TOHOKU UNIVERSITYSTEM SUMMER PROGRAM 2019:
Exploring the Frontier of Science andTechnology
2019.6.17 - 7.12

TABLE of CONTENTS
1. Participants List
2. Syllabus
3. Program Schedule
4. Outline of Lectures
5. Field Trips
6. Maps
7. Accommodation and Transportation
8. Other Information

1. Participants list
Tohoku University STEM Summer Program 2019
No

Family nameFirst name

List of Paticipants
Home
University*1

College/Department

Year*2

1

YU

Jialu

UCSD

Physical Science

1

2

KABIGTING

Taylor John

UCR

College of Natural and Agricultural Science

1

3

ALLEN

Dexter

UCR

College of Natural and Agricultural Science

2

4

ALLISON

AshleyUW

College of Engineering

1

5

BARONA

Paula

UW

College of Engineering

2

6

CHEN

Zhengyi

UW

College of Engineering

2

7

CHONG

JoshuaUW

College of Engineering

1

8

FORD

Cameron

UW

College of Engineering

2

9

HOU

Yun

UW

College of Arts and Sciences

2

10

JAMAL

Leila

UW

College of Engineering

2

11

KIEU

Tan

UW

College of Engineering

1

12

KWAN

Amber

UW

UW Bothell

1

13

LE

James

UW

College of Engineering

2

14

LU

Daoyi

UW

College of Arts and Sciences

1

15

PHUNG

Isabella

UW

College of Engineering

1

16

SHI

Megan

UW

College of Engineering

1

17

TAM

Tiffany

UW

College of Engineering

2

18

TRAN

MelindaUW

College of Engineering

1

19

WANG

Zhiyuan

UW

College of Arts and Sciences

2

20

WEDAA

EduardoUW

College of Arts and Sciences

3

21

WU

Aaron

UW

Interdiscliplinary Undergraduate Programs

1

22

ZHANG

Allan

UW

College of Engineering

1

23

ZHAO

JustinUW

College of Arts and Sciences

1

24

ZHAO

Yunze

UW

College of Arts and Sciences

1

25

ZHAO

Zhouyangguang

UW

College of Arts and Sciences

3

26

ZHU

RuihanUW

College of Arts and Sciences

2*1

UCSD: University of California-San Diego
UCR: University of California-Riverside
UW: University of Washington*2

1: Freshman
2: Sophomore
3: Junior

Instructors List
Professor Yoshitaka Kasukabe (Head TU instructor):yoshitaka.kasukabe.c3@tohoku.ac.jp
Professor Yumiko Watanabe:yumiko.watanabe.a5@tohoku.ac.jp
Professor Takeshi Koike: takeshi.koike.b6@tohoku.ac.jp
Professor Fumio S. Ohuchi (Head UW instructor): ohuchi@uw.edu
Ms. Morgan Susannah Sherer (Teaching Assistant): mssherer@uw.edu

12. Syllabus
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Japan continues to be a world leader in technological, manufacturing, and engineering
innovation. Tohoku University STEM Summer Program (TSSP): Exploring the Frontierof Science and Technology provides a unique opportunity for freshmen and sophomores
to learn about the originality and the state of the advanced and art technology that can beseen in various engineering produced in Japan. Students will also get hands-on experiencelearning about creative science and engineering at one of Japan’s premier universities,
Tohoku University, in Sendai City.
During the course of the program, students will be introduced to fundamental engineering
concepts through lectures, lab visit, and laboratory work. Students then work on project
teams with Tohoku University engineering students to use innovative engineering concepts
to solve problems. In addition, several special seminars and lectures are given by experts todevelop knowledge about more advanced science and engineering principles.
During the four-week program, lessons and site visits will show students how Japanesesociety impacts the country’s culture of science and engineering. The program provides
Japanese language training and exposure to traditional local culture through workshops andsite visits. Several field trips will take students to tour J-PARC of a series of world-classproton accelerators and the experimental facilities, a production plant for a Japanese
automotive manufacturer, to visit the historic castle in Shiroishi, and to see the recovery
efforts in coastal areas around Sendai, most affected by the 2011 tsunami.
LEARNING OBJECTIVESThis course has been designed to provide students with the contextual engineering
background to apply critical thinking skills to modern engineering problems in aninternational context. Through this course, you will be able to:1) Understand key information about advanced science and engineering concepts andtheir application in professional engineering practice2) Demonstrate a knowledge of engineering culture and practice in Japan3) Utilize technical design skills
4) Work effectively in diverse teams5) Articulate your own academic and professional goals related to science andengineering6) Communicate at an introductory level in Japanese and apply the language in realworld contexts
ATTENDANCE POLICIESAttendance is mandatory at all academic activities, including laboratories, guest lectures,instructor lectures, laboratory visits, field trips, discussion groups, course meetings, etc.

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Academic activities are scheduled on all weekdays and some Saturdays. Excessive tardinessor absence may be grounds for dismissal from the program. Optional activities will be
advertised as such and may include trips to sightseeing, shopping, or social gatherings.
Each student submits a Summary (a word file) of what you learned from each activity
in 250 words. If it is unclear if an activity is optional, please ask Prof. Kasukabe and/or otherprofessors.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Program schedule is shown below. This Program has been designed to require 200 hour ofwork, equivalent to an 8-ECTS, 4-week long course. The outline below is provided to help
students guide use of their time.
A. Students pre-program work and home work during the program
Pre-program work before the program and home work during the program (40 educationalhour equivalents):• 12 hour equivalents: pre-program work (including self-study about Japan)• 28 hour equivalents: home work during the program
B. June-July Program Time:160 educational hours over the 4 weeks term with approximate distribution as follows
 2 hour equivalents of orientation and guidance 38 hour equivalents of lectures and lab-visit, including reading preparation
 44 hour equivalents of group laboratory projects, including reading and report
preparation
 44 hour equivalents of field trips, including reading preparation
 12 hour equivalents of culture learning 10 hour equivalents of language learning, including exercises
 6 hour equivalents of group discussion
 6 hour equivalents of individual and group presentation, including PPT preparation
A reading list will be posted in this program site to allow advance preparation. Readings aredesigned to coordinate with guest lectures, laboratory visits, group laboratory projects andfield trips. Final details and assignment schedules will also be posted.
TEACHING APPROACH
This course will focus on learning from “hands-on” projects, field trips, expert topicallectures, targeted scholarly readings, culture and language experience, group discussion,and student presentations.
STUDENT WORK AND ASSIGNMENTS
Student work outside of lectures, lab visits, lab work and field trips which will consists of
the TSSP 2019.

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Study log and reflection: Students will keep a log recording notes, thoughts, and questions
that arise during the program. Designated time will be set aside in the schedule for reflection
on technical and cultural topics. In some cases, these individual thoughts will form the basisof small group discussion.
GRADING/SCORING
Students receive a numeric grade for their work. Students should expect grades to becomparable to those awarded for on-campus study.
Learning will be assessed in the following ways:
20% Participation in lectures, project lab work, lab visits, and field trips
Because of the unique nature of this study abroad program, engaged
participation in all program activities is critical to allow for learning. Therefore,
students are expected to attend all program activities and actively participate.
As a general rule, students please note that being present is not the same asparticipating.
30% Study log
You will be given a dedicated log book. Keep your all recording of yourexperience in the log book during the program. You should include lecturenotes, lab results, field trip notes, data from readings, cultural observations,
opinions on the engineering topics, and reflections on experiences. This
information will be used for your final report and presentation preparation. At
certain points during the program, you may be asked to include specificinformation in your study log (e.g., response to a question posed by the
program director). Your Log Book will be collected and graded forcompletion before final presentation. Students should plan to fill 5-10
pages of their notebook each week to receive full points.
20% Reports from three hands-on-laboratory
Lab report format and other details TBA
30% Project report and presentation
Each student will make a presentation, covering what you learned from thisprogram and what you found interesting in your potential career. The
presentation will be made on the last day of the program.

