PROGRAM

Joint Supervision

Joint Supervision is a framework that enables Ph.D. students to learn and conduct research at both Waseda University and one other overseas partner university. Each student is expected to fulfill specific course or credit requirements and receive research guidance from two supervisors, one from Waseda University, and the other from the partner university who is carefully selected to match the student's research topic. Those who successfully complete the requirements earn a certificate issued jointly by Waseda University and the partner university. This program gives students access to top researchers from two universities.

Institutions with Joint Supervision Program Agreements

Joint Appointments

Joint Appointments allow faculty members from partner universities to hold an appointment at Waseda University while retaining their primary appointment in their home institution. This framework aims to promote international collaboration between the two institutions. Appointed overseas faculty have full access to the facilities and resources provided by Waseda University. Contracts are typically fixed at one year with a minimum stay period of approx. three months per academic year. Duties include both teaching and research. Appointed faculty members are expected to publish peer-reviewed journal articles (carrying the names of both universities) based on the research conducted at Waseda. Travel and accommodation expenses are covered in addition to salaries. Waseda also provides assistance on living in Japan.

NAME	TITLE	HOME INSTITUTION	RESEARCH AREA	CONTRACT PERIOD
Researchers with Joint Appointments
ZANGARI, Giovanni	Professor	University of Virginia	Electrochemistry	May 2020 - Jul. 2020
COSTA LIQUELME, Ruben Dario	Senior Researcher	IMDEA Materials Institute	Hybrid Optoelectronic Materials and Divices	Sep. 2019 - Sep. 2020
LONG, Timothy Edward	Professor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Polymers, nanoscience, macromolecules, organic materials, hybrid materials	Feb. 2018 - Jan. 2019
SCHERSON, Daniel Alberto	Professor	Case Western Reserve University	Electrochemistry	June 2018 - May 2019
ADVINCULA, Rigoberto Castillo	Professor	Case Western Reserve University	Organic materials, hybrid materials, and ultrathin films	Mar. 2017 - Feb. 2018
SJÖDIN, Karl Martin Emus	Professor	Uppsala University	Material Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Photochemistry, Electrochemisty	Jan.2017 - Dec.2017
ROWAN, Stuart	Professor	Case Western Reserve University	Stimulus-responsible Materials, Biomimetics	Feb. 2016 - Feb. 2017
GRECO, Francesco	Associate Professor	Italian Institute of Technology	Polymer Actuator, Functional Nano-sheet	Jan. 2016 - Sep. 2016, Feb. 2017-Sep. 2017
WINTHER-JENSEN, Bjorn	Professor	Monash University	Conductive Polymer, Plasma Polymerization	Sep. 2015 - Sep. 2019

Visiting Professors

Visiting professors are faculty members from overseas universities or research institutes who stay at Waseda University, usually for one to three months. During their stay, they are engaged in educational and research activities for graduate students at Waseda University.

LAMBERT, Pierre

Home Institution
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

Research Area
Soft/Wet Microrobotics - Microtechniques

Contract Period
Jan. 12 - Feb. 7, 2026
GRECO, Francesco

Home Institution
The Biorobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA), Pisa

Research Area
Applied Materials for Printed and Soft Electronics and Biorobotics

Contract Period
Dec. 25, 2025 -Feb. 8, 2026
GOORMACHTIG, Sofie Annie Esther

Home Institution
Ghent University (UGENT)

Research Area
Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions

Contract Period
Aug. 9 - Sep. 13, 2024
BERNARD, Samuel

Home Institution
CNRS/Institute of Research for Ceramics (IRCER)

Research Area
Polymer-Derived Ceramics

Contract Period
Jan. 9 - Feb. 8, 2024
MOTZ, Günter Siegfried

Home Institution
University of Bayreuth

Research Area
Polymer derived ceramics, coatings, ceramic fibers, functional ceramics

Contract Period
Jan. 9 - Feb. 7, 2024
SORARU, Gian Domenico

Home Institution
University of Trento

Research Area
Polymer derived ceramics, ceramic aerogels, ceramic fibers, functional ceramics

Contract Period
Jan. 9 - Feb. 7, 2024
JEON, IL

Home Institution
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)

Research Area
Nanobiomaterials

Contract Period
Jun. 9 - Feb. 3, 2024
SCHOENING, Michael

Home Institution
FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences

Research Area
Chemical Sensors and Biosensors

Contract Period
Nov. 1 -Nov. 30, 2023
SUNAGAWA, Shinichi

Home Institution
ETH Zürich

Research Area
the ocean ecosystem and the gastrointestinal tract of animals and humans

Contract Period
Jul.15 - Aug.10, 2023
LAMBERT, Pierre

Home Institution
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

Research Area
Soft/Wet Microrobotics - Microtechniques

Contract Period
Apr.9 - Apr.28, 2023
RIEDEL, Ralf

Home Institution
Technische Universität Darmstadt

Research Area
Si-based polymers, synthesis and properties of novel functional and structural ceramics

Contract Period
Nov. 7 -Dec. 2, 2022 & Jan. 28-Feb. 10, 2023
GRASSET, Fabien

Home Institution
Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes（ISCR）/CNRS

Research Area
synthesis & characterization of new functional colloidal nanostructures and thin films

Contract Period
Sep. 27 - Oct. 20, 2022 & Nov. 29 - Dec. 8, 2022
LEVON, Kalle

Home Institution
New York University

Research Area
Phase separation in polymer blends and solutions, gelation, conductive polymers Biosensors

Contract Period
Nov. 15 - Dec. 13, 2021
CIOFANI, Gianni

Home Institution
Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

Research Area
smart nanomaterials for nanomedicine, bio/non-bio interactions, and biology in altered gravity conditions

