Record of Environmental Remediation Seminar (2009)

-------------Time: Five period (16:30-18:00) at 1st and 3rd Monday usually.
    *********Seminar Instructor: K.Toyoda (kazuhiro@ees.hokudai.ac.jp)

April 13.(Mon)/ Venue: auditorium
  Five academic staffs' research introductions and consultation of schedule at current year

April 27.(Mon)/ Venue: auditorium
  Another academic staff's research introduction and research report by three first-year PhD students (Kobayashi (K), Mihara (TS), Umetsu (TK))

May 18.(Mon)/ Venue: auditorium
  Research report by three second-year masters degree students
  Grouping for group study of first-year M.S. degree students

June 1st.(Mon)/ Venue: auditorium
  Consultation meeting for group study by twenty first-year M.S. degree students

June 15.(Mon)/ Venue: Rm. C202
  Presentations of group study from three groups of first-year M.S. degree students:
 “Food and hormone-disrupting chemicals”;
 “Heavy-metal contamination and the restoration”;
 “Living body of agricultural chemicals pollution and depression.

July 6.(Mon)/ Venue: Fac. Arts, Common Lecture Rm. W309
  Research report by one second-year PhD student (Syah Putra Rudy (TS))

Sept. 7.(Mon)/ Venue: Fac. Arts, Common Lecture Rm. W309
  Rehearsal presentation of the activity report by first-year M.S. degree students

Oct.5. (Mon)/ Venue: Fac. Arts, Common Lecture Rm. W102
  Round-table speech (2-3 minutes) meeting:
  Please do the self-introduction, the recent situation report
  during this half a year or the forward planning from all participants.
  The question and answer is assumed none.

Oct.19. (Mon)/ Venue: Fac. Arts, Common Lecture Rm. W102
  Introduction of previous or present studies by six fresh members (Andrea Anas (O, D1); Lina Mahardiani, Aster Rahayu, Tania Gusman, Delvira Jayatri P., Nidya Ravenska (JENESYS special students))

Nov. 2nd. (Mon)/ Venue: Fac. Arts, Common Lecture Rm. W102
  Presentation of master thesis design by five first-year M.S. degree students (Kihara (K), Horio (K), Eco (TS), Nakamura (H), Yanagihara (TS))

<<<<<<<< Schedule as follows:

Nov. 16. (Mon)/ Venue: Fac. Arts, Common Lecture Rm. W102
  Presentation of master thesis design by the other six first-year M.S. degree students (Okawa (TS), Oshima (TS), Sakata (K), Hayami (TS), Fujimoto (K), Watanabe (O))

Dec. 7. (Mon)/ Venue: Fac. Arts, Common Lecture Rm. W102
 Rehearsal presentation of master thesis by three second-year M.S. degree students (Kawashima (TK), Kawamura (TK), Kusu (TS))

Dec. 21. (Mon)/ Venue: Fac. Arts, Common Lecture Rm. W102
  Rehearsal presentation of master thesis by the other three second-year M.S. degree students (Kubo (TS), Kitamura (K), Yukawa (K))

Jan. 18. (Mon)/ Venue: Fac. Arts, Common Lecture Rm. W102
    Presentation of recent research activity by three first-year PhD students (Kobayashi (K), Mihara (TS), Umetsu (TK))

>>> K:Kurasaski Lab.; TS: Tanaka Lab.; H: Hugetsu Lab.; O: Okino Lab.; TK: Toyoda Lab.

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2009 fall semester / Monday 2nd period (10:30-12:00 at W305)

“Advanced course in environmental remediation”

