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Date: Sunday, December 16, 2018, 10:00-17:30 (doors open at 9:30)
Place: Will Fukushima Acty Orochimachi (Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture)
Address: 10-1 Kamada Wholesale-cho, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-0102
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*Luncheon Seminar: This is a style of lecture where you can have lunch while listening to the lecture. It will be held at the main venue. Please bring your own lunch if you plan to attend.

Advanced Research with Roots in the Community〜The future of the region will be changed by curiosity and a sense of mission.
While the Tohoku region is rich in natural beauty, it is also a region of declining industry due to depopulation, health and medical problems, energy problems, and other issues. From a different perspective, the seeds of "research that begins with curiosity," which seeks to elucidate the wonders around us, and "research that begins with a sense of mission," which aspires to solve the world's problems, are falling. Through this conference, where young researchers will gather, we will create the future of this rich region.
Tohoku Conference Leader Sachie Momokegi

Why Fukushima Prefecture?Since fiscal year 2018, Rivanes has been working with the Fukushima Prefecture "Leading Entrepreneur Creation ProjectThe "MEXT" has been adopted to support university students, young entrepreneurs, and researchers who will change the world from Fukushima Prefecture. We will support junior high and high school students, who will be the foundation for the future, mainly in Fukushima Prefecture, thereby turning the cycle of education support, human resource development support, research support, and business start-up support through research activities.

12 oral presentations

31 poster presentations

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Subject of oral presentation

Grand PrizeAwarded to the research that is deemed to best "advance science and technology and contribute to the Earth" by the judges' scoring and discussion.
Special PrizeAwarded to the research deemed most suitable for the realization of the theme of the conference in the discussion by the jury.
Liberace AwardAwarded to the research presentations that we most want to see become part of the Rivanes team in the future.
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Rohto AwardRohto judges will decide and award the prizes.

Poster presentation subject
Science Castle Best Poster AwardAwarded to the research that is deemed to best "advance science and technology and contribute to the Earth" by the judges' scoring and discussion.
Science Castle Best Poster AwardAwarded to the top 10% in the number of poster presentations based on the judges' scores and discussions.
Science Castle Poster Special AwardAwarded to the one deemed most interesting as a result of the scoring by the participants

Subject to all announcements

Research Encouragement AwardAwarded to all presentations

Special presentations related to R&D, health, and energy will be given!

＜Marine Challenge Program Poster Booth
Supporting research related to the ocean, marine resources, and the aquatic environmentMarine Challenge ProgramThe poster exhibit of the second round of 2018 adopted schools and the call for applications for the third phase of the program will be presented.
Organizations scheduled to participate: The Nippon Foundation

＜Science Castle THK Award Research Poster Booth
The Science Castle THK Award winning research presentations will be presented in a poster exhibit.
Organizations scheduled to participate: THK Co.

Takashi Okazaki, Jury President
D., Director, Human Resource Development Division, Liverness, Inc.
Graduated from Osaka University Graduate School. After working as a special researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), he joined LIVERNESS. In addition to his diverse research experience at universities, major textile manufacturers, and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), he has been engaged in science and technology promotion planning at an affiliated organization of a local government. He is mainly engaged in the work of discovering local seeds, fostering human resources, and regional acceleration. Born in Fukushima Prefecture, he has been in his current position since May 2018.

Mr. Kenji Sakurai
Associate Professor, Department of Bioproduction Science, Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University Doctor of Agriculture
Completed the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Conducted basic research on breeding of fruit trees, especially apple. Analysis of apple self-incompatibility genes, analysis of apple allergens and related genes, and development of new mutation breeding methods for fruit trees by ion beam irradiation. In addition, he is also involved in the preservation, exploration, and dissemination of seeds of Akita local crops, especially traditional Akita vegetables.

Mr. Hiroken Mizuta
D., Director, Technical Research Department, Technology Division, NOK Corporation
Graduated from Kyushu University with a Master's degree in Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, where he was engaged in research and development of hydrogen separation membranes for 6 years from 1996. D. from Kyushu University in 2014, and has been engaged in management of fundamental technology research in his current position since 2016, and was appointed as a board member of the Tribology Society of Japan in 2018.

Mr. Koichi Murashita
Hirosaki University COI Research Promotion Organization (Graduate School of Medicine), Assistant to the Director / COI Deputy Director (Strategic Management), Professor
After working for the Aomori Prefectural Government, Sony (marketing division), and as a fellow at the University of Tokyo, he assumed his current position in 2014. He is also a member of the COI and AI Development Study Group of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and a member of the Private University Research Branding Project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. He is also a member of the MEXT COI and AI Development Study Group, and a member of the Review Subcommittee of the Private University Research Branding Project Committee of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as well as many other government-affiliated committees. Specialties: regional industrial (innovation) policy, social medicine.

Mr. Nobuhiro Kaneko
Fukushima University, Deputy Director, Preparatory Office for the Establishment of an Agricultural Education and Research Organization Professor, Ph.
After leaving the Graduate School of Kyoto University, Faculty of Agriculture, Shimane University, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Bioresource Sciences of Shimane University, and Professor at the Graduate School of Environment and Information Studies, Yokohama National University, he has been working at Fukushima University since April 2018 to prepare for the establishment of the Department of Food and Agricultural Sciences. He specializes in forest science and soil ecology. His research focuses on how the more diverse the organisms that make up an ecosystem, the more ecosystem services that we can benefit from.

Mr. Yoshiaki Kawaguchi
Development Group 1, Skin Care Product Development Department, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.
Completed a master's course at the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University. Since joining the company, he has been involved in product development of topical products. He has been in charge of many products including cooling cosmetics, antiperspirants, and antipruritic anti-inflammatory agents. Currently, he is mainly in charge of OTC drug development.