The project brochure for the research project led by Yoshimura, “Implementation of Long-Term Flood Prediction through the Integration of Satellite Observations and Model Simulations: Toward the Realization of a Society Free from Flood Disasters” (JST/Future Society Creation Project Full-Scale Research/JPMJMI24I1), has been completed.

This brochure provides an overview of long-term flood prediction technology and introduces the future that this technology could bring to our region once it is implemented in society. The future vision was created through discussions among researchers and practitioners from various fields who are members of this research project. Please take a look.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qfgli85o5nt2kptipsxmz/panflet_ltfo.pdf?rlkey=jv8100qk3mjyy92zwd0f7baow&dl=0

芳村研に所属するための大学院入試出願が開始しています。

• 工学系社会基盤学専攻
  • 修士課程・博士後期課程(出願日程A)：2025年5月30日(金)～ 2025年6月5日(木)午後3時(日本時間)【厳守】
• 新領域自然環境学専攻
  • 【入試日程A】令和７年６月５日（木）～１１日（水）２３時００分まで（日本時間）

Applications for graduate school admissions to affiliate with the Yoshimura Lab are now open.

• Department of Engineering and Civil Infrastructure
  • Master’s and Doctoral Programs (Application Schedule A): Friday, May 30, 2025 – Thursday, June 5, 2025, 3:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time) [strictly enforced].
• Division of Natural Environmental Studies
  • Entrance Examination Schedule A: Thursday, June 5, 2025 – Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 23:00 (Japan Standard Time)

Since April, we have following changes in members:

(Admitted) M1 Takumi Kanda
(Admitted) M1 Hiroshi Tsuchiya
(Admitted) D1 Kazuho Lee
(Returned) M2 Hitoshi Hibino
(Admitted) D1 Aslam Muhammad Hasnain (Admitted in October 2021)
(Career change) PD Yukihiko Onuma (JAXA)
(Promotion) Project Assistant Professor Wenchao Ma
(Promotion) Project Assistant Professor Alexandre Cauquoin
(Promotion) Project Lecturer Tomoko Nitta
We have become quite a large group, but we will continue to do our best and look forward to your guidance and encouragement.

Our laboratory accepts students from the Department of Engineering Social Infrastructure and graduate students from the Department of Frontier Natural Environment Studies.

Click here for admissions information for our majors.

Social infrastructure: http://www.civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/graduate_school/

Natural environment: http://nenv.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/admission/admission-information

Click here to view the admissions information for the major.

Happy New Year, and good luck in 2022!

Last October, Ms. Diani from Sri Lanka and Mr. Hasnain from Pakistan entered the master’s and doctoral programs, respectively; in November, Mr. Haimao from Tongji University returned to Japan after completing his studies; and in December, Ms. Kamei joined us as a secretary.

From now until March, we will be busy with various things at the end of the fiscal year.

On October 22nd and 23rd, the University of Tokyo Kashiwa Campus, where I am affiliated, will be open online. The Institute of Industrial Science and Yoshimura Laboratory will also be exhibiting, so please feel free to come and visit.

・Kashiwa Open House
https://park-ssl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/utkk/opc2021/

・Institute of Industrial Science Open House
https://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/event/kashiwa/opencampus2021/

・Yoshimura Laboratory related
– What will pop up? Engineering Toy Box (23rd (Sat) 10:00-11:30)
https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv333970672
– The forefront of flood prediction (Today’s Earth and SPHERE) (22nd (Fri) 17:00-18:30)
– Online poster session ~ The forefront of research at the Yoshimura Laboratory ~ (23rd (Sat) 11:30-13:00)
https://isotope3-opencampus2021.jimdosite.com/

It’s been a while, but I’d like to introduce the changes in members during that time.

April: Dr. Ryo Kaneko joined as a new JSPS PD. He is an AI specialist who originally got his doctorate from Professor Nihei at Tokyo University of Science.

April: Shuhei Nomura joined as a new M1 student. He was in the River Research Institute in his fourth year, but he started his master’s degree with a fresh start. He was active in the rowing club.

June: Haruya Yoshikawa joined as a new B4 student. He is not afraid of English meetings, and gives the impression of being a big shot.

August: Alexandre Cauquoin, who was a JSPS Foreign Special Research Fellow, transferred to the Abe Laboratory at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute after two years. Let’s continue to work closely together.

August: Secretary Miyagi-san retired. Thank you for your long support!

September: Hajime Hayakawa, a second-year M2 student, will leave for London to study abroad. Taking on challenges head-on will surely be beneficial for your future.

We are still a large group, but we will do our best, so we appreciate your guidance and support.

Regarding flood prediction, which I wrote about in the previous article, we released a press release when Ma et al., 2021 was published. Congratulations, Ma!

http://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/news/3585/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-89522-8/metrics

Looking at the altmetrics above, it’s pretty noteworthy among Nature group papers.

We have issued a press release on the paper by Tada-kun, who graduated in 2019, which was published by Scientific Reports on September 14th. Although it is not as significant in terms of social impact as the flood research, Dempa Shimbun has picked it up without any hesitation. Thank you!

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97476-0

https://dempa-digital.com/article/229056