APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR STUDENT ADMISSION TO
THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (SP)OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL(MASTERS COURSES IN ENGINEERING),
UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI

2023
Spring Admission

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI
JAPAN

1. SPECIAL PROGRAM
Graduate School of Engineering aims at providing education for cultivating engineers and researchers
who are creative and have advanced knowledge and technology. We offer a Special Program catering
for students of non-Japanese nationality. In this program, all the lectures will be taught in English.
Therefore, students are expected to have a good command of English. Although there are no specificscore requirements, equivalent score of 61 in TOEFL (iBT) should be minimum. Master’s Degree ofEngineering will be conferred on the students who have successfully completed all the course
requirements.
2. APPLICABLE COURSES AND NUMBER TO BE ADMITTED
CourseNumber to be admitted
Environmental Systems Course
Graduate Course in
Energy and Electronics Course
A few
Engineering
Mechanical Systems and Informatics
Course*Before applying, applicants are required to contact your prospective supervisor (see “appendix”) toinquire about the detailed application procedure, contents of the education and research curriculum.
3. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS
Applicants must have non-Japanese nationality and have completed 16 years of school education in
the countries except Japan, or who are scheduled to complete it by the end of March 2023.
Note: If you do not have (will not obtain) a “foreign student” qualification (“Student Visa”), you will
not be able to get those services available for “foreign student” such as tuition exemption, scholarships,
and tutors.
4. APPLICATION PROCEDURE(1)Application Deadline
Application documents must reach the Academic Affairs and Student Services Section during thefollowing period and arrive by Decmber 16 (Fri), 2022.
From December 12 (Mon.) to 16 (Fri.), 2022.
(Office Hours: 9:00 to 17:00)(2)Application Documents
Submit the following original documents completed in English.
Application for
Admission, Photograph
Card and Identification
for Examination

Fill in the prescribed forms and paste a photograph (head and shoulders,hatless, facing forward, 4cm×3cm, taken within the last 3 months) as
indicated.

Graduation Certificate

Certificate of graduation or scheduled graduation from the university orcollege attended. (English Translation)

Certified Academic
RecordOfficial transcript from the university or college attended (English
Translation).

Scholarship Certificate(not necessary)

Scholarship certificate from the Japanese Government or her/his homegovernment scholarship, or official statement that the applicant can get
the scholarship by the time of admission, issued by the government or
the university if available.

Score of TOEIC,TOEFL,IELTS

Certificate of an official English test score such as TOEIC L & R,
TOEFL iBT(TOEFL iBT Home Edition is also acceptable) and IELTS.

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Recommendation Letter

Confidential reference of recent date from the last supervisor
or immediate manager at the place of work. (In case of
postgraduate research students of UOM, the present
supervisor.)

Personal History

Fill in the prescribed form.

Research Plan

Write research subject, aim and method of research plan in about 300
words.
Be advised: Applicants are required to contact with a professor
concerned with your research topic before submitting the application.

Application Fee
30,000Yen

Using the designated transfer-request form (Form A) remit theapplication fee of ¥30,000 from any financial institution (other thanJapan Post Bank Co., Ltd.) within the remittance period. After
remitting the fee, submit Form C (certificate of application fee
remittance, bearing a "Collected" stamp) together with the written
application. See Note.

