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Phase Transition Dynamics Group,
The Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
Kita-19, Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, JAPAN
Phone & Fax: +81-(0)11-706-6880, E-mail: sazakilowtem.hokudai.ac.jp

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Gen Sazaki moved to Research Group for Phase Transition Dynamics of Ice (Furukawa lab.), The Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University from April, 2008. In this page, I introduce a part of my researchs activities on "crystal growth of ice and snow" (ILTS, Hokkaido Univ.) and "protein crystallization" (IMR/CIR, Tohoku Univ.). Your comments and suggestions will be very much appreciated.
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Elementary steps (growing ends of molecular layers) visualized on a basal face of an ice crystal by advanced optical microscopy
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Thank you very much for your visit to this page. In this page, following topics will be discussed: 1) Protein crystallization, 2) HIgh magnetic field effects on the protein crystallization, 3) In situ obaservation by advanced optical microscopy, 4) Crystal growth of organic semiconductor, etc.
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Research Projects -Œ¤‹†ƒvƒ�ƒWƒFƒNƒg
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Crystal Growth of Ice and Snow -�á‚Æ•X‚ÌŒ‹�»�¬’·‚ɂ‚¢‚Ä-
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Protein Crystal Growth-ƒ^ƒ“ƒpƒNŽ¿‚ÌŒ‹�»�¬’·‚ɂ‚¢‚Ä-
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Magnetic field effects on protein crystallization -ƒ^ƒ“ƒpƒNŽ¿‚ÌŒ‹�»‰»‚É‹y‚Ú‚·Ž¥�êŒø‰Ê‚ɂ‚¢‚Ä-
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In situ observations of the elementrary growth processes of protein crystals-ƒ^ƒ“ƒpƒNŽ¿Œ‹�»‚Ì�¬’·‘f‰ß’ö‚Ì‚»‚Ì�êŠÏŽ@‚ɂ‚¢‚Ä-
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Organic semiconductor thin film crystal
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Events -�sŽ–-
Publications etc.-˜_•¶�EŠw‰ï”­•\‚È‚Ç-
�@�@�@�@�@�@From my works in ILTS, Hokkaido Univ.; –kŠC“¹‘åŠw’ቷ‰ÈŠwŒ¤‹†�Š�E‘Š“]ˆÚƒ_ƒCƒiƒ~ƒNƒXŒ¤‹†ƒOƒ‹�[ƒvŠÖ˜A
�@�@�@�@�@�@From my project in CIR, Tohoku Univ.; “Œ–k‘åŠwŠw�ÛƒZƒ“ƒ^�[�E�²í•ƒvƒ�ƒWƒFƒNƒgŠÖ˜A
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Old Members in CIR, Tohoku Univ. -“Œ–k‘åŠw�ÛƒZƒ“ƒ^�[‚ł̋Œƒ�ƒ“ƒo�[-�@



Links -ƒŠƒ“ƒN-

Hokkaido University -–kŠC“¹‘åŠw-
Hokkaido University Home Page; –kŠC“¹‘åŠwƒz�[ƒ€ƒy�[ƒW
The Institute of Low Temperature Science; ’ቷ‰ÈŠwŒ¤‹†�Šƒz�[ƒ€ƒy�[ƒW
Phase Transition Dynamics Group (Hokkaido Univ.); ‘Š“]ˆÚƒ_ƒCƒiƒ~ƒNƒXŒ¤‹†ƒOƒ‹�[ƒv�i–kŠC“¹‘åŠw’ቷ‰ÈŠwŒ¤‹†�Š�j

Laboratorio de Estudicos Cristalograficos, IACT-CSIC, Granada, Spain
Laboratorio de Estudicos Cristalograficos, Top
Instituto Andaruz de Ciencia de la Tierra

Osaka University -‘å�ã‘åŠw-
Osaka University home page; ‘å�ã‘åŠwƒz�[ƒ€ƒy�[ƒW
Mori Laboratory home page; �XŒ¤‹†Žºƒz�[ƒ€ƒy�[ƒW
Osaka University Portalsite; ‘å�ã‘åŠwƒ|�[ƒ^ƒ‹ƒTƒCƒg

Tohoku University -“Œ–k‘åŠw-
Tohoku University home page; “Œ–k‘åŠwƒz�[ƒ€ƒy�[ƒW
Institute for Materials Research home page; ‹à‘®�Þ—¿Œ¤‹†�Šƒz�[ƒ€ƒy�[ƒW

