RESEARCH INTERESTS
Theory of liquids and fluid interfaces
Selected topics are
- Properties of aqueous solutions
- Phase transitions in confined liquids
- Bulk and inhomogeneous fluids
- Confined fluids, water, ice, nucleation
- Surface tension and line tension
- Wetting phenomena
- Hydrophobic effect
Information on working / studying at Okayama University
See also: Theoretical Physical Chemistry
Upcoming Conferences
- June 29-30, 2019
The 13th Mini-Symposium on Liquids
NEWS
New Publication
Last update: October 5, 2023
A 2nd paper about the solute size dependence of osmotic second virial coefficients was published. Compared with our previous paper published in 2022, we succeeded in calculating virial coefficients for larger-size solutes using the umbrella sampling simulation. Hidefumi Naito, Tomon ...
Poster award in the 36th MSSJ
Last update: December 13, 2022
Yoshihiro Osaka won the best poster award in the 36th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Simulation Society of Japan (MSSJ, in Tokyo).
Poster award in the 35th MSSJ
Last update: July 29, 2022
Aoi Taira won the best poster award in the 35th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Simulation Society of Japan (MSSJ, in Okayama).
EVENTS
【Deadline Extension】The 17th Mini-Symposium on Liquids 2024
Last update: June 13, 2024
The 17th Mini-Symposium on Liquids 2024 (MSL2024) 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 ...
The 16th Mini-Symposium on Liquids 2023
Last update: May 9, 2023
The 16th Mini-Symposium on Liquids (MSL2023) This series of the mini-symposiums on liquids serves as a place to learn and discover fundamental problems on liquids and interesting phenomena where liquids play important roles. Date: June 10-11 (Sat-Sun), 2023 Place: Okayama Un ...
Mini-Symposium on Liquids 2021
Last update: June 3, 2021
The 14th Mini-Symposium on Liquids (MSL2021) This series of the mini-symposiums on liquids serves as a place to learn and discover fundamental problems on liquids and interesting phenomena where liquids play important roles. Date: June 26 (Sat), 2021 Place: Okayama Uni ...