The Center for Rare Earths Research
Muroran Institute of Technology
Effective October 2019, the name of our center has changed from "Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering" to “The Center for Rare Earths Research". The nickname will remain the same: "Muroran Materia".
Registration
All attendees except for the invited speakers must enter their information via our online registration form.
Registration deadline: June 2, 2025
Call for abstract for poster session.
Please register first (see Registration), then move to the page on the Poster presentation.
The abstract template will be available after registration.
Submission deadline: June 2, 2025
Overview
After 1st edition (June 2016, Rusutsu, Hokkaido, Japan), the 2nd edition (October 2017, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan), the 3rd edition (November 2018, Toya, Hokkaido, Japan), the 4th edition (October 2020, online), the 5th edition (October 2021, online), the 6th edition (November 2022, hybrid), the 7th edition (November 2023, hybrid), and the 8th edition (June 2024, hybrid), the 9th edition of Muroran-IT Rare Earth Workshop 2025 (REWS2025) on “Innovative Development for Rare Earths Application” will be held on June 21-22, 2025 for the purpose of discussing the awareness of potential uses of rare earths.
Invited speakers
(Plenary talk)
Prof. Hui-suk Yun（Korea Institute of Materials Science, Korea)
Prof. Miki Hasegawa (Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan)
Prof. Yoshihiko Takano (NIMS, Japan)
Prof. Katsuya Shimizu (Osaka University, Japan)
Prof. Yuji Furukawa (Iowa State University, USA)
Prof. Kyoung Tae Park (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea)
Dr. Emin Mijit (Europian Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France)
Prof. Alicja Klimkowicz (Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan)
Dr. Uma Shankar Veerasamy (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)
Dr. Suimon Wicharuck (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)
Dr. Napassawan Wongmongkol (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)
Prof. Naoyoshi Nunotani (Osaka University, Japan)
Prof. Cristina Artini (University of Genoa, Italy)
Dr. Jun-hee Han (Korea National Institute of Rare Metals, Korea)
Dr. Suk-Jun Seo (Korea National Institute of Rare Metals, Korea)
Oral session
- both in-person and online -
The session consists of invited lectures only. The total time for the presentation and discussion will be 25 minutes.
Poster session
- in-person only -
Poster presenters will need to discuss their posters in person and print and display them physically. Students are encouraged to submit their registrations for awarding the poster prize.
Detailed instructions are available on the page.
Registration
All attendees except for the invited speakers must enter their information via our online registration form.
Registration deadline: June 2, 2025
Call for Abstract
for poster sesstion
Note: Please register first (see Registration), then move to the page on the Poster presentation.
The template of the abstract will be available after registration.
Submission deadline: June 2, 2025
Venue & Access
Lecture Hall in Building G called "Daigakukaikan", Muroran Institute of Technology
27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan
Organizing Committees
Chairperson
Chihiro Sekine (Muroran Institute of Technology)
Organization and Program
Yusuke Amakai (Muroran Institute of Technology)
Yukihiro Kawamura (Muroran Institute of Technology)
Toshihiro Kuzuya (Muroran Institute of Technology)
Yasuteru Mawatari (Muroran Institute of Technology)
Paolo Mele (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
Keiki Takeda (Muroran Institute of Technology)
Kazuhei Wakiya (Iwate University)
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact:
kidorui@muroran-it.ac.jp