Current research projects of the departments
Department

CourseContents of Current Researches
The goals of this course are: (i) to uncover themechanisms of diverse phenomena in condensed
matter physics, e.g. superconductivity and magnetism,(ii) to explore their possible applications toward future

Fundamental Physics

designs of materials, (iii) to establish theoreticaldescriptions of quantum many-body systems of quarks,
leptons, and gauge particles, and (iv) to explain
macroscopic properties of solids, liquids, and powders
bymicroscopic

methodsofstatisticalandcomputational physics.
This course focuses on characterizing microstructure
and properties of materials from microscopic to
Physics andMaterials

macroscopic
Materials Engineering

Sciencescales,

inorder

toelucidate

therelationship between materials microstructure andtheir properties. The scope of this course covers a wide
range of engineering and electric materials from metals
to semiconductors.
Functional

materials,

suchassemiconductors,superconductors, magnetic materials, and transparent
conductivematerials,

havevariouselectricandmagnetic properties. In this course, the mechanisms
Electronic Device

behind those properties are deeply investigated based

Engineeringon physics. Applying the obtained knowledge, thiscourse aims to develop new devices with novel
functions as well as to drastically improve theperformance of already existing devices such as solar
cells and light emitting diodes.
Developmentof

photo-organic

synthesis

andselectiveorganometallic reaction. Development of catalytic asymmetric
reactions and synthesis of optically active compounds.
Chemistry

Basic Chemistry

Development and functional elucidation of novel aromaticcompounds. In-situ characterization of catalyst active sites
using spectroscopy. Development and application of newphoto-reactions and photophysical properties.

Chemical limnology, geochemical study and development ofanalytical methodology of brackish water environment.
Synthesis of new phthalocyanines and polymers containing
Environmental Chemistry

metal-metal bonds. Synthesis of new metal-organic framework
compounds and quantum chemical calculations. Fabricationand evaluation of environment-friendly ceramics. Developmentof emitting nanoscale materials and their applications tobiomarkers.
Design of advanced catalysts for organic resources. Synthesisof functional inorganic oxide particles and functional
enhancement of inorganic oxide particles by surface andparticle design. Synthesis and properties of functional
polymers. Development of polymers and supramolecules withnovel functions. Fabrication and study of the formation

Functional Materials
Chemistrymechanism of nano-sized materials using novel photo- andlaser-process. Experimental characterization of the mechanicalproperties of solid wood and wood-based materials. Effective
utilization of untapped wood resources. Recycling of woody
wastes and utilization of low quality woody biomass.
Evaluation of mechanical, physical and chemical properties ofWashi (Japanese papers) in Shimane Prefecture. Material
design of organic-inorganic hybrid materials and CO2 reductionof construction materials.

Igneousandmetamorphic

petrology,

Volcanology,Mineralogy, Geochronology, Petroleum geology andHydrocarbon
Geoscience

Inorganic

resource

geochemistry,geochemistry,andOrganicandGeodynamics,

i.e.,researches for constituents of the earth’s interior such asrocks, minerals and earth resources and the circulations
including formation processes.
Environmental
Earth Sciencegeology,

Paleoceanography,

Stratigraphy,

Quaternary

Paleontology,

geology,

Structural

Geoenvironmental

geology and Sedimentology, i.e., Geo-history of JapaneseScienceisland arcs, Asia and Africa; Environmental geology ofbrackish lakes and deltas; and Tectonics of sedimentarybasins.
Mechanical properties and temporal changes of soil,Geo-disaster Sciencerocks, and rock masses. Ground deformation analysis
based on finite deformation elasto-plastic theory.
Geotechnical properties of alluvial deposits and theirenvironmental evaluation.

Subsurface fluid engineering.

Groundwater simulation. Studies of natural hazards andnatural disasters including landslides.
Ring theory.
Pure Mathematics

Number theory. Differential geometry.

General topology.

Geometric topology. Differentialtopology. Complex geometry. Ordinary and functional
differential equations. Complex analysis.

Mathematics

Partial differential equations.
Applied Mathematics

Optimization theory.

Mathematical statistics. Ergodic theory. Mathematicalmodeling and applications. Mathematical biology.
Functional equations. Dynamical systems.
Information

visualization.

Simulationtechnology.

Probability theory and statistics. Image processing.
Data Science

Sensor networks. Multimedia data engineering. Formal
language theory. Information retrieval. Well-being

Information

information technology. Information-related education.

Systems

Language processors. Model of computation.

Design andProgramming

Data Science

synthesis, and transformation. Intelligent information
Information Systems

processing.

DesignProgramlanguages.

FormalHuman-computeranalysis.

Digitalverification,interaction

design.

designdesignandmethodology. Cryptography. Algorithm and complexity
theory.
Mechanics and design of advanced materials andflexible structures. Active vibration control, transfercontrol and nonlinear control for mechanical systems.
Mechanical
Mechanical,Engineering

Sound and vibration

measurement.

Designandperformance analysis of gear devices used as robot
joints. Damping and transfer control for wheeledElectrical andmobile robots and carts. Fluid dynamic design ofElectronic

vehiclesEngineering

phenomenon and reduction of vibration.

andengines.

Analysisofresonance

Development of assisting system for developmental
Electrical and Electronic
Engineering

disorder.

Development

Developmentofof

opticalcommunication
metrology

aids.

systems.

Development of optical fiber sensing systems. Remotesensing using electromagnetic waves. Optical andphotonic systems. Image systems engineering andappliedvision.

Biomedical

signalprocessing.

Development of compressed sensing systems.
Building
structure/Environmental
engineering

Experimental tests of seismic members or corrodedsteel

members.

optimizationof

Seismic
building

design,analysisstructures.

andHousingenvironment. Room acoustics.

Architectural

Architectural

DesignArchitecture planning. Urban design. City Planning
TheDesign.

Architecture.

Theory.

and design

technology of a building. Planning history and heritage.
ofofofArchitectural planning

Conservation

history

Theoryhistoricalarchitecture.
building.

RenewalTraditional

housing. Landscape. Wooden construction methods.