Activity records of Takahashi Lab. [FY: 2016]
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Activities in 2016 (School year: Apr.2016 - Mar.2017)
27th, Mar, 2017 Graduation ceremony & farewell party
In School year 2016 (Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2017), one doctoral student (Kunta) and three master students (Song, Jiang and Irwin) completed doctor and master courses successfully. Congraturation!
Kunta started to work in our group as a postdoctoral fellow on Jan. 2017 and Song went to doctor course on Oct. 2016.
Jiang also goes to doctor course on April, 2017 and Irwin returns back his home country, Indonesia, and starts his job career.
I believe experiences in master course will help and support him anytime and anywhere.
March is happy, delightful, but a little sad season for University faculties in Japan.
In the farewell party, I gave one message to all graduates of my group as well as Yoshika lab. and Tokimatsu lab.
I wish my message comes true sometime future.
21st, Mar, 2017 Presentation schedule of Takahashi lab. members in school year 2017
Presentation schedule of Takahashi lab. members fixed and planned in school year 2017 are listed up.
2 domestic conferences and 8 international conferences are scheduled.
Although the date is not fixed yet, presentations in one more domestic conference and one more international conference are also planned.
We try to make our presentations as planed although research budgets might request schedule revisions.
22nd, Feb, 2017 International Communication Workshop
Nisrina Adisti Karina made her presentation about her nation, Indonesia in a compulsory class, "International Communication", of Internation Graduate Programm (IGP).
Students from Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America introduced their nations, researches and interests.
17th, Feb, 2017 Seoul Tech members visit us
Prof. Byungran Lim and studetns of Prof. Chae-Gun Phae's group in Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul Tech, visited us. Welcome!
We had a small workshop to excange our research topics.
From Tokyo Tech side, Prof. Takahashi, Dr. Kunta, Lin and Jiang presented their researches.
We will attend international conference in Seoul on April. It is a good opportunity for us to visit Seoul Tech.
13-14th, Feb, 2017 Final presentation for master degree
Irwin Manulana and Qiuhui Jiang made their final presenation for master degtee.
It's the grand sum of their 2-year research activities. Good research, good presentation.
9th, Feb, 2017 Master course interim presentation
Andile Maqhuzu made his interim presentation for master degree.
It's 5-min poster presentation with 10-min Q&A in English.
3th, Feb, 2017 Invited lecture @I2CNER, Kyushu Univ.
Muhammad Kunta Biddinika was invited by I2CNER, Kyushu Univ. and gave his lecture in the international workshop "Energy Transition Pathways for Japan".
This is the first step for him as a researcher with Ph.D.
1st, Feb, 2017 Presentations in class "Project design and management"
We had a workshop of a compulsory class "Project design and management".
In this class, each student group searches energy situation, advantages/disadvantages of sustainable energy like waste-to-energy, biomass, wind, and hydropower, scenario analysis of zero nuclear for target nation.
Doctoral students faciliated student's discussion in each group. All discussions and presentations were done in English.
All groups had different viewpoints and reported some interesting insights.
Our course, Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society "GEDES" likely has the highest Japanese-foreign student ratio in Tokyo Tech. We use this advantage for multicultural, multiethnic, and international comunication-minded education.
1st, Feb, 2017 Paper accepted! (J. Mater. Cycles Waste Manage. )
Text understandability paper written by Muhammad Kunta Biddinika was accepted in Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management.
Congratulation!
16th, Jan, 2017 Muhammad Kunta Biddinika joins our group as a postdoctoral staff
Muhammad Kunta Biddinika, who got his Ph.D on Dec, 2016, joins our group as a postdoctoral staff.
Welcome again!
In 2017, Dr. Takahashi hopes we can extend text understadability/readability researches to waste management as well as text analysis on sustainable energy.
11th, Jan, 2017 Nobel prize medal awarded to Prof. Ohsumi
The medal of Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016, awarded to Prof. Yoshinori Ohsumi, was exhibited in Suzukakedai campus, Tokyo Tech.
Although exhibition was closed at the end of January, it will re-open on April.
Greatly brilliant!
19th, Dec, 2016 Year-end party
3 laboratories (Yoshikawa, Tokimatsu and Takahashi lab.) had a year-end party jointly in an Indonesian restaurant.
Regretfully, nobody took any photos the same as previous year-end party. Should we decide our photographer?
Xth, Dec, 2016 Birthday
Takahashi lab members celebrated the birthday of Dr. Takahashi.
Birthday present is Indonesian coffee set, a thermo mag, and local noodle set. Beucase Takahashi always drinks a lot of coffee and loves noodle from the bottom of his heart, they are greatly useful!
Thank you very much!
8th, Dec, 2016 Doctoral degree was approved!
Doctoral student, Muhammad Kunta Biddinika, succeeded in doctor thesis defense and his doctor degree was apporved. Congratulation!
This is the first doctoral degree from our research group.
