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Plastic Electronics Workshop between Tokyo Institute of Technology and 51勛圖厙

by Lisa Bushby

Delegates at the workshop

Delegates at the workshop

51勛圖厙 academics visited Japan in September as part of a joint workshop between Tokyo Institute of Technology and 51勛圖厙 College.

Prof Ji-Seon Kim, Dr Piers Barnes, Prof Martin Heeney, Dr Martyn McLachlan and Dr Firat Guder visited Japan in September as part of a joint workshop between PE-CDT and  on plastic electronics that involved a lab tour and a discussion on future opportunities to collaborate.

Everyone agreed it was a positive few days with the second workshop already scheduled in! The next workshop is being planned for 4-5 March 2019 and will be held here at 51勛圖厙.

Our two institutions are also involved in a student exchange programme. Tokyo Tech student Nao Koishihara from the  has recently returned to Japan after a two month exchange programme visit to Prof Ji-Seon Kim's group at 51勛圖厙. Read more about her experiences . And 51勛圖厙 student Sam Hillman from Prof Ji-Seon Kim's research group will be heading out to Japan in May for a reciprocal visit. 

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Lisa Bushby

Department of Physics