The 8th

Important Dates
2nd announcement andCall for Papers

Jan. 2017

Abstract Deadline

Jun. 2, 2017

Acceptance NoticeAug. 4, 2017

Advanced Registration

Sep. 1, 2017

Manuscript Deadline

Dec. 15, 2017

TopicsInternational Symposium
onSurface Science-Toward Clean & Green Innovation
Driven by Surface Science-* Keywords for each topic will be provided on

Symposium Venue
The ISSS-8 will be held at the Tsukuba International
Congress Center (EPOCHAL TSUKUBA), Tsukuba, Japan.

ISSS-8 2017

The Congress Center is located at a convenient walking
Tsukuba Express train station. Several hotels are available near the symposium site. The information will beannounced on the conference Web site.

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October 22-26, 2017
International Congress Center

EPOCHAL TSUKUBA
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
http://www.sssj.org/isss8

First Circular
Organized by
The Surface Science Society of Japan

Tsukuba International Congress Center (EPOCHAL TSUKUBA)

the conference Web site.

* A few topical sessions will be organized.

Abstract Submission
A one page abstract is required for each presentation.
The abstract must be submitted via the Web site.

distance from main hotels in Tsukuba and from theYAMANOTE-LINE・Surface and Interface Structures・Surface Dynamics
・Nanomaterials and Fabrication
・Physical Properties
・Characterization Methods
・Surface Chemistry
・Biosurfaces and Biointerfaces
・Green Technologies

Scope & Background
ISSS-8 is the 8th in a series of international symposia
organized by the Surface Science Society of Japan. Thesymposium will highlight recent achievements in surface science and its related ﬁelds. Because the properties
and functionalities of the materials under external environments are mainly ruled by "surfaces and interfaces",
surface science plays an essential role in wide sectors,
such as clean chemical processing, environmental cleaning, energy harvesting, nanobiotechnology, life science,and so on. Major topics of the symposium include Surface Structure and Dynamics, Surface Physics and Chemistry, Fabrication and Applications of Nanostructures andNanomaterials, Surface Characterization/Analysis Methods, Bio-surfaces and Bio-interfaces, and Application ofSurface Science and Nanotechnology to Green Technologies. Also, in view of the global interest in the socalled Clean and Green innovation, related topical sessions will be organized. Interdisciplinary studies anddiscussion on the future directions of the ﬁelds arestrongly encouraged.

Conference Chair
Prof. Toshio Ogino (Yokohama National Univ.)

International Organizing Committee
Chair

M. Oshima (Univ. Tokyo)

E. Bauer (Arizona State Univ.)
C.-S. Chang (Academia Sinica)
C. S. Fadley (Berkeley Lab)Y. Iwasawa (Univ. El.-Comm.)
M. Iwatsuki (JEOL)
W. Knoll (Austrian Inst. Tech.)
Y. Kuk (Seoul Natl. Univ.)

S. Morita (Osaka Univ.)
M. Salmeron (Berkeley Lab)
P. Soukiassian (Univ. Paris-Sud)
K. Takayanagi (Tokyo Inst. Tech.)
M. Tsukada (Tohoku Univ.)
R. Wiesendanger (Univ. Hamburg)
Q.-K. Xue (Tsinghua Univ.)

Steering Committee
Chair
Vice-Chairs

Secretaries
Treasurers

Program
Chair
Vice-Chairs

International Program Advisory Board
Chair

H. Daimon (Japan)

M. S. Altman (Hong Kong)
M. Aono (Japan)
R. Berndt (Germany)
F. Besenbacher (Denmark)C. L. Bai (China)
J. J. Boland (Ireland)
T.-C. Chiang (USA)R. M. Corn (USA)K. Domen (Japan)
Z. C. Dong (China)
S. D. Evans (UK)
H.-J. Freund (Germany)
A. Fujishima (Japan)
F. J. Giessibl (Germany)
W. Ho (USA)
H. Hosono (Japan)
J. G. Hou (China)
G. Y. Hsiung (Taiwan)
H. J. Kang (Korea)
B. Kasemo (Sweden)
M. Kawai (Japan)

