Department of Civil Engineering, Yokohama National University Estuarine and Coastal Engineering Laboratory Japanese Page

We are involoved in education and research activities in the field of hydroscience and engineering, including environmental hydraulics, and estuarine and coastal engineering. Our main focuses are calssified into the following three topics, which will be synthesized to propose an integrated estuarine and coastal zone management.

• Protection of our life and property in coastal zone against natural disasters, including storm suge and tsunami
• Wave, current and sediment transport processes in coastal waters
• Prediction and evaluation of limnological, and estuarine and coastal marine environments, including physical, chemical and biological processes
• Restoration and rehabilitation of limonological and estuarine and coastal waters

Call for Ph.D and M. E. candidates (Special English Program at YNU)

We offer special English program (Scholarship program of Ministry of Science, Culture and Education) for Ph.D and M. E. candidates in Dept of Civil Engineering, Yokohama National University. Approximately, one or two Ph.D or M. E. student positions are available in our laboratory each year. Interested cadidates are welcome to contact with Prof. Jun SASAKI via email. Similar scholarship program may also be offered by Japanese Embassy. Interested candidates may contact with Japanese Embassy in his or her country.

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TOPICS Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 Yokohama Symposium 2004 Field Survey on Iranian Coasts 2003