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Nov	27	23	Today, we held an alcohol-free year-end party at a steak restaurant near the campus. It has been a busy year. We had a relaxing and enjoyable time!
Nov	28	23	Dr. Sittimart, who retired as a specially appointed assistant professor of our laboratory at the end of September, came to visit our laboratory with his senior colleague, Dr. Sarayut Tunmee, who is also a researcher at Thai Synchrotron National Lab, Thailand. It is likely that they will visit Thailand for measurements from time to time in the future!
Nov	27	23	Prof. Elshazly from E-JUST, Egypt and Prof. Hsin-Chih Lin from National Taiwan University came to visit our graduate school and laboratory. After the campus and laboratory tour, we had a discussion with Prof. El-Shazli about the future of E-JUST CPE and with Prof. Lin about the experimental results of our colaboration research. In the afternoon, I guided Dazaifu near the campus. The autumn leaves were just at their best, and we were delighted to see them.
Nov	26	23	The 8th Asian Applied Physics Conference was held this weekend (November 25-26) at Ito Campus of Kyushu University. The conference was extremely successful, with commemorative lectures to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Kyushu Chapter. From the connection with our laboratory, Prof. Elshazly from E-JUST, Egypt, Prof Hsin-Chih Lin of National Taiwan University (NTU), Assoc Prof Chi-Feng Pai of NTU, Prof Chien-Ming Lei of Chinese Culture University, and Prof Chien-Yie Tsay of Feng Chia University, who visited our laboratory as a visiting professor last year, participated in the conference. From our laboratory, Lama-san (PD), Diab-san (D2), Nagano-kun (M2), and Watatani-kun (M2) gave presentations.
Nov	17	23	The 37th Diamond Symposium by the New Diamond Forum was held this week (November 14-16), at Tokai University Shonan Campus. Sasaguri-kun (M2), Katsura-kun (M2), and Yoshitake participated in the symposium. Sasaguri-kun and Katsura-kun gave presentations. At the symposium, we are together with alumni Dr. Omagari (Senior Researcher, AIST) and Dr. Katamune (Associate Professor, Kyushu Institute of Technology). At the reception in the evening, we were able to interact with a variety of reserchers.
Nov	12	23	The rows of trees near Kasuga Gate are now at their best in autumn foliage. A student dormitory is under construction next to the Kasuga Gate, with occupancy scheduled to begin in April 2024.
Oct	26	23	Our recently published paper on the heteroepitaxial growth of gallium oxide thin films on single crystal diamond (111) by sputtering was featured in the electronic journal Semiconducxtor Today. RF sputtering of gallium oxide on diamond (semiconductor-today.com)
Oct	20	23	Diab-san (D2) had an oral presentation at the 9th International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering & Sciences (IEICES 2023) held on October 19-20, 2023, and received a presentation award for his excellent presentation!
Oct	1	23	As of today, Dr Lama Osman has been appointed as an postdoctral researcher (Dept Adv E Sci & Eng) in our laboratory. In addition, Dr. Sreenath was granted the title of research assistant professor.
Sep	30	23	Today, Res Asst Prof Sittimart has retired.
Sep	27	23	We had a non-alcoholic celebration party on the 25th. Today we went out to the Asahi Beer Garden in Hakata to celebrate with drinks. We will miss Dr. Sittimart, who will soon be on his way back to Japan, and the Asahi Beer Garden, which we have used for many years, will soon be closing its doors.
Sep	25	23	The degree conferment ceremony was held today. Cui-kun received a Master of Engineering and Lama-san received a Doctor of Philosophy. We celebrated their graduation in our lab. In addition, Dr. Sitimart Phongsaphak, research assistant professor, will be working as a regular researcher at the Thai Synchrotron Radiation Institute in his home country. In addition, Dr. Sreenath Mylo, an academic researcher, will become a research assistant professor next month. We congratulated both of them on their prosperous careers.
Sep	16	23	Imamura-kun (B3), Ishimatsu-kun (B4), Hokazono-kun (B4), and Watatani-kun (M2) did an internship at the Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS) Neutron Science and Technology Center for a week from Monday, September 11 to Friday, September 15 under the supervision of Dr. Hanashima. Yoshitake also participated from the middle of the internship. The students learned the principle of neutron beam reflection and discussed future measurements. We would like to thank Dr. Hanashima and Dr. Akutsu for their great help during the internship.
