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AYE, Khin Hnin
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, International Development Engineering
JICA Trainee |
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YU, Joanne
Canada
Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology
JSPS Fellow |
I’m from Myanmar. I’ve been in Japan for just one month. Because I’m a PhD sandwich program. I’m from De La Salle University. I’m also Myanmar citizenship, but I came to Philippines for study PhD sandwich program. I means I have to study in two countries, so I study in Philippines before I came here. And so then I came here for part of my research.
I’ll stay here for six months. It’s very organized and it’s very nice place. I stay at international house now. Every thing is OK with me.
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It’s pretty good so far in Japan. It’s quite different from Canada. We
also have four seasons in Canada. We have lots of snow. It’s very cold.
I’m doing postdoc, and Bionanomaterial, kind of protein engineering. I have been here for about 8 months. I’m not sure about education at Tokyo Tech because I didn’t study here. But the research environment is very good.
There are lots of cooperation among different groups. I think it’s quite beneficial to researcher. In Canada, we don’t have as much cooperation with a group, so as other universities. There’re some but not as much as Japan. I’m learning quite a lot from different people and different research fields, I’ll stay here for a minimum of two years. I’m not sure buy my husband has a job in Japan. Possibly I’ll stay here longer.
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RASDATOV, Jevgenij
Russian
Global COE |
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WANG, Jianquan
China
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
JSPS Fellow |
I was born in Moscow into a family of Russian-Jewish musicians on the 3rd of March
1981. When I was five, it was decided that I should become a professional cellist, and
so I went to the internationally renowned Gnesin music college, where I studied music
intensively until my family left Russia in 1994. The musical surrounding I enjoyed in
those years (meeting people like Schnittke, Kabalevsky and Rostropovich) left little
space to the apprehension that I might become a scientist…
Everything changed when my mother suffered an almost terminal stroke - just one
month after we arrived in Germany in 1994. The circumstances thus created did not
allow me to pursue my musical career on the same level. A few years thereafter I
discovered the fascination for chemistry and physics and decided to become a
researcher.
I took my undergraduate chemistry studies in Heidelberg (2001-2005), where I had
the privilege of working with and learning from a few outstanding scientists. I would
like to put a particular emphasis onto my longstanding collaboration with Prof.
Guenter Helmchen, whom I consider my scientific father in many ways.
Having obtained my diploma from the University of Heidelberg, I moved on to
continue my chemistry education as a DPhil student at Oxford, where I worked under
the supervision of Dr. John M. Brown, F.R.S. His guidance and support gave me the
chance to successfully accomplish my DPhil studies within just two years and three
months, and I shall remember many of his wisdoms with an eternal gratitude.
It was also his initiative, which gave me the opportunity of joining the Tokyo Institute
of Technology to work with Prof. Gridnev and Prof. Ikariya. Working and living here
is a fantastic experience for me both as a scientist and as a human. Not only have I
been able to conduct my research utilising state-of-the-art facilities of the institute, but
also was very lucky to make acquaintances with wonderful people here at TiTech.
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I’m doing some research about polymers. I have been here for one and a
half years, and also I am used to the life in Japan. Thanks to the support
of JSPS and my host professor, I perform the interesting research in Tokyo
Tech. Here I can conduct timely measurements by myself using some analytical
equipments freely; this is different from my own University in China. I’ll
go back to Beijing for research and teaching after the period of two years.
Japan is a fascinating country, with beautiful environment and friendly people. Since I came here, I have been to many places such as Hokkaido, Osaka, Yokohama, and some famous scenic spots near Tokyo. In such a developed industrial country and the world-famous university, I learned many beneficial things besides the knowledge of my profession, which will be a great fortune in my lifetime.
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VAUGHN , Joshu Eric
U.S.
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
JSPS Fellow
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I am a JSPS postdoc working for Hirose-sensei on the control system of GRYPHON, a robot that scans for landmines. I have been in Japan for about three months so far and will stay for one year total. I am really enjoying my stay in Japan. The project I am working on is really interesting and Tokyo is a great city. The Japanese people have treated me very kindly and everyone here at Tokodai has made me feel very welcome. |
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Fatema Tuj Zohra
Bangladesh
Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology
JSPS Fellow |
I’m from Bangladesh. I came to Japan through Monbusho scholarship. My specialty
is Biomolecular Engineering. I graduated on March, 2007 and now, I am a
JSPS postdoc fellow. I belong to professor Akaike Lab where interdisciplinary
research is going on. My work is on RNA-based gene delivery/therapy. Conditions
and opportunities are higher here, I felt no obstacle to find out by necessary
instrument in Tokyo Tech. This is my great achievement to work in a world
class research environment.
I’ll finish my JSPS research next September. About my life I would tell that it’s very busy but quite organized and enjoyable.
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FUKUDA, Mitsuhiro
Brazil
Global Edge Institute
Assistant Professor |
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TANK, Sabri Bulent
Turkey
Volcanic Fluid Research Center
JSPS Fellow |
My primary research interest is in optimization, also known as mathematical
programming. My goal is to propose efficient algorithms to solve specific
mathematical models in modern computers. Tokyo Tech has a long tradition
in this field, and it is one of the best centers in Japan. What I appreciate
here is the freedom spirit to carry out research, and excellent supporting
from the administrative staff to I concentrate in research.
Now, I have lived more than 10 years in Japan. I appreciate the kindness, organization of the society, as well as the conscience of living with nature of Japanese. On the other hand, I already started to notice the ambiguity of the government policy as commonly happens in other countries. The life of foreigners in Tokyo improved incredible in the last 10 years, specially in terms of co-living in the Japanese society, but still it is not as cosmopolitan as everybody wish.
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My research topic that I am working at Tokyo Tech is numerical modeling
of magnetotellurics(electromagnetic) data for resolving the electrical
properties of the Earth’s crust, especially near tectonic faults or active
volcanoes. In line with this topic, Tokyo Tech and Bogazici University(my
university in Istanbul, Turkey) collaborate on a project in which the main
purpose is to investigate the crustal structure under the Marmara Sea.
I am working at Volcanic Fluid Research Center(VFRC) at Tokyo Tech. This center and my professors provide me a peaceful study/work environment. For the first 8 months of JSPS fellowship I had the chance to have all necessary equipments for my studies. I believe I work systematically here and produce more as I don’t have to deal with the distractions of daily life.
My life in Japan can be summarized as working during weekdays and going out/traveling in and around Tokyo with my wife. Basak during the weekends. We like to discover new places and do outdoor sports during the weekends. Tokyo is such a great place that offers you many interesting places to see. We are happy to be in Japan.
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