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Details of the invited projects Project Title:Theoretical Study on Heterogeneous Dynamics of Biological Molecules and Liquids Director: Shinji SAITO (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/theory/saito/saito_en.html Details of the project: Theoretical and computational studies of dynamics of biological molecules and (supercooled) liquids using molecular dynamics simulations References: Acc. Chem. Res. 2009, 42, 1250-1258.; Biophys. J. 2010, 99, 3726-3734.; Phys. Rev. E 2009, 79, 060501 (R). Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Understanding of theoretical or computational chemistry and statistical mechanics, and experience of programming are requested. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Multireference Wavefunction Study of Ground and Excited States of pi-Conjugated Organic Molecular Materials Director: Takeshi YANAI (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/theory/yanai/yanai_en.html Details of the project: Computing ground and excited states of pi-conjugated organic molecular materials by operating UNIX-workstation computers, on which quantum chemistry calculations are performed. References: J. Chem. Phys. 127, 104107 (2007), J. Chem. Phys. 128, 144117 (2008) Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of theoretical works on UNIX (or Linux) platform. C++ programming. Python scripting. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Theoretical Study on Electron Dynamics in Nanostructures Director: Katsuyuki NOBUSADA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://raphael.ims.ac.jp/sub_index_E.html Details of the project: 1) Development of optical response theory in nanostructures 2) Theoretical simulation of photoinduced electron dynamics 3) Quantum chemistry calculations of metal clusters References: Phys. Rev. A 82, 043411 (2010), Phys. Rev. A 80, 043409 (2009), Phys. Rev. A 75, 032518 (2007), Phys. Rev. A 70, 043411 (2004) Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Understanding of theoretical molecular physics and experience of Fortran programming Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Theoretical Study on the Photochemistry of Functional Molecules and the Chemical Reactions on Nano-Particle/Metal Surface Director: Masahiro EHARA (Research Center for Computational Science) http://tc.ims.ac.jp/index-e.html Details of the project: 1) Excited-state dynamics of photofunctional molecules using the SAC-CI method 2) Theoretical study of the chemical reactions on nano-particles and metal surface References: J. Chem. Phys., 2012, 136, 114304; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2012, 14, 3103-3111; J. Phys. Chem. A 2012, 116, 924-937; Theo. Chem. Acc., 2011, 130, 161-173. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of computational chemistry is requested. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Generalized-Ensemble Molecular Dynamics Study for Environmentally Important Biomolecules Director: Hisashi OKUMURA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/theory/okumura/okumura_en.html Details of the project: 1) Training of molecular dynamics simulation 2) Application of generalized-ensemble molecular dynamics simulation technique to a small biomolecule like a peptide References: J. Chem. Phys. 2008, 129, 124116 (9 pages); J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, 12038-12049; J. Chem. Phy. 2010, 132, 134105 (8 pages). Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of theoretical works on UNIX (or Linux) platform with FORTRAN programming and basic knowledge of analytical mechanics and statistical mechanics are requested. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Nano-Optical Studies on Excited States of Nanomaterials Director: Hiromi OKAMOTO (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/photo/okamoto/okamoto_en.html Details of the project: 1) Scanning near-field optical microscopy of nanomaterials to investigate spatial characteristics of excited states and their dynamics. 2) Visualizing localized and enhanced optical fields in metal nanostructures. References: Prog. Surf. Sci. 84, 199-229 (2009); J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 1548-1555 (2011); Nano Lett. 11, 960-965 (2011); J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 221, 154-159 (2011). Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Basic knowledge of quantum mechanics, molecular spectroscopy, optics, and electromagnetism, and experience of treatment of optical components and lasers are required. Basic programming skill (C etc.) is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Laser Control of Molecular Motion Director: Yasuhiro OHSHIMA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/photo/ohshima/ohshima_en.html Details of the project: 1) Spectroscopic investigation of detailed energy levels pertinent to molecular motion. 2) Ultrafast laser spectroscopy for real-time control of molecular rotation and vibration. References: J. Chem. Phys. 117, 3656, 3675 (2002); Phys. Rev. A 74, 061401 (2006); Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 053002 (2008); Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 223003 (2009); Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 29, 619 (2010). Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and molecular spectroscopy is required, and experience of laser experiments is highly preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: to be announced Director: Kenji OHMORI (Institute for Molecular Science) Details of the project: to be announced References: to be announced Required degree: to be announced Required skills: to be announced Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Molecular Inner-shell Spectroscopy Director: Nobuhiro KOSUGI (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/photo/kosugi/kosugi_en.html Details of the project: Synchrotron radiation based soft X-ray spectroscopy applied to molecules in gas, liquid, and solid. Choose one of the following two projects. 