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  • Aquaphotomics Harvest Webinar Series –  Webinar 1

    Aquaphotomics Harvest Webinar Series – Webinar 1


    Recordings & Publications

    Water Spectral Patterns Reveals Similarities and Differences in Rice Germination and Induced Degenerated Callus Development

    by Zoltan Kovacs, Jelena Muncan, Nobuko Ohmido, George Bazar and Roumiana Tsenkova
    Download the article: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091832


    Correction of Temperature Variation with Independent Water Samples to Predict Soluble Solids Content of Kiwifruit Juice Using NIR Spectroscopy

    by Harpreet Kaur, Rainer Künnemeyer, and Andrew McGlone
    Download the article: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27020504


    Identification of Stingless Bee Honey Adulteration Using Visible-Near Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with Aquaphotomics

    by Muna E. Raypah, Ahmad Fairuz Omar, Jelena Muncan, Musfirah Zulkurnain and Abdul Rahman Abdul Najib
    Download the article: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27072324


    Aquaphotomic, E-Nose and Electrolyte Leakage to Monitor Quality Changes during the Storage of Ready-to-Eat Rocket

    by Laura Marinoni, Marina Buccheri, Giulia Bianchi, and Tiziana M. P. Cattaneo
    Download the article: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27072252


    Dear Friends and Colleagues,

    It is our pleasure to announce a new aquaphotomics webinar, to mark the closing of our first Aquaphotomics Special Issue – Exploring the Water Molecular Systems in Nature published by the Molecules Journal. The Special Issue has been very successful and we are grateful to all the scientists who contributed with their latest research findings to the continuous growth and expansion of aquaphotomics.

    We would also like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Tsuki no Shizuku Foundation for immense support we received in publication of the Aquaphotomics First Special Issue and, in general, for providing the support for aquaphotomics research, projects and publications.

    Therefore, it is our pleasure today to announce our Aquaphotomics harvest Webinars Serie, which will feature presentations of the papers published with the support of the Tsuki no Shizuku Foundation. The first webinar in the series of two, will be held on Wednesday, 21st of September, 5PM (JST) and consist of 4 lectures in English, with Japanese subtitles. Each lecture will be around 15 min and 5 min for discussion.  

    Please find all the information about the lectures at the schedule below. The webinar will be held using Zoom platform free for all who wish to participate. All you need to do is sign up for attendance using a “Sign up” form provided below the schedule.  

    We are looking forward to seeing you!


    Aquaphotomics Harvest Webinar 1 – Schedule

    Date: 2022/09/21 (Wednesday)

    Start: Japan Time (JST) 5:00 PM / Central European Summer Time (CEST) 10:00 AM

    End: Japan Time (JST) 6:30 PM / Central European Summer Time (CEST) 11:30 AM

    PresenterTopic and Affiliation
    Zoltan KovacsWater Spectral Patterns Reveals Similarities and Differences in Rice Germination and Induced Degenerated Callus Development

    Full professor, Department of Measurements and Process Control Institute of Food Science and Technology Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary  
    Harpreet KaurCorrection of Temperature Variation with Independent Water Samples to Predict Soluble Solids Content of Kiwifruit Juice Using NIR Spectroscopy

    Scientist, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, New Zealand  
    Muna E.RaypahIdentification of Stingless Bee Honey Adulteration Using Visible-Near Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with Aquaphotomics

    Postdoc Fellow, School of Physics, University of Science Malaysia, Malaysia
    Laura MarinoniAquaphotomic, E-Nose and Electrolyte Leakage to Monitor Quality Changes during the Storage of Ready-to-Eat Rocket

    Researcher, The Council for Agricultural Research and the Analysis of Agricultural Economics, Italy


  • Aquaphotomics Session at 2022 International Diffuse Reflectance Conference (IDRC)

    Aquaphotomics Session at 2022 International Diffuse Reflectance Conference (IDRC)

    This year International Diffuse Reflectance Conference (IDRC) will be held online from July 31st to August 5th. All the information about the IDRC can be found at the official website available at the following address:

    https://cnirs.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=409746&module_id=500874

    On Friday 4-Aug-2022 there will be an Aquaphotomics Session (morning session EST 10:00 – 11:45; PST 7:00 – 8:45) chaired by Prof. Dr Roumiana Tsenkova. The session will feature four lectures covering various aspects of aquaphotomics.