Sep	14	23	Res. Asst. Pro. Sittimart, Nagano-kun (M2), and Sasaguri-kun (M2), together with alumnus Dr. Omagari (AIST), jointed the 33rd International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials(10-14 September 2023, Palau de Congressos de Palma, Mallorca, Spain). They seems to have enjoyed not only the conference but also Spain.
Sep	11	23	On September 4-8, Reseach Associate Professor Abdelrahman and Yoshitake visited Taiwan: on September 5-6, they visited National Taiwan University; on September 7, they attended the MOU signing ceremony between the Taiwan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kyushu University, and National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan; and on September 8, they visited Feng-Chia University, where Professor Tsay came to Kyushu University as a visiting professor six months ago. During the visit to National Taiwan University on the 5th, we introduced each other's research and toured laboratories. We will conduct joint research from now on. We would like to thank Prof. Lin for arranging the entire two-day visit. In the evening, we toured the Memorial Hall (former library) on campus, stopped by Taipei 101, and had dinner together. Walking around the campus, it was like being in the old Hakozaki campus of Kyushu University. It has been renovated while retaining the atmosphere of the old days. On the morning of the 6th, Prof. Lin showed us around Guojia Music Hall near the university. After visiting National Taiwan University, we were able to pay a courtesy visit to Professor Jiang and the Dean of the College of Engineering. In the evening, we were guided by a coule of doctoral students to the National Palace Museum. On the 7th, I attended the MOU signing ceremony between the Taiwan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kyushu University, and National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan as a member from Kyushu University. On the 8th, we visited Feng Chia University, where Professor Tsay had come to Kyushu University as a visiting professor half a year ago, to see the laboratory of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and to have a meeting about future joint research.
Aug	22	23	We gave laboratory tours and introductions to students and faculty members from Feng-Chia University in Taiwan, who are visiting Chikushi Campus for a week.
Aug	21	23	Lab tours and introductions were given to high school and university students at i-GIP Kyushu. inochi Gakusei Innovators' Program 2023 KYUSHU｜医療･ヘルスケア領域のアントレプレナー育成･政策提言を目指す課外活動 (inochi-wakazo.org) inochi Gakusei Innovators' Program (inochi-wakazo.org)
Aug	01	23	Today, Tuesday, August 1, at 10:00 a.m., Ms. Lama Osman's doctoral dissertation hearing was held in hybrid. The achievements of three-years doctoral thesis research were presented greatly. Ms. Lama Osman Abdelbaset Mohamed "Deposition of Nanodiamond Films on Titanium Substrates by Coaxial Arc Plasma Deposition and Their Application to Dental Implant From 10:00 AM on August 1, 2023 (Tue) in hybrid E-learning room, D103, Building D, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chikushi Campus, TEAMS
Jun	25	23	Associate Professor Abdelrahman and Professor Yoshitake visited Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (EJUST) from June 11 to 23. Our grad school has been providing operational support to Department of Chemistry and Petrochemistry (CPE) at EJUST since 2020 with the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Although I was unable to visit the project due to the Corona disaster, they were finally able to visit this year as the project coordinator. e ↓EJUST campus: EJUST campus is located in the middle of Borg Arab, a new city that Egypt is building. The city is being built from absolutely nothing in a wilderness near the desert. https://goo.gl/maps/5NuCQpZ7rZXxfbsK7 ↓Laboratory tours, student research presentations, and doctoral dissertation hearings during a visit to EJUST: Many Japanese-made experimental apparatuses were installed. The building is new, and it is expected that delivery of equipment that has been delayed due to the coronal disaster will proceed in the future. New buildings were being constructed one after another as a result of the establishment of new faculties. ↓Dinner with EJUST members: We were able to deepen our friendship over dinner with various people from EJUST. We were able to meet Mr. Rabie (currently Assistant Professor of Mansoura University, Egypt), who was on an internship in our laboratory from June to the end of September last year from EJUST. ↓EJUST dormitories, staff housing, and hotels for visitors: EJUST expects to receive students not only from all over Egypt, but also from other African countries, and has a large accommodation facility. The building is new, clean, and better than the hotel I stayed in Alexandria. https://goo.gl/maps/XrsmD5XZYTS4emc19。 ↓A weekend spent in nearby Alexandria: Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city, is about an hour's drive from Borg Arab, where EJUST is located. The view of the Mediterranean Sea from Egypt was exceptional. We visited the Alexandria Library, which is adjacent to Alexandria University, and the citadel of Kite Bay. The Alexandria Library serves as the national library of Egypt, and it seems that doctoral dissertations of Egyptian universities are collected in this library. https://goo.gl/maps/VGem7UJVtiKmSbqDA https://goo.gl/maps/2HC4LQDwGxGuXUgR7
May	27	23	We had a successful Open Campus with a record attendance of over 5,000 people. We had so many visitors that there was no time to rest at all, even though we had an event where visitors could experience the highest thermal conductivity of diamond.
