Activities of SPTJ

    Index
         Regular calendar
         International Cooperation
         Group activities
         Regional sections
         Awards  
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Regular calendar
   February:  General meeting (in Kansai area, 1 day)
   May:  Spring annual meeting (in Kansai or Tokyo area for 2 days)
   June : Technical conference (in Kansai or Tokyo area for 2 days)
   July-August: Advanced seminar (for 2-3 days)
   October- November:Autumn annual meeting and Symposium (in Tokyo or Kansai area for 2 days)

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International Cooperation
 Bilateral Meeting
    Korea-Japan Powder Technology Seminar
          (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, in Korea)
    Thailand-Japan Symposium on Powder Technology
          (1988, 1991, in Thailand)
    China-Japan Powder Technology Symposium
          (1996 in China)

  Trilateral Meeting
   Trilateral Symposium on Particuology-China, U.S.A. and Japan
          (1988 in China)

  World Congress Particle Technology
          (1986 in Germany,     1990 in Kyoto,Japan, 
           1998 in Brighton,UK, 2002 in Sydney,Australia)

  APT (Asian Powder Technology Symposium)
          (2000 in Bangkok,     2003 in Penung)
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Group activities
 The Society has organized various research groups for  members to study and 
discuss their mutual interests.  Presently active groups are :
 Division of Particulate Preparation and Design
 Research Group on Advanced Grinding Operations and Processes(Japanese only)
 Research Group on Particle Dynamics Simulation(Japanese only)
 Research Group on Advanced Dust Collection Technology
 Aerosol Processing
 Nucleation in Liquid Phase
 Research Group on Scale-up of Cohesive Powder Fluidization
 Control of Powder Structure
 Research Group on Particle Nano-technology(Japanese only)
 Research Group on Particle Charge Control(Japanese only)
 Research Group on Particle Bonding
 Study Group on Powder Handling and Related Phenomena(Japanese only)

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Regional sections
    Regional sections of the society are placed in
       Hokkaido Branch
       Tohoku Branch(Japanese only)
       Kanto Branch(Japanese only)
       Chubu Branch(Japanese only)
       Nishi-nihon Branch(Japanese only)
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Awards
IINOYA AWARD
   For devotion (SUGGEST: contributions)to the development 
   of powder technology and to the promotion of international
   collaboration.

 SPTJ BEST PAPER AWARD 
   Given to the author(s) of the best paper published    in the Journal of the Society of Powder Technology, Japan.
   Regarding the past award-winning papers, go to here (under construction).

      Award-winning paper in 2009: 
           Title: Revealing the Formation Mechanism of Granules by Drying Simulation of Slurry Droplet
           Authors: Shigeto Miyazaki, Daisuke Nishiura, Atsuko Shimosaka, Yoshiyuki Shirakawa, Jusuke HIdaka (Doshisha Univ.)
           Jounral of the Society of Powder Technology, Japan, Vol.45 No.9, pp. 632-641.

           *This award-winning paper will be translated and published in Advanced Powder Technology.


  APT DISTINGUISHED PAPER AWARD 
   Given to the author(s) of the best paper published in Advanced Powder Technology.
   Regarding the past award-winning papers, go to here (under construction).
 
      Award-winning paper in 2009: 
          Title: Estimation on the Strength of a Liquid Bridge Adhered to Three Spheres 
          Authors: Kazuo Murase, Tsuyoshi Mochida, Yasuhiro Sagawa, Hiroyuki Sugama  (Chuo University)
                    Advanced Powder Technology, Vol.19 No.4, pp. 349-367 (2008).


  YOUNG RESEARCHERS' AWARD 
   Given to the most promising young researcher(under 35) 
   to encourage continued work in the field of powder technology.

      Awardees in 2009: Dr. Yoshikazu Sato (Osaka Univ.), Tetsuta Yamamoto (Hiroshima Univ.), Mikio Yoshida (Okayama Univ.)
          Their outstanding papers of these awardees will be translated and published in Advanced Powder Technology.


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