14th
Polish-Japanese
Joint Seminar on Micro and Nano Analysis

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we proudly announce that the 14th Japanese-Polish Joint Seminar on Micro and Nano Analysis will be held in Toyama, Japan on September 3~6, 2024. This is a biennial event and alternately organized in Japan and Poland: Warsaw (September, 1997), Kyoto (December, 1998), Krakow (July, 2000), Toyama (November, 2002), Niedzica (August, 2004), Toyama (September, 2006), Warsaw (September, 2008), Kyoto (September, 2010), Sieniawa (September, 2012), Sapporo (October, 2014), Gniew (September, 2016), Fukuoka (September, 2018) and Ustroń (September, 2022).

Since the physical properties of materials strongly depend on atomic arrangements and the distribution of impurity atoms, it is of technological importance to obtain structural and chemical information at the atomic scale for developing new structural and functional materials. This seminar aims to discuss recent progress in structural and chemical analyses using microscopy and microanalysis techniques and their application to the field of materials science. This seminar will also allow scientists to establish valuable contacts, develop international collaborations and improve their international cooperative projects.

We will be delighted to welcome scientists from academia and industry to exchange discussions on the latest analysis methods. The city of Toyama, with its scenic natural environment, will provide the ideal location to host our seminar. We hope that 14th Polish - Japanese Joint Seminar on Micro and Nano Analysis will allow participants from both contries to get to know and inspire each other, and to encourage young researchers and students who will lead the future. We look forward to your attendance at the 14th Polish - Japanese Joint Seminar on Micro and Nano Analysis in Toyama, Japan!

The Organizing Committee members and the people of Toyama welcome you and wish you a pleasant stay.

Kenji Matsuda (University of Toyama, Japan)
Wojciech Maziarz (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)