ALC '19 October 20 (Sun) – 25 (Fri), 2019 Miyako Messe, Kyoto JAPAN in conjunction with SIMS XXII

About ALC Symposium

The series of international symposia entitled “Atomic Level Characterization (ALC)” started in 1996 with the meeting in Kyoto, Japan under the auspices of the 141st Committee on Microbeam Analysis of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). The ALC symposia focus on practical applications of atomic level characterization (both atomic dimensions and energy levels) of new materials and devices, including bio- and organic materials as well as inorganics. Descriptions of new applications and instrumentation for various analytical techniques of surface and interface analysis are solicited in these symposia. The goal is to promote stimulating discussions among researchers specializing in different probe methods. The symposium also encourages discussion of fundamental problems to be solved in the further development of atomic level characterization of materials, including approaches based on theory and simulations.

The 2nd ALC symposium was held at Maui (Hawaii) in 1997, the 3rd one at Nara (Japan) in 2001, the 4th at Kauai (Hawaii) in 2003, the 5th Kailua-Kona (Hawaii) in 2005, the 6th at Kanazawa (Japan) in 2007, the 7th at Maui (Hawaii) in 2009, the 8th at Seoul (Korea) in 2011, the 9th at Kona (Hawaii) in 2013, the 10th at Matsue (Japan) in 2015, and 11th at Kauai (Hawaii) in 2017. It is time to gather again for ALC'19, which will be held in Kyoto, Japan.

The official language of the symposium is English.

Scientific Topics

The sessions will cover the following topics:

1. Fundamental Phenomena
   • electron/ion/photon -solid interactions
   • emission phenomena of light, electrons, and ions
2. Characterization by Electrons / Ions / Infrared / Ultraviolet / X-rays
   • AES / XPS / XPED / EPMA / ISS / MEIS / RBS / SIMS / IR / etc.
3. Imaging Techniques
   • TEM / STEM / AEM / SEM / SAM / REM / LEEM / PEEM
   • SPM / FIM / TOF-SIMS / optical molecular imaging / ultrafast imaging / etc.
4. Applications for Nanotechnology
   • nanowires / nanotubes / nanoparticles / graphene and 2D materials
   • solid-solid / solid-liquid interfaces
5. Advanced Materials Characterization
   • spintronics materials
   • environmental and advanced energy materials
   • cosmic and terrestrial materials
6. Special Sessions
   • Characterization of water on materials surface
   • Materials informatics and machine learning
   • Operando spectroscopy and ambient pressure measurements
   • Advanced biological and medical characterization (jointly-organized with SIMS XXII)
7. Tutorials

Invited Speakers

Tutorial Lectures

	Prof. Karl-Heinz ERNST (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) “Chirality and the emergence of molecular structure”
	Prof. Yoshinori FUJIYOSHI (Nagoya University) “Cryo-EM changes structural biology”
	Dr. Mitsugu SATO (Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation) “Optimization theory for scanning electron microscopy based on the information content of optical images”

Keynote Lecture

Prof. Masashi WATANABE (Lehigh University) “Toward single-atom characterization in a thin specimen by an analytical electron microscope”

Plenary Lectures

	Prof. Franz J. GIESSIBL (University of Regensburg) “Exploring atomic forces on the picoscale”
	Prof. Hideo OHNO (Tohoku University) “Spintronics Nanodevices – From Interface to Advanced Computation”
	Prof. Akira FUJISHIMA (Tokyo University of Science) “Photoexcited Interface Reactions ― Photocatalysis and Its Applications”

Memorial Speakers

	Prof. Friedrich AUMAYR (TU Wien) “A tribute to Peter Varga”
	Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter SCHNEIDER (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) “Highlights of the science and life of Peter Varga (1946 - 2018)”
	Prof. Ulrike DIEBOLD (TU Wien) “In memoriam Peter Varga: His legacy in the world of surface science, viewed from his home town Vienna in Austria”
	Prof. Hiroshi DAIMON (Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute) “Prof. Fadley's achievements and thanks from ALC”
	Prof. Dr. Claus Michael SCHNEIDER (Forschungszentrum Jülich) “Charles S. Fadley: The German Years”
	Prof. Bongjin Simon MUN (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) “My memories of professor Chuck S. Fadley”

Invited Speakers

Prof. Dr. Frank MEYER ZU HERINGDORF (University of Duisburg-Essen)

“Surface Plasmon Vortex Focusing”

Prof. Yukiko YAMADA-TAKAMURA (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

“Silicene and beyond: atomic level characterization of group IV 2D materials”

Prof. Michael Scott ALTMAN (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

“Visualizing strain relief by graphene nano-wrinkles on metals”

Prof. Ernst BAUER (Arizona State University)

“Oscillating spin reorientation transition in Co layers on W(110).”

Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim FREUND (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society)

“Ultrathin silica and germania films and how this connects to catalysis!”

Prof. Tadahiro KOMEDA (Tohoku University)

“Atomic Scale Spin Analysis of Magnetic Molecules for Quantum Information Process”

Prof. Naoya SHIBATA (The University of Tokyo)

“Advance electron microscopy for atomic-scale electromagnetic field imaging”

Dr. Toru HARA (National Institute for Materials Science)

“Application of transition-edge sensor type microcalorimeter x-ray detector for compositional analysis in scanning electron microscopy”

Prof. Dr. Michael HORN VON HOEGEN (University of Duisburg-Essen)

“Structural Dynamics in the Si(111)-In atomic wire systems studied by femtosecond-RHEED: excitation, metastable states and relaxation”

Prof. Friedrich AUMAYR (TU Wien)

“Probing and manipulating 2D materials by ions”

Prof. Dr. Han Woong YEOM (Institute for Basic Science, Korea)

“Atomic level characterization of domain walls in 1D and 2D electronic orders”

Prof. Lada V. YASHINA (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

“Mechanistic studies of gas reactions with multicomponent solids: what can we learn by combining XPS and atomic resolution STEM/EDX?”

Dr. Shigekazu NAGAI (Mie University)

“Spin polarization of field-emitted electrons from Heusler alloy Co₂MnGa(100) surface”

Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter SCHNEIDER (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)

“Sensing the spin of a spectroscopically dark Ce adatom with a scanning tunneling microscope”

Prof. Dr. Claus Michael SCHNEIDER (Forschungszentrum Jülich)

“Towards an “all-in-one” photoemission experiment: Spin-resolved momentum microscopy”

Prof. Geoff THORNTON (University College London)

“Polarons on TiO2 and their affinity for water”

Prof. Peter BAUER (Johannes Kepler University Linz)

“Electronic stopping of protons and He ions in solids: transmission versus backscattering”

Prof. Andreas SCHMID (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

“Significant Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction at graphene–ferromagnet interfaces due to the Rashba effect”

Prof. Emer. Keisuke GOTO (Nagoya Institute of Technology)

“Auger and Secondary Electron Data Base”

Prof. Yuji TAKAKUWA (Tohoku University)

“Oxidation-induced generation kinetics of point defect on Si(001) surfaces observed in situ by UPS, XPS, and RHEED combined with AES”

Prof. Dr. Wolf WIDDRA (MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITÄT HALLE-WITTENBERG)

“Quasicrystalline atomic layers: A real and momentum space characterization”

Prof. Noriko AKUTSU (Osaka Electro-Communication University)

“Faceted macrostep-height dependence of the surface and the step velocities: reaction-limited (interface-limited) crystal growth”

Dr. Ing-Shouh HWANG (Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica)

“Development of low-voltage coherent electron imaging methods based on a single-atom electron source”

Prof. Dr. phil. Richard BERNDT (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel)

“Probing and controlling molecular spins on surfaces”

Prof. Thomas GREBER (University of Zurich)

“Exploring transferred large scale single layers of hexagonal boron nitride”

Prof. Yoshimasa KAWATA (Shizuoka University)

“High resolution bio-imaging with electron-beam excitation assisted (EXA) optical microscopy”

Prof. Bongjin Simon MUN (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)

“CO oxidation of Pt3Ni(111) surface with ambient pressure XPS and STM”

Dr. Jun TAKAHASHI (NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION)

“Progress of atom probe tomography analysis on specific grain boundaries and interfaces in steel”

Dr. Yousoo KIM (RIKEN)

“Single-molecule optical spectroscopy with STM”

Prof. Hiroshi DAIMON (Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute)

“Valence-selective atomic resolution holography and high-energy-resolution display-type analyzer”

Prof. D. Phil WOODRUFF (University of Warwick)

“Understanding metal/organic interfaces; TCNQ on coinage metal surfaces”

Special Session
— Characterizations of Water at Surface and Interface —

Prof. Dr. Ellen BACKUS (Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research)

“Water at the silica interface in rest and under flow”

Prof. Yoshikazu HOMMA (Tokyo University of Science)

“Characterization of phase of water confined in nanospace”

Prof. Shu-hei URASHIMA (Tokyo University of Science)

“Surface-selective vibrational spectroscopic measurements on solid materials under humidity-controlled atmosphere”

Dr. Yuki ARAKI (Kyoto University)

“Influence of interface water of clay minerals on ion adsorption”

Special Session
— Materials Informatics and Machine Learning —

Dr. Baptiste GAULT (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH)

“Can machine learning bring atom probe microscopy closer to analytical atomic-scale tomography?”