    ~~ AQUAPHOTOMICS SESSION ~~

    Assoc. Prof. Jelena Muncan, Aquaphotomics Research Department, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Japan

    Aquaphotomics new developments: Towards better understanding of the roles of different water molecular species in bio-aqueous systems


    Prof. Dr Xuegang Shao, Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, China

    Chemometrics for Analyzing the Water Structures from Near-Infrared Spectrum


    Dr. Justyna Grabska, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, University of Innsbruck, Austria

    Structural effects in water-analyte hydrogen-bonded systems studied by NIR spectroscopy and its impact on analytical applications


    Flora Vitalis, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungary

    Aquaphotomics applications in Agri-Food sector

  • Recording of Aquaphotomics Spring Webinar is now available!

    Recording of Aquaphotomics Spring Webinar is now available!

    Recording is now available on the Aquaphotomics YouTube Channel!

    Thank you so much for joining us at the webinar! I hope you all enjoy Prof. Hayashi’s talk.

    As promised, here is the link to the webinar recording:

    The subtitles language can be changed to Japanese or other languages.

    • Enable “Subtitles/closed captions”, then go to Settings->Subtitles->Auto-translate->select a language.

    字幕の言語を日本語や他の言語に変更することができます。

    • 字幕をオンにして、「設定」→「字幕」→「自動翻訳」→「日本語」

    If you have any questions, please leave a comment, or email us at info@aquaphotomics.com.

    You can also find previous webinar recordings and many other videos about Aquaphotomics on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/Aquaphotomics), so please subscribe!

    We will have another webinar coming up in April. See you soon!

  • Aquaphotomics Spring Webinar

    Aquaphotomics Spring Webinar

    Aquaphotomics Spring Webinar


    Recording is now available on the Aquaphotomics YouTube Channel!

    Thank you so much for joining us at the webinar! I hope you all enjoy Prof. Hayashi’s talk.

    As promised, here is the link to the webinar recording:

    The subtitles language can be changed to Japanese or other languages.

    • Enable “Subtitles/closed captions”, then go to Settings->Subtitles->Auto-translate->select a language.

    字幕の言語を日本語や他の言語に変更することができます。

    • 字幕をオンにして、「設定」→「字幕」→「自動翻訳」→「日本語」

    If you have any questions, please leave a comment, or email us at info@aquaphotomics.com.

    You can also find previous webinar recordings and many other videos about Aquaphotomics on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/Aquaphotomics), so please subscribe!

    We will have another webinar coming up in April. See you soon!


    Dear Friends and Colleagues,

    It is our pleasure to announce a new aquaphotomics webinar, first one this year, marking the beginning of a spring season, and hopefully a successful year for all of us.

    This time, we have a pleasure to host the lecture of Prof. Tomohiro Hayashi, from Tokyo Institute of Technology, who will be talking about the role of water in the mechanism underlying bio inertness of materials.

    Prof. Hayashi is a regular attendant of the Aquaphotomics Conferences, and his lectures are always advanced and very inspiring.

    Please find short abstract of his lecture below. The webinar will be held using Zoom platform, 1h for the lecture and 30 min for discussion; free for all who wish to participate. All you need to do is to sign up for attendance using the “Sign up” form provided below.  

    The webinar will be held in English, and it will be recorded and made available on the Aquaphotomics YouTube channel shortly afterwards, with Japanese subtitle.

    We are looking forward to seeing you at the Aquaphotomics Spring Webinar!


