• Dec 27, 2017 NEWS Associate Prof. Sainoki selected for 'JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard)' program IROAST Associate Professor Atsushi Sainoki has been selected for …
• Dec 20, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR December 20(Wed), 2017: 23rd IROAST Seminar－IPPS Lecture & Seminar No.36 IROAST will have the 23rd IROAST Seminar－IPPS Lecture & Seminar No. 36－on December 20, 2017. Please see the poster below. Interested faculty membe …
• Dec 18, 2017 NEWS A Visit and Talk of Dr. Armando T. Quitain at Wuerzburg University, Germany Dr. Armando T. Quitain visited Wuerzburg University (Wuerzburg, Germany) upon the invitation of Prof. Anke Krueger of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pha …
• Dec 12, 2017 NEWS Updated SYMPOSIUMS&SEMINARS Please visit SEMINARS which has been recently updated. We had eight IROAST Seminars …
• Dec 11, 2017 NEWS New additions to our publications! We have added Dr. Armand Quitain’s papers, "Supercritical Carbon Dioxide-Mediated Es …
• Dec 4, 2017 NEWS A new member has joined IROAST! Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Akiko Nakamasu joined …
• Dec 4, 2017 NEWS New addition to our publications! We have added Dr. Satoshi Hinokuma’s paper, "Supported and unsupported manganese oxi …
• Dec 4, 2017 NEWS Associate Professor Sainoki’s update from the US - From Associate Professor Sainoki @ Penn State - It has already been three weeks since I arrived at State College, Pennsylvania. The number of stu …
• Dec 1, 2017 NEWS Dr. Schwartzkopff gave a talk at a Project Seminar Dr. Adam Schwartzkopff, an IROAST postdoctoral researcher, gave a talk at …
• Nov 27, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR December 5 (Tue), 2017: 20th IROAST Seminar－Hydrogen Production and Storage with Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation IROAST will hold the 20th IROAST Seminar as below. Everyone is welcome. Dr. Fujita is a world-leading researcher in artificial photosynthesis. The abs …
• Nov 27, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR November 28 (Tue), 2017: 19th IROAST Seminar－Road Condition Measurement and Suspension / Traction Control for Active Safety and Autonomous Driving IROAST will hold the 19th IROAST Seminar as below. Everyone is welcome. Profess …
• Nov 24, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR December 6 (Wed), 2017: 21st IROAST Seminar－Tunable graphene oxide membranes IROAST will hold the 21st IROAST Seminar as below. Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you at the seminar. …
• Nov 24, 2017 NEWS New additions to our publications! We have added Dr. Lee’s papers: "Lanthanide-doped nanoparticles …
• Nov 22, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 17th & 18th IROAST Seminars－History of Science & Medicine in Valencia－held on November 16 and 22, 2017 Dr. Josep Lluís Barona-Vilar, an IROAST visiting professor, from Instituto de …
• Nov 22, 2017 NEWS Dr. Ishida's paper featured in PCP's Research Highlights November 2017 We introduced our Assistant Professor Takashi Ishida's paper, "A …
• Nov 20, 2017 NEWS The 1st IROAST Symposium "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" held on November 14 The 1st IROAST Symposium on "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" was held at the 100th Anniversary Hall on Nove …
• Nov 15, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR December 21(Thu), 2017: 22nd IROAST Seminar－Development of polymeric nano/micro-particles for cancer theranostics IROAST will hold the 22nd IROAST Seminar－Development of polymeric nano/micro-particles for cancer theranostics. …
• Nov 6, 2017 NEWS New members have joined IROAST! Two technicians, Ms. Shoko Nagame and Ms. Kazuko Onga, joined Professor Aida's laboratory on November 1. We also have three new visiting professors …
• Oct 31, 2017 NEWS Dr. Higaki won the Botanical Society of Japan Award 2017 IROAST Associate Professor Takumi Higaki received the Botanical …
• Oct 27, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR November 1(Wed) 13:00 - November 2(Thu) 15:15, 2017: 5th International Symposium on Kumamoto Synchrotron Radiation (ISKSR5) － 16th IROAST Seminar－Progress of Data Analysis, Data-Driven Science, and Theory for Science 5th International Symposium on Kumamoto Synchrotron Radiation (ISKSR5)－The 16th IROAST Seminar－will be cosponsored by IROAST. Everyone is welcome. We …
