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A delegation from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia, paid a courtesy visit to the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Institute of Ocean Energy from Monday, December 15 to Friday, December 19, 2025.
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Professor Masashi Unno, Professor Keisuke Ohto, Professor Yasunori Yamada, Associate Professor Tomotsumi Fujisawa, the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, and their colleagues have elucidated the mechanism behind the near‑infrared emission exhibited by the glaze that covers the surface of ceramics.
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A paper for which Mr. Ryota Nakao, a second‑year Master's student in the Civil Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, serves as the first author has been accepted for publication in Geotechnical Testing Journal (GTJ), a peer‑reviewed English‑language journal published by ASTM International.
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Mr. Yugo Takai, a second-year doctoral student in the Civil Engineering and Architectural Design Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, has received the 2024 Hydraulics Engineering Paper Encouragement Award from the Committee on Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
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Mr. Jitu Prakash Dhar, a third-year doctoral student in the Mechanical and Electrical Energy Engineering Course, and Ms. Yuika Nakayama, a second-year Master's Course student in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the IEEE AP-S Japan Award.
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On Monday, December 1, 2025, the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, hosted a lecture titled “The Importance of Metals and Resource Circulation” delivered by Mr. Yuichiro Shindo, Senior Executive Officer, Head of the Precious Metals Materials Division, and Head of the Intellectual Property Department at Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
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Ms. Risa Furuichi, a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Biological Chemistry Course, Department of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, received the Poster Award at the 35th Workshop on Nonlinear Reactions and Cooperative Phenomena.
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A joint research group consisting of Dr. Muhammad Mustofa and Professor Tooru Tanaka of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, together with the Synchrotron Light Application Center, has achieved the world’s highest power conversion efficiency in ZnTe–based solar cells, which are host materials for intermediate-band solar cells.
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Mr. Shinichiro Kami, a second-year Master's Course student in the Mechanical Systems Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the Excellent Presentation Award at the 68th Joint Conference on Automatic Control.
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A public research meeting titled “The Future of Waterfronts in Saga”, organized by the Lowland Research Group, will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. In the first half of the program, Ms. Kanako Inai, who completed her master’s degree at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands in October last year, will present proposals on Saga’s canal network and the sustainable use of waterfronts with consideration for the water environment. The second half will feature an opinion exchange session on the utilization of Saga’s canal network.
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Mr. Yuta Suetugu, a second-year Master’s Course student in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the Best Presentation Award for his oral presentation at the 16th Semiconductor Materials and Devices Forum, held on October 18, 2025, at the Chikushi Campus of Kyushu University.
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Mr. Yoshiki Aoyagi, a second-year Master’s Course student in the Biomedical Engineering Course, Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences, supervised by Associate Professor Yoshitaka Matsuda of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, received the FY 2025 IEEJ Kyushu Branch Excellent Paper Presentation Award (Category B).
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Professor Masato Tominaga, the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, accepted two graduate students from a national research institute in Egypt and one graduate student and one undergraduate student from the Surabaya Institute of Technology in Indonesia for a ten-day program as a Collaborative Research Activity Course supported by the Japan–Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science “Sakura Science Program” of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
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Mr. Takumi Kodama, a second-year Master’s Course student in the Mechanical Systems Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the JSMS Kyushu Young Researcher Award 2025 at the 12th Kyushu Branch Meeting of the Society of Materials Science, Japan.
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The Faculty of Science and Engineering conducted a post-training program for the overseas study tour on December 5 and 6, 2025, in Kitakyushu City. Fifteen students and faculty members who had participated in training programs in Indonesia and Thailand took part in the event. Through activities such as learning at JICA Kyushu, company visits, an environmental museum tour, and group discussions, participants reflected on their overseas experiences and gained further opportunities to broaden their international perspectives.
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Professor Shintaro Morisada, Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, gave science lectures to fifth graders at 8 elementary schools in Saga Prefecture from October to December 2025 as a lecturer in the "Science Class Utilizing Outside Professionals" organized by the School Education Division of the Saga Prefectural Government.
