Visit by Professor Takao Namba

On April 23, Professor Takao Namba, who received the 2008 (Heisei 20) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Science and Technology for his groundbreaking contributions to infrared and terahertz spectroscopy through the development of novel spectroscopic techniques—achieved by promoting the construction and utilization of an ultra-high-brilliance infrared beamline at SPring-8, one of the world’s most advanced synchrotron radiation facilities—visited NanoTerasu. Guided by Dr. Kimura, a technical staff member of the NanoTerasu Center who had worked with Professor Namba in the past on the construction of the infrared beamline at SPring-8, Professor Namba toured the experimental hall in a wheelchair.