APPLICATION PROCEDURE

FOR FOREIGN STUDENT ADMISSION TO

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
DOCTORAL PROGRAM
OCTOBER 2011 and APRIL 2012

201110
2012

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY

Division and Enrollment Limits

Department
Science

Division

Enrollment Limits

Natural Science and Mathematics

Environmental Science and Engineering
System Design and Engineering

Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Computer Science and Design Engineering

Several in
Each Division

Environmental Science and Engineering

Medicine

Environmental Science and Engineering

Qualifications for Applicants

Applicants must have non-Japanese nationality and meet the following requirements.
Those who have adequate proficiency in Japanese or English.
Those who meet either of the following academic backgrounds.
 Those who have completed 18 years of school education in countries other than Japan,
or who are expected to complete this education by September 2011enrollment in
October 2011or by March 2012enrollment in April 2012.
 Those who have completed 16 years of school education in countries other than
Japan, and are judged by the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi
University to have the academic standards equivalent to a Masters degree.
Note: Qualification 2- is meant for applicants who have studied in any field of science and
engineering for more than two years after graduating from undergraduate school, and
have publications and/ or patents judged to be equivalent to a Masters thesis.
These applicants must submit the following documents to the appropriate Admission
Office.4.during the following periods.
Periods
Enrollment in October 2011: May 9Mon.through May 10Tue.,2011
Enrollment in April 2012: November 7Mon.through November 9Wed.,
2011
Documents
Graduation certificate of the university
Verification of entrance qualificationprescribed form
List of research achievementsprescribed form
Copies of academic theses and/or reprints of publications.

Application Procedure
Application Periods

 Application forms must be submitted to the appropriate Admission Office during one the
following periods.
Enrollment in October 2011: May 30Mon.through June 3Fri.,2011
Enrollment in April 2012: November 29Tue.through December 2Fri.,2011
Admission offices are open: Monday to Friday, 8:30 - 17:15
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 Application Documents
Submit the following documents completed in either Japanese or English.
Application for Admission

Fill in the prescribed form.

Photograph Sheet
Identification for
Examinations

Fill in the prescribed forms and paste a photograph taken within

the last 3 monthshead and shoulders, hatless, facing forward,
4cm3cmon the Photograph Sheet.

Certificate of Degree

Certificate of the highest academic degree obtained or expected

Academic Transcript

Official transcript of Undergraduate course

Official transcript of Masters course

Recommendation Letter

It is recommended to submit a recommendation letter written by

the last academic adviser.

Personal History

Fill in the prescribed form.

Academic Achievements

List of academic publications.

Copy of Masters thesis and/or reprints of publications including
technical reports, patent specifications, etc.
Summary of Masters thesis, or an interim report, or a summary
of previous work relevant to the proposed research plan.
See Note 1.

Research Plan

Write details of the subject, aim, method and schedule of the

intended research plan. See Note 1.

Application Fee

30,000 yen
Fill in the postal transfer form and send the fee to the specified
account.
Paste the receipt on the reverse side of the application form.
See Note 2 and Note 3.

Other

Submit a copy of your passport if you have one.

Note 1: The summary of the Masters thesis, the summary of previous work and the research
plan should be about 1000 characters in length in Japaneseor 300 words in Englishand
written on the prescribed form. It is recommended that these document be typed using a
computer.
Note 2: The Japanese GovernmentMonbukagakushoScholarship Students are exempted from
the application fee.
Note 3: If you send the Application Fee from outside Japan, send 34,000 yenApplication Fee
30,000 yen + bank charge 4,000 yenby overseas remittancetelegraphic transferto our
account. The details of our account will be provided in advance.

As regulated under Article 9 of the Law about Protection of Personal Information, any
personal information collected will not be used for any other purpose by a third party
without the applicants consent.

 Application
 All application documents must reach the Admission Office during the application periods. If
mailed, they should be sent by registered express mail with Application for Foreign Student
Admission to Doctoral Program, written in red on the envelope.
Admission Offices
Open: Monday to Friday, 8:30 - 17:15
Science Department
Admission Office

Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University

1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8512 Japan
TEL:083933-5210FAX:083933-5768
Email: hc135@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp

Engineering Department
Admission Office

Faculty of Engineering, Yamaguchi University

2-16-1 Tokiwadai, Ube 755-8611 Japan
TEL:083685-9010FAX:083685-9019
Email: en271@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp

Medicine Department
AdmissionOffice

Faculty of Medicine, Yamaguchi University

1-1-1 Kogushi, Ube 755-8505 Japan
TEL :083622-2058FAX:083622-2059
Email: me233@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp

Other Notices:
Before applying, contact your prospective academic adviser about the intended research
and study program.
 Changes of the contents in the application form cannot be made after submitting the
application.
 For further inquiry about admission, please contact the appropriate Admission Office
above .

