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03/18/09 updated

JUNBA 2009

*THE EVENT HAS ENDED

- Next Step to a Greener Earth -

JUNBA (Japanese University Network in the Bay Area) held "JUNBA2009 - Next Step to a Greener Earth-" on January 12 and 13, 2009. This comprised of three parts; Summit, Symposium and Technology Fair in the field of global environmental issues. The first part, "The JUNBA Summit" was to discuss the strategy of the role of universities and the action plan to provide timely solutions to sustainability problems by the participating representatives who were directly involved in this subject. The second part was "The JUNBA Symposium", in which a series of lectures on environmental researches was presented by opinion-leaders from Japan and the U. S.. They included a representative from Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and experts of environmental research among US universities and industries. The purpose of the third part, "The JUNBA Technology Fair", was to have 30 participating universities open up their technologies. During the presentation, booths were set up in another room to facilitate a follow-up discussion for those who were interested.

Date:

January 12(Mon) and 13(Tue), 2009

Venue:

San Francisco Airport Marriott
1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010

Organized by:

Japanese University Network in the Bay Area; JUNBA

Co-Organized by:

Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
JETRO San Francisco

Supported by:

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan

Participating Organization (32 organizations):

Company (7 companies)

Tesla Motors *3
Sol Focus *3
BrightSource Energy *3
Cygnet BioFuels *3
Mohr Davidow Ventures *1
Plug & Play Tech Center *1
Sughrue Mion, PLLC *1

University/Laboratory (25 organizations)

University of California, Berkeley *1 *2 *3
University of California, Davis *1 *2 *3
University of California, Santa Cruz *3
University of California, San Diego *1
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory *1
Tohoku University
The University of Tokyo *2 *3
Tokyo Medical and Dental University *2
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) *2 *3
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology *2 *3
Kanazawa University *2
Kyoto University
Osaka University *2 *3
Hiroshima University *2 *3
Kyushu University *2 *3
Kagoshima University *2 *3
Tokyo Metropolitan University *2 *3
Yokohama City University *2
Tokai University *2 *3
Tokyo University of Science *2 *3
Ritsumeikan University *2 *3
University of Yamanashi (UCIP Member) *2 *3
Niigata University (UCIP Member) *2 *3
Shinshu University (UCIP Member) *2
Shibaura Institute of Technology (UCIP Member) *2 *3

*1: Symposium Speaker
*2: Technology Fair Exhibitor
*3: Technology Fair Presenter

Program Schedule

JUNBA Summit (Invitation Only)

Meeting by presidents or executive directors of JUNBA member universities (in Japanese)
Date: January 12, 2009 (Mon)
Time: From 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM

In the summit section, presidents or executive directors of JUNBA core member universities made presentations regarding their strategies and their actions on environmental issues, and discussed university-industry collaboration concerning environmental and international human resource fostering.

Summit Program (PDF)

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JUNBA Symposium (Open to the Public)

Open Symposium (in English)
Date: January 13, 2009(Tue)
Time: From 8:20 AM to 12:00 PM

In the symposium section, guest speakers from certain schools of University of California made presentations regarding their actions on sustainability, while other guests delivered upon venture capitals and intellectual property.

Symposium Program (PDF)

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JUNBA Technology Fair (Open to the Public)

Exhibition and Oral Presentation (in English)
Date: January 13, 2009 (Tue)
Time: From 1:00 PM to 6:15 PM
In the technology fair section, a total 25 of presentations were made in two breakout sessions which focused on energy and environmental issues. Also, 20 Japanese and American universities exhibited their cutting-edge technologies and products to Silicon Valley companies through the use of samples and posters at exhibition booths.

