2026:
04.08　A collaborative research project with Dr. Yoshii at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has been accepted for publication in ACS Electrochemistry.
04.07　Ten undergraduate (B4) students (Akiyama, Kitano, Suzuki (T.), Suzuki (K.), Taniguchi, Todoroki, Hayashi, Fujimura, Makino, and Miura) have joined our laboratory.
03.22　The graduation and degree conferment ceremony was held. Congratulations to all graduates!
　　　 M2 students (Okegawa, Kono, Maruyama, Ichikawa, and Sato)
　　　 B4 students (Tomita, Fukatsu, Yamakoshi, Yamada, Okazawa, Tomokuni, Nishizawa, and Goto)
03.22　M2 students Ichikawa and Sato received the Division Head Award in Materials Chemistry for their master’s thesis presentations.
　　　　(The Chemical Society of Japan Tokai Branch Award was not awarded this year.)
03.18　At the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, Ms. Obinata gave an oral presentation, and Associate Professor Shimizu delivered an invited lecture.
03.11　At the 153rd Conference of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan, B4 student Tomita, Ms. Fukatsu, Mr. Yamakoshi, and Mr. Yamada presented posters.
03.05　At the Ceramic Society of Japan Annual Meeting 2026, B4 student Okazawa presented a poster.
02.18　M1 Interim Presentation: Kajiwara, Saito, Mori, Akitani, Yoshida
02.10　Master’s Thesis Defense: Okegawa, Kono, Maruyama, Ichikawa, Sato
02.04　Undergraduate Thesis Presentation: Tomita, Fukatsu, Yamakoshi, Yamada, Okazawa, Tomokuni, Nishizawa, Goto

2025:
12.20　At the 8th Symposium on Functional Inorganic Materials, M2 student Sato and B4 student Okazawa presented their work.
11.18　At the 66th Battery Symposium in Japan, M2 student Ichikawa and M1 student Yoshida gave oral presentations.
11.12　At the 15th Symposium on Ionic Liquids, M2 student Ichikawa presented a poster.
11.08　At the 56th Chubu Joint Autumn Meeting of Chemical Societies, M2 student Sato and Ms. Inoshita gave oral presentations.
　　　 M2 student Sato received the BCSJ Award (Outstanding Presentation Award).
11.05　Professor Susumu Arai was selected for the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list based on the Elsevier Scopus database.
10.13　At the 248th ECS Meeting (Chicago, IL, Hilton Chicago), Ms. Obinata (D4) and Associate Professor Shimizu gave presentations.
09.18　At the 38th Fall Symposium of the Ceramic Society of Japan, M2 student Sato gave an oral presentation.
　　　 M2 student Sato received the following two awards:
　　　　Best Presentation Award in “Fundamentals and Applications of Ceramics for Energy Conversion, Storage, and Transport.”
　　　 Outstanding Poster Award in “Materials Science of Inorganic Compounds Based on Elemental and Structural Diversity.”
09.17　At the 177th Autumn Meeting of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials (2025), M2 students Okegawa, Kono, and Maruyama presented posters.
09.09　At the 152nd Conference of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan, M2 students Okegawa, Kono, and Maruyama, and M1 students Kajiwara, Saito, and Mori gave oral presentations.
09.04　At the 2025 Electrochemical Society of Japan Fall Meeting, M2 student Ichikawa gave an oral presentation.
08.08　M1 Interim Presentation: Ms. Inoshita
08.08　Undergraduate Thesis Presentation: Ozaki, Uebayashi
06.25　M1 students Inoshita and Yoshida participated in the GteX Battery Research Area Young Researchers Exchange Meeting.
04.08　Eight undergraduate (B4) students (Tomita, Fukatsu, Yamakoshi, Yamada, Okazawa, Tomokuni, Nishizawa, and Goto) joined our laboratory.
03.22　M2 student Yamamoto received the Chemical Society of Japan Tokai Branch Award for his master’s thesis presentation.
03.22　The graduation and degree conferment ceremony was held. Congratulations to all graduates!
　　　 M2 students (Fujita, Narita, Yamanaka, and Yamamoto)
　　　 B4 students (Kajiwara, Saito, Mori, Iinuma, Iriguchi, Akitani, Yoshida)
03.12　At the 151st Conference of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan, B4 students Kajiwara, Saito, and Mori presented posters.
03.14　Associate Professor Shimizu delivered an invited lecture at the FY2024 Research Grant Award Ceremony and Research Presentation Meeting organized by the Chubu Electric Power Basic Research Foundation.
02.19　M1 Interim Presentation: Okegawa, Kono, Maruyama, Ichikawa, Sato
02.10　Master’s Thesis Defense: Fujita, Narita, Yamanaka, Yamamoto
02.05　Undergraduate Thesis Presentation: Kajiwara, Saito, Mori, Iinuma, Iriguchi, Akitani, Yoshida

2024:
11.27　Associate Professor Shimizu delivered an intensive lecture (Special Lecture in Applied Physics, Graduate Program in Engineering) at Nagoya Institute of Technology.
11.20　At the 65th Battery Symposium in Japan, M2 student Yamamoto gave an oral presentation.
11.12　At the 14th Symposium on Ionic Liquids, M1 student Ichikawa presented a poster.
10.22　At the 14th CSJ Chemistry Festa, M2 student Yamamoto and M1 students Ichikawa and Sato presented posters.
　　　 M1 student Sato received the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award (Materials Chemistry).
10.08　At PRiME 2024, M2 student Yamamoto and Associate Professor Shimizu presented two posters and two oral presentations.
09.27　B4 student Inoshita graduated. Best wishes for continued success in graduate studies.
09.12　At the 150th Conference of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan, M2 students Narita, Fujita, and Yamanaka, and M1 students Okegawa, Maruyama, and Kono gave oral presentations.
09.11　At the 37th Fall Symposium of the Ceramic Society of Japan, M1 student Sato gave an oral presentation.
　　　 M1 student Sato received the Outstanding Presentation Award in “Ceramics Research toward Carbon Neutral Society.”
08.08　Undergraduate Thesis Presentation: Ms. Inoshita
04.08　Eight undergraduate (B4) students (Akitani, Iriguchi, Iinuma, Ogasawara, Kajiwara, Saito, Mori, and Yoshida) joined our laboratory.
03.25　Experiments were conducted at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) (until 03.29).
03.22　M2 student Dogane received the Chemical Society of Japan Tokai Branch Award for his master’s thesis presentation.
03.22　The graduation and degree conferment ceremony was held. Congratulations to all graduates!
　　　 M2 students (Nonami, Hara, Nakajima, Nishida, Dogane)
　　　 B4 students (Okegawa, Kono, Maruyama, Nakamura, Ichikawa, Kanazawa, Sato, Nasu)
03.20　At the 104th CSJ Annual Meeting, B4 students Ichikawa and Sato presented posters.
03.14　Attended the 91st Annual Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan (Shimizu and Yamamoto).
03.05　At the 149th Conference of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan, B4 students Okegawa, Kono, and Maruyama presented posters.
　　　 B4 student Okegawa received the Encouragement Award for Academic Presentation.
02.20　M1 Interim Presentation: Fujita, Narita, Yamanaka, Yamamoto
02.09　Master’s Thesis Defense: Nonami, Hara, Nakajima, Dogane, Nishida
02.02　Undergraduate Thesis Presentation: Okegawa, Kono, Maruyama, Nakamura, Ichikawa, Kanazawa, Sato, Nasu