Note: Applicants supported by a scholarship from the Japanese government are exempted from theapplication fee.
(3)Application Process
Application documents must reach the Academic Affairs and Student Services Section within theapplication period.
In case of mailing, all the application documents should be sent together by registered mail (registered
air mail when sent from abroad) with an envelope marked in red "Application for Foreign Student
Admission to the Graduate School".
On receipt of the required documents the identification for examination and others will be mailed tothe applicant.
(4)Submitting Place
Academic Affairs and Student Services Section
Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki
1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai Nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
Telephone: +81-985-58-7979, Fax: +81-985-58-7287(5)Other Notices
1) Check and make sure that all blanks have been properly filled in before submitting the documents.
2) The contents in the application documents cannot be changed after application.
3) Except for the following reasons, the application fee will not be returned:
In the case that the application fee was paid, but no application documents were submitted nor received
by the institute, or in the case that the application fee was paid in duplicate.
*Charge for the refund of application fee should be paid by the applicant.
4) For further inquiry about graduate admission, please contact with the Academic Affairs and Student
Services Section. (E-mail: eng-nyu@of.miyazaki-u.ac.jp)
5. SCREENING
All applicants are evaluated by the combined scores resulting from the followings: the information
provided in their application, the interview including the oral exam, and the certificate of an official
English test score such as TOEIC L&R, TOEFL iBT and IELTS.
All applicants must take an interview.
Also, all applicants must take an oral exam to elaborate the final research paper at the bachelor’s degree.
In case that the final research paper was not conducted, applicants must elaborate an alternative research
paper or a future research plan. All applicants must give a five-minutes presentation and take a2question session. Please bring your own PC with a file of presentation and also provide ten printed
copies of presentation on the exam day.
The oral exam may include the matters related to the special field of the bachelor’s degree.
(1) Date of Examination
January 24 (Tue) , 2023.
(2) Place of Examination
Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki. The applicant from the university which has
concluded academic or student exchange agreement with University of Miyazaki can take examinationinterview at own university according to the decision of the department which she/he applies.
※Due to the prevention of the spread of the covid-19 infection, applicants who reside outside of Japanand cannot take the entrance examination at the university for unavoidable reasons may take the entrance
examination online using Zoom. If you wish to take the examination online, consult with your primary
preferred major advisory professor at the time of application.
(3) Announcement of Results
February 7(Tue), 2023. 10:00 A.M. (JST)*The list of successful candidates will be notified on the notice board in front of the Academic Affairs
and Student Services Section of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki. For the successful
candidates, an acceptance letter and documents for matriculation will be sent out.
(4) Preliminary Consultation for the Applicants who have disabilities
The applicants who have a disabling condition as shown in the following examples and require special
assistance during entrance examination as well as special considerations in the course of their studies,should consult with the Academic Affairs and Student Services Section of the Faculty of Engineering
before submitting the application documents.
1) Consultation Period
Until December 2 (Fri), 2022.
However, consultations by applicants who incur disabilities caused by an accident after this period
will be allowed.
2) Consulting Method
Download the application form for consulting from the university website, and fill out the form withthe following items and submit it with a doctor’s certificate (submission by mail is also accepted):a) Applicant’s name and desired courseb) Type and degree of disabilityc) The need for special assistance and considerations in entrance examinations and in the course ofstudies.
d) Special measures and considerations taken in the previous schoole) Daily living situationf) Address and telephone number
Depending upon the circumstances, it may be necessary to interview the applicants or theirrepresentatives.
(*Website: https://www.miyazaki-u.ac.jp/exam/admission/1789-2.html)
3) Contact Address for Consultation
Academic Affairs and Student Services Section
Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki
1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai Nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
Telephone: +81-985-58-7979, Fax: +81-985-58-7287

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Examples
Visually Impaired

Visually impaired individuals are those who find it impossible ordifficult to visually distinguish words and diagrams even with the use of amagnifying glass.

Hearing-Impaired

Hearing-impaired individuals are those who find it impossible ordifficult to make out a normal speaking voice even with the use of a hearing
aid.

Physically Disabled

Sickly1. Physically disabled individuals are those who find it impossible ordifficult to engage in basic daily activities like note-taking.
2. Physically disabled include those who require constant medical
observation and supervision.
1. Sickly individuals are those who with chronic respiratory illness, kidneydisease, nervous disorders, malignant neoplasms, or other chronic medical
conditions, and require medical treatment or a regulated lifestyle.
2. Sickly individuals also include those with chronically weak constitutions
who require a regulated lifestyle

Developmental
DisorderIndividuals for whom special measures are required due to autism,
Asperge’s syndrome, learning disabilities, or attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder, etc.

Other

Disabled individuals include those who do not fall into the above
categories but have impairments that are serious enough to require special
consideration in order to study and take exams.

