NanoJapan IREU \\ Program Schedule 
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Program Schedule

NanoJapan 2013 Application Schedule

Early DecemberOnline Application Opens
January 25, 2013 Online Application Deadline
February 1, 2013 Recommendation Letter Deadline
By Late February Notification of Finalists
Early March Finalist Interviews
Mid-March Notification of Final Participants

NanoJapan 2013 Program Schedule - Tentative

May 10, 2013 Students must arrive in Houston by early afternoon.
May 11, 2013 Pre-Departure Orientation at Rice & Welcome Party
May 12, 2013 International Group Flight departs Houston for Tokyo, Japan
(Lose 1 day as you cross the International Date Line)
May 13, 2013Arrival in Japan & Hotel Check-in
May 14 - June 1, 2013Orientation Program in Tokyo, Japan
June 2, 2013 Students Travel to Research Host Institutions
June 3 - July 3, 2013 Research Internship Part I
July 4 - 7, 2013 Mid-Program Meeting (location TBD)
July 8 - 26, 2013 Research Internship Part II
July 27 - 28, 2013 Last Weekend in Japan - Free Sight-seein or Stay at Research Host Lab.
It has become a tradition for NanoJapan students to hike Mt. Fuji as a group the last weekend in Japan. This is a 100% student organized and funded option. All students must arrive in Tokyo by Sunday night and stay at the Sanuki Club hotel. Students must use their NanoJapan stipend to pay for all lodging costs for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday nights.
July 29, 2013NanoJapan Symposium in Tokyo
2013 will be the inaugural year of this symposium. NanoJapan students will present their topical research posters and attend seminar talks given by leading Japanese nanoscience researchers. Japanese students, professors, and funding agencies will be invited to attend. The symposium will be organized by Prof. Masayoshi Tonouchi of Osaka University.
July 30, 2013International Group Flight departs Tokyo for Houston
July 31 - August 1 , 2013Re-Entry Program at Rice University
August 2, 2013Rice Quantum Institute Summer Research Colloquium and Evening Departure for Home

NanoJapan 2014 Application Schedule

Early DecemberOnline Application Opens
January 24, 2014 Online Application Deadline
February 1 Recommendation Letter Deadline
By Late February Notification of Finalists
Early March Finalist Interviews
Mid-March Notification of Final Participants

Archived NanoJapan Program Schedules

NanoJapan 2012 November Program Schedule PDF
NanoJapan 2011 November Program in Japan PDF
Note: The 2011 program was reversed and held in the U.S. due to the 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake. The 14 U.S. students were able to travel to Japan for ten days in November to present their research posters at a conference in Osaka. Click here for more details on 'Reverse NanoJapan'.
NanoJapan 2010 Summer Program Schedule PDF
NanoJapan 2009 Summer Program Schedule PDF
NanoJapan 2008 Summer Program Schedule PDF
NanoJapan 2007 Summer Program Schedule PDF
NanoJapan 2006 Summer Program Schedule PDF

 

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