Motivated students are very welcome!
We are a new group, which started in April, 2013.We would like students to learn various things through research activities.
We are looking for highly motivated students for undergraduate and graduate programs.
Folks who are interested in research activities or cutting edge science, and of an ambitious spirit, please consider our group to realize your potential.
Setting up thermocoupoles to measure the temperature distribution in the die used in the SPS.
Overview
This group currently
focuses on thermoelectric materials to improve their thermoelectric
conversion efficiencies. Students will need to study phase diagrams,
thermodynamics, phase transformations, atomic diffusion, solid state
physics, etc. We do NOT mind what your background is. What we need is
that you study and understand well things related to your research.
This group
also places emphasis on presenting our research achievements to the
outside. Students will have occasions to polish their skills for
presentation and writing papers of their work.
Group Activities
| Activity |
When |
What to do |
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| Daily |
Usual research meeting |
As needed |
High research activities are grown by daily research discussions! |
| Weekly | Individual research meeting |
Once a week per person |
Discussion on progress in individual research projects between students and the supervisor. |
| Seminar on materials microstructure (senior students) |
Once a week |
Reading a textbook in turns |
|
| Seminar on solid state physics |
Once a week |
Reading a textbook |
|
| Monthly |
Group meeting |
End of month |
Group announcement, progress report or by a person in charge |
| Cleaning labs |
End of month | Organizing and cleaning the labs |
|
| Yearly |
Wellcome party for new senior students |
April |
Party! |
| Material Research Society Spring Meeting |
April | Participation in the meeting as needed |
|
| International Conference on Thermoelectrics |
June~August |
Participation in the meeting as needed |
|
| Thermoelectrics Sciety of Japan |
September |
Participation in the meeting as needed | |
| Midterm progress report of senior students |
October~November |
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| Material Research Society Fall Meeting | December |
Participation in the meeting as needed | |
| Japan Institute of Metals Fall Meeting |
September~December |
Participation in the meeting as needed | |
| Yearend party |
December | ||
| Graduation thesis presentation |
February |
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| Master thesis presentation |
February |
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| Submission of graduation theses |
February |
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| Submission of master theses |
February |
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| The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting |
February~March |
Participation in the meeting as needed | |
| Japan Institute of Metals Spring Meeting |
March |
Participation in the meeting as needed | |