Education and Research Center for Frontier Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture

Information on the Education and Research Center for Frontier Agricultural Science in the Faculty of Agriculture.

Established in June 2008, the Education and Research Center for Frontier Agricultural Science primarily promotes frontier agricultural science research and development and applies frontier agricultural science in undergraduate and graduate education at the university.
With the main members of its faculty from the Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Agriculture-who also serve as supervisors and vice supervisors in charge of project research at the facility-the Education and Research Center for Frontier Agricultural Science engages in pioneering large-scale research projects. It also holds symposiums and other events to transmit the results of these projects, engaging in a wide variety of activities to use these results not only in education and further research but also to contribute to improving society.
The center is working on a green biomass research project as well as a project to create a comprehensive management system for wild animals with special education and research funds from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Green Biomass Research Project Results Briefing Session and International Symposium

Information on the briefing session for the green biomass research project results and international symposium.

Research into the Development of Technological and Community Systems for the Continuous Application of Green Biomass
Improving Local Energy Self-Sufficiency Rates

Briefing session

Date: Friday, October 26, 2012
Location: Audiovisual Room, 4F, Lecture Hall 2, Fuchu Campus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Program: Extract
9:30 a.m. Opening; greetings from a representative of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the director of the Faculty of Agriculture Education and Research Center for Frontier Agricultural Science
9:40 a.m. Session 1 Recycling and production in arable land and forests
11:00 a.m. Session 2 Energy transformation and usage
Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. Poster session
2:00 p.m. Session 3 Formulating a regional model and social systems
3:40 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Multidisciplinary discussion
5:00 p.m. Closing
5:15 p.m. Get-together

International symposium

Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012
Location: Lecture Hall, Faculty of Agriculture Main Building, Fuchu Campus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Topic: Research on Sustainable Biomass System for Improving Local Energy Self-sufficiency in Asia
Note: Simultaneous interpretation provided.

Program: Extract
10:00 a.m. Opening, greetings
10:30 a.m. Keynote speech
11:20 a.m. International invitee lecture 1
Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. International invitee lecture 2
1:40 p.m. International invitee lecture 3
2:20 p.m. International invitee lecture 4
3:00 p.m. Break
3:20 p.m. TUAT project result report
4:00 p.m. Multidisciplinary discussion
5:00 p.m. Closing

No application required for either date; entry free.

Research Results Investigation Meeting (open to TUAT students, faculty and staff)

Research into the Development of Technological and Community Systems for the
Continuous Application of Green Biomass Improving Local Energy Self-Sufficiency Rates
Information on research results investigation meeting (open to TUAT students, faculty and staff) provided below.

Open to: TUAT faculty and staff
Current TUAT students
Date and time: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Lecture Room 2-11, Building 2, Fuchu Campus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Inquiries: Tadashi Hirasawa, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (ext. 5671)
Seishu Tojo, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (ext. 5764)
Project objective:
Develop new technologies for recycling materials, producing highly efficient green biomass, and creating biomass energy that do not compete with foodstuffs, and create a fundamental system for the local production and consumption of biomass energy.
Based on this system, create a general-purpose model for environmentally friendly self-sufficient community energy systems using biomass adaptable to various areas, and aim to resolve energy and environmental problems without competing with foodstuffs.

Program: Extract
10:00 a.m. Opening
10:00-10:20 a.m. Opening greeting (Koji Takahashi, director of the Education and Research Center for Frontier Agricultural Science)

Guest greeting (Tadashi Matsunaga, president of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
10:20-10:30 a.m. Project overview (Tadashi Hirasawa, research project mediator)
10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Research results report
10:30 a.m.-noon Research and development into fixed solar energy technology and recycling system research

Question and answer session
Noon-1:00 p.m. Afternoon break
1:00-2:00 p.m. Biomass energy transformation/usage technology development research

Question and answer session
2:00-3:15 p.m. Biomass product, usage and recycling system research

Question and answer session
3:15-3:25 p.m. Break
3:25-4:20 p.m. Social system research
4:20-5:00 p.m. Multidisciplinary discussion
5:00-5:30 p.m. Evaluation committee member review
5:30 p.m. Closing

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