SHIRAI GROUP Nagoya Institute of Technology
Energy Materials Laboratory
Jan
17th
2023
Our research topic has been highlighted in 2023 年に注目すべき技術(2)アップサイクル技術- 廃棄物に付加価値を付け循環型社会の実現を目指す-by 三井物産戦略研究所!
Details:
https://www.mitsui.com/mgssi/ja/report/detail/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2023/03/15/2301report_0.pdf
Sep
25th
2022
Our recent paper published on Journal of Materials Chemistry C is highlighted as Front Cover!
Paper details:
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/tc/d2tc90181a
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Apr
25th
2022
Our recent paper published on Green Chemistry is highlighted as Back Cover and Cover Profile!
Paper details:
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/gc/d1gc04785j
The university official website also shares this good news:
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June
20th
2021
Prof. Shirai was interviewed by Asahi Shimbun as Pioneer Researcher!
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April
14th
2021
Our new paper and the corresponding research relate to development of highly-efficient catalyst activated via mechanochemical process is news released on EurekAlert!, ScienceDaily and other websites!
Check for more details:
Bone-deep: Mineral found in human bone can help fight toxic organic compounds
April
14th
2021
Our new paper and the corresponding research relate to development of highly-efficient catalyst activated via mechanochemical process is reported as news release on university official website!
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August
22th
2020
Our recent paper published on Catal. Sci. Technol. is highlighted as Inside Back Cover and Cover Profile!
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August
21st
2020
One of our researches relates to the development of new type noble-metal-free catalyst for VOC decomposition is reported as news release on university official website!
Check for more details:
https://www.nitech.ac.jp/news/press/2020/8465.html
August
22th
2020
Our research work relates to the development of new type noble-metal-free catalyst for VOC decomposition is reported by domestic medias Chunichi Shimbun on both of website and newspaper!
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February
27th
2020
We had Thank-you Party sponsored by master and doctor graduates of class 2020! They prepared wonderful gifts and express many thinks to Prof. Shirai, staffs and all group members!
Check the happy moment in album!
January
12-14th
2020
Prof. Shirai, Dr. Xin and Ando-san attend the international conference ISEPD2020 (the 21st anniversary of International Symposium on Eco-materials Processing and Design) in Yantai, China.
Prof. Shirai gave the keynote talk, Dr. Xin gave oral presentation on her recent research work and Ando-san gave poster presentation for her master study! Check the album for conference photos!
January
10th
2020
We went to Atsuda Shrine pray for another wonderful year and ate delicious sticky rice cakes together as new starting of 2020!.
December
27th
2019
We had year-end party in an Okonomiyaki Restaurant and new-year holiday started. Check album for more!
December
13-15th
2019
We spent great time for the Joint Seminal with Prof. Nanko's group (Nagaoka University of Technology) in Nagaoka, Niigata! Members of Prof. Nanko's group introduced their lab room full of homemade instruments, both of our members gave presentations on our recent research work and we also did great team work training towards brainstorming.
Check more in album!
November
15th
2019
We give a lab tour for JFCA (Japan Fine Ceramic Association) visitors! Prof. Shirai introduced our research topics with showing of equipments around! Check the album for more!
October
27-31st
2019
Dr. Xin, Dr. Hien, Kato-kun, Xu-san, Takeuchi-kun are giving their presentations on the 13th Pacific Rim Conference of Ceramic Societies (PacRim) at Okinawa!
We are so happy to meet Dr.Sebastien from Epma, Swizerland! Check our happy moment in album!
September
24-26th 2019
We go to Taiwan this year for our group trip and really enjoyed everything there! Thanks to all M1 students who planned such amazing trip for us!
Learn more in newly updated album!
September
15-19th 2019
Prof. Shirai, Dr. Xin and Meryem are visiting Prof. Cihangir Duran in Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University in Turkey!
September
11-14th 2019
Prof. Shirai, Dr. Xin and Meryem are giving their presentations on the Shaping 7 Conference at University of Aveiro in Portagal!
September
8-11th 2019
Dr. Xin is presenting her recent research work on the 30th International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials in Sevilla, Spain!
June
27th 2019
We are enjoying Switzerland Cheese Party sponsored by Kato-kun ! He brought us lots of cheeses from Swizerland and we enjoyed to compare the taste of them with each other! Many thanks to Kato! You can find more details in album!
June
21-22th 2019
The 58th Seminar for Young Researchers of Toukai Branch of the Ceramic Society of Japan!
Dr. Xin, Kato-kun, Nagaat-kun, Takeuchi-kun and Sudo-kun present their works!
April
5th 2019
We are having picnic under the freshly bloomed cherry-blossoms at Tsurumai Park!
Check new photographs in album!
March 27th 2019
NIT Graduation Ceremony 2019!
Congratulations on the graduation of Iwasaki-kun, Shimitzu-san, Hattori-san, Nagata-kun, Takeuchi-kun, Sudo-kun and Saito-kun!
March 24th~26th
2019
The Annual Meeting of the Japan Ceramic Society 2019 at Tokyo!
Dr. Xin, Dr. Hien, Iwasaki-kun and Takeuchi-kun are giving presentations on their recent works!
March 21st
2019
Our paper entitled "Structural-Controlled synthesis of Highly Efficient Visible Light TiO2 Photocatalyst via One-step Single-Mode Microwave Assisted Reaction" is published on Scientific Reports and Press Released by NIT news.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41465-x
https://www.nitech.ac.jp/news/press/2018/7348.html
March 4th~5th
2019
The 7th Material Fabrication Design Seminar at Tohoku University, Senndai!
Shimitzu-san, Takeuchi-kun, Sudo-kun, Saito-kun and Nagata-kun are giving presentations!
Takeuchi-kun, Sudo-kun and Saito-kun are honored as Incentive Awards, Congratulations!
January 11st
2019
We went to Natsuda Shrine to attend the Praying Ceremony and have the Mocha-Cakes for a happy new year!
January4th~7th
2019
20th Symposium on Eco-materials Processing and Design (ISEPD2019) at Sun Moon University, South Korea!
Dr. Xin, Shimitzu-san, Ando-san and Kobayashi-kun are prensenting their works!
December 27th
2018
We are enjoying a warm and sweet party for saying bye-bye to 2018 and ready for welcome the new year!