Dr. Junji Seino moved to Tokyo Metropolitan University as a Specially Appointed Associate Professor.

Dr. Takeshi Yoshikawa moved to Toho University as an Associate Professor.

Dr. Aditya Wibawa Sakti moved to Pertamina University as an Associate Professor.

3 Undergraduate students joined Nakai’s Research Group at the beginning of 2020 academic year.

A short-term international student (Mr. Phujinn Honorio) from Thailand finished research activities for about one month and returned to Thailand.

The 1-month study was summarized in the following two reports.

RESEARCH TRAINING REPORT
(1) Divide-and-Conquer-Type Density-Functional Tight-Binding Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proton Diffusion in a Bulk Water System
(2) Divide-and-Conquer-Type Density-Functional Tight-Binding Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Acetylcholinesterase-Inhibitor Complex Systems

A short-term international student from Korea came to Japan and started research activities for about two months.

Mr. Jong Hyeon Lim
Project at Prof. Nakai’s lab: Research training using DC-DFTB simulations
Period: April 8 – June 7, 2019
Advisor in Korea: Prof. Jin Yong Lee
Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University

6 Undergraduate students and 1 master’s student joined Nakai’s Research Group at the beginning of 2019 academic year.

1 Undergraduate student, 5 master’s students, and 1 assistant professor left Nakai’s Research Group at the end of 2018 academic year.

A short-term international student from Thailand came to Japan and started research activities for about one month.

Mr. Phujinn Honorio
Project at Prof.Nakai’s lab: Research training using DC-DFTB simulations
Period: March 10 – April 13, 2019
Advisor in Thailand: Asst. Prof. Dr. Pachreenart Saparpakorn
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University

International student from Thailand, Mr. Tanabat Mudchimo, returned home after completing study over the year (November 19, 2018).