Contract Period
Oct. 16 - Dec. 19, 2021
LEE, Chi-Lik Ken

Home Institution
Nanyang Technological University

Research Area
Chemical technologies & how to translate academic discoveries into practical solutions in Synthesis

Contract Period
Dec. 1 - Dec. 31, 2020
SAITO, Kei

Home Institution
Monash University

Research Area
Green Chemistry, Sustainable Chemistry, Circular Economy, Polymer Chemistry, Green Polymers, Biodegradable Polymers, Microplastics, Polymer Recycling, Marine Plastics

Contract Period
Nov. 16 - Dec. 16, 2020
ALLONGUE, Philippe

Home Institution
Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée、École Polytechnique

Research Area
Electrochemistry and Thin Films

Contract Period
Oct. 3 - Nov. 3, 2019
COSTA RIQUELME, Rubén Darío

Home Institution
IMDEA Materials Institute

Research Area
Design and preparation of bio-hybrid materials to the fabrication & optimization of optoelectronic devices for energy (lighting/photovoltaic)

Contract Period
Nov. 1 - Dec. 15, 2018
CHOI, Jungkyu

Home Institution
Korea University

Research Area
Separation, Transfer, and Reaction Engineering

Contract Period
Jun. 26 - Jul. 26, 2018
BART, Kahr

Home Institution
New York University

Research Area
Crystal growth mechanisms, polycrystalline pattern formation, interactions of light and organized media, optical activity, experimental history of science

Contract Period
Jul. 5 - Aug. 4, 2016

International
Collaborations

The Unit for Energy and Nanomaterials is active in student and faculty exchange and other types of academic collaboration especially with the following international institutes:

Monash University (Australia)
University of Bonn (Germany)
Korea University (Korea)
Uppsala University (Sweden)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) 　(USA)
National Taiwan University
IMDEA Materials
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) 　(Korea)
University of Virginia (USA)
Case Western Reserve University (USA)
Italian Institute of Technology (Italy)
Xi’an Jiaotong University (China)

Student Experiences：
Study Abroad & Study at Waseda

SAWAKI, Subaru

Student Experience : Study at Polytechnic University of Milan
Visiting Period
2025-2026 (approx. 3 months)
Visiting University
Polytechnic University of Milan
Country/ Region
Italy/ Milan
KURAGUCHI, Sakurako

Student Experience : Study at Korea University
Visiting Period
2025 (approx. 2 months)
Visiting University
Korea University
Country/ Region
South Korea/ Seoul
ISHIGAMI, Kohei

Student Experience : Study at IMDEA Energy Institute
Visiting Period
2025 (approx. 2 months)
Visiting Institution
IMDEA Energy Institute
Country/ Region
Spain/ Madrid
ZHAO, Boxiao

Student Experience : Study at U of Bonn
Visiting Period
2023 (approx. 1months)
Visiting University
University of Bonn
Country/ Region
Germany/ Bonn
KATO, Okuho

Student Experience : Study at U of Bonn
Visiting Period
2023 (approx. 1months)
Visiting University
University of Bonn
Country/ Region
Germany/ Bonn
KAWASAKI, Kotaro

Student Experience : Study at U of Bonn
Visiting Period
2023 (approx. 1months)
Visiting University
University of Bonn
Country/ Region
Germany/ Bonn
NISHIMURA, Mika

Student Experience : Study at U of Bonn
Visiting Period
2023 (approx. 1months)
Visiting University
University of Bonn
Country/ Region
Germany/ Bonn
Ho, Jin-Chieh

Joint Supervision Program (from National Taiwan University)
Period of stay at WASEDA
2022-2023 (approx. 5 months)
Home University
National Taiwan University
Country/ Region
Taiwan/ Taipei
KANEKO, Nanae

Student Experience : Study at U of Toronto
Visiting Period
2021-2022 (approx. 3months)
Visiting University
University of Toronto
Country/ Region
Canada/ Toronto
FRESTA, Elisa

Student Experience: Study at Waseda (from Spain)
Period of stay at WASEDA
2019 (approx. 3months)
Home University
Autonomous University of Madrid/ IMDEA Materials Institute
Country/ Region
Spain/ Madrid
CHIJIIWA, Rieka

Joint Supervision Program
(University of Bonn)
Visiting Period
2019 (approx. 6months)
Visiting University
University of Bonn
Country/ Region
Germany/ Bonn

　
KATAOKA, Kosuke

Joint Supervision Program
(University of Bonn)
Visiting Period
2019 (approx. 3months)
Visiting University
University of Bonn
Country/ Region
Germany/ Bonn

　
OKA, Kouki

Joint Supervision Program (Uppsala University)
Visiting Period
2018-2019 (approx. 5months)
Visiting University
Uppsala University
Country/ Region
Sweden/ Uppsala
WYLIE, Luke

Joint Supervision Program
(from Monash University)
Period of stay at WASEDA
2018-2019 (approx. 3months)
Home University
Monash University
Country/ Region
Australia/ Melbourne

　
WAKABAYASHI, Satoru

Joint Supervision Program
(University of Bonn)
Visiting Period
2016 (approx. 5.5months)
Visiting University
University of Bonn
Country/ Region
Germany/ Bonn

　
UDAGAWA, Akihiro

Joint Supervision Program
(Monash University)
Visiting Period
2016 (approx. 4months)
Visiting University
Monash University
Country/ Region
Australia/ Melbourne

　
SASADA, Yoshito

Joint Supervision Program
(Monash University)
Visiting Period
2015-2016 (approx. 5months)
Visiting University
Monash University
Country/ Region
Australia/ Melbourne