Screening

The screening for admission will be made on the basis of the submitted documents.
 Applicants currently living in Japan may be requested to come to an interview session. Details
will be informed in advance, if necessary.

Announcement of Screening Results

Enrollment in October 2011: June 28Tue.,2011 12:00

Enrollment in April 2012: January 6Fri.,2012 12:00
 The results of the screening will be notified on the bulletin board of the Graduate School
of Science and Engineering Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of
Medicine,Yamaguchi University and will also be mailed to successful applicants.

Admission Procedure

 Detailed information will be sent to successful applicants. Please complete the admission
procedure by the following deadline.
Admission Procedure Deadline
Enrollment in October 2011: July 13Wed.,2011
Enrollment in April 2012: January 18Wed.,2012
Admission Fee: 282,000 yen
Note 1: The Admission fee, once paid, will not be refunded even if a person declines
admission for any reason.
Note 2: In the case that Yamaguchi University decides to revise the admission fee for 2012
entrants after the publication of this document, the revised amount will be applied.

Others

Date of Admission
October 1, 2011
April 1, 2012
Tuition Fee
First SemesterApril September:267,900 yen by the end of May
Second SemesterOctober March:267,900 yen by the end of November
Note 1: In the case that Yamaguchi University decides to revise the tuition fee for 2012
entrants after the publication of this document, the revised amount will be applied.
Note 2: If the revision of the tuition fee is made while a student is in the program, the new
tuition amount will have to be paid.

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Academic Staff and Research Field

Natural Science and Mathematics
Major

Study Field

Complexity and
Mathematics

Academic Staff

Nonlinear Analysis

Lecture Subject

Prof. M. Masumoto

Complex Analysis

Complex Analysis

Prof. I. Kiuchi

Analytic Number Theory

Topics in Analytic Number

Theory

Assoc. Prof.
N. Nakauchi

Global Analysis

Global Analysis

Assoc. Prof.
F. Hirosawa

Fourier Analysis and its Applications

Global singularity Theory

Prof. T.Makino
Mathematics
and Complex
System

Research Field

Theoretical and Numerical Analysis

of Nonlinear Partial Differential
Equations Related to Gas Dynamics
Compressible Eulerequations,
Navier-Stokes Equationsandrelated
to AstrophysicsEuler-Poisson
Equations,Einstein Equations

Advanced Numerical
Analysis

Prof. Y. Matsuno

Studies on Nonlinear Dispersive Wave

Equations and Their Structure of
Nonlinear Wave Theory
Solutions

Prof.K.Yanagi

Research on Capacity of Classical

and Quantum Information Channel.
In Particular Capacity of Classiacl
Gaussian Channel with Feedback.

Mathematical Information
Theory

Assoc. Prof. M.
Okada

Mathematical Analysis on Nonlinear

Partial Differential Equations

Advanced Nonlinear
Differential Equations

Assoc. Prof. T.
Nishiyama

Mathematical Analysis of Partial

Differential Equations Related to
Hydrodynamics, e.g., Vortex Motion

Advanced Topics on
Mathematical Analysis of
Hydrodynamical Equations

Assoc. Prof. H.
Yanagihara

Covering Properties of Analytoic

Functins

Geometric Function Theory

Major

Study Field

Structures and
Mathematics

Mathematics
and Complex
System

Academic Staff

Research Field

Lecture Subject

Prof. H. Naitoh

Geometry of Homogeneous Structures

Homogeneous Structures
and Submanifolds

Prof. M. Kutami

Ring and Module Theory

Algebra

Prof.
Y. Miyazawa

Knot Theory

Mathematical Structure of
Spaces

Assoc. Prof.
I. Kikumasa

Algebras, Ring Theory

Discrete Mathematics

Assoc. Prof.
H. Yoshimura

Algebras, Ring Theory

Structures of Algebras

Assoc. Prof.
S. Murai

Combinatorics and commutative

Algebra

Combinational Commutative
Algebra

Assoc. Prof.
S. Kaji

Topology of Lie Groups

Mathematical Structure of
Spaces

Prof. E. Uchino

Systems Information Science

Advanced Intelligent
Information Systems

Prof. H. Matsuno

Construction Technologies of
Wireless Networks and Systematic
Undestanding of Biological Systems

Advanced Lecture of
Network Sciences

Prof. J. Nishii

Biomechanics, Biological Cybernetics,

Computational Brain Science

Biological Cybernetics

Assoc. Prof.
S. Matsumura

Acoustic Communication of Bats.

