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SEMINAR OVERVIEW

 
1. The Purpose and Summary of the Seminar
 Four institutes, i.e. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the University of Electronic-Communications (UEC), Department of Science and Technology of India (DST), and Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) jointly held the JSPS - DST Asian Academic Seminar 2010 from Monday, November 29th to Saturday, December 4th, 2010 in Kolkata, India.
 "Recent advances in the study of clusters, nanomaterials and surfaces with new properties and functions", the subject of the seminar, was designed to cover nanoscience and nanotechnology fields that provide us with foundation of the solutions for realization of sustainable development that Asian countries are challenging. These fields also serve as a foundation for environment/energy, renewable resources, information and communication system, industry/economy, diversified educational system, and securing human resources. The seminar also features the most advanced and vital research topics in a wide range of fields such as science, engineering, medical science, life science, global environmental science, etc, which could contribute to green innovation and life innovation. These fields expect to be developed through interdisciplinary approaches.
 The Asian Academic Seminar was composed of the lectures, the school, and the poster session. The lectures were given by world leading researchers on recent advances in the study of clusters, nanomaterials and surfaces with new properties and functions. The school was also given by the researchers on "Synchrotron X-ray Techniques for NanoStructured Materials" for detailed synchrotron radiation x-ray analysis method for measuring and evaluating the nanomaterials and surfaces. In the poster session, the poster presentations were given by participating students. The Seminar was expected to enable the students to refine their expertise and to cultivate academic excellence who assumes a leading role in the next generation in Asian region.
 Nanotechnology and material research are highly concerned in Asian countries. Especially in India, their research level is very high, and many researchers are involved in the study. Considering the situation, the Japan and India Science Council Meeting has decided that the coordinator of Japan side in surface and interface science field (Prof. Yasuhiro Iwasawa, Professor of the University of Electronic-Communications) took the responsibility for the chairman of the organizing committee and the India side coordinator (Prof. Milan K. Sanyal, Professor of Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics) took the responsibility for the vice chairman.
2. Seminar Dates
Monday, November 29 - Saturday, December 4, 2010
3. Seminar Location (conference site)
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
4. Organization and Management
Organizing Committee
Japan side
Prof. Yasuhiro IWASAWA (Chairman of the Committee, Graduate School of Information Engineering Science, the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo)
Prof. Masaharu NOMURA (Photon Facility, Material Structure Science Institution, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba)
India side
Prof. Milan K. Sanyal (Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata)
Prof. R. Ranganathan (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata)
Adviser
Prof. C. N. R. Rao (Hon. President, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)
Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami (Secretary, Department of Science &Technology, Government of India; Chairperson, Indo-Japan Collaborative Research Committee, DST)
Organizing Committee Secretariats
Japan Side Junji HANDO (Research Cooperation Department of Research Cooperation Section of the University of Electro-Communications)
India Side Avijit Das (Surface Physics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics)
5. The Number of the participants(123people in total)
Speakers 29 people (6 from Japan, 19 from India, 1 from USA, 1 from UK, 2 from Korea)
Students 94 people (7 from Japan, 72 from India, 6 from Taiwan, 1 from Korea, 1 from Malaysia, 5 from Thailand, 2 from Vietnam)
6. About the Selection of speakers and Students
1) Selection of Speakers
 Speakers were selected from world leading researchers in functional clusters, nanomaterials, and surfaces and from those specialized at research using synchrotron radiation to analyze nanomaterials and surfaces in Japan, India, Korea, USA and UK. The selection went underway through discussion on email basis among Prof. Y. Iwasawa, the Chairman of Organizing Committee, Prof. C. N. R. Rao, the representative from India side of the last Japan-India Science Council Committee, and Prof. M. K. Sanyal, the vice-Chairman of the Organizing Committee. In addition, when Prof. M. K. Sanyal visited Japan, we discussed more details about lecturer candidates, the seminar subjects and the implementation plan. As a result, we were able to invite world leading researchers as speakers in a wide range of fields.
2) Recruitment and Selection of Students
 The seminar announcement and the student recruitment were conducted through posting on the JSPS website, the UEC website, the magazine of Chemical and Industry of the Chemical Society of Japan, and through sending emails to the members of the Society, members of the Surface Science Society of Japan, members of Catalysis Society of Japan, posting on Synchrotron Radiation Society of Japan website, sending message to the Asian Network for Asia-Oceania Forum for SR Research (AOFSRR). As for AOFSRR network message sending, it receives overall support from Prof. O. Shimomura, Director of KEK Material Structure Institute. For India side, the recruitment was also conducted by means of posting on India Materials Research Society and network website, the Indian Catalysis Society Network website, and Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics website.
 Both Japan and India made poster handbills, sent them to the related universities and research institutes. In addition, we contacted with the related persons for recruitment by networks of the organizing committee and that of individuals.
 As the applicants exceeded the scheduled number, the India side, responsible for the selection of applicants in India, has selected the successful students from inside India. In the sane way, as to the applicants from other Asian countries including Japan, Japan Organizing Committee has selected the successful students. They were selected with due consideration of comprehensive and fair judgment according to reasons for application, research fields, countries, etc.
