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Fifty-three U.S. graduate students in science and engineering are participating in the 2000 Summer Institute in Japan Program from June 21 to August 19, 2000. Including this year's participants, a total of 567 students have been supported by this program since it began in 1990.
The Summer Institute Program evolved from discussions of the Task Force on Access of the U.S.-Japan Agreement on Cooperation in Research and Development in Science and Technology, and was established to provide U.S. science and engineering graduate students first-hand experience in a Japanese research environment, intensive Japanese language training, and an introduction to the science and science-policy infrastructure of Japan. The goals of the program are to introduce U.S. graduate students to Japanese science and engineering research laboratories and to initiate personal relationships that will better enable students to collaborate with Japanese counterparts in the future. The long-term goal of the program is to increase the number of American scientists and engineers who are both familiar with the culture and language of Japan, and the research being conducted in Japan in their fields of expertise.
The program is supported in Japan by the Science and Technology Agency (STA), and Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), and in the United States by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF and STA serve as implementing agencies, and Japan International Science and Technology Exchange Center (JISTEC) provides administrative and logistical assistance to participants while they are in Japan.
Participants in the 2000 Summer Institute first go through a 9-day intensive Japanese language training provided in the Tsukuba Kenshu Center. Then, they are integrated into on-going research projects at the host institutes and are supervised by Japanese host researchers. Students are encouraged to visit other laboratories doing research in their disciplinary areas. An overnight trip to Nikko, cultural experience such as Kabuki, tea ceremony, and a series of lectures are also scheduled during the program.
Among the 53 participants in the 2000 Summer Institute selected from 31 U.S. universities, 15 will work at laboratories in Tsukuba, 36 at laboratories in Tokyo, and 2 at laboratories outside Tokyo/Tsukuba areas. Eight students are hosted by corporate laboratories, 22 by laboratories at national universities, 18 by Japanese government institutes and 5 by semi-governmental, non-profit research organization, and Tokyo metropolitan government's organization. List of host institutes, students' home universities and students' area of research are attaches.
The program began in 1990 when 25 students were hosted at 13 national research laboratories in Tsukuba Science City. In 1991, the number of participants in the program was increased from 25 to 49, and 7 private corporate laboratories participated for the first time as host institutions.
In 1992, the number of participants was increased from 49 to 58, and 6 governmental laboratories in Tokyo were added as host institutions.
Approximately 60 graduate students participated in the program each year from 1992 to 1997. Since 1995 some of the participants started being placed on an individual basis outside of Tokyo and Tsukuba.
In 1998, the program supported 41 participants, including 14 individuals hosted in Tsukuba, 21 hosted in the Tokyo area, and 6 in other locations around Japan.
In 1999, the program supported 48 participants, including 17 individuals hosted in Tsukuba, 28 hosted in the Tokyo area, and 3 in other locations around Japan.
The application deadline for the Summer Institute is December 1. Graduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents in science or engineering, including biomedical and agricultural sciences, may apply. Application materials and information are available via the NSF/Tokyo Homepage (http://www.twics.com/~nsftokyo/spmenu.html). For further information, please contact NSF's East Asia and Pacific Program (EAP) as follows:
East Asia and Pacific Program, Room 935
Division of International Programs
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone: 703-306-1701
FAX: 703-306-0474
E-mail: inteap@nsf.gov
Attached is a list of the 53 American graduate participants (including
34 male and 19 female students), with information on their home
institutions and their host laboratories in Japan.
NSF/Tokyo
Allen, Micah Joseph
State University of NY at Buffalo (Mechanical Engineering)
Host Institute: Building Research Institute
Allen, Michael G.
University of Notre Dame (Civil Engineering)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Balkcom, Devin Jeremy
Carnegie Mellon University (Computer Science)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Barnes, Christopher Dwight
Stanford University (Accelerator Research)
Host Institute: High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Bartuszevige, Anne Marie
Illinois State University (Biological Sciences)
Host Institute: National Agriculture Research Center
Bogan, Andrew Allerton
University of California, San Francisco (Cellular & Molecular
Pharmacology)
Host Institute: Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Bove, Jr., Gerald Edward
State University of NY at Buffalo (Geography)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Brown, Lawrence Milton
Princeton University (Molecular Biology)
Host Institute: National Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary
Research
Bundy , Danielle Rae
University of Colorado at Boulder (Applied Mathematics)
Host Institute: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Chao, Lawrence Pin-Chih
Stanford University (Mechanical Engineering)
Host Institute: Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
Cheng, Wendy H.