Advanced Lecture in
Acoustic Communication.

Assoc. Prof.
N. Suetake

Image Information Science

Image Information Systems

Assoc. Prof.
Y. Kawakami

Information and
System Sciences

Major

Study Field

Computational
Physics and Space
Science

Physics and
Earth System
Science

Theoretical Physics

Condensed Matter
Physics

Academic Staff

Research Field

Lecture Subject

Prof. T. Yamamoto

1. Polymer Physics
2. Computational Modeling of
Macromolecular Materials

Computational Materials
Design

Prof. M. Yoshikawa

Information Transmission

Optical Information and

Transmission Systems

Prof. K. Fujisawa

Radio Astrophysics

Radio Observation and Data

Processing

Assoc. Prof.
M. Kawamura

Analysis of Information Processing

Algorithm by Statistical Mechanics

Information Statistical
Mechanics

Assoc. Prof.
N. Urakami

Soft Material Science

Computational Science

Prof. K. Shiraishi

Elementary Particle Physics

Field Theoretical Approach

to Many-particle Systems

Assoc. Prof.
M. Ashida

Theoretical Study of Superconductivity Quantum Statistical Theory

and Superfluidity
of Condensed Matter II

Prof. T. Shigeoka

Magnetism of Rare Earth Compounds

Advanced Physics for

Magnetic Structures

Prof. K. Nozaki

Polymer Physics

Soft Material Science

Prof. H. Mashiyama
Prof. T. Asahi
Assoc. Prof.
H. Kasano

Structural Study on Dielectric

and Thermal Properties and
Phase Transitions in Dielectrics
Ferroelectrics and Ferroelastics

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Structural Phase Transitions

in Crystals
Physical Properties of
Crystals

Major

Study Field

Earth Material
Sciences

Physics and
Earth System
Science

Academic Staff

Research Field

Lecture Subject

Prof. T. Imaoka

Petrology and Geochronology of

Advanced Igneous Petrology
Granitoids and Related Volcanic Rocks

Assoc. Prof.
M. Nagashima

Mineralogcal Crystallography of
Natural and Synthetic Minerals

Crystal Chemistry

Assoc. Prof.
O. Sawai

Genesis of Cenozoic Hydrothermal

Deposits

Science of Hydrothermal
Deposits

Assoc. Prof.
T. Abe

Growth Processes and Mechanisms of

Synthetic Mineralogy
Natural and Synthetic Minerals

Prof. M. Owada

Crust-Mantle Interaction and

Petrogenesis of Granitic Magma

Advanced Course for

Petrology and Tectonics

Prof. Y. Kanaori

Seismotectonics of Southwest Japan

Crustal Dynamics

Prof. K. Tanaka

Engineering Geology in Sedimentary

terrain

Applied Geology

Prof. Y. Miyata

Clastic Sedimentary Processes and

Depositional Environments

Environmental Sedimentology

Environmental
Geosphere Sciences Prof. T. Nagao

Magmatic Processes of Volcanic Rocks

Subduction Zone Magmatism
in Subdction Zones

Assoc. Prof.
T. Fukuchi

Physical Properties of Fault Rocks and

Geomaterials Science
Coseismic Electromagnetic Phenomena

Assoc. Prof.
Y. Kamata

Biostratigraphy and Tectonic

Evolution in Accretional Complexes

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Evolutionary Theory of the

Earth and Life

System Design and Engineering

Major

Study Field

Engine System

Machine Energy
Control

Heat Transfer

Fluid Engineering

Measurement
Information
Mechanical
Engineering

Academic Staff

Research Field

Prof. M. Mikami

Analysis of Performance and Emission

Characteristics in Internal Combustion Advanced Propulsion
Engine, Liquid Fuel Atomization and Engineering
Combustion

Prof. T. Nishimura

Reacting Gas Dynamics, Fluid Mixing, Transport Processes in

Transport Enhancement
Murtiple-Phasee System

Assoc. Prof. K.
Tanoue

Electrostatic Particle Deposition,

Transport Phenomena with
Transport Processes in
InhomoGenious Reaction, Nano-Particle Murtiple-Phasee System
Formation by Combustion

Prof. Y. Katoh

Characteristic Elucidation and

Complicated Heat Mass
Numerical Analysis of Heat Mass
Transfer Engineering in
Transfer Phenomenon from Inorganic
Mashine
Micro Particle Body Surface.

