※The lectures may finish earlier or later depending on the progress made.
13:30-13:40Opening Ceremony
Welcome Addresses
MINATO Nagahiro (President, Kyoto University)
Inamori-KANAZAWA Shinobu (President, Inamori Foundation)
13:40-14:25Lecture
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An ultimate energy-saving semiconductor that can change society
KIMOTO Tsunenobu (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)
14:25-15:10Lecture
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Spintronics for Quantum Information Society
ONO Teruo (Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University)
15:10-15:25Break
15:25-16:10Lecture
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Future automobiles will be made from plant-derived materials.
YANO Hiroyuki (Professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University)
16:15-17:15Panel Discussion
It may be hard to have a clear conception of Materials Science and how it relates to our own lives. In this symposium, 3 leading scientists will introduce state-of-the-art research on materials science. Let’s imagine how such research could change the future with them!