1) Theoretical study of molecular inner-shell excitation and its de-excitation processes. 2) Experimental study of soft X-ray spectra of aqueous solutions or thin films References: J. Electron Spectrosc. 183, 29 (2011), 177, 130 (2010), J. Chem. Phys. 135, 034704 (2011) Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: 1) Experience of theoretical works on UNIX (or Linux) platform with FORTRAN programming and basic knowledge of quantum chemistry and electronic spectroscopy are both preferable. 2) Experience of experimental works on electron spectroscopy is highly preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Laser Director: Masahiro KATOH (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/photo/katoh_m/katoh_m_en.html Details of the project: 1) Coherent Synchrotron Radiation 2) Beam Dynamics in an Electron Storage Ring References: Nature Physics 2008,4, 390-393 Required degree: Bachelor or higher Required skills: Basic knowledge of classical mechanics, classical electromagnetismsand experimental physics isrequired. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules Director: Eiji SHIGEMASA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/photo/shigemasa/shigemasa_en.html Details of the project: 1) Learning synchrotron radiation based soft x-ray spectroscopy 2) Training how to measure photoabsorption, photoelectron, and Auger- electron spectra 3) Analysis of the obtained spectra References: J. Stöhr, NEXAFS Spectroscopy (Springer Series in Surface Sciences 25), edited by R. Gomer (Springer-Vrelag, 1996). Required skills: Experience working with ultra high vacuum systems and equipments is requested. Experience of spectroscopic measurements using synchrotron radiation is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Micro solid-state photonics Director: Takunori TAIRA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/photo/taira/taira_en.html Details of the project: 1) Micro domain controlling toward giant micro-photonics 2) Pulse-gap laser based molecular science 3) Pulse-gap laser based green photonics References: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol.11, p.6098 (2009); Opt. Express, vol.20, p.2881 (2012); Opt. Mater. Express, vol.1, p.1040 (2011). Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Basic programming skills (e.g. Mathematica, ANSYS, Paraxia etc.). Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Ultrafast Lasers and Spectroscopy Director: Takao FUJI (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/photo/fuji/fuji_en.html Details of the project: 1) Generation and characterization of ultrashort (<10-14s) optical pulses 2) Optical waveform synthesis 3) Ultrafast spectroscopy with ultrashort optical pulses References: Appl. Sci. Vol.3 p.122 (2013); Opt. Express Vol.20 p.24741 (2012); Opt. Lett. Vol.32 p.3330 (2007) Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Basic programming skills (e.g. Labview, C++, etc.) are preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Preparation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Magnetic Thin Films Director: Toshihiko YOKOYAMA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://msmd.ims.ac.jp/yokoyama_g/index_e.html Details of the project: 1) Preparation of magnetic thin films epitaxially grown on single crystalline substrates in ultrahigh vacuum 2) Spectroscopic and/or microscopic characterization of the magnetic thin films by magneto-optical techniques using lasers and/or synchrotron radiation, and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). 3) Modification of the magnetic thin films by means of surface science techniques and their characterization References: Phys. Rev. Lett. 2006, 96, 237402; Phys. Rev. B 2008, 78, 104420; Phys. Rev. B, 2005, 71, 235403; Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2008, 47, 2132. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of ultrahigh vacuum techniques is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Magnetic Resonance Investigation for Organic Superconductors Director: Toshikazu NAKAMURA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://naka-w.ims.ac.jp/indexe.html Details of the project: 1) Preparation of organic conductors and superconductors by the electrochemical oxidation method. 2) Static magnetic measurements by a superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer. 3) Magnetic resonance investigations by using advanced ESR and broad-line solid state NMR spectrometers. References: Phys. Rev. B 77 (2008) 115113 (10pages).; Phys. Rev. B 81 (2010) 245126 (6pages).; Phys. Rev. B 83 (2011) 184419 (5 pages).; Phys. Rev. B 84 (2011) 115140 (7 pages) Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of solid state physics or chemistry measurements is requested. Experience of magnetic resonance measurements (ESR, NMR, etc.) is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Synthesis of Porous Polymers Director: Donglin JIANG (Institute for Molecular Science) http://groups.ims.ac.jp/organization/jiang_g/Welcome.html Details of the project: Preparation of porous polymers by polymerization reaction. Techinique or Skill to be Involved or Learned: To handle organic solvents and chemicals, to purify organic reagents, to carry out organic reactions under anhydrous and non-oxygen condition, to purify organic compounds using clomunar chromatography, to characterize the compounds by spectroscopies, to carried out polymerization reaction under hydrothermal condition or solvothermal condition, to charaterize polymer with modern instrumental methods. References: Angew Chem Int Ed, 47, 8826-8830 (2008). C & EN, October 13, 2008, P.13. