The 9th HIRAKU Achievement Presentation – Report

On Thursday, August 8, 2019, the 9th HIRAKU Achievement Presentation was held at 2F Meeting Room, University Hall, Yamaguchi University Yoshida Campus, with 41 participants in total.

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After the opening remarks made by Kenji Hori, Trustee & Vice President for Academic Research, Yamaguchi University, five tenure track researchers made presentations to report their appointment and research progress up to date.
After that, four doctorate students made presentation on their achievement at the HIRAKU Long-Term Internship Program, followed by the feedback from their host organizations.
The event was closed with closing remarks by Takuya Sasaki, Executive Director & Vice President at Tokushima University.

◆ Post-Appointment Presentation by Tenure-Track Researchers
(1) Hanae Inami, Assistant Professor, Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center, Hiroshima University
(2) Haruyuki Ishii, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University
(3) Tetsuya Takabatake, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hiroshima University
(4) Mei Matsuzaki, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University(5) Masashi Fujii, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University

◆ Reporting Presentation by HIAKU Long-Term Internship Program Participants
(1) Guan Jungang, Researcher at Research Institute for Nanodevice and Bio SYstems, Hiroshima University
　[Host Organization] Yazaki Corporation
(2) Ryo Kikkawa, D3, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University
　[Host Organization] NTT Device Technology Laboratories
(3) Natsuki Abe, D3, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University
　[Host Organization] Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute
(4) Tomoyo Sasao, Assistant Professor, The Center for Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning, Tokushima University
　[Host Organization] Japanordic