WHEN

 14-18 September 2009

WHERE

Cybermedia center Osaka University (Toyonaka Campus)
560-0043, Japan
1-32 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka
TEL: +81-6-6850-6111
FAX: +81-6-6850-6819

SPONSORS

• Osaka University
• Cybermedia center Osaka University
• International Institute for Advanced Studies
• Hiroshima University
• Tokyo University of Science
• the Ministry of　Education, Culture, Sports and Science and Technology of　Japan (MEXT) Special Coordination Funds for Promoting　Science and Technology
• Osaka University Quantum Engineering Design Research Initiative (OU-QEDRI)
  

SUPPORT

• The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) through their Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (Developing Next Generation Quantum Simulators and Quantum-Based Design Techniques)
• Osaka University, G-COE [G10] (Core Research and Engineering of Advanced Materials-Interdisciplinary Education Center for Materials Science)
  
• Osaka University, G-COE�ｿH08] (Center of Excellence for Atomically Controlled Fabrication Technology)
  

BACKGROUND
&
MOTIVATION

The basic foundations of our technology, and its foreseen development in the 21st century, basically lie on the physical sciences and, if one desires to distinguish, also material science. To meet the ever-increasing demand for novel materials, and at the same time satisfy the growing public concern for the energy/power consumption and environmental impacts, novel routines other than relying on the age-old tradition of trial-and-error/hit-and-miss would be necessary. Given these circumstances, we need to develop novel theoretical routines and techniques that could quickly and efficiently find novel materials for synthesis, that would suit our purposes. The theoretical routines and techniques necessary should incorporate quantum mechanics per se, and should not be dependent on experimental results and/or empirical parameters. Ab-Initio/First Principles Calculations satisfy all these requirements. With recent developments in computational techniques, coupled with the rapid progress in computer efficiency, ab-initio/first principles-based COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS DESIGN (CMD^®) is now a reality. Its impact/influence on industrial R&D should increase with the passing years. The purpose of these series of workshops is to provide the participants with a first-hand experience of how COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS DESIGN (CMD^®) is carried out, provide them with the basic knowledge and techniques, to better prepare them for the new paradigm in materials science research.

COURSE
OFFERINGS

Lectures, as well as hand-on sessions, will be conducted for the purpose of imparting on the participants various quantum simulations techniques, that could be applied in performing ab-initio based design of nano-materials and nano-devices.

1. Fundamentals of AB-INITIO calculations
2. Materials Design -from the basics to actual applications-
3. MACHIKANEYAMA2001(training)
4. STATE-Senri(training)
5. Osaka2k(training)
6. ABCAP(training)
7. NANIWA2001(training)
8. et alia

MAX. # of
Participants

25 participants
(Add'l participants will be considered based on the essay content written in the application form.)

EXPENSES

There is no registration fee.
[However, each participant is expected to shoulder expenses they may incur during the workshop (travel, board and lodging, printed materials, etc.).]

APPLICATION
PROCEDURE

Please fill up the corresponding forms provided below, and send it by fax AND e-mail (both) to:
CMD^® SECRETARIAT
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
E- mail: cmd[@ mark]dyn.ap.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
FAX : 06-6879-7859

• Beginner Course: Application Form(pdf), (rtf)
• Advanced Course: Application Form(pdf), (rtf)
• Expert Course: Application Form(pdf), (rtf)

APPLICATION
DEADLINE

  2 August 2009

PROGRAM

COURSE
CONTENTS
&
SCHEDULE

(For details follow the links below.)

• CMD^® Advanced Case Studies
• Basic Principles of Ab-Initio Calculations
• IIntroductory Hands-On (covering all the simulation codes offered)

• CMD^® Advanced Case Studies
• CMD^® Intensive Hands-On (concentrating on 2 simulation codes chosen by the participant from among the codes offered)

• CMD^® Practicum
• CMD^® Advanced Case Studies

EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

Hisazumi AKAI

(Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University), Chairperson

Hideaki KASAI

(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University), Secretariat

Junjiro KANAMORI

(Director, International Institute for Advanced Studies)

Hiroshi KATAYAMA-YOSHIDA

(Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University))

Naoshi SUZUKI

(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kansai University)

Tadashi ITOH

(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University)

Noriaki HAMADA

(Professor, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science)

Tamio OGUCHI

(Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University)

STEERING COMMITTEE

CMD^® CONSORTIUM

Hisazumi AKAI

(Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, OU-QEDRI)

Hideaki KASAI

(Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, OU-QEDRI)

Hiroshi KATAYAMA-YOSHIDA

(Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, OU-QEDRI)

Naoshi SUZUKI

(Graduate School of Engineering, Kansai University)

Kouichi KUSAKABE

(Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, OU-QEDRI)

Hiroshi NAKANISHI

(Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, OU-QEDRI))

Masako OGURA

(Graduate School of Science, Osaka University)

Wilson Agerico DIÑO

(Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, OU-QEDRI))

OU-QEDRI: Osaka University Quantum Engineering Design Research Initiative

CONTACT

"Computational Materials Design (CMD) Workshop"
Hisazumi AKAI
(Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University), Chairperson
Hideaki KASAI
(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University), Secretariat

Suita, Osaka 565-0871
JAPAN
URL：http://www.dyn.ap.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
E-mail:cmd[@mark]dyn.ap.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Tel:+81(Japan)-6-6879-7857
Fax:+81(Japan)-6-6879-7859

MISCELLANEOUS
INFORMATION

photograph of participator(CMD14)

Affiliation

Position

University

Prof., Assoc. Prof., Asst. Prof., Research Asst., Technical Staff, Researcher, Students

Technical Colleges

Prof., Assoc. Prof., Asst. Prof.,

National Research Institutes I

Supervisor, Asst. Supervisor, Researcher

National Research Institutes II

Supervisor, Asst. Supervisor, Researcher

Private Enterprise

Advanced Algorithms & Systems Corp., Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., Aquxite Systems, CANON, CHISSO Corp., DENSO, EPSON, FDK, FUJITSU, FUJI Films, Hitachi  High-Technologies Corp., Hitachi Maxell, IBM, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Japan Research Institute, Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Joetsu Electric Corp., KEIHANNA, KOBELCO, kuraray, KYOCERA, Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Matsushita Techno Research Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., NEC, NGK, Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Corp., Nippon Thermostat, Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., NLM, NTT Microsystem Integration Lab, OMRON Corp., OSAKA Titanium technologies Co., Ltd., RICOH, SANYO, SEI, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., SONY, Sony Chemical & Information Device Corp., TDK, TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA Corp. R&D Center, Toshiba Lighting and Technology Corp., TOYOTA Central R&D Labs, Inc., TOYOTA Motor Corp., Yamato Konron Planning, Ltd.
(alphabetical order)