Announcement: International Symposium “Synchrotron Frontier 2026” (March 11–12, 2026, Sendai)
We will hold an international symposium at Tohoku University’s Aobayama Campus and NanoTerasu to share the cutting edge of synchrotron-radiation–based materials science and to discuss next-generation research platforms that integrate spectroscopy, materials/property exploration, and data science. Leading researchers from Japan and abroad, together with early-career researchers and students, will gather to foster interdisciplinary and practical research collaborations.
Overview
• Dates: March 11 (Wed) – 12 (Thu), 2026
• Organizers: Research Center for Green X-tech Center, Green Goals Initiatives, Tohoku University
• Co-organizers: National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, NanoTerasu Partnership Promotion Organization
• Venue: SRIS 1F Entrepreneur Hall, Tohoku University
International Invited Speakers
• Kazutomo Yoshii（Argonne National Laboratory, USA）
Conducts cutting-edge research on on-chip and near-sensor processing architectures for X-ray detectors, including data compression and low-latency AI inference, in collaboration with the APS X-ray detector group at Argonne. He applies and integrates modern digital design methodologies into the ASIC/FPGA design flow to improve implementation efficiency and quality.
• Robert Simpson（University of Birmingham, UK）
Works on nanophotonic materials, sensing, detectors, chalcogenide materials, phase-change materials, and programmable photonics.
• Sarah Harmer（Flinders University, Australia）
Sarah is an applied physicist with a focus on the surface spectroscopic analysis of transition metal chalcogenides. She has established the first Photoemission Electron Microscope (NanoESCA III) in Australia. She is the founding Director of Flinders Microscopy and Microanalysis, and the Deputy Director of the Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology.
※Access to the venue： Aobayama New Campus, International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart (SRIS) Building
・Dining：Cafeterias and restaurants are available at J12 Aobayama Midori Welfare Facilities and J41 Aobayama Commons.
https://www.sris.tohoku.ac.jp/outline/access/
※Bus timetable (Aobayama Station to Venue)：Aobayama – NanoTerasu
https://www.ggi.tohoku.ac.jp/greenxtech/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/バス時刻表-1.pdf