March 25, 2022 Three IER students graduated.

The graduation ceremony of Fukushima University was held on March 25, 2022 and three students studying at the IER celebrated their graduation day.

Ms. Nguyen Phuong Thoa is an international student from Vietnam and has studied the transfer of radionuclides into plants for three years under the supervision of Prof. Tsukada. She successfully completed the study and was awarded Ph.D.

Ms. Mihoko Kikuchi has studied the radioactive contamination levels of self-consumed crops in the difficult-to-return zone under the supervision of Prof. Tsukada. As an adult student, she has handled both studying and working for three years using the extended-study system and finally acquired the master’s degree.

Ms. Honoka Kurosawa enrolled in the master’s program of the environmental radioactivity science major after completing the undergraduate course of the faculty of symbiotic systems science of Fukushima University. Under the supervision of Associate Prof. Wakiyama, she has studied the dynamics of radionuclides in an urban pond and acquired the master’s degree this time. After completing the master’s program, she will continue her study at the IER as a Ph.D. student from the coming April.

Having graduation certificates in their hands, the students looked very proud of themselves and their bright smiles were so impressive. Congratulations on your graduation!!