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The 24th Saga Science and Chemistry Education Research Presentation will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Honjo Campus, Saga University, with the participation of faculty members from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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Students of STEPs (Student Association of Excellent and Progressive Spirit), an international exchange organization composed of recipients of the Dean’s Award for outstanding academic performance in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, conducted an overseas training program, including visits to Chiang Mai University, the City Hall, and the historic town center, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from October 25 to 30, 2025.
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The Faculty of Science and Engineering conducted an International Partnership Education Program at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) from November 3 to 7, 2025.
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On Friday, November 14, 2025, Professor Satoshi Osada of the Department of Chemistry, undergraduate students of the Department of Science and Engineering, and graduate students of Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences held the sixth science laboratory class in 2025 school year at the adaptive leading classroom "Kusunomi" of the non-attendance support organization.
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Mr. Ryuichi Eda, a second-year Master's Course student of the Biomedical Engineering Course of Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences, under the supervision of Professor Akira Kimoto of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, received the Excellent Presentation Award for Young Researchers at the 41st Sensing Forum, held on September 13, 2024, at Nagasaki University.
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Mr. Kozo Hakoshima, a second-year Master's Course student in the Biomedical Engineering Course of the Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences, under the supervision of Professor Akira Kimoto of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the 42nd Sensing Forum (Measurement Division Meeting) held on September 26, 2025, at the Kiryu Campus of Gunma University.
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Professor Nobuhiko Yamaguchi of the Department of Mathematics, Information Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, will hold a "Baby Holding Posture Assessment and Consultation Session using the baby holding posture analysis app "AI Dakko"" at the Karatsu City Childcare Support Center on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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Professor Eisuke Hanada of the Department of Mathematics, Information Science and Engineering will give a lecture titled “Methods and Management for the Safe and Secure Use of Radio Waves in Medical Settings” at the Explanatory Meeting for Safe and Secure Use of Radio Waves in Medical Institutions, which will be held in Saga City on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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Professor Masato Tominaga of the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry conducted a hands-on science workshop titled "Let's Make a "Mud Battery"! – Generating Electricity from Microorganisms in Mud –" during the public open-day event held at the SAGA Light Source (Tosu City) on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
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Professor Masato Tominaga of the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry delivered a keynote lecture at the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Its Conversion, held at Muhammadiyah University of Palembang in Indonesia on Friday, October 3, 2025.
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Ms. Shanta Majumder, who completed the Doctoral Program in the Mechanical and Electrical Energy Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, in September 2025, received the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 6th International Conference on Physics for Sustainable Development and Technology (ICPSDT-2025).
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Mr. Yuta Suetugu, a second-year master's student in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the Best Poster Award at the 7th Frontier Solar Cell Seminar, held on October 9–10, 2025.
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Mr. Muhammad Yudha Syahputra, a third-year doctoral student in the Biological and Material Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the 71st Symposium on Polarography and Electroanalytical Chemistry.
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From October 12 to 15, 2025, faculty members and graduate students from the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry visited Liaoning University in China, with which Saga university has an Inter-University Academic Exchange Agreement, and held The 15th Joint Seminar between Liaoning University and Saga University.
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The Diamond Semiconductor Research Center has been established within the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Saga University to provide university-wide support for research on diamond semiconductors, one of the university’s key research achievements.
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On Friday, October 17, 2025, Professor Satoshi Osada of the Department of Chemistry, undergraduate students of the Department of Science and Engineering, and graduate students of Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences held the fifth science laboratory class in 2025 school year at the adaptive leading classroom "Kusunomi" of the non-attendance support organization.
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The Faculty of Science and Engineering has signed an Agreement on Academic Cooperation and Exchange with Borneo Tarakan University in Indonesia. On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Professor Masato Tominaga of the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry visited Borneo Tarakan University and participated in the signing ceremony.
