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Ms. Nami Nitta (M1) from our GEL-SIT has been studying at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand since April 2024 for a one-year research exchange. During her time abroad, she is conducting research on liquefaction from a variety of perspectives, with a particular focus on approaches that take into account New Zealand’s unique soil […]

The official SIT website and the EurekAlert! Science News Releases website have both published a press release featuring one of the research outcomes from GEL-SIT. Article on official SIT websiteArticle on EurekAlert! Science News Releases

The 21st GEL-SIT plenary seminar was held. This time, eight B4 students gave progress reports on their graduation thesis research. As always, the progress of the B4 students’ research is remarkable. In particular, even though this was their first research, we were very impressed by how sincerely they all worked to formulate and prove hypotheses

The 20th GEL-SIT plenary seminar was held. This time, four of the eight M1 students reported on the progress of their research. This was the first progress report since the beginning of the second semester, but we were able to confirm that each student was making steady progress with their research at their own pace.

The 19th GEL-SIT plenary seminar was held. In this seminar, four out of the seven M2 students presented the progress of their master’s theses. At this stage of the year, the depth of each student’s research has deepened, making their presentations particularly engaging and insightful to listen to.

We held a welcome and farewell party for Kiyotomo-san and Khin-san, who started their Ph.D. programs this semester, and Nassim-san and Marwan-san, who joined us as short-term exchange students for four months.It was a good opportunity for all of us at GEL-SIT to share our hopes of working together with them on enjoyable research activities

The 18th GEL-SIT plenary seminar was held. At this seminar, eight undergraduate students (B4 students) reported on the progress of their graduation research projects. So far, the B4 students have gained experience in giving presentations and have become able to effectively highlight key points in their reports and present the progress of their research in

The 17th GEL-SIT plenary seminar was held. This time, Ms. Khin, who joined the Ph.D. program in October, attended the seminar for the first time, along with the B3 students who were provisionally assigned to the GEL-SIT this semester. Additionally, half of the M1 students presented their progress reports. Since there were many first-time participants,

The 16th GEL-SIT plenary seminar was held. During this seminar, the M2 students took the lead in presenting their progress reports. As the M2 students are approaching the mid-term evaluation of their master’s theses, their presentations seemed to have more substance than usual. In any case, it was clear that the M2 students are not

At the beginning of the second semester, our GEL-SIT held its plenary seminar for the 2024 academic year. During the seminar, the B4 students presented their progress from the summer. It was obvious that they had been working diligently on their research projects. The graduate students assisted with the presentations and facilitated the Q&A sessions,