(5) Admission / Enrollment
April 2023.
(6) School Expenses
Entrance Fee: 282,000 Yen
Tuition Fee: 267,900 Yen per semester*If the regulations are altered, the amount of money will be changed.
*Foreign students supported by scholarship from the Japanese government are exempted from entrance
fee and tuition fee.
*Once the entrance fee is paid, it will not be refunded under any circumstances except for the following
reasons.
a) When the admission process was not made although the entrance fee was paid.
b) When the entrance fee was paid twice by mistake.
*Charge for the refund of entrance fee should be paid by the applicant.
*Tuition fee should be paid after autumn semester begins.
(7) Management of Personal Informationa) The personal information at University of Miyazaki is handled securely and appropriately incompliance with the relevant laws and Rules for Protection of Personal Information.
b) The names of individuals, their addresses and other personal information provided by them inconnection with applications and admissions procedures will be used for 1)conducting entrance
examinations (processing applications, conducting examinations), 2)announcing successful candidates,and 3)Enrollment procedures.

4c) Entrance exam scores will be used as investigation and research material for applicant selection at
the university.
d) University of Miyazaki may outsource some of the above operations 2 and 3.
e) Personal information in the application form of the successful candidates will be only used for 1)
educational affairs purposes (registration, curriculum guidance, etc.), 2)student support purposes(health care, job support, tuition waiver / scholarship application, etc.), and 3)tuition collection.

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Admission Policy
The Master’s Program in the Graduate School of Engineering offers education in which
students can acquire professional knowledge and advanced engineering skills
integrating with the undergraduate courses. We aim to cultivate professional engineers
who have the practical ability to apply theories in the industry and business contexts
and researchers. Also, we welcome students who are motivated and have abilities statedin the [Qualifications for admission].
【Qualifications for admission】
1. Those who have the basic academic skills in their specialized area of study in orderto acquire professional knowledge and advanced engineering skills.
2. Those who learn actively, and have strong motivation for research.
3. Those who have the adequate communication skills for their research development
in Japanese and/or English.
【Basic policy of screening】
1. Applicants will be evaluated comprehensively based on the [qualifications for admission]
described above.
2. Applicants will be evaluated fairly and objectively.
【Method of screening and viewpoint of evaluation】
Each candidate will be evaluated comprehensively by the result of interview (including oral exam),the documents submitted, and the score of the internationally-recognized third-party English
proficiency test.
1. By the interview, applicants will be evaluated mainly the knowledge and skills related to thespecialized field, the ability to think, individuality, interest in studying, and eagerness to major
field.
2. By documents submitted, applicants will be evaluated the knowledge and skills.
3. By the score of the internationally-recognized third-party English proficiency test, applicants
will be evaluated the communication skill.

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*Examinee's No

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSIONTO GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI

Name

Nationality

Day

Date of Birth

Month

Year,

Age

Sex

Course you wish to
enter

Address
Telephone No.
Contact Address
other than above (ifany)

Contact
Person inJapan,
if available

Telephone No.
Relation

Name

ship
Postal Code

Address
Telephone No.

University
or College
attended

Department:
Faculty:
University:
Date of (expected) graduation: (month)

Note: (1) Fill in all columns except those marked*.
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Photograph Card

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adviser’s
nameproposed

Academic
adviser’s
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1.Head and shoulders, hatless, facing forward,
4cm×3cm, taken within the last 3 months.
2. Paste thoroughly
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4cm×3cm, taken within the last 3 months.
2. Paste thoroughly
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Recommendation Letter
Applicant Name
Date of Birth

Name of Dean
Name of University
Country Name
Date

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Personal History

Examinee's
No*

Nationality
Name
Date of
Birth

Sex
Day

Month

Year

MaritalStatusSingleMale
FemaleMarriedAcademic Background
Name and Location
School Attended

