Past Programs

Past UTSIP Field Trips and Cultural Activities

Each UTSIP program includes a field trip and various cultural exchange activities. Below is a list of field trips and events that were featured as part of past UTSIP programs.

2024 Events and Photos

Orientation

Kashiw Campus Tour

Visiting Hongo Campus

Visiting Hongo Campus

Visiting Asakusa

Japanese Language class

Lecture

Lecture

Seminar

Kabuki Watching

Field Trip to Hadano city

Field Trip to Hadano city

Field Trip to Highway construction site

Field Trip to Highway construction site

Final Presentation

Final Presentation

2023 Events and Photos

Orientation

Orientation

Half-day Trip (Asakusa)

Half-day Trip (Hongo Campus)

Lecture

Kabuki Watching

Tee Ceremony

Field Trip

Final Presentation

Final Presentation

2022 Events and Photos

Kashiwa Campus

Orientation

Orientation

Kashiwa Area Tour

Kashiwa Area Tour

Watching a Kabuki Play

Field Trip - Watarase Yusuichi

Field Trip - Watarase Yusuichi

Final Presentations

Final Presentations

2021 UTSIP conducted online due to covid-19

2020 UTSIP cancelled due to covid-19

2019 Events and Photos

Hongo Campus Tour

Hongo Campus Tour

Calligraphy

Calligraphy

Japanese class

Field Trip - Kasori Kaizuka

Field Trip - Kasori Kaizuka

Field Trip - Boso no Mura

Field Trip - Boso no Mura

Field Trip - Godo Shigen

Field Trip - Godo Shigen

Watching a Kabuki Play

Final Presentations

Final Presentations

Past UTSIP Presentations

On the final day of each UTSIP Program, participants give a presentation summarizing their research and findings from the program.

To get an idea of what kind of research has been done during past UTSIP programs, please see the following list of presentations given by past UTSIP participants. Presentations are listed by year. The list also includes the university the participant was visiting from, the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Department they researched under, and the professor who supervised the research.

2024 Presentations

Presentation Title University Supervisor; Department
Synthesis of Tough Carrageenan Gel for Advance Application University of College London Dr. MAYUMI Koichi ; Advanced Material Science
2D tomography using Delaunay triangulationand Moore - Penrose inverse Vienna University of Technology Dr. ONO Yasushi ; Advanced Energy
Search for OCS on Venusian Atmosphere University of Malaya Dr. AOKI Shohei ; Complexity Science and Engineering
Numerical Simulation of Microscopic CO2 Hydrate Formation in Two-phase Flow University of British Columbia Dr. SATO Toru ; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
Model Sea-Ice Interaction with Sea Using Particle Method? Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Dr. HIRABAYASHI Shinichiro ; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
Probabilistic detection of permanent subsurface compaction - Case Kawajima University of Tokyo Dr. AICHI Masaatsu ; Environmental Systems
Probabilistic detection of permanent subsurface compaction - Case Kameido Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata Dr. AICHI Masaatsu ; Environment Systems
Solvent Effect on Reaction of 2-chloroadamantane in Hot Compressed Water University of Michigan Dr. AKIZUKI Makoto; Environment Systems
Airflow Analysis in Downflow Ventilation: Impact of Simulated Human Motion Alfred University Dr. OSHIMA Yoshito ; Environmental Systems
The Fate of Lipids in Living Cells University of California, Berkeley Dr. SUZUKI Kuninori ; Integrated Biosciences
Investigating the ASK3 Gene in Gryllus bimaculatus (two-spotted crickets) University of York Dr. NAGATA Shinji ; Integrated Biosciences
Fishing for NUMTs: Exploring mitochondrial insertions in fish Universidad de los Andes Dr. FRITH Martin ; Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
Unveiling Change of Financial Stylized Facts under the Influence of High Frequency Trading Uppsala University Dr. CHEN Yu ; Human and Engineered Environemental Studies
Evaluation of Multiple Policy Options for Decarbonisation of International Maritime Shipping through Multi Agent Simulation Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Dr. HIEKATA Kazuo; Human and Engineered Environemental Studies
Water Quality and Ecosystem 1D Vertical Column Simulation in Tokyo Bay University of Ruhuna Dr. SASAKI Jun ; Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies
Analyzing Uncertainty Behavior of a Deep Learning Based Shape Detector Queen's University Dr. HONDA Riki ; International Studies
Decarbonizing India's Coal Thermal Power Sector Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Dr. KAMEYAMA Yasuko; Graduate Program Sustainability Science
Analyzing International Blue Carbon Management: Comparing the Ideographs, Innovation Styles, and Co-Impacts of Japanese Blue Carbon Projects to Western Countries University of Notre Dame Dr. KAMEYAMA Yasuko; Graduate Program Sustainability Science