FINAL ORAL PRESENTATION AND REPORT

Individual＿＿＿＿presentation during a five-hour presentation session
Final oral presentation: group
Final report: 4 pages in A4 format (TBA).
Contents: Students will discuss either the frontier science and technology or the science and4technology of disasters and damage reduction. Based on insights through the study of Japanese
language and experience of Japanese culture and traditions, they will discuss how uniquely
Japanese ways of thinking and approaches affect and influence the program’s themes, theirthoughts on basic sciences and cutting edge technologies, and how this program relates to their
future careers.
Tip for your presentation
TU STEM Summer Program has given you opportunities to challenge yourself in multiple ways
over the four weeks of the program. Before departing from Sendai, we want you think about yourexperiences and consider the skills, knowledge, and awareness you will take away from thisprogram as a result. To help you with this, you will give a final presentation reflecting on what
you have learned.
In your presentation, you will identify critical incidents you experienced in the program. A criticalincident is “an event which made you stop and think, or one that raised questions for you”
(Monash University, 2017). You should address at least one critical incident in each of three areas
related to the learning objectives for the course: 1) technical learning in lectures and labs, 2)Japanese culture and language, and 3) your personal and academic development. For each
incident, reflect on why it was important to you and what knowledge you will take from it. You
can refer to steps of the DEAL Model of Critical Reflection (Ash & Clayton, 2009) to help withthis:
1. Describe the incident you experienced in an objective and detailed way (What happened?
How did you feel and react?)
2. Examine the incident beyond just summarizing it to understand why it was important(What did you learn? Why does it matter?)
3. Articulate your Learning from that incident and how you will apply what you learned in
the future (What will you do now? How has this experience affected your future goals
and plans?)

5You should address at least one incident related to each focus area, but you can provide moredetails on a given area if you have more to say about what you learned in that area. Also, a single
incident may correlate to several focus areas; for instance, an incident that occurred during a lab
session may have had an impact on your view of your own academic identity and development. In
that case, you can present that incident as an example of one of the relevant lectures areas, but you
should still provide 2 additional incidents. While this is an academic presentation, we hope thiswill also serve you after this program as a record of your thoughts, observations, and experiencesin Japan as well as a guide to help you put into practice some of your new skills, knowledge, andawareness. So feel free to have fun with this; photos, memes, etc. are encouraged if they will help
make this a better reference point for you in the future.
Presentations will be graded on the following criteria:● Presentation addresses at least one critical incident from the three focus areas● Presentation demonstrates deep engagement with the process of examining the incidents tounderstand the context surrounding it and why it is important● Presentation shows how the reflection of the incidents leads to a set of realistic, achievable,and productive goals for the student’s future● Presentation offers high level of substantive reflection that will allow it to be useful as a guidefor future practice6Summary of TU STEM Summer Program Assignments(1) Group Lab reports
1. Challenging Experiments for Quantum Theory performed on 6/19(W).
Report due: noon on Monday June 24
2. Paper Aircraft Competition performed on 6/20(Th) and 6/21(F).
Report due: noon on Monday July 1
3. Fastest Clip Motor Competition performed on 7/9(Tu)
Report due: noon on Thursday July 11
Report size:

Single spaced 3 page max. including figures and tables
12 font Times New Roman(2) Lectures:
1.
June 18 (T)-M
2.
June 20(Th)-M
S1.
June 24 (M)-M
3.
June 26(W)-A
4.
June 28 (F)-M
5.
June 28 (F)-A
6.
July 1 (M)-M
7.
July 2 (T)-M
8.
July 2 (T)-A
9.
July 4 (Th)-M
10.
July 4 (Th)-A
11.
July 8 (M)-M
12.
July 10 (W)-M

Tohoku Earthquake (Prof. Matsuzawa)
Intro to aircraft design (Prof. Nakamura)
Mat Sci of Japanese sword making (Prof. Ohuchi)
Symmetry Breaking Create Nature (Prof. Tanaka)
Structural metallic materials (Prof. Yoshimi)
Robotics for SpaceExploration (Prof. Yoshida)
Historical and Social Approaches to Disaster (Profs. Ebina and Boret)
Origin of Life (Prof. Kakegawa)Japanese second sample return mission: Hayabusa2 (Prof. Nakamura)Interactive "Content" Design (Prof. Kitamura)
Advanced research with accelerator (Prof. Koike)
Spintronics (Prof. Ohno)
Renewable Energy Systems (Dr. Warzecha and Ms. Mehta)

Summary of what you learned from it in 250 words.
Google Classroom will be created. Each student submits a word file
File name: n_your last name (example: 3_smith.docx = lecture 3 written by smith)(3) Final report due by 8:00 am on Friday, July 12, Final presentation on Friday, July 12.
See the details on the previous pages.
Final report: Single spaced 4 page including figures and tables 12 font (Times New Roman)
Final presentation: 10min. (PPT slides not more than 10 pages).

QR code for Google Classroom

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GENERAL OUTLINE OF A LABORATORY REPORT
Scientific writing is just as important as scientific investigation or experimenting. Although the majorpart of scientific investigation takes place in the laboratory--connecting equipment together, repairing,obtaining supplies and samples, checking each apparatus for consistency, calibration, and finally datacollection by running the experiment—a great deal of time is spent to present the results in a concise,objective, critical and conclusive format called laboratory report (similar to research paper). Therefore,
a well-organized laboratory report is much more effective and influential than one without astructure. There is no short list of instructions for writing a good laboratory report. You may have only
one chance to influence your reader. While ineffective writing can turn off the readers, a well-written
laboratory report can have impacts on your reputation, chance of employment or promotion. You may
also draw the attention of the scientific community to your work and retain them as your readers.
Sections of a laboratory report:
A laboratory report usually have several sections identified by titles. A typical report would include
such
sectionsas
TITLE,INTRODUCTION,PROCEDURE,
RESULTS,andDISCUSSION/CONCLUSION. If you are using a computer to type your work, section headings
should be in boldface.
Title:The title can usually draw attention of the reader to your work. It should clearly represent the work
presented. If the purpose of the experiment is to measure the gravitational acceleration of the earth
using pendulum as the experimental apparatus, the title should be like “ Measurement of theGravitational Acceleration Using Simple Pendulum”. Avoid “The” as the first word in the title for it
will lead to misleading searches when one uses the database.
Introduction:
State the purpose of the experiment in general terms. For example, “ It is possible to measure thegravitational acceleration using the oscillations of a simple pendulum.”
Review the existing information or the theory. Reader will look for some reminder of the basic
information relating to this particular area. This can be done by giving him/her a brief summary of theexisting state of knowledge. We can also include a summary of earlier work with proper references.
Supply a paragraph or two about how the basic information, such as an equation representing the
behavior of a model (theory), can be used to make measurements.
Procedure:
Indicate what parameter or properties of the system you are measuring. Usually you change aparameter of the system (such as changing the temperature, independent variable), and measure its
effect (such as the length of a metal rod, dependent variable). Specify such measurement details as thetype of standard or instrument used to make the measurement (for example, meter stick or verniercaliper, etc.). Give the instrument uncertainties. For example, if we are using a meter stick, we cansay, “ the length of the rod is measured using a laboratory meter stick accurate to within 1 cm. You
may also provide an apparatus diagram if necessary.
Results:
 Provide at least 3 scientific observations
 Scientific observations are things like “the solution turned blue upon adding a component”, not “weturned on the gas tank”
 Provide tables showing your measurement with units.

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Describe the uncertainties: standard, instrument, random errors
Provide graphs. Graphs should be neat, clear, and include the axis label and units.
Computation of the final answer: slope calculation, averages, and standard deviations all in proper
significant figures.