Years Required
for Graduation

Elementary
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Appendix

Environmental Systems Course
OSHIMA Tatsuya: Ph.D., Professor
1) Development of formulation techniques for poorly water soluble drugs andbioactive ingredients
2) Development of adsorbents and extractants for separation of peptides andproteins
3) Development of novel adsorbents and extractants for separation of rare metals
4) Development of novel cellulosic materials
E-mail: oshimat@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SHIOMORI Koichiro: Ph.D., Professor
1) Development and application of microcapsules and macroporous materials2) Development of separation process based on solvent extraction and molecularassemblies3) Development of environmental technologies using microencapsulation andseparation processes
4) Development of chemical technologies for biomass utilization
E-mail: shiomori@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SHIRAGAMI Tsutomu: Ph.D., Professor
1) Photocatalysis of metalloporphyrin complexes2) Photovoltaic cell sensitized by metalloporphyrin complexes3) Emission properties of ionic liquids
E-mail: t0g109u@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
YUI Toshifumi: Ph.D., Professor
1) Properties and functionalities of biomaterials
2) Recognition of proteins with carbohydrate substrates
E-mail: tyui@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
IZAWA Hironori: Ph D., Professor
1) Chitin/Chitosan-based biomaterials
2) Functional materials prepared with biopolymers
3) Effective use of natural resources
E-mail: h-izawa@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SUGAMOTO Kazuhiro: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Synthesis and biological activities of flavonoid derivatives
2) Biological activities of plant extracts3) Development of eco-friendly organic synthesis
E-mail: sugamoto@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
NABETANI Yu: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Fabrication of photo-responsive organic/inorganic hybrid materials2) Photochemistry of molecular assemblies coupled with the surrounding
microenvironment3) Spectroscopic and microscopic analyses of photo-functional materials
E-mail: yu.nabetani@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
HIROSE Jun: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Bacterial genome structure, function and evolution2) Degradation of environmental pollutants by bacteria

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3) Transformation of biomass products into fine chemicals
E-mail: jhirose@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MATSUNE Hideki: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Catalytic reaction of nanostructures and nanocapsules
2) Fabrication of stimuli-responsive nanocapsules for delivery systems
3) Functionalization of porous microcapsules for separation system
E-mail: matsune@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MATSUMOTO Jin: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Water-soluble porphyrin with bioaffinity
2) Photochemical material transformation in micro reaction fields
3) Preparation and application of photopolymerizable vesicles
E-mail: jmatsu@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
OHE Kaoru: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Development of adsorbents for arsenic2) Development of adsorbents for oxometallic ions3) Development of hybrid material and its application for water treatment
E-mail: okaoru@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
UTO Takuya: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Theoretical study on dissolution and assembly of polysaccharides2) Molecular recognition and reaction mechanism of carbohydrate-related enzymes3) Development and application of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents
E-mail: t.uto@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MIYATAKE Munetoshi: Ph.D., Assistant Professor
1) Arsenic removal using microorganisms
2) Production of functional oligosaccharides using microorganisms
3) Production of useful material from industrial waste using microorganisms
E-mail: t0g205u@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
INADA Asuka: Ph.D., Assistant Professor
1) Development of metal-organic frameworks using biomolecules2) Development of carriers for drug delivery systems
3) Development of formulation techniques for poorly water-soluble materials
E-mail: a.inada@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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IRIE Mitsuteru: Ph.D., Professor
1) Surface water resource management
2) Flood control and water resource development
3) Environmental management in estuary and wetland
4) Exploitation of sediment in reservoirs
E-mail: irie.mitsuteru.p2@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SUETSUGU Daisuke: Dr. Eng., Professor
1) Long-term durability of improved soil/ground2) Reinforcement of soft ground using timber
3) Geotechnical utilization of industrial waste materials4) Slope disaster prevention
E-mail: suetsugu@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SUZUKI Yoshihiro: Dr. Eng., Dr. Fish. Sci., Professor
1) Monitoring of water quality in water environments2) Physicochemical treatment for water purification
3) Pathogenic microorganism in water environments
E-mail: ysuzuki@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
DOTE Yutaka: Dr. Eng., Professor
1) Phosphorus and potassium recovery from organic residues
2) Leaching control of MSWI residues
3) Control of leachate quality
4) Management of landfill site
E-mail: dote@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MORITA Chihiro: Dr. Eng., Professor
1) Structural analysis of steel bridges
2) Soundness evaluation of weathering steel bridges3) 3-D measurement of structures
4) Maintenance of bridges
E-mail: cgmorita@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MURAKAMI Keisuke: Ph.D., Professor
1) Sustainable development on coastal area
2) Restoration of coastal environment3) Mitigation of coastal disasters, Tsunami, storm surge and high waves
4) Coastal erosion and sedimentation control
E-mail: keisuke@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SHIMAMOTO Hiroshi: Dr. Eng., Associate Professor
1) Transportation network modeling2) Transportation planning using statistical data
3) Sustainable transportation planning
4) Reliability issues of transportation
E-mail: shimamoto@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SEKITO Tomoo: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Utilization and environmental assessment of waste incineration residues
2) Sustainable recycling of solid waste in developing countries3) Community-based household waste management and recycling behavior
E-mail: sekito@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

