Joint Meeting / Joint International Symposium
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| ≫ The Japan Society of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis | ≫ Japan Society of Thermophysical Properties |
Overview
| Dates | November 21-23, 2026 |
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| Venue | Institute of Science Tokyo, Ookayama Campus |
News
The official event information page was launched on December 15, 2025.
Sponsors
Program
Advancing Thermal Science and Next-Generation Technology
Lectures on November 21st and 22nd are given in Japanese; lectures on November 23rd are given in English.
(Lecture times are subject to change.)
November 21st, 2026 (Morning)
Joint Meeting Lecture Part I
| 9:30–10:00 | Electronic and Semiconductor Materials 1 Effect of Thermal Boundary Conditions on the Filling Behavior Analysis of LCP Injection Molding Daicel Corporation — Yuhsuke Hamano |
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| 10:00–10:30 | Electronic and Semiconductor Materials 2 Reducing Thermal Resistance at Substrate Interfaces by Controlling μ-Scale Higher-Order Structures in Thin Insulating Resin Films Resonac Corporation — Yoshitaka Takezawa |
| 10:30–11:00 | Electronic and Semiconductor Materials 3 Technologies for Enhancing Heat Dissipation in Power Modules Mitsubishi Electric Corporation — Takashi Nishimura |
| 11:00–11:30 | Thermal Management in Data Centers Supporting AI Infrastructure NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS Inc. — Toshiya Motohashi |
| 11:30–12:00 | Global Energy Supply Trends and Japan’s Hydrogen Supply Chain Outlook ENEOS Corporation, Hydrogen Business Department — Seiji Maeda |
November 21st, 2026 (Afternoon)
Joint Meeting Lecture Part II
| 13:30–14:15 | Approaches to Thermal Issues in Power Semiconductor Devices Semiconductor Division, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation — Yusuke Kawaguchi |
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| 14:15–15:00 |
The Quantum Technology Revolution Through the Lens of Thermal Science — Why Quantum Computers Are Essentially Refrigeration Systems Director, Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology (G-QuAT), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) — Kazuya Masu |
| 15:00–15:45 | Nuclear Energy and Heat: Technological Progress and Future Prospects Toshiba Corporation — Chikako Iwaki |
| 15:45–16:30 |
The Current Landscape and Future Perspectives of AI for Materials Science: Insights from
Polymer Thermal Property Research
Director, Research Center for Materials Informatics, The Institute of Statistical
Mathematics, Research Organization of Information and Systems Team Director, Polymeromics Team, RIKEN TRIP Ryo Yoshida |
| 16:30–17:00 | The Multifaceted Roles of Heat in Food Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Institute of Food Sciences and Technologies — Wakako Yoshimura |
November 22nd, 2026 (Morning 1)
Joint Meeting Lecture Part
III
Thermodynamics under Non-equilibrium Conditions: Mini-Symposium
| 9:25–9:30 | Introduction Kyoto Institute of Technology — Soichi Tatsumi |
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| 9:30–9:50 | Development of Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics Kyoto University — Shin-ichi Sasa |
| 9:50–10:30 | Global Thermodynamics Ibaraki University — Naoko Nakagawa |
November 22nd, 2026 (Morning 2)
Joint Meeting Lecture Part IV
Joint Session with the Japan Society of Thermoelectricity
| 10:30–11:00 | Thermoelectric Properties Control and Vacancy-site Occupancy Behavior of Half-Heusler ZrNiSn Institute of Science Tokyo — Yoshisato KIMURA |
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| 11:00–11:30 | Materials Design for Next-Generation Thermoelectrics: Low Thermal Conductivity and Transverse Thermoelectricity Institute of Science Tokyo — Takayoshi KATASE |
November 22nd, 2026 (Morning 3)
Joint Meeting Lecture Part
V
Life Sciences and Heat
| 11:30–12:00 | EFFECT OF CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION ON THERMAL COMFORT IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS Yokohama National University — Satsumoto Yayoi |
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November 22nd, 2026 (Afternoon)
Special Lectures
| 13:30–14:30 | Measuring the Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays Director, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo — Shoichi Ogio |
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| 14:30–15:30 | Potential of thermophysical property researches for Green Transformation Director, Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo — Yukitaka Kato |
November 23rd, 2026
Joint Meeting Lecture Part VI
International Joint Symposium
| 9:00–9:50 | Infrared thermography-based non-destructive testing methods: Developments and new challenges Jean-Christophe BATSALE, Arts et Métiers Paris Tech |
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| 9:50–10:40 | An Introduction to Thermal Analysis Technologies for Nuclear Industry Melinda Tucker, Global Sector Manager, Netzsch USA |
November 23rd, 2026
Joint Meeting Lecture Part VII (Young researchers)
International Joint Symposium
| 10:40–12:20 | J321 Correlating Structure with Thermal Transport through In-Situ Electron Microscopy Qin-Yi Li — Kyushu-Univ. |
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| J322 Measurement of Temperature Distributions Using Fourier Tycography Byunggi Kim — Science Tokyo | |
| J323 Exact Computation and Analysis of Heat Flux for Many-Body Interactions in Molecular Dynamics Donatas Surblys — Tohoku Univ. | |
| J324 Permittivity with Maximized Thermal Conductivity Zamengo Massimiliano — Science Tokyo | |
| J325 Analysis of Thermal Transport in Photothermal Interferometry for Accurate Black Carbon Measurement Jeonghoon Lee — KOREATECH |
November 23rd, 2026
Joint Meeting Lecture Part VIII
International Joint Symposium
| 13:30–14:20 | "Thermal Effusivity Measurements: From ISO Standardization (ISO 22007-7) to Advanced Characterization of Prismatic EV Batteries" Mattias Gustavsson — Hot Disk AB |
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| 14:10–14:40 | Thermal Management in Semiconductor Advanced Packaging Wu Yunhui — Kokusai Electric |
| 14:40–15:10 | Bridging Thermal Transport and Optical Functionality in Mechanically Adaptive Organic Crystals Subham Ranjan — Kyushu University |
| 15:10–15:40 | TBA Jeremie Maire — CNRS |
| 15:50–16:00 | Closing Remarks |
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