Day-2 Laboratory Course Work in Remote Sensing and Health Safety Environment

On our second day in Japan, all of students who join TWINCLE Program have a chance to learn based on their interest. Students are divided into four laboratories belongs to four departments in Chiba University, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Division of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Health Education, and Department of Information Processing and Computer Science. MPPDAS UGM students are divided into two groups of interest, four students join the laboratory that belongs to Center for Environmental Remote Sensing and six students join the laboratory that belongs to Division of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, focusing on Safety and Health Environment.

Laboratory Overview 

CEReS

Center for Environmental Remote Sensing (CEReS) is the only one laboratory that monitored by ministry of education and technology in Japan.The participants of the TWINCLE Program have the opportunity to have a tour to CEReS laboratories which is hosted by Prof. Josaphat Tetuko Sri Sumantyo. He have been developing some research about remote sensing especially related to RADAR in his laboratory. The laboratory itself is even called with his own name, Josaphat Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory. Furthermore, GAIA-1 and GAIA-2 are some of his satellites that makes us feel impressed. GAIA-1 is developed to detect earthquake spots and GAIA-2 is developed to detect land deformation and land subsidence.There are some satellites in CEReS laboratory, receiver satellite TERRA data from USA and Fengyun data from China. Fotometer is also developed in this laboratory to produce solar energy. Solar energy is used to upgrade electrical energy that had lost two years ago because leak of nuclear energy during earthquake and tsunami. 

Health and Environmental Safety

This laboratory is supervised by Prof. Motoi Machida. The participant of TWINCLE program get an introduction about the laboratory and the research produced through the laboratory work by students and staffs. It was really exciting to see the process of water purification by activated carbon originated from many natural resources such as bamboo, oak wood, etc. Prof. Machida explained every detail of the research conducted by the members of the laboratory, includes the concept, methodology, and equipment.

Although our study background is from Geography and not really get into deep to Chemical aspect, but it is so interesting to see and understand the chemistry perspective in environmental study, since we also learn about environment, but more in spatial approach. 

During the lunch time, we also get the chance to experience one of the interesting culture of Japan. When we passed the public room for students near the campus shop, we saw many students try the kimono. We figured out that they are graduating students who try the kimono for their graduation party. Surprisingly, several staffs who take care of the kimono, asked us to try to wear it as well, so we feel so lucky and happy to be in the right place and in the right time.

And tomorrow, we will continue working on the laboratory. We are looking forward!!

Nurwinda Latifah Hanum