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Mar 8, 2021
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FY2020 Activity Report Meeting of Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis Held Online
The FY2020 Activity Report Meeting of the Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis has concluded. Thank you very much to everyone for your participation.
Starting this fiscal year, the Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis has established the Student Activity Award and the Student Presentation Award for the Activity Report Meeting. The award recipients are as follows. Congratulations!
FY2020 Student Activity Award of Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis
Yusuke Minami (Graduate School of Science)
FY2020 Student Presentation Award for Activity Report Meeting of Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis
Miki Mukai (Graduate School of Engineering)
Ryohei Sato (Graduate School of Science)

We will report on the research activities conducted by each research division of the Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis in fiscal year 2020 in a way that is easy for the general public to understand.
- Date and time: Tuesday, March 8, 2021 from 11:30-17:10
- Venue: Online Lecture via Zoom
- Target Audience: General Public and Students
- Participation fee: Free
- Host: Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Osaka City University
Please inform the Administrative Office of the Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (colab[at]recap.osaka-cu.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @)) of your affiliation, name, and email address.
The application deadline is 17:00 on Friday, March 5, 2021.
Program
| 11:30-11:35 | Opening Remarks |
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| 11:35-11:45 | Overall Activity Report of FY2020 by Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (Yutaka Amao, Director) |
| 11:45-12:05 | Activity Report by Biocatalyst Research Division (Yutaka Amao, Professor) |
| Lunch Break (55 minutes) | |
| 13:00-13:20 | Activity Report by Catalyst Resource Conversion Research Division (Masazumi Tamura, Associate Professor) |
| 13:20-13:40 | Activity Report by Bioenergetics Research Division (Ritsuko Fujii, Associate Professor) |
| 13:40-14:00 | Activity Report by Advanced Heterogeneous Catalysis Research Division (Tomoko Yoshida, Professor) |
| 14:00-14:15 | Introduction of Research Activities by Yamada Laboratory (Inorganic Industrial Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering) (Yusuke Yamada, Professor) |
| 14:15-14:30 | Research Activity Report by Special Appointment Faculty Members |
| Intermission (10 minutes) | |
Student Presentations
| 14:40-14:50 | "Effect of Carbonate Species on Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction Catalyzed by Formate Dehydrogenase" Ryohei Sato |
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| 14:50-15:00 | "Construction of CO2 Reduction System Combining Visible-Light-Responsive CuInS2 Photocathode and Biocatalyst" Takumi Toyodome |
| 15:00-15:10 | "Lactic Acid Production via Visible-Light-Driven Redox System Catalyzed by Platinum Nanoparticles" Yu Kita |
| 15:10-15:20 | "Reconstitution of Light-Harvesting Antenna SCP from Marine Green Alga Codium fragile" Chiari Akiyama |
| 15:20-15:30 | "Elucidation of the Role of Photosynthetic Membrane Lipids on Light-Harvesting Antenna SCP from Green Alga Codium fragile" Hikari Takakura |
| 15:30-15:40 | "Improvement of Catalytic Durability of Cyano-Bridged Metal Complexes by Adding Divalent Metal Ions" Yusuke Seki |
| 15:40-15:50 | "Countercation Dependence of Topology in Anionic Coordination Polymers" Miki Mukai |
| 15:50-16:00 | "Stability Evaluation of Hydrogen Peroxide Bound to Small Hydrogen-Bonding Molecules" Ryota Yamaguchi |
| 16:00-16:10 | "Improvement of Photocatalytic Activity of Gallium Oxide by Controlling Crystal Structure and Surface State" Tomomi Aoki |
| 16:10-16:20 | "Preparation of CdS Photoanode for CO2 Reduction" Itsuki Tanaka |
| Intermission (10 minutes) | |
Special lecture
| 16:30-17:00 | "Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as effective solid catalysts for biomass conversion" Chia-Wei Wu (Professor, National Taiwan University) |
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| 17:00-17:10 | Closing Remarks |
Notes
- A device such as a PC or smartphone and an internet connection are required to participate.
- Communication fees and other costs incurred for participation shall be borne by the participant.
Inquiries
Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Osaka City University
3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
Email: colab[at]recap.osaka-cu.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @)
Faculty Member in Charge: Masazumi Tamura