In our laboratory, we are developing novel energy devices and pioneering fabrication processes by integrating knowledge and technologies from fields such as physics, chemistry, materials engineering, electronics, and optics. I am sure that you have learned many things in your university classes. However, there is a big gap between what you learn in class or from textbooks and how you use that knowledge in actual research. In the graduation research in the fourth year of undergraduate study and in the master’s course, we educate students to fill this gap and to sublimate the knowledge learned in class into the skills needed to conduct cutting-edge research and development.
In our laboratory, we hold study sessions using relevant papers and textbooks, progress report meetings where the status of research is reported internally within the group, and laboratory seminars where research results are presented to the entire laboratory, and results and problems obtained from experiments are discussed not only by the faculty but also by the research as a whole. When the research progresses to some extent, the students are asked to present their research results at domestic academic conferences and research meetings. Through such external presentations, students will confirm the position of their research in relation to conventional research and acquire the ability to present research results logically and correctly. For important results, students are encouraged to write academic papers in which they are the first author. Finally, undergraduate students will write a thesis and master’s students will write a master’s thesis. These theses are important assets not only for the student but also for the laboratory. We are looking for students who are eager to actively participate in hands-on experimentation through trial and error.