Appendix

FUKUBAYASHI Yoshinori: Dr. Eng., Associate Professor
1) Transportation Geotechnics
2) Road engineering in developing countries
3) Prevention/mitigation of geotechnical hazard in rural area
4) Utilization of local resources as geotechnical material
E-mail: fukubayashi@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
LI Chunhe: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Long-term durability of cementitious materials
2) Influence of admixtures on material performance of concrete
3) Influence of curing conditions on material performance of concrete
4) Crack control of concrete structures
E-mail: lichunhe@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
NAKANO Atsushi: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Materials for Sustainable Engineering
2) Evaluation of Material Degradation
3) Evaluation and Monitoring for Atmospheric Corrosion
4) Maintenance for Civil Infrastructures
E-mail: atsushi.n.7.25@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
NUKAZAWA Kei: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Assessing impacts of human-induced changes (dams, climate changes) on aquatic
animals2) Hydrological modeling3) Habitat modeling of aquatic animals
4) Biodiversity (species, genetic)
E-mail: nukazawa.kei.b3@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
KOUYAMA Atsushi: Ph.D., Assistant Professor
1) Disaster mitigation of earth structure2) Breaching mechanism of embankment of reservoir
3) Reinforcement of bridge by geoform material
E-mail: a-koyama@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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Energy and Electronics Course
FUKUYAMA Atsuhiko: Ph.D., Professor
1) Development of high-sensitive investigation method of deep defect levels insemiconductor using nonradiative transition
2) Development of contactless investigation method of photovoltaic performance of
solar cell materials3) Optical and electrical properties of photovoltaic materials, such as a-Si, micro-cSi, and diamond-like carbon, III-V-N for multi-junction solar cells
4) Carrier transport properties in quantum well and super lattice structured
semiconductors
E-mail: a-fukuyama@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MAEDA Koji: Ph.D., Professor
1) Evaluation of superlattice for mid-wavelength infrared emission2) Development of sensitive mechano-luminescence materials3) Structural characterizations of semiconductor thin films by Raman scattering and Xray diffraction methods
4) Applied research by weak light detection
E-mail: t0b153u@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
YAMAUCHI Makoto: Ph.D., Professor
1) Multi-wavelength study on gamma-ray bursts2) Observational study on active galactic nuclei3) Development of X-ray detectors onboard satellites
E-mail: yamauchi@astro.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
YOKOTANI Atsushi: Ph.D., Professor
1) Material processing using vacuum ultraviolet radiation
2) Development of a new technique for analysis of trace amount organic impurities
3) Formed short pulse laser and their application
4) Development of a new fabrication technique for fiber Bragg grating sensors
E-mail: a-yokotani@opt.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
YOSHINO Kenji: Ph.D., Professor
1) Development of compound semiconductor based solar cells2) Development of organic solar cells3) Development of transparent conductive oxide materials
E-mail: t0b114u@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MORI Koji: Ph.D., Professor
1) Observational study of high-energy astronomical objects with both ground-baseand space-borne detectors2) Development of cosmic-X-ray detectors onboard satellite
E-mail: mori@astro.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
NISHIOKA Kensuke: Ph.D., Professor
1) Development of concentrator photovoltaic systems2) Solar to hydrogen system using photovoltaic and electrochemical cell3) Development of vehicle integrated photovoltaic
E-mail: nishioka@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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IIDA Masato: Dr. Sci., Professor
1) Reaction-diffusion approximations to quasi-linear differential equations
2) Stacked waves for reaction-diffusion systems and multi-phase invasion in
population dynamics
3) Mathematical models of bio-diffusion
E-mail: iida@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
IGARASI Akinori: Ph.D., Professor
1) Theoretical study on atomic collisions
E-mail: igarashi@phys.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MATSUDA Tatsuro: Ph.D., Professor
1) Experimental study of nucleon spin structure and meson spectroscopy
2) Application of ECR ion source for material science3) Development of radiation detectors
E-mail: matsuda@phys.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
KON Ryusuke: Ph.D., Professor
1) Biomathematics, Mathematical biology
2) Dynamical systems (ordinary differential equations and difference equations),
especially in biology
3) Mathematical modeling of biological systems
E-mail: konr@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
ARAI Masakazu: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Study of metal organic vapor phase epitaxy.
2) Development of photonic device for sensing