Discussions/Conclusions:
Present your findings from the experiment.
Evaluate the outcome objectively, taking a candid and unbiased point of view. Suppose that theoutcome is not close to what you expected. Even then, after checking your results, give reasons
why you believe that outcome is not consistent with the expected. Make it plain, simple. Make
factual statements such as “graph 1 shows a linear variation of velocity with time”.
 State the discrepancies between the experimental results and the model (theory), and discuss thesources of the differences in terms of the errors by offering logical inferences.
 Suggest improvementsAlthough these do not make an exhaustive list of do’s or don'ts, they nevertheless offer a frameworkaround which one can write an effective report. In our experiment, some of the items indicated undereach section may not be needed. we will give you more feedback in class. we expect that, the labreports, either typed or handwritten, should be neat, clear, and organized. Points will be deducted forthese, as well as for missing units and failing to follow the outline (i.e. title, introduction, procedure,
results, conclusion) given above.

GENERAL OUTLINE OF NOTEBOOK (LOG BOOK) INSTRUCTIONS
Keeping a notebook that’s organized and legible is very important in science and engineering as you
always want to be able to bring yourself back to an experiment or situation simply by reading yournotes. To do this, your notes should be thorough and comprehensive. Instructions have been provided
below as to how you can start working towards a great notebook:
Title, Date, and Page number should be at the top of EVERY page.
On days with a lab, a pre-lab should be completed
 Pre-labs should have a definite beginning and end. Put PRE-LAB at the top of the firstpage and END at the bottom of the last page. Your in-group discussion/notes fromlectures should go with the pre-lab section
 For actual lab create the following sections:• Purpose & Actual procedures• Drawings & Calculations• Observations (include problems encountered and solved)• Results• Comparison to published values or results• Conclusion
On without a lab, treat this like a notebook.
 At the end, include a summary of what you have learned.
LOG BOOK will be collected before the final presentation.

93. Program Schedule
Tohoku University STEM Summer Program (TSSP) 2019WEEK 1
Sun
16-Jun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

17-Jun18-Jun19-Jun20-Jun21-Jun22-Jun9:00-12:00
Opening Ceremony &Orientation
Welcome Speech

9:00-12:00
Lecture 1
The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake
Prof. Matsuzawa

8:50-11:30
9：00-9：30
Lectureand Lab Visit 2
Introduction to Tohoku
Introduction to Quntum
9:00-12:00
University (Prof. Kasukabe)
TheoryPaper Aircraft Competition 2
Introduction
toaircraftdesignOrientation for Tohoku
Prof. Kasukabe
Research Center for Prediction
Prof. Moriya, Prof. Watanabe &Prof. Nakamura
University STEM Summerof Earthquakes and VolcanicProf. Koike
Program (Profs. Watanabe, Koike
9:30-11:30
Eruption,
Conference
Room,
2nd
Floor,and Ohuchi)
Challenging Experiments for
Lecture room 1 (Building A
1st Building (C09)Creative Engineering Center
Self-introduction (3 min PPT x
Quantum Theory (1)(B32), Room No. 205）
Instituteof
Fluid
Science(D02)30=~90 min)Prof. Kasukabe
地震・噴火予知研究観測センター（流体科学研究所、第1棟2階会議
創造工学研修センター
Campus Tour
第一講義室（A棟 (B32) 205号
Aobayama Campus室）
室）
Student Laboratories (A06)
Aoba Memorial Hall (C03)
Kawauchi Campus
Katahira Campus
Room No. 501, School ofEngineering
Aobayama Campus(Vice President, Prof. Yamaguchi)

AM
9:00 12:00（工学研究科青葉記念会館501室）

Aobayama Campus
Arrivein
SendaiLunch (with TU students)

Lunch (with TU students)

Lunch (with TU students)

13:00-16:00
12:30-14:30
Interactive Japanese
13:30-16:30
Challenging Experiments for
Language
Japanese Culture 1
Quantum Theory (2)Instructors: Ms. Backley & Ikebana (Flower arrangement)
Prof. Kasukabe
Ms. Mikoda
Prof. Chen
Self-introduction in Japanese
14:30-16:00
Education and Student Support
Group Work of
Aobayama Commons (J41)Center (A01), 4F Main
Challenging Experiments for
Lecture Room No. 3 & 10,
Conference Room
Quantum Theory
School of Agricultural Science （教育学生総合支援センター 4階（農学研究科青葉山コモンズ
大会議室）
第3及び第10講義室）
Student Laborarories (A06)
Kawauchi Campus
Kawauchi Campus
Aobayama Campus

PM
13:00 16:00

Lunch (with TU students)

Lunch (with TU students)

13:00-16:00
13:00-16:00
Paper Aircraft Group Work
Paper Aircraft Competition 1
Prof. Moriya, Prof. Watanabe &Prof. Moriya
Prof. Koike
Creative Engineering Center(D02)
創造工学研修センター
Aobayama Campus

Creative Engineering Center(D02)
創造工学研修センター
Aobayama Campus

WEEK 2
Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

23-Jun24-Jun25-Jun26-Jun27-Jun28-Jun29-Jun9:00-12:00
Special Lecture 1
Material Science andJapanese Sword Smith
Prof. Ohuchi
AM
9:00 12:00

9:00-12:00
Lecture and Lab Visit 4
Structural Metallic Materials
for Industry Innovation
Prof. Yoshimi

9:00-12:00
Japanese Culture 2
Rinnouji Temple andExperience in Zen Meditation
Prof. Ohuchi & Prof. Kasukabe

Aoba Memorial Hall (C03)
Room No. 501, School ofEngineering（工学研究科青葉記念会館 501
室）

Materials Science andEngineering (B01)
Lecture room 2 (Room No. 102)
（工学研究科材料科学棟(B01)
講義室２(102室)）Rinnouji Temple(輪王寺)

Aobayama Campus

Lunch (with TU students)

PM
13:00 16:00

13:00-16:00
Interactive Japanese
Language
Instructors: Ms. Backley &Ms. Mikoda
Introducing Culture
Aobayama Commons (J41)
Lecture Room No. 3 & 10,
School of Agricultural Science（農学研究科青葉山コモンズ
第3及び第10講義室）

Aobayama Campus

8:30-18:00
Field Trip
(Shiroishi (Castle) and Sward
Smith)

Lunch (with TU students)

13:00-16:00
Lecture and Lab Visit 3
Symmetry Breaking Create
NatureProf. Tanaka
Lecture Room (2nd floor of
Molecular Imaging
Building(G12)), Cyclotron andRadioisotope Center (CYRIC)（分子イメージング棟(G12) 2階講義室、サイクロトロン・ラジオアイソ
トープセンター、北青葉山キャンパ
ス）

Aobayama Campus

7:45-18:00
Field Trip
(Ichinoseki and Toyota)

Lunch (with TU students)

13：00-16：00
Lecture and Lab Visit 5
Robotics for Space
Exploration
Prof. Yoshida
Lecture Room Building-M.E(A02) in Aobayama campus,
Lecture Room no.4
（機械系講義棟（青葉山キャンパ
スA02）第四講義室）

Aobayama Campus
Aobayama Campus

10Tohoku University STEM Summer Program (TSSP) 2019 (tentative)
WEEK 3
Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

30-Jun

1-Jul

2-Jul

3-Jul

4-Jul

5-Jul

6-Jul

9：00-12：00
Lecture and Lab Visit 6
Historical and Social
Approaches to Disaster
Profs. Ebina and Boret

9:00-12:00
Lecture 7
Origin of Life: The early Earthmade the first life
Prof. Kakegawa

AM
9:00 12:00

9:00-12:00
Lecture and Lab Visit 9
Interactive "Content" Design
Prof. Kitamura
M531, RIEC Main building(G10), Katahira Campus（電気通信研究所本館5階 M531
セミナー室、片平キャンパス）International Research Institute Earth Science Research Bldg.
of Disaster Science (J31)(H12) Room 513, 503, School of
Seminar room S100
Science(災害科学国際研究所セミナー（理学研究科地球科学513室、室、S100、青葉山キャンパス)503室）
Aobayama Campus

Katahira Campus

Aobayama Campus
8:30-18:00

Lunch (with TU students)

Lunch (with TU students)

Field Work
Prof. Kakegawa

Lunch (with TU students)(Disaster-affected area:
MInamisannriku, Arahama, etc.)

