Sonochemistry and the Acoustic Bubble

Professor Franz Grieser is a senior physical chemist, with a research background in radiation chemistry, colloid and surface chemistry, and sonochemistry. He graduated with a PhD from the University of Melbourne in 1977. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed research articles and has acted as an advisor to over 50 PhD students over the past 30 years. In the area of Sonochemistry Professor Grieser has published more than 100 articles in physical chemistry and ultrasound specific journals. Professor Grieser has a broad interest in cavitation chemistry and is familiar with both applied applications and the fundamentals of ultrasound.
Professor Pak-Kon Choi received his Bachelor in.Science from the University of Tokyo in 1974, and his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in 1979. He is now a professor of Department of Physics, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University. His research interests are in physical ultrasonics, acoustic-cavitation dynamics and sonoluminescence. Professor Choi has published over 50 articles, including review papers on ultrasonic spectroscopy and acoustic cavitation, in physical chemistry and physics journals.
Professor Naoya Enomoto received his B.E. in 1987 and M.E. in 1989 from Tokyo Institute of Technology. After he worked for the Nihon Cement Co. (currently known as Taiheiyo Cement Coop.) in 1989-1991, he joined the Research Laboratory of Engineering Materials (currently known as the Materials & Structures Laboratory) at Tokyo Institute of Technology as a Research Associate, and received his PhD in 1997. In 2000, he became an Associate Professor at Kyushu University. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed research articles and over 10 patents in the field of ceramic materials engineering, including sonoprocessing.
Professor Hisashi Harada is currently Professor of Chemistry at Meisei University at Tokyo, Japan. He received his B.Sc. in 1973 and Ph.D. in Science in 1987 at Meisei University. He is a Board Member of JSS (Th