    Aquaphotomics Spring Webinar – Schedule

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    Speaker: Associated Professor Tomohiro Hayashi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

    Title: Mechanism underlying anti-biofouling: behavior of molecules at bio interfaces

    Abstract: Although surfaces rejecting adsorption of biomolecules and adhesion of cells and microorganisms (anti-fouling surfaces) are highly demanded, designs of these surfaces still involve difficulties because of the lack of understanding of the underlying mechanism. We first discuss the mechanism underlying the bio inertness of oligo (ethylene glycol)-, zwitterionic-, DNA, and peptide-terminated self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) by investigating the interfacial behavior of water molecules by surface force and surface-sensitive vibrational spectroscopic techniques. Our surface force measurements evaluating the interaction between SAMs in a physiological condition revealed that all investigated bioinert SAMs exhibited water-induced repulsion. In contrast, bio adhering SAMs do not show repulsion. Surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy unveiled the characteristic hydrogen bonding state of water molecules near the nonfouling monolayers. These results exhibit that interfacial water plays the role of a physical barrier to prevent bioadhesion.

    Time & Date: 2022/03/15 (Tuesday)
    Starts at: Japan Time (JST) 5:00 PM / Central European Time (CET) 9:00 AM

    Ends at: Japan Time (JST) 6:30 PM / Central European Time (CET) 10:30 AM


  • Aquaphotomics Christmas Special

    Aquaphotomics Christmas Special

    Aquaphotomics Christmas Special


    Recording of Christmas Webinars are now available on the Aquaphotomics YouTube Channel!

    Thank you for joining us at the webinars!

    We are in process of planning more upcoming webinars. We will be sure to update everyone when we are ready to go. Thank you for your continued support in Aquaphotomics!

    Webinar #1

    Webinar #2


    Dear Friends and Colleagues,

    To mark the end of this year, which was in many ways extraordinary for the development of aquaphotomics, we will be organizing an Aquaphotomics Christmas Special. The event will feature two live webinars, to reflect on the achievements of the past 2021, the Conference, publications, our first book and all our impressions about where aquaphotomics currently is, how far we have progressed and, of course, a little bit about our plans and wishes for the next year.

    Aquaphotomics Christmas Special will feature 2 webinars, 2 hours each, on 15th and 22nd of December, and will consist of an introduction, lecture and discussion afterwards.

    The lectures will be presented by Dr Alexander Mallet and Dr Pierre Madl, and will be a continuation of the talks presented at the Conference which at that time sparked very lively discussions. We hope that webinars will provide an opportunity to reignite the discussion spark and more time to address many questions that the topics generated.

    Please find the date and time of the webinars in the schedule. The webinars will be held using Zoom platform; free for all who wish to participate and with live transcription to Japanese. All you need to do is sign up for attendance using the form below.

    Finally, a Christmas will not be Christmas without presents. And as our Christmas present, we decided to make all the lectures from The 4th International Aquaphotomics Conference free for public. You can refresh your memories of how it all went in March, by watching a short digest video and find all the lectures and workshop on our Aquaphotomics YouTube channel.

    We are looking forward to seeing you at the Aquaphotomics Christmas Special!

    Aquaphotomics Christmas Special
    Webinar Schedule

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    Dr Alexander Mallet

    Near Infrared Spectroscopy Applied to Solid Organic Waste: How to Avoid Water Effects

    Date: 2021/12/15 (Wednesday)

    Starts at:
    5:00 PM Japan Time (JST)
    9:00 AM Central European Time (CET)

    Ends at:
    7:00 PM Japan Time (JST)
    11:00 AM Central European Time (CET)

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    Dr Pierre Madl

    Heretics or Pioneers: Viktor Schauberger and Wilhelm Reich – a Fresh Look

    Date: 2021/12/22 (Wednesday)

    Starts at:
    5:00 PM Japan Time (JST)
    9:00 AM Central European Time (CET)

    Ends at:
    7:00 PM Japan Time (JST)
    11:00 AM Central European Time (CET)

    If you have any questions, please contact us at info@aquaphotomics.com.

  • Video archive of “The 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference” is now open to the public !

    Video archive of “The 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference” is now open to the public !

    We are very pleased to announce that the video archive for “the 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference” is now available for free on the conference website.

    https://aquaphotomics.com/Past/2021/conference-videos

    (Note: there are a lot of videos, so it may take some time to load the page.)

    Please contact us at conference@aquaphotomics.com if you have any questions.


