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 On 16-19 October, a UK-Japan symposium was held at Loughborough University in Leicestershire on the themes "Energy Materials: Meeting the Challenge" and "High Temperature Materials." It was organized by the JSPS London Office under its symposium scheme for supporting the UK JSPS Alumni Association. The event attracted some 100 researchers from various fields including thermal and nuclear power, fuel cells, and biomass energy. The first 2-day segment of the symposium addressed the theme of materials research, which is a field of priority importance in the UK. Covering such topics as the meaning of energy materials to society, the latest advances in related fields, and changes in Japan's nuclear power policy, the symposium provided a platform for wide-ranging presentations and opinion exchanges across a spectrum from government-level subjects to energy-related subjects relevant to people's daily lives. Sessions held in the second 2-day segment featured presentations on research to develop various high temperature materials, delving into their contribution to higher energy efficiency in jet engines, gas turbines, and other types of motors. The symposium also included a poster session carried out by young researchers, following which an award was presented to the researcher with the best poster. The beaming expression on not only the winner's but also the other contestants' faces bespoke the vitality they are sure to put into advancing the next generation of scientific milestones. . - JSPS London Office  |
