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ナノフォトニクス研究室は本年度をもって終了することになります。
それにともない、2月29日（水）に理化学研究所にて第10回ナノフォトニクス＆メタマテリアルシンポジウムを開催致します。
「ナノフォトニクス研究室卒業式：旅立ち」
関係者各位の参加をお待ち致しております。問い合わせはこちら

Nanophotoics Laboratory is going to be closed in March 2012.
We are going to organize a 10th Nanophotonics & Metamaterial Symposium as a commencement on February 29 (Wednesday) at RIKEN.
"Nanophotonics Laboratory: The Commencement"
Former members and alumni are all welcome. Inquiry: here

Email: nearfieldnanophotonics@gmail.com

河田聡 主任研究員が第８回江崎玲於奈賞を受賞しました。

Dear friends,

Recent earthquakes and tsunami in the northeast part of Japan followed by the troubles with nuclear power plants have seriously affected those who are living in the nearby costal areas. The news about Tokyo area appearing in the overseas channels have generally exaggerated the real situation, which have made our friends and colleagues worry about us. However, we are spending ordinary lives at home as well as at work doing our regular research, teaching and other activities.

Since the nuclear plants in question are located approximately 300km far from RIKEN, we have been observing the amount of radioactive species decreased to a negligible level : only about three times more radiation than the usual value (0.1uSv/hour, which is a much smaller than the dose exposed during an international flight*1). We have been trying to save the electricity, of course, but it is almost nothing compared with the disasters happened in the north and we have not encountered any serious power outages so far except that train service has not been as much precise as Japanese standard. Because of these facts, foreign research scientists in RIKEN who evacuated temporally just after the incidences are now returning back to their own business in RIKEN. Indeed there have been still several aftershocks, but hope to be subsided soon.

We are deeply touched by the emails and calls received from friends from all over the world, who have shown their sympathies and have offered their supports. We would like to thank everyone, and would like to inform that we are leading our usual lives.

Satoshi Kawata and Nanophotonics Laboratory members

*1 see the link below

http://www.riken.go.jp/engn/r-world/topics/110314/index.html

Ms. Maria Vanessa Balois from University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines) joined Naps from April under RIKEN Internship Program.

Dr. Yasuaki Kumamoto joined Naps as postdoc researcher from April 2011.

Student member changed in April, 2011

New members,
Undergraduate Students
Mr. Haruka Suda
Mr. Kazuho Watanabe
Ms. Mizue Miyashita
Mr. Yoshihiro Okabe
Mr. Yusei Sasaki

Graduation,
Mr. Takuya Takeuchi

RIKEN Wako Institute Open Day is scheduled on Apr 23 (Sat) 2011.

Mr. Nicholas Riggall from Rice University will stay in NaPs from Jun. 6th to Aug. 3rd under Nano Japan project.

Dr. Oussama Mautanabbir from Max Planck Institute, Halle Germany, will stay in NaPs from May. 8th to May. 22th for collaborative research.

RIKEN Wako Institute Open Day is scheduled on Apr 17 (Sat) 2010.

Staff changed in April, 2010

New members,
Undergraduate Students
Mr. Hideo Yoneyama
Mr. Takuya Takeuchi

Graduation,
Mr. Issei Nakamura
Mr. Tatsuya Nakayama
Mr. Ryosuke Kashiwa

Ms. Park Jinsoon from Korea will stay in NaPs till Feb.18th as an intern student.

Dr. Shyh-Shii Pai, associate researcher of Instrument Technology Research Center (ITRC) in Taiwan, has joined Mets since Nov. 20 as a visiting researcher.

Dr. Thom Baer (President of OSA, Executive Director of the Stanford Photonics Research Center at Stanford University) and Ms. Liz Rogan (CEO of OSA) will visit Riken on Nov 25, 2009.

We will have a joint meeting between OSA, OSA student chapter, and RIKEN Extreme Photonics (XP) Project.
Date&Time: Nov 25, 14:00-
Place: RIKEN Wako campus
Scheduled speakers (tentative): Dr. Thom Baer (President of OSA, Executive Director of Stanford Photonics Research Center); Dr. Katsumi Midorikawa (Head of XP project, Chief scientist in RIKEN)
For detail, contact office at 048-467-9338

OSA（米国光学会），OSAスチューデント・チャプター，理研エクストリームフォトニクス（XP）プロジェクトでの合同ミーティングを開催します．
日時：11月25日，14時〜
場所；理研和光キャンパス
講演予定：Thom Baer博士（OSA会長，スタンフォード・フォトニクス・リサーチ・センター理事），緑川克美博士（XPプロジェクトヘッド，理研主任研究員）
詳細は048-467-9338まで

理研シンポジウム（The 8th Nanophotonics and Metamaterials Symposium）を日本分光学会ナノ分光部会との共催により２００９年１１月６日に開催致します．
詳細はこちら

Ms. Nur Najwa Binti Mohammad Afandy from Malaysia joined Naps from Oct 27, 2009.

Naps Autumn School 2009 was held on Oct 22, 2009 at corporation center in RIKEN, Wako. We have discussed recent advances in nanophotonics research and future perspectives.

Mr. Ethan Schaler from the University of Maryland (USA) joined NaPs from June 2, 2009. He will stay in our lab for 3 months.

The 4th Osamu Nakamura Conferece was held on April 1-2, 2009 in Osaka. We discussed recent advances and future perspectives in nanophotonics research. (Group photos of the conference are here 1 2).

Staff changed in April, 2009

New members,
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Kanna Aoki
Dr. Fang Xu
Dr. Ryoko Watanabe

Undergraduate Students
Mr. Ryosuke Kashiwa

Graduation,
Mr. Kenji Kiuchi
Dr. Miyu Ozaki
Mr. Kuniaki Sakai
Ms. Yoko Sekine
Mr. Kenji Suzuki

Dr. Atsushi ONO has moved to Shizuoka University as an assistant professor (tenure track) from Jan. 2009.

RIKEN Symposium, The 7th Nanophotonics and Metamaterials Symposium, will be held on 7th Nov. 2008.
In this year, we will focus on the topics of nanophotonics and metamaterials. Dr. Andrew Brown (Senior Director, SPIE) will give us a talk on "SPIE: Innovation at Work". Prof. Arthur Chiou (National Yang-Ming University, Taipei), Prof. Tadaaki Nagao (NIMS), and Prof. Yasuro Niidome (Kyushu Univ.) are invited.