Dr. Alex HENDERSON (The University of Manchester)

“To bag, or to boost? A question of balance.”

Prof. Shunsuke MUTO (Nagoya University)

“Machine learning techniques for electron microscopic/spectroscopic image data analysis”

Prof. Dr. Kazuya OKAMOTO (Yamaguchi University)

“Importance of advanced metrology in semiconductor industry and value-added creation using AI”

Special Session
— Operando Spectroscopy and Ambient Pressure Measurements —

Dr. Yasumasa TAKAGI (Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute)

“Development of ambient pressure hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy at SPring-8.”

Special Session
— Advanced Biological and Medical Characterization (jointly-organized with SIMS XXII) —

Prof. Terumitsu HASEBE (Tokai University)

“Hybrid Nano-coating For The Next-generation Drug-eluting Stents Technology”

Call for Exhibitions and Advertisements

Sponsorship of ALC'19 symposium comes with the opportunity for substantial exposure to a focused audience. Details of the sponsorship are described in the application form below. If you would like to be a sponsor, please download the application form below and follow the instruction described in it. Contact address of the corresponding person is also written in the application form. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Sponsors and Supports

Host Organization

• The 141st Committee on Microbeam Analysis of JSPS

Joint Sponsors

	The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science
	JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “3D Active-Site Science”
	Water Frontier Science & Technology Research Center, Research Institute for Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science
	Kwansei Gakuin University

Exhibitions & Advertisements

Premium Sponsors (with luncheon seminar)

	Focus GmbH
	JEOL Ltd.
	SHIMADZU CORPORATION
	Scienta Omicron, Inc.
	SPECS GROUP

Special Sponsors

	Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
	ThermoFisher Scientific
	TOYO Corporation

Standard Sponsors

HORIBA, Ltd.

Advertisements

	Kaihatsu Jutaku 21
	TSUJI-ELECTRONICS Co., Ltd.

Financial Supports

• TOKUYAMA SCIENCE FOUNDATION
• Kwansei Gakuin University
• The Murata Science Foundation
• Kyoto City and the Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau (Kyoto MICE)
• Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau (Kyoto MICE)

Supports

• Catalysis Society of Japan
• The Ceramic Society of Japan
• The Chemical Society of Japan
• The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials
• The Japan Society of Applied Physics
• The Japanese Association for Crystal Growth
• The Japanese Society for Synchrotron Radiation Research
• The Japanese Society of Microscopy
• The Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan
• The Physical Society of Japan
• The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
• The Spectroscopical Society of Japan
• Surface Analysis Society of Japan
• The Surface Finishing Society of Japan
• The 131st Committee on Thin Film of JSPS
• The 132nd Committee on Electron and Ion Beam Science and Technology of JSPS
• The 133rd Committee on Microstructures and Functions of Materials of JSPS
• The 145th Committee on Processing and Characterization of Crystals of JSPS
• The 151st Committee on Advanced Nanodevice and Nanomaterial Technology of JSPS
• The 154th Committee on Semiconductor Interfaces and Their Applications of JSPS
• The 158th Committee on Vacuum Nanoelectronics of JSPS
• The 162nd Committee on Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Photonic and Electronic Devices of JSPS
• The 167th Committee on Nano-probe Technology of JSPS
• The 177th Committee on System Design and Integration of JSPS
• The 186th Committee on Radiation Science and Its Applications of JSPS
• The 191st Committee on Innovative Interface Bonding Technology of JSPS
• The 193rd Committee on Measurement and Characterization Platform of JSPS

Committee Members

International Advisory Committee

Organizing Committee

Steering Committee

Finance Committee

Program Committee

Publication Committee

Proceedings (without peer review)

All authors of accepted contributions and invited speakers are asked to submit a 2-6 pages of camera-ready manuscript for proceedings by deadline described below. No distinction will be made between oral and poster presentations. The proceedings will appear on this web site. The password for accessing papers in the proceedings will be notified only to participants of ALC'19.