Prof. S. Mochizuki

Turbulent Boundary Layer, Coherent

Strucure and Turbulence Control

Statistical Fluid Mechaniccs

Assoc. Prof.
T.Kameda

Studies on the Mechanism of Skin

Friction and the Similality of Statistic
for Turbulent Boundary Layer

Turbulent Flows in
Engineering

Prof. K. Ogawara

Advanced Instrument
Insturmentation and State Estimation
and Information System
Method, Control of Non-linear System
Engineering

Prof. T. Saito

Research on Motion and Vibration

Control of Mechanical Systems

Advanced Mechanical System

Control

Assoc. Prof. F.Fujii

Research on Control Systems Design

and Performance Improvement of
Manual Control Systems.

Coefficient Space Approach

to Robust Control

Mechanical System

Research on Development of
Intelligent Micro-mechatronics
Micro Mechatronics
Systems, Sensors and Actuators with
Asst. Prof. M.Morita
Smart Materials
Prof.Z.W.Jiang

Materials and
Mechanics

Lecture Subject

Intelligent Micromechatronics System

Engineering

Prof. K.Kaminishi

Fracture Analysis by Method of

Arbitrary Lines

Advenced Fracture
Mechanics

Assoc. Prof. Koga

Model driven development of

integrated product which consists of
mechanical, electronic, and software
engineering

Systems Engineering for

Mechanics Design

Materials Reliability Prof.K.Goda

Prof. K. Minami
Micro Biomechanical
Engineering
Asst. Prof.
Y. Nakashima

Development and Strength Evaluation

Advanced Materials
of Environment-friendly Biodegradable
Reliability Engineering
Composite Materials
Micro electro mechanical systems
MEMS,BioMEMS and
Micromachining

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Micro Biomechanical System

Major

Study Field
Geotechnical Safety

Academic Staff
Assoc. Prof. M.
Suzuki
Prof. N. Shimizu

Rock Mechanics

Soil Mechanics

Asst. Prof.
S.Nakashima
Prof. H. Matsuda

Structural Materials Prof. M. Shinji

Assoc. Prof. Y.
Tamura
Urban and Social Assoc. Prof. H.
Systems Engineering Sakakibara
Asst. Prof. H. Suzuki
Prof. T. Aso
Civil
Engineering

Assoc. Prof. G.
Structural Dynamics
Watanabe
Assoc. Prof. I.
Yoshitake
Assoc. Prof. K.
Structural Material Takami
Engineering
Asst. Prof. E.Matsuo
Prof. K. Hadano

Applied Hydraulics

Assoc. Prof.
Y. Akamatsu

Assoc. Prof. K. Asai

Research Field

Lecture Subject

Analysis of Ground Behavior during

Earthquake and its Application to
Design

Advanced Geotechnical
Earthquake-Resistant
Engineering

Underground Excavatons in
Rocks, Rock Slope Stability, Field
Measurements, Numerical Analysis

Engineering Rock Mechanics

Short and Long Term Stability of

Ground under Static and Dynamic
Loading Conditions

Advanced Soil Mechanics

Advanced Observational
Design Methodology and Construction
Construction Engineering on
Method of Underground Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Regional Planning, Urban Planning,
Advanced Transportation
Traffic Engineering and Traffic Safety System Engineering
Participatory Decision Making
in Infrastructure Planning and
Management
Dynamic Characteristics of Structures
and Maintenance Technique of
Weathering Steel Bridges
Seismic Design of Bridge Structures
and Maintenance & Monitoring
Technique of Bridge Strucutures

Social Decision Making

Structural Dynamics

Study on Mechanical Properties of

High Performance Cementitious
Composites

Construction Materials

Study on Usage of Industrial Waste

Product as Concrete Material
Study on Nondestructive Testing of
Structures Using elastic Wave

Advanced Structural
Engineering

Research on the Natural Flow or

Water and their Application to the
Environment and Energy Problems

Advanced Applied Hydraulics

Advanced River Basin
Environment

Development of High-accuracy
Numerical Simulation Method for Flow
Computational Hydraulics
and Transportation Phenomena and
their Applications

