Fully leveraging the domestic and international network of scientists it has built up over the years, Mitsui Chemicals has been hosting MICS since 2003 in order to help promote the development of Catalysis Science among industry, academe and government around the world. The Second MICS focused on "Green Catalysts for Specialty Chemicals" will be held in March 2005.
- Registration
(Registration Fee: No Charge) - The symposium was held on March 22-23, 2005.
MICS2005 Report (PDF : 1,134KB)
Theme
World leaders at the forefront of Catalysis Science research have been invited to speak at the Symposium this time, with particular focus on the creation of performance materials aimed at helping society progress further on the path of sustainable development.
Date / Venue
- Date
- (Held on March 22-23, 2005)
- Venue
- Kazusa Akademia Hall
(Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
Organized / Supported
- Organized by
- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
- Supported by
- Chiba Prefecture / Sodegaura City / Ichihara City / Kisarazu City / Mobara City
- Supported by
- The Chemical Society of Japan / Catalysis Society of Japan / The Society of Polymer Science, Japan / The Japan Petroleum Institute / The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan / The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
Plenary Lecture
- ･ Prof. K. Barry Sharpless
- (The Scripps Research Institute, U.S.A.)
Invited Lectures
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005 was awarded to Prof. R. R. Schrock who was one of the lecturers at MICS2005.
- ･ Prof. Richard R. Schrock
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.)
- ･ Prof. E. N. Jacobsen
- (Harvard University, U.S.A.)
- ･ Prof. R. A. Sheldon
- (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
- ･ Dr. P. R. Gruber
- (CTO, Cargill Dow LLC, U.S.A.)
- ･ Dr. Akira Fujishima
- (Kanagawa Academy of Science & Technology, Japan)
- ･ Prof. Tsutomu Katsuki
- (Kyushu University, Japan)
- ･ The Winner of “Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award”
- ･ Dr. Tadahito Nobori
- (Research Fellow, Material Science Laboratory, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Japan)