UGSAS-GU NEWSLETTERThe United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University

Issue 10January to December, 2021

The 9thInternational Roundtable Meeting（November 10 online）

The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science (UGSAS)
held (Wednesday, November 10) "The 9th IC-GU12
Roundtable Meeting" with the participation of "InternationalConsortium of Universities in South and Southeast Asia for
the Doctoral Education in Agricultural Science andBiotechnology (IC-GU 12; comprising 20 universities from 9
countries in South and Southeast Asia including Japan)." In
the Roundtable Meeting, 27 academic staff from 16 partner
universities discussed the stateof online classes
conducted ateach university
and online educational collaboration amongfaculty and staff.

Forest Ecology and Management
International Symposium（November 10-11 on and offline）
In the two-day, on-and-offline Symposium, Head organizer
by Prof. Toshiyuki Ohtsuka, River Basin Research Center,
invited four respected researchers, Assoc. Prof. Miyako
Nakagawa, Nagoya University, Assoc. Prof. Sasitorn
Poungparn, Chulalongkorn University, Assoc. Prof. Atsuhiro
Iio, Shizuoka University and Dr. So Hanaoka, Director,
Hokkaido Regional Breeding Office, Forest Tree Breeding
Center gave their keynote speeches over forest ecology andmanagement. It was followed by presentations by 15
researchersand discussions. Many ofUGSAS alumni
and researchers in IC-GU12
member university joined
and active Q&A
session wasconducted.

MESSAGE from DEAN
Welcome to the 10th issue of UGSAS-GU Newsletter. This

year marked 30th year of the establishment of UGSAS. First,
I would like to show my sincere appreciation to whom concerned at Gifu University, Shizuoka University and Shinshu
University that was formerly a constituent university. Evenfor moderately sized national universities such as Gifu University and Shizuoka University, sturdy education based onsteady research is essential and I believe UGSAS has contributed to the progress in agricultural sciences and the fosterage of professionals. Since the establishment, as of 2020,UGSAS has awarded the degree to 926 students and researchers and many of them play an active role in each ex-pertise. I promise to make every effort to develop UGSAS asa center of doctoral education in agricultural science. I appreciate your continued support.
Well, though many things proceed very slowly due toCOVID-19, we begin to recover our usual campus life suchas “not may but a few foreign students have arrived in Gifuand Shizuoka”, “face to face classes have started”, and“research has been carried out like before.” In November aroundtable and a symposium of IC-GU12 were held online.
They are very keys to develop IC-GU12 together with RAS(Reviews in Agricultural Science) and Lab Stations, I believe.
So, we are planning to hold them also in next year. Anotherbig news is that Dr. Anita Maya Sutedja was awarded double
degrees from IPB and GU, who is a first achiever of the double degree program. I hope her future success in researchand expect her to be a bridge between Indonesia and Japan.
In this issue, we will introduce such unique activities toeveryone who is active in Japan and overseas. I would bepleased if you give any valuable comments on the development in our New Normal.

Ken HIRAMATSU, PhD
DEAN

In the afternoon of November 11, "Online Poster Session" wascohosted by the River Basin Research Center, Gifu University at
which 21 students made their poster presentations. Of them, five
students were presented with the "Best Poster Award."

Completion Ceremony
March 15 & September 17
The number of students who received
the doctoral diploma from March to Dec.
2021 are as follows;
March: 17 students（7 intel. Students included)
June: 1 student（1）Sep.: 4 students（4）Dec.: 1 student（1）Poster Presentation Award
Muhammad Arifin: D2
Cicih Sugianti: D2
Shiamita Kusuma Dewi : BWEL

Haoliang Cai: D2

Wenjiao Li: BWEL

Entrance Ceremony

The 6th International Conference on Climate
Change (ICCC) （May 25 on online）
The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science (UGSAS) and Sebelas
Maret University (Indonesia) jointly hosted the 6th International
Conference on Climate Change 2021(ICCC) on Tuesday, May 25, 2021
through Zoom video conferencing platform. The theme of the conference
was; "Environmental Perspective in Understanding the Effects of Climate
Change on Immune System Modulation in Organisms."
From the UGSAS, Professor Ken Hiramatsu (UGSAS Dean) and Professor
Masato Yayota attended. After an opening speech by Professor
Hiramatsu, Professor Yayota gave his keynote speech titled, "Climate
Change and Cattle: Heatstress, Immune system andProduction." It was followedby six presentations byinvited guests. They included
Professor A.H.M. Nurun Nabifrom the University of Dhaka(Bangladesh) who is a UGSAS
graduate, and Professor
Mohammad Nasir Uddin from
Texas A&M Health Science
Center (USA), etc. A total of
117 people madepresentations as keynote
speakers or lecturers for
multiple sessions. In total,
223 people attended theconference.