13：00-16：00
Japanese Culture3
Calligraphy
Prof. WatanabePM
13:00 16:00

International Exchange Building(A12) Room R115
（国際交流棟 (A12) R115室）

7:45-19:00
Research Facility Tour
(Japan Proton Accelerator
Research Complex: J-PARC
in Tokai-mura, Ibaraki)

13：00-16：00
Lecture 10
Introduction to Advanced
Research with Accelerator
Prof. Koike

13:00-16:00
Lecture and Lab Visit 8
Japanese second sample
return mission: Hayabusa2
Prof. Nakamura

Aoba Memorial Hall (C03)
Room No. 501, School ofEngineering（工学研究科青葉記念会館 501
室）

Earth Science Research Bldg.
(H12) Room 503, School of
Science（理学研究科地球科学 503室）

Kawauchi Campus
Aobayama Campus

Aobayama Campus

WEEK 4AM
9:00 12:00

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

7-Jul

8-Jul

9-Jul

10-Jul11-Jul12-Jul13-Jul

9:00-12:00
Lecture and Lab Visit 11
Introduction to Spintronics
President, Prof. Ohno
Laboratory for Nanoelectronics
and Spintronics (E04)(ナノ・スピン実験施設) A401
Katahira Campus

9：00-12：00
Fastest Paper Clip Motor
Competition 1
Prof. Moriya
Creative Engineering Center(D02)
創造工学研修センター
Aobayama Campus

9:00-12:00
Lecture 12
9:00-12:00
Introduction to Renewable
9:00-12:00
Group Work Session
Energy Systems: Engineering（Preparation for Experimental
Wrap-up Presentation of
and Constructing a Solar
Reports and/or Wrap-up
TSSP 2019
Power Plant
Presentation）
Dr. Jan Martin WARZECHA &Aoba Memorial Hall (C03)
Ms. Shivani MEHTA
Aoba Memorial Hall (C03)
Room No. 501, School ofRoom No. 501, School ofEngineering
Aoba Memorial Hall (C03)
Engineering（工学研究科青葉記念会館 501
Room No. 501, School of室）（工学研究科青葉記念会館 501
Engineering室）（工学研究科青葉記念会館 501
Aobayama Campus室）
Aobayama Campus
Aobayama Campus

Lunch (with TU students)

PM
13:00 16:00

13：00-16：00
Japanese Culture 4
AikidoProf. Fujino
Kawauchi Sub Arena, 3rd Floor(B05)(川内サブアリーナ棟3F)
Kawauchi Campus

Lunch (with TU students)

13：00-16：00
Fastest Paper Clip Motor
Competition 2
Prof. Moriya
Creative Engineering Center(D02)
創造工学研修センター
Aobayama Campus

Lunch (with TU students)

Lunch (with TU students)

Lunch (with TU students)

13:30-15:30
Wrap-up Presentation of
TSSP 2019
Aoba Memorial Hall (C03)
13:00-16:00
Room No. 501, School of
13:00-17:00
Group Work Session
Engineering
Field Work :Introduction to （Preparation for Experimental （工学研究科青葉記念会館 501
Reports and/or Wrap-up
室）
Renewable Energy Systems:
Presentation）
Engineering andAobayama Campus
Constructing a Solar Power
Aoba
Memorial
Hall(C03)
16:00-16:45
Plant
Room
No.
501,
Schoolof
Closing
Ceremony
Dr. Jan Martin WARZECHA &Engineering
17:00-18:30
Ms. Shivani MEHTA（工学研究科青葉記念会館 501
Farewell Party室）( Kurokawa (Solar)
Aoba Memorial Hall (C03)photovoltaic power plant)
Aobayama Campus
Room No. 501, School ofEngineering（工学研究科青葉記念会館 501室）

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Depart from
Sendai4. Outline of Lectures
Lecture #1
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake
Professor Toru MATSUZAWA
Graduate School of Science
Research Center for Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
Research fields
・Natural disaster science
・Solid earth physics
Room: Research Center for Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruption,
Lecture room 1 (Building A (B32), Room No. 205)地震・噴火予知研究観測センター 第一講
義室（A 棟(B32) 205 号室）, Aobayama campus
Outline of the lecture
The M9 Tohoku earthquake on 11 March 2011 had a great impact on theseismologists all over the world.

This is because Tohoku (northeastern Honshu,

Japan) is located in one of the most investigated plate subduction zones and theinterplate coupling was thought to be too weak to generate M9 earthquakes there.
In the lecture, I explain an elementary seismology, what happened in the source
region of the M9 earthquake, and reasons why we failed to anticipate the event.

Lecture and Lab Visit #2
Introduction to aircraft design
Associate Professor, Hisashi NAKAMURA
Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University
Research fields
Combustion engineering
Industrial furnaces and engines (reciprocating, gas turbine, rocket, etc.)
Quantum chemistry
Analytical chemistry12Lecture room:
Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 1st Building (C09), Institute of Fluid Science (流体科学研
究所、第 1 棟 2 階会議室), Katahira Campus
Outline of the lecture
Fundamental knowledge on aerodynamics and structural mechanics required foraircraft design will be introduced. Practical learning will be given through theobservation of flight of paper planes.

Lecture and Lab Visit #3
Symmetry Breaking Create Nature
Assistant Professor Kazuo TANAKA
Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center (CYRIC)
Research Field
Fundamental Physics by using an "exotic" atom
Room: Lecture Room (2nd floor of Molecular Imaging Building (G12)), Cyclotron andRadioisotope Center (CYRIC), （分子イメージング棟(G12) 2 階講義室、サイクロトロン・ラジオ
アイソトープセンター）, Aobayama Campus
Outline of the lecture
There are plenty of parity asymmetries around us, which make our world so unique.
Why is not antimatter observable from the earth? Why is the human heart on the leftside? In this lecture, we focus on breaking of the fundamental symmetries (parity
symmetry, time reversal) which is an origin of asymmetries in nature.

Lecture and Lab Visit #4
Structural Metallic Materials for Industry Innovation
Professor Kyosuke YOSHIMI
Graduate School of Engineering
Department of Materials Science
Research fields
・Structural Materials

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・Ultrahigh-Temperature Materials
・Mechanical Properties and Crystal Lattice Defects
Room: Materials Science and Engineering (B01), Lecture room 2 (Room No. 102)
（工学研究科材料科学棟(B01), 講義室２(102 室)）, Aobayama Campus
Outline of the lecture
Modern iron and steel industry has been established around the middle of the 19th
century, and an extraordinary amount of iron and steel has been enabled to supply
to the human society since then. Nickel-based superalloys were born in the 1940s,
and the aeronautics industry has been dramatically developed in the world sincethen. Nowadays, titanium alloys are making big impacts on many industrial fields
such as not only the automobile and airline industries but also social welfare andmedical services. In this lecture, advanced metallic materials will be introduced,
focusing on structural applications as well as scientific backgrounds.

Lecture and Lab Visit #5
Robotics for Space Exploration
Professor Kazuya YOSHIDA
Graduate School of Engineering
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Space Robotics Laboratory
Research fields
・Space Robotics
・Dynamics and control of orbital free-flying robots
・Mobility/traction mechanics, sensing and navigation of mobile robots
・Development and operation of space flight models of university-based microsatellites
Room
Lecture Room no.4, Lecture Room Building-M.E (A02) in （機械系講義棟（青葉山キャンパ
ス A02）第四講義室）, Aobayama Campus
Outline of the lecture
Robotics is a crucial technology for investigation/exploration of remote and difficultto-access places, such as surface/sub-surface of the Moon and other planets. This14

lecture will provide an introduction to robotics for lunar/planetary exploration fromdifferent aspects such as hardware design, motion mechanics, sensing andnavigation control, and artificial intelligence.