Date       Speaker               Title
Oct. 9(Fri)Tanaka  Introduction of environmental remediation
Oct.19(Mon)Tanaka  Electrochemical methods for remediation
Oct.26 (Mon) Okino  Remediation in aquatic (marine) system1
Nov. 2 (Mon)  OKino Remediation in aquatic (marine) system2
Nov. 9 (Mon)  Kurasaki  Evaluation methods for chemical toxicants including endocrine disrupters
Nov.16 (Mon)  Niioka Effects of chemical substances on living body and the evaluation-Heavy metals and oxidative stress
Nov. 30 (Mon)  Toyoda  Inorganic geochemistry about water quality and treatment
Dec. 7 (Mon)  Niioka  Phytoremediation
Dec. 14 (Mon)  Fugetsu Industrial hazardous wastes
Dec. 21 (Mon)  Fugetsu  Nanotechnology and Environmental remediation
Jan. 18 (Mon)  Tanaka  Environmental management for chemicals
Jan. 25 (Mon)  Kurasaki Bioremediation
Feb. 1st (Mon)  Toyoda   Underground disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants
Feb. 8 (Mon)  Occasional date

~~~~~Training of Laboratory Work in Environmental Analysis, 2009~~~~~~~

Guidance:October 15, 14:30 Meeting room

ICP-AES determination of multi-elements of water samples; Oct.20 (Tue) 13:00 to 18:00; Oct.27 (Tue) 13:00 to 18:00
Starting place: GSEES bldg. B409; Instructor: Kazuhiro TOYODA (ext.4512; kazuhiro@ees.hokudai.ac.jp)

Training of evaluated methods for chemical contaminants including endocrine disrupters using cultured cell system.
Oct. 29, 13:00 to 17:00, Nov. 2 14:40 to 16:15, Nov. 5 13:00 to 17:00
Start: Oct. 29, 13:00 in GSEES bldg. B610
Instructor: Masaaki KURASAKI (Faculty of Science N206, ext 2243,kura@ees.hokudai.ac.jp

Measurement of total organic carbon (TOC) and heavy metal ions in environmental water
Nov. 10, 13:00 to 17:00, Nov. 12 13:00 to 17:00; Start: Nov. 10, 13:00 in GSEES bldg. B610
Instructor: Shunitz TANAKA (ext 2219, shunitz@ees.hokudai.ac.jp

Magnetic separation of oily drops using magnetite having hydrophobic surface
Nov. 19, 13:00 to 17:00, Nov. 24 13:00 to 17:00; Start: Nov. 19, 13:00 in GSEES bldg. B610
Instructor: Shunitz TANAKA (ext 2219, shunitz@ees.hokudai.ac.jp

Method for creation of DNA/Polyurethane composite foams for elimination of chemical hazards from contaminated water samples
Nov. 27 13:00 to 17:00 Dec. 1 13:00 to 17:00; Start: Nov. 27 13:00 in GSEES bldg. B 707
Instructor: Bunshi Fugetsu (ext 2272; hu@ees.hokudai.ac.jp

Measuring methods for environmental noise and for human reactions in central nervous system and cardiovascular system
Dec. 8 13:00-17:00, Dec. 10 13:00-17:00; Start: Dec. 8 13:00 in GSEES bldg. B610
Instructor: Tadashi NIIOKA (ext 2242, niioka@ees.hokudai.ac.jp

Analyses of environmental polluted organic substances using LC-mass

The detailed schedule will be informed until Dec. 24.
Instructor: Tatsufumi OKINO (ext 4519, okino@ees.hokudai.ac.jp

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Schedule of Environmental Remediation Seminar (2008)

Apr, 21: Introduction
May, 19: Laboratory introduction, Research report by Dai and Lin
June, 2: Research report by Kato, Kobayashi, Mihara, and Sasaki
June, 16: Research report by Tan, Yu, and Matsuura
July, 7: Group presentation (1:Kobayashi, Nonaka and Kitamura, 2:Mihara, Kusu, Kawamura, Suenaga)
Sep, 1: Group presentation (3:Kato, Yukawa and Kawashima, 4:Takeuchi, Kudo and Kubo)
Oct, 6: Research report by Kitamura, Kusu, Yukawa and Nonaka
Oct, 20: Kawamura, Kawashima and Kubo
Nov, 17: Fujii and Rudy
Dec, 1: Dr. Takashi Adachi
Dec, 15: Dr. Shinichiro Nagahora
Jan, 19: Dr. Kiyonaga Fujii
Feb, 2: Pre-presentation of master thesis

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