Dr. Gavin Craig from the University of Glasgow (The Murrie group) joins the MC2 group as JSPS postdoctoral fellow!!! Welcome, Gavin!!!
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Masashi Nakahama left the group
Dr. Masashi Hammer Nakahama, who carried out the research in the MC2 group for 6 years and 9 months, left the group and started working in the American-based chemical industry in June. Hammer first joined as a technician in the ERATO project in 2009 and worked as a PhD student in 2011-2015 and as a…
Marina Kawano joins the group
Ms. Marina Kawano joins the MC2 group as an undergraduate student. Welcome, Marina!!
Nao Horike, Kenji Yoshida and Hiroki Enno left the group
Three important members left the group at the end of academic year. Ms. Nao Horike and Mr. Kenji Yoshida worked as technical stuffs left the group and started their new positions. Mr. Hiroki Enno as a master student left the group to establish his new company. Good luck!!
Susumu Kitagawa is elected recipient of Japan Academy Prize（日本学士院賞）
The lab head, Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, is elected as one of recipients of Japan Academy Prize in 2016!!! Congratulations!! 我々のグループのPIである北川進教授が、第106回日本学士院賞を受賞することが決定しました。研究題目は「多孔性金属錯体材料の創製と応用に関する研究」です。おめでとうございます！ Link to the news by the Japan Academy: Japanese
Kotaro Takahashi challenges SPEC@Kyoto Univ.
Mr. Kotaro Takahashi, who used to be an internship student, tries a new project with his creativity!! His project "noiseless straw" was selected as one of the challenge projects supported by Kyoto University, SPEC (Student Projects for Enhancing Creativity). We believe your creativity!! Congratulations!! 我々のグループの元インターンシップ生の高橋晃太郎君（理学部1回生）のアイデアが、京大学生チャレンジコンテスト（SPEC)のテーマに選ばれました。高橋くんは、「無音ストロー」を開発します。彼の新しいチャレンジに賛同していただける方は、ぜひ下記のリンク先にある動画をご覧ください！応援よろしくお願いします！ 無音ストローの開発（寄付ページ）：Click Here 高橋くんプレゼン動画（YouTube）：Click Here
Chiwon Kim left the group
Dr. Chiwon Kim, who worked here for 4.5 years and recently finished his PhD study, left the MC2 group to a Korean chemical industry. Good luck, Chiwon!!
Sofie Verheyden left the group
Ms. Sofie Verheyden from the group of Prof. Rob Ameloot at KU Lueven finished the collaboration study in Kyoto and left back to Belgium. This collaboration project is supported by the JSPS-FWO bilateral funds. We organized the farewell party for Sofie. Occasionally, Ms. Sophia Schmitt, the former visiting student to MC2 is visiting us till…
Kenji Yoshida rejoined the group
Mr. Kenji Yoshida, the former master student of the MC2 group, rejoined us as a technical stuff!! He is going to work with us for half a year!! Welcome back, Kenji!!
Summer Internship Presentations
The summer internship students, Yue, Kyohei and Kotaro, presented the summary of their 1.5 month researches and shared their experiences in the MC2 group. All of the talks were logically constructed and were presented very well!! We celebrated the birth of these young researchers!! We wish all these students to become great scientists!!