Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University

Special Grant Program for International Students / Research Assistant Program of Graduate School of Environmental Science (April 2020)

This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.

It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.

Period

Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.

Qualifications of application (Eligibility):

Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.

Payment Exemption / RA Allowance:

Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.

Application Period

Until December 19 Wednesday, 2019

Application for the program:

Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.

1. Curriculum vitae with the applicant's photograph
2. Academic transcript
3. Graduation certificate
4. List of publications and presentations in scientific meetings
5. Research proposal
6. Direction and comments of potential supervisor and at least one co-supervisor, including proofs of communication between you and the potential supervisors
7. Master's thesis or other documents in proof of your research ability

Reference and address to apply

Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp

List of possible research subjects (2020)

Title: Study on coastal ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR)

https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/carbon/mfujii/"> Associate Professor: Masahiko Fujii

 

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) is a concept to alleviate natural disasters to human societies by maintaining ecosystems and natural capitals. This study aims to issue scientific guidelines for applying the Eco-DRR to local societies in coastal regions, especially enhancing various ecosystem services of coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs, seaweeds and mangroves. Successful candidates are required to have already acquired or will acquire skills soon after starting the Ph.D. course that are necessary to engage in relevant studies, such as numerical modeling, remote sensing and monitoring (observation).

 

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• 日時：2019年12月3日（木）15:00-16:30
• 場所：地球環境科学研究院　D201

講演題目１「ハエの翅の模様が作られる仕組み 」

15:00-15:45　越川 滋行（生物圏科学専攻、生態遺伝学コース）

ミズタマショウジョウバエの翅 (撮影 越川滋行)

  生き物は様々な模様を持っている。模様がどのように形成されるのか、そして、どのように自然界で機能しているのか、については多くの未解明な点がある。私は共同研究者たちとと共に、翅に模様を持つ小さなハエであるミズタマショウジョウバエを用いた研究を行ってきた。どのような遺伝子の働きによって、またどのような仕組みで模様が作られるのかを理解することを目標としている。これまでに、模様を誘導するシグナルタンパク質の遺伝子と、メラニン合成に関わるタンパク質の遺伝子の働きや発現制御と進化について明らかにしてきた。さらに現在はトランスクリプトーム解析やゲノム編集などの技術を用いて、模様形成に関わる遺伝子ネットワークの全貌を明らかにしようとしている。

講演題目２：「ボルネオ熱帯林の多様な姿：標高・土壌条件による変異」

15:45-16:30　相場 慎一郎 （生物圏科学専攻、多様性生物学コース）

ボルネオ島のキナバル山 (撮影 相場慎一郎)

  マレーシア・ブルネイ・インドネシア3か国にまたがるボルネオ島は、世界でもっとも植物多様性が高い場所のひとつである。多様性には１か所での多様性（アルファ多様性）と場所による種の入れ替わりによる多様性（ベータ多様性）という２つの側面があり、ボルネオ島の熱帯雨林はいずれの多様性も極めて高い。ひとくちに熱帯雨林といっても、まず湿地林と非湿地林に分けられ、さらに非湿地林は標高と土壌条件によって異なる森林タイプに分けられ、生育する植物種は大きく異なる。マレーシア領ボルネオ、サバ州には東南アジア最高峰のキナバル山（4095ｍ）があり、高標高域には熱帯山地林という日本の照葉樹林に似た森林が存在する。また、砂質土壌上に成立する熱帯ヒース林や蛇紋岩地の森林など、多様な非湿地林が存在する。山地や特殊土壌上の熱帯雨林ではしばしばマキ科・ナンヨウスギ科の針葉樹が優占し、通常土壌上の熱帯低地林でフタバガキ科広葉樹が優占するのと対照的である。本講演では、このような多様な熱帯雨林の姿について紹介する。

連絡先：北海道大学大学院地球環境科学研究院 生態遺伝学分野 越川滋行
koshi*ees.hokudai.ac.jp（*を半角@に変えてご入力ください）
 

環境科学院の皆様

「ベビーリーフの高品質・周年供給に関するセミナー・講演会」

北海道大学ロバスト農林水産工学研究プログラムの中で「環境ストレスによるベビーリーフの高品質化に関する国際連携研究」が遂行されています。この研究課題について、下記のセミナーや講義等を開催しますのでふるって参加下さい。ニコラ教授はベビーリーフや養液栽培研究の第1人者で、国際園芸学会副会長です。LED研究の先駆者である趙鉄軍先生は植物工場やLED研究の先駆者です。

