The campus life is the preparing term to become successful in the world. We hope students experience many things, discipline themselves, and by not only trial and error, but also the merit of their education in leading edge studies, learn what is necessary to become success from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Our alumni explain that other students should keep making an effort everyday, be tough yet flexible, and also how to fulfill one’s potential in any field of society after graduation.
* The article and collected materials as well as affiliation, and year and content are as stated (March, 2015).
The knowledge and attitude to research cultivated in university are my foundations as a developer.
YU INAGAKI
- The company:
- Canon Inc. Department of Image Communication
- Major:
- Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering
(Now: Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering) - Year of graduation:
- graduated from Master Course in 2013
- High school Attended:
- Nirayama public high school of Shizuoka
At present, I belong to the Development Department about cameras and I’m participating in the development of autofocus that can achieve faster and smoother live-view-shooting. In University, I researched about microSOFC (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell) and while it is different with my current work field, I did learn some very valuable skills. I learned to analyze situations, identify problems, set up a hypothesis, and try to solve the problems. These are processes that both research and development have in common. Therefore, the knowledge and experience cultivated in university were very useful for my work. To achieve deadlines in a limited time is sometimes stressful, however when technology that I was engaged with enters production, arrives in stores, and the performance is evaluated by users, I get great pleasure. I’m in my 3rd year of work and everyday I feel my work is fulfilling. My time at university prepared me to become successful in society. I hope you learn a lot and discipline yourself.
* The article and collected materials as well as affiliation, and year and content are as stated (March, 2015).
I’m deal with difficult negotiations as the role of technical coordinator for a large-scale national project.
TORU SAITO
- The company:
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Division of System design at sea, Department of Missile Technology - Major:
- Department of Nanomechanics (Now: Department of Finemechanics)
- Year of graduation:
- graduated master course in 2009
- High school attended:
- Sakata Higashi public high school of Yamagata
In our country, Japan-U.S. joint development projects for a ballistic missile defense system is constantly ongoing and I play the role of technological coordinator for the Japanese side of development. The company and I make requests and negotiate. In university, my research about diamond semiconductors attracted a lot of attention as the next generation semiconductor. Researching is a repeat of making a hypothesis, experiment, verification, feedback of data, and reevaluation. That basic attitude was hammered into my head as an engineer and this experience was very useful for my work about handling data. I chose three potential areas for job hunting, aerospace, national defense and global work strictly. Now, when I meet students who are hunting jobs, they say that my job seems tough. However, I strongly think students who graduate from Tohoku University acquire skills and attitudes about engineering that should make them responsible about working to safeguard Japan’s future and I also believe it is the mission, duty, and ultimate responsibility of students who graduate from Tohoku University.