
Mitsui Chemicals is proud to announce that it will hold "The Fifth Mitsui Chemicals International Symposium on
Catalysis Science (MICS2011)", under the theme of "Catalysis Science and Its Contribution to Future Human Development".
It is the strong hope of Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., that the Symposium MICS2011 will serve as a forum of extensive
interchange among participants from around the world and an excellent opportunity for creating new knowledge.

Report on the Symposium
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- Date :
- March, 9-10, 2011
- Venue :
- Kazusa Akademia Hall
(Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
- Simultaneous interpretation will be available. ( English / Japanese)
- Seating in the lecture hall is on a first come basis. When the lecture hall is full, you may be asked to watch the lectures via closed-circuit from the conference room. We kindly ask your understanding in advance.
- Organized By :
- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
- Supported by :
- Chiba Prefecture / Sodegaura City / Ichihara City / Kisarazu City / Mobara City / The Chemical Society of Japan / The Society of Polymer Science, Japan / Catalysis Society of Japan / The Japan Petroleum Institute / The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan / The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
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- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. uses personal information written in the registration forms for participation to MICS2011 to facilitate organizing the Symposium. In addition, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. will use your personal information to inform you about future Symposiums.
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- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. will take photographs and make videotapes of MICS2011 for the purposes of recording and later reporting on the Symposium. Photos and videotapes are for public relations purposes, and will be used in corporate publications, (e.g. reports and brochures), for corporate videotapes, and on the company website.
Prof. Yuan T. Lee
(Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
The Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 1986
Prof. Sir John E. Walker
(Medical Research Council, U.K.)
The Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 1997
Emeritus Prof. Akira Suzuki
(Hokkaido University, Japan)
The Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2010
Prof. Ei-ichi Negishi
(Purdue University, U.S.A.)
The Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2010
Prof. John E. Bercaw
(California Institute of Technology, U.S.A.)
Prof. Kazunari Domen
(The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Prof. Kenichiro Itami
(Nagoya University, Japan)
Prof. Eiichi Nakamura
(The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Prof. Craig J. Hawker
(University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.)
Prof. Mitsuo Sawamoto
(Kyoto University, Japan)
Dr. Haruyuki Makio
(Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Japan)
The Winner of the 2011 Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award
The Winners of the 2011 Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award of Encouragement


