Education and Research Areas in the Doctoral Course

Department of Materials Science and Production Engineering
In this program, we examine materials as basic functional elements constituting contemporary society.
We conduct research and carry out educational activities to gain an understanding of the functions ofmaterials and development of production techniques, as well as technology for the generation andprocessing of the various types of data associated with these materials.
Progress in science and technology to date has been sustained by the discovery of new materials and thedevelopment of better techniques for their production. The identification and efficient production ofmaterials with novel applications has led to the generation of new technologies that enable mass production
and fueling advancements in industry. The demand for materials for use in frontier technology fields has
been intensifying in recent years. As a result, creative production techniques that use ideas and approaches
different from those employed to date need to be developed. Henceforth, rather than treating each stage ofthe development process separately, we must create systems that incorporate all stages, from the design ofmaterials with new functions, through manufacturing technology to realize these functions, to production
processes that make high-quality mass production possible. Education and research in this Division
addresses these issues in relation to the development of new materials, production techniques, andsystematization.
The three major courses in the Department of Materials Science and Production Engineering are as follows.
○ Intelligent Materials
In this course, students will study the synthesis and identification of functional properties ofhigh-functionality materials that hold the key to future technological innovation. This includes therealization of advanced functionality for existing inorganic, organic, and macromolecular materials, andcombinations thereof, the synthesis, design, and evaluation of new ceramics, magnetic materials, andother new substances, as well as energy conversion materials and the relationships between the structureand function of these materials. This includes the construction, design, and evaluation of biological andbiomimetic materials.
○ Mechanical Engineering
In this course, we study a broad range of topics in mechanical engineering, a field that has become theindispensable backbone of Japan’s creative and craftsmanship-inspired industries, with emphasis on thefollowing four core disciplines: strength of materials; dynamics of machinery; fluid dynamics; andthermodynamics. In this course, to meet the needs of the industrial business world, we aim to nurture
highly-skilled and highly-adaptable technical experts.

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○ ElectricalElectrical and Electronic Systems
In this course, we study the fields of electricity, energy, electronics, information and communications,and electronic device materials, which are all vital disciplines for the future development of our advanced
information-based society. Topics covered include leading-edge developments in magnetic materials,
dielectric materials development, efficient energy generation, transportation and storage development,
plasma discharge measurement and control, superconductivity applications for energy storage,
high-temperature heat transfer and its control in combustion and thermal flow, high-speed opticalcommunications, and semiconductor materials development and evaluation. Research in these fields
involves complex systems comprised of nonlinear elements, and as such in this course we will also study
the fundamental mathematical sciences of nonlinear system measurement, analysis and control.

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