Category: UTRIP

My Return to Japan and the University of Tokyo

By Rocco Vitalone — In the summer of 2015, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Japan for 13 weeks to both immerse myself in Japanese culture and conduct fundamental physics research in the Shimano Laboratory at the University of Tokyo. While there, I really learned a lot about Japanese culture and traveled all…
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2016 UTRIP Internship with Prof. Mitsuhiko Shionoya

By David Burke — This summer, I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in a UTRIP internship at the University of Tokyo, thanks to the generous support of the Friends of UTokyo, Inc. I spent six weeks working in the bioinorganic chemistry laboratory of Professor Mitsuhiko Shionoya, where my research was focused…
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UTRIP 2016: Molecular Alignment and Orientation in Tokyo

By Niccolò Bigagli — Two have been the major goals I have pursued in my life so far: increase my knowledge and involvement in the fields of physics and physical research, and broaden my outlook on the world by getting to know different cultures and experiencing life in different parts of the world. My participation…
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My First Summer in Japan

by Kenneth Wu — This summer, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as one of the participants for the University of Tokyo Research Internship Program (UTRIP). Saying that I was overjoyed when I received my acceptance notice would be an understatement describing how I felt. The internship would not only provide me with valuable…
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UTRIP: Prof. Hirofumi Sakai's Lab (Physics)

by Indy Liu — I can still vividly remember the nervousness that engulfed me when I woke up on March 31st to find UTRIP’s selection decision in my mailbox and the excitement that surged through when I found out that I was offered a place in the program. This was a dream come true for…
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Report on 2015 University of Tokyo Research Internship Program (UTRIP)

by Yuka Esashi — This summer I worked as an intern in the laboratory of Prof. Kazuki Koketsu in the Earth and Planetary Science Department of the University of Tokyo. The experience was hosted by the University of Tokyo Research Internship Program (UTRIP). I performed exploratory research on the effect of basin amplification of long-period ground…
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UTRIP: Prof. Takeaki Ozawa's lab (Chemistry)

by Elbegduuren Erdenee — This past summer I interned at Professor Takeaki Ozawa’s laboratory at the University of Tokyo with the help of the generous scholarship offered by Friends of UTokyo, Inc. For someone who thinks of herself as a scientist-in-training, the experience proved to be immensely valuable in allowing me to form a sense…
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UTRIP: Prof. Takeaki Ozawa's lab (Chemistry)

by Susanna Elledge — I am incredibly grateful to FUTI for sponsoring my participation in the UTRIP program this summer at the University of Tokyo. I spent six weeks working in Professor Ozawa’s lab studying the dynamics of cell membrane receptor proteins, including their activation, inhibition and movement, using luminescence and fluorescence. My specific project…
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UTRIP Internship with Professor Hiroaki Aihara Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo

by Thong Nguyen The University of Texas at Dallas, Class of 2015 — Carved in my mind is the moment I received the acceptance email from UTRIP along with the FUTI scholarship award, which blew away the anxiety about midterm exams coming in late-March. Excitement piled up day after day for the long journey to discover…
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Exoplanet Lab

by Taweewat Somboonpanyakul — During the summer of 2014, I had a chance to participate in University of Tokyo Research Internship Program (UTRIP) with the financial support from Friends of UTokyo, Inc. UTRIP is an undergraduate summer research internship program with top professors for those who want to pursuing Ph.D. degree in science in the…
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