AY2025 Interim Presentation for the DDS First Year Master Students
The Interim Presentation session for first-year students was held at the University Hall on Tottori University's Koyama Campus on 28 November,2025.
This annual session serves as an opportunity for students to learn about the research subjects of other students, receive feedback on their work from professors and students in different fields, and engage in valuable cross-disciplinary exchange and discussion.
During the “Poster Session" where the students'research topics and contents are summerized for a display on large posters, the first year Master students had a chance to present their researches in front of their own posters. Many participants listened to the presentations with great interest and learned about what researches have been done in the first half of the AY2025 in the Department of Dryland Science.
This session was attended not only by the Master’s course students but also the Doctors and under graduate students as well as the faculty members of different fields in DDS.
Second-year students handled the reception duties as well as assisting with event preparations including venue set ups.
Furthermore, “Short Talks” by each presenter, pre-recorded brief presentations, had been made available for viewing online. The Short Talks and the Poster Presentations were evaluated by faculty members who voted for the award winners of this year’s Interim Presentation
The Best Presentation Prize was awarded to AMARE WODAJU MOLLA and Ms Akiko Matsumoto this year.
The award ceremony took place on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, at the Departmet of Agriculture building. The Head of the Department addressed to the two recipients; ‘both of your presentations were clear and extremely interesting. I hope this award will encourage you to devote yourselves even more into your research.’ Amazon gift cards were then presented to the two students.
AMARE WODAJU MOLLA (Sustainable Land Management)
‘Unlocking the potential role of local institutions for sustainable watershed management in the Aba Gerima watershed, northwestern Ethiopia’
【Amare's Award Comment】
Thank you for holding the Mid-term Review for us. I was glad to join the event.
This award will motivate me to continue my study and research in the future.
Akiko MATSUMOTO (Crop Production in Drylands)
‘Research on mitigating CH₄ emissions and yield maintenance in rice cropping systems incorporating green manure and biochar’
【Ms. Matsumoto's Award Acceptance Speech】
I am delighted to receive this award.
This was my first poster presentation.I observed other students' presentations and gained valuable insights into approaches I should take into my own study in coming days. Thank you very much.