There is no peer review for the proceedings, and its distribution is only limited to participants of the symposium and members of the 141st Committee on Microbeam Analysis (the symposium sponsor). Authors can also submit papers to a journal for publication (see “Journals with peer review” page).

Proceedings Deadline

How to Prepare a Manuscript for Proceedings

2 to 6 pages of camera-ready manuscript must be in clear English and typed within a rectangle 170 mm wide by 240 mm high (left/right/top/bottom margins of 20/20/27/30 mm) on A4 paper (NOT US letter). The required format is:

• Title (12-point, bold, Times New Roman or Times like font), centered at the top of the page.
• Author's name(s), affiliation(s), address(es) and e-mail address of the corresponding author, centered below the title with one blank line using 10-point Times New Roman or Times like font. Underline the name of the corresponding author.
• 150 mm wide single column abstract text is placed below the e-mail address. The abstract is in 9-point font and should be shorter than 200 words.
• Two columns (each column has 81 mm width and the column spacing is 8 mm) of body text should start after one blank line using 10-point Times New Roman or Times like font, including references and figure/table if necessary. Please use single line spacing.
• Color figures are available.
• Page numbers should NOT be included.
• Convert the prepared file into PDF format using Adobe Acrobat or other compatible software. Other file types are NOT acceptable.

Templates for a Camera Ready Manuscript

You can use one of the following templates for preparation of a manuscript for proceedings.

Manuscript Submission for Proceedings

Put your application ID number, e-mail address and the registered password, then click on the [Manuscript Submission for Proceedings] button below. If you submit a manuscript twice (or more), the last one overwrites the prior one.

Publication with peer review

Selected papers will be considered for publication in Special Topic Collections of “e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology” (e-JSSNT; JVSS).

e-JSSNT Manuscript Submission Deadline

The e-JSSNT manuscript submission deadline has been extended to

How to Prepare and Submit a Manuscript

1. Prepare your manuscript according to e-JSSNT instructions.
2. Visit the ScholarOne system and login to the web system. Please create your account first if you have never logged in before.
3. Select “Conference (Proceedings)” for your manuscript type from the list at “Step 1: Type, Title, & Abstract”, and select “Conference-ALC” for the conference name at “Step 3: Attributes”.
4. Fill in other fields as same as a normal submission, and proceed.

All reviewing and publication processes will be conformed with e-JSSNT procedure. Please follow the instructions written in the e-JSSNT web site. Note that Article Processing Charge is free.

Manuscript Templates

Presentation Instructions

Instructions for Oral Presentations

A PC projector is available for oral presentations. Please bring your own laptop and connect it to our system during a break time prior to the session featuring your presentation. Since the projector has a normal VGA connector (analog RGB), do not forget to bring a VGA adopter if your PC has a non-VGA (i.e. HDMI, DVI, mini DisplayPort etc.) connector. Please note that overhead projectors, 35mm slide projectors or any other presentation equipment is NOT available.

Presentation Duration

• Tutorial lectures: 60 min including discussion
• Plenary lectures: 50 min including discussion
• Invited oral presentations: 30 min including 5 min discussion
• Contributed oral presentations: 20 min including 5 min discussion
• Student Award presentations: 5 min without discussion

Instructions for Poster Presentations

• Effective size of a poster board is 1150 mm in hight and 950 mm in width (A0 sized poster is recommended).

When preparing your poster, please include a program number, a title of your presentation and listed author(s). A sign with your program number will be placed at the location where you are to display your work.

Presenters are requested to be present at (or near) their poster during the times scheduled for poster viewing. Posters must be removed following your session by the presenting authors. Please note that we cannot take responsibility for any posters left on the boards after the session. Posters will be removed and discarded by the conference committee if they remain on the poster boards the next morning after the poster session.

Venue and Transportation

About Miyako Messe

Miyako Messe is one of the largest convention centers located in the culturally rich Okazaki area of Kyoto. There are many historical and scenic sites nearby, and you will enjoy the traditions and culture of Kyoto. It takes about 30 minutes from Kyoto station by subway and on foot. The nearest subway station is ‘Higashiyama (T10)’ of Tozai Line. Refer to the following map for access detail.

