QEDC Workshop and Doctoral Dissertation Public Hearing - Autumn Semester 2015

Icho Kaikan, Osaka University

February 5-6, 2015

The biannual Quantum Enginering Design Workshop was organized at Icho Kaikan, Osaka University. Moreover, we have one early doctoral graduate Dr. Ryan Lacdao Arevaro. Congratulations!!

Figure 1 Picture of QEDC professors and students. First row from the left: Prof.Yuji Kuwahara, Prof.Yoshitada Morikawa, Prof.Yagi Atsushi, Prof.Hideaki Kasai, Prof.Tamio Oguchi, Prof.Toshiaki Suhara and Prof.Takashi Kubo. Second row from the left: Prof.Daisuke Matsunaka, Prof.Mamoru Sakaue, Prof.Hiroshi Nakanishi, Prof.Michio Okada, Prof.Koun Shirai and Prof.Koichi Kusakabe (second from the right).

Shown in figure 1 is the group picture of the QEDC professors and students on the first day of the workshop. The name of the professors are also indicated in the caption of the figure.

Figure 2 Doctoral dissertation defense of (now) Dr.Ryan Lacdao Arevalo.

Figure 2 show the defense of the doctoral dissertation of Dr.Ryan Lacdao Arevalo entitled "Rational Catalyst Design Approach to Heterogenous Catalysis: Oxidation of Borohydride and Nitric Oxide".

Figure 3 Lunch party at Minerva restaurant, Icho Kaikan, Osaka University, in which the opening speech is given by Prof.Yuji Kuwahara (left).

After workshop we gathered at Minerva restaurant for the celebration. The opening speech is given by Prof. Yuji Kuwahara. Kampai!!