Tokyo University of Science
Title: “Introduction to Cosmology”

Dr. Antonio De Felice (Italy)

Dr. Claire L. Dune (France)
Host institution: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Title: “Robot Vision from France to Japan”

Dr. Claire L. Dune (France)

Dr. Mohammad L. Rahman (Bangladesh)
Host institution: Utsunomiya University
Title: “My Home Country Bangladesh and My Research on Avian Color Vision”

Dr. Mohammad L. Rahman (Bangladesh)

Dr. Yuri Bolshan (Canada)
Host institution: The University of Tokyo
Title: “Methodology and Total Synthesis in Organic Chemistry”

Dr. Yuri Bolshan (Canada)

Yamanashi Prefectural Tsuru High School

Date: 10 February
Dr. Marek Bundzel (Slovakia)
Host institution: Waseda University
Title: “On Computional Intelligence”

Dr. Marek Bundzel (Slovakia)

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