2023 Presentations

Presentation Title University Supervisor; Department
"Carrageenan Gels Under Uniaxial Deformation" Harvey Mudd College Dr. Koichi MAYUMI; Advanced Materials Science
"Rheological Properties of Highly Reversible Shake Gel at Low Particle Concentrations" Nanyang Technological University Dr. Koichi MAYUMI; Advanced Materials Science
"2D Thomson Scattering Measurement for Electron Heating Characteristics in TS-6 Tokamak Merging Experiments" University of California Berkeley Dr. Yasushi ONO; Advanced Material Science
"Magnetic Field Behavior During Fusion" University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Yasushi ONO; Advanced Material Science
"Spectroscopic measurement of plasma in the TST-2 tokamak" Imperial College London Dr. Akira EJIRI; Complexity Science and Engineering
"Atg 1 Overexpression Affect Number of Autophagosomes in Yeast Cells" University of California Los Angels Dr. Yoshikazu OHYA, Dr. Kuninori SUZUKI; Integrated Biosciences
"Autophagosome Formation, Lipid Transfer and the Role of Osh Proteins in Autophagy" Bogazici University Dr. Yoshikazu OHYA, Dr. Kuninori SUZUKI; Integrated Biosciences
"Roles of the phytosterols in the arrangement of cortical microtubules during xylem vessel cell differentiation" National University of Mongolia Dr. Misato OHTANI; Integrated Biosciences
"Genome-Wide Association Study on Human Brown Adipocytes" University of Dundee Dr. Kazuhiro NAKAYAMA; Integrated Biosciences
"Changes in Feeding Behavior Induced by Insulin-Like Peptide Knockdown in Gryllus bimaculatus" Columbia University Dr. Shinji NAGATA; Integrated Biosciences
"Ideas for finding meaningful motifs" the University of Tokyo Dr. Martin FRITH; Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"Computational Prediction of XIST Gene in Unannotated Species" Nile University Dr. Martin FRITH; Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"Development and Application of an Enhanced Ocean Buoy with Wind Sensor" University College London Dr. Tsubasa KODAIRA; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Effect of Intermittent Injection on CO2 Hydrate formation in Deep Saline Aquifers" Indian Institute of Technology Madras Dr. Toru SATO; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Effect of pH on Pinacol Rearrangement in Subcritical Water" Chemical Engineering, Aston University Dr. Makoto AKIZUKI; Environment Systems
"""Exploring the Relationship Bewteen Experimental Tasks and Visual Attention""" Universidad del Valle de México Dr. Yoshito OSHIMA; Environment Systems
"Researching Groundwater Salinity Nearby a Tidal River Through an Integrated Approach" University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Tomochika TOKUNAGA; Environment Systems
"Impact of Investor Response Time and Behavior on Stock Market Profits" The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Dr. Chen YU; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Evaluating Feebate Policy in Maritime Transportation with Multi-Agent Simulation" University College London Dr. Kazuo HIEKATA; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Disaster experiences, lessons, perceptions and culture: a comparative analysis between Mexico and Japan" Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Dr. Motoharu ONUKI; International Studies
"Synthesis of Design Earthquake Ground Motions" University College London Dr. Riki HONDA; International Studies
"Carbon Pricing Instruments in the European Union and Japan - Overall Comparison and Impact Analysis" Università Ca' Foscari Venezia Dr. Yasuko KAMEYAMA; Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI)