April 9 & October 4
UGSAS welcomed new students at theceremony, and the number of students
enrolled are as follows;
April: 33 students （18 intel. Students included)Oct.:

6 students (6)The 7th International Conference on Climate
Change(ICCC) （November 18 on online）
The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science (UGSAS), Gifu
University and Universitas Sebelas Maret (Indonesia) co-hosted thevirtual "7th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC): "CanVaccine Protect Us Against Climate Change?" on Thursday, November
18, 2021.
After an opening speech byProfessor Ken Hiramatsu(UGSAS Dean), Professor
Emeritus Fumiaki Suzuki
delivered a keynote speech
titled, "Possible Prevention &Protection Against Infection
Diseases." Including Dr.
Suzuki, five speakers gave
keynote speeches and 140
participants made theirpresentations at 10 different
parallel sessions. Two hundred seventy people joined
the 7th conference in total.
Since its launching, ICCC
members have been closely
monitoring impacts of climate change on human lives and environmentand continue to address environmental issues. In the 7th conference,
participants discussed climate change from various perspectives suchas environment, agriculture, law, society, economy, culture, etc. While
the pandemic is still raging around the globe, holding international
conferences is not always an easy option, but under a strong leadership of Associate Professor Komariah from Universitas Sebelas Maret,
two conferences were successfully held in AY 2021, both of whichbecame valuable venues for people to exchange their opinions.

UGSAS NEWSUGSAS was presented a painting from Mr.
Hajime Murahashi on Friday, February 26,2021. Mr. Murahashi has been running hisconstruction consultant company ("The Union") for more than 50 years in Gifu City. He
wishes that Gifu University continues to produce professionals in the fields of agriculture
and civil engineering, and believes that distinguished works of fine arts could inspire andmotivate students to study hard, and nurture
their power of imagination.
On February 26, an acceptance ceremony
was held on campus with attendance of Mr.
Murahashi, Mr. Hideaki Furukawa (a painter),
Professor Ken Hiramatsu, UGSAS Dean,Professor Tetsuo Asai, Dean of the United
Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences andEmeritus Professor Masateru Senge. At theceremony Professor Hiramatsu handed Mr.
Murahashi a letter of appreciation. The painting is now on display at the entrance hall ofthe united graduate school building.

AWARD 2021
●Kimpara H, Akiba Y, Murai H, Horiguchi M, Miyano N, Takahashi Y, Shiraishi T, Koyama M, SatoT, Kusuda S (2021). Factors affecting the timing and traits of egg-laying in captive Japanese rockptarmigan (Lagopus muta japonica). The 14th Asian Society of Conservation Medicine (ASCM)/ the27th Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (JSZWM) Joint International Conference. The
Excellence Poster Presentation Award.
●Kaoru Fujishiro, Shuhei Kubo, Atsuki Izumioka, Sosuke Ide, Masaaki Yamada (2021).
Wood-bonding Performance and Reactivity of PVA-based pMDI Adhesives via Addition of Freeze-dried
Cellulose Nanofiber. The 59th Symposium of The Adhesion Society of Japan. Best Poster Award.
●Cicih Sugianti, Teppei Imaizumi, Manasikan Thammawong, Kohei Nakano (2020). Bioelectrical
impedance properties of banana fruits during storage. UGSAS-GU & BWEL Joint Poster Session on
Agricultural and Basin Water Environmental Sciences 2020. Best Presentation Award.
●Muhammad Arifin, Tomoko Okamoto (2020). Pollination of the invasive Sicyos angulatus(Cucurbitaceae) by native pollinators in Central Japan. UGSAS-GU & BWEL Joint Poster Session on
Agricultural and Basin Water Environmental Sciences 2020. Best presentation award.
●Hao-Liang Cai, Ryohei Doi, Masaya Shimada, Tomoyuki Nakagawa (2020). Metabolic regulation
under high methanol condition in the methylotrophic yeast Ogataea methanolica. UGSAS-GU & BWEL
Joint Poster Session on Agricultural and Basin Water Environmental Sciences 2020. Best Presentation
Award.