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Several students and staff members from our GEL-SIT visited the Hazama Ando Corporation’s Technical Research Institute in Tsukuba. They were deeply impressed by the expansive and sophisticated research environment, particularly the large geotechnical centrifuge testing apparatus. The participants had the opportunity to firsthand explore a wide range of research areas within geotechnical engineering. International students […]

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

Some students and staff of GEL-SIT visited the Soil and Rock Mechanics Laboratory (Kanto Laboratory Office) of Kiso-Jiban Consultants Co., Ltd. in Chiba. The international students were particularly interested in the well-organized laboratory where they observed experimental apparatus not available at GEL-SIT. This visit provided a valuable opportunity for the students to experience the state

For GEL-SIT members who have been persevering in a cramped environment, this expansive new area presents a significant opportunity to conduct their research activities more comfortably! When you visit our GEL-SIT, we invite you to also explore this newly added space.

On June 13 and 14, 2024, the GEL-SIT conducted its 8th and 9th plenary seminars. During the 8th seminar, master’s students discussed the progress of their research, while undergraduate students presented their graduation research developments at the 9th seminar. In both seminars, graduate and undergraduate students were able to share their own research progress with

The 7th GEL-SIT plenary seminar for 2024 was held. During the seminar, both M2 and M1 students presented updates on their respective research projects. The M2 students are now engaging with the core aspects of their research, and the significance of discussions at this phase was particularly notable. Meanwhile, the M1 students reported on their

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 6th GEL-SIT plenary seminar for 2024 was held. In this seminar, the B4 students mainly reported on the progress of their thesis research. Although they have just started their research, they were able to clearly report their respective progress. We were able to listen and discuss with them in a reliable manner, and we

After the Golden Week holidays, the GEL-SIT held the 5th plenary seminars for the 2024 academic year.. In this seminar, the master students presented their research topics and reported their progress to each other. For the 2nd-year master’s students, it had been some time since their last progress report, but each of them continued to

Before the Golden Week holidays, the GEL-SIT held two plenary seminars for the 2024 academic year. In the 3rd seminar, Ph.D. students presented their research topics, and in the 4th seminar, undergraduate students presented their graduation research. Many undergraduate students researched “liquefaction risk assessment and countermeasures”, likely due to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024.