Thematic Programs

Synchrotron Light for Future Foods

Information

Date

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Venue

  • Aobayama Commons, Aobayama New Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
  • NanoTerasu, Aobayama New Campus, Tohoku University [Access]

Keynote Speakers

Chun–Jung Chen (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center)
Chithra Karunakaran (Canadian Light Source)
Tommy Nylander (Lund University)

Speakers

Kentaro Fujii (QST)
Masahiko Harata (A–Sync/SRIS)
Yoshihisa Harada (University of Tokyo)
Ichiro Hirosawa (SAGA–LS)
Masafumi Hidaka (A–Sync/SRIS)
Tetsu Kamiya (Nagase & Co Ltd)
Ken–ichi Kimura (Iwate University)
Tomoyuki Makino (A–Sync)
Atsushi Muramatsu (A–Sync)
Maiko Nishibori (SRIS)
Masato Ohnuma (Hokkaido University)
Hironori Takahashi (Miyagi Prefecture)
Masaki Takata (PhoSIC/NanoTerasu)
Yuki Takayama (A–Sync/SRIS)
Satoru Ueno (Hiroshima University)

Registration  [Sep. 05, 2024 Updated]

Registration deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024 → Friday, September 13, 2024
Registration fee: free
Social Gathering: 3,000JPY (2,000JPY for students)
– Closed
*Registration deadline has been extended.

Time Schedule  [Sep. 05, 2024 Updated]

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
10:00 – 10:30
Opening Remarks
Hiroo Yugami (Vice President, Tohoku University)
Kiyotaka Nakagawa (Vice Dean, Graduate School of Agricultural Science)
Daichi Chiba (Director, SRIS)
Session I, World Network of Synchrotron
Chair: Masahiko Harata
10:30 – 11:00
Masahiko Harata (A–Sync/SRIS)
Toward the utilization of NanoTerasu in Agricultural and Life Sciences
11:00 – 11:45
Chithra Karunakaran (Canadian Light Source)
Applications of advanced synchrotron imaging techniques for Agri–Food research
11:45 – 12:30
Chun–Jung Chen (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Taiwan)
Scientific Opportunities and Synchrotron Applications at NSRRC
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:15
Tommy Nylander (Lund University)
Food structures for texture, delivery and uptake of nutrients revealed by x–ray and neutron techniques
Session II, Utilization of Synchrotron Light for Food
Chair: Yoshinori Kanayama and Masafumi Hidaka
14:15 – 14:40
Atsushi Muramatsu (A–Sync)
Expectations for branding of seafood using NanoTerasu
14:40 – 15:05
Tetsu Kamiya (Nagase & Co Ltd)
Combination of 3D–CT and Mechanical Measurement for Texture Evaluation of Solid Foods: Preliminary Study for Simulating Mastication with Compressing Food Powder
15:05 – 15:30
Masafumi Hidaka (A–Sync/SRIS)
Synchrotron Radiation Application in Agriculture and Food Conducted by A–Sync
15:30 – 15:50
Coffee
15:50 – 16:15
Yuki Takayama (A–Sync/SRIS)
Visualization of micro– to nano–structures in food and agricultural samples via coherent X–rays
16:15 – 16:40
Masato Ohnuma (Hokkaido University)
Texture control by understanding nanostructure of semi–hard cheeses
16:40 – 17:05
Satoru Ueno (Hiroshima University)
Synchrotron Radiation X–ray Diffraction Study for Edible Fat Crystallization in O/W Emulsion, and Cocoa Butter Crystallization with External Stimulation
17:05 – 17:30
Tomoyuki Makino (A–Sync)
Soil–Crop Dynamics of Trace Elements Analyzed by XANES
17:30 – 18:00
Masaki Takata (PhoSIC)
NanoTerasu; As a transformative tool for building a new range of food science & technology
18:15 – 20:15
Social Gathering (Midori–Shokudo @ Aobayama–Commons)
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Session III, Application of Synchrotron Light for Food and Beyond
Chair: Yuki Takayama and Toshiki Nakano
09:00 – 09:25
Ken–ichi Kimura (Iwate University)
Challenge to analyze amber, a unique natural resource, using synchrotron light
09:25 – 09:50
Yoshihisa Harada (University of Tokyo)
Food Science Explored by Electronic Structure of Aqueous Solutions
09:50 – 10:15
Maiko Nishibori (SRIS)
Challenging Food Science with Material Science
10:15 – 10:30
Coffee
10:30 – 10:55
Kentaro Fujii (QST)
Quantum Life Science utilizing Synchrotron Soft X–rays
10:55 – 11:20
Ichiro Hirosawa (SAGA–LS)
Approach of SAGA Light Source to food production and local environmental protection
11:20 – 11:35
Hironori Takahashi (Miyagi Prefecture)
Initiatives to promote the use of NanoTerasu  – From the standpoint of local government – 
Session IV, Synchrotron Light for Future Foods
Chair: Hitoshi Shirakawa and Masahiko Harata
11:40 – 12:30
Discussion and Wrap–up (CLS, MAX VI, NSRRC, NanoTerasu)
12:30 – 14:00
Group Photo and Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
NanoTerasu Tour

Organizers

Yuki Takayama
(SRIS/A–Sync, Tohoku University)

Masafumi Hidaka
(A–Sync/SRIS, Tohoku University)

Masahiko Harata
(A–Sync/SRIS, Tohoku University)

Co–hosted by

  • Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University

In cooperation with

  • International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart (SRIS), Tohoku University

In association with

  • International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Tohoku University
  • Center for Agricultural and Life Sciences using Synchrotron Light (A–Sync), Tohoku University

Poster

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Contact

Email: masahiko.harata.b6 *tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)