New Frontiers in Biomineral Formation Research

We are pleased to announce that the international workshop “New Frontiers in Biomineral Formation Research: From Pre-nucleation clusters to the Final Crystals” will be held on October 7-9, 2014. Research on the formation of biominerals, like calcium carbonate, has entered a new phase with the discovery of non-classical crystallization pathway. In this workshop, the recent progress with both experimental work and computer simulation will be discussed by leading young scientists in this field. We are looking forward to many people, especially young researchers and students, taking opportunity to attend.

Keynote Speakers

Denis Gebauer (University of Konstanz, Germany)
“The Pre-nucleation Cluster Pathway of Mineral Formation”
Raffaella Demichelis (Curtin University, Australia)
“Understanding nucleation, crystal growth, and polymorphism of biominerals through computer modeling”
Adam Wallace (University of Delaware, USA)
“CaCO₃ precursors: A revised interpretation based on experimental and theoretical evidence”

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Program

Oct. 7 : DAY1
16:30 – 16:40	Opening Remarks
16:40 – 17:20	Jun Kawano (Hokkaido Univ., Japan) “Rotational disorder of CO₃ in calcium carbonate and its effect on the formation of polymorphs”

Oct. 7 : DAY1

16:30 – 16:40

Opening Remarks

16:40 – 17:20

Jun Kawano (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)

“Rotational disorder of CO₃ in calcium carbonate and its effect on the formation of polymorphs”

Oct. 8 : DAY2
9:30 – 10:20	Denis Gebauer (Univ. Konstanz, Germany) “The Pre-nucleation Cluster Pathway of Mineral Formation”
(Coffee Break)
10:40 – 11:20	Yuki Kimura (Hokkaido Univ., Japan) “Challenging of in-situ observation of nucleation and dissolution of minerals under TEM”
11:20 – 12:00	Keisuke Fukushi (Kanazawa Univ., Japan) “Formation of metastable carbonates in Ca²⁺–Mg²⁺–CO₃^2-– H₂O system”
(Lunch Break)
13:30 – 14:30	Lab. Tour Isotope Imaging Laboratory, Creative Research Institution, Hokkaido University
14:30 – 15:20	Raffaella Demichelis (Curtin Univ., Australia) “Understanding nucleation, crystal growth, and polymorphism of biominerals through computer modeling”
15:20 – 15:50	Koji Maruyama (Tokyo Univ., Japan) “Pressure-induced crystallization from amorphous calcium carbonate to calcite and vaterite”
(Coffee Break)
16:10 – 17:00	Adam Wallace (Univ. Delaware, USA) “CaCO₃ precursors: A revised interpretation based on experimental and theoretical evidence”
17:00 – 17:40	Kenichiro Murata (Hokkaido Univ., Japan) “Solute effects on liquid-liquid transition in supercooled water”
18:00 – 20:00	Banquet Restaurant “Poplar” (Main building of CRIS)

Oct. 9 : DAY3
(Coffee)
9:30 – 10:10	Hiroshi Sakuma (NIMS, Japan) “Surface tension alteration on calcite, induced by ion substitution: X-ray CTR measurment and DFT study”
10:10 – 10:50	Yuki Araki (Kobe Univ., Japan) “Change of the hydration structure of calcite in the surface phase transition of calcite to aragonite”
10:50 – 11:30	Takashi Toyofuku (JAMSTEC, Japan) “Environmental Imaging during calcification process by marine unicellular organism, foraminifera”
11:30 – 12:00	Closing Remarks

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Contact

Organizer:

Jun Kawano

Assistant Professor, Creative Research Institution, Hokkaido University

e-mail:

This workshop is supported by Hokudai tenure-track system grant.

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Location

The workshop will be held at Creative Research Institution (CRIS), Hokkaido University, Sapporo Campus.

(the main conference room, 05-213 on the 5th floor of the main building of CRIS).

See the CRIS website or Hokkaido University website for more info about location.

A free campus shuttle service operates with the Sapporo campus,

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