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About Kyoto

Kyoto is one of the most touristic cities in the world and features seventeen World Heritage sites. Kyoto has been producing diverse art and culture more than 1,200 years. Fall and spring are the best seasons to visit Kyoto. The mean maximum and minimum temperatures in October are around 22°C and 13°C. You can find useful information on Kyoto in the following URLs.

• Kyoto Tourism
• Travel Guide of Kyoto

Photos of the Venue and Surrounding Areas

Registration and Payment

Online Registration

All participants should register from the registration system, AMARYS-JTB, linked below. Follow the “Application Procedures” description on the top page of the system.

PRECAUTIONS for Registration from AMARYS-JTB

• Application ID (a number which was supplied for your presentation) is NOT a log-in ID for the registration/hotel reservation system (AMARYS-JTB). The log-in ID is an ID which is made upon registration for participation.
• ALC secretariat is NOT in charge of the registration system. All questions and requests about the registration system and payment should be sent to a person in charge (t_abe724jtb.com) of the site operator (JTB Corp.).

!! Offline/Onsite Registrations are NOT acceptable !!

Neither offline registration nor onsite registration is allowed. All participants should be registered via the registration site above. Even if you want to register onsite, you must access to the registration site and pay online. Paying by cash is not accepted.

Registration Fees

Registration fees are listed in the table below.

* The early registration fee will only apply if you complete the payment process by August 23rd.
** If you are registered as a student, please bring your student ID at the registration desk for confirmation.
† With ALC+SIMS rsgistration, you can attend both symposiums. The registration fee of ALC+SIMS is reduced to ¥20,000 for the invited speakers of SIMS-22.
‡ Fees for children of age less than or equal to 6 years old are waived, however, registrations are required.

The regular and student registration fee includes a participation fee, a book of abstracts, an electronic version of proceedings (PDF download), and a manuscript submission fee. None of social program nor lunch fees are included in the regular and the student fees. However, ALC participants can attend these social programs and/or luncheon seminar for free of charge with subsidies from our sponsors. The accompanying person registration fee only includes the social programs (no right to attend the luncheon seminar).

Participants are responsible for bank transfer fees and international remittance charges.

Cancellation Policy

In the event of cancellation of registration, 50% of registration fee will be refunded if the cancellation notice was received prior to September 22nd, 2019. No refund will be made if the cancellation notice was received after September 22nd, 2019. It should be noted that all refunds will be made after the symposium.

Accomodation

You can use the registration system (AMARYS-JTB) linked below for accommodation arrangements. Follow the “Application Procedures” description on the top page of the system.

PRECAUTIONS for Hotel Reservation from AMARYS-JTB

• Application ID (a number which was supplied for your presentation) is NOT a log-in ID for the registration/hotel reservation system (AMARYS-JTB). The log-in ID is an ID which is made upon registration for participation.
• ALC secretariat is NOT in charge of the hotel reservation. All questions and requests about the hotel reservation and payment should be sent to a person in charge (t_abe724jtb.com) of the site operator (JTB Corp.).

!! Beware of fraudulent calls/e-mails (a.k.a. phishing scam) !!

Participants may receive fraudulent phone calls and/or emails which will try to steal your credit card information. DO NOT tell the credit card information on the phone, or on the web site sent via the e-mail.

JTB Corp. is the only official company for hotel reservation of ALC conference. If you arrange your accommodation by a company other than JTB Corp., it will be your own responsibility.

Scientific Program

Time Slot of the Symposium

Detailed Program

Social Program

We are planning the mixer (welcome reception), the excursion and the banquet as social program. These are all held jointly with SIMS-XXII.

Mixer (Welcome Reception)

The welcome reception will be held at The Kyoto Modern Terrace which is located on the other side across the road of the conference site. Please be noted that the registration desk on Sunday is located at the mixer venue but NOT the conference venue.

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Excursion

We are planning to have the following 5 courses as the excursion. If you wish to participate in the excursion, please select a course when registering (each course is limited in number, so please select up to the third choice). There are no meals available on the excursion, so please gather after having lunch.

A: Uji Byodoin Temple

B: Fushimi-Inari Shrine

C: Kiyomizu-Dera Temple / Yasaka Shrine

D: Nijo-jo Castle

E: Shorinji Temple (Zazen activity experience)

Banquet

The banquet will be held at The Westin Miyako Kyoto on Thursday evening. It takes about 15 minutes on foot from the conference site to The Westin Miyako Kyoto.