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Professor Masato Tominaga of the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, together with a graduate student of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, delivered a keynote lecture and invited lecture, respectively, at an international symposium held at Kalimantan Institute of Technology, Indonesia, on September 11, 2025.
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From September 17 to 18, 2025, a group of 21 faculty members and students from the Department of Architecture and Planning, Regional Planning Laboratory, Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) visited Hizen-Hama-shuku in Kashima City under the guidance and coordination of Professor Nobuo Mishima of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture.
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Undergraduate and graduate students from the Architectural Design Course, Faculty of Science and Engineering, have begun working on the renovation of a vacant traditional house in the former settlement of Yamaura, Kashima City, which was relocated collectively due to dam construction. The renovation project is being carried out by “Shika-Lab,” an architectural club founded in August 2024 and led by students of the university. Aiming to revitalize the traditional house as a community hub for local residents, the group is working toward completion by March 2026.
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Professor Nobuo Mishima of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Faculty of Science and Engineering, introduced the community development of Hizen-Hama-shuku in Kashima City in German at Drosendorf, one of the few remaining fortified towns in Austria.
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Professor Nobuo Mishima of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture invited three students from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), one of the universities with which our university has an academic exchange agreement, to participate in an international exchange program as part of the International Partnership Education Program of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering.
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Eight fourth-year students from the Architectural Design Course, Faculty of Science and Engineering, participated in a short-term study program at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) from September 1 to 17, 2025. In the first half of the program, they conducted site visits and surveys in Drosendorf, a city where TU Wien’s Regional Planning Laboratory is engaged in community development projects. In the latter half, they took part in an international student seminar organized by the Japan–Austria Science Exchange Center (JASEC).
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From September 8 (Mon.) to 24 (Wed.), 2025, the International Partnership Education Program was held jointly with the Faculty of Engineering, Hasanuddin University, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the participation of students from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, and students from STEPs, an international exchange organization of the same faculty.
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On Friday, September 26, 2025, Professor Satoshi Osada of the Department of Chemistry, undergraduate students of the Department of Science and Engineering, and graduate students of Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences held the third science laboratory class in 2025 school year at the adaptive leading classroom "Kusunomi" of the non-attendance support organization.
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Professor Masato Tominaga of the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry visited Zewail City of Science and Technology in Egypt on August 27, 2025 and delivered an invited lecture at an international seminar.
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Mr. Sora Okamoto, a first-year Master's Course student in the Advanced Materials Chemistry Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the Poster Award at the 76th Symposium on Colloid and Interface Chemistry, organized by the Division of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, The Chemical Society of Japan.
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Mr. Kazuma Matsunaga, a second-year Master's Course student of the Advanced Materials Chemistry Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the Excellent Poster Award at "Talk Shower in Kyushu 2025," held on September 11–12, 2025.
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Mr. Kento Kamishiro, a first-year Doctoral Course student of the Biological and Material Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the Best Presentation Award at the 14th Young Researchers' Symposium on Organic Molecules and Bioelectronics for Future Innovation, held on September 23–24, 2025.
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Mr. Yusuke Chiwata, a second-year Master's Course student in the Advanced Materials Chemistry Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, and Ms. Miyu Ogata, a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Applied Chemistry Course, Department of Science and Engineering, received the Poster Presentation Encouragement Award at the 53rd Annual Summer Seminar of the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan, held on September 4–5, 2025.
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Koyomiru Inc., a startup company certified by Saga University, will conduct a field test of its elderly monitoring service in Arita Town, Saga.
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Mr. Kaito Sasaki, a third-year Doctoral Course student of Biological and Material Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, has received the 2025 Kyushu Analytical Chemistry Award for Young Researchers.
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A special lecture entitled "The Importance of Semiconductors in the Digital Society and the Situation Surrounding Kyushu" (hosted by the Faculty of Science and Engineering) will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at room 401, Daigakuin-tou, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Honjo Campus, Saga University. *The lecture room has been changed.