• Oct 27, 2017 NEWS Dr. Beltramini and Dr. Quitain gave talks at JST e-ASIA International Symposium and Workshop IROAST Visiting Professor, Dr. Jorge Beltramini …
• Oct 26, 2017 EVENTS [Program added]November 14, 2017 - The 1st IROAST Symposium "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" IROAST will hold its first symposium entitled "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" on November 14, 2017. In add …
• Oct 24, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 15th IROAST Seminar held on October 24, 2017 An IROAST Seminar was held on Oct. 24 based on the France-Japan Laboratoire International Associé on "Chiral Nanostructures for Photonic Applications” …
• Oct 23, 2017 NEWS MOU concluded between the Mine Multiphysics Laboratory at McGill University and Dr. Sainoki's laboratory, IROAST Assistant Professor Agus Pulung Sasmito from the Mine Multiphysics Laboratory at McGill University, Canada and IROAST …
• Oct 23, 2017 NEWS Dr. Quitain's project selected for JASTIP-Net 2017 Dr. Armando T. Quitain's project entitled “Development …
• Oct 18, 2017 NEWS (In Germany-3) Visit to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology IROAST Director Takashi Hiyama visited the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany on October 11, 2017. He met with …
• Oct 18, 2017 NEWS (In Germany-2) Visit to the Department of Modern Japanese Studies at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf and Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Düsseldorf IROAST Director Takashi Hiyama met with Professor Shingo Shimada, Dean of the Department of Modern Japanese Studies at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düss …
• Oct 18, 2017 NEWS (In Germany-1) Meeting with International Advisory Board members at Düsseldorf University On October 9, 2017, our staffs, Prof. HIYAMA, Director of IROAST, and Mr. KUMAGAI, Chief Manager, held a meeting with IROAST International Advisory Bo …
• Oct 18, 2017 NEWS IROAST adjunct professors' research activities We have uploaded the research activities of our IROAST adjunct professors to our website. Please click on the banner "Internationally Collaborated Res …
• Oct 11, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR Oct. 12(Thu), 2017: 12th IROAST Seminar－Magnesium Alloys Designed as Degradable Metallic Biomaterials IROAST Distinguished Professor Yufeng Zheng, Professor of Biomaterials at …
• Oct 11, 2017 NEWS Dr. Quitain's research at Valladoid University Dr. Armando T. QUITAIN, an IROAST Young Faculty Member for International Joint Resea …
• Oct 10, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR Oct. 17(Tue), 2017: 13th IROAST Seminar－Solute segregation at grain boundaries and their embrittlement; Czech footprint IROAST will invite our Visiting Professor Pavel Lejček from the Institute of …
• Oct 10, 2017 NEWS Prof. Zheng will speak at the 6th International Symposium on Surface and Interface of Biomaterials IROAST Distinguished Professor Zheng from the Department of Materials Sci …
• Oct 6, 2017 NEWS Prof. Pusztai gave a talk at Swedish-Japanese Workshop on Nano-Structure Science by Novel Light Sources IROAST Distinguished Professor Pusztai, from the Wigner Research Centre f …
• Oct 4, 2017 EVENTS CANCELLED 【Thursday, Oct. 12】 IROAST Visiting Professor Seminar－Dr. Hamid Ghandehari The lecturer had a family emergency and as a result the seminar has been cancelled. IROAST …
• Oct 4, 2017 NEWS Call for poster presentations－The 1st IROAST Symposium IROAST is calling for poster presentations for the 1st IROAST Symposium "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" to …
• Oct 3, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR November 14, 2017－1st IROAST Symposium "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" IROAST will hold its first symposium entitled "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" on November 14, 2017. In add …
• Sep 27, 2017 NEWS New addition to our publications! We have added Dr. Ishida’s paper: "A collection of mutants for CL …
• Sep 25, 2017 EVENTS Kumamoto University Research Exchange Meeting 2017 IROAST's Professor Aida and  …
• Sep 20, 2017 NEWS New addition to our publications! We have added Distinguished Professor Zheng's paper "Evolution of the deg …
• Sep 14, 2017 NEWS New addition to our publications! We have added Distinguished Professor Pusztai's paper "Cluster Formation …
• Sep 14, 2017 NEWS Calling for applications for Research Support Programs IROAST is now calling for applications for the following research support programs (Kumamoto University researchers only): …