Lecture #6
Historical and Social Approaches to Disaster(1) Study of Japanese historical disaster and culture

Associate Professor Yuichi EBINA
Human and Social Response Research Division
Japanese Disaster Culture
Seminar room S100, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) (災害科学国際研究所セミナー室、S100), Aobayama Campus
Research fields
・Historical disasters.
・Preservation of historical records.
(2) Approaches of Social Sciences to Disaster Mitigation

Associate Professor Sébastien Penmellen Boret
Disaster Information Management and Public Collaboration DivisionInternational Research Promotion OfficeInternational Research Institute of Disaster Sciences (IRIDeS)
Research fields
・Anthropology of Disasters
・Death studies
・Mass Fatality Management
Room: Seminar room S100, International Research Institute of Disaster Science(IRIDeS) (J31) (災害科学国際研究所セミナー室、S100), Aobayama Campus
Outline of the lecture
The lecture about rescue and preservation of historical records in the Great East
Japan Earthquake, and historical disasters research which united history and sciencein IRIDeS.
Demonstration of historical-records preservation. ＊The dress which works easily isrequired.

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Lecture #7
Origin of Life: The early Earth made the first life
Professor Takeshi KAKEGAWA
Natural Resources and Environmental Geochemistry Research Group
Department of Earth Science
Graduate School of Science
Research fields
・Environments and Life on the Early Earth・Origin of Life
Room
Room 513 (1st half)& 503 (2nd half) of Earth Science Research Building (H12), （理学研
究 科 地 球 科 学 系 研 究 棟 （ H12 ） 513 室 、 503 室 ） , Aobayama Campus
http://www.es.tohoku.ac.jp/EN/access/index.html
Outline of the lecture
The Earth was born ca. 4.6 billion years ago.

The earliest Earth was too hot to makethis planet habitable. The Earth started to cool down within billion years, allowing theappearance of the early ocean. Then, building blocks of life, such as amino acids,
started to accumulate in the early oceans, suddenly. However, we do not know
why and how amino acids accumulated in the early oceans. In the first part of mylecture, I introduce varieties of ideas proposed by different scientists, including myself.
Scientists at Tohoku University contributed to finding traces of earliest life from ancient
rocks. As a result, we now know that life was flourished on the Earth by ca. 3.8 billion
years ago. In the second half of my lecture, I introduce how and where we canfind the traces of life in ancient rocks.

Lecture and Lab Visit #8
Japanese second sample return mission: Hayabusa2
Professor Tomoki NAKAMURA
Department of Earth Science
Graduate School of Science16

Research fields
・Early solar system evolution
Room: Room 503 of Earth Science Research Building (H12), （理学研究科地球科学系研
究棟（H12）503 室）, Aobayama Campus
Outline of the lecture
Hayabusa2 mission was developed based on heritage of Hayabusa mission thatrealized first successful recovery of asteroidal sample to the Earth. Hayabusa2
spacecraft was launched in Nov 2014, carried out Earth swing by in Dec 2015, andarrived at C-type asteroid Ryugu in July 2018. Ryugu is classified to C-type asteroids
that are expected to contain water and organic material and thus important objects
for the origin of life and water in the solar system. Observation from the space craft
suggested that Ryugu shows spinning top shape with diameter of 900m and very low
density (1.2 g/cc) (Watanabe et al. 2019), suggesting that Ryugu is not a firstgeneration asteroid but a rubble-pile asteroid formed by re-accretion of impacted
and disrupted first-generation asteroid. The top shape indicates that the asteroid wasrotated much faster than the current rotation period. The reflectance spectra in thevisible and near-infrared wavelength indicate that the surface mineralogicaldistribution seems to be heterogeneous, but most regions show spectra similar topartially dehydrated carbonaceous chondrites, implying that Ryugu surface
material experienced hydration and subsequent dehydration by heating (Sugita etal. 2019: Kitazato et al. 2019). In the lecture, update of the ongoing mission is
introduced.

Lecture and Lab Visit #9
Interactive "Content" Design
Professor Yoshifumi KITAMURA
Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC)
Research fields
・ Human-Computer Interaction
・ Virtual/Augmented Reality
・ 3D User Interface
Room: M531, RIEC Main building (G10)（電気通信研究所本館 5 階 M531 セミナー室）,
Katahira Campus

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Outline of the lecture
As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands, everything around us is coming online andjoining integrated networks. Even everyday items like furniture are going digital. Our
research explores interactions between people, content, systems, and environments
in order to build a world that is not only smarter, but also one that is happier, andbetter integrated. We focus on relationship and interaction in order to achieve
greater harmony.
We view all artifacts, physical and digital, as content. Honouring the uniqueperspectives of people, systems, and the environments they inhabit, we study theinteractions between types of content, with the ultimate goal of formulatingcohesive, holistic, and intuitive approaches that promote efficiency, ease of use,and effective communication. We focus on content design to enhance living.
I will describe and demonstrate our recent efforts on realizing this vision.

Lecture #10
Introduction to Advances Researches with Accelerators
Associate Professor Takeshi KOIKE
Institute for Excellence in Higher Education
Graduate School of Science
Research Field
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Nuclear structure and nuclei with strangenessRoom: Aoba Memorial Hall (C03) Room No. 501, School of Engineering,（工学研究科青葉記念会館

501 室）, Aobayama Campus

Outline of the lecture
As its name suggests, an accelerator is a device to accelerate various particles tohigh energy and provide beams of such particles for scientific research as well as
application to medical and industrial fields. In the first half of the lecture, working
principle of an accelerator and different types of accelerators will be explained. In
the second half, some of various researches conducted at Japan Proton
Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) in our field trip will be discussed.

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Lecture and Lab Visit #11
Introduction to Spintronics
President, Professor Hideo OHNO
Tohoku University
Research fields
・Electron/electric material engineering(Properties of Semiconductors)
・Electronic device/electronic equipment(Semiconductor Devices)
・Applied physical properties/crystal engineering(Semiconductor Crystal Growth)
Room: Laboratory for Nanoelectronics and Spintronics (E04) (ナノ・スピン実験施設
A401), Katahira Campus
Outline of the lecture
Spintronics is an emerging field that utilizes both spin and charge to realize newfunctions. I will discuss about the nonvolatile spintronic memory as an example; its
basic operating principle and how it can make next generation VLSI’s “greener”.

Lecture #12
Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems: Engineering andConstructing a Solar Power Plant
Jan Martin WARZECHA Ph.D. (Physics)
Representative Director, juwi Shizen Energy Inc. & juwi Shizen Energy Operation Inc.,Tokyo, Japan

Shivani MEHTA
Engineering Department, juwi Shizen Energy, Inc., Fukuoka, Japanjuwi Shizen Energy Inc. is a joint venture of globally acting juwi group (Germany)and Shizen Energy group (Japan). Both mother companies are active indevelopment, construction and operation of renewable Energy power plants
based on PV and other technologies.
Room: Aoba Memorial Hall (C03) Room No. 501, School of Engineering（工学研究科
青葉記念会館 501 室), Aobayama Campus

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What impact has the tremendous progress of photovoltaic technology for theadvances of renewable energy? How can we understand the markets and thedevelopments? What experiences have we made?
We will structure the overview in following chapters:● Short introduction of juwi Shizen Energy and the vision of 100% RE● Development of PV industry globally and in Japan● Cost development of PV generated power● Integrating PV plants into the electricity grid
● Specifics of Japan's PV industry
Outline of the lecture (part II):
What does it take to construct a megasolar power plant? How can we optimize theplant for both energy output and equipment and construction costs? Let’s gothrough the steps it takes and the important factors to consider when building aphotovoltaic power plant.
This lecture will give you more insight into…
● Basic physics and applied physics engineering aspects of renewable energy
systems● Geographical and meteorological parameters of the plant● Major design considerations from the solar panels all the way to the gridconnection where the energy is fed into the grid
● What the main factors are to consider for the equipment of the solar power plant● How to simulate the design using the simulation software PVSyst● General costs for components and construction● What to consider when it is actually time for construction
Once we have these ideas in mind, we will take a look at a megasolar power plant.
Outline of the lecture (planned, part III):
Being constructed at Kurokawa we see all the above conditions coming together.
Finally, we will have the opportunity to see the energy generation of a plant that has
already been constructed via the monitoring system that is typically set up for all
plants.
Above lecture parts will give you a greater sense of what all it takes to engineer,construct and operate a photovoltaic power plant.

