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A Celebration for the 150th
Anniversary of the Germany –Japan Relationship
On October 3rd and 4th, 2011 the 12th Joint Symposium
between University of Münster and Nagoya University was held at Nagoya University. Since 2011 was the150th anniversary of Germany – Japan relationship, aspecial celebratory performance “KABUKI Introduction — Makeup, Dressing and Acting” was presented bytraditional, professional Kabuki actors. This was greatly
enjoyed by the German and Japanese attendees of thesymposium, guests from the Nagoya University community as well as the special honored guest, Dr. Alexander
Olbrich, Council General from the German consulate inKobe-Osaka.
"/The 11th Joint Symposia – University of Münsterand Nagoya University
May 9–10, 2011, University of Münster"/The 12th Joint Symposia – University of Münster
and Nagoya University
October 3–4, 2011, Nagoya University

Prof. Tatsumi and Prof. Erker awarded
Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize 2011!
–May 20, 2011 in Berlin–Japanese Students

Japanese Students

Name
Hiroshi Nakatsuka
PeriodMarch 26, 2011 – July 3, 2011
GroupProf. Gerhard Erker
Research Title
Study on Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis

NameTamaki TeradaTitle of Talk Model Synthesis of [1:3] Site-Differentiated[4Fe-4S] Clusters in Organisms

From Nagoya to Münster

Name
Takayoshi Hashimoto
PeriodMay 29, 2011 – November 6, 2011
Group
Prof. Frank Glorius
Research Title
Synthesis of Iron Complexes Having Tetradentate N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands
and Their Application to Catalytic Reactions
Name
Kazuhiko Nagura
PeriodJuly 3, 2011 – October 2, 2011
Group
Prof. Frank Glorius
Research Title
Synthesis of Functional π-Conjugated Molecules Containing N-heterocyclic Carbenes
Name
Tomoaki Seki
PeriodJuly 16, 2011 – October 16, 2011Group
Prof. Bernhard Wünsch
Research Title
Synthetic Study on Azepane Alkaloids
Name
Yuki Sado
PeriodJuly 23, 2011 – October 2, 2011Group
Prof. Bart-Jan Ravoo
Research Title
Synthesis of Metallofullerenes’ Receptor
Name
Chikako Shirataki
PeriodSeptember 16, 2011 – December 31, 2011
Group
Prof. Bernhard Wünsch
Research Title
Development of an Assay for Determinationof the Activity of NR2B Selective NMDA Receptor Antagonists

The 11th Joint Seminar in Münster (May 9-10)

Name
Yasuhito Miyoshi
Title of Talk Electrochemical Band-ﬁlling Control in Crystalline Thin Films of Porphyrazine Compounds
NameTomoaki Seki
Title of Talk Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of B-Alkenylsubstituted Cyclic Ethers
NameYasunari Sakai
Title of Talk IV-SFG Studies on Alkane/Ionic Liquid Interfaces
NameJiakun Xu
Title of Talk Site-Speciﬁc Mutagenesis Approach forConstructing Biocatalyst using Myoglobin
Scaffold for Synthesis of Indigo from IndoleJapanese-German Graduate Externship

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German Students

Young Japanese Professors

NamePeriodGroup

Christoph Glotzbach
April 26, 2011 – October 1, 2011
Prof. Shigehiro Yamaguchi

Name Asst. Prof. Shohei Saito
Period July 4, 2011 – July 10, 2011

NamePeriodGroupZhaoyang Zeng
May 13, 2011 – November 1, 2011
Prof. Kunio Awaga

NamePeriod
Group

Christoph Grohmann
September 30, 2011 – March 30, 2012
Prof. Kazuyuki Tatsumi

Name
PeriodGroup

Lilia Lohrey
September 30, 2011 – March 30, 2012
Prof. Kenichiro Itami

NamePeriod
Group

Marcel Harhausen
October 2, 2011 – November 3, 2011
Prof. Shigehiro Yamaguchi

Name
PeriodGroupAdrian Schulte
October 1, 2011 – January 30, 2012
Assoc. Prof. Susumu Saito

NamePeriodGroupAnna Junker
February 1, 2012 – June 25, 2012
Prof. Kenichiro Itami

From Münster to Nagoya

From Nagoya to Münster

Name Asst. Prof. Yasutomo Segawa
Period August 24, 2011 – August 30, 2011

Japanese-German Graduate Externship

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Japanese-German Graduate Externship
Cooperative-Education since 2005

Nagoya University

JSPS

12 Professors, 9 Associate Professors, 16 Assistant Professors
Fields: Organic Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Organometallic Chemistry,Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry,
Theoretical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
32 Graduate Students, 17 Young Professors(as of January 2012)
Research Supervision
Lecture Course

Joint Seminar
Joint

Exchange ofGraduate SchoolStudents,
Young Professors

Joint Seminar

Exchange ofStudents,
Young Professors
Research Supervision
Lecture Course

44 Graduate Students, 11 Young Professors,
3Postdocs (as of January 2012)10 Professors
Fields: Organic Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Organometallic Chemistry,
Catalysis, Biochemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry

University of Münster

DFGMarch, 2012
Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya
464-8602 Japan
TEL +81-52-789-5907 FAX +81-52-789-5902
URL http://irtg.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp/eng/index.html