A. Koma (Japan)
G. Le Lay (France)
D. J. Müller (Switzerland)
J. K. Norskov (USA)J. E. Ortega (Spain)
J. Osterwalder (Switzerland)
G. Pacchioni (Italy)
H. Petek (USA)F. Rosei (Canada)M. Scheﬄer (Germany)
W.-D. Schneider (Switzerland)
J. A. Stroscio (USA)S. Tougaard (Denmark)
P. Varga (Austria)
M. A. van Hove (Hong Kong)
J. M. van Ruitenbeek (Netherlands)
A. T. S. Wee (Singapore)
P. S. Weiss (USA)R. A. Wolkow (Canada)
H. W. Yeom (Korea)

Advisory

D. Fujita (NIMS)
H. Daimon (Nara Inst. Sci. Tech.)
H. Shigekawa (Univ. Tsukuba)
S. Watanabe (Univ. Tokyo)
N. Ishida (NIMS)
K. Nakajima (Tokyo Inst. Tech.)
T. Hasegawa (Univ. Tokyo)
M. Tomitori (JAIST)
Y. Hasegawa (Univ. Tokyo)
K. Fukutani (Univ. Tokyo)
M. Kiguchi (Tokyo Inst. Tech.)
M. Takai (Univ. Tokyo)
K. Tamada (Kyushu Univ.)
K. Fukui (Osaka Univ.)

The Heinrich Rohrer Medal
The Surface Science Society of Japan in collaboration
with IBM Research Zurich, the Embassy of Switzerland
in Japan and his wife Rose-Marie Rohrer initiated in2013 the Heinrich Rohrer Medal to celebrate the great
achievement accomplished by Dr. Heinrich Rohrer, coinventor of the scanning tunneling microscope. TheHeinrich Rohrer Medal is composed of the Grand
Medal, for researchers who have made distinguishedachievements in the ﬁeld of nanoscience and nanotechnology, and the Rising Medal, for researchers whoare below 37 years old, have made outstanding results
and are expected to continue to play active roles in theﬁeld. The second awarding will be held at ISSS-8.

Publication
Chair
Vice-Chairs

S. Aoyagi (Seikei Univ.)
K. Akagi (Tohoku Univ.)
A. Itakura (NIMS)
F. Komori (Univ. Tokyo)

Local Arrangement
Chair
O. Takeuchi (Univ. Tsukuba)
Vice-Chairs K. Amemiya (KEK)
T. Kondo (Univ. Tsukuba)
T. Kubo (AIST)
M. Kurahashi (NIMS)
K. Mase (KEK)

T. Masuda (NIMS)
I. Matsuda (Univ. Tokyo)
K. Miyake (AIST)
N. Takagi (Univ. Tokyo)

Exhibition

S. Hasegawa (Univ. Tokyo)
Chair
Vice-Chairs R. Oiwa (Scienta Omicron) S. Zaima (Nagoya Univ.)
Members
R. Kokawa (Shimadzu)
R. Tamochi (Hitachi High-Tech)
A. Karen (NIMS)
N. Sanada (ULVAC-PHI)K. Obori (Horiba)
K. Sasakawa (Kobelco)
T. Tazawa (JEOL)

General Secretary

E. Uemura (SSSJ)

Audit

A. Ichimiya (Nagoya Univ.)

Proceedings
The proceedings of ISSS-8 will be published in the e-Journalof Surface Science and Nanotechnology (open accessWeb-based journal). All papers will be subject to peer
review. The papers are immediately published on the Web
after acceptance. Instructions of manuscript preparation areon the journal Web page (http://www.sssj.org/ejssnt).

Technical Exhibitions
A commercial exhibition of leading manufacturers oﬀering
instrumentation, software and accessories for researches on
surface science will take place during the symposium.

Correspondence
Nobuyuki Ishida, ISSS-8 Secretary
National Institute for Materials Science,
Sengen 1-2-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan
TEL: +81-29-860-4972

Mt. Tsukuba

Tsukuba-san Shrine

Experience of Ceramic Making at Pottery(Kasama city)

Tallest Buddha Statue in Japan(Ushiku city)

E-mai: isss8@sssj.org