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of organic chemistry experiment is requested. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title:Solid State NMR-based Characterizations of Membrane Associated Proteins Director: Katsuyuki NISHIMURA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/materials/nishimura/nishimura_en.html Details of the project: 1) Preparation of peripheral membrane proteins 2) Solid state NMR measurements 3) Analysis of solid state NMR spectra References: Chem. Phys. Lett. 419, (2006), Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1788 (2009) 2575–2583, Chem. Phys. Lett. 514 (2011) 181–186 Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of biochemistry experiment is requested. Experience of NMR measurement is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Fabrication of Small-Molecular-Type Organic Thin-Film Solar Cells Director: Masahiro HIRAMOTO (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/materials/hiramoto/hiramoto_en.html Details of the project: 1) Fabrication of organic thin-film solar cells using organic semiconductors such as C60 by means of vacuum evaporation. 2) Measurements of cell parameters, i.e., short-circuit photocurrent (Jsc), open-circuit photovoltage (Voc), fill factor (FF), and conversion efficiency, using solar simulator. 3) Measurements of spectral dependence of Jsc using monochromatic light source. 4) Doping of various donors and acceptors to organic semiconductor films to make n- and p-type organic films for the improvements of cell performance. References: J. Appl. Phys. 1992, 3781-3787, 72; Appl. Phys. Lett. 2005, 063509, 86; Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2008, 284-289, 491. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of vacuum evaporation of films is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Investigation of Molecular Mechanisms of Transporters and Receptors in Cell Membrane Director: Yuji FURUTANI (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/bio/furutani/furutani_en.html Details of the project: Our main goal is observing structural changes of protein relating to its function mainly by using stimulus-induced difference FT-IR spectroscopy and revealing the structure–function relationship of various types of membrane protein which function as transporter, channel or receptor. 1) Infrared spectroscopy for ion pump or channel proteins 2) Preparation of membrane protein (e.g. archaeal-type rhodopsin) 3) Constructing a rapid mixing device utilized for spectroscopic study References: Biochemistry 48,1596, 2009; Biochemistry 47, 4071, 2008 Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of preparation of protein, and UV-visible or infrared spectroscopy is requested. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Asymmetric Cross-Coupling with Chiral Palladium Complexes toward Environmentally Benign Processes Director: Yasuhiro UOZUMI (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/bio/uozumi/uozumi_en.html Details of the project: 1) Preparation of chiral palladium complexes 2) Screening Studies on asymmetric cross-coupling reactions (Tsuji reaction, Suzuki coupling etc.) 3) Training of analytical study using spectroscopy (NMR, GC, MS, IR) References: SYNLETT 2008, 1557 Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of organic chemistry experiment is requested. Experience of spectroscopic measurement (NMR, IR, MS, GC etc.) is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Catalytic Oxidation and Reduction of Water by Transition Metal Complexes Director: Shigeyuki MASAOKA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://groups.ims.ac.jp/organization/masaoka_g/english/index.html Details of the project: 1) Preparation of transition metal complexes having an aqua ligand. 2) Photochemical and electrochemical water activation catalyzed by metal complexes. 3) Training of analytical study using spectroscopy (NMR, MS, UV-Vis, IR) References: Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 13081; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 7431; Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 239; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 656;J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 840. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of synthesis of organic compounds and/or metal complexes is requested. Experience of spectroscopic measurement (NMR, MS, UV-Vis, GC etc.) is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Structure and Function of Sensor Proteins for Environmental Signals Director: Shigetoshi AONO (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/bio/aono/aono_en.html Details of the project: 1) Construction of an expression system for sensor proteins. 2) Purification of the recombinant sensor proteins. 3) Crystallization of the purified sensor proteins. References: Biochim. Biophys. Acta. –Proteins & Proteomics 2010, 1804, 166-172; J. Biol. Chem. 2009, 284, 32089-32096; Dalton Trans. 2008, (24), 3137-3146; Biochim. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2007, 357, 1053-1057. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of protein purification and DNA cloning is requested. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Elucidation of Molecular Mechanisms of Enzymes containing Metal Ions Director: Hiroshi FUJII (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/bio/fujii/fujii_en.html Details of the project: 1) Preparation of metal complexes as models for reaction centers of enzymes containing metal ions 2) Preparation of enzymes containing metal ions 3) Training of analytical study using spectroscopy (NMR, GC, MS, IR) References: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12394-12405. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 6088-6098. