In June 2025, I had the opportunity to spend three weeks in the Maeda Laboratory through the MANABIYA program. Although I had very little experience in computational chemistry, the members kindly taught me from the basics, and I was able to deepen my understanding step by step. While three weeks was not enough to complete the full mechanistic analysis, I learned how to use GRRM and have continued the calculations with helpful advice from the team even after returning to my lab. I also recognized the strength of GRRM, particularly its ability to identify transition states efficiently.
I am truly grateful to Prof. Maeda and Prof. Mita, as well as to Mr. Miyauchi, Mr. Ueno, and Dr. Kanna, for their thoughtful guidance. I also enjoyed the opportunities to interact with everyone, such as the barbecue gathering, which made my stay both enjoyable and memorable.
Kazuya Kanemoto,
Project Associate Professor, Institute of Integrated Research (IIR) Institute of Science Tokyo
