A Year in the Lab in Pictures."

April

Research start-up

cherry blossom viewing

cherry blossom viewing
The picture was taken at a cherry blossom viewing party held in the four laboratories.

Spring Colloquium

Spring Colloquium
Master students will present their one-year research plans. Undergraduate students will present topics they have researched.

Spring Colloquium

Spring Colloquium
We invite lecturers to help us improve our skills. On this occasion, we had a patent translation professor teach us about academic writing.

Spring Colloquium

Spring Colloquium
I study hard from morning to night, so I look forward to mealtime.

May

International Conference Season

International Conference

International Conference
Pictured is Dr. Morrow, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. At the international conference, you will have a chance to discuss with these professors. Prof. Tanabe is the third Japanese to be selected as the program chair of CLEO in 2020.

International Conference

International Conference
CLEO is located near Stanford University, so we visited Stanford University and exchanged opinions.

June

International Conference Season

Events

Events
We held a BBQ with our alumni. When it gets a little hotter, we will have a beer garden to get rid of the heat.

International Conference

International Conference
In odd years, a large conference called CLEO-Europe is held in Munich. Many students like to attend this conference because of the good beer.

Visit to Technical University of Munich

Visit to Technical University of Munich
The KEIO/TUM joint seminar was held at the Technical University of Munich on the same day as CLEO Europe.

Cultural Learning

Cultural Learning
Away from the conference center, you will be able to experience a variety of cultures.

July

softball tournament

Cultural Learning

softball
They are also a strong competitor in softball tournaments. The photo shows the ace of our laboratory. He plays very fast.

Cultural Learning

softball
Of course, Professor Tanabe will also participate. His batting average is low, but his defense is very attractive.

President's Cup

President's Cup
The team won the preliminary round of the Faculty of Science and Technology and participated in the President's Cup.

August

Round-table presentation & summer camp

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
This is the first full-fledged presentation for fourth-year undergraduates. They present their research papers in front of the other professors of the department as if they were the authors of the papers. This is training for their graduation research.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Hot Sip at Break Time

summer camp

summer camp
Summer camp is 100% for fun. Students are free to plan their own activities. We have been to Izu, Chiba, and other nearby places, and even to Saipan in the past. The photo was taken in Saipan.

summer camp

summer camp
We'll have fun at night with a BBQ!

summer camp

summer camp
This year we went rafting and canyoning in the town of Mizukami.

summer camp

summer camp
This year, I went to Atsugi for a one-day river fishing trip. BBQing the fish we caught on the spot was delicious.

summer camp

summer camp
This is a picture taken when we played tennis in Karuizawa. Prof. Tanabe was a captain of the tennis club of the Faculty of Science and Technology when he was a student.

summer camp

summer camp
This year, we rented out a gymnasium in Chiba and played a lot of sports. It was a very tiring summer camp. Tanabe Lab. does not cut 100% of its energy in play!

hiking

hiking
This is a picture of a volunteer hiking trip. It was quite a nice course.

September

Fall Applied Physics Conference

The Japan Society of Applied Physics (Fall)

The Japan Society of Applied Physics (Fall)
The autumn meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics. The photo shows Jocelyn, a DD student, presenting her research results.

The Japan Society of Applied Physics (Fall)

The Japan Society of Applied Physics (Fall)
The autumn meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) is held in various locations in Japan, and it is one of the pleasures to taste the local delicacies.

October

Autumn of Research

The Japan Society of Applied Physics (Fall)

Autumn of Research
October is the peak month for research. It is the time to settle down and work on your research.

November

alumni association

Keio Photonics Society

Keio Photonics Society
We have a social gathering for optics-related laboratories. The Tanabe Lab. of the Department of Physics, the Hayase Lab. of the Department of Physics and Computer Science, the Terakawa Lab. of the Department of Electronics, and other labs get together to exchange ideas over pizza and drinks, poster presentations, and so on. Tanabe Lab. mainly presents a brief summary of the graduation research that the fourth-year undergraduates have been doing so far.

Interim presentation (Master)

Interim presentation (Master)
This is also the time when first-year master's students make their interim presentations, and the tension among master's students, including second-year master's students who are scheduled to make their presentations in December, increases in the laboratory.

KO Society

KO Society
Every year in November, the KO Kai, a meeting of alumni and friends of Keio University, is held. KO-kai is an acronym of Kannari-Obara, which stands for "Kannari-Obara" and is an alumni association that spans across laboratories from Fujioka Lab. to Kannari Lab. to Tanabe Lab. and from Fujioka Lab. to Obara Lab. to Terakawa Lab. The existence of such a strong alumni organization is one of the characteristics of our laboratory.

alumni association

alumni association
Tanabe Lab's OBOG meetings are often held around this time of the year, and are attended by alumni who are active members of society. If the KO meeting is described as a prestigious event, this alumni meeting aims to allow many alumni to gather and interact with current students in a relaxed atmosphere.

