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Our publication

Software

Information of MDSPASS2 (our in-house software for molecula dynamics simulation with GUI) is available.

Click the above link to check how to install the software and more.

Textbook

A textbook "Multiphysics in Nanostructures" has been published from Springer.

More information here.

To join our group

Prospective graduate students

We welcome inquiries from prospective Master's and Doctoral students whose research interests match the current research activities of our group.

Before contacting us, please check our research topics carefully. Our group mainly conducts computational research on materials using molecular simulation, first-principles calculations, multiscale simulation, data science, and machine learning, with particular emphasis on the structure, deformation, fracture, and properties of materials, including polymeric and amorphous materials.

Please note that experience in a broad field such as materials science, physics, DFT, or molecular dynamics does not by itself mean that your interests match those of our group. In your inquiry, please explain which of our current research topics interests you and how it relates to your previous experience and proposed research.

Generic inquiries that do not show a clear understanding of our research activities may not receive a response.

Admission and financial support

For international applicants, the International Multidisciplinary Engineering Graduate Program (IME) is an important route for admission to our Master's and Doctoral programs. Please check the IME application procedures before contacting us and indicate which admission scheme you intend to use.

Please also inform us how you expect to support your study and living expenses in Japan, for example through a MEXT or other scholarship, another funding program, or self-support.

In principle, we do not accept non-degree research students (研究生), except in special cases such as applicants nominated through an embassy-based MEXT scholarship or applicants with an equivalent status. Inquiries asking only for an acceptance letter or research-student status will normally not receive a response.

Internships

We do not have a regular internship program and are not actively recruiting internship students. However, we may consider internship requests on a case-by-case basis when the applicant's research interests closely match our current research activities and the proposed visit has a clear academic purpose.

If you contact us about an internship, please explain the expected period of stay, your research background, the topic you would like to work on, and how the visit would be supported financially.

What to include in your inquiry

Please attach your CV and briefly describe:

your educational and research background;
the specific research topic(s) in our group that interest you;
the research you would like to conduct in our group;
the admission scheme you intend to use; and
your expected source of financial support.

If your background or proposed research is clearly outside the scope of our current research activities, we may not respond to your inquiry.

Postdoctoral researchers

Applicants interested in conducting research in collaboration with our group may consider fellowship programs offered by JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science). We are willing to consider supporting applications when the proposed research has a strong connection with our group's activities.

Umeno Lab., Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

Information

Information

Our publication

Software

Textbook

To join our group

Prospective graduate students

Admission and financial support

Internships

What to include in your inquiry

Postdoctoral researchers

Contact

Recommended reading materials for students

Fundamental theories for deformation and fracture of solids

Computational methods for multiscale modeling

Molecular dynamics method

First-principles (ab initio) method (and its applications)