Information for those who wish to study at Ohtsuki Laboratory

Research Group of Functional Materials Chemistry,

 

 

Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry,

Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering,

Nagoya University, JAPAN

 

( Japanese / English )

 


Ohtsuki Laboratory accepts students who would like to study in doctoral and masterfs programs as well as research student, in Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University.

To whom that would plan to join Ohtsuki Laboratory, please send the following information of you to Prof. Chikara Ohtsuki (with cc secretary to Prof. Ohtsuki).@

[Note] Prospective applicants should take note of the admission and application deadlines. Before applying, please inquire with Prof. Ohtsuki whether you can become a supervisor. The screening process takes about one to two months, so please inquire well in advance to allow plenty of time.

 

1.       Types of admission.

Ø  Please confirm the application periods@after visiting here for prospective students

²  Graduate admission for international student

l  International student master's and doctoral course ; entering in April.

l  G30 International graduate program; entering in October.

o  Masterfs admission

o  Doctoral admission

²  Research students (Graduate program of research students) entering in April or October.

l  for master's admission

l  for doctoral admission

 

2.       The date you would like to join Ohtsuki Laboratory.

Ø  Please check the application date and admission date.

²  For example,

 

Application period

Research Student and Graduate Research Student of School/Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University (For Privately Financed International Students)

 

[Past case]@Application period for October 2022 Entry :

 

From 10:00 on Monday, February 28, 2022 to 17:00 on Monday, March 14, 2022 (Japan Standard Time)

 

[Past case] @Application period for October 2021 Entry

From 10:00 on Monday, February 1, 2021 to 17:00 on Friday, February 26, 2021 (Japan Time)

 

G30 International graduate program Masterfs admission (Chemistry Gradate Program, Admission Requirements (October Admission) for AY2024)

Application period for October 2024 Entry

First round:

From 9:00 on January 5, 2024 to 16:00 on January 16, 2024 (Japan Time)

Rolling Admission:

From 9:00 on May 7, 2024 to 16:00 on May 23, 2024 (Japan Time) 

 

G30 International graduate program Doctoral admission  (Chemistry Gradate Program Admission Requirements (October Admission) for AY2024)

Application period for October 2024 Entry

First round:

From 9:00 on January 5, 2024 to 16:00 on January 16, 2024 (Japan Time)

Rolling Admission:

From 9:00 on May 7, 2024 to 16:00 on May 23, 2024 (Japan Time) 

 

 

3.       Documents (PDF or Word.docx) for evaluation in which Prof. Ohtsuki could be a supervisor after you pass the entrance examination.

 

       i.          Your CV (including your photo) that has information required for application on the Nagoya University Online Admission System.

      ii.          A research proposal (approximately 2 A4 pages), which is a proposal for the research you wish to carry out in our laboratory. The proposal should include the information described in the format (word.docx).

[Note:] A list of references is available to help you prepare a research proposal to be carried out at Ohtsuki Laboratory. Please select from these as appropriate and use them in your research proposal.

    iii.          Please make an appropriate title and contents on the basis of the key words of our research.

    iv.          Summary of the previous research of yours.

      v.          Major Publications list if available

    vi.          Documents showing English and/or Japanese proficiency (Photocopy):

Applicants who have graduated from a university where the primary language of instruction is not English generally satisfy one of the following requirements.

 

English Language Proficiency

Test Qualification (Minimum)

Remark

IELTS

Overall band score of 6

 

TOEFL

80 iBT

60 Paper-delivered Test 

*TOEIC is not accepted

Duolingo English Test (DET)

105 and above

 

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

C1 and above

*Must be stated in official transcripts

 

   vii.          Academic Transcript for Undergraduate Education with English translation (Photocopy) if available.

 viii.          Certified Score Report of the GRE subject test (Chemistry) if available (Photocopy).

    ix.          Documents showing other strengths if available.

 

These are just for pre-application on which Prof. Ohtsuki could be a supervisor after you pass the entrance examination [Note]. Prof. Ohtsuki would like to be a supervisor who is thinking of going on to a doctoral course to get Ph.D.

Please contact me with the pre-application documents at least two months before applying for the examination.

I am looking forward to receiving your proposal.

 

Chikara Ohtsuki, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Materials Chemistry,

Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University

Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, JAPAN

 

ohtsuki@chembio.nagoya-u.ac.jp

 

[Research topics]@

n  Research on ceramics in medicine, regenerative medical materials, biocompatible materials

n  Research on effects of solid and crystalline materials on living tissues

n  Development of organic-inorganic hybrid for biomedical applications

n  Development of bio-inspired materials

n  Creation of novel functional materials through biomimetics

n  Creation of functional ceramics by environmentally friendly processing

 

[Keywords]

Biomaterials, Bioceramics, Medical materials, Artificial bone, Biomimetics, Apatite, Nano-technology, Peptide engineering, Ceramics, Ceramic Biomaterials, Solid State Chemistry, Functional Crystalline Chemistry, Bone prosthetic materials, Organic-inorganic hybrids, Bone-bonding materials, Bioactive materials, Bioresorbable materialsCBioabsorbable materials, Biomineralization, Biominerals, Fusion materials

 

For more information on the majors and how to take the exam, please see

 

l  Admission for international students

²  Graduate School of Engineering (Master course, Doctor course)

²  Global 30 International Program (Master course, Doctor Gourse)

n  Chemistry Graduate Program (M, D): Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Functional Materials Chemistry (Ohtsuki Group)

Ø  Master course

o  Admission requirement [PDF]

o  Certificate of (Prospective) Graduation (Undergraduate) [Word.docx]

o  Undergraduate Summary Thesis Form [Word.docx]

Ø  Doctor course

o  Admission requirement [PDF]

o  Summary of Master Degree Thesis Form [Word.docx]

o  Certificate of (Prospective) Graduation (Undergraduate) [Word.docx]

o  Certificate of (Prospective) Graduation (Master) [Word.docx]

²  Research Students

For tours of the laboratory and consultation regarding the entrance, please contact to Prof. Ohtsuki by e-mail.

 

[Education] We are accepting students with various backgrounds concerning Chemistry, Biotechnology, Materials Science, Ceramics etc.

n  Origin of enrollee

Ø  Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, Nagoya University

Ø  Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, School of Engineering, Nagoya University

Ø  Department of Physical Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Nagoya University

Ø  Nagoya Institute of Technology

Ø  Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Ø  Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University

Ø  Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science

Ø  Faculty of Science, Chiba University

Ø  Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University

Ø  School of Engineering, Hiroshima University

 

n International students/researchers from

Ø  Korea, China, India, Malaysia, Vietnam

 

 


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