First doctoral thesis with successful Ph.D is anlysis of text understandability, not waste recycles nor environmental risk assessment. It was out of expectation even for Dr. Takahashi himself.
This research has given wider research perspective to him.
6-8th, Dec, 2016 53rd Environmental engineering research forum of JSCE, Kitakyushu
Fumitake Takahashi made his oral presentation in 53rd Environmental research forum in Kitakyushu, organized by Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE).
Several years have already passed since his latest oral presentation in Japanese. It might let him forget taking his pictures there.
After the presentation, he moved to Fukuoka Univ. in Fukuoka and had discussion with Dr. Suzuki for research planning.
2nd, Dec, 2016 Visit to Xilingol college, Inner Mongolia, China
Takahashi visited Xilingol college in Inner Mongolia, China with Prof. Yoshikawa to discuss joint cooperative research of coal fly ash recycle.
Further joint research will take off for field experiments in the near future.
We enjoyed specialty dishes of Inner Mongolia. Mutton and lamb were so delicious!
29th, Nov, 2016 Incineration fly ash sampling
Owing to great cooperation by Hitachi Zosen Co., we took samples of fly ash from a municipal solid waste incinerator with fly ash circulation technology.
It was a helpful opportunity for 3 students of MSWI fly ash research group to see the inside of a incineration plant.
What characteristics does this specific fly ash have? We are looking forward analysis results!
25th, Nov, 2016 Excellent poster award! @Kanto branch workshop of JSMCWM, Tokyo
8 students of Takahashi lab. in master and docter courses (Kitamura, Lin, Baskoro, Jiang, Astryd, Maqhuzu, Tian, and Adisti) made their poster presentations in Kanto branch workshop of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) in the headquarters office of Ebara Environmental Plant Co., ltd.
Hiroki Kitamura was awarded Excellent poster award. Congratulation!
He won this award for the third consecutive years. Takahashi is pround of it as his supervisor.
13-15th, Nov, 2016 9th International Desalination Workshop "IDW2016", Abu Dhabi, UAE
Irwin Maulana returned back Japan from on-site experiments in Indonesia.
He quickly moved to Abu Dhabi and made his oral presentation in 9th International Desalination Workshop "IDW2016".
Busy schedule!
6-9th, Nov, 2016 ASA, CSSA & SSSA International Annual Meetings, Phoenix, USA
Shenglei Lin made his poster presentation in ASA, CSSA & SSSA International Annual Meetings @Phoenix.
He was asked about field-level verification of our technology.
If we can get good results by lab-scale experiments, we will start field-scale experiments in inner Mongoria, China in next year.
27-29th, Oct, 2016 Excellent presentation/poster award! @2016 Japan-Korea-China Joint Symposium on Energy and Environment, Hatsushima
7 studetns of our research group (Kitamura, Lin, Song, Baskoro, Jiang, Astryd, Maqhuzu) and Takahashi made oral or poster presentations in 2016 Japan-Korea-China Joint Symposium on Energy and Environment @Hatsushima.
Shenglei Lin won Excellent presentation award and Astryd Viandila Dahlan won Excellent poster award. Congratulation!
8-11th, Oct, 2016 8th International Conference on Applied Energy, Beijing, China
2 doctor students (Kunta and Baskoro) made oral presentations in 8th International Conference on Applied Energy "ICAE2016" in Beijing, China.
4th, Oct, 2016 Welcome party
Our research groups (Yoshikawa lab., Tokimatsu lab., and Takahashi lab.) had welcom party for newcomers in Mototeka cafe, Suzukakedai campus.
Total 9 students joined our group in this October.
1st, Oct, 2016 New students joined Takahashi lab.!
Mengzhu Song completed master course and enrolled to doctor course for Ph.D.
Because of the time until retirement of Prof. Yoshikawa, Lokahita Baskoro transferred from Yoshikawa lab. to our group with enrollment to doctor course.
Yu Tian and Nisrina Adisti Karina joined our group as master students and Dilnaz Dilshat joined as a research student.
Welcome!
27-29th, Sep, 2016 Excellent poster award! @28th annual conference of JSMCWM, Wakayama
Doctor and master students of Takahashi lab. (Kitamura, Lin, Song, Jiang, Astryd, and Maqhuzu) and Takahashi made their poster presentations in 28th annual conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) in Wakayama.
I, Fumitake Takahashi, won excellent poster award!
Although excellent poster prize is award only to young researchers (35 or younger) in Spring conference, I firstly noticed there was no age limit for excellent poster award in annual conference.
It is really my great pleasure and honor. However, if my students, who will apply to academic positions after Ph.D, could win the award, it will be more beneficail for them because I already got a tenure position in Tokyo Tech.
I'm happy to win the award but feel a little regret that my students missed this opportunity.
20-23rd, Sep, 2016 9th International Conference on Combustion, Incineration/Pyrolysis and Emission Control, Kyoto
2 master students (Mengzhu Song and Astryd Viandila Dahlan) and Takahashi made their poster presentations in 9th International Conference on Combustion, Incineration/Pyrolysis and Emission Control (9th i-CIPEC 2016)@Kyoto.