2022 Presentations

Presentation Title University Supervisor; Department
"Observation of Ferroaxial Domains in NiTiO3" University of California, Berkeley Dr. Tsuyoshi KIMURA; Advanced Materials Science
"Measurement of ultra weak visible light emissions from plasma during pre-ionization phase in TST-2 spherical tokamak device" Indian Institute of technology Madras Dr. Akira EJIRI; Complexity Science and Engineering
"Relationship between RNA metabolism and plant cell potency in Arabidopsis thaliana" University of Wisconsin Madison Dr. Misato OHTANI; Integrated Biosciences
"Determining the Correlation Between Genotypes of SNPs, rs12952369 and rs12471804, and the Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Humans" University of California, Berkeley Dr. Kazuhiro NAKAYAMA; Integrated Biosciences
"Analysis of the relationship between rs4585955 and obesity with a focus on brown adipose tissue" Univeristy of Tokyo Dr. Kazuhiro NAKAYAMA; Integrated Biosciences
"Capa's Expression Effect on Drinking Behavior in two spotted cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus" Columbia University - Barnard College Dr. Shinji NAGATA; Integrated Biosciences
"Long-term Autumn Sea Ice Variability Over Pacific part of the Arctic Ocean" University of Ruhuna Dr. Takuji WASEDA; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Investigating the future consecutive hot periods under global warming in relation to increased health risk" University College London Dr. Ryota WADA; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Calibrated Probabilistic Forecasting Using Ensemble Model Output Statistics and Minimum CRPS Estimation" University College London Dr. Masaatsu AICHI; Environment Systems
"Optimizing the Synthesis of p-Cymene from α-Pinene in Hot Compressed Water" Yale University Dr. Makoto AKIZUKI; Environment Systems
"Assessing Air Curtain Effectivity Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Analysis" Lebanese American University Dr. Yoshito OSHIMA; Environment Systems
"Voronoi-Simulation of Glassy Cell Behavior" Indiana University Bloomington Dr. YU Chen; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Modelling and Analysis of Oceano-Dynamical properties in Estuarine area using FVCOM" Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Dr. Jun SASAKI; Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies
"Relationship between RNA metabolism and plant cell potency in Arabidopsis thaliana" Manipal Institute of Technology Dr. Riki HONDA; International Studies
"Adaptation actions for sea level rise in the UAE" New York University Abu Dhabi Dr. Motoharu ONUKI; GPSS-GLI

2021 Presentations

Presentation Title University Supervisor; Department
"Measurement of current in Poloidal Field and Toroidal Field coils of Tokamaks" University of California, Berkeley Dr. Yasushi ONO; Advanced Energy
"Roles and Implications of DNA Palindromes in Alzheimer's Disease: a systematic review and computational analysis" University of Cambridge Dr. Martin FRITH; Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"An Analysis of Chromosome X Tandem Repeats" Jordan University of Science and Technology Dr. Martin FRITH; Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"To Compare the Sensitivity of Minimally Overlapping words with Syncmers" Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur) Dr. Martin FRITH; Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"Identifying the key characteristics of parameter sets by inverse analysis in land subsidence modelling" University of British Columbia Dr. Masaatsu AICHI; Environment Systems
"Simulation of indoor airflow in a real university lecture room from the perspective of reducing the risk of covid-19 infection" Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Dr. Yoshito OSHIMA; Environment Systems
"Exploring People's Gaze Distribution in a Laboratory to ensure Safety Practices in a Laboratory" Indian Institute of Technology Madras Dr. Yoshito OSHIMA; Environment Systems
"Experimenters' Trajectory Extraction and Analysis in the Academic Laboratory" The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Yoshito OSHIMA; Environment Systems
"Mapping of Mangrove Forests using Satellite imagery and Deep Learning: Challenges and Future possibility" Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Dr. Jun SASAKI; Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies
"Evacuation simulation based on a floor field automation (with walking ability variety extension)" Fudan University Dr. CHEN Yu; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"How Social Networks support community resilience during a disaster: a case study of Colombia's community pots" University of Los Andes Dr. Riki HONDA; International Studies
"Effect of Culture Preservation Policy on Social Capital of Indigenous Community with BSEM" The University of Tokyo Dr. Riki HONDA; International Studies
"Social Inclusiveness in Smart Cities" University of Toronto Dr. Motoharu ONUKI ; Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI)
"In Sustainability We Trust: Motivations behind the Research Topics of Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI) Students" Harvard University Dr. Motoharu ONUKI ; Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI)
"Investigating the Effects of Climate Change on Freshwater Lenses" The College of Idaho Dr. Tomochika TOKUNAGA; Environment Systems