    アクアフォトミクス国際学会
    参加の皆様へ

    この度はご参加いただきありがとうございます。

    「第4回アクアフォトミクス国際学会」のビデオアーカイブを公開しました。

    https://aquaphotomics.com/Past/2021/conference-videos

    (注:動画が多いので、ページの読み込みに時間がかかる場合があります。)

    質問がある場合は、conference@aquaphotomics.com までご連絡ください。

  • The 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference – Still the Hot Topic

    The 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference – Still the Hot Topic

    We are happy to say that our Conference is still the talk of the town!

    You can read about it in the latest article “The 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference – Report ” published in Volume 32, Issue 3-4 of NIR news. We are always glad to be a part of the NIR news. 

    The permanent link for an open article is https://doi.org/10.1177/09603360211026037. Enjoy your reading 🙂 

  • AIC2021 Conference Report

    AIC2021 Conference Report

    Dear Conference Attendees, Friends, and Colleagues,

    I would like to express my deepest gratitude for your invaluable contribution to the 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference held in March 2021 at Kobe University, Japan.

    The conference was held both online and onsite on the first day, and was online only on the second and third day from the perspective of preventing the spread of COVID-19.

    The conference was well attended with 248 participants from 23 countries (including 70 participants who attended the open lecture only) that greatly exceeded the 114 participants in the 2018 Symposium.

    Thank you very much again for making this conference a great success!
    We will continue to pursue our research activities at the Aquaphotomics International Society.

    Yours sincerely,

    Roumiana Tsenkova
    Chairperson, Aquaphotomics International Society


    AIC2021 開催終了報告

    この度は、第四回アクアフォトミクス国際学会開催に際しまして、皆様には多大なるご協力を賜り、心より感謝申し上げます。

    新型コロナウイルス感染症の感染拡大防止の観点から初日は現地開催とオンラインでの同時配信を行い、2・3日目はオンラインのみでの開催となりました。

    来場・オンライン合わせ参加者は23か国、248名(うち公開講座のみの参加者は70名)であり、前回の114名を大きく上回る参加規模となりました。

    初のオンライン開催ではございましたが、無事に全プログラムを終了することができました。これもひとえに皆様方のご協力の賜物と感謝申し上げます。

    当アクアフォトミクス国際学会に於きましては、今後とも、多くの方々のご期待に違わぬよう、研究活動に邁進いたして参ります。

    今後とも変わらぬご理解、ご支援のほどよろしくお願い申し上げます。

    アクアフォトミクス国際学会・会長
    Roumiana Tsenkova

  • The 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference starts on March 20!

    The 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference starts on March 20!

    Date: March 20 – 22, 2021

    Venue: Centennial Hall, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

    Visit the Conference’s website for more information!

    Open Lecture (Free)

    • 13:00 – 14:30 on March 20
    • We have a full house at the venue. If you want to listen to the Open Lecture, please join the online zoom session (free)!
    • We welcome everyone who wants to learn about Aquaphotomics.

    日付:2021年3月20日〜22日

    会場:神戸大学百年記念館六甲ホール

    学会の公式ウェブサイトへ

    公開講座

    • 3月20日13:00~14:30
    • 六甲ホールすでに満席です。無料オンライン講座を参加してください!
    • Aquaphotomicsについて学びたい方を歓迎します。
  • Important Update on the 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference

    Important Update on the 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference

    Due to the uncertainty caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions around the world, the organizing committee has decided to postpone the 4th Aquaphotomics International Conference to March 20-23, 2021.

    Date: November 15 – 19, 2020 March 20 – 23, 2021

    Venue: Centennial Hall, Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan

    Organizers:

    • Aquaphotomics International Society
    • Biomeasurement Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University

    Core Members:

    • Honorable Chair: Mutsuo IWAMOTO
    • Chair: Roumiana TSENKOVA (Kobe University)
    • Vice Chair: Masato YASUI (Keio University)
    • Vice Chair: Christian HUCK (University of Innsbruck)
    • International Advisor: Yukihiro OZAKI (Kwansei Gakuin University)

    Please visit the conference’s official website for more information.

    https://aquaphotomics.com/conference/