The 6th Akira Suzuki Awards Ceremony & the 10th ICReDD International Symposium
– Toward Interdisciplinary Research Guided by Theory and Calculation –
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Oct. 7 (Wed), 2026
The 6th Akira Suzuki Awards Ceremony
| PROGRAM | SPEAKER | JST | US-PDT (Oct. 6) | CEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site Registration | 8:30-9:00 | – | – | |
| Award Ceremony | Chairs: Hajime Ito Tetsuya Taketsugu (WPI-ICReDD, HU) | 9:00-9:30 | 17:00-17:30 | 2:00-2:30 |
| Photo Session | 9:35-9:40 | – | – | |
| Short Break | 9:40-9:50 | – | – | |
| Award Lectures | ||||
| Introduction | Hajime Ito | 9:50-9:55 | 17:50-17:55 | 2:50-2:55 |
| Lecture 1 | Michael J. Krische (University of Texas at Austin) “Hydrogen Transfer for Catalytic C-C Coupling Beyond Premetalated Reagents” | 9:55-10:45 | 17:55-18:45 | 2:55-3:45 |
| Introduction | Tetsuya Taketsugu | 10:45-10:50 | 18:45-18:50 | 3:45-3:50 |
| Lecture 2 | Michele Parrinello (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia / Università della Svizzera Italiana) “The Science of Catalysis” | 10:50-11:40 | 18:50-19:40 | 3:50-4:40 |
| Lunch | 11:40-12:50 |
The 10th ICReDD International Symposium
| PROGRAM | SPEAKER | JST | US-PDT (Oct. 6) | CEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks | Akira Ukawa (Program Director, WPI) Satoshi Maeda (Director, WPI-ICReDD, HU) | 12:50-13:00 | 20:50-21:00 | 5:50-6:00 |
| Session 1 | Chair: Min Gao (WPI-ICReDD, HU) | |||
| Lecture 1 | Wataru Matsuoka (WPI-ICReDD, HU) “Designing Catalysts and Reactions with Quantum Chemistry: From Virtual Ligands to Reaction Path Networks“ | 13:00-13:40 | 21:00-21:40 | 6:00-6:40 |
| Lecture 2 | Clémence Corminboeuf (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) “The (r)evolutions of computational catalysis in the age of AI“ | 13:40-14:30 | 21:40-22:30 | 6:40-7:30 |
| Lecture 3 | Qiang Cui (Boston University) “The roles of internal hydration change in the stability and function of biomolecules“ | 14:30-15:20 | 22:30-23:20 | 7:30-8:20 |
| Short Break | 15:20-15:35 | – | – | |
| Session 2 | Chair: Tsuyoshi Mita (WPI-ICReDD, HU) | |||
| Lecture 4 | Géraldine Masson (CNRS / Université Paris-Saclay) “From Asymmetric Organocatalysis to Photoredox Strategies : Building Molecular Complexity“ | 15:35-16:25 | 23:35-24:25 | 8:35-9:25 |
| Lecture 5 | M. Christina White (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) “Site-Selective C—H Oxidation; a Promethean Transformation“ | 16:25-17:15 | 24:25-25:15 | 9:25-10:15 |
| Banquet | HOTEL MYSTAYS Sapporo Aspen | 18:30 – 20:00 | – | – |
Oct. 8 (Thu), 2026
The 10th ICReDD International Symposium
| PROGRAM | SPEAKER | JST | US-PDT (Oct. 7) | CEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site Registration | 8:30-9:00 | – | – | |
| Session 3 | Chair: Jian Ping Gong (WPI-ICReDD, HU) | |||
| Lecture 6 | Naoya Aizawa (WPI-ICReDD, HU) “Inverted Singlet–Triplet Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes“ | 9:00-9:40 | 17:00-17:40 | 2:00-2:40 |
| Lecture 7 | Yan Xia (Stanford University) “(Mechano)Chemical Polymer Mainchain Transformations“ | 9:40-10:30 | 17:40-18:30 | 2:40-3:30 |
| Lecture 8 | Andrij Pich (RWTH Aachen University) “MECHANO-RESPONSIVE COLLOIDAL GELS“ | 10:30-11:20 | 18:30-19:20 | 3:30-4:20 |
| Short Break | 11:20-11:35 | – | – | |
| Plenary Talk | Chair: Hajime Ito (WPI-ICReDD, HU) | |||
| Plenary Talk | Amir H. Hoveyda (Boston College / University of Strasbourg) “Deconstructive Diversity-Oriented Organic Synthesis“ | 11:35-12:30 | 19:35-20:30 | 4:35-5:30 |
| Lunch | 12:30-13:20 | – | – | |
| Poster Session | 4th Floor ICReDD Building | 13:20-15:20 | – | – |
| Poster Award Ceremony | ICReDD Hall | 15:20-15:30 | – | – |
| Closing Remarks | Hajime Ito (WPI-ICReDD, HU) | 15:30-15:35 | 23:30-23:35 | 8:30-8:35 |