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Japanese language LectureInteractive Japanese language
Huja BACKLEY, Yuna MIKOTA
Lecturer, Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Tohoku University
Room: Aobayama Commons (J41) Lecture Room No. 3 & 10, School of Agricultural
Science（農学研究科青葉山コモンズ第 3 及び第 10 講義室）Aobayama Campus
Outline of the lecture
The purposes of the Japanese classes are (1) to help students communicate withfellow students on campus and with local people during their short stay in Sendai, (2)to promote an understanding of Japanese language and culture.

Students will

gain a basic knowledge of the Japanese sound and writing systems, and acquirebasic communication skills such as greetings, asking and answering basic questions
in order to introduce themselves and their own country/town.

This course isdesigned for novices. Students are required to actively participate in classroom
activities.

Instructors will assess how actively students are participating and how

much they achieve the objectives of each class.

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Japanese Culture 1: Japanese Flower Arrangement (Kadou)
Professor Ying CHEN
School of Engineering
Research fields
・Condensed Matter Physics
・Computational Materials Science
・Materials Design Science
Room
Education and Student Support Center (A01), 4F MainConference Room（教育学生
総合支援センター 4 階大会議室）, Kawauchi Campus
Outline of the lecture
Let’s take the opportunity to experiencesomething authentically Japanese!
Ikebana, the Japanese flower
arrangement, has been appreciated sincealmost 600 years ago, and you are at theentrance of a traditional as well as creative
world of Ikebana. Anybody can enjoy theprocess of mere flowers being sublimed to a
type of art. In addition to flowers, green
plants play an important part to make theworld richer and denser.
You will learn techniques such as fixing
materials in a vase, cutting off unwanted
leaves and twigs, curving materials and soon. Use your imagination, and decorate theroom with flowers of calm and quite
beauty.

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Japanese Culture 2: Rinnou-ji (temple) and Shikan taza (zazen
for its own sake)Rinnou-ji is a temple of Soto sect in Japanese zen Buddhism. Much information canbe found in https://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/ Soto sect was founded by Zen
master, Dogen upon returning to Japan from China at age 28. In China he has
attained enlightenment (satori) under the Zen master, Nyojyo. It is worthwhile tomention that he brought no scrolls of Buddha teaching from China when it had beencustomarily for high priests studying in China to do otherwise. Their journeys must havebeen dangerous enough to risk their lives through rough ocean path by ships. Instead
he has expressed his own thoughts and experiences of zen meditation and Buddhism
in Japanese. Soto sect emphasizes paying full attention to every aspect of your life.
Be it eating, talking and meeting with others, studying, playing and goes on. Whenyou enter the temple, you might see a sign written in Chinese character as 脚下照顧
(Kyakka Shyoko, look at your feet) What does it mean? How do you enter the hall as
you take off your shoes?
Also the sect approaches act of Zazen (zen sitting) as end itself instead of path toenlightenment. In other words, you have no purpose when sitting other than paying
attention to each breath (只管打坐, Shikan taza) with proper posture. Dogen statesthat when you let yourself come out to be truly as your being through meditation (身心脱落、shinjin-daturaku), you will experience will oneness with the whole universe or“satori”.
In sprit of Zen, a tea ceremony holds a special meaning. Your host does her/his best
to make a cup of tea for you, the hosted. You then will truly put yourself to savor theoffering. It is an elevated act of fully paying attention to your meeting. (一期一会,
every meeting is just one and the one only)
After all, let us forget all that and just enjoy the meditation, the moment, and the tea.
How to do Zazen: https://global.sotozennet.or.jp/eng/practice/zazen/howto/index.html

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Japanese Culture 3: Calligraphy (Shodou)
Professor Yumiko WATANABE
Global Learning Center, Institute for Excellence in Higher Education
Department of Earth Science, Graduate School of Science
Research fields
・Environments and Life on the Early Earth・Astrobiology
RoomInternational Exchange Building(A12) Room R115（国際交流棟 R115 室）, Kawauchi
CampusOutline of the lecture
Shodou is the art of Japanese calligraphy. It has developed a unique style thatmainly depends on the written characters of the Japanese language. Shodou wasstrongly influenced by Chinese calligraphy at the early stage. However, after theinvention of Hiragana and Katakana, which are unique Japanese writing systems,
Japanese calligraphy developed its own distinctive look.
The basic tools for Shodou are as follows:

brush (筆：fude)

inkstick (墨：sumi)

inkstone (硯：suzuri)paper (和紙：washi)

Japanese students of Tohoku University will
help you learn how to write with the unique
Shodou tools. You will take your work with you
http://www.naraya-honpo.com/images_mt/%E7%AD%86.jpg

as a souvenir for your family or friends.

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Japanese Culture 4: Japanese Martial Arts (Aikidou)
Professor Yutaka FUJINO
Research fields
・Materials Science and Engineering
・Ion Beam Analysis and Surface Modification Engineering
Room
Kawauchi Sub Arena, 3rd Floor (B05) (川内サブアリーナ棟 3F), Kawauchi Campus
Outline of the lectureInthecourse,students

learnJapanese culture through practiceof Aikidou, a Japanese martial way(budo)

developedby

Morihei

Ueshiba (often referred to as 'OSensei' or 'Great Teacher' by his
title). Morihei Ueshiba developed
Aikido, drawing on the rich history of
the martial traditions of Japan andrefining them into a wholly new
system for the future. On thetechnical side, Aikido is, in this way,rooted in several styles of jujutsu,
traditional Japanese martial arts, (inwhich

modern

Judo

is

also

originated), in particular Daito-ryu(aiki)jujutsu, as well as sword andspear fighting arts.

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5. Field Trips
Field trip to City of Shiroishi
June 25, Tuesday 8:30-17:00
Shiroishi city is a city south of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture. Here you will visit somehistorical Japanese architecture and observe and try yourself the traditional
craftsmanship. Of course, enjoy the local cuisine, Shiroishi style Japanese wheat
noodle, Wumen.
8:30: departure
9:30 – 11:30: Visit to Shiroishi castle (try putting on Samurai armors and helmet, andkimono)
12:00-13:00: lunch at Japanese traditional noodle shop (savor a local Shiroishi stylewheat noodle Wumen)
13:30 – 14:45: Visit to Japanese swordsmith shop (Mr. Akimori Miyagi, Japanese sword(Katana) master or Katana-kaji in Japaense)
15:30-16:00: Visit to a local Japanese wood doll (Kokeshi) museum to paint your own
Kokeshi doll.
17:00 arrival at the hotel