 As a result, thanks to the generous budget, 22 applicants were selected and the number exceeded the scheduled 15 persons from Asian countries, and 69 from India exceeding the scheduled 30 persons as well.
7. Name List of Speakers
Please see "A LIST OF SPEAKERS" page.
8. Schedule on Seminar, Schooling, and the Related Ceremony
 Asian Academic Seminar was comprised of seminar, school and poster presentation. In addition, we also held welcome events including reception and banquet. In the closing ceremony, the participants appreciated the India national music performance to taste the Indian culture with the performers. Then, 12 young researchers were awarded with prize on the poster prize awarding ceremony. The poster prize evaluation committee members are totally five, i.e. Chairman of the Organizing Committee, vice chairman of the Organizing Committee, 3 lecturers (from USA, UK, India), respectively. In selecting the winners, the following five aspects were taken into the consideration: research outcome, presentation performance (explanation capacity), understanding, poster display, enthusiasm and postures.
 Seminar Schedule (Please see "PROGRAM AGENDA" page.)
9. Accomplishment from Academic Point of View
 According to the fundamental policy for science and technology of our country, it advocates a national strategy of promoting two innovations; assuming a leading role in environment and energy with green innovation and in health with life innovation. In order to consolidate the basic power of our country ensuring these innovations, it advocates fundamental consolidation of basic science and of developing human resources who assume a leading role in science and technology. It is quite necessary and extremely important to cultivate young intellectuals and improve education for the sustainable development of human society.
 The science of cluster, nanomaterial and surface, which brings about the creation of material properties, is the most advanced and important research field to make a great contribution to the sustainable development of the society. It is also associated with a variety of research fields such as physics, chemistry, engineering, medicine, life sciences, global environment science as one of fundamental science including green innovation and life innovation. The school "Synchrotron X-ray Techniques for NanoStructured Materials" enabled young researchers from Asian countries to challenge the most advanced research with synchrotron radiation x-ray in analyzing properties and functions of clusters, nanomaterials, surfaces in Synchrotron Radiation Facilities in not only our country but also India, China, Taiwan, Korea and other countries.
 As the accomplishment of the Seminar, we strongly believe that it produced the sprout of new intellectual creation and science and technology innovation through cooperation between different fields involving clusters, nanomaterials and surfaces. The speakers and the students who usually participate in different international conferences in their own fields were able to meet together in this seminar whose theme was different from conventional academic disciplines. It will lead to realizing innovative academic creation and developing new frontier science through cooperation and integration with different fields, and will form the presence characterized in emerging Asian region. We feel proud of contributing to cultivation of young academic excellence.
10. Accomplishment from the view of international exchange and cultivation of young excellence
 Conventional academic establishment in education, research, academic associations, and grants in aide are subdivided in narrowed academic disciplines. Under the circumstance, young researchers who will assume a leading role in next generation have to pursue two contradict subjects. The one is to pursue their research subjects, along with accumulating knowledge and experience in their disciplines. The other is to cultivate ability to grasp a whole academic field in perspective and to consider the relationship between science and society.
 From this point of view, Young Academy System in Germany, Netherlands and European Union got into action to cultivate young scientists with a wealth of expertise and a broad range of knowledge. It can prepare a system that supports young scientists to address scientific and social issues from their point of view and cultivates ability to correspond to the two contradict subjects mentioned above. In addition, in Europe, there is NATO Advanced Institute that encourages young scientists to do their research activities and provides an opportunity in which world leading researchers and students can have lectures and research exchanges for about one week.
 Regardless of research fields, the history proves that young academic excellent has played a major role in scientific discoveries and inventions, new ideas for solution of challenging issues, or innovative proposals. Curiosity toward a new phenomenon, the flexibility to adopt a novel way of thinking, and even the pure intention to reform the society are youngsters' privileges. It is necessary to create the environment for the youth to make contribution to the world, to stimulate their creative will, to breed their confidence, with the purpose to cultivate the elites who will be active in the social activities, and create future new academics and society. It is our responsibility to provide environment that ensures to motive them, inspire their confidence and help them to produce scientific outcomes contributing to the world.
 Diversity of academic disciplines reflects that of society and nature, and that is the essence of wisdom. Diversity helps us to find and embrace different values. Diversity of researcher is as crucial as diversity of research. Through the lectures on "recent advances in the study of clusters, nanomaterials and surfaces with new properties and functions" and the school on "Synchrotron x-ray techniques for nanometer structured materials", the academic seminar provided a place that could fulfill the end for young researchers who will assume a leading role in the next generation.
In the past, western countries were our main destinations for research collaborations. Other than the lectures and the school, this seminar was designed to provide an opportunity for discussions between speakers and students as well as between students and students. That helped the promised Asian young researchers to develop their networks and expand their research collaborations in the most advanced field. I strongly believe that the exchanges among talented young scientists in different fields was a momentum that Asian region will play a major role in scientific development in the near future.