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.
This Chubu University affliated Glidden Visiting Professorship is managed by the Office of Global Affairs in collaboration with the Chubu Relations Committee. Additional information is available about the Robert and Rene' Glidden Visiting Professorship, which is administered by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Yoshiharu Tanahashi | Astronautics and Aeronautics | Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Jay Wilhelm) |
| 2022 | Hironobu Fujiyoshi | Robotic Science and Technology | Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Jundong Liu) |
| 2021 | Akiko Noda | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Arts and Sciences, Edison Biotechnology Institute (Shiyong Wu) |
| 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 (Robert Sarikas) |
| 2013 | Norio Hotta | Lifelong Sports for Health | Health Sciences & Professions (Michael Kushnick) |
| 2012 | Nobuyuki Kawauchi | Comparative Cultures | Arts and Sciences (Tom Scanlan) |
| 2010 | Tomoko Yamada | Nursing | Health Sciences & Professions, Nursing (Mary Bowen) |
| 2009 | Mikio Yasubayashi | Electrical Engineering | Health Sciences & Professions, Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences (Brooke Hallowell) |
| 2008 | Saiko Hayashi | Contemporary Education | Education, Counseling and Higher Education (Christine Bhat) |
| 2007 | Zhao Wei | Business Administration and Information Science | Business |
| 2006 | Seiichi Masuyama | Management | Business |
| 2005 | Sasuke Miyazima | Biology | Arts and Sciences |
| 2004 | Rika Mizuno | Psychology | Psychology (Frank Bellezza) |
| 2003 | Taijiro Nonaka | Research Institute for Science and Technology | Civil Engineering (Shad Sargand) |
Contact Information
Office of Global Affairs
56 East Union St., Athens, OH 45701
globalaffairs@ohio.edu
Tel: 740-593-1889