• Sep 13, 2017 NEWS New additions to our publications! We have added Dr. Quitain’s papers, "Development of Reactive Separation Technologies …
• Sep 12, 2017 NEWS November 14, 2017－The 1st IROAST Symposium "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" IROAST will hold its first symposium entitled "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" on November 14, 2017. In add …
• Sep 12, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR October 18 (Wed.), 2017: 14th IROAST Seminar－Use of renewable energy sources for mine energy system IROAST will hold the 14th IROAST Seminar－Use of renewable energy sources for mine energy system. Please see the following for details of the semina …
• Sep 12, 2017 NEWS New addition to our Achievements! Associate Professor Sainoki gained a grant for his research entitled "Development of a methodology to simulate induced seismicity c …
• Sep 8, 2017 NEWS 【9/19(Tuesday)】KAKENHI Seminar for International Researchers The Kumamoto University URA Office is pleased to announce an English-only KAKENHI seminar for international researchers who are interested in applying …
• Sep 4, 2017 NEWS Ms. Kwonyoung Lee started her research at Kumamoto University Ms. Kwonyoung Lee, a graduate student from Department of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate School, Kangwon National University, Korea, came to Kumamoto Un …
• Aug 31, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR August 7, 2017: 11th IROAST Seminar－The spindle assembly checkpoint in plants IROAST will hold the 11th IROAST Seminar－The spindle assembly checkpoint in plants－at Kurokami South Faculty of Science Bldg.1&2 C122 on August 7, …
• Aug 18, 2017 NEWS Dr. Kim visited IROAST Dr. Yang Kim from Kosin University, Korea, …
• Aug 17, 2017 NEWS New additions to our publications! We have added Dr. Sainoki’s newly accepted paper, "Time-dependen …
• Aug 16, 2017 NEWS Dr. Dienwiebel visited IROAST Dr. Martin Dienwiebel, from Karlsruhe Insti …
• Aug 3, 2017 NEWS Dr. Hinokuma is leaving for Spain soon! Assistant Professor Dr. Satoshi Hinokuma, IROAST's Young Faculty Member for Internat …
• Aug 2, 2017 NEWS Prof. Pusztai is back! IROAST's Distinguished Professor Dr. László Pusztai came back to IROAST o …
• Aug 2, 2017 NEWS Dr. Quitain is leaving for Spain soon! Assistant Professor Dr. Armando T. Quitain, IROAST's Young Faculty Member for Intern …
• Aug 2, 2017 NEWS A new associate professor has joined IROAST! A new member, tenure-track associate professor Takumi Higaki, ha …
• Jul 20, 2017 NEWS Dr. Ardana’s Paper Published! We have added Dr. Ardana’s paper, "Synthesis and post-polymerisation liga …
• Jul 19, 2017 NEWS New additions to our publications! We have added Dr. Quitain's papers, "Microwave-Assisted Pressurized Hot Water Extra …
• Jul 14, 2017 NEWS New additions to our publications! We have added Dr. Ishida’s papers, "Negative phototaxis in M. incognita" and  "CLE peptides and their signaling pathways in plant development …
• Jul 7, 2017 NEWS Dr. Sainoki's paper accepted! We have added Dr. Sainoki’s newly accepted paper to our list of published papers. Please visit …
• Jul 3, 2017 New members have joined IROAST! New members have joined IROAST today, Professor Mitsuhiro Aida, a tenure-tr …
• Jul 1, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR July 7, 2017: 10th IROAST Seminar－International Symposium on PROTINUS IROAST will hold the 10th IROAST Seminar－International Symposium on PROTINUS－at 905, Engineering Research Tower I on July 7, 2017. …
• Jun 26, 2017 NEWS Dr. Sainoki’s papers accepted! We have added Dr. Sainoki’s newly accepted papers to our list of published papers. Please visit …
• Jun 23, 2017 NEWS Dr. Zheng has arrived at IROAST! Dr. Yufeng Zheng from Peking University, one of our IROAST distinguished …
• Jun 1, 2017 NEWS A new member has joined IROAST! A new member has joined IROAST, Dr. Aditya Ardana from Indonesia. He is w …
• May 30, 2017 NEWS Meeting with Visiting Prof. Viren Ivor Menezes Prof. Viren Ivor Menezes, an IROAST visiting professor from the Department of Aerospace Engineeri …
• May 17, 2017 NEWS List of satellite labs posted Please visit our Facility page and check the list of our satellite labs. If you wish to …
• May 11, 2017 NEWS Dr. Pusztai's first day at IROAST! Dr. László Pusztai from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, one of our IRO …
