First International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis− Global Collaboration in Catalysis Science toward Sustainable Society

October 13 (Tue.)‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Plenary Lecture‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Chair: Kiyotaka Asakura
14:00 − 14:50
Hans‐Joachim Freund (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society)
Models for Heterogeneous Catalysts: Complex Materials at the Atomic Level
Chair: Jun‐ya Hasegawa
14:50 − 15:40
Keiji Morokuma (Kyoto University)
Theory and Computation Provide Insight and Discovery on Catalytic
Reactions
Chair: Atsushi Fukuoka
15:40 − 16:30
Kazunari Domen (University of Tokyo)
Development of Photocatalyst Sheets for Solar Hydrogen Production

16:40 − 17:20

CeremonyOctober 14 (Wed.)
Chair: Satoru Takakusagi
9:00 – 9:30
Jeffrey T. Roberts (Purdue University)
Surface Modification of Aerosol Nanoparticles for Materials Applications
9:30 – 9:50

Bunsho Ohtani (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
Fundamental Aspects on Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Role of Electron
Traps and Evidence for Multi‐electron Transfer

9:50 – 10:20

Wataru Ueda (Kanagawa University)
Catalysis Science in Crystalline Complex Metal Oxides

10:20 – 10:40

Ken‐ichi Shimizu (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
Cooperative Catalysis of Lewis Acid and Pt Nanoparticle for Reductive
Transformations of Carboxylic Acids, Amides, and CO2

Chair: Kiyotaka Nakajima
10:40 – 11:00
Zhao‐Xiong Xie (Xiamen University)
Supersaturation Dependent Evolution of Nanocrystal Surfaces and Its
Application in the Control of Surface Structure of Nanocatalysts
11:00 – 11:20

Atsushi Fukuoka (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
Refrigerator Catalyst: Low‐temperature Oxidation of Ethylene by Platinum
supported on Mesoporous Silica

11:20 – 11:50

Bingjun Xu (Delaware University)
Deciphering Complex Biomass Upgrade Processes on the Molecular Level

11:50 – 12:10

Ye Wang (Xiamen University)
Selectivity Control in Catalytic Conversion of Synthesis Gas to Liquid Fuels

12:10 – 13:30‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Lunch‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Chair: Masamichi Ogasawara
13:30 – 14:00
Fumiyuki Ozawa (Kyoto University)
Palladium‐Catalyzed Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP): A Novel
Synthetic Method of π‐Conjugated Polymers
14:00 – 14:20

Tamaki Nakano (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
Stereo‐Controlled Polymers: Chiral Structure Regulation in the Ground andExcited States

Chair: Tomohiro Yasuda
14:20 – 14:50
Kazuyuki Tatsumi (Nagoya University)
Reversible Transformation between Cuboidal Fe4S4 and Dinuclear Fe2S2 Cores
14:50 – 15:10

Tamotsu Takahashi (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
Transformation of Organic Molecules on Titanium

15:10 – 15:30‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Coffee Break ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Chair: Shen Ye
15:30 – 16:00

16:00 – 16:30

16:30 – 17:00

Li‐Jun Wan (University of Science and Technology of China)
Functional Electrode Materials and Solid/Liquid Interfacial Structure during
Electrochemical Process
Masatoshi Osawa (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
Water Molecules and Ions at Electrified Interfaces
Surface‐Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy

StudiedbyShi‐Gang Sun (Xiamen University)
In Situ FTIR Spectroscopic Studies of Electrocatalytic Reactions and Surface
Processes

Chair: Mayumi Nishida
17:00 – 17:30
Kazuhiko Sato (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science)
Introduction of the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Catalytic Chemistry
17:30 – 17:50

Kiyotaka Asakura (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
Quantum Beam and Catalysis Surface

17:50 – 19:00‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Poster Session‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

October 15 (Thr.)
Special Session for “Bio‐Interface”
Chair: Ewa Kowalska
9:00 – 9:30
Masaru Tanaka (Kyushu University)
Design of Biocompatible Polymers Based on the Intermediate Water Concept
9:30 – 10:10

Elsa Yan (Yale University)
Proteins at Interfaces Probed by Chiral Sum Frequency GenerationSpectroscopy

10:10 – 10:40

Ichizo Yagi (Hokkaido University)
Bio‐inspired Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR)

Chair: Yasuhito Koyama
10:40 – 11:10
Koichi Iwata (Gakushuin University)
Lipid Bilayer Membranes as Field of Chemical Reactions – Characterization
by Picosecond and Femtosecond Time‐resolved Spectroscopy
11:10 – 11:30

Shen Ye (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
Structure and Stability of Unsaturated Lipid Monolayer under Low‐level ofOzone

11:40 – 13:00‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Lunch‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Special Session for “Theory for Complex Systems”
Chair: Akira Nakayama
13:00 – 13:30
Kazunari Yoshizawa (Kyushu University)
Quantum Chemical Studies on Dioxygen Activation and MethaneHydroxylation by Diiron and Dicopper Species as well as Related Metal–OxoSpecies
13:30 – 14:00

Yoshitada Morikawa (Osaka University)
Catalytic Reactions in Crystal Growth and Etching Processes at Semi‐
conductor Surfaces: First‐principles Molecular Dynamics Study

14:00 – 14:30

Hisao Nakamura (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science)
Computational Chemistry of Device Materials and Nano Interface
Architectonics

Chair: Hiroko Ariga
14:30 – 14:50
Jun‐ya Hasegawa (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
Computational Chemistry toward Complex Molecular Systems
14:50 – 15:10

15:10 –

Akira Nakayama (ICAT, Hokkaido University)
First‐Principles Simulations of Oxygen Vacancy
Metal/Metal‐Oxide Interface

Closing Remarks

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