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The next annual ELyT Lab Workshop on March 12 to 14, 2012 in France
The 4th ELyT Lab workshop will be held in France from March 12 to 14, 2012, in Presqu'ile de Giens (south east).
ElyT School in Lyon 2011
The third edition of the ELyT School was held from the 4th to the 14th of September 2011 in Lyon with the visit of 30 students (20 PhD and 10 Master students) accompanied by four professors from Tohoku University.
The 3rd ELyT lab workshop
The 3rd ELyT lab workshop, held in Sendai during 3 days from February 22th to 24th 2011 has been a great success, involving about 100 researchers (among them 35 French attendees) and several industrial partners. This confirms the dynamism of our joint laboratory. Program and some presentations can be downloaded here. The website is regularly updated.
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Mr. Mitterrand visited Tohoku University
Mr. Frédéric Mitterrand, the French Minister of Culture and Communication, visited Tohoku University on July 15th, 2011 on a way to visit the sites seriously damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and gave a interesting and very impressive lecture about friendship between France and Japan through literature and movies.
He taught upon the literature on The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 how French ambassador felt that the tragedy of the disaster and the friendship had been built up.
He spoke in French with slides in Japanese and many audiences could understand what he would like to convey to Tohoku University by his talk. This lecture was so impressive and the audiences were moved.
Sept. 6, 2011
We, ELyT Lab. of Tohoku University, have received a heartful message, foods and Kabuto Origami from INSA de Lyon right after the Earthquake.
We are all encouraged and appreciate your warm and thoughtful action for us. Now we like to report you how much we are helped with them and we never forget your kind offer. Regarding the Kabuto Origami with warm messages, we connected them as a series and bound some of them and displayed at Sendai Railway Station together with Star Festival Displays on Aug. 6-8. Please find PDF files showing how we were working with Kabuto Origami for setting as displays at the Station. You will see how the Kabuto Origami looks like at the station. Together with these photos, we like to show our sincere thanks and appreciation for your kindness and efforts for us. We never forget it.
All the best to all of you,
From ELyT lab. in Japan
Tetsuo Shoji
Please find the PDF file of Origami here.
ElyT School in Lyon 2011
The third edition of the ELyT School was held from the 4th to the 14th of September 2011 in Lyon with the visit of 30 students (20 PhD and 10 Master students) accompanied by four professors from Tohoku University.
"ELyT school" is alternatively organized in Japan and in France, with the financial support of Rhone-Alps district, Tohoku University, INSA-Lyon and EC-Lyon, the French Ministry of High Education and Research, and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology through the "Global Centers of Excellence" program....
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Success for the 2nd ElyT School
The second ELyT School, organized by Naoto Wada (Tohoku University) and his team at Sendai (Oct. 24 – Nov. 3, 2010), has been a success. Its organization was made possible with the help of the University of Lyon (with a financial support of about 13 000 € for travelling expenses and accommodation fees), INSA Lyon (with more than 23 000 €) and Tohoku University (7 000 € for local organization and cultural events).
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Keisuke MAMADA received in his master degree - March 2010
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Keisuke MAMADA received in March 2010 his master degree from Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan) from the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering. He also received an award for his good performance in research activity. Keisuke MAMADA worked on the tribological properties of PVA (poly vinyl alcohol) hydrogels for soft tissue biomodelling. In particular, his research dealt with the development of PVA as biomodel materials for oral mucosa, for the training of medical doctors and the development of new devices.
In the framework of the CNRS International Lab “LIA ELyT” between Tohoku University, INSA de Lyon and Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Keisuke MAMADA spent a total of 4 months in the Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes (UMR CNRS 5513, Ecole Centrale de Lyon) for the experimental part of his master thesis. This research project is one of the most dynamic projects between LTDS and Institute of Fluid Science of Tohoku University. Papers coming from this research project are under review now and should be published soon. Exchanges of Japanese researchers in France and French researchers in Japan between LTDS and IFS promote the research on the tribology of PVA.
Philippe Kapsa, LTDS, Co-directeur du LIA ELyT.
Keisuke MAMADA and Dr. Makoto OHTA (his supervisor in Japan).
They are performing collaborative research with Dr. Vincent FRIDRICI (ECL, LTDS)