Field trip to Ichinoseki city and Toyota automobile factoryin Ohira village
June 27, Thursday 8:00-16:30
We will visit a traditional Japanese craftsmanship in city of Ichino-seki which is locatednorth of Sendai and in Iwate prefecture. Ichino-seki is rich in history where a series ofhistorical sites such as Motsu-ji (temple) and Tyuson-ji (temple) is designated as theworld heritage site are nearby. Then we will return to Miyagi prefecture to visit anautomobile factory of Toyota Co, one of the major drivers of Japanese industry.
8:00 departure
9:30-11:00 Visit to traditional Japanese dye house. Get hands on experience by dying
your own face towel
13:30-15:20 Visit to a factory of Toyota Motor Co.at Ohira village located north of
Sendai in Miyagi prefecture. Proper clothing for safety reason in the factory is
required. Please see further information on
16:30: arrival at the hotel

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Field trip to Disaster-affected area:
Experience in disaster affected areas
July 3, Wednesday 8:30-18:00
Professor Takeshi KAKEGAWA
Natural Resources and Environmental Geochemistry Research Group
Department of Earth Science
Graduate School of Science
Research fields
・Environments and Life on the Early Earth・Origin of Life
Destinations and Schedule
Sendai (8:30)- Utatsu (10:30) - Minimi Sanriku (12:30 lunch) - Arahama elementary
school in Sendai (15:30) - Yuriage (16:30)- Sendai
Outline of the fieldwork
March 11th of 2011 becomes unforgettable date for people in the Tohoku region. The
earthquake hit Sendai at 14: 46 p.m. on that day. Around 4 p.m., Tsunami washedaway cities and towns along the Pacific coast, sacrificing about 20000 people’s life.
Such tragedies may happen anytime
allover the world. One of duties hereat Tohoku University is to keep telling
people what we learned from the
March 11th disaster, so that peoplecanpreparefor

futurenaturaldisasters.
In this filed excursion, we will visit
ruined towns by Tsunami at several localities and see how they are recovering. For
instance, significant amounts of new landfill changed the view of Minami Sanriku
town, and local people started to build new houses at high elevation areas. At
Arahama, there was a 4th floored elementary school. Tsunami reached to 2nd floor.
Many local people escaped to upper floors and stayed there for a few days until a
rescue team arrived.

This building is now becoming a museum to tell what

happened on March 11th. You may experience how danger Tsunami was. We will
have a group discussion for strategies to rebuild towns during this field excursion.

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Field Trip to GINAX (Fukushima) and J-PARC (Tokai)
July 5, Friday 7:45-19:00
10:00-11:00

Animation Museum(GAINAX Fukushima)

13:30-16:30 Guided tour of J-PARC
16:30-19:00 Back to our hotel
GINAX Fukushima (amination museum)
Animation studio Gainax (Neon Genesis
Evangelion,

GurrenLagann,Panty&

Stocking with Garterbelt) has opened a newstudio and museum in Miharu, Fukushima
since March, 2015. Gainax established the"Fukushima Gainax" managing company to
run the new location. The newly-establishedbranch will be taking more commissioned
work from overseas. Locals hope that themuseum and studio will draw tourists from abroad as well as from within Japan, andhelp revive Fukushima tourism in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasterin 2011. The new studio and museum makes use of a closed junior high schoolbuilding.
Some of the works can be viewed at https://www.guruttokoriyama.com/detail/item_480.html
Japan Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC)
J-PARC consists of a series of world-class proton accelerators and the experimental
facilities that make use of the high-intensity proton beams. Open to users fromaround the world. J-PARC is a multi-purpose and multidisciplinary facility that is
unique in the variety of secondary-particle beams produced and put to use in
cutting-edge research across a wide range of scientific fields. Neutron, pion, kaon
and neutrino beams are all produced at J-PARC via collisions between the proton
beams and target materials (spallation reactions). The applications of these beams
include fundamental nuclear and particle physics, materials and life science, andnuclear technology.
It is the intensity of the secondary-particle beams that makes J-PARC special.
Responding to the ever-increasing demands of modern experiments, the highintensity makes possible the impossible and unlocks the door to new and exciting
research endeavors.

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A 55 エコラボ Ecollab.

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Environmental Strength Research Laboratory-M.E.
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工学部管理棟[医工学研究科]
カタールサイエンスキャンパスホール
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Administration Office - School of Engineering [Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering]
Qatar Science Campus Hall

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学際科学フロンティア研究所

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Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences
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生活環境早期復旧技術研究センター 研究棟

Research building of research center for remediation engineering ofliving environments contaminated with radioisotopes

放射性同位元素実験室 Radioisotope Laboratory
先進核融合炉工学総合実験棟 Integrated Laboratory for Advanced Fusion Reactor Engineering
生活環境早期復旧技術研究センター 実験棟
Laboratory building of research center for remediation engineering ofliving environments contaminated with radioisotopes

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教育研究基盤支援棟6 E 1 Education and Research Base Support Building 6号館

J 02 レアメタル総合棟
Laboratory for Rare Metal Research

J 03 レジリエント社会機構イノベーションセンター

教育研究基盤支援棟10 E 5 Education and Research Base Support Building 10
教育研究基盤支援棟11 E 6 Education and Research Base Support Building 11
教育研究基盤支援棟12 E 7 Education and Research Base Support Building 12

Innovation Center for Creation of a Resilient Society

D 10 電子情報システム・応物系1号館 Electrical, Information and Physics Engineering Building No.1

Fast Neutron Laboratory

J 04 未来産業技術共同研究館
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1号館別館 Building No.1 Annex

臨界未満実験装置室[量子エネルギー科学館] Subcritical Assembly

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警備員室 Guardroom

Cafe
教育研究基盤支援棟7 E 2

Education and Research Base Support Building 7

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自動体外式除細動器AED

CAMPUS MAP | TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Research Center for
Prediction of Earthquakes andVolcanic Eruption,
Building A(B32)33

Map data ©2019

Cyclotron and Radioisotope
Center (CYRIC)

Graduate School of Science
Earth Science
Research Bldg.(H12)34

Kawauchi Sub Arena(B05)

International Exchange Building(A12)Student Laboratories(A06)
Education and Student
SupportCenter (A01)35

Institute of Fluid Science
1st Building (C09)36

Laboratory for Nanoelectronics andSpintronics (E04)

RIEC Main building(G10)37

Aobayama Commons (J41)7. Accommodation and Transportation
Hotel Pearl City Sendai
Address
2-8-9 Ichiban-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, JAPANTEL：022-262-8711
FAX：022-268-3942

The hotel is giving a discounted rate for TSSP. The breakfast will be provided by thehotel, and cleaning and new towels will also be provided every day. Englishspeaking hotel staff may be available at the front desk.
Check-In / Check-Out
A single room at Hotel Pearl City Sendai is reserved for each participant during theperiod of TSSP (check in: June 17, check out: July14). You can check in from 3:00
pm and must check out by 10:00 am.
Laundry and Internet Access
There will be free internet access in your room and coin-operated laundry machines(200 JPY) and driers (100JPY/ 30 min.) in first basement.
AccessWalk about 3 minutes from the subway station of Aoba Dori Ichibancho (Subway
Tozai Line) and find out the Hotel Pearl City Sendai.
From Sendai Station to Aoba Dori Ichibancho station
2 minutes by the Subway (Subway Tozai Line), subway fare: 200 JPY
From Aoba Dori Ichibancho station to Aobayama Station (Aobayama Campus)
7 minutes by the Subway (Subway Tozai Line) , subway fare: 250 JPY
How to Ride the Subway
1. Entry via the Automatic Ticket Gate
All tickets on the subway are read via the automatic ticket gate. Please enterusing the ticket, pass, icsca or SUICA you have purchased.

Touch IC Reader in SUICA

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2. When Waiting for a Train(1) Please make sure there is plenty of space between you and the opening of theAutomatic Platform Gate.
(2) Do not lean on the Automatic Platform Gate.
(3) Do not lean over the Automatic Platform Gate or stand objects against thegate.
(4) Please don't run to catch your train because it is very dangerous.
On the Tozai Line, trains heading for Arai stop at Platform 1, while trains heading for
Yagiyama Zoological Park stop at Platform 2. At the transfer hub in Sendai Station,
trains heading for Arai stop at Platform 3, while trains heading for Yagiyama
Zoological Park stop at Platform 4.

