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Self introduction of Woodpecker!

私の自己紹介です。

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HN Kiyoshi Tsutsuki: 筒木 潔 (Wood Pecker)
Birth
Place
December, 1951, Okazaki
Former
Office
Retired from Obihiro Univ. of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in March, 2017
Hobby Photo taking, traveling and walking, reading the books on history, listening vocal music and singing sometimes.
Foot
prints
Okazaki, Nagoya,
Los Banos (Philippines),
Hamburg (Germany),
Nagoya, Obihiro
Mail
address
kiyoshi at tsutsuki.net
Pls. type out 
from "at" to "@"
Soil digging

Explaining soil profile in the field of OUAVM.

ごくありふれた写真や文章ばかりですが、小さな感動をわかちあっていただけたら幸いです。
講義のパワーポイントは、まだ興味を持っていただける方もおられることと思い、退職後も掲載し続けることとします。

My photos may be common and trivial, but I would be happy if I can share my small surprise with the visitors of my homepage.
Powerpoint files of my lectures might not be useful after my retirement, but I expect there are still someone who will be interested in these articles.

Bako national park

Photo (right): Excursion to Bako national park, Sarawak in 2016.

I was teaching soil science at the Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
Not only teaching soil science, I enjoyed growing field crops and flowers with students.
I also lectured to the participants of JICA training in English.
I still participate in the education at the university as a part time lecturer of "Basic Chemistry (Introductory Chemistry)". Contents of my lectures are broad and introductory. Please read textbooks or treatises to obtain more detailed knowledge.


私の在職中の「教員紹介」 introduction of my education and research (in Japanese)


在職中の「研究室紹介」 introduction of my research (powerpoint in Japanese)


私の論文リスト List of my published papers


JICA_土壌診断コース講義での自己紹介 My self-introduction at JICA lecture (in English)


JICA_土壌診断コースでの講義 Agriculture in Tokachi - History and Present Situation.... JICA Soil Diagnosis Course, 2023


入門化学の講義 My Powerpoint files for the lectures of "Basic Chemistry" (in Japanese)



Self introduction a little more in detail

  

Born in Okazaki city, Aichi prefecture in central Japan ca 72 years ago.
I lived in Okazaki city and was educated at "Atago" elementary school, "Aoi" middle school, and "Okazaki" high school. Stayed there until high school age,
Then, I studied at Nagoya University in Nagoya from 1970 to 1974.
My speciality was Soil Science, Agricultural Chemistry, at the Faculty of Agriculture.
Finished PhD in the graduate school of Nagoya University in 1979.
Married to Ms. Kazumi Fujii in October, 1980 (Wedding ceremony was held in February, 1981), who was born in the same city as mine and also studied at Okazaki high school and at the Faculty of Agriculture of Nagoya University. We were educated by the common teachers and professors in the high school and the university.
Experienced post-doctoral fellowships in Nagoya University, IRRI Philippines, and Hamburg University in Germany from 1979 to 1984 for 5 years and 8 months in total. My daughter and the first son were born during my post-doctoral age.
After 6 years of teaching career as a research assistant in Nagoya University, I moved to Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine as an associate professor in 1991.
I promoted to professor in 2002 and retired from the university in March 2015 at the age of 63, and was awarded the title of professor emeritus in April, 2015.
After the retirement, I continued teaching at the university for two more years as a re-employed professor.
This extended employment period finished in March, 2017, and became completely free.
Even after the final retirement, I continued teaching soil science and field practice for junior course students as a part time lecturer. However, these lecture and practice have been discontinued in 2020 due to the revision of the curriculum of junior course. Since 2020, I am teaching also "Basic Chemistry" for freshmen students as a part time lecturer.
In 2019 and 2020, I conducted the lecture and practice in "Soil Science and Climate Change" each for two weeks between February and March at Yezin Agricultural University as an expert of Soil Science dispatched by JICA.
It is seriously sad that this Myanmar-Japan co-operation program itself has been discontinued due to the coup de'tat by the Myanmar army in February, 2021. Many of my students and coordinators have been dismissed from the YAU university, because they stood for democracy and protested against the military regime..

Not good at sports, but learned tennis playing and skiing here in Obihiro.
I also enjoy mini-volley ball with the staff members of my university.
Due to the COVID-19, mini-volley ball circle had been suspended since March, 2020, but started again in May, 2023.
Enjoy growing flowers, vegetables and fruits in the garden at home.
Since 2017, I joined a volunteer citizen circle in Obihiro, "Ezorisu no kai (Hokkaido Squirrel Group)", which has a purpose of raising up the forest of Obihiro and surveying the living things (squirrels, birds, frogs, butterflies, trees, grasses and flowers) periodically.
Music was also my hobby when I was young, but I can not play any instrument well.
I was a member of mixed chorus group while I was a university student,
and therefore, I like to sing various songs, songs "Lieder" of Schubert, Japanese traditional folk songs and etc.
I am a father of three children, one daughter and two sons.
They are already grown up and working far from home.
They are all married, and have their own children now.
Therefore, I am a grandfather of five grandchildren.
I have foreign friends in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Germany, Myanmar and many other countries through my post-doctoral career, my research works in the foreign countries, and my service in JICA trainings.

updated on December 9, 2023

 

Memorial photos of Woodpecker!

私の思い出写真です。

PM: My old memories (IRRI and Uni Hamburg)

PM2: My old memories (Family)

PM3: Trip to Holland and Germany in 2017

PM4: My visit to YAU, Myanmar, 2019"

PM5: My visit to YAU, Myanmar, 2020"





for personal contact with me

  

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Formerly, I used the same email address on my former site. I have set it up again on my new site from 24. May, 2024.

 



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Lab-members_1991

   This cartoon picture was drawn by one of my students in 1991.
   This picture shows the members of soil science laboratory in my university.
   The lady student who drew this picture is also shown in the lower right corner.
   In the year, 1991, I joined this laboratory, moving from Nagoya to Obihiro.
   I brought my wife and three children. In this picture, my family is also included.
   It is funny that my kids are taking the same pose as mine.