Laboratory of Water Disaster and Environmental Research
As of October 12, 2021
Basic information
Division
Field Engineering for the Environment
* Please go to Courses to see the list of subjects offered by the division.
Laboratory's URL
https://sites.google.com/view/water-disaster-and-environment
Faculty members accepting applicants
IWASAKI Toshiki (Assoc. Prof.)
Other members
Note: Prof. Yasuyuki Shimizu will retire from Hokkaido University on March 2023, so that he can not be a supervisor.
About the laboratory
Description
We are interested in flow, sediment transport and morphodynamics in many environments like rivers, estuarine and submarine,s etc. In particular, our challenge is to propose or use computational models on the mutual interaction among flow, sediment transport, and morphodynamics. For this, we have many collaborations with domestic and international colleagues.
Organization of research
First-year Master and Ph.D students need to take several classes necessary for graduation. In addition, the students will join a weekly research meeting. Each student will present the progress and ongoing works approximately once per 2 months at the research meeting. The students will have individual meetings with a supervisor if necessary. High-performance computers will be available for numerical modelers, and some experimental flumes are prepared for experimental studies. We also perform some (not many) field works if the applications are interested.
Ongoing projects
(1) Modeling of river bedform (dune and antidunes)
(2) Modeling of sand bars, meandering, bank erosion in rivers
(3) Computational modeling of the morphodynamics using Adaptive Mesh Refinement
(4) Driftwood transport and deposition in rivers
(5) Modeling of turbidity current and cyclic steps in submarine environment
(6) Modeling of bedload tracers and related implication for morphodynamics
Enrolled students' research topics
Students can propose their research topic, but the research topic may be better relating to our interest above. If students would like to perform completely new topics, the students need to have sufficient knowledge, background, and collaboration with suitable researchers.
Information for potential applicants
Applicants' background
It will be great if applicants have basic knowledge about hydraulics, sediment transport, mathematics, and computational skills. In particular, for Ph.D. course, it will be better to have some experiences above in your Master's degree.
How to choose a research proposal topic?
Applicants are expected to propose topics related to our interest above. If applicants are planning to perform completely new topics, they need to have sufficient knowledge, background, and collaboration with suitable researchers.
How the research proposal is evaluated?
We evaluate the student proposal based on (1) basic knowledge and understanding the research question, (2) strong motivation to solve the question and finish your Master and Ph.D, (3) story of the proposal and logical discussion and (4) English.
Plan to accept applicants
| Application type | Enrollment semester | Master’s course | Doctoral course | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEXT Scholarship (Uniform call) | Oct. 2022 | 〇 | 〇 | We may accept one Master or Ph.D students for October 2022 intake. |
| MEXT Embassy | 〇 | 〇 | ||
| e3 Special Selection | Oct. 2022 | 〇 | 〇 |
How to apply
Please follow the application procedure for the respective application category announced at the e3 web page.
Accepting Research Students
We do not accept Research students.
Availability of financial support
Please check the e3 web page for information about the scholarships and other financial support.
Inquiries
If you have any inquiries about the application and admission procedures etc., please contact the e3 office. You can submit your application on-line during the "matching period" irrespective of prior contact with potential supervisor(s).