2008. Nov.18: With a few groups from the School of Agriculture, we started a five-years project on “Aerosols and Plants” (Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:MEXT)… 採択されました。平成20年度科学研究費補助金（新学術領域研究）複合領域：【研究領域提案型】東アジアにおけるエアロゾルの植物・人間系へのインパクト >> MEXT 研究領番号：4003, 領域代表者: 畠山 史郎 （東京農工大学） >> www.tuat.ac.jp/~aerosol

Nov.10: We become one of the hosts for the JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) post-doctoral program (short-term): “Exchange Program for East Asian Young Researchers.” (独)日本学術振興会, 若手研究者交流支援事業―東アジア首脳会議参加国からの招へい― Our project: 東南アジアにおけるバイオマスの利活用に関する先端的技術開発 >> www.JSPS

Oct.8: Hama, Naoya joined as a Doctoral Course student.

Oct.1: WL became a Regional Editor (Asia-Oceania)at Journal of Nanoparticle Researchwww.Springer

July 1: Miki, Kanae (Visiting researcher) returned to her position at APEX, after 3 months. www.apex-ngo.org

May 1: Administrative assistant Kondo,Yuko joined us. Welcome…!

April 29: ギナンジャール・カルタサスミタ氏が春の叙勲で旭日大綬章を受章www.tuat. He was alumnus of TUAT.
April X: A master degree student (Soeda) had a job-offer for starting in April 2009.
April 17: Em.Prof. Horio,Masayki started a JST program: 社会技術研究開発センター**地域に根ざした脱温暖化・環境共生社会（領域総括:堀尾正靱）
April 1: Iguchi, Sasaki, Nakayama: three bachelor degree students joined.
April 1: Takashima, Yukie and Suzuki, Tomoyuki continued to graduate school.
April 1: Anzai, Sagawa: Two students from Horio Lab joined as master course students.

Mar.31: Kuwata,Masahiko becomes a full-time professor at Soka University. He will be a visiting professor, teaching a class (Analytical Chemistry) at our Department (Chemical Engineering)

Mar.25: Two bachelor degree students graduated (Suzuki, Takashima): The first fellows (from our group)…Congratulation!!
Mar.20-22: Oral-presentation by Nazli (a doctoral student) at Annual Meeting of the Ceramic Society (Nagaoka, Niigata)…Electrophoretic deposition with selected particle size distribution under high stability aqueous suspension…高安定性水系サスペンション中の細線上へのナノ粒子電気泳動被覆. The first presentation from our group at a conference.

Mar.19. A patent was submitted to the Japan Patent Office.【酸化チタンのコーティング方法】

See below for NEWS in 2007.