Deepening our materials science connections with Japan - Annual Report 2023

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Deepening our materials science connections with Japan - Annual Report 2023

13 April, 2024

MacDiarmid Institute delegation outside NIMS

MacDiarmid Institute delegation outside NIMS

A delegation from the MacDiarmid Institute visited Japan in August, holding workshops at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University (with which we signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in 2021 and which operates an on-site lab at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington) and at Japan's National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS, with which we signed an MOU on this visit).

The visit opened doors and opportunities for our researchers and students, and iCeMS will hold a workshop with our researchers in Wellington in February 2024 while NIMS is likely to visit for AMN11 in Ōtautahi Christchurch in 2025.

Nicola Gaston introduces iCeMS Deputy Director Aiko Fukazawa at the iCeMS/ MacDiarmid Institute workshop in Kyoto

Nicola Gaston introduces iCeMS Deputy Director Aiko Fukazawa at the iCeMS/ MacDiarmid Institute workshop in Kyoto

Co-Directors Nicola Gaston and Justin Hodgkiss with NIMS President Kazuhiro Hono

Co-Directors Nicola Gaston and Justin Hodgkiss with National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) President Kazuhiro Hono

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