For Students
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Nakase Lab. provides research opportunities in various areas, from engineering to science, and nuclear energy to other fields due to my own diverse research background. Specifically, there are two research themes; one in chemistry and the other in mechanical engineering. Let's discuss your research topics so that you can choose a suitable topic according to your wishes and aptitude. After setting a theme, the first step is to conduct a literature survey. Gathering and summarizing information from the literature is extremely important at any stage of research activities, and it is a good habit that we hope every student acquires. There are many things about research themes that cannot be written on our website, so it is better to visit us in person!
The Nakase Lab. warmly welcomes both undergraduate students from the School of Environment and Society, Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, and graduate students from the Nuclear Engineering course in Tokyo Tech. We aim to accept students from many backgrounds since nuclear engineering is composed of many fields. While the Nuclear Engineering Course has many laboratories and covers many research fields, I recommend visiting many laboratories to find your best lab.
In the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Department at Tokyo Tech, students can belong to the lab in December of the third year. At the graduate level, we offer both spring and fall admissions, and the Nakase Lab is open to both options. Information regarding entrance exams is available on Tokyo Tech’s website.
The Nuclear Engineering Course provides an ideal platform for nurturing aspiring researchers. With my extensive experience guiding doctoral students since my assistant professor days in Takeshita Lab, I am enthusiastic about mentoring doctoral students. We also want to accept students who want to be researchers in companies, research institutes, and universities. We can offer teaching assistant (TA) and research assistant (RA) to students, and the opportunity to join collaborative research with companies is prepared. If students want, international internships and study abroad are also highly recommended. I can guide you in writing the proposal to get JSPS fund for doctoral students, and postdoctoral researchers and grant for young research, which may help you build a better future career.
Active participation in academic conferences is highly recommended. I also want you to join the experiments in external facilities. Let’s enjoy our life in Nakase Lab!
[ Seminars ]
Students have to report the progress of the research activities regularly, and sometimes, postdoctoral fellow also reports their progress, and we have a lot of discussions. This is one of the most important activities in the lab. Paper reviews and introductions of the papers in the research field will also be done to catch up with the up-to-date situation of the research fields.
[ Regular Meetings on Research projects ]
We have regular meetings about collaborative research very often. If the research topics are related to students, I offer the students to join and make a presentation. I believe this activity can help the students acquire good academic communication skills.
[ Contribution to academic communities ]
Our lab actively engages with the broader academic community through participation in research communities such as those at the Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, and the Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University. We take highly on joining the research community related to Actinide science, synchrotron radiation experiments, and back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
[ Other activities ]
Team building is very important to make our lab active. We organize hiking, Lab trips, and parties.