Our team would make research presentations in annual conference of JSMCWM in Wakayama next week. It's busy schedule!?
3rd, Sep, 2016 Paper accepted in Journal of JSCE!
A paper written by Takahashi as the first author was accepted in Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers-G:Environment (JSCE).
Hiroki Kitamura (doctor student) and Naoto Nakai, who graduated on Mar. 2015, are also listed as co-authors in this paper.
5 years already passed after Takahashi wrote his latest Japanse paper. It's too long.
Hiroki Kitamura (doctor student) and Naoto Nakai, who graduated on Mar. 2015, are also listed as co-authors in this paper.
5 years already passed after Takahashi wrote his latest Japanse paper. It's too long.
27-28th, Aug, 2016 Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016, Tokyo
Irwin Maulana made his poster presentation in Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016 "WET2016" in Tokyo.
It is an international conference on water environment, which is a little bit far from our major field.
3rd, Aug, 2016 Final presentation for master degree
Mengzhu Song presented her research for master degree.
She made her presentation 6 times in international conferences and 4 times in domestic conferences in the master course. It was greatly productive days!
If her manuscript is accepted by peer-review journal, it will be better.
She goes to doctor course on this October.
21st, Jul, 2016 Master research interim presentation
Qiuhui Jiang made her interim presentation for master degree.
19-20th, Jul, 2016 7th China-Japan Joint Conference on Material Recycling and Solid Waste Management, Okinawa
Takahashi and 4 students (Kitamura, Lin, Song, and Jiang) made oral presentations in 7th China-Japan Joint Conference on Material Recycling and Solid Waste Management@Okinawa.
Takahashi, Jiang and Song returned back Yokohama just after the conference owing to interim presentation or personal business.
Kitamura and Lin visited Shuri Castle and other sightseeing places.
4th, Jul, 2016 Doctor research presentation
Muhammad Kunta Biddinika made his presentation on doctrol research.
Referees gave him some sever comments and revision requests. He has a crucial point for thesis defence on August.
13-14th, Jun, 2016 9th Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium (ICLRS2016), Noboribetsu
Takahashi and Kitamura presented their research works in 9th Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium (ICLRS2016) in Noboribetsu.
This international confernce placed emphasis on discussion. Discussion time after presentation is as long as presentation time.
It's unique style and helpful to get useful comments to our researches.
1st, Jun, 2016 Selected to Tokyo Tech 130th anniversary scholarship!
Qiuhui Jiang was selected as an awardee of Tokyo Tech 130th anniversary scholarship for doctor course access encouragement.
Congratulation!
27th, May 2016 Excellent poster award! @Spring conference of JSMCWM in Kawasaki
Doctor and master students of Takahashi lab. (Kitamura, Lin, Song, Jiang, Irwin, Astryd, and Maqhuzu) made their poster presentations in Spring conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) in Kawasaki.
Qiuhui Jiang won excellent poster award. Congratulation!
She could complete excellent poster award for all of JSMCWM conferences (Spring conference, annual conference (autumn), and Kanto-branch workshop). It might be the first record in JSMCWM history.
This is her 4th awards. Very excellent!
12th, May 2016 20th Korea-Japan joint international session, Spring conference of KSWM, Seoul, Korea
7 students and Takahashi made their poster presentations in 20th Korea-Japan joint international session, Spring conference of Korea Socety of Waste Management@Seoul.
Excellent poster award will be announced 4 months later in 28th annual conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management @Wakayama.
We hope someone in our group win the award!
--> [ Noted in Sep. 2016 ] Unfortunately, nobody could win the award. Let's try it again next year.
When we took our group photo, we asked Prof. Matsufuji, Fukuoka Univ. and Prof. Hae-Seung Lee, Gangwon Provincial College, to join us and hold a placard.
Thank you for their kind cooperation in spite of sudden request from us.
After the joint session, KSWM always organized a lottery for small gifts. Kitamura, Song, and Jiang fortunately got gifts. Congratulation!
2-4th, May 2016 EurAsia2016 Waste Management Symposium, Instanbul, Turkey
Hiroki Kitamura made his oral presentation in EurAsia2016 Waste Management Symposium@Instanbul
Research presentations from our research group in international and domestic conferences in this fiscal year just started.
He has been to China, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Italy, and Turkey for international conferences.
Is the next U.S or other nations in the next semistar or next year?
25th Apr. 2016 Welcome party
We had a welcome party with Yoshikawa lab. and Tokimatsu lab. together at the cafe & bar in Suzukake-dai campus.
It was good for short transfer time!
1st Apr. 2016 New staff
Andile B. Maqhuzu entered master course.
Atsuko Takahashi joined our lab. as assisstant staff. Welcome!
7 of total 8 students are foreign students in our group. Engish is the common language.
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