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Professor Samukawa delivers keynote address at IEEE INEC2016: "Atomic layer Etching, Deposition and Surface Modification Processes for Future Nano-Materials" (May 9-11, 2016)
Professor Samukawa was invited to IEEE International Nano-electronics Conference (INEC 2016) in Chengdu, China, on May 9-11 to deliver the keynote address on neutral beam technology. INEC is an international conference on nanoelectronics hosted by the Singapore chapter of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council, which falls under the purview of IEEE Nano 2016. IEEE Nano 2016 also saw many presentations from China and was a highly significant conference in that it was widely broadcast beforehand that Professor Samukawa would discuss the latest developments in Japan on nanotechnology before China's nanoelectronics research community. In recent years China has made tremendous strides in nanotechnology, and we can certainly no longer afford to ignore the efforts that are being carried out there. For Professor Samukawa this was an excellent opportunity to think through Japan's own research strategy regarding nanotechnology.
This chance to visit Chengdu was all the more special in light of the city's historical significance and association with China's literary classic, The Three Kingdoms. The four characters in the photo (道法自然 =Dao fa zi ran) were taken by Professor Samukawa at the Qingyang Taoist Temple in Chengdu during a break in conference proceedings. The words are attributed to Laozi, the ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism, and mean something like "Taoism follows nature." The phrase comes from Laozi's famous work, Tao Te Ching: "Human follows earth, earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature."