Stanford University (Mechanical Engineering)
Host Institute: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Cook, Tanya Nicole
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Sociology)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Crow , Karen Dorine
University of California, Santa Cruz (Biology)
Host Institute: National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries
Faris, Allison Theresa
University of California, Berkeley (Civil & Environmental
Engineering)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Fontecchio , Adam Kent
Brown University (Physics & Astronomy)
Host Institute: NTT Cyber Space Laboratories
Geistlinger, Timothy Ross
University of California, San Francisco (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Geraci, James Russell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Electrical Engineering
& Computer Science)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Han, Yong-Jin
University of California, Santa Barbara (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Ho, Sunita Venkatpullela
Clemson University (Bioengineering)
Host Institute: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Ho, Tang
Johns Hopkins University (Biomedical Science)
Host Institute: National Institute of Neuroscience, National
Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Hughes, Lisa Michelle
Florida A&M University (Industrial Engineering)
Host Institute: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
Kessel, Lowell Gerardo
University of California, Santa Barbara (Geological Sciences)
Host Institute: Geological Survey of Japan
Kistler, Christine Elizabeth
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Biomedical Science)
Host Institute: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
Kitazawa, Rina
Columbia University (Social Work)
Host Institute: National Institute of Public Health
Kith, Steve Sang
Colorado School of Mines (Engineering)
Host Institute: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Klein, Brian Donald
University of Utah (Pharmacology & Toxicology)
Host Institute: Eisai Co., Ltd.
Main, Joseph Andrew
Johns Hopkins University (Civil Engineering)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Malerich, Anthony W.
University of New Mexico (Mathematics and Statistics)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Malmstadt, Noah
University of Washington (Bioengineering)
Host Institute: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
McClaskey, Caroline Elizabeth
Columbia University (Biomedical Sciences)
Host Institute: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
Morgan, Troy Alexander
University of California Berkeley (Earthquake Engineering)
Host Institute: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Morgen, Brian Gerald
University of Notre Dame (Civil Engineering)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Munson, Jeffrey Eric
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Host Institute: National Aerospace Laboratory
Nayak, Krishna Shrinivas
Stanford University (Electrical Engineering)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Nguyen, Rachel Lopez
University of Minnesota (Genetics, Cell Biology & Development)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Nitao, Lisa Kaori
University of California, Los Angeles (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Host Institute: National Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary
Research
Nordone Jr., Paul John
State University of NY at Buffalo (Biomedical & Natural Science)
Host Institute: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
Ordway, Sondra E.
University of South Carolina (Civil & Environ. Engineering)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Palmer, Andrew Grange
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Computer Sciences)
Host Institute: IBM Japan, Ltd.
Park, Eun Sun
Stanford University (Chemistry)
Host Institute: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
Persad, Amanda Shasty
University of South Florida (Epidemiology & Biostatistics)
Host Institute: National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Qazi, Maleeha
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Computer Sciences)
Host Institute: Electrotechnical Laboratory
Rogers, Stefan David
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Materials Science & Engineering)
Host Institute: National Research Institute for Metals
Schurter, Kyle Christopher
Texas A&M University (Civil Engineering)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Stedeford, Todd James
University of South Florida (Environmental & Occupational
Health)
Host Institute: National Institute of Neuroscience, National
Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Tsung, Nilo
University of Colorado, Boulder (Civil Engineering)
Host Institute: Public Works Research Institute
Tumialan, Jaime Gustavo
University of Missouri-Rolla (Civil Engineering)
Host Institute: Building Research Institute
Ullmer, Brygg Anders
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Media Arts & Sciences)
Host Institute: Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Vorwerk, Aaron Matthew
University of Notre Dame (Civil Engineering)
Host Institute: University of Tokyo
Wagner, David Philip
Dartmouth College (Computer Science)
Host Institute: IBM Japan, Ltd.
Wang, Helen Jiahe
University of California, Berkeley (Electrical Engineering &
Computer Science)
Host Institute: IBM Japan Ltd.
Wardell, Lois Jean
New Mexico Tech (Earth & Environmental Science)
Host Institute: Geological Survey of Japan
Warmerdam, Steven Nicholas
University of California, Berkeley (Agricultural & Resource
Economics)
Host Institute: National Research Institute of Agricultural Economics