• May 10, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR May 15, 2017: 9th IROAST Seminar－4th ISKSR4 IROAST will hold the 9th  IROAST Seminar－4th International Symposium on Kumamoto Synchrotron Radiation (ISKSR4): Cooperation of Experiments and Comput …
• Apr 21, 2017 NEWS Dr. Lee gave a talk at the 23rd IRCMS Seminar Dr. Aeju Lee gave a talk at the 23rd IRCMS seminar on Honjo Camp …
• Apr 18, 2017 NEWS New satellite lab opened IROAST has opened a new satellite laboratory on the Kurokami South Campus. Location: C236, 2F, Faculty of Science Bldg. 2 …
• Apr 11, 2017 EVENTS Dr. Lee will give a talk at the 23rd IRCMS seminar Dr. Aeju Lee will give a talk at the 23rd IRCMS seminar on Honjo …
• Apr 7, 2017 NEWS New IROAST satellite labs opened IROAST has opened more satellite laboratories on the Kurokami South Campus. Location:407, 4F, Academic Commons Kurokami Bldg. 3 …
• Apr 4, 2017 NEWS New IROAST members for international joint research! We have posted the profiles of our new young faculty members for international joint research, Dr. Satoshi Hinokuma and Dr. Yasuko Matsubara, and also …
• Mar 29, 2017 NEWS Dr. Lee's papers accepted! We have added Dr. Lee's papers to our list of published papers. Please see …
• Mar 28, 2017 NEWS Future collaboration with Dr. Barona-Vilar Dr. Josep-Lluís Barona-Vilar, an IROAST visiting professor from Universidad de …
• Mar 27, 2017 NEWS IROAST Kickoff Symposium held on March 23 The IROAST Kickoff Symposium was held at the 100th Anniversary Hall on March 23, 2017. The theme of the symposium was “Cutting-edge Research with Inte …
• Mar 27, 2017 NEWS Dr. Sainoki's paper accepted! We have added Dr. Sainoki's newly accepted paper to our list of published papers. Please visit …
• Mar 21, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 8th IROAST Seminar－Synthesis and characterization of ordered mesoporous materials for clean energy technologies－held on March 21, 2017 Dr. Jorge Beltramini from the University of Queensland, an IROAST visiting pro …
• Mar 16, 2017 NEWS Visiting University of Grenoble, France The Director Prof. Hiyama visited 3SR Laboratory at University of Grenoble, France on March 8 together with the Vice-Director Prof. Otani. They spent …
• Mar 14, 2017 Meeting with Prof. Zare from The University of Queensland, Australia The Director Prof. Hiyama had a nice meeting with Prof. Zare from The University of Queensland and Prof. Hosseini from the …
• Mar 1, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR March 15 (Wednesday), 2017: 7th IROAST Seminar－Kumamoto Symposium on Therapeutic/Diagnosis Techniques and Medical Devices Kumamoto Symposium on Therapeutic/Diagnosis Techniques and Medical Devices, the 7th IROAST Seminar, will be held as below. Associate Professor Aeju …
• Mar 1, 2017 NEWS New IROAST satellite labs opened IROAST has opened more satellite laboratories on the Kurokami South Campus. Location: 904, 9F, Mechanical System Engineering, Mate …
• Feb 28, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR March 23, 2017: IROAST Kickoff Symposium IROAST will hold its Kickoff Symposium entitled "Cutting-edge Research with International Collaboration for Advanced Science and Technology" on March …
• Feb 28, 2017 EVENTS March 23, 2017 - IROAST Kickoff Symposium IROAST will hold its Kickoff Symposium entitled "Cutting-edge Research with International Collaboration for Advanced Science and Technology" on March …
• Feb 6, 2017 NEWS IROAST satellite labs opened IROAST has opened satellite laboratories on the Kurokami South Campus. Location: 503, 5F, Academic Commons Kurokami Bldg. 3 …
• Feb 1, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 6th IROAST Seminar－Indonesia’s Geothermal Energy: Barrier and proposed solutions for geothermal development－held on February 1, 2017 Tony Rahadinata, PhD. gave a lecture to the graduate students and researchers of Science and Technology at the 6th IROAST Seminar organized by Profess …
• Feb 1, 2017 NEWS New Visiting Professor We have posted the profile of our new visiting professor, Dr. Patrice Delmas. Please visit our STAFF …
• Jan 27, 2017 NEWS MOU for Valencia-Kumamoto International Laboratory for Education and Research Signed Prof. Takashi Hiyama, the Director of IROAST, Prof. Carlos Esplugues and Prof. Silvia Barona signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishm …
