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Background

The Australia-Japan Symposium on Earth Systems Science and on Nanomaterials was held in Canberra on 20-21 November 2006, during the Australia-Japan Year of Exchange. The registration and conference dinner were held on Monday afternoon, 20 November, and the symposium took place on Tuesday 21 November at University House.

Earth Systems Science and Nanomaterials are two important areas of research for Australia and Japan with each area making important contributions to industry and society. The symposium gave participants the opportunity to discuss these topics and identify opportunities for mutual scientific cooperation between our countries.

The Academy thanks the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) for funding this event. We also acknowledge the assistance in the organisation of the event of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Japanese Ministry for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

Workshop on Earth Systems Science: Global climate change

Workshop on Nanomaterials

Welcome and opening comments Dr Roger Gifford and Professor Akimasa Sumi Present status of climate system modelling and its future Professor Akimasa Sumi CCSR, University of Tokyo The Australian Community Climate Earth-System Simulator (ACCESS): Status and future plans Dr Kamal Puri Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, Melbourne Carbon-climate feedback: Interactions with nutrient cycles Dr Yingping Wang CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Melbourne Present and future of terrestrial ecosystem models: Modelling climate-vegetation interactions Professor Toshihiko Hara Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University Ocean carbon cycle in Earth system modelling Dr Michio Kawamiya Japanese Marine Science and Technology Centre Australian contribution on oceans: Observations for modelling Dr Neville Smith Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, Melbourne Tropical rain characteristics in models and satellite observations Dr Yukari Takayabu CCSR, University of Tokyo Have Australian rainfall and cloudiness increased due to remote effects of Asian anthropogenic aerosols? Dr Leon Rotstayn CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Melbourne

Welcome and opening comments Professor Neville Fletcher and Professor Junjiro Kanamori Nanomagnetics: Behavior of nanostructured magnetic materials (wires and dots) Professor Teruya Shinjo International Institute for Advanced Studies, Kyoto Magnetic metal nanostructures: New properties and new opportunities Associate Professor Robert Stamps University of Western Australia Materials design by computation for spin electronics Professor Junjiro Kanamori International Institute for Advanced Studies, Kyoto Quantum dots and nanowires for optoelectronic device applications Professor Chennupati Jagadish Australian National University Electrical conduction in low-dimensional nanostructures for novel nanoelectronic devices Dr Masakazu Aono National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba Nanomaterials design: Challenges and opportunities Professor Max Lu University of Queensland Rich phases and gigantic response of correlated electrons Professor Yoshinori Tokura University of Tokyo Super hydrophobicity through engineering nanoscale surface roughness Professor Robert Lamb University of New South Wales