Qdai-mail Tsushin #016

An e-mail magazine, "Qdai-mail Tsushin" delivers campus news
every fourth Friday.

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Friday, April 26, 2019


** Topics

*Kyudai Students win Prizes in the First World Debating Championship
in Japanese
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/330
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On February 28 - March 2, 2019, several students from Kyushu
University participated in the World Japanese Debate Championship
2019, held in National Chiao Tung Unversity, Taiwan and won many prizes.

*Prof.Adachi receives Nagoya Silver Medal
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/331
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At a ceremony on February 28 to award the 24th Nagoya Medal of
Organic Chemistry, Kyushu University’s Prof. Chihaya Adachi
received the silver medal.

*Prof.Keiji Tanaka Named APS Fellow
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/332
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Professor Keiji Tanaka, Department of Applied Chemistry, in this
school, has been elected as a Fellow member of American Physical
Society (APS).

*Academic year 2018 Kyushu University Commencement Ceremony
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/333
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On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, the Kyushu University Commencement
Ceremony was held at SHIIKI HALL for 2,538 undergraduate students
and for 2,231 graduate students.

*Kyushu University secures 4th place in Japanese university ranking,
moving up for consecutive years(THE Japan University Rankings 2019)
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/334
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The Times Higher Education (THE) Japan University Rankings 2019,
released on 27 March, placed Kyushu University 4th out of about 760
institutions of higher education in Japan.


** Research

*Difference in air temperature change depending on chemical components
of PM2.5-toward suitable mitigation both for climate change and air pollution-
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/123
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Toshihiko Takemura, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics,
Kyushu University, and Kentaroh Suzuki, Atmosphere and Ocean
Research Institute, University of Tokyo clearly showed that
the global surface air temperature change due to the energy
imbalance (termed “radiative forcing”) strongly depends on
chemical components of aerosols.

*Successful Gold Leaching from a Gold Ore Using Bacteria Isolated
from a Natural Gas Field
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/124
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Assoc. Prof. Yuichi Sugai, Prof. Kyuro Sasaki and PhD candidate Ms. San
Yee Khaing who belong to the faculty of engineering in Kyushu University
succeeded in leaching gold from a gold ore using bacteria isolated from
a natural gas field.


**Events

*Language Table in English for Current students and Staffs
Date: 2019.04.18[Thu] - 2019.07.18[Thu] 12:10 - 12:50
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/125
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Language table at SALC offers a good opportunity to have conversation
in English with Japanese students and international students.
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