Student Awards

Congratulations! The following 7 students won the Student Award of ALC'19. Winners should attend the symposium and have 5 minutes of short presentations introducing their research at the award ceremony held on Wednesday morning. A prize of ¥25,000 yen will be awarded at the ceremony. Note that winners must pay the registration fee as same as other speakers.

• Mr. Masato AKATSUKA (Osaka City University)

Characterization of surface modified Ga₂O₃ photocatalyst for CO₂ reduction with H₂O [21p-6-6]

• Mr. Md Harun Al RASHID (Hokkaido University)

EXAFS studies on active phase structure of Ni-P particles on SiO₂ for non-oxidative methane coupling reactions [21p-AP-09]

• Ms. Trinh Thi NGUYEN (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Nonlinear vibrational spectroscopy of steroidal structure side chains of Polyimide surface [22p-AP-46]

• Mr. Hideya MIZUNO (Osaka Institute of Technology)

Non-charging conditions of insulating film under electron beam irradiation [22p-AP-08]

• Mr. Long CHENG (University of Science and Technology of China)

Novel quantum trajectory approaches to the simulation of electron backscatter diffraction [22p-AP-04]

• Mr. Rezwan AHMED (Kyushu University)

Surface relaxation sequence in Cu(410) by quantitative low energy electron diffraction [21p-AP-40]

• Mr. Ying CHEN (National Tsing Hua University)

X-ray ptychography by nested Montel mirrors [25a-5-3]

Excellent Presentation Award

• Prof. Tsuyoshi TAKAMI (Kyoto University)

Lithium diffusion analysis of a new La−Li−Co−O electrolyte using the maximum entropy method [22p-AP-62]

• Mr. Keisuke ISHIZEKI (Tokyo University of Science)

Computational study on temperature dependence of electrical resistance of nitrogen-substituted carbon nanotubes [22p-AP-23]

• Mr. Yoshihiro CHIDA (Tohoku University)

Scanning transmission microscopic observations for Pt and SnO₂(hkl) interfaces [22p-AP-66]

• Mr. Kazuya KUNOH (Mie University)

Evidence of spin-polarized electronic state at edges of graphene oxide studied by field emission spin polarimetry [22p-AP-40]

Support for Young Scientists

A limited number of partial travel support is available for researchers under 40 years old (as of October 2019, rough guideline). Only those who are accepted for paper presentation and have financial difficulty in traveling will be considered for the support. Students are ineligible for this support (students can apply to the Student Award).

The applicant must be the first author of the presentation. To apply for the Travel Support, an application document which includes (1) a letter of application with a statement of reason and (2) 1 page of abstract must be prepared. A written form must be saved in a PDF format and should be sent together with a short (< 150 words) abstract. A template file of the document can be downloaded below. The deadline is the same as that for the regular abstract submission, May 31st, 2019.

The steering committee will strictly judge whether the application should be accepted or not, and a notification will be sent by an e-mail to the applicant by the early registration deadline. Accepted authors receive reimbursement of travel expenses up to ¥50,000 in cash, only available at the registration desk (no prepay available).

Templates of an Application Document for the Support

Documents and Links

Online Proceedings

Group Photo

Circular and Postar

Previous Symposium

• ALC’17, Hawaii (Kauai), December 2017
• ALC’15, Matsue, October 2015
• ALC’13, Hawaii (The Big Island), December 2013
• ALC’11, Seoul, May 2011
• ALC’09, Hawaii (Maui), December 2009
• ALC’07, Kanazawa, October 2007
• ALC’05, Hawaii (The Big Island), December 2005
• ALC’03, Hawaii (Kauai), October 2003
• ALC’01, Nara, November 2001
• ALC’97, Hawaii (Maui), November 1997 ([program]/[group photo])
• ALC’96, Kyoto, November 1996 ([program]/[group photo])

Contact Info Secretary of ALC’19 Steering Committee    Shigekazu NAGAI    Mie University, JAPAN    e-mail: alc19alc.jsps141.org (Do NOT attach a file to an e-mail to the secretary)

VISA Depending on your nationality, you may be required to obtain a visa to enter Japan. If you need documents for visa application, please contact Secretary of ALC’19 Steering Committee after you complete registration and full payment of registration fee. JTB, a travel agency in Japan, will contact you in order to obtain your information needed to prepare the documents. Note that the visa refusal is no reason for refund of the registration fee.

Sponsored by the 141st Committee on Microbeam Analysis, JSPS
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