7月25日（木）実務者セミナー　

植物工場＆養液栽培事業者・種苗関係・研究者・普及技術者等対象。20-30名規模

　9:30-12:30セミナー：北大北方生物圏フィールド科学センター講義室

「環境ストレスとベビーリーフ品質」高濱雅幹（道南農試）　

「ベビーリーフの需要および養液栽培の改良」シルバーナ・ニコラ（トリノ大学）

「養液栽培での根域発達」趙　鉄軍（新潟食料農業大学）

　14:00アドワンファームでのフィールドシンポ（希望者のみ）

7月26日（金）専門講義と学生・市民講演会

　9:00-10:30　大学院生向け専門講義　シルバーナ・ニコラ教授「養液栽培の新技術」

北大北方生物圏フィールド科学センター講義室

14:00-16:00　学生・市民講演会　北大農学部大講堂

「ベビーリーフの生産動向と技術課題」（報告者調整中）

「植物工場での環境制御　温度、CO2と光」趙　鉄軍（新潟食料農業大学）

「ベビーリーフの世界・・生産・消費・技術」シルバーナ・ニコラ（トリノ大学）

ニコラ先生の講演は英語ですが、スライドには日本語説明が入ります。質問は日本語でも結構です。趙先生の発表は日本語です。

実務者セミナーは事前申し込みです。すでに20名以上の申し込みがあります。希望者は早急に連絡下さい。大学院講義と学生・市民講演会へは自由参加です。

申し込み・問い合わせ先

世話役：荒木　肇（北大北方生物圏フィールド科学センター）

araki@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp 　電話011-706-3645

（お願い：メールの件名に　ベビーリーフ　と書いて下さい。）

Special Grant Program for International Students / Research Assistant Program of Graduate School of Environmental Science (October 2019)

This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.

It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.

Period

Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.

Qualifications of application (Eligibility):

Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.

Payment Exemption / RA Allowance:

Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.

Application Period

Until June 21 Friday, 2019

Application for the program:

Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.

1. Curriculum vitae with the applicant's photograph
2. Academic transcript
3. Graduation certificate
4. List of publications and presentations in scientific meetings
5. Research proposal
6. Direction and comments of potential supervisor and at least one co-supervisor, including proofs of communication between you and the potential supervisors
7. Master's thesis or other documents in proof of your research ability

Reference and address to apply

Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp

List of possible research subjects (2019)

Title: Biologically active compounds from cyanobacteria

Professor: Tatsufumi Okino

 

Cyanobacteria are rich source of secondary metabolites. We aim at isolation, structure elucidation, biological activity evaluation and biosynthesis of cyanobacterial metabolites. Especially we are interested in secondary metabolites which could be synthesized by silent genes. We are seeking for a new method to express silent genes of biosynthetic enzymes.

 

Title: Development of novel synthetic methodology toward total synthesis of natural product

Associate Professor: Taiki Umezawa

 

Natural products including halogen atoms are often found in land and marine organisms, and have unique biological activities. Supply of these natural products is required toward further biological studies for human health and environmental material because of trace amount from the natural sources. To synthesize the halogen-containing compounds, effective synthetic methodologies, especially for halohydrin functionality, are limited. Prior to the synthesis of the natural product, the development of new method for the halohydrin functionality has been planned.

 

Title: Preparation of heterojunction nanomaterials and their applications to light amplification and chemical reactions

Professor: Biju Vasudevan Pillai

 

Environmental pollution and global warming by greenhouse gases and other chemicals released by certain industries and automobiles are serious problems facing humanity. These problems are directly related to our ever-increasing energy needs. Therefore, the construction of systems that efficiently produce green and clean energy is an important challenge in science and technology today. Aim of this project is to develop novel metal-semiconductor hybrid nanomaterials for the control of photogenerated charge carriers and excitons and carrying out energy efficient chemical reactions. Such nanomaterials are expected to become primary components of solar energy harvesting and conversion systems. Successful candidates should have sound knowledge on materials chemistry, physical chemistry and electronic spectroscopy.

 

Title: Preparation of defect-free semiconductor nanomaterials with efficient and stable photoluminescence

Professor: Biju Vasudevan Pillai

 

Environmental pollution and global warming by greenhouse gases and other chemicals released by certain industries and automobiles are serious problems facing humanity. These problems are directly related to our ever-increasing energy needs. Therefore, the construction of energy efficient devices such as LEDs and solar cells is an important challenge in basic science and industry. Aim of this project is to develop novel luminescent semiconductor nanomaterials and modify their surfaces with molecular systems, which is for minimizing atomic and electronic defects. Such luminescent nanomaterials are expected to become parts of future LEDs and solar cells. Successful candidates should have sound knowledge on organic and inorganic chemical reactions and electronic spectroscopy.

 

Title: Fundamental study on photocatalytic environmental decontamination

Professor: Bunsho Ohtani

 

Photocatalytic reactions driven by photoirradiated semiconducting materials such as titanium(IV) oxide can be applied to solar-energy conversion and decomposition of environmental contaminants in air and/or water. For the latter, practical application has been successfully performed from the standpoint of engineering. This study aims at clarifying the fundamental aspects of photocatalytic decontamination reaction from the standpoint of their thermodynamics and kinetics.

