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Synthesiology Editorial Board Editor in Chief: A. Ono Senior Executive Editor: N. Kobayashi and M. Seto Executive Editors: M. Akamatsu, K. Naito, T. Ishii Editors: K. Igarashi, H. Ichijo, K. Ueda, A. Etori, K. Ohmaki, Y. Owadano, A. Kageyama, K. Kudo, T. Shimizu, Y. Jigami, H. Tateishi, M. Tanaka, E. Tsukuda, S. Togashi, H. Nakashima, K. Nakamura, Y. Hasegawa, J. Hama, K. Harada, P. Fons, K. Mizuno, N. Murayama, M. Mochimaru, A. Yabe, H. YoshikawaPublishing Secretariat: Publication Office, Public Relations Department, AISTContact: Synthesiology Editorial Board c/o Publication Office, Public Relations Department, AIST Tsukuba Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan Tel: +81-29-862-6217 Fax: +81-29-862-6212 E-mail: URL: http://www.aist.go.jp/synthesiology*Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.Synthesiology - English edition Vol. 3 No. 1, Jul. 2010Edited by Synthesiology Editorial BoardPublished by National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Letter from the editorTwo years have passed since Synthesiology was first published, and we are grateful to all those involved for their cooperation, support, and understanding.In this issue, there is an article on the round-table talks held by core members of the editorial board and Dr. Yoshikawa, Grand Emeritus Advisor of AIST, reflecting over the passed two years. During the talks, the direction to which Synthesiology is aiming and the passion with which we strive to establish “synthesiology”, the study of synthesis, were discussed. Dr. Yoshikawa used the keyword, “social wish”, and clarified the significance of Synthesiology from the viewpoint of connecting with society in response to and with the awareness of the social wishes. His talk suggests much to all those involved in research and development.There are several papers, in this issue, with the point of view of meeting the social wishes. Particularly, the papers on standards for hydrocarbon flow and temperature standards state how standard supply systems were established by solving both the technological issues involved in developing standards of the highest level and problems of making adjustments while incorporating the standards into the societal system. These are typical examples of research and development advanced in connection with society.In the paper on the acquisition of expert skills on the shop-floor, research results on the acquirement of skills from expert skilled workers in manufacturing and the alternative method are discussed. It is stated in the paper that research and development was done under the demand to “develop a technology that can be used on site”, and that this condition, in fact, served to maintain the research sound. At sites of research and development, one sometimes forgets the primary purpose of research, or loses awareness or forgets what the research is to serve. This paper reminds us of the essential spirit of research and development, and it is written with a strong awareness of research that is acceptable to society.Concerning the relation between research and development and society, there is a paper on research assessment. It is interesting to note that this paper discusses the importance of program assessment, and compares program assessment with the significance of Synthesiology. The research and development at AIST must always be done conscious of its significance in society, and the paper makes one aware that, in doing so, research assessment is precisely what is important. There are papers of various research fields in this issue. Through the evolvement of Synthesiology, regardless of field, I hope that as many researchers appear who can “naturally” discuss and practice matters of their research, not only academically but also “synthesizing” approach in the context of “social wishes”.Synthesiology will be included in Scopus, the database of Elsevier B.V. Inc.. We are looking forward to your paper submissions.Senior Executive Editor Masahiro Seto

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