The following fellows participated in JSPS’s Science Dialogue Program during the period from July through September 2010. For details about the program, please see its webpage: http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/e-sdialogue/
- Overseas Fellowship Division
Akashi National College of Technology (Hyogo)
Date: 2 July
Dr. Marcus Wunsch (Austria) Host institution: Kyoto University
Title: “Partial Differential Equations in Physics and Finance”
Ishikawa Prefectural Nanao High School
Date: 8 July Dr. Ashraful G. Bhuiyan (Bangladesh) Host institution: Fukui University Title: “Solar Energy and Solar Cells”
Dr. Ying Li (China)
Host institution: Kanazawa University
Title: “Pollution of PAHs and Analogs in the Pan-Japan Sea”
Dr. Silvia Pujals (Spain)
Host institution: Kyoto University
Title: “Biomedical Applications of Peptides and Proteins”
Junior High and Senior High School at Komaba,
University of Tsukuba (Tokyo)
Date: 18 September
Dr. Yiping Zhao (China)
Host institution: Waseda University
Title: “Pollution and Strategy―From Cradle to Grave to Cradle”
Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Kita High School
Date: 21 July
Dr. Ayman S. F. Abdel-Aleem (Egypt)
Host institution: University of Miyazaki
Title: “New Aspects of Parasitic Infections: The Potential Effects of Parasitic Infections on Hepatic Functions”
Nagano Prefecture Suwa Seiryo High School
Date: 17 September
Dr. Sabri B. Tank (Turkey)
Host institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Title: “Earthquake and Volcano”
Kumamoto Prefectural Daini High School
Date: 14 September
Dr. Md. S. Akhter (Bangladesh)
Host institution: Research Organization of Information and Systems
Title: “Helping Agriculture Activities Using Information”
Dr. Dakrong Pissuwan (Thailand)
Host institution: Kyushu University
Title: “Tiny Gold in Biological/Biomedical Applications”
Shizuoka Prefectural Iwata Minami High School
Date: 29 September
Dr. Sarah A. E. Goretta (France)
Host institution: Osaka University
Title: “Once Upon a Time, a French Researcher”
Dr. Praveen K. Vakayil (India)
Host institution: The University of Tokyo
Title: “A Journey from Molecules to Materials”
Tochigi Prefectural Utsunomiya Girls’ High School
Date: 17 September
Dr. Michael A. Bodendorfer (Switzerland)
Host institution: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Title: “Ad Astra”
Dr. Oskar D. Modin (Sweden)
Host institution: The University of Tokyo
Title: “Treatment of Used Water”
Dr. Wei Wang (China)
Host institution: Ibaraki University
Title: “So You Think You Want to Work in the Magic World?”
Dr. Muhammad A. Zahoor (Pakistan)
Host institution: RIKEN
Title: “Research Activities, Pakistan: A Country Profile and Student Motivation”
Saitama Prefectural Warabi High School
Date: 14 July
Dr. Yiping Zhao (China)
Host institution: Waseda University
Title: “Pollution and Strategy―From Cradle to Grave to Cradle”
Shiga Prefectural Hikone Higashi High School
Date: 16 July
Dr. Sathiparan Navaratnarajah (Sri Lanka)
Host institution: The University of Tokyo
Title: “How to Build Strong Bridges and Why They Are Strong”
Yamanashi Prefectural Kofu Higashi High School
Date: 29 July
Dr. Bantu Prasanta K. Patro (India)
Host institution: The University of Tokyo
Title: “Plate Tectonics”
Yamanashi Prefectural Yoshida High School
Date: 9 September Dr. Md. D. Miah (Bangladesh)
Host institution: Shinshu University
Title: “Forests to Mitigate Climate Change: A Bangladesh Perspective”