E-mail: arai.masakazu@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SUZUKI Hidetoshi: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Fabrication and characterization of new materials for super high efficiency multijunction concentrator photovoltaic
2) Crystal growth of III-V compound semiconductor alloys on Si substrates.
3) Crystal growth of dilute nitride thin films by the atomic layer epitaxy techniqueE-mail: hsuzuki@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
TAKEDA Ayaki: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Development of radiation semiconductor detectors2) Development of data acquisition systems for radiation imaging
E-mail: takeda@astro.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
IZUHARA Hirofumi: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Mathematical modeling and analysis for complex phenomena
2) Self-organized pattern formation arising in reaction-diffusion systems
3) A relation between nonlinear diffusion equations and reaction-diffusion systems
E-mail: izuhara@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
UMEHARA Morimichi: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Mathematical analysis of the basic equations of fluid mechanics
2) Compressible and viscous fluid flow3) Astrophysical phenomena
E-mail: umehara@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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MAEDA Yukie: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Experimental study of few-body problems and three-nucleon force effects2) Development of isotope targets
E-mail: yukie@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
NAGAOKA Akira: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Development of a novel thermoelectric device2) Development of a novel photovoltaic device3) Single crystal growth of functional materials
E-mail: nagaoka.akira.m0@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
KATTO Masahito: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Generation and application of VUV radiations
2) Material processing with lasers3) Development of new technique for film fabrication
4) Measurement technique with lasers
E-mail: mkatto@opt.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SAKAI Kentaro: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Optical characterization of various materials2) Fabrication and characterization of ZnO related semiconductors
3) Fabrication and characterization of nanoscale semiconductors
4) Instrument analysis of various materials
E-mail: k-sakai@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
KAMEYAMA Akihiro: Ph.D., Assistant Professor
1) Photosensitivity of silica glass for VUV laser irradiation
2) Fabrication of Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors
3) Fabrication of refractive index sensor
E-mail: kame@opt.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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SAKODA Tatsuya: Ph.D., Professor
1) Development of ozonizer using micro-barrier discharge formed in water2) Development of diagnostic technique for electric power apparatus3) Development of polymer insulator / arrester
E-mail: sakoda@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
TANNO Koichi: Ph.D., Professor
1) Design of MOS analog integrated circuits2) Development of front-end circuits for biological signals and their application
3) Development of nanoscale mist sprayer and its application
E-mail: tanno@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
THI THI ZIN: Ph.D., Professor
1) Image Processing and Visual Human Activity Analysis2) Video Surveillance and Monitoring Systems for (i) Public Security Concerns,(ii) Elderly Health Care and Daily Activity Analysis, (iii) Medical Diagnosis
3) Development of Advanced Image Technologies for Dairy Cow Management
Systems
E-mail: thithi@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
YOKOTA Mitsuhiro: Ph.D., Professor
1) Scattering from a periodic structure2) Design of photonic and electromagnetic devices3) Development of modeling for indoor radio propagation environment4) Reconstruction of dielectric constant using electromagnetic wave
E-mail: t0b210u@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
KAKU Masanori: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Generation of VUV ultrashort pulses using harmonic radiations
2) Characterization of femtosecond pulses in VUV spectral region
3) VUV rare gas excimer lasers
4) Laser-product-plasma emission sources in EUV spectral region5) Surface analyses using EUV light
E-mail: kaku@opt.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
TAKEI Amane: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Research of electromagnetism theory and applications
2) Research and development of numerical electromagnetic field analysis method
3) Development of large-scale numerical analysis method
E-mail: takei@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
NAKA Yoshihiro: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Design of optical waveguide devices for integrated optical circuits2) Development of numerical method for high-precision electromagnetic field
analysis
E-mail: ynaka@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MATSUMOTO Hiroki: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Low voltage switched-capacitor circuits