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The book entitled "Development and Applications of Deep Eutectic Solvents" co-authored by Associate Professor Tatsuya Umeki of the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry was published by CMC Publishing Co., Ltd. on July 30, 2025.
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Professor Xu-Guang Zheng and Associate Professor Ichihiro Yamauchi of the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, and their collaborators in Tohoku University, the University of Tsukuba, Kyushu University, and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization have published a paper entitled “Superlong-Range Magnetic Coupling and Ferromagnetic Spin Freezing in Mechanoluminescent Semiconductor Eu:SrAl2O4” in Advanced Science.
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A lecture "Special Seminar on Science and Engineering (Introduction to Semiconductors)" is being held in collaboration with semiconductor-related companies and organization in the Saga and Kyushu regions in the Faculty of Science and Engineering with the attendance of approximately 160 students. In addition, a tour of semiconductor-related companies located in Saga Prefecture will be held by the “Saga Semiconductor Forum” as a joint project.
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The 2025 Parents Association General Meeting in Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University, will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 1:00 pm at the Honjo Campus of Saga University.
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On Friday, July 11, 2025, Professor Satoshi Osada of the Department of Chemistry, undergraduate students of the Department of Science and Engineering, and graduate students of Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences held the third science laboratory class in 2025 school year at the adaptive leading classroom "Kusunomi" of the non-attendance support organization.
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Mr. Islam Md Hasibul, a second-year Doctoral Course student of the Mechanical and Electrical Energy Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, had his academic paper featured on the cover of the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A (Vol. 43, July 2025), an international academic journal published by the American Vacuum Society.
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A revised edition of the introductory book on numerical calculations written by Professor Teruya Minamoto of the Department of Mathematics, Information Science and Engineering has been published on July 10, 2025.
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On Friday, June 20, 2025, Professor Satoshi Osada of the Department of Chemistry and graduate students of Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences held the second science laboratory class in 2025 school year at the adaptive leading classroom "Kusunomi" of the non-attendance support organization.
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Mr. Takumi Abiko, a first-year Master's Course student of Advanced Materials Chemistry Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, has received the Poster Award at the 35th Kyushu Region Young Chemical Engineers Conference, held on June 13th and 14th, 2025.
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On Friday, June 20, 2025, the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, hosted a lecture by Professor Katsumi Kusakabe (Professor Emeritus, Sojo University) titled "Carbon Dioxide Fixation Process Using Waste."
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Professor Masashi Unno and Associate Professor Tomotsumi Fujisawa, Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry and their colleagues have published the results of their research on the structural analysis of antibiotics using near-infrared Raman optical activity spectroscopy, a technology developed independently by Saga University, in the American Chemical Society's journal Analytical Chemistry.
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Professor Nobuo Mishima of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, in collaboration with the NPO Hizen Hamashuku Water and Townscape Association, the NPO Hizen Urban Development Design Research Group, Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, and Saga University, have received the 2024 Kyushu Architecture Award (Achievement Award) from the Kyushu Branch of the Architectural Institute of Japan on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
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On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Career Support Division in the Center for well-being support held a “Graduate School Entry Seminar for Women in Science and Engineering” for female students in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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On Thursday, May 29, 2025, the Faculty of Engineering at Hasanuddin University in the Republic of Indonesia and the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Saga University signed an academic agreement for a sandwich program.
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Associate Professor Takahiro Fusayasu has received the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, often referred to as the "Oscars of Science", as a member of the international collaborative team for the European LHC accelerator experiment.
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On Friday, May 16, 2025, Professor Satoshi Osada of the Department of Chemistry and graduate students of Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences held the first science laboratory class in 2025 school year at the adaptive leading classroom "Kusunomi" of the non-attendance support organization.
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Mr. Muhamad Mustofa, a third-year Doctoral Course student of the Mechanical and Electrical Energy Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, has received the 58th (Spring, 2025) Young Scientist Presentation Award from the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP).
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On Tuesday, April 21, 2025, the Faculty of Architecture at Chiang Mai University in Thailand and the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Saga University signed an academic agreement for the sandwich program.
