Sustainability Weeks 2008 Opening Symposium “Toward a Sustainable Low Carbon Society”

◆Plenary Session 2 : Accelerating Technological Innovation for Structural Change
◆Date: Monday, June 23, 2008 / 13:00pm – 14:45pm
◆Chair : Bunsho Ohtani, Professor, Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan
◆Speakers:
1. Michael Grätzel, Professor, Faculty of Science, Swiss Federal Insititute of Technology, Lausanne
2. Atsushi Fukuoka, Professor, Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University
◆Commentator : Wataru Ueda, Professor, Director of the Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University

◆Summary of the Session by Prof. Ohtani

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Fundamental studies and applications of heterogeneous photocatalysis, design and development of highly active and selective solid photocatalysts, and development of solid particles of anisotropic morphology.

RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS

• Bunsho OHTANI, Hikarishokubai Hyojun Kenkyuho （ “Scientific Methods in Photocatalysis”）, Tokyo Tosho（ 2005）
• Bunsho OTHANI,“ Preparing Articles on Photocatalysis–Beyond the Illusions, Misconceptions and Speculation”, Chemistry Letters, 37, 216（ 2008）