The 16th Mini-Symposium on Liquids 2023
Okayama University
The 50th Anniversary Hall
Tshushima-naka 1-1-1
Okayama 700-8530
10-11 June, 2023
Access from Okayama Station
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10 min. by bus: Okaden Bus #47 from Okayama Station Nishiguchi to Okadai Nishimon
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36 min. Walk from Okayama Station West Exit to the venue.
30 May 2023: Poster+Short Talk
2 June 2023: Poster
8 June 2023: Participation
MSL2023
Talks and Poster Presentation
10-11 June 2023
9:30-18:00
WELCOME:
People interested in fundamental problems of liquids and related subjects are all welcome to attend! The series of mini-symposiums are so organized that relatively small numbers of participants and speakers can have lively, deep discussions.
Timetable
June 10, Saturday
9:30-10:25 Poster Session
10:25 Opening remark
10:30 - 11:30 Session 1
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Eiji Yamamoto (Keio) (30 min), Solvent-dependent protein conformational fluctuations and diffusivity
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Yuki Uematsu (KIT) (15 min), Ostwald ripening of aqueous microbubble solutions
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Kazuhiko Seki (AIST) (15 min), Inertial effects on diffusion controlled rate coefficient
11:40 - 12:10 Session 2
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Ken Tokunaga (Kogakuin) (30 min), Molecular dynamics simulation on the validity of the Stokes-Einstein law for the diffusion of a large and heavy solute particle
12:10 - 14:00 Lunchtime
14:00 - 14:30 Session 3
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Jayant K Singh (IIT Kanpur) (30 min), Understanding the Self-assembly in Polymer-Surfactant Systems Using Coarse-grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations
14:30 - 17:00 Previews and Poster Session
17:00 - 17:30 Session 4
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Claudio Cerdeiriña (Vigo) (30 min), Ising Model for the Freezing Transition
June 11, Sunday
9:00 - 10:00 Session 5
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Paul S Cremer (Penn State) (30 min), The Binding of Ions to Polymers in Aqueous Salt Solutions
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Tuan Minh Do (Osaka) (15 min), Free energy analysis of the effect of ATP on peptide aggregation and dissolution using all-atom molecular dynamics
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Stefan Hansen (Osaka) (15 min), Anion-Cation Contrast in Solute Solvation
10:20 - 12:20 Session 6
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Kenji Mochizuki (Zhejiang) (30 min), Mechanisms of Melt Growth in Diverse Ice Polymorphs
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Dor Ben-Amotz (Purdue) (30 min), Enhanced Chemical Reactivity on the Surface of an Aqueous Droplet
12:20 Closing remark
Invited Speakers
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Jayant K Singh (IIT Kanpur, India)
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Claudio Cerdeiriña (Vigo, Spain)
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Kenji Mochizuki (Zhejiang, China )
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Dor Ben-Amotz (Purdue, USA)
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Paul S Cremer (Penn State, USA)
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Ken Tokunaga (Kogakuin, Japan)
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Eiji Yamamoto (Keio, Japan)
Past Events
about MSL
The first Mini-Symposium on Liquids (MSL) was held in 2007 at Okayama University. Since then MSL becomes a series of annual symposiums on liquids. The symposiums are organized by Kenichiro Koga (Okayama) and Ryo Akiyama (Kyushu) with full support from members of their research groups.