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of synthesis of organic and/or metal complexes is requested. Experience of spectroscopic measurement (NMR, IR, MS, GC etc.) is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: NMR-based Characterizations of Structures and Interactions of Biological Macromolecules Director: Koichi KATO (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience) http://groups.ims.ac.jp/organization/kkato_g/ Details of the project: 1) Preparation of proteins, oligosaccharides, and/or glycoconjugates by chemical and/or molecular biology methods. 2) Chemical modification of the biomacromolecules for NMR studies. 3) NMR analyses of structure, dynamics, and/or interactions of the biomacromolecules. References: Biochim. Biophys. Acta.-General Subjects, 2008, 1780, 619. Nature Commun. 2012, 3, 1093. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 1235. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry, and/or molecular biology experiments is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Molecular Origin of 24 h Period in Cyanobacterial Protein Clock Director: Shuji AKIYAMA (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/bio/akiyama/akiyama_en.html Details of the project: 1) Preparation of cyanobacterial Kai proteins 2) In vitro reconstruction of cyanobacterial protein clock (Kai oscillator) 3) Tracking the circadian ticking of master clock protein (KaiC) in solution References: Mol. Cell 2008, 29, 703-716; EMBO J. 2011, 30, 68-78; CMLS 2012 in press (DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-0919-3) Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of either biochemical or biophysical experiment of proteins is requested. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Foundations of Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Director: Yutaka SHIKANO (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/theory/shikano/shikano.html Details of the project: Please choose one project from the below. 1)Reconsideration of the definition of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics from the viewpoint of information theory 2) Calculation of non-equilibrium Green function for electron-hole, photon, and phonon system 3) Numerical study of many classical particles and thermodynamics References: Phys. Rev. E 84, 061117 (2011). arXiv:1301.4854. arXiv:1211.1753. New J. Phys. 14, 065001 (2012). Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Knowledge of Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics in the undergraduate course level is required. Experience of numerical simulation is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Development of Field-effect-transistor with highly-correlated organic materials Director: Hiroshi YAMAMOTO (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/materials/yamamoto/yamamoto_en.html Details of the project: 1) Field induced superconductivity at an organic interface 2) High-performance organic transistor that can be switched by a Mott-transiton. References: Phys. Rev. B, 2011, 84, 125129/1-125129/9, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2009, 103, 116801/1-116801/4. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience in organic synthesis or device fabrication. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Synthesis of Organo-Transition Metal Complexes and Materials Director: Tetsuro MURAHASHI (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/bio/murahashi/murahashi_en.html Details of the project: 1) Synthesis of new organometallic compounds. 2) Synthesis of new ligands for transition metal complexes. 3) Reactivity and physical properties of transition metal complexes and materials. References: Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 117. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 14908. Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 52. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of synthesis of organic compounds and/or metal complexes is requested. Experience of standard 1H and 13C NMR analysis is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Synthesis of Organic Semiconductors Director: Toshiyasu SUZUKI (Institute for Molecular Science) http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/materials/suzuki/suzuki_en.html Details of the project: 1) Preparation and purification of organic semiconductors such as α-sexithiophene. 2) Measurement of redox potentials by cyclic voltammetry. 3) Training of analytical study using spectroscopy (NMR, GC, MS, IR) References: Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 4472-4474.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 8354-8361. Required degree: Master or higher Required skills: Experience of organic chemistry experiment is requested. Experience of spectroscopic measurement (NMR, IR, MS, GC etc.) is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) Project Title: Application of Gold Nanocluster Catalyst to Green Chemistry Director: Hidehiro SAKURAI (Institute for Molecular Science) http://groups.ims.ac.jp/organization/sakurai_g/english/ Details of the project: 1) Development of new preparative method of gold nanocluster (AuNC) catalyst including utilizarion of micro flow reactor. 2) Screening and kinetic study of catalytic activity of AuNC catalyst toward the aerobic oxidation. (alcohol oxidation etc.) 3) Training of analytical study using spectroscopy (NMR, GC, MS, IR) References: Chem. Asian J. 2011, 6, 736; Pure Appl. Chem. 2010, 82, 2005. Required degree: Bachelor or higher Required skills: Experience of organic chemistry experiment is requested. Experience of spectroscopic measurement (NMR, IR, MS, GC etc.) is preferable. Expected period: 14-90days: October 2013- December 2013 (Including December 10-13, 2013) |
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