 

今回のEESセミナーでは、新任の先生お二人にご講演いただきます。どなたでもご参加いただけます。様々な見地から幅広い議論をいただけましたらありがたく思います。

日時：2019年5月9日（木）18:15-19:45
場所：北海道大学大学院地球環境科学研究院D棟D201

講演題目１：哺乳類の味覚と腸内細菌の進化 〜チンパンジーとコアラを追いかけて〜
講演者：早川卓志（環境生物科学部門 生態遺伝学分野 助教）

要旨：
動物は種それぞれに固有の食物に適応している。それは環境から適切な食物を選び出す感覚能力と、それを消化して栄養にする生理機構を持ってるからだ。ゲノム・メタゲノム解析の手法によって、それぞれの動物は種固有の採食様式に最適化された味覚や腸内細菌を持つことが近年わかってきた。演者は、ヒトやチンパンジーを含む植物食に依存した霊長類の祖先で、苦味受容体遺伝子の個数がゲノム中で増加し、植物に含まれている毒の認識に寄与しているようだというということを発見した。苦味感覚適応が野生集団でどのような行動として発現しているかを知るために、野生チンパンジーを対象とした調査もおこなっている。味覚によって適切な食物を選択したあとは、適切に消化して栄養を吸収し、排泄しなくてはいけない。霊長類の糞便に含まれている細菌を次世代シークエンサーによって網羅的に調べるメタゲノム解析によって、採食品目の違いによる適応が生じていることが明らかになった。霊長類から外に目を向けたところ、樹上のユーカリの葉に強く依存しているコアラも、植物食霊長類と同様に苦味受容体遺伝子数が増加しており、適切なユーカリの葉を選択するように進化していることが示唆された。樹上性哺乳類が暮らす森で動物を追いかけて、採食生態に注目してゲノム・メタゲノムを解析する研究を確立していきたい。

講演題目２：生物多様性の見えざる脅威：騒音に対する生き物の応答とその帰結
講演者：先崎理之（環境生物科学部門 生態保全学分野 助教）

要旨：
全球レベルで進行する生物多様性の喪失の抑制は、人類共通の喫緊の課題である。従来、生物多様性喪失の主要因として、気候変動や生息地の分断化等の土地利用変化が注目されてきた。しかし近年、陸海双方に蔓延する騒音汚染の深刻な現状が明らかになり、生物多様性への騒音の影響が懸念され始めてきた。本講演では、騒音に対する動物の応答を、行動から群集レベルに至るまで調べてきた演者の研究を紹介し、生物多様性への騒音の影響の帰結を考える。なお、本講演では、カエルや鳥といった脊椎動物のみならずバッタやトンボといった無脊椎動物に関する話題も扱う。学生を含む様々な生物に興味を持つ方々の聴講を歓迎したい。

連絡先：北海道大学大学院地球環境科学研究院 生態遺伝学分野 越川滋行
koshi*ees.hokudai.ac.jp（*を半角@に変えてご入力ください）

Special Grant Program for International Students / Research Assistant Program of Graduate School of Environmental Science (April 2019)

This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.

It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.

Period

Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.

Qualifications of application (Eligibility):

Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.

Payment Exemption / RA Allowance:

Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.

Application Period

Until December 12 Wednesday, 2018

Application for the program:

Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.

1. Curriculum vitae with the applicant's photograph
2. Academic transcript
3. Graduation certificate
4. List of publications and presentations in scientific meetings
5. Research proposal
6. Direction and comments of potential supervisor and at least one co-supervisor, including proofs of communication between you and the potential supervisors
7. Master's thesis or other documents in proof of your research ability

Reference and address to apply

Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp

List of possible research subjects (2019)

Title: Study on coastal ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR)

Associate Professor: Masahiko Fujii

 

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) is a concept to alleviate disasters to human societies by maintaining ecosystems and the ecosystem services. This study aims to issue scientific guidelines for applying the Eco-DRR to local societies in coastal regions, especially enhancing functions of coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs, seaweeds and mangroves. Successful candidates are highly expected to have basic skills in numerical modeling and/or operating satellite data.

 

Title: Study on water exchanges and material circulations through river-lagoon-ocean systems

Professor: Humio Mitsudera

 

Rivers provide ocean with many materials such as nutrients, sediment, pollutants and freshwater which influence ocean circulations, environment and aquaculture. Human also have significant impacts on the land-ocean linkage systems. This study aims to model and analyze water exchanges, mixing processes and material circulations through river-lagoon-ocean systems such as those in Hokkaido. Successful candidates are highly expected to have basic knowledge on physical oceanography, and basic skills in numerical modeling and data analyses.