My Heart is in Japan !!!

執筆者はポーランド共和国スタンスロースタジック鉱山冶金大学教授のJanusz S.Szmyd 氏です。同氏は機能物質科学研究所 の客員教授として1999 年11 月〜12 月の2 ヶ月間九州大学に滞在されたのをはじめ、機能物質科学研究所の尾添紘之教授との共同研 究のために数度来日されています。最近では本年5 月末に１ 週間ほど滞在されました。なお、機能物質科学研究所及び総合理工学研 究院は2000 年12 月に同大学と学術交流協定を締結しており、本年10 月には同大学から総合理工学府の国際総合理工学特別コース に、博士課程学生1 名が入学する予定です。 （機能物質科学研究所教授 本田 博司）

In my career, I have been fortunate enough to experi ence academic systems other than Polish, most notably has been my experience with Japan, of which I visited probably more than ten times between 1987 and 1998. Actually, when I consider every day I ’ve spent in Japan at different periods of my life, it probably adds up to more than four years in the ‘C ountry of Cherry Blossoms ’ (Mostly at Kyoto University). I have very fond memories of each and every visit to Japan. Up through 1999, often in the course of meeting with pro fessors and friends in Kyoto, I would tell them that “Half my heart is in Japan.”
This is why it was with great pleasure that I returned after receiving a generous invitation from Kyushu Univer sity as a visiting Professor of the Insti tute of Advanced Material Study. With out a doubt, Kyushu University is one of the most prestigious Japanese universi ties with its Chikushi Campus (where the Institute of Advanced Material Study is located), home to the major research facilities of Kyushu University. Naturally, my expectations to meet good working conditions were more than fully satis field.
The working conditions of Prof. Hiroyuki Ozoe ’s labo ratory were quite a surprise. Frankly, they weren ’t just good, but great! Because of these wonderful conditions, I was able to finish writing and publish, together with Prof. Kenjiro Suzuki, the book, “Modelling of Transport Phenomena in Crystal Growth ” (WIT PRESS U.K. 2000). (I should add that two chapters were written by professors from Kyushu University and finished during my stay at the Institute of Advanced Mate rial Study - chapter six, “Convective instability in Czochralski crystal growth system ”, by Prof. Koichi Kakimoto and chapter seven, “The Effect of a magnetic field in Czochralski silicon crystal growth ”, by Prof. Hiroyuki Ozoe).
How nicely I recall my long discussions with Prof. Hir-oyuki Ozoe about his ongoing scientific research regarding the use of super-conducting magnets. Recent development of super-conducting magnets has made it possible to apply the higher magnetic fields to non-conducting substances. By choosing a suitable location, the gravitational force can be cancelled by the magnetizing force. This is why practical use of super-conducting magnets in new technology and new branches of industry will undoubtedly be a challenge modern society will face in the 21st century.

Canal City Hakata on 23.11.1999.

