The IMRAM Center for Mineral Processing and Metallurgy Symposium and Tohoku-Melbourne Joint Workshop was held at IMRAM from November 1st to 2nd. The workshop was successfully attended by over fifty researchers and students, including sixteen participants from the University of Melbourne.

The symposium on November 1 included a special lecture by Peter Roberts, Minister of State for the Australian Embassy in Japan, as well as lectures by 12 researchers from the University of Melbourne and Tohoku University. Dozens of students and faculty gathered for the poster session held during the lunch break, and a lively discussion took place about the latest trends in each field.

On November 2nd, the delegation from Melbourne toured the next-generation synchrotron radiation facility “NanoTerasu” in Aobayama new campus and three laboratories within IMRAM: Honma Laboratory, Kanie Laboratory and Tomai Laboratory.

Tohoku University and the University of Melbourne have stepped up student and faculty bilateral cooperation since signing an academic exchange agreement in 2016.

▶ Tohoku-Melbourne Joint Workshop
▶ The University of Melbourne