December

Catching up on research

exhibition

thesis statement
The first master's thesis presentation for second-year master's students will be held. This is a climax for the second-year master's students. The professors ask many tough questions.

Doctoral Hearings

Doctoral Hearings
It is also the time of the year when presentations (public hearings) are held for the completion of doctoral programs. D. students of the Tanabe Laboratory have always had prominent professors from abroad to participate in the examination. This is how we truly develop our abilities. On this occasion, a professor from Harvard University visited Japan.

Seminar

Seminar
It is also the time of the year when we have many visitors from overseas. This is a scene from a seminar held at Yagami Campus by a professor of Technical University of Munich, who visited as a sub-reviewer (review committee member) of Dr. Tanabe.

International Symposium

International Symposium
We sometimes host international symposiums during this period. We invite researchers from various countries to Keio to give cutting-edge lectures.

International Symposium

International Symposium
The advantage of holding the International Symposium in Yagami is that all students in our laboratory can have the opportunity to present their own research results. Discussions directly with top researchers will lead to new perspectives and discoveries.

International Symposium

International Symposium
Even third-year undergraduates can get involved in conversation at social gatherings.

year-end party

year-end party
Third-year students assigned to the laboratory will be invited. This is a chance to meet all the lab members at once. Surprise awards are given at the year-end party.

January

New Year

New Year's Prayer

New Year's Prayer
We go to Hiyoshi Shrine for Hatsumode (New Year's visit) to pray for safety in the year ahead. Some of the students are international students, so it is very interesting for them to experience Japanese culture. After the ceremony, we had a mochi (rice cake) pounding.

Laser Society

Laser Society
The Laser Conference is held at this time. Fourth-year undergraduate students whose research is progressing quickly may make their debut at a national conference here. The photo shows a presentation in a format called poster presentation.

February

graduation thesis presentation

graduation thesis presentation

graduation thesis presentation
The fourth-year undergraduates are finally ready to present their graduation theses. It is a nerve-wracking time for them, as professors and students from other laboratories have come to listen to their presentations (in the picture, it looks like there are a lot of empty seats, but in reality, professors and students are seated behind them). The students are at the peak of their fatigue as they are in the final stages of their research, but they will do their best to present the results of the past year's work.

International Conference

International Conference
The SPIE Photonics West conference, which includes one of the world's largest laser exhibitions, is held in San Francisco during this period. Although it coincides with the period of thesis and dissertation presentations, doctoral students and others will go to the conference to present their research results to the world.

winter training camp

winter training camp
Winter camp is 100% fun. Every year we go skiing in various places. Third-year students who have been assigned to a laboratory also participate, and deepen exchanges with seniors in the laboratory.

winter training camp

winter training camp
We'll ski until we're exhausted for the day!

winter training camp

winter training camp
I don't like to show you this kind of thing, but let me show you a little bit of it. A few students are exhausted and sleeping...!

International Symposium

International Symposium
It is rare to be able to attend live presentations by top researchers from overseas such as CALTECH, NIST, EPFL, KIT, and Seika University without having to leave Hiyoshi.

March

graduation ceremony

The Japan Society of Applied Physics (Spring)

The Japan Society of Applied Physics (Spring)
It is one of the most important domestic conferences, and is also the conference where fourth-year undergraduate students present their graduation research for the first time. Professor Tanabe's first presentation was at the Japan Society of Applied Physics. This is a gateway to success as a researcher. Students and professional researchers alike have no excuses, and domestic university professors and researchers from companies will give you harsh criticisms if you go to the conference.

The Japan Society of Applied Physics (Spring)

graduation ceremony
Congratulations on your graduation!

farewell party

farewell party
OBOG also came to congratulate the graduates.

The above is the flow of a year spent in the laboratory as seen in the pictures.

For students
  • What is Professor Tanabe's education?
  • About Research at Tanabe Lab.
  • Must see! Laboratory Introduction Video
  • Dig Deeper TANABE Lab.
  • You get a good idea of what the lab is like!
  • Laboratory Information Session for FY2024 Assignees

We are holding a lab information session for students who will be assigned in 2024. Open Labs are free to come and go as they please. Individual information sessions are also available at any time.

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  • 10/23 (Mon) 16:30- Briefing Session 1 (Location: Bldg. 14, 2F DS43)
  • 10/27 (Mon) 18:00- Explanatory Session 2 (Location: Bldg. 14, 2F DR8)
  • 11/ 2 (Thu) 16:30- 3rd briefing (Location: 14th Bldg., 2F DR7)
  • Laboratory tours and open labs (as needed)

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Let's see the lab in action!
Individual information sessions and lab tours are held in person. Please visit the Yagami Campus and see the experimental equipments in our laboratory. You can send us an e-mail or fill out the form below.