Aoba-dori Ichibancho station

Sendai Station

Touch IC Reader in SUICA

3. Exiting via the Automatic Ticket Gate

Kawauchi Station

Aobayama Station

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Related links- Narita International Airport: http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/- Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport): http://www.tokyo-airport-bldg.co.jp/en/- East Japan Railway (JR East): http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/- Tokyo Monorail: http://www.tokyo-monorail.co.jp/english/- Keisei Skyliner: http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.html

The simplest way to get to Sendai is by direct flight to Sendai Airport. Another option is to fly into Narita
International Airport or Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport) and travel the rest of the distance by train.

Getting to Sendai

A. Arrival in Sendai

8. Other Information

B. Access to your Accommodations

You will be staying at Hotel Pearl City Sendai, located 15 minutes on foot, or approximately 5 minutes bytaxi, from Sendai Station. The taxi stand is located on the 1st floor of Sendai Station. Please follow the directions
and the access map below to get to the hotel on your own.

Hotel Pearl City Sendai（ホテルパールシティ仙台）
Address: 2-8-9, Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai/ Tel: 022-262-8711
Hotel website: https://www.pearlcity.jp/sendai/en/ Check-in: 14:00/Check-out: 11:00

Access Map from Sendai Station to Hotel Pearl City Sendai
Sendai City Ha ll

Omachi
Nishikoen Sta.

Minamimach Dori Ave.

●FORUS

Atago Kamisugi Dori Ave.

Aoba Dori Ave.

Kokubuncho Ave.

Hirose Dori Ave.

Ichibancho Dori Shopping Arcade

Jozenji Dori Ave.

Higashi Nibancho Dori Ave.

Bansui Dori Ave.

Nishi Koen Dori Ave.

HIROSE RIVER

Sendai Subway
Tozai Line
To Yagiyama
Zoological
Park●●FUJISAKI ●Aeon

AER●
PARCO●

Sendai Station
仙台駅●SAKURANO(Cl osed)

Aobadori
Ichibancho Sta.

Sendai Sta.
●LOFT

Wes t gate

PARCOII●

Hotel Pearl
City Sendai
Tohoku University
Katahira Campus◆Tourist Info

Access from Sendai Station
By Subway
Get on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line from JR Sendai Station. The JR station and subway station are connected,
so please follow the signs and instructions at the station. Take the Tozai Line subway bound for Yagiyama
Zoological Park and get off at Aobadori-Ichibancho. Hotel Pearl City Sendai is located 3-min. by foot from
Aobadori-Ichibancho station.
On Foot
Take the pedestrian deck on the 2nd floor of Sendai Station and walk along Minamimachi Dori for approximately
15 minutes until you see Kokubuncho Dori. Turn left and you will see the hotel on the right side.

Access to Aobayama Campus from Hotel
By Subway
You can take the subway from Aobadori Ichibancho (or Omachi Nisikoen) station to Aobayama station. Take the
Subway bound to “Yagiyama Zoological Park”, and get off at “Aobayama” station. After get off the Aobayama
station, go to South 1 exit and walk for 10 minutes, you will get center square
From Omachi Nishikoen to Aobayama (JPY 200, 6 minutes)

Aobayama Campus map
https://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/media/files/pdf/campusmap.pdf
Interactive Map https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/map/en/?f=AY_C01
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To get to Aobayama Campus, go down Aoba Dori towards the Hirose River. Cross the Ohashi Bridge and walkalong the Sendai International Center on the right side, then turn right, and walk until you see the International
Center subway station. Then turn left and keep going straight and you will see Kawauchi Campus on the rightside. To get to Aobayama Camupus from the Kawauchi Campus, keep going straight and you will get to a 3-way
junction, then turn to the left side and climb a little hill, you will see a traffic signal. Cross the road, you can get
the center square. It takes approximately 45- 50 minutes.

C. Cash Withdrawal.
Japan Post Bank
You can withdraw money with your overseas bank/credit card at any Japan Post Bank ATM in Japan. Withdrawal
charges might be deducted for this service.
If you have any questions on ATMs and Cash Withdrawal, please refer to the following website:
http://www.jp-bank.japanpost.jp/en/ias/en_ias_index.html
Seven Bank
You can withdraw cash at any Seven Bank machine at 7-Eleven convenience stores.
The cards you can use for withdrawal at Seven Bank are limited; you can easily find 7-Eleven convenience storesin the city of Sendai.
For more info, please visit the following website:
http://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/index2.html
Foreign Banks
There are no ATMs of foreign banks in Sendai.
Note: There is two Travelex shops for foreign currency exchange in the Sendai city center.
http://sup.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/pre/money_en.html

D. JASSO Scholarship
A JASSO scholarship of JPY 80,000 will be provided to qualified participants. You will be given the scholarshipmoney on Monday, July 1st at Kawauchi campus.
Please note that recipients of the scholarship are expected to complete the entire program. Students might beasked to return the scholarship in case of unsatisfactory participation in the program. Please remember you will
be required to submit the designated reporting forms provided on the final day of the program.

E. Insurance
There is no Japanese travel insurance available to cover your stay in Japan.
BEFORE you come to Japan please make sure to obtain travel insurance that covers the duration of your stay.
The insurance should cover death and medical expenses. It is also strongly recommended that your insurance
has a general liability policy. Tohoku University shall not bear any responsibility for injuries, medical treatment,
damage to property, or robbery.
It is YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY to cover any medical expenses and accidents, and usually you CANNOT use
credit cards for medical payments in Japan.
Japan is well known as one of the safest countries in the world, but it is still necessary to be prepared for
unexpected incidents at all times.
Students are required to send us a photocopy of their insurance documents via online form no later than June 3.

F. General Information on Tohoku University
Please refer to the following website for general information on Tohoku University.
English version: http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/

G. Contact Information

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Hotel Pearl City Sendai
2-8-9 Ichiban-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-0811, Japan/ Phone: 022-262-8711
Police: 110

Ambulance and Fire Department: 119

Tohoku University Global Learning Center
Address: 41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai
Phone: +81-22-795-3247 (TSSP) 9 :00 am to 5 :00 pm (JST/Mon. to Fri.)
Mobile: 080-2812-4749 (Available only during the program period)
Email: tssp@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
URL: http://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/short/tssp/
Professor in charge: Yoshitaka Kasukabe, Global Learning Center
TSSP Program Coordinator: Akiko Eguchi, Student Exchange Division

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Tohoku University
Established in 1907 as Tohoku Imperial University by consolidating an agricultural college
and a science college, Tohoku University is the third oldest former Imperial University after
Tokyo and Kyoto.
Tohoku University is well known for its open and progressive policies. It was the first Imperial
University to admit women and international students, and also pioneered in opening auniversity by offering public lectures. Already in 1911, Tohoku University graduated its firstinternational students, thus becoming the Japanese university with the longest history ofinternational graduates. All of these were epoch-making events in the history of Japanesehigher education. The “Spirit of Open Doors” remains alive within the tradition of Tohoku
University. Along with this spirit, the University has placed a high value on the “Spirit of Search
for Truth” and emphasized original and creative research. Thus Tohoku University is known
for its strong orientation toward academic research.
In the years following its establishment, Tohoku University has grown into an institution that
includes the fields of medicine, science, and engineering among others. Currently the
University has ten undergraduate and fifteen graduate schools, and five research institutes.
The current student body consists of over 18,000 students, including roughly 2,200
international students from 93 countries. All these students are studying and enjoying theircampus life at five campuses spread in Sendai: Katahira, Kawauchi, Aobayama, Seiryo and
New Aobayama campuses.

Global Learning Center
Institute for Excellence in Higher Education

Tohoku University
41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai
980-8576 Japan
https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/