In addition, discussions with Prof. Nobuyuki Imaishi about Mar angoni instability effects while producing single crystals in a gravity-free state will remain in my memory for a long time. My stay at Kyushu University wasn ’t only spent on scientific work - lectures, discussions, seminars, consultations for students - but I was able to get to know the beauty of Kyushu and explore lovely Fukuoka on my weekends. Many places have found a home in my memory for ever, for example … It may not be the highest mountain in the Kyushu range, but the most spectacular - Mt. Aso,since it is not only an actively volcanic but very large. The Kyushu Ceramic Museum in Arita with beautiful collections of “Karatsu ware ” and “Imari ware ” from Hizen. Nagasaki is a unique blend of romantic atmosphere with a wide range of exotic tastes: “C hampon ” in Chinatown and “Kasutera ” with tea in the Jiyu tei Restaurant, where visitors to Glover Garden today can en joy refreshments while basking in the atmosphere of the Meiji Period. I will never forget Fukuoka City with the Fukuoka City Museum (with the gold seal from Han Dynasty), Fukuoka Tow er, Canal City Hakata. I must admit, I think Fukuoka City is the most exciting, metropolis in western Japan. If it is possible to compare Kyushu and Tokyo universi ties, I believe the life style in Fukuoka is beneficial to both stu dents and professors, where free from the stress of Tokyo ’s fast paced lifestyle, they have a better opportunity to gain a wiser world view and a more philosophical attitude towards life in general and education in particular. The project and reali zation of Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences within Kyushu University fully agrees with my views and we must thank its initiators who thought of gathering spe cialists in apparently different fields under the same banner.
The graduate school with the new aim of educating students to be capable of overcoming the “TRILEMMA of the 3 E ’s ” of modern society: Economic growth, Energy security and En vironmental protection, thus allowing society to develop in a sustainable way. The Institute of Advanced Material Study di rectly illustrates my conception so far as materials are con cerned, with the addition of environmental problems which are essentially a controlled exploitation and reutilization of various types of energy with as little loss as possible.
I am merely stating my frank opinions and I do not make these complimentary comments to flatter my hosts. In addition to the unforgettable environment of the Kyushu Uni versity and Fukuoka region in general, and the kindness of so many people, I found myself in a most profitable situation during my stay at Kyushu University at the end of 1999.
Concluding my visit to Fukuoka on December 31, 1999 hasn ’t meant that I have fin ished my cooperation in re search or my contact with the Institute of Advanced Material Study, Kyushu University. From my experience there we have been able to establish even a stronger contact, leading to fur ther cooperation in new fields.
December 2000 set a new stage in the history of our contact. In order to promote academic exchange, The Faculty of Non-ferrous Metals, Uni versity of Mining and Metallurgy -AGH (in Krakow, Poland) and the Institute of Advanced Material Study, the Faculty of Engineering Sciences and the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University concluded the AGREEMENT FOR ACADEMIC EXCHANGE. This agree ment was signed by Professor Isao Mochida (Director, Insti tute of Advanced Material Study, Kyushu University), Profes sor Noboru Yamazoe (Dean, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University) and Professor Jozef Zasadzinski (Dean, Faculty of Non-ferrous Metals, University of Mining and Metal lurgy- AGH). The purpose of this agreement is to promote academic exchange and cooperation in research and education between the two institutions. Both institutions will endeav or to exchange staff members to carry out co-operative re search and teaching projects, exchange publications and ma terials for the purpose of research and education, and to accept students from the other institution, whenever possible, for their post-graduate research studies.

Prof.Hiroyuki Ozoe ’s laboratory with super- conducting magnets.

Our present year, 2001, will without a doubt be a breakthrough year for my student, who defended his Masters thesis in June with the highest mark. In October 2001 he will begin further scientific work in Prof. Hiroyuki Ozoe's laborato ry. My student will be enrolled in a special educational re search program (Doctoral Course) called the "International Special Course of Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences", In terdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences Kyushu University, supported by a scholarship from the Minis try of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Mon bukagakusho). This won ’t only be a scientific adventure for him but also a great adventure with rich Japanese culture. I have no doubts about sending him to Kyushu University because I know what is waiting for him there: the marvelous profes sors, the superb laboratory, the unforgettable environment of the Institute of Advanced Material Study and the Fukuoka region in general, and the kindness of so many people. My belief is that my student will make rapid pro gress towards his doctoral de gree in the cross-fertilizing re search environment of Kyushu University. Based on my experi ence, I have no hesitation in sending him to the International Special Course on Interdisciplin ary Engineering Sciences Doc toral Course at the Kyushu University. Furthermore, I deeply believe that his research work in the Institute of Advanced Material Study will be very valuable for his scientific development.
I cannot conclude this short essay without expressing my sincere debt and gratitude to Professor Hiroyuki Ozoe and his staff (Dr. Toshio Tagawa and Mr. Mitsutaka Umezu), and to other professors for the fruitful time spent at the Institute of Advanced Material Study, Kyushu University.
Last but not least, I would like to express my thanks to my exceptional friends from Kyushu University for the discus sions and indulgence during the time in which I stayed in Fu kuoka. They and their institution have enriched me scientifical ly, socially and spiritually. And so I say to All Friends in Kyushu after my 1999 experience that not half of my heart, but “my whole heart, is in Japan ”.