Oral Presentation Program (PDF)
Floor Plan (PDF)
Detailed information about exhibitors

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JUNBA Summit Detail

Date: January 12, 2009
Location: Irvine/Anaheim, 1st Floor, San Francisco Airport Marriott, Burlingame, CA

Moderator: Seishi Takeda, Executive Board & Secretary-General of JUNBA

Opening Remark

1:00-1:05 Yuji Ide, President of JUNBA

Greeting

1:05-1:10 Yasumasa Nagamine, Consul General of Japan in San Francisco
1:10-1:15 Motoyuki Ono, President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
1:15-1:30 Yasushi Taguchi, Director, Research Environment and Industry Cooperation Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1:30-1:45 Yuji Muranaga, Chief Executive Director, JETRO San Francisco

Strategy on Environmental Activities by JUNBA Member Universities

1:45-2:00 Kagoshima University
2:00-2:15 Kyushu University
2:15-2:30 Osaka University
2:30-2:45 Tohoku University
2:45-3:00 Tokyo University of Science
3:00-3:15 Q & A
3:15-3:30 Coffee Break

Discussion

Presided by Chikaosa Tanimoto, JUNBA Board Member

3:30-4:30 Discussion

US-Japan Academic Networking Reception

6:00-7:30 US-Japan Academic Networking Reception
(At the Official Residence of the Consul General of Japan in San Francisco)

Ms. Oyama Prof. Kitamura Prof. Funakoshi

Prof. Takeda Mr. Lytle Prof. Ide Prof. Ono

JUNBA Symposium Detail

Date: January 13, 2009
Location: Salon F, 2nd Floor, San Francisco Airport Marriott, Burlingame, CA

Moderator: Hiroko Yamazaki, JUNBA Board Member

Opening Remark

8:20-8:25 Yuji Ide, President of JUNBA

Greeting

8:25-8:30 Yasumasa Nagamine, Consul General of Japan in San Francisco
8:30-8:40 Motoyuki Ono, President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
8:40-8:50 Yasushi Taguchi, Director, Research Environment and Industry Cooperation Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Perspective from US Universities

8:50-9:10

Barry M. Klein
Vice Chancellor for Research and Professor of Physics,
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research,
University of California, Davis
“Regional Initiatives and Research Emphases in Clean Technology”

9:10-9:30

Steven W. Relyea
Vice Chancellor- Business Affairs,
University of California, San Diego
” Climate Solutions for Universities and Local Communities”

9:30-9:50

Christopher Somerville
Director, Energy BioScience Institute,
University of California, Berkeley
“Development of Cellulosic Fuel”

9:50-10:10

Arun Majumdar
Director, Environmental Energy Technology Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
“Game-Changing Innovations Needed for a Clean Energy Future”

Perspective from Japanese Universities

10:10-10:30

Yuji Ide
President of JUNBA
“Environmental Technology Trends and Collaborative Proposals between the US and Japan”

10:10-10:30 Coffee Break

Venture Capitals’ Point of View

10:45-11:05

Saeed Amidi
President and CEO,
Plug & Play Tech Center
“The Role of VCs in Nurturing University Start-ups”

11:05-11:25

Katherine Moortgat
Partner,
Mohr Davidow Ventures
“Making an impact: commercializing university technologies”

Legal Point of View

11:25-11:45

J. "Jay" Warren Lytle, Jr.
Partner,
Sughrue Mion, PLLC
“Financial Opportunities forUniversities: Leveraging IP in a Tough Economic Environment”

JUNBA Technology Fair Detail

Date: January 13, 2009
Location: San Francisco Airport Marriott, Burlingame, CA
Time & Room:

Exhibition Booth 1:00pm - 6:00pm (Irvine, 1st Floor)
Oral Presentation 1:00pm - 6:15pm

Breakout Session A (Anaheim, 1st Floor)

1:00- 3:45 Session A-1: Solar Energy, Fuel Cells

3:45- 4:00 Coffee Break

4:00- 5:15 Session A-2: Hydrogen

5:15- 6:10 Session A-3: Electric Cars and Other

Breakout Session B (Newport Beach, 1st Floor)

1:00- 3:40 Session B-1: Environmental Issues

3:40- 3:55 Coffee Break

3:55- 5:20 Session B-2: Bio Fuel, Bio Technology

5:20- 5:45 Session B-3: Rare Metal Recovery

Reception 7:00pm - 9:00pm (Salon F, 2nd Floor
)

