9:30 | Reception |
10:00-10:10 | Opening Remarks Prof. Kazuo Tsuchiya (Vice-Director of the Graduate School of Engineering,Kyoto Univ.) |
SESSION 1: Nano-Materials | |
10:10-10:50 | Nanotechnology in Aerospace Applications Dr. Meyya Meyyappan (Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology, Center for Nanotechnology, NASA Ames Research Center) |
10:50-11:25 | Recent Activities on Nanocomposite Research in JAXA Dr. Toshio Ogasawara (Senior Researcher, Advanced Composite Technology Center, IAT, JAXA) |
11:25-12:00 | Tribology in Orbit, Micro-nano Patterning and related space micro-nano materials engineering Dr. Masahiro Tosa (Micro-nano Materials Engineering Group Leader, Materials Reliability Center, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)) |
12:00-13:00 | Luncheon |
SESSION 2: MEMS (1) | |
13:00-13:40 | Silicon Carbide TAPS Sensors for Extreme Harsh Environments Prof. Albert P. Pisano (Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, U.C. Berkeley) |
13:40-14:15 | Recent activities on MEMS for space applications in JAXA Mr. Takashi Tamura (Manager, Space Component Engineering Center, Institute of Aerospace Technology (IAT), JAXA) |
14:15-14:50 | Coffee Break and Poster Presentations |
SESSION 3: MEMS (2) | |
14:50-15:25 | MEMS and Micro Space Systems in JAXA Dr. Hirobumi Saito, (Professor, Department of Space Systems and Astronautics, ISAS, JAXA) |
15:25-16:00 | MEMS Research Approaches in NMS Lab. for Harsh Environment Profs. Osamu Tabata and Toshiyuki Tsuchiya (Department of Micro-engineering, Kyoto Univ.) |
SESSION 4: Microsystems | |
16:00-16:35 | Small Body Exploration by Micro Probe Robots Dr. Takashi Kubota (Associate Professor, Department of Spacecraft Engineering, ISAS, JAXA) |
16:35-17:10 | Some Aerospace System Applications Enabled by Micro- and Nano- Engineering Profs. Hiroshi Yamakawa and Hirotsugu Kojima (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto Univ.) |
17:10-17:25 | Closing Remarks Mr. Kimio Sakata (Executive Director, JAXA) |