2020 UTSIP cancelled due to covid-19

2019 Presentations

Presentation Title University Supervisor; Department
"Magnetic Phase Transitions in MnWO4" Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Takahisa ARIMA, Dr. Yusuke TOKUNAGA; Advanced Materials Science
"Spontronics: Fabrication and detection of SHE and ISHE of T-device (Pt/Py)" University of Manchester Dr. Yoshichika OTANI; Advanced Materials Science
"Ferroelectricity of CuO" Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Tsuyoshi KIMURA; Advanced Materials Science
"Anomalous Hall and Nernst Effects in topological magnet" Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Satoru Nakatsuji; Advanced Materials Science
"Magnetic reconnection profile: current density and anomalous resistivity of the current sheet" The University of Edinburgh Dr. Yasushi ONO; Advanced Energy
"Observation of H-alpha, H-beta, and CIII Radiation Emission in TST-2 Spherical Tokamak" University of Oklahoma Dr. Yuichi TAKASE; Complexity Science and Engineering
"Morphometric analysis of ER exit sites in Rtn mutant Saccharomyces cerevisiae" Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Dr. Yoshikazu Ohya, Dr. Kuninori Suzuki; Integrated Biosciences
"Investigating the opsin sequences of 3 Pitheciidae monkey species: the dusky titi, bearded and pale-faced sakis" Trinity College Dublin Dr. Shoji KAWAMURA; Integrated Biosciences
"Effect of DHCR24-1 on the Sterol Composition in Tissues of the Two-spotted Cricket" Middlebury College Dr. Shinji NAGATA; Integrated Biosciences
"Study of the presence and role of DHCR24-2 gene in Gryllus bimaculatus" Kazakh National University Dr. Shinji NAGATA; Integrated Biosciences
"Determination of the relationship between TBX15/WARS2 genes and Non-shivering Thermogenesis in Japanese Adults" University College London Dr. Kazuhiro NAKAYAMA; Integrated Biosciences
"An improved implementation of the Gillespie algorithm for RNA kinetics with logarithmic time update" Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati Dr. Kiyoshi ASAI; Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"Investigating Non-Coding Elements (CNEs) in DNA" University of Montana Dr. Martin FRITH; Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"Development of a de novo genome assembler for high fidelity, circular consensus reads" Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Dr. Shinichi Morishita; Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"System Options in Offshore CCS and Prioritisation of Large-Scale R&Ds" University of Oxford Dr. Masahiko OZAKI; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Pore-Scale Numerical Simulations of CO2 Hydrate Fromation" University of Edinburgh Dr. Toru Sato; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Analysis of Marine Renewable Energy Around the World" Bucknell University Dr. Ken Takagi; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Viewing Free-Surface Effect on Half-Submerged Cylinders" University of Wisconsin: Madison Dr. Shinichiro HIRABAYASHI; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Variations of Wind and Wave Conditions in North Atlantic Ocean" Zhejiang University Dr. Takuji Waseda; Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Land subsidence due to groundwater extraction" Delhi Technological University Dr. Masaatsu AICHI; Environment Systems
"Controlling the Selectivity of Zeolite-Catalysed α-Pinene Isomerisation in Subcritical Water" University of Birmingham Dr. Yoshito OSHIMA; Environment Systems
"A promosing proton conductor for solid oxide fuel cells: La2Ce2O7" Leiden University & Technical University of Delft Dr. Junichiro OTOMO; Environment Systems
"Effects of hypoxia on mantis shrimp and conger eel in Ise Bay" University of California, Santa Cruz Dr. Shigeru TABETA; Environment Systems
"Nitrogen Pollution of Groundwater and Groundwater Flow in Tsurumi River Watershed" Gadjah Mada University Dr. Tomochika TOKUNAGA; Environment Systems
"Measurement of liquid film thickness in micro tubes" Vellore Institute of Technology Dr. Chaobin DANG・Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Investigating Collective Cell Migration of Aged Cell Monolayers in vitro and its Mechanism " Indian Institute of Technology (Bhu), Varanasi Dr. Yu Chen; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Social financial approach for analyzing low carbon transition: A multi-level perspective" Fudan University Dr. Yu Chen; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Economic crisis impact on low-carbon transition in economy-ecosystem" Fudan University Dr. Yu Chen; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Low carbon transition in two way linked distributed energy system" Fudan University Dr. Yu Chen; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Development of PC-Cluster System for Hybrid-Parallel FEM and Its Application to a Steam Turbine Blade Structural Analysis" Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Dr. Hiroshi OKUDA; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Implementation of IoT and Cloud Computing for visualization and analysis of real-time sensor signals" Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Dr. Kazuo Hiekata; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Vibrational Energy Harvesting using Piezoelectric Bimoprh Cantilever" National University of Science and Technology Dr. Takeshi Morita; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Elements" The University of Tokyo Dr. Takeshi Morita; Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"SHORELINE CHANGE ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION OF COASTAL MORPHODYNAMICS" Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Dr. Jun SASAKI; Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies
"PPP Bidding Process, Bargaining Power, and Social Welfare: A Simple Model" Ain Shams University Dr. Masahide HORITA; International Studies
"Evolutionary Selection of Thresholds for Group Consensus through Honey Bee Swarms" University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Masahide HORITA; International Studies
"Input Ground Motion Using Machine Learning for Seismic Design" Bandung Institute of Technology Dr. Riki HONDA; International Studies
"Perceptions on reintegration for Hikikomori" Kyung Hee University Dr. Motoharu ONUKI ; Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI)
"How Religious Values and Culture Affect Marriage Law" Chulalongkorn University Dr. Toshinori TANAKA; Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI)

