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Hirata gave an oral presentation and chaired the Computational Photochemistry session at PhotoIUPAC2024 held in Valencia, Spain. I was also able to meet the current Spanish boss of Indranil-san, a PD graduate from our lab. I was able to talk with teachers and students from Europe and the US during the time after the presentation. 

Hirata participated in the 3rd Molecular Life Reaction Emergence Symposium (the 3rd Fukushima Panel Event) of the JST FOREST, hosted by OIST's JST FOREST researcher, Kabe-san. OIST was more spectacular than I had imagined, and the facilities and building structure seemed to be designed to be widely research-friendly according to foreign standards, which reminded me of the atmosphere of Georgia Tech., where I used to be. The lectures by program officers (POs) in JST FOREST Program, Dr. Goda (OIST) and Dr. Fukushima (Tokyo Tech.), were very informative and included advice on lab management that you cannot hear at a conference. 

We went camping in Mishima and Amagi in Shizuoka Prefecture to see the Amagi fireflies. We were worried whether we would be able to see them because the season for observing them seems to be getting earlier every year, but we were able to see the chemical luminescence of three or four fireflies (Genji fireflies) at night in between the rainy season rains. Through the camp, we were able to feel and share the differences in customs between Japan and India, and to improve communication, including English, among the members. 

Dr. Hirata and Hayashi gave a presentation at the Organic Photonics and Electronics session at SPIE Photonics Euro held in Strasbourg, France. I asked a lot of questions and got a lot of inspiration from the new Ph.D students I met, as well as researchers my age and seniors.

Ueda-san, Shimura-san, and Fujita-san received bachelor degree. Congratulations!

Undergraduate students presented their graduation thesis in front of the Professors of the Chemistry and Biotechnology Program.

Hayashi and Dr. Hirata participated in SPIE Photonics WEST 2024 (@San Francisco) and gave a presentation on their recent research results.

The presentation at the conference and the situation after the presentation (SPIE Photonics WEST 2024).

Welcome party for Rajashekhar-san. 

Welcome party for Rajashekhar-san. 

Farewell party for Ende-san. Congratulations on receiving her master's degree.

Mr. Hayashi (Ph.D candidate) received Chemical Science Presentation Prize (Royal Society of Chemistry) in 2023 Annual Meeting on Photochemistry. Congratulations!  

Lab trip 

(Group photo in Shosenkyo Gorge: Yamanashi) 

Lab trip 

(Hiking in Shosenkyo Gorge: Yamanashi) 

June

Lab trip 

(Shingen rice cake factory and Millet museam: Yamanashi) 

Mr. Hayashi (Ph.D candidate) received CSJ Student Presentation Award in The 103rd CSJ Annual Meeting 2023. Congratulations! 

March

Farewell party for Kamatsuki-san and welcome party for Bachelor students and Dr. Acharya.  

March

Kamatsuki-san received master degree. Tsuru-san received bachelor degree. 

March

Paper by Dr. Sk was selected as a Inside Front Cover Picture of Advanced Functional Materials.