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The 2025 Lowland Research Group Activity Report and Special Lecture "The Current History of Development of Saga Castle Town" will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
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Ms. Miharu Fukushima, a first-year Master's Course student of Civil Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, has received the 2024 Kyushu Branch Outstanding Student Award from the Geotechnical Society of Japan at the Kyushu Branch General Meeting of the Geotechnical Society of Japan held on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Ms. Miyu Yano, a first-year Master's Course student of Civil Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, has received the Best Presenter Award at the 2024 Western Branch Research Conference of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, held at the University of the Ryukyus.
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Professor Fukuda Osamu, the Department of Mathematics, Information Science and Engineering, and his research group has received the Prizes for Science and Technology (Research Category) of the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for 2025 on Tuesday, April 15th, 2025.
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On April 2, 2025, the annual award ceremony for outstanding students of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University was held, where 25 outstanding students in the third and fourth year of 13 and 12 courses, respectively, in the Department of Science and Engineering were awarded with certificates and memorabilia.
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Orientation materials for students entering the Faculty of Science and Engineering in 2025 have been uploaded to the "For Current Students"(in Japanese) page.
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Professor Yuichi Tadano of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been elected as a Fellow of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is expected to play a central role in the management of the society as an engineer worthy of representing the society.
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Mr. Hirokazu Tokunaga and Mr. Shiryu Araki, second-year Master's Course students of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, have received the Best and Excellent Presentation Awards, respectively, in the student presentation category at the Meeting on Broadcasting and Communication Technologies of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers of Japan held on January 30-31, 2025.
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Mr. Ibuki Machidori, a first-year Master's Course student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, has received three awards in the “Simulation Category” of the “2024 Operational Amplifier Design Contest” organized by the Japan Society of Applied Sciences.
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Professor Masato Tominaga, the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, accepted two graduate students from Gandhigram Rural Institute in India, and one graduate student and one undergraduate student from the Surabaya Institute of Technology in Indonesia, for a nine-day program as a Collaborative Research Activity Course supported by the Japan Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science "Sakura Science Program" of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
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Professor Masato Tominaga of the Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, delivered a keynote speech at The 1st Africa conference of International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (A-ISMET) held in Ain Sukhna, Egypt on February 6, 2025.
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TRUST LAYER, a safe and secure file-sharing application developed by Associate Professor Koichi Nakayama of the Department of Mathematics, Information Science and Engineering, will begin offering a trial service for business sites in Saga City from April 2025.
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Mr. Kota Iwakuma, a first-year Master's Course student of Mechanical Systems Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, has received the Best Presentation Award at the 2024 Kagoshima Regional Conference of the Kyushu Branch and Chugoku-Shikoku Branch of The Japan Society for Precision Engineering held on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
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Mr. Kento Kamishiro, a second-year Master's Course student of Advanced Materials Chemistry Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, and Ms. Hina Fukumoto, a fourth-year Undergraduate Course student of Biological Chemistry Course, have received the Best Oral Presentation Award and the Best Poster Presentation Awards, respectively, at the 2024 Physical Chemistry Intercollege and the Kyushu Branch Conference of the Interface Science Division of the Japan Petrochemical Society, held on January 11, 2025.
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Associate Professor Shigeki Morita of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has received the Professor Award 2024 from the Kyushu Branch of the Society of Materials Science, Japan. This award is given in recognition of his outstanding achievements in academics, education, and branch activities that lead to the revitalization of the Kyushu Branch of the Society of Materials Science, Japan.
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On Friday, February 21, 2025, we will be holding a tour of Saga University for sixth grade students, teachers, and parents from Rokkaku Elementary School and Suga Elementary School in Shiroishi Town. In the morning, the students will visit the laboratories of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, to see cutting-edge research in the fields of communications, semiconductors, AI, and system control. In the afternoon, they will tour the University's unique facilities, including the Museum of Art and the Library.