Prof. M. Sekine

Ecosystem Engineering, Water

Pollution Control and River
Environmental and Asst. Prof. A. Kanno Restoration Works
Sanitary Engineering
Assoc. Prof. K.
Sediment and Material Transport in
Yamamoto
the Water Environment

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Advanced Environmental
Inpact Assessment
Sediment Transport in the
Water Environment

Materials Science and Engineering

Major

Study Field

Academic Staff

Lecture Subject

Semiconductor
Optics

Prof. Y. Yamada

Optical Spectroscopy of Dense

Advanced Topics in Exciton
Excitonic Systems in Semiconductor
Engineering
Low-dimensional Quantum Structures

Nitride
Semiconductor
Devices

Prof. K. Tadatomo
Asst. Prof. N.Okada

Epitaxial Growth and Wafer Process

of III-nitride Optical Semiconductor
Devices

Advanced Topics in Optical

Semiconductor Devices

Charcterzation of Defects in WideGap Materials and Physicochemical

Reactions at Interface

Radiation and Solid State

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Magnetic Resonance

Crystalline Materials Prof. T. Miki

Science and
Engineering
Assoc. Prof. A. Kai

Nano-Materials
Electronics

Quantum
Devices and
Materials
Engineering

Research Field

Electronic Physics

Prof. S. Morohashi

Interfacial Study and

Physics of Junction
Materials for Superconductive Devices
Devices Fabricated Using
Superconducting Materials

Assoc. Prof. N.
Oshima

Materials for Semiconductor Devices

Prof. S. Yamamoto

Magnetic Materials, High-density

Ceramic Device Engineering
Information Storage, Magnetic Devices

Assoc. Prof. H.
Kurisu

Optical Properties of Nano-designed

Semiconductors. Vacuum Science and
Technology.

Theoretical Study for Material

Assoc. Prof. K. Akai Properties Based on Electronic
Structure Calculation Methods

Solid State Physics

Applied Physics

Advanced Materials Science

Technology of Condensed
Matter Physics

Electronic Structure of Solids

Prof. S. Shimamura

Theory and Computer Simulation

Study of Solid Materials

Computer Simulation on Solid

Materials

Assoc. Prof.
C. Ogihara

Experimental Study of Optical

Properties of Amorphous
Semiconductors

Quantum Physics of
Molecules and Solids

Assoc. Prof. Y. Senda

Computer Simulation Study of Nano

Materials

Computer Simulation of
Condensed Matters

Prof. A. Sanada

Electromagnetic Metamaterials and

Devices

Advanced Electromagnetic
Theory and Techniques

Assoc. Prof.
T. Kodera

Research of microwave/millimeter
waves devices utilizing the unique
properties of magnetic material
including nano-strcutures

Advanced Guidedwave-type
Device

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Major

Study Field

Academic Staff

Assoc. Prof. S.
Plasma Science and Sakiyama
Technology
Assoc. Prof. W.

Materials
and Energy
Science and
Engineering

Advanced Plasma Science for

Materials

Pair-ion Plasma Property and

Application

Advanced Ionic Plasmas

Prof. H. Naitou

Computer Simulation of Nuclear

Fusion and Plasma Physics

Computer Simulation
Engineering

Assoc. Prof. N.
Harada

Study of High Critical Current Density Advanced Superconductivity

in Superconductor
Materials

Prof. T. Koyanagi

Development of New Thermoelectric

Materials with High Efficiency

Soft Pass Energy Engineering

Development of Spintronics Material

and its Device Application, Study of
Micromagnetics

Advanced Electro-Functional
Materials

Growth and Characterization of

Advanced Single Crystals, and
Development of new Applications of
These Crystals.

Advanced Crystal Growth

High-tech Electronic
Materials
Assoc. Prof. H.
Asada

Crystalline Materials Prof. R. Komatsu

Structure-Property Prof. N. Nakayama

Relations in
Materials
Assoc. Prof. A.
Nakatsuka

Organic Molecular
Materials

Ceramic Engineering

Lecture Subject

Development of Plasma Reactor and

its Application to Plasma Processing

Oohara

Advanced Energy
Engineering

Research Field

Prof. K. Kasatani
Assoc. Prof.
H.Okamoto
Assoc. Prof. H.
Fujimori

Structure-property Relationships of
Transition Metal Oxide Materials and Advanced Solid State
Transition Metal thin Films
Chemistry of Crystalline
Crystal Structure Analysis and Crystal Materials
Chemistry of Inorganic Materials

