August 2007
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Advanced Courses on Nano-Science
～The first HOPE Meeting～
1. OUTLINE
Both advancing scientific research and building a science and technology
community in the Asia-Pacific will be predicated upon fostering talented young
researchers in the region. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS),
which is one of Japan’s major funding agencies, will hold HOPE Meetings to
provide opportunities for excellent graduate students from the region to build
networks and to engage in face-to-face exchanges with Nobel laureates and other
eminent researchers working on the leading edge of science around the world.
In the context of this program, HOPE has a dual meaning: expectation that the
young researchers will go on to play highly contributive roles in advancing science,
and optimism that their generation will build a robust S&T community in the
Asia-Pacific region.
2. Organizer
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
3. Cooperative Institutions (tentative)
China
National Natural Science Foundation of China: NSFC
India
Department of Science and Technology: DST
Indonesia
Indonesian Institute of Science: LIPI
Korea
Korea Science and Engineering Foundation: KOSEF
Philippine
Department of Science and Technology: DOST
Singapore
National University of Singapore: NUS
Thailand
National Research Council of Thailand: NRCT
Vietnam
Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology: VAST
Malaysia
Vice-Chancellors’ Council of National Universities in Malaysia: VCC
Taiwan
Academia Sinica
Australia
Australian Academy of Sciences: AAS
New Zealand
Ministry of Research, Science and Technology: MoRST
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4. Organizing Committee
Chair: Dr. Leo Esaki (1973 Nobel Laureate in Physics
President, Yokohama College of Pharmacy)
Members: Dr. Yasuhiko ARAKAWA (Professor, University of Tokyo）
Dr. Tsuneya ANDO (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Dr. Sumio IIJIMA (Professor, Meijo University)
Dr. Hiroyuki SAKAKI (Vice President, Toyota Technological Institute)
5. Theme
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
6. Date and Venue
Date: February 24 to 29, 2008
Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center (Epochal Tsukuba)
7. Working Language
English
8. Participants
Participants are about 25 Japanese Ph.D. students and about 55 selected
graduate students from countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
9. Program, Lecturers, and Mentors
Program
The program of the first HOPE Meeting will feature the followings:
1)
Public lectures by Nobel laureates and eminent scientists
(45 min lecture + 15 min discussion)
2)
Small group discussions in seminar style with lecturers
3)
Poster sessions
4)
Presentation by participants’ groups
5)
Social events
* More detailed information about the program will be posted at the website.
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Lecturers
NOBEL LAUREATES
Dr. Leo Esaki (1973 Nobel Laureate in Physics)
Dr. Alan J. Heeger (2000 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)
Dr. Robert B. Laughlin (1998 Nobel Laureate in Physics)
Dr. Heinrich Rohrer (1986 Nobel Laureate in Physics)
Dr. Hideki Shirakawa (2000 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)
＊Other eminent scientists in fields related to nanoscience will be invited along
with specialists in various other fields.
Mentors
Mentors will play a part as uniting lecturers and participants and facilitating
proceedings. They are going to be selected among young researchers in the
Asian-Pacific region.
10. Eligibility
・Be a Ph.D. student with excellent academic performance
・Major in nanoscience or a related research field
・Have an outstanding record of achievements in the study of his/her research field
・Be fluent in English
・Have a strong interest not only in his/her own discipline but also in wide range of
fields
・Possess respect for diverse cultures, values, and ethnicities
・Be able to participate in all programs
11. Recommender
A nomination should be initiated through a recommendation by the student’s
research mentor or the researchers with eminent academic achievements.
12. Fee
JSPS cover the followings:
・Airline tickets (to and from participants’ countries)
・Lodging and meal expense
・Local travel expenses
・Expense for participating the Excursion
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