Hello FromAobayama
No.4

School of Engineering

Oct. 30, 2015

Tohoku University

Research Highlight

From Heat to Sound and Sound to Heat

Thermoacoustics has been observed and known for centuries, but the use of this phenomenon to develop
engines and cooling pumps is fairly recent. It combines the fields of acoustics and thermodynamics to moveheat by using sound waves. Professor Biwa and his team at the School of Engineering are engaged inresearch to deepen the understanding of and find practical applications for this phenomenon. Actually, thisphenomenon has already found its way into practical applications such as a thermoacoustic refrigerator for
the Space Shuttle and gas liquefaction processing. However, it has been limited to niche applications. The
potential of such technology is extremely appealing and further improvement might lead to a moresustainable society.

Research Highlight

The Dawn of Spintronics

For more than a century, Tohoku University has been a leading research institution
in the field of magnetic materials and gave birth to various breakthroughs such as
the hard disk drive. It is thus natural that, since the discovery of giant magneto
resistance in 1988, Tohoku University has been engaged in spintronics research,science dealing with the spin of charged particles at the root of phenomena suchas ferromagnetism. Spintronics has grown into a discipline of its own and theSchool of Engineering has been at the cutting edge of research in this field. We
invite the reader to discover more about this topic at the website of the Tohoku
University Research News of Engineering (TUNE) at http://tune.eng.tohoku.ac.jp.

Student Interview: Luis Aparicio (Venezuela) Quest for the Ultimate Energy Source
Luis Aparicio seized the opportunity to visit Professor Hashizume and Professor
Ito at the Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering of Tohoku
University during his first visit to Japan in August 2012. This experience settled
his determination to come back to Japan one day as a graduate student. After
his return to Venezuela and his graduation from Rafael Urdaneta University,where he specialized in electrical engineering, he decided to apply for a MEXT
Scholarship for graduate students offered by the Japanese Government and is
now working on new ways to design superconducting magnets (necessary forthe confinement of plasma in nuclear fusion reactor) using high-temperature
superconductor technology.

Aobayama Subway Station

At a Handful of Minutes from Sendai

The wait will be over on December 6th with the opening of the new Tozai subwayline. Commuting between the city and the School of Engineering will be greatly
improved with Sendai Station being less than 10 minutes from the heart of theAobayama Campus. It will actually take exactly 9 minutes and 250 yen to comefrom Sendai Station. Aobayama station is an underground station of the newSendai Tozai subway line, whose platform is on the 6th floor underground andaccessible by elevator and a series of escalators. The Tozai line will be thesecond subway line in Sendai. It will run from Yagiyama Zoological Park in thewest through the city center to the eastern suburbs, will be approximately 14
kilometers long and will have 13 stations, all underground.

Detailed web version: http://newsletter.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/
Editor: Division of International Education and Exchange, School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Publisher: Yasushi Uematsu, Associate Dean, School of Engineering
Contact: office@ied.eng.tohoku.ac.jp
6-6-0４ Aramaki-aza-aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, 980-8579, Japan. Tel / Fax: +81-22-795-3452

Campus NewsOPEN CAMPUS 2015

On July 29th and 30th, the Schoolof the Engineering opened wide its
doors. This year the open campus
attracted more than 8000 visitors,
mainly high school students insearch of information for their
future educational paths. It is auniqueopportunity
tovisitresearch laboratories and discover
the research that is being
conducted at the School ofEngineering.

TESP 2015

For the sixth year, the Tohoku
University Engineering Summer
Program on Robotics (TESP) was
held from July 27 to August 7.
This yearʼs program attracted
more than 50 participants from26 different countries. During 2weeks, the summer program
offered various lectures given in
English by worldclass professors
in the field of robotics and several
extra activities to immerse theparticipants in Japanese culture.

THE LAB. JACKETS

It is common to spot groups ofstudents wandering around theAobayama campus at about noon
wearing the same clothes. They
actually belong to the samelaboratory and wear the same
personalized jacket with a mottoand logo related to their field of
research on the back.

Hello From

Aobayama

Study in Japan! Study in Tohoku University!

Exchange, Double/Joint Degree
Programs for International Students in PartnerUniversities Overseas
Exchange Programs
JYPE (Junior Year Program in English)
https://www.cefix.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/ASEP/JYPE/index.html
Junior year students can enroll in exchange programs for one year/semester of study at Tohoku
University. Courses are provided in fields of science, engineering and agriculture. All lectures aregiven in English. The core course of this program is the Individual Research Training course.
DEEP (Direct Enrollment Education Program)
http://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/cms/index-e.cgi?pg=100915122927=p#DeepSpecial Auditing Students [Undergraduate & Graduate]: Students can take regular courses,
almost all of which are conducted in Japanese.
Special Research Students [Graduate]: Students can do research under the supervision ofacademic advisors at Tohoku University.
COLABS (Cooperative Laboratory Study Program)
https://www.cefix.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/ASEP/COLABS/index.html
Students can join research training in assigned research laboratories based on collaboration ofprofessors at Tohoku University and its partner universities.

Double Degree Programs
http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/academics/double̲degree̲program.html
Students can acquire graduate degrees at both Tohoku University and its partner universities.
We have Double Degree Programs now with institutions in France and Sweden: Ecole Centrale
Group (France), INSA de Lyon (France), KTH (Sweden).

Joint Education Program
http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/academics/double̲degree̲program.html
Students can acquire two degrees at Tohoku University and Tsinghua University (China).

Degree Programs for International Students●●International Doctoral Degree Program in
Engineering, Information Sciences,Environmental Studies and Biomedical
Engineering:
Course starts: Oct. 1
Application Deadline: Late May
Contact: eng-in@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
http://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/english/admission/procedure/doctoral.html
International Materials Science andEngineering Course (IMSE):
Course starts: Oct. 1
Application Deadline: Early Jan.
Contact: eng-in@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
http://g30.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/imse/●●

International Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering Course (IMAC-G)
Master , Doctoral course:
Course Starts: Oct. 1
Application Deadline: Mid. Apr.
Contact: imac-g@mech.tohoku.ac.jp
http://g30.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/imac/

Academic Exchange Agreementswith Foreign Institutions
Tohoku University Level
Foreign Institutions with AcademicExchange Agreements: 185
http://www.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/kokusai/exchangej/scientificj/f2-1.html
School of Engineering Level
Foreign Institutions with Academic
Exchange Agreements: 69
http://www.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/
kokusai/exchangej/scientificj/f2-2.html

Regular Degree Programs
International students can also apply(in English) to the degree programs
which most Japanese students take.
Please find details from the website
below
http://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
admission/programs.html

Tohoku University Alumni“Shuyukai”

The alumni association aims topromote interaction and exchange
among its members , thus
strengthening ties to the Tohoku
University community. The Alumni
Association holds Home Coming Days
as well as regional gatherings toprovide alumni association members
the opportunity to connect andremain in touch with Tohoku
University. Please find the information
on exchange events.
http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/alumni/
index.html

International Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering Course (IMAC-U)
Bachelor course:
Course Starts: Oct. 1
The Application Guide for the IMAC-U course(October 2016 enrollment) will be announced
in late October 2015.
Contact: imac-u@mech.tohoku.ac.jp
https://www.fgl.tohoku.ac.jp/

Detailed web version: http://newsletter.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/
Editor: Division of International Education and Exchange, School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Publisher: Yasushi Uematsu, Associate Dean, School of Engineering
Contact: office@ied.eng.tohoku.ac.jp
6-6-0４ Aramaki-aza-aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, 980-8579, Japan. Tel / Fax: +81-22-795-3452