1.        Convener: Dr. Noirharu Suematsu, Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

2.        Date/time: 13:30 -17:00, January 28, 2004

3.        Venue: Room 24-401, Kanazawa Institute of Technology (Ishikawa, Japan)

4.        Registration fee: Free

5.        Listed attendees: 25 persons

6.        Local arrangement: Betsudan Lab., Kanazawa Institute of Technology 　

7.        Session title: “Radio Waves in Space Science and Engineering”

8.        Presentation: 60 min including Q&A for each speaker

(a) “Historical review of antenna R&D for satellites, earth stations and radio 　 astronomical observatories”
Speaker: Prof. Motoo Mizusawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

(b) “Space and earth observation with millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave”
Speaker: Prof. Junji Inatani, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

(c) “Historical review and prospect of satellite communications”
Speaker: Prof. Fumio Takahata, Waseda University

9.        Reception

Venue: Hotel Tawaraya “Shirasagi-yu”, Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa, Japan

Attendees: 19 persons

10.    The steering committee meeting took place from 9:00 to 11:00 on January 29, 2005.

11.    Concluding Remarks

(a)    This scientific workshop was organized based on the key concept of “Radio Waves in Space Science and Engineering.” Three invited speakers gave us technical and historical reviews of various R&D for satellites / earth stations / radio observatories.  During the session, we had a very active discussion on future vision of space development programs in Japan. The meeting was very successful with 25 attendees. 

(b)    Since the Q&A was very active and the time slot was limited, the last speaker could not have enough time for his presentation.

1.        Convener: Dr. Atsushi Sanada, Yamaguchi University

2.        Date/time: 13:00 -16:45, May 13, 2005

3.        Venue: Laboratory of Nanoelectronics and Spintronics, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)

4.        Registration fee: Free

5.        Listed attendees: 36 persons

6.        Local arrangement: Prof. Koji Mizuno's Lab., Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University

7.        Session title: “Radio Waves and Biology”

8.        Presentation: 60 min including Q&A for each speaker

(a) “Radio Waves and Human Bodies (communication and medical treatment)”                     Speaker: Prof. Koichi Itoh, Chiba University

(b) “Radio Waves and Non-Invasive Measurements”
       Speaker: Prof. Yoshio Nikawa, Kokushikan University

(c) “Radio Wave Absorption by Human bodies (Measurement Standardization and Numerical Techniques)”
       Speaker: Dr. Shinji Tanabe, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

(d) “Radio Waves and Fruits”
       Speaker: Prof. Koji Mizuno, Tohoku University

9.        Banquet

Venue: Iwanumaya, Sendai, Japan

Attendees: 16 persons

10.    The steering committee meeting took place from 8:50 to 9:50 on May 14, 2005.

11.    Concluding Remarks

This sixth scientific workshop was entitled "Radio Waves and Biology” and was the first cosponsored workshop with the URSI-K group. A diverse range of applications from medical issue and standardizations were presented by the front-line researchers in the field, and there was a fruitful gathering of participants both from the medical application and communication fields. The topics included technical issues of radio waves on ubiquitous communication and medical treatment, radio waves and non-invasive biological measurements, political issues on measurement standardization and numerical techniques, and botanical measurements of fruits by radio waves. Intensive discussions on this field of radio wave applications were held with discerning questions, and the meeting was a big success.

1.    Convener: Mr. Toru Maniwa, Fujitsu Labs. Ltd.

2.    Date/time: 13:50 -17:00, Sept. 2nd, 2005

3.    Venue: Seminar room of Eudyna Devices Inc. Yamanashi Plant (Nakakomagun, Yamanashi, Japan)

4.    Registration fee: Free

5.    Listed attendees: 39 persons

6.    Local arrangement: Eudyna Devices Inc.

7.    Session title: “Radio Waves and Compound Semiconductor Devices”

8.    Presentation: 60 min including Q&A for each speaker and brake.

(a) “Dawn of HEMTs”
        Speaker: Dr. Takashi MIMURA, Fujitsu Labs. LTD.

(b) “Win the Fruits with III-Vs”
        Speaker: Mr. Shigeru Nakajima, Eudyna Devices Inc.

(c) “Space-Borne GaAs MMICs”
       Speaker: Dr. Takashi Ohira, ATR Wave Engineering Laboratories

9.    Banquet

        Venue: Yumura-yanagiya, Kofu, Japan

        Attendees: 17 persons

10.    The steering committee meeting took place from 8:50 to 9:50 on Sept. 3rd, 2005

11.    Concluding Remarks

This workshop was entitled "Radio wave and compound device", and the radio wave application of the compound semiconductor transistor was presented especially. The relation between the person and the corporate strategy to spread the technology as a product is talked about besides a technical story of the device. Technology trend of high-voltage device and low-voltage device was told. And some of practical application for satellite was presented. The person who related to various processes of the device participated in the workshop. At the banquet, the relation between the device technology and the crystal production in the Yamanashi area became a topic and it was interesting.