Robert Glidden Visiting Professorship
Objectives
Every year since 1973, OHIO and Chubu University have exchanged faculty members through a visiting professors program, providing students and professors the unique opportunity of having a truly international learning experience. Faculty members who come to OHIO from Chubu University are called Robert Glidden Visiting Professors. OHIO faculty members who travel to Chubu University are Kohei Miura Visiting Professors – named in honor of the founder of Chubu University.
Robert Glidden Visiting Professors from Chubu University are engaged in active scholarship activities at OHIO such as teaching a regular course or seminar; teaching short-term workshops; delivering lectures; giving guest presentations in classes and seminars; engaging in research activities; conducting independent study programs with students and/or professors; and participating in outreach activities.
Past Participants
The visiting professors are usually paired with OHIO faculty members to facilitate active partnerships and mentorship. Listed below are the previous Robert Glidden Visiting Professors and OHIO faculty mentors.
| Year | Name | Host College or Department at Chubu | Host College or Department at OHIO (faculty mentor) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hironobu Fujiyoshi | Robotic Science and Technology | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Jundong Liu) |
| 2021 | Akiko Noda | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Arts and Sciences (Shiyong Wu) |
| 2020 |
deferred to 2021:COVID-19 |
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| 2019 | Takashi Tanaka | International Studies | Arts and Sciences (Julia Paxton) |
| 2018 | Yutaka Hirata | Robotic Science and Technology | Arts and Sciences (Scott Hooper) |
| 2018 | Tomohiro Yanagi | English Language and Culture | Arts and Sciences (Chris Thompson) |
| 2017 | Koichi Hasegawa | Bioscience and Biotechnology | Arts and Sciences |
| 2016 | Ting Ting Zong | International Studies | Glidden School of Music |
|
2015 |
Norihide Takechi |
Business Accounting |
Business |
|
2013 |
Norio Hotta |
Lifelong Sports for Health |
Health Sciences & Professions |
|
2012 |
Nobuyuki Kawauchi |
Comparative Cultures |
Arts and Sciences |
|
2010 |
Tomoko Yamada |
Nursing |
Nursing |
|
2009 |
Mikio Yasubayashi |
Electrical Engineering |
Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences |
|
2008 |
Saiko Hayashi |
Contemporary Education |
Counseling and Higher Education |
|
2007 |
Zhao Wei |
Business Administration and Information Science |
Business |
|
2006 |
Seiichi Masuyama |
Management |
Business |
|
2005 |
Sasuke |
Biology |
Arts and Sciences |
|
2004 |
Rika Mizuno |
Psychology |
Psychology |
|
2003 |
Taijiro Nonaka |
Research Institute for Science |
Civil Engineering |
Contact Information
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