Research on Synthesis and Properties

of Organic Optical and Electronic
Functional Materials Such as Liquid
Crystals, Gelators, and Nonlinear
Optical Materials

Organic Electro- and

Optical-Functional Materials
Chemistry

Synthesis and Spectroscopy on

Advanced Ceramics

Advanced Topics on Ceramic

Materials

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Major

Study Field

Academic Staff
Prof. H. Imamura

Devices for Material

Transformation

Polymer Chemistry

Applied
Chemistry

Assoc. Prof. Y.
Sakata

Synthesis and Characterization of

Catalytic Materials Associated with
Environments and Energy Conversion Heterogeneous Catalytic
Reactions
Development of New Series of
Functional Catalyses and the
Characterization

Synthesis and Polymerization of Novel Advanced Polymer Synthesis

Monomers with Functional Groups
Chemistry

Assoc. Prof. K.
Onimura

Design and Development of Novel

Polymerization Reactions

Advanced Precision
Polymerization Chemistry

Prof. M. Morita

Research on Batteries and

Electrosyntheses Utilizing
Electrochemical Processes

Advanced Electrochemical
Reaction

Assoc. Prof. M.
Egashira

Research on the Improvement of

Safety and Enviornmental Cleaness
of Electrochemical Energy Storage
Devices

Advanced Electrochemical
Energy

Synthesis Route Design Using

Computational Chemistry and Cheminformatics.

Advanced Quantum
Chemistry

Assoc. Prof. H.
Yamamoto

Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis

Organic Synthesis

Prof. M. Nakayama

Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials Advanced Materials Reaction

Using Electrochemical Method
Chemistry

Assoc. Prof.
N.Yoshimoto

Design and Synthesis of Functional

Materials Using Electrochemical
Method

Advanced Functional Material

Chemistry

Prof. M. Higa

Electrochemical Membranes Polymer

Gels

Advanced Separation
Membranes

Prof. K. Hori
Asst. Prof.
Quantum Chemistry M.sumimoto

Separation
Membranes

Lecture Subject

Prof. T. Oishi

Electrochemistry

Materials Reaction
Chemistry

Research Field

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Computer Science and Design Engineering

Major

Study Field
Advanced Sensing
System

Academic Staff

Intelligent Sensing and NonDestructive Inspection

Advanced Sensing System

Assoc. Prof. S.
Nishifuji

Biological Signal Processing and its

Applications

Signal Processing of
Dynamic Systems

Research on Theory and Application

of Intelligent Control

Advanced Electronic Control

Research on Theory and Application

of Optimization-based Control

Advanced System
Optimization

Asst. Prof.
Electronic and
Information Control Y.Nishimura
Assoc. Prof.
Y. Wakasa

Prof. M. Hano

Electromagnetic
Wave Divice

Power Electronics

Stochastic System

Prof. H. Kubo

Asst. Prof.
M. Okamoto

Harmonics Compensators in Power

Systems and Applications of Power
Electronics to Environment-recovery
Systems
High Frequency Switching Power
Conversion Systems

Prof. M. Ishikawa

Mathematical Analysis of Stochastic

Lumped and Distributed Parameter
Systems

Assoc. Prof. T. Saeki Image and Sound Signal Processing

Prof. M. Obayashi
Biological
Information System Asst. Prof.
K. Kobayashi
Assoc. Prof. A. Ito
Assoc. Prof. Y. Wang

Assoc. Prof. S.
Matsufuji
Telecommunication
Asst. Prof.
T.Matsumoto

Software System
Engineering

Guidedwave-type Device in
Micorowave and Millimeter-wave
Metamaterial in Micorowave and
Millimeter-wave

Assoc. Prof. E. Hiraki

Assoc. Prof. M. Sugii

Information Sciencs

Finite Element Analysis of

Electromagnetic Field and its
Application
Numerical Electromagnetics
Development of Microwave Devices
Modeling of Magnetic Materials

Analysis of Wave Propagation along

Metamaterials
Research on Efficient Wireless
Advanced Electromagnetic
Assoc. Prof. M. Hotta
Power Transfer System
Wave Engineering
Design of Optical Devices with
High-Efficiency

Prof. T. Tanaka

Electronic and
Information
Systems
Engineering

Lecture Subject

Prof. S. Tanaka

Prof. K. Tanaka

Electromagnetic
System

Research Field

Advanced Guidedwave-type
Device

Power Quality

Advanced Control Theory of

Distributed Systems
Advanced Media and
Information Technology

Research on Character Sequence

Information Analytic
Analysis by Machine Learning System. Engineering
Neural Computing, Intelligent Control

Automata and Language Theory,

Algorithms and Data Structures.