Oral Presentation (Breakout Session A)

Moderator: Masato (Marty) Matsuo, JUNBA Board Member
Session A-1: Solar Energy, Fuel Cells

1:00-1:10 Shibaura Institute of Technology (UCIP Member)
      “The High Efficiency Spherical Single Crystal Si Production for Solar Cells in the Near Future”
1:10-1:35 Sol Focus
      “Promise of Solar Concentrators”
1:35-2:00 BrightSource Energy
      “Driving Down the Solar Cost Curve: An Integrated Systems Approach”
2:00-2:30 Tokyo University of Science
      “Fabrication and Materials Design of Next-Generation Solar Cells”
2:30-2:55 University of California, Santa Cruz
      “Next Generation Solar Cells from Colloidal Nanoparticles”
2:55-3:05 Shibaura Institute of Technology (UCIP Member)
      “The Development of Highly Efficient Distributed Energy System Based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)”
3:05-3:30 University of California, Davis
      “Prospects of Low Temperature Fuel Cells and Other Hydrogen Devices”
3:30-3:45 University of Yamanashi (UCIP Member)
      “New Fuel Reformer for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell System”
3:45-4:00 Coffee Break

Session A-2: Hydrogen

4:00-4:15 Niigata University (UCIP Member)
      “EMF Type Hydrogen Sensor Developed and Designed by Niigata University Presents Variety of Functions in Accordance with Users' Specific Needs.”
4:15-4:45 Tokai University
      “Hydrogen Storage Technology”
4:45-5:15 Kyushu University
      “Reliable Hydrogen Technologies: Challenges in the Kyushu University Hydrogen Project”

Session A-3: Electric Cars and Other

5:15-5:40 Tesla Motors
“Tesla Motors - The Drivetrain Technology Powering the Roadster’"
5:40-6:10 Hiroshima University
“Hiroshima University Research Seeds Database ‘Himawari’"
6:10-6:15 Closing Remarks

Oral Presentation (Breakout Session B)

Moderator: Chikaosa Tanimoto, JUNBA Board Member
Session B-1: Environmental Issues

1:00-1:15 Osaka University
      “A Technique for Efficient Removal and Recovery of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from Oils”
1:15-1:45 The University of Tokyo
      “Introduction of Some Research of Integrated Research System of Sustainability Science (IR3S)”
1:45-2:15 Tokyo Metropolitan University
      “Microwave Sterilization, Quartz Crystal Capacitive Sensor, Ultra-high Temperature Furnace”
2:15-2:30 Kagoshima University
      “Poverty Alleviation through Rehabilitation of Negative Impacts to Aquatic Environment and Fisheries resources in coastal area in Southeast Asia”
2:30-2:45 Kagoshima University
      “Present changes and requested stability of a tropical forest in South- East Asia”
2:45-3:00 Ritsumeikan University
      “Integrated Management Technologies for Environment in River-Lake Basin”
3:00-3:15 Ritsumeikan University
       “Precise Diagnosis of Soil by Microbial Activity”
3:15-3:40 University of California, Berkeley
      “Advanced Carbon Footprinting Tools for Households, Bbusinesses and Local Governments”
3:40-3:55 Coffee Break

Moderator: Hiroko Yamazaki, JUNBA Board Member
Session B-2: Bio Fuel, Bio Technology

3:55-4:20 Cygnet Biofuels
      “Biomass to Biofuel”
4:20-4:50 Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
      “Germ Cell Transplantation in Fish”
4:50-5:20 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)
      “Overview of TUAT and Research Projects”
      “Development of Mycovirus Causing Hypovirulence to Phytopathogen as Biocontroller”

Session B-3: Rare Metal Recovery

5:20-5:45 Osaka University and Shibaura Institute of Technology (UCIP Member)
“Biotechnology for Recovery of Rare Metals in Wastewater”
5:45-5:50 Closing Remarks

>> Many more universities displayed exhibition booths. For details, please click here.