Mr. Makoto Saikawa　(Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Yasuo Norikane)was awarded Student Poster Prize at10th International Symposium on Photochromism, ISOP2023(Nara, November 7th–10th, 2023). (Presentation title: Particle Transport by Crawling Azobenzene Crystal)

The open recruitment for an assistant professor position in the field of Inorganic Reaction Chemistry (Coordination chemistry; Catalysis using molecular metal complexes) has started.For more details, please refer to the following URLs.https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about/jobs-information/pdf/20230926093000-en.pdfhttps://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D123091805&ln=1 (JREC-IN)

The open recruitment for an assistant professor position in the field of physical chemistry (Physical Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy) has started.For more details, please refer to the following URLs.https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about/jobs-information/pdf/20230915105000-en.pdfhttps://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D123091233&ln=1  (JREC-IN)

Mr. Kengo Oshiyama (Supervisor: Prof. Kiyoharu Nakatani) was awarded Poster Awardat the 42nd Symposium on Analytical Science (Kumamoto, September 13th-15th, 2023)(Presentation title: Label-free detection of sandwiched DNA based on the particle dissociation incoupled acoustic-gravitational field)

Mr. Hayato Takayanagi (Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Takashi Nakamura)was awarded Poster Award at the 33rd Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry(Okayama, September 12th–14th, 2023). (Presentation title: Amide Cyclodextrin Derivative That Selectively Recognizes Anions in Water)

Ms. Ayane Shibuya was awarded Excellent Poster Award from the Japanese Society of Microscope. Research Title: Induced folding structure revealed by cryo-EM SPA

The open recruitment for a full-professor position in the field of physical chemistry (experimental or theoretical/computational) has started. For more details, please refer to the following URLs. —https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about/jobs-information/https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail/Changelang?id=D123070042&lang=1 (JREC-IN)

The open recruitment for a full-professor position in the field of organic chemistry (synthetic organic chemistry, organic reaction chemistry) has started. For more details, please refer to the following URLs. —https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about/jobs-information/https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail/Changelang?id=D123070029&lang=1 (JREC-IN)

It has been decided that Prof. Emeritus Junji Ichikawa will receive the Awards for Science and Technology in the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan.This award is given to researchers who have conducted original research or development that is highly likely to contribute to the development of science and technology in Japan.Achievement title：フロン類の有効再利用に向けた脱フッ素物質変換法の研究(Reference: MEXT website) https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/mext_01224.html

Mr. Keita Kajino was awarded Best Student Presentation Award 2023 (oral presentation) from the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. Research Title: Discovery of a Novel Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist with Hetero Bicyclo[2.2.2]octane Skeleton