Chaos in Complexity

Advanced Automata Theory

Advanced Formal Language
and Computer Language

Sequence Design and its Application

in Digital Communications

Advanced Coding Theory in

Digital Communications

Assoc. Prof. S.
Yamaguchi

Net Theory and its Applications,

Software Engineering

Special Lecture on Net

Theory

Assoc. Prof. Y.
Tamura

Reliability Analysis and Optimization

of Distributed
Software Systems

Advanced Theory of Software

Reliability Engineering

Prof. T. Ichikawa

Research on Multimedia Database

Management, Database Programming
Database Systems
and Database Programming
Languages.

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Major

Study Field

Architectural/Urban
Planning

Academic Staff

System Design for Renovation and

Conversion of Traditional Timber
House

Prof. S. Ikaruga

Development of Landscape Evaluation

Advanced Urban Design
System for applying City Plannning

Prof. K. Fukuyo

Simulatioin of Thermal Environment of

Advanced Environmental
Buildings; Development of Numerical
Thermal Engineering
Methods for Heat Transfer

Assoc. Prof. T. Goto

Perceptual
Sciences
and Design
Engineering
Psychology of
Affection

Lecture Subject

Prof. M. Nakazono

Human Environment
Assoc. Prof. M.
Engineering
Koganei

Structural
Engineering

Research Field

Study and Development of Soft

Technology; Optimum Control of
Heating and Cooling Plant; Study
and Development of Energy-Saving
Technology for Building and Housing

Advanced Architectural
Design

Advanced Human
Environment Engineering

Prof. E. Inai

Estimation of Structural Performance

and Seismic Performance of Buildings, Structural Engineering of
Development of New Structural
Buildings
System for Buildings

Prof. M. Fujita

Reduce of Environmental Burden

and Building Structure, Building
Materials as a Building System,
Hybrid Structural Systemof Building
Materials

Assoc. Prof. Li
Zhuguo

Studies on Performances, Numerical

Analysis Method of Mechanical
Building Materials
Behaviors, and Environment-conscious
Design Method for Building Materials

Assoc. Prof. K.
Matsuda

I am interested in how prototypical

Advanced Cognitive
stimuli affect mere exposure effect on
Psychology
affective judgments.

Prof. H. Miike

Developing a new Information

Technology for Image Processing
Based on the Knowledge from
Nonlinear Sciences such as Pattern
Formation in a Reaction-diffusion
System and Stochastic Resonance.

Advanced Nonlinear
Information Sciences

Design technique on visual

imformation and education method
of basic design, and quantification of
professional skills for design of visual
images

Advanced visual image

design

Photo Realistic Rendering for

Representation of Natural Scenes,
Image Processing Technique and
General Purpose Computation on
Graphics
Processing Units

Advanced Visual Computing

II

Multiresolution Analysisbased on
Hierarchical Analysis Applied for
Computer Cision, Computer Graphics
and Image Processing

Multiresolution Information
Theory

Image Information
Science
Assoc. Prof. T.
Kinoshita
Assoc. Prof. A. Osa

Prof. K. Tadamura
Assoc. Prof. Y.
Informatio Media Mizukami
Expression
Assoc. Prof. S.
Morita

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Environmental Science and Engineering

Major

Study Field

Academic Staff

Advanced Endocytobiology

Metabolic and Morphological

Adaptation of Mitochondria in Yeast.
Regulation of the Maintenance of
Mitochondrial DNA and Dynamics of
Mitochondrial System in Yeast.

advanced Metabolic
Adaptation of Cell

Prof. M. Akashi

Molecular and Cellular Analyses on

the Mammalian Circadian Clock

Advanced Molecular
Chronobiology

Assoc. Prof.
M. Hori

Molecular Studies on Ciliary functions

Advanced Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution

Biological Adaptation Prof. I. Miyakawa

Prof. S. Tagashira
Assoc. Prof. I.
Fujiwara

Environmental
Chemistry

Lecture Subject

Molecular Mechanisms on
Establishment of Endosymbiosis,
Nuclear Differentiation, and Sexual
Recognition in Ciliates

Prof. M. Fujishima

Biological
Adaptation
and
Environmental
Chemistry

Research Field

Separation and Recovery of Metals by

the Gel Adsorption Method. Study
Structural Solution Chemistry
of the Surfactant Gel Structure in
Aqueous Solution .

