2022 UTokyo 3MT – Keiichi Kimura – Greening with the tough microbes

"I have an interest in global environmental problems that should be solved. My interest has led me to the Landscape Ecology & Planning Lab, The University of Tokyo. I often enjoy scuba-diving, but my research focuses on land restoration in desertificated lands. The current research topic is to introduce microorganisms in desertificated lands as a greening method. Field surveys were the primary methods for my studies before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, I have mainly conducted laboratory experiments for my research.
I completed “The University of Tokyo Future Faculty Program” (UTokyo FFP) to develop my communication skills, especially with non-specialists. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to lecture on what my research interests are. If you get interested in desertification or microbes in dry lands after watching my presentation, please check another YouTube video in which I appeared."

These videos are part of The University of Tokyo’s fourth Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Seventeen PhD students each introduce their research in under three minutes, in English, with just a single slide. UTokyo students, faculty and staff can log-in with their email address to cast a vote for the People’s Choice Award between Friday July 24th and 4pm on Friday June 8th 2022. Please click here: https://forms.office.com/r/Kc5SKAKbd7

The top three winners are announced on Saturday July 9th 2022. The Grand Prize winner represents UTokyo at the University of Queensland’s 2022 Asia-Pacific 3MT Competition.

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