2) Integrated digital capacitance meter3) Analog-to-digital converter using MOSFET’s
E-mail: matsumotoh@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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OTA Yasuyuki: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Development of technology for advanced utilization of solar power and light
concentrating system
2) Development of super-high efficiency concentrator photovoltaic systems
3) Generation of hydrogen and methane using solar energy
E-mail: y-ota@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
NAGATA Shoichiro: Ph.D., Assistant Professor
1) Eddy current non-destructive evaluations
2) Two-dimensional vector magnetic property measurement
3) Numerical analysis technique of electromagnetics
4) Improvement of electric apparatus
E-mail: nagata@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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Mechanical Systems and Informatics Course
KAWASUE Kikuhito: Ph.D., Professor
1) Computer vision and its application
2) Pipe measurement robot using Laser Projection Method
3) 3D hand held scanner for shape measurement
E-mail: kawasue@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SAKAI Go: Ph.D., Professor
1) Development of electrocatalysts for PEFC
2) Development of positive electrode materials for secondary batteries3) Development of catalysts for biomass conversion
E-mail: sakai-go@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
TAMURA Hiroki: Ph.D., Professor
1) Development of human interface using Surface-ElectronMyoGram
2) Biomechanical analysis and pattern recognition
3) Performance improvement of neural networks
4) Metaheuristics for combinatorial optimization problems5) Human behavior analysis and monitoring systems using multi-sensors
E-mail: htamura@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
HODAKA Ichijo: Ph.D., Professor
1) System fault detection of switching converters
2) Theoretical and experimental development of high-efficiency wireless powertransfer3) Controller design of photovoltaic power generation system
4) Fast computer algorithm for symbolic analysis of electronic circuits5) Approximate solutions of linear periodic differential equations
6) Education materials of microcontroller embedded system
E-mail: hijhodaka@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
OKUYAMA Yuji: Ph.D., Professor1) Electrochemical properties of ionic conducting oxides2) Development of electrolytes for PCFC (protonic ceramic fuel cell)3) Development of the galvanic cell-type hydrogen sensor
E-mail: okuyama@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
LEE Geunho: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Agricultural Robots and Control Scheme
2) Propulsion Mechanism for Aerial and/or Underwater Robots
3) Locomotion Assist Robots (Welfare Robots)
4) Large Numbers of Robots and Self-Organization
5) Convergence of IoT and Robotics
E-mail: geunho@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MATSUNAGA Naoki: Dr. Eng., Associate Professor
1) Development of cathode materials for AFCs
2) Development of positive electrode materials for secondary batteries3) Corrosion properties of Mg alloy
E-mail: nmatsunaga@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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YOKOMICHI Masahiro: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Path planning and obstacle avoidance for mobile robot2) Self localization and control of autonomous mobile robots
3) Computer vision and image processing
E-mail: yokomich@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
TAKAHASHI Nobuya: Ph.D., Assistant Professor
1) Robust control of linear systems
2) Analysis and design of networked control system
E-mail: ntakahasi@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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KAWAMURA Ryuusuke: Ph.D., Professor
1) Analysis of mechanics of functional materials and structures2) Development of solar thermal energy storage technologies
3) Applications of high reflective paint to environment improvement
4) Development of water washing/paint spraying robot for a concentrated feed tankE-mail: rkawamura@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SHIN Byeong Rog: Ph.D., Professor
1) Computational methods for compressible and incompressible flows
2) Large computation of turbulent flows for advance design of turbomachinery
3) Numerical simulation of gas-liquid two-phase flows
4) Numerical schemes with high computational performance
E-mail: brshin@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
DENG Gang: Dr. Eng., Professor
1) Fatigue strength evaluation for machine elements
2) Method for fatigue crack length measurement and fatigue crack initiation
detection3) Biomechanics analysis on human joints and bones
E-mail: t0d114u@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
NAGASE Yoshinori: Ph.D., Professor
1) Heat flux measurement on focal plane of solar concentrating system
2) Development of heat storage system for solar concentrators
3) Development of solar furnace for solar concentrators
E-mail: ynagase@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
OHNISHI Osamu: Dr. Eng., Associate Professor
1) Fabrication of micro tools and micro cutting and grinding
2) Cutting and grinding assisted by ultrasonic vibration
3) High-value added precision polishing
E-mail: ohnishi@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
KINOSHITA Hiroyuki: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Impact riveting2) Development of high-strength porous ceramics produced by recycling waste
GFRP3) Development of green composite consists of woodchips and bamboo fibers
E-mail: t0d165u@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
BONKOBARA Yasuhiro: Dr. Eng., Associate Professor
1) Approach to solving vibration problems in mechanical systems
2) Hand-held vibrating tools using self-synchronization phenomena
3) New method of multi damage identification analysis
E-mail: bonkobara@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
YAMAKO Go: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Biomechanical imaging of patient-specific finite element models
2) Development of orthopaedic implants3) Sports and rehabilitation biomechanics
E-mail: g.yamako@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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MIYAUCHI Suguru: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Blood flow analysis2) Development of measurement-integrated simulation method
3) Computational method for mass transfer through a membrane
E-mail: suguru.miyauchi@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MASUYA Ken: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Design and development of the human-friendly wearable robot2) Development of the soft actuators and those applications3) Development of the robot’s joint mechanism
E-mail: masuya.ken.n5@cc miyazaki-u.ac.jp
KOIKE Hitonobu: Ph.D., Assistant Professor
1) Tribological failure analysis on mechanical elements
2) Tribo-chemical reactions in hybrid polymer bearings
3) Development of polymer composite mechanical elements
E-mail: koikeh@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
TOMOMATSU Shigeki: Ph.D., Assistant Professor
1) Advanced utilization of high temperature heat for solar concentrators
2) Development of compressed air engine
3) Advanced utilization of medium to low temperature heatE-mail: s-tomo@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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OKAZAKI Naonobu: Ph.D., Professor
1) Computer networks
2) Network security
E-mail: oka@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
KATAYAMA Tetsuro: Ph.D., Professor
1) Design and visualization to develop software efficiency
2) Software testing for guarantee of software quality
3) Software reliability for embedded systems
E-mail: kat@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
HATSUKADE Isamu: Ph.D., Professor
1) Astronomical data analysis2) X-ray study of cosmic thin hot plasmas3) Observational study of transient objects
E-mail: hatukade@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
MUKUNOKI Masayuki: Ph.D., Professor
1) Computer vision and pattern recognition
2) Image processing and analysis
E-mail: mukunoki@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
YAMAMORI Kunihito: Ph.D., Professor
1) High performance computing2) Application of neural network and evolutionary computation
3) Fault-tolerant computing
E-mail: yamamori@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
SAKAMOTO Makoto: Ph.D., Professor
1) Theoretical computer science such as automata theory, language, computation,and digital geometry2) Computational complexity and recognizability of picture3) Application of image processing, computer graphics, and entertainment
computing4) Application of virtual technology such as AR, VR, and MR
5) Analysis of various problems by complex systems
E-mail: sakamoto@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
ABURADA Kentaro: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Computer Network/Security
2) Overlay Network (P2P)
3) Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)E-mail: aburada@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
IKEDA Satoshi: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Design and analysis of probabilistic algorithm
2) Combinatorial optimization problems
3) Geometric measure theory
E-mail: bisu@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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DATE Akira: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Mathematical neuroscience2) Representation and computation in the brain
3) Information processing models: Minds and machines
4) Probability modeling and statistical inference5) Population dynamics of large networks of neurons
E-mail: date@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
AOKI Kenji: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Academic information system and network
2) Gene data analysis
E-mail: aoki@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
INOUE Kentaro: Ph.D., Associate Professor
1) Modeling and simulation in biological signaling system
2) Gene expression analysis
3) Software development for systems biology
E-mail: inoue@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
YAMABA Hisaaki: Ph.D., Assistant Professor
1) Scheduling and management of chemical plants2) Development of computer-based design support systems of production systems
E-mail: yamaba@cs.miyazaki-u.ac.jp