Laboratories relevant to "Crystal Growth" in Japan
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Prof. Uchida (Hokkaido Univ.); “à“c‚³‚ñ�i�HŠw•”‰ž—p•¨—�Šw‰È�¶•¨•¨—��HŠwŒ¤‹†Žº�j
Prof. Kawano (Hokkaido Univ.); �ì–삳‚ñ�i–kŠC“¹‘åŠw‘åŠw‰@—�ŠwŒ¤‹†‰@�j
Profs. Yokota and Doki (Iwate Univ.); ‰¡“c-“yŠòŒ¤‹†Žº�iŠâŽè‘åŠw�HŠw•”�j
Prof. Yoshimoto (Iwate Univ.); ‹g–{‚³‚ñ�iŠâŽè‘åŠw�HŠw•”ƒtƒ�ƒ“ƒeƒBƒA�Þ—¿‹@”\�HŠw�ê�U �j
Prof. Fujiwara (Tohoku Univ.); “¡Œ´Œ¤‹†Žº�i“Œ–k‘åŠw‹à‘®�Þ—¿Œ¤‹†�Š�j
Prof. Uda (Tohoku Univ.); ‰F“cŒ¤‹†Žº�i“Œ–k‘åŠw‹à‘®�Þ—¿Œ¤‹†�Š�j
Prof. Oikawa (Tohoku Univ.); ‹y�쌤‹†Žº�i“Œ–k‘åŠw‘½Œ³•¨Ž¿Œ¤‹†�Š�j
Prof. Okutsu (Gumma Univ.); ‰œ’Ã�æ�¶�iŒQ”n‘åŠw�HŠw•”•½’ËŒ¤‹†Žº�j
Prof. Yokoyama (Gakusyuin Univ.); ‰¡ŽR‚³‚ñ�iŠw�K‰@‘åŠwŒvŽZ‹@ƒZƒ“ƒ^�[�j
Prof. Nagashima (Meiji Univ.); ’·“‡Œ¤‹†Žº�i–¾Ž¡‘åŠw�j
Prof. Tachibana (Yokohama City Univ.); ‹kŒ¤‹†Žº�i‰¡•lŽs—§‘åŠw‘��‡—�Šw•”�j
Prof. Shimada (Toyama Univ.); “‡“c‚³‚ñ�i•xŽR‘åŠw—�Šw•”’n‹…‰ÈŠw‰È�j
Prof. Hondo (Shizuoka Prefectural Univ.); –{“¯‚³‚ñ�i�ɪŒ§—§‘åŠw�j
Prof. Ujihara (Nagoya Univ.); ‰FŽ¡Œ´‚³‚ñ�i–¼ŒÃ‰®‘åŠw–¢—ˆ�Þ—¿�EƒVƒXƒeƒ€Œ¤‹†�Š�j
Prof. Usami (Nagoya Univ.); ‰F�²”ü‚³‚ñ�i–¼ŒÃ‰®‘åŠw‘åŠw‰@�HŠwŒ¤‹†‰È•¨Ž¿ƒvƒ�ƒZƒXŒõŠw�j
Prof. Uwaha (Nagoya Univ.); �ã‰HŒ¤‹†Žº�i–¼ŒÃ‰®‘åŠw—�Šw•”‚rŒ¤�j
Prof. Nakada (Ritsumeikan Univ.); ’†“cŒ¤‹†Žº�i—§–½ŠÙ‘åŠw—��HŠw•”�j
Prof. Sasaki (Osaka Univ.); �XŒ¤‹†Žº�i‘å�ã‘åŠw�HŠw•”“d‹C“dŽq�î•ñ�HŠw‰È�j
Prof. Igarashi (Osaka City Univ.); ŒÜ�\—’Œ¤‹†Žº�i‘å�ãŽs—§‘åŠw�HŠw•”�j
Prof. Hosokawa (Nara Institute of Science and Technology); �×�쌤‹†Žº�i“Þ—Ç�æ’[‘åŠw�j
Prof. Ueno (Hiroshima Univ.); �ã–쌤‹†Žº�i�L“‡‘åŠw�¶•¨�¶ŽYŠw•”�j
Prof. Toda (Hiroshima Univ.); ŒË“cŒ¤‹†Žº�i�L“‡‘åŠw‘��‡‰ÈŠwŒ¤‹†‰È�j
Prof. Tanaka (Hiroshima Univ.); “c’†Œ¤‹†Žº�i�L“‡‘åŠw‘��‡‰ÈŠwŒ¤‹†‰È�j
Dr. Suzuki (Tamura lab.); —é–Ø‚³‚ñ�i“¿“‡‘åŠw�HŠw•”�j
Dr. Inaka (Maruwa Food Inductries, Inc., Bio Science Devision); ˆÉ’†Ž��iŠÛ˜a‰h—{�H•i�CƒoƒCƒIƒTƒCƒGƒ“ƒXŽ–‹Æ•”�j

Collaborating labs. of structure biology and biochemistry in Japan
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Prof. Tsuda (Sapporo, AIST); ’ÓcŒ¤‹†Žº�iŽD–yŽY‘�Œ¤�j

Associations related with my research
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Japanese Accosiation for Crystal Growth; “ú–{Œ‹�»�¬’·Šw‰ï
The Physical Society of Japan; “ú–{•¨—�Šw‰ï
The Japan Society of Microgravity Application; “ú–{ƒ}ƒCƒNƒ�ƒOƒ‰ƒrƒeƒB‰ž—pŠw‰ï



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