Sunshine Autumn Van Bael

Country: USA
Home Institution / Position: Tulane University, USA / Associate Professor
Period: February 1, 2019 – April 30, 2019
Host: Prof. Kaoru Kitajima, Lab of Tropical Forest Resources and Environment, Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science
Research Topic: Leaf traits and fungal endophytes in a tropical forest plant community

Stéphane Fournier

Country: France
Home Institution / Position: Montpellier SupAgro, France / Professor
Period: May 8, 2019 – August 8, 2019
Host: Prof. Shigeaki Oda, Lab of Farm Managerial Information and Accounting, Division of Natural Resource Economics
Research Topic: Comparative study between Japan and France: Improvement of added value of the wine by utilizing geographical indication protection system

Rajesh Jha

Country: USA
Home Institution / Position: University of Hawaii, USA / Associate Professor
Period: May 15, 2019 – August 15, 2019
Host: Prof. Tohru Matsui, Lab of Nutritional Science of Animals, Division of Applied Biosciences
Research Topic: Evaluation of oligosaccharides for their immunomodulatory properties in chicken using in vitro assay with DT40 cell line

Chung-Jung Wang

Country: Taiwan
Home Institution / Position: Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan / Assistant Professor
Period: June 15, 2019 – September 15, 2019
Host: Prof. Satoshi Hoshino, Lab of Rural Planning, Division of Environmental Science and Technology
Research Topic: Comparative Research on Community Planning Methods- A Case Study in Community’s Rural Rejuvenation Project in Taiwan and Rural Community Planning Project in Kobe

Apichaya Lilavanichakul

Country: Thailand
Home Institution / Position: Kasetsart University, Thailand / Lecturer
Period: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
Host: Assoc. Prof. Haruhiko Iba, Lab of Farm Managerial Information and Accounting, Division of Natural Resource Economics
Research Topic: Comparative study between Japan and Thailandland: Making distribution of agricultural products efficient from the view point of farmer behavior and consumer preference

Moira Moeliono

Country: Indonesia
Home Institution / Position: Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia / Senior Associate
Period: September 16, 2019 -Decempber 16, 2019
Host: Prof. Mamoru Kanzaki, Lab of Forest Resources and Society, Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science
Research Topic: Research on Landscape Governance in Social Forestry Systems and the Context of Climate Change in Southeast Asia

Md. Abdul Karim

Country: Bangladesh
Home Institution / Position: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh / Professor
Period: October 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019
Host: Prof. Eiji Nawata, Lab of Tropical Agriculture, Division of Environmental Science and Technology
Research Topic: Mitigation of salinity stress in soybean production in the tropics

Md. Kamruzzaman

Country: Bangladesh
Home Institution / Position: Khulna University, Bangladesh / Professor
Period: October 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020
Host: Assoc. Prof. Naoki Okada, Lab of Forest Utilization, Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science
Research Topic: Stand structure and carbon dynamics of Sundarbans mangrove ecosystems, Bangladesh

Pierre Chollet

Country: France
Home Institution / Position: University of Montpellier, France / Emeritus Professor
Period: November 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020
Host: Prof. Shigeaki Oda, Lab of Farm Managerial Information and Accounting, Division of Natural Resource Economics
Research Topic: Comparative study between Japan and France: Visualization of outcomes in agricultural management