• Jan 4, 2017 NEWS New members have joined IROAST! Happy new year! Join us in welcoming Dr. Aeju Lee and Dr. Atsushi Sainoki as our new tenure-track associate professors. IROAST is looking forward t …
• Dec 20, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 23rd IROAST Seminar－IPPS Lecture & Seminar No.36－held on December 20, 2017 IROAST will have the 23rd IROAST Seminar－IPPS Lecture & Seminar No. 36－on December 20, 2017. Please see the poster below. Interested faculty membe …
• Dec 21, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 22nd IROAST Seminar－Development of polymeric nano/micro-particles for cancer theranostics－held on December 21, 2017 IROAST will hold the 22nd IROAST Seminar－Development of polymeric nano/micro-particles for cancer theranostics. …
• Dec 6, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 21st IROAST Seminar－Tunable graphene oxide membranes－held on December 6, 2017 IROAST will hold the 21st IROAST Seminar as below. Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you at the seminar. …
• Dec 5, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 20th IROAST Seminar－Hydrogen Production and Storage with Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation－held on December 5, 2017 IROAST will hold the 20th IROAST Seminar as below. Everyone is welcome. Dr. Fujita is a world-leading researcher in artificial photosynthesis. The abs …
• Nov 28, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 19th IROAST Seminar－Road Condition Measurement and Suspension / Traction Control for Active Safety and Autonomous Driving－held on November 28, 2017 IROAST will hold the 19th IROAST Seminar as below. Everyone is welcome. Profess …
• Nov 2, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 16th IROAST Seminar－5th International Symposium on Kumamoto Synchrotron Radiation (ISKSR5)－held on November 1-2, 2017 5th International Symposium on Kumamoto Synchrotron Radiation (ISKSR5)－The 16th IROAST Seminar－will be cosponsored by IROAST. Everyone is welcome. We …
• Oct 18, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 14th IROAST Seminar－Use of renewable energy sources for mine energy system－held on October 18, 2017 IROAST will hold the 14th IROAST Seminar－Use of renewable energy sources for mine energy system. Please see the following for details of the semina …
• Oct 17, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 13th IROAST Seminar－Solute segregation at grain boundaries and their embrittlement; Czech footprint－held on October 17, 2017 IROAST will invite our Visiting Professor Pavel Lejček from the Institute of …
• Oct 12, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 12th IROAST Seminar－Magnesium Alloys Designed as Degradable Metallic Biomaterials－held on October 12, 2017 IROAST Distinguished Professor Yufeng Zheng, Professor of Biomaterials at …
• Nov 14, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 1st IROAST Symposium "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" held on November 14, 2017 IROAST will hold its first symposium entitled "Plant Cell and Developmental Biology: Approaches to Multiscale Biosystems" on November 14, 2017. In add …
• Aug 7, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 11th IROAST Seminar－The Spindle Assembly Checkpoint in Plants－held on August 7, 2017 IROAST will hold the 11th IROAST Seminar－The spindle assembly checkpoint in plants－at Kurokami South Faculty of Science Bldg.1&2 C122 on August 7, …
• Jul 7, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 10th IROAST Seminar－International Symposium on PROTINUS－held on July 7, 2017 IROAST will hold the 10th IROAST Seminar－International Symposium on PROTINUS－at 905, Engineering Research Tower I on July 7, 2017. …
• May 15, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 9th IROAST Seminar－4th ISKSR4－held on May 15, 2017 IROAST will hold the 9th  IROAST Seminar－4th International Symposium on Kumamoto Synchrotron Radiation (ISKSR4): Cooperation of Experiments and Comput …
• Mar 15, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR 7th IROAST Seminar－Kumamoto Symposium on Therapeutic/Diagnosis Techniques and Medical Devices－held on March 15, 2017 Kumamoto Symposium on Therapeutic/Diagnosis Techniques and Medical Devices, the 7th IROAST Seminar, will be held as below. Associate Professor Aeju …
• Mar 23, 2017 SYMPOSIUM & SEMINAR IROAST Kickoff Symposium held on March 23, 2017 IROAST will hold its Kickoff Symposium entitled "Cutting-edge Research with International Collaboration for Advanced Science and Technology" on March …