Assoc. Prof.
Y. Murakami

Study of Mass Distribution between

Organic or Inorganic Adsorbent
and Water and Its Application for
Analytical Chemistry

Solution Chemistry of Metal

Ions

Assoc. Prof.
K. Migita

Structural Study of Molecular

Aggregates Constructed from Metal
Complexes

Magnetic Resonance
Spectroscopy

Prof. K. Ishiguro

Mechanistic Study on Organic

Photochemical and Electoron-transfer
Reactions and on their Application to
Functional Materials

Molecular Photochemistry

Prof. S. Yamazaki

Photocatalytic Reactions for the

Decomposition of Harmful Organic or
Inorganic Compounds

Photo-induced Reaction
Chemistry

Assoc. Prof.
K. Honda

Deveropment of New Functional

Interfaces and its Electrochemical
Applications

Research Trend of Physical

Chemistry for Energy
Conversion

Assoc. Prof.
H. Fujii

Development of Novel Organic

Synthetic Reaction and Heterocyclic
Synthesis

Design for Catalytic Reaction

Chemistry

Assoc. Prof.
K. Adachi

Studies on Organic/Inorganic
Topics in Chemistry of
Molecular Assembly in Bulk State and
Molecular Assembly
at the surface/interface

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Major

Study Field
Environmental
Management
and Sustainable
Engineering

Biochemical and
Chemical Process
Engineering
Environmental
Management
Environmental
and
Chemical
Sustainable
Engineering
Engineering

Green Chemical
Process

Resources and
Environmental
System

Academic Staff

Research Field

Lecture Subject

Prof. T. Imai

Optimum Management or Treatment

of Wastewater and Organic Solid
Waste

Assoc. Prof. T.
Higuchi

Measurement, Evaluation and Control Advanced Atmospheric

of Hazardous Air Pollutants and Odors Environment

Rheology of Various Solutions and

Suspensions
Assoc. Prof. T. Saeki Development of Energy Saving
Technique by Controlling Fluid
Rheology

Advanced Water Quality

Engineering

Advanced Rheology

Prof. H.Nakakura

Water Treatment Processing by

Membrane Filtration Technology
Centrifugal Ultrafiltration Mechanism

Assoc. Prof. S.
Kobuchi

Diffusion and Equilibrium Phenomena

and Energy Conservation Technology

Prof. H. Kita

Membrane Application for

Environmental Problems, Molecular
Sieving Membranes and Functional
Polymers

Advanced Chemical Safety

Assoc. Prof. K.
Tanaka

Membrans, Membran Processes, and

their Apprications to Environment

Advanced Separation
Engineering

Prof. M. Niinae

Development of Environmental
Clean-up Techniques and Resources
Recycling System

Advanced Resources and

Environmental System

Advanced Separation Process

Design Engineering

Prof. A. Miyamoto
Infrastructure
Maintenance
Engineering

Safety Assessment of Infrastructure

Systems
Assoc. Prof. K.
Lifetime Engineering of Civil
Advanced Structure Systems
Kawamura
Infrastructure including Bridge
Diagnosis
Management System
Assoc. Prof.Y.Mizuno Bridge Health Monitoring System
Prof. H. Nakamura
Prof. M. Hyodo

Environmental
Geotechnical
Engineering

Asst. Prof.
N.Yoshimoto
Prof. Y. Nakata

Environmental
Safety
Science and
Engineering

Prof. F. Miura

Disaster Prevention
System

Environmental
Medicine

Numerical Analysis for Time

Depending Problems

Advanced Time Series

Analysis

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering,

Advanced Dynamic
Mechanical properties of methane
Geotechnical Engineering
hydrate
Numerical analysis for Environmental Advanced Environmental
Geotechnical Problem
Geotechnical Analysis

Prof. H.kawasaki

Earthquake Engineering, Real Time

Disaster Prevention Information
System

Advanced Urban Disaster

Prevention

Assoc. Prof. H.
Murakami

Earthquake Engineering, Disaster

Prevention Planning

Sustainable Disaster Risk

Management

Assoc. Prof. K.
Takimoto

Earthquake Engineering, Real Time

Disaster Prevention Information
System

Regional Disaster Prevention

Planning

Prof. M. Okuda

Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology

Environmental Toxicology
and Public Health

Environmental Dependence for

Bone Remodeling Rate of Bone Graft
Assoc. Prof. K. Udou
Materials and Development of Bone
Graft Substitutions

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Science

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