GREETING

How are you all doing?

I am very well and active in molecular spectroscopy studies from far-ultraviolet (FUV), UV-Vis, NIR, IR, to far-IR (FIR) and Raman spectroscopy. Recent big new is that I received Ellis R. Lippincott Award. This award is jointly given by Optica (former OSA), SAS, and Coblentz Society. This is one of the most important awards in molecular spectroscopy. I was also appointed as a foreign member of Polish Academy of the Art and Sciences last November.

As usual, I am indebted to Kwansei Gakuin University and Kobe University and continue my research. In addition, I go to Kindai University and other places where Ozaki Lab alumni are located. Sometimes I go to Sendai, Tsukuba, Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukui, Takamatsu, Matsue, etc.

I still play an important role in making strong bridges between quantum chemistry and molecular spectroscopy. I continue to publish papers, reviews, and books with my collaborators and friends. I, of course, keep the motto of the Ozaki group "Top among the Top".

Currently, I have a guest professor position at Kobe University and a guest principal fellow position at Riken.

This year, I will visit Seoul (Korea-Japan Raman Symposium) in May, NIR-2025 (Rome) in June, China (Changchun, Shenyang, Harbin, and Beijing (2D-COS)), Gdansk and Basque in September, SciX in October, ICAVS (Xiamen) in November, and Pacifichem in Hawaii in December.

I am looking forward to seeing you soon!

Sincerely yours,
Yukihiro Ozaki
March 14, 2025