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Yu YAO’s Research Blog
Thoughts, people and moments along the way.
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October 20 2026 – Ryoga’s Poster Presentation at CSJ Chemistry Festa
My student, Ryoga Kitagawa, presented his research at CSJ Chemistry Festa 2026! It was a great opportunity for him to share his work and discuss his research with other researchers.
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October 15, 2026 – Prof. Kuwabata’s Visit
Prof. Susumu Kuwabata visited our lab today! He was my Ph.D. supervisor at The University of Osaka and is currently an Emeritus Professor and Specially Appointed Professor at the university. He also…
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October 13–14, 2026 – Sakurai Lab Trip to Shirahama
We went to Shirahama, Wakayama, for our annual lab trip. It was a wonderful two days exploring the area, enjoying good food, and spending time together outside the lab. Everyone had a…
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Septemper 28-30, 2026 — Visit to Universities in Thailand
From September 28 to 30, I visited Thailand with colleagues from The University of Osaka. Over the three days, we met with faculty members and students, shared our research, and introduced graduate…
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Septemper 9, 2026 – The 138th CATSJ Meeting
I attended the 138th CATSJ Meeting (第138回触媒討論会) held at Kumamoto University with two of my students. It was a great opportunity to learn from researchers working in the same field and to…
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August 8, 2026 – EDS Mapping and HAADF-STEM
I brought nanoparticle samples from a student in our lab to the Research Center for Ultra-High Voltage Electron Microscopy at Osaka University for EDS mapping, HRTEM, and HAADF-STEM characterization. It was very…
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July 16, 2026 – Glovebox Setup
Today, two gloveboxes, together with a refrigerator (4 °C) and a freezer (−20 °C), were successfully moved and set up in the open lab. It was also my first time arranging a…
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June 19, 2026-TEM troubleshooting
The TEM beam axis was shifted and could not be corrected by the normal alignment procedure. With the help of Oiki-san and Mizuno-san from Center for Medical Research and Education and…
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June 9, 2026-The first lesson
Today, I taught a Physical Chemistry (Electrochemistry) laboratory class for third-year undergraduate students together with the TAs, Arita-san and Hashimura-san.
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June 1, 2026-Defense Party for Em
Em Svetlana defensed today. We had the celebration party for her!