Past UTSIP Lectures

During the first week of each UTSIP program, students attend lectures given by leading researchers at the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences. Below you can find a list of lectures given during past UTSIP programs listed by year, as well as the name of the professor who gave the lecture and the department they are associated with.

2024 Lectures

Lecture Lecturer Department
Climate Change ‐ The Basics ‐ Dr. Yasuko KAMEYAMA Sustainable Society Design Center
Simulation of Complex Systems Dr. Yu CHEN Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
Deciphering genomes: the most ancient texts Dr. Martin FRITH Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
Toughening of Polymeric Materials Dr. Koichi MAYUMI Advanced Materials Science
Resilience for Extreme Disasters Dr. Riki HONDA International Studies

2023 Lectures

Lecture Lecturer Department
Reduction of GHG Emission in Maritime Transportation Dr. Kazuo HIEKATA Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
How long should we sustain our society? - From a viewpoint of Japan, one of the most disaster-prone countries Dr. Motoharu ONUKI International Studies
Introduction of the physical oceanography of the Arctic Ocean Dr. Tsubasa KODAIRA Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
Micro-structure analysis of soft materials for understanding their physical properties Dr. Koichi MAYUMI Advanced Materials Science
Climate change and multilateral governance Dr. Yasuko KAMEYAMA Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI)
What we can learn from plants? - From recent outputs of Lab Plant Functional Analyses Dr. Misato OHTANI Integrated Biosciences

2022 Lectures

Lecture Lecturer Department
"Deciphering genomes: the most ancient texts" Dr. Martin FRITH Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"​CO2 concentration in seawater" Dr. Toru SATO Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Natural Disaster Prevention and Social Resilience" Dr. Riki HONDA International Studies

2021 Lectures

Lecture Lecturer Department
"Infrastructure Resilience for Natural Disasters" Dr. Riki HONDA International Studies
"Climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban estuaries" Dr. Jun SASAKI Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies
"A complex-systems paradigm for trans-disciplinary environmental studies" Dr. Yu CHEN Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"Deciphering genomes: the most ancient texts" Dr. Martin FRITH Computational Biology and Medical Sciences
"Local Emergency in Future - Shinchi Town, Fukushima Prefecture as an example-" Dr. Tomohiko Ihara Environment Systems
"Cases of Area Study in Japan and Malaui" Dr. Yasuko KUSAKARI Environment Systems

2020 UTSIP cancelled due to Covid-19

2019 Lectures

Lecture Lecturer Department
"Magnetism and electricity from the viewpoint of materials' symmetry‐Materials converting mechanical force into electricity and magnetism into electricity -" Dr. Tsuyoshi KIMURA Advanced Material Science
"Human genetic adaptation and diseases" Dr. Kazuhiro NAKAYAMA Integrated Biosciences
"Ocean waves in science, engineering, and art" Dr. Takuji WASEDA Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
"Supercritical Water - Application to Environmentally Benign Processes-" Dr. Yoshito OSHIMA Environment Systems
"Development of a novel cogeneration photovoltaic and solar thermal system" Dr. Chaobin DANG Human and Engineered Environmental Studies
"The Past, Present and Future of Infrastructure in Japan" Dr. Masahide Horita International Studies