International Doctoral Program 2008 at Tohoku University
The Graduate School of Engineering, the Graduate School of Information Sciences and the Graduate School of Environmental Studies are pleased to announce the Tohoku University International Doctoral Program in Engineering, Information Sciences and Environmental Studies and invite applicants for 2008 entry.
The program was launched in 2001 through the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho) and is now in its eighth year. In this program, a wide variety of elective courses are being offered in English.
Monbukagakusho scholarships for international students with outstanding scholastic ability are being offered as part of the program. Also, students enjoy some of the world`s best experimental facilities and study along with distinguished faculty and associates to develop creative and original research that is published in highly reputed international journals. Candidates should submit application materials and choose a department for enrollment from the 22 departments listed below:
* Department of Mechanical System and Design
* Department of Nanomechanics
* Department of Aerospace Engineering
* Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering
* Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering
* Department of Electronic Engineering
* Department of Applied Physics
* Department of Applied Chemistry
* Department of Chemical Engineering
* Department of Biomolecular Engineering
* Department of Metallurgy
* Department of Materials Science
* Department of Materials Processing
* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
* Department of Architecture and Building Sciences
* Management of Science and Technology Department
* Department of Bioengineering and Robotics
* Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
* Department of System Information Sciences
* Department of Human-Social Information Sciences
* Department of Applied Information Sciences
* Department of Environmental Studies
Candidates should also choose one from the following course groups (A-E):
* Group A: Environmental Engineering
* Group B: Information and Communications
* Group C: Medical Engineering
* Group D: Energy
* Group E: Materials
Twenty-five students will be admitted per year into the program, 5 into each course group. A maximum of 12 students can be awarded Monbukagakusho scholarships. Lectures in English are arranged in areas of students` research specialty. However, depending on the students` language ability, research supervision may be in English or Japanese. And students may also attend lectures given in Japanese to fulfill their requirements.
Application deadline: February 5, 2008
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December 27th, 2007
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March 17th, 2008
Dear Sir.
I hope you are well.
Its pleases me very much to contact with you, first of all i present my self My
name is Ahmed Shihata, working as a forensic chemist in
Lab of Chemistry – Medicolegal – Ministry of Justice.
I’m student in Ph.D.
Ihope help me to get chance to studying Ph.D in your Org. if that easy,
and abstract of my C.V.
Name: Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Shihata
Date of Birth: 12/11/1973
Qualification:
*B.Sc. Chemistry (1991-1995) Al-Azhar Univ. Assuit branch.
*M.Sc. Analytical chemistry(1997-2003) Al-Azhar Univ. Cairo
*Studying Ph.D. Al-Azhar Univ. I have finished from practical of binding between two antidepressant drugs (imipramine and amitriptyline) with Serum Albumin and I published it.
* I got internship 5/2007-8/2007 (3 month) in toxicology “INFLUENCE OF SEX ON SUB-CHRONIC TOXICITY OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA PLANT EXTRACT IN RABBIT” NVRI-NEF Nigeria .
Member in Society of Toxicology (SOT).
Member in The Egyptian Society of Environmental Toxicology (ESET).
Professional experience:
A- Chemist in Desert Research Center ( 1996 -2000 ) Ministry of agriculture:
1-Det. of major and minor ( Na, K, Ca, Mg, SO4, Cl, HCO3, SiO2, NO3, PO4, CO2 , Br and I ) and trace elements (Fe, Mn, Cu, Co, Ni and Pb ) from water.
2-Evaluation of groundwater quality for human drinking, laundry and
domestic Purposes.
B- Forensic Chemist in lab. of Medicolegal Ministry of Justice (2000 up date)
-general toxicological analysis of tissues, blood, urine, stomach contents (vomits, aspirate, washing) as
1-volatile Poisons 2- corrosive acids and alkalis
3-common metallic poisons 4- salts of other metals
5- extraction of non volatile organic poisons and compounds from the aqueous protein free extract, non and bas compounds
6-extraction and qualitative drugs and materials of addiction (amphetamine, cannabis, opium, …..)
Some activities recent related to my studies.
1- 2nd Egyptian International Congress of Medical &Forensic Science in collaboration with The Egyptian Society of Forensic Sciences (13-15 Feb. 2007 Cairo – Egypt )
2- The Third International Conference of the Egyptian Society of Environmental Toxicology
(17 – 20 April, 2007 Hurghada – Egypt )
3- Integrating new technologies in drug development (11 – 14 June 2007, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Auditorium, Awka, Anambra State , Nigeria )
4- The Fifth International on Electrochemistry ICE-V (13-16 Feb. 2006 – Luxor – Egypt )
5- Project (Groundwater concentration beneath sand fields in the western desert of Egypt )
Address House: Sohag – Tahta – Shattora
Work: Assuit – Reiyad street – Lab. of Medicolegal
Country: Egypt
Country of current residence: Egypt
Country of citizenship: Egyptian
Phone: +2 0112628156
Email: ahmed_shihata_7@yahoo.com
Thank you for your consideration and let me hear you sooner.
Kind regards
Ahmed Shihata