May	23	23	The 2023 Open Campus will be held tomorrow. Our laboratory will be located on the first floor of Building D (shown below) of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Laboratory tours are always available on the 4th floor of Building D. ↓ pamphlet
May	22	23	Our laboratory is currently hosting the Kyushu Student Chapter of the Japan Society of Applied Physics. In cooperation with the Young Kyushu Chapters, a research meeting was held today at the Kyushu University Chikushi Campus. As the second part of the meeting, we had a BQQ party and deepened our friendship. 研究会情報 – 応物九州地区若手チャプター (jsap-kyushu-wakate.jp)
May	20	23	Our laboratory is currently hosting Kyushu Student Chapter of the Japan Society of Applied Physics. In collaboration with Kyushu Young Chapter, we will hold the 1st meeting of the 2023 on May 22. Non-members of the Society of Applied Physics can also participate.
May	01	23	The title of "appointed assistant professor" was given to Dr. Sittimart from Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, after screening, as of today.
Apr	11	23	A welcome party for new students was held at Asahi Beer Garden in Hakata. We had a lively time enjoying Genghis Khan and beer.
Apr	08	23	The transfer entrance ceremony for the Kyushu University Faculty of Engineering-Kyushu Okinawa Nine Technical College Joint Education Program was held online, and Imamura-kun entered our laboratory from Department of Control and Information Engineering, Kurume National College of Technology. Today, an orientation was held at the Chikushi Campus.
Apr	05	23	The entrance ceremony of the 2023 year was held today, and the orientation for Major of Device Science and Engineering was held in the evening. Katsura-kun, Wang-kun, and Fu-kun comes from Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Engineering, Kyushu University, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), and Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, respectively. In addition, Ishimatsu-kun and Sotozono-kun have been assigned as undergraduate thesis students of Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Engineering.
Apr	01	23	As of today, Dr. Sreenath has been appointed as an postdoctral researcher (Dept Adv E Sci & Eng) in our laboratory.
Mar	20	23	Today, the degree conferment ceremony for the 2022 was held. Sreenath-san received a Ph.D. degree. After graduation, I will remain in the laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher and continue the research. Master Engineering degrees were given to Nakahara-ku, Saito-kun, Kusaba-kun, Hashiguchi-kun, and Maki-kun. Kusaba-kun received the award of the Major of Device Science and Engineering owing to his excellent class score, master thesis research,and achievement. Saito-kun received the Presentation Award of JSAP Kyushu Chapter Annual Meeting held on November 26-27 last year! In the evening, we had a party at Asahi Beer Garden in Hakata. We celebrated the graduation of our graduates.
Mar	10	23	Our lab members went on a day trip to Itsukushima by Shinkansen. It's been a long time since I've had a lab trip. The weather was so fine, and the renovation work was almost done at Itsukushima Shrine. Oyster okonomiyaki and beer at the okonomiyaki restaurant which we usually go to was so derucious! Misen Rope-way was under maintenance, so I couldn't climb the mountain, but I was able to have a relax time there.
Feb	17	23	The barcheler thesis defense of the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, School of Engineering was held. Two students from our laboratory gave presentations and successfully completed the examination.
Feb	15	23	A thank-you party for students of the Major of Device Science and Engineering was held at the cafeteria Zonne on Chikushi campus. This year, the M1 students of our laboratory took charge of the operation.
Feb	13	23	The master's thesis defence of the Major of Device Science and Engineering was held, and three students from our laboratory gave presentations and took the examination. They finished the defenses successfully.
Feb	02	23	Today, the doctoral dissertation of Sreenath-san (D3) was held in hybrid. He presented the results of his three years of doctoral dissertation research. From April, he will continuously conduct research as an academic researcher in our laboratory. Sreenath, Mylo Valappil（スリーナット マイロ ワラピル） "Formation of Nanocarbon Ohmic Contacts on Phosphorous-Doped Single crystalline Diamond by Coaxial Arc Plasma Deposition" from 13:00PM on Feb 2, 2023 in hydrid: C-Cube Room ３０３ & TEAMS
Jan	01	23	Dr. Ali, who temporally retured to his mother country Egypy from last September, has started to work as a postdoctral researcher at University of Leuven/imec in Belgium from this month.

Major of Device Science and Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University