Please encourage your students to apply. --Tatsuki



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Misasa International Student Intern Program 2009 at the Institute for  
Study of the Earth's Interior (ISEI), Okayama University, Misasa, Japan
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1. Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior, Okayama University,  
Japan would like to invite applications for the 2009 International  
Student Intern Program


2. About the institute
The Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior (ISEI) is a leading  
institute equipped with state-of-the-art experimental and analytical  
facilities. Active researches are being conducted in the basic  
research areas of isotope and trace element geochemistry, high- 
resolution geochronology, and high-pressure and temperature materials  
science, aimed at understanding the origin, evolution and dynamics of  
the Earth. The institute is rapidly developing into an international  
research and educational center for solid earth sciences through the  
embarkation of the Center of Excellence for the 21st Century (COE-21)  
program (Program Leader: Professor Eizo Nakamura), sponsored by the  
Ministry of Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) in  
2003, and is now constantly the host of a significant number of  
leading and young collaborative researchers from worldwide. The  
institute is located in Misasa town, which is well known in Japan for  
its hot-spring spa. For more information about ISEI, please visit the  
following website:
http://www.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp/

3. About the program
The annual Misasa International Student Intern Program for advanced  
undergraduate (3rd to 4th year) and master's course students has been  
planned to promote international collaborative research and education.  
During the intern program, students will work closely with ISEI  
faculty members and their research groups on currently active research  
projects at ISEI. Researches at ISEI generally fall into one of the  
following areas: (1) geochemistry, cosmochemistry and geochronology  
(major/trace element and isotope analyses of crustal and mantle  
derived magmas, xenoliths, melt inclusions and meteorites using SEM,  
ICP-MS, TIMS, SIMS, IRMS, XRF, etc. to unravel the origin, evolution  
and dynamics of the Earth and the Solar System), (2) high-pressure  
experimental mineral physics (including high-pressure experiments  
using multi-anvil press, studies of phase equilibrium, electrical  
conductivity, elasticity and rheological property using X-ray  
diffraction (XRD), resonance ultrasonic spectroscopy (RUS), impedance  
spectroscopy (IS), etc.), and (3) magmalogy and crystal chemistry  
(including high-pressure experiments using DAC/multi-anvil press/ 
piston cylinder/IHPV, and NMR/Raman/IR spectroscopic measurements of  
minerals, melts (glasses) and fluids). Perspective applicants are  
encouraged to contact ISEI faculty member(s) for more information. It  
is hoped that through this program, the participants will acquaint  
themselves with the state-of-the-art research facilities and  
activities at ISEI, and gain first-hand scientific research  
experience. At the conclusion of the program, an intern symposium will  
be held for all the participants to deliver oral presentations of  
their work (in English).

4. Eligibility
The program is open to advanced undergraduate (3rd to 4th year) and  
master's course students majoring in earth sciences, physics,  
chemistry, materials sciences, or related fields, who have a strong  
interest in a career of scientific research. Students from either  
within or outside Japan, regardless of nationality, are eligible to  
apply. Communication skill in English is required.

5. Date and Period:
July 2 (Thu)-August 11 (Tue), 2009

6. Financial support:
Travel expenses and daily allowance will be fully covered, and  
accommodation in the Misasa guesthouse will be provided.

7. Number of participants:
About 10.

8. Application procedure:
The application form for the internship program is available from the  
following website.

http://www.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp/MISIP/2009/

9. Application deadline:
April 30, 2009 (10 am, JST)

10. Contact information
The application should be sent to:
Yoshiko Nakano
Institute for Study of the Earth's Interior
Okayama University
Misasa, Tottori, 682-0193 Japan
E-mail:[log in to unmask]
For inquires concerning the intern program, please contact Dr.  
Katsuyuki Yamashita, the program coordinator ([log in to unmask] 
) or any other ISEI faculty members.



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TATSUKI TSUJIMORI
The Pheasant Memorial Laboratory
ISEI, Okayama U.; Misasa, Tottori 682-0193, Japan
http://jasmine.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp/