Overseas Selection for International Students

Application Guidelines for
Enrollment in October 2023 / in April 2024
Graduate School of Environmental, Life,
Natural Science and Technology(Master’s Course)

OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY
October 2023 Enrollment

April 2024 Enrollment

June 22, 2023
toJuly 11, 2023

December 1, 2023
toDecember 15, 2023

Application Period

For details on procedures, etc., be sure to see the next page and thereafter.

Contents
Ⅰ Admission Quota
Ⅱ Eligibility for Application,
Individual Admission Eligibility Screening in Eligibility for Application
Ⅲ

Application Procedures,
Methods for Selection of Entrants,
Announcement of Successful Applicants,
Admission Procedures

Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries (Master’s Course)
List of Faculty members

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Ⅰ Admission Quota【 Master’s Course 】
Admission Quota
Division Degree Program

CourseOctober 2023

April 2024

Enrollment

Enrollment

RemarkMathematics◎

Physics
Mathematical，
Physical，Electronic andInformation
Sciences◆

Mathematical and Data Sciences
Computer Science
Information and Communication Systems

A few

A few

◎

Natural Science and Technology

Environmental, Life,

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical
Systems andUrban
Innovation
ScienceIntelligent Mechanical Systems
Advanced Mechanics

ChemistryInnovative
Chemistry◆

Urban Environment Development

Applied Chemistry (Applied Chemistry)
Applied Chemistry(Material and Energy Science)

Not accept
students forthis entrance
examination

A few

◎

◆

Biological Sciences◎

Earth Science
Planetary Materials Science
Earth,
EnvironmentalandLife Sciences

Rural and Environmental Sciences

A few

Environmental Ecology

A few

Agricultural and Biological Chemistry◆
Plant Stress Science
Applied Plant Science
Applied Animal Science(Note 1) For detailed information on prospective supervisors, please refer to the following website and“List of Faculty members".
◎･･･Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology https://www.gnst.okayama-u.ac.jp/ja/profile/gnst_kyouin/◆･･･Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science

https://www.gels.okayama-u.ac.jp/profile/index.html(Note 2) Some faculty members may only teach classes and not provide research supervision. Please contact thefaculty member you wish to apply in advance to confirm whether or not he/she is available to supervise you.
(Note 3) If you do not know the contact information of the faculty member you wish to apply to, please send e-mail to"Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries".

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Ⅱ Eligibility for Application,
Individual Admission Eligibility Screening in Eligibility for Application
II-1. Eligibility for Application
Those to whom all the following provisions are applicable:
1. Those to whom any of the following items is applicable, or are expected to be applicable bySeptember, 2023（or in case of April 2024 enrollment, by March 2024）.
(1) Have graduated from a Japanese university(2) Have been awarded a bachelor’s degree under the provisions of paragraph (7) of Article 104of the School Education Law (Law No.26 of 1947)(3) Have completed a 16-year course of school education in a foreign country(4) Have completed a 16-year course of school education in a foreign country by taking classsubjects in Japan through a correspondence course offered by an educational institution in
the country(5) Are deemed to have academic ability equal to or greater than that of a university graduate
through an individual admission eligibility screening by the Graduate School and who havereached the age of 22.
(6) Have been awarded a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree by completing a course of
study at a foreign university or other foreign school (only those that have been evaluated by aperson certified by the relevant foreign government or relevant organization for the overall
status of its education and research activities, etc., or those that are separately designated by
the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as equivalent there to)with a duration of three years or more (including the completion of a course in Japan throughthe completion of class subjects in correspondence courses offered by a school in a foreigncountry and the completion of a course at an educational facility designated in the school
education system of the foreign country as specified in the preceding item).
2. Those who are foreign citizens who live outside Japan and who are unable to come to Japan totake their entrance examinations (except citizens and permanent residents of Japan).
3. Those who are expected to obtain a visa status of “Student” stipulated in the Immigration Control
and Refugee Recognition Act by the time of enrollment in the Graduate School.
4. Those who were recommended by the schools from which they graduated as being particularly
excellent in both personality and academic ability.
5. Those who have passed a selection process, such as scholarship and training systems, made bypublic organizations at home and abroad, or those who have prior approval from yourprospective supervisor.
Note 1. “Those who are deemed to have academic ability equal to or greater than that of a university graduate
through an individual admission eligibility screening by the Graduate School” specified in item 5 ofProvision 1 of II Eligibility for Application refers to applicants who passed the document screening that theGraduate School provides as the screening of the eligibility for application. (See Ⅱ-2. Individual
Admission Eligibility Screening in Eligibility for Application.)
Note 2. We withdraw permission for admission for those who applied as a prospective degree holder but failed
to be awarded the degree by September 2023（or in case of April 2024 enrollment, by March
2024）.
Note 3. Those “who live outside Japan and are unable to come to Japan to take their entrance examinations”
specified in Provision 2 of II Eligibility for Application includes people who are staying in Japan at the time of
application but depart from Japan because their duration of stay expires by the end of July, 2023（or in case ofApril 2024 enrollment, by November 2023）. For more details, please contact “Address for Submission ofDocuments / Inquiries”.

3Ⅱ-2. Individual Admission Eligibility Screening in Eligibility for Application
For those applicants for admission who fall under item 5 of Provision 1 specified in the previously
described II-1 Eligibility for Application, we conduct individual admission eligibility screenings for theapproval of admission eligibility before application. The applicants must submit the documents
required for the admission eligibility screening specified in Provision 2 to the address in “Address
for Submission of Documents / Inquiries” by the deadline stated in Provision 1.
1. Submission Period of Documents for Admission Eligibility Screening
Enrollment

Submission Period

October 2023 Enrollment

May 24, 2023 to May 25, 2023

April 2024 Enrollment

October 24, 2023 to October 25, 2023

2. Documents Required for Admission Eligibility Screening
Documents Required for Admission
Eligibility Screening<1> Form of Eligibility for Application

Remarks

Use the forms prescribed by the Graduate
School.
Submit a list of research achievements or a<2> Record of Academic
Performanceresearch plan/ progress report relevant to the fieldof study that you wish to pursue at the Graduate
School, summarizing in a document in any form.

<3> Academic Transcript (of lastcompleted education)

Submit a transcript issued by the president of the<4> Graduation Certificate (of lastcompleted education)

Submit a graduation certificate issued by thelast school from which you graduated.
president of the last school from which you
graduated.

Note 1. All documents mentioned above must be prepared in English, in principle. (When English is not yournative language, attach English translations.)
Note 2. The documents <1>, <2>, <3> and <4> must be submitted in original. For documents<3> and <4>,a copy of the original document verified by the issuer is acceptable.
Note 3. The result of the Admission Eligibility Screening will be notified through your prospective supervisor.

Enrollment

Date of notification of screening result

October 2023 Enrollment

June 21, 2023

April 2024 Enrollment

November 29, 2023

3. Address for Submission of Documents
Please submit all documents required to “Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries”

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Ⅲ

Application Procedures, Methods for Selection of Entrants,
Announcement of Successful Applicants, Admission Procedures
Applicants must contact a prospective supervisor as early as possible
before application to consult about research contents, etc.

Ⅲ-1. Application Procedures
1. How to Apply
Applicants must complete all the procedures described in items (1) through (3) below:(1) Before preparing documents for application, applicants must directly contact a prospective
supervisor at Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology bymeans such as email, consult about research and education after enrollment, obtainapproval to take the examination, and receive a copy of “Letter of Informal Acceptance by
Prospective Supervisor”. With regard to prospective supervisors at Graduate School ofEnvironmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, please refer to “List of Faculty
members”.

(2)

Pay the entrance examination fee after having obtained approval from the prospective
supervisor. (Except those who are exempted from payment.)(3) Send all the documents for application by mail to arrive no later than the date stated in “2Application Period”.
2. Application Period
Enrollment

Application Period

October 2023 Enrollment

June 22, 2023 to July 11, 2023

April 2024 Enrollment

December 1, 2023 to December 15, 2023

3. Address for Submission of Documents
Please submit all documents required to “Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries”
4. Notes on Application(1)

No change shall be permitted after submission in terms of the contents of the documents
submitted.

(2) No document shall be returned for any reason after the application documents are accepted.
(3) Application with incomplete application documents or shortage of examination fee shall not
be accepted.
(4) Please note carefully that admission might be withdrawn even after enrollment if the contentsof the submitted documents are found to include false entries.
(5) Certificates issued under the former name, which differs from the name written on theapplication form are useful. However, in such case, attach a document (in any form) with thedate of name change and the new and the former name, which are written personally by theapplicant.

55. Documents Required for Application
Documents Required for
Remarks
Application<1> Application for admission
Use the forms prescribed by the Graduate School
Curriculum Vitae (CV)Affix a photograph (4 cm long × 3 cm wide, upper body, no
Photographheadwear, facing forward, taken within the three months before

application) on the prescribed space on the “Application foradmission”. Before affixing it, write your nationality and nameon the back of the photograph.
<2> Entrance Examination Fee

30,000yen(handling fees will be charged separately)
Please refer to “Paying for Entrance Examination Fees” below
and pay the entrance examination fee by 17:00 (Japan time)on the last day of the application period on “Payment for
Entrance Examination Fee website".
In addition, please be sure to choose "Credit Card" for payment
method. Other payment methods cannot use from overseas.
After confirming the payment of the entrance examination fee,
print "Certificate of Entrance Examination Fee Payment" andattach it to the prescribed section of the prescribed form.
[Paying for Entrance Examination Fees]
https://www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pay_overseas_eng.pdf[Payment for Entrance Examination Fee website]
https://e-apply.jp/n/okayama-payment-eng

If you could not pay by the payment method above, contact“Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries”.

Those applicants who are Japanese-government sponsored
students need NOT pay the entrance examination fee, in
principle.
[Refund of Entrance Examination Fee]
The entrance examination fee paid is not refundable for any
reason, except in the following cases:a) Entrance examination fee was paid, but application was
not made (application documents were not submitted or
not accepted.)b) Entrance examination fee was accidentally transferred
twice.

<3> (Prospective) Graduation
Certificate from University

Submit a certificate issued by the university from which you
graduated (or will graduate).

<4> Transcript of University

6<5> Copy of Papers Submitteda) Abstract of bachelor’s thesis or an equivalent research
paper (in English)b) List of research achievements after earning the bachelor’s
degree and one or two representative papers related tothem (if applicable).

<6> Research Plan

Use the form prescribed by the Graduate School.

<7> Document Certifying
English Language Ability(TOEIC®, TOEFL-iBT®,
etc.)

When you have not taken TOEIC®, TOEFL-iBT®, or other tests,
submit a certificate of English ability issued by the university,
etc. from which you graduated.
(If your native language is English, please submit a certificatethat you received your education at your graduate school inEnglish.)<8> Copy of Passport, or Copyof Family Registry or
Certificate of Citizenship inHome Country

Submit a copy of the page which can confirm the names of thepassport and the dates of birth, etc.
When not possessing the passport, please submit thecertificate which is acquired copy of the family register orcitizen membership, etc. in your home country.

<9> (Two kinds of) Letters ofRecommendation to the
President

Use the form 1 and form 2 prescribed by the
Graduate School.
It must be in an envelope that has been securely
sealed by the recommender.
Please check the description on each form for the
person who to prepare the letter ofrecommendation.
If it is difficult to prepare the letters ofrecommendation in the prescribed forms, we will
also accept letters of recommendation that do not in
the prescribed forms.

Form 1

Form 2<10>Document Confirming
Success in Selection by
Public Organizations at
Home and Abroad[Planetary Materials Science Course Only]
Please send the PDF data of the letters ofrecommendation to the prospective supervisor inadvance.

As prescribed in II-1-5 of eligibility for application, those whohave passed a selection process, such as scholarship andtraining systems, made by public organizations at home andabroad, submit a (copy of) letter of acceptance, notification of
employment, etc.

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<11> Letter of Acceptance by
Prospective Supervisor

Contact to your prospective supervisor at Graduate School ofEnvironmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology toprepare the document. Submit a copy of the letter written by
your prospective supervisor.
However, as prescribed in II-1-5 of eligibility for application,
those who have passed a selection process, such as
scholarship and training systems, made by publicorganizations at home and abroad, do not need to submit it.

Note 1. All documents to be submitted must be prepared in the same size (preferably A4 size) and be
typewritten.
Note 2. We do not accept documents that are incomplete, not written completely and accurately, or which
are received after the deadline for submission.
Note 3: The previously described documents must be prepared in English, except <11>.
(When English is not your native language, attach English translations.)
Note 4. Documents <1>, <3>, <4>, <6>, and <9> must be submitted in original. For documents<3> and <4>,a copy of the original document verified by the issuer is acceptable.

Ⅲ-2. Methods for Selection of Entrants
Selection of entrants shall be made based on document screening and pass or failure isdetermined.

Ⅲ-3. Announcement of Successful Applicants
Enrollment

Date of Announcement

October 2023 Enrollment

July 28, 2023

April 2024 Enrollment

January 26, 2024

A letter of acceptance and others will be sent to successful applicants themselves thorough yourprospective supervisor dated on the day of the announcement described above.

8Ⅲ-4. Admission Procedures
1. Method of Admission Procedures
Successful applicants will be admitted by completing the admission procedures.
Details will be notified separately by your prospective supervisor with a letter of acceptance.
2. Period of Admission Procedures

Enrollment

Period of Admission Procedures

October 2023 Enrollment

September 19, 2023 to September 20, 2023

April 2024 Enrollment

March 14, 2024 to March 15, 2024

Ⅲ-5. Other
1. Admission Fee and Tuition Fee (Applicable only for self-supporting international students.
Foreign-government sponsored students must pay.)
Admission fee: 282,000 yen (expected amount)
Tuition fee: 267,900 yen (for half a year); 535,800 yen (for a year)* When the amount was revised at the time of admission or while at school, the new amount will beapplied from the time of the revision.

2. Study Assistance・Dormitories
For self-supporting international students, we have systems as part of study assistance:
admission fee waiver, postponement of admission fee collection, tuition fee waiver, and various
scholarships.
If your academic achievement, income, etc. meet the requirements, you may apply for theadmission fee waiver, postponement of admission fee collection, and tuition fee waiver andhave a full or half waiver.
When your academic achievement, income, etc. meet the requirements, you may apply forvarious scholarships and receive scholarship benefits.
Okayama University has four dormitories for international students and researchers: Kuwanoki
Dormitory for International Students, Fukui Dormitory for International Students, International
House for International Students and Researchers, and International Student Shared House,
which is for international and Japanese students.
All of these dormitories are within walking distance of the Tsushima campus.

Inquiry about scholarship, dormitories, etc.:
International Affairs Department
Okayama University
2-1-1, Tsushima-naka kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
Website: https://intl.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/support/
Fax: +81-86-252-5022 (from overseas)
Fax: 086-252-5022 (from inside Japan)
E-mail: dde7046@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp (Scholarship)
housing@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp (Dormitory)93. Notes
It is recommended that international students have sufficient knowledge of the climate, weather,and customs of Japan as well as the situation of the university in advance before coming toJapan.
Education and research activities will be conducted mainly in Japanese language. Consult withyour desired prospective supervisor in advance if you wish to have guidance in English.
For everyday life, you will need Japanese language skills. It is also desired that candidates havestudied Japanese language.
Okayama University has a Japanese language course for international students. Please take thecourse if you like.
4. Purpose of Use of Personal Information
Application documents submitted and personal information written on them are used for affairs
related to the selection of entrants.
However, regarding entrants, we use their personal information written on the application form,
including the name, gender, date of birth, current address, and schools graduated from, as
registry data for basic student information in the academic affairs system at Okayama
University.
In addition, successful applicants’ personal information, examinee number and name (kanji/kana), are used for clerical systems for tuition fee debt management and tuition fee waiver at
Okayama University.
When application for admission fee waiver, postponement of admission fee collection, tuition fee
waiver, or various scholarships was made, the applicant’s entrance examination results andacademic transcript might be used to handle academic ability judgment related to affairs such as
postponement of admission fee collection.
5. Security Export Control System
Okayama University has established the “Security Export Control Regulations of Okayama
University” under the Security Export Control System based on the “Foreign Exchange andForeign Trade Act (FEFTA)”, and conducts strict screening when accepting foreign students(including Japanese students receiving scholarships from outside Japan).
If you are subjected to this regulation or FEFTA, you may not be accepted or your desired
research activities may be restricted.
For details concerning the Security Export Control System in Japan, please refer to thefollowing website.
URL； https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/anpo/englishpage.html

10Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries(Master’s Course)

1) Inquiries should be sent by e-mail with the following information(1) Name(2) Name of the Faculty and University（Current affiliation or you have graduated/completed）(3) Contact e-mail address(4) Area of specialization you are currently studying(5) Degree(s) you hold(6) Field of study(course) and name of faculty member(s) with whom you wish to consult(7) Which course of study (Master's Course/Doctor’s Course) you are applying to.
(8) Description of consultation (please be specific)
CourseAddress for Submission of Documents / Inquiries

Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Biological Sciences

Admission Section,
School of Science, Okayama University
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, kita-ku Okayama
700-8530, Japan
MAIL：igx7778@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp

Earth Science
Computer Science
Information and Communication Systems
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringIntelligent Mechanical Systems
Advanced Mechanics

Graduate School Section
Academic Affairs Division
Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Scienceand Technology, Okayama University
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, kita-ku Okayama
700-8530, Japan
MAIL：admission8576@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp

Applied Chemistry (Applied Chemistry)
Planetary Materials Science
Mathematical and Data Sciences
Urban Environment Development
Applied Chemistry(Material and Energy Science)
Rural and Environmental Sciences

Admission Section,
School of Environmental Science and Technology
Okayama University
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, kita-ku Okayama
700-8530, Japan
MAIL：pgg8420@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp

Environmental Ecology
Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
Plant Stress Science
Applied Plant Science
Applied Animal Science

Admission Section,
School of Agriculture
Okayama University
1-1-1, Tsushima-naka, kita-ku Okayama
700-8530, Japan
MAIL：qgg8286@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp

Note: The following Inquiries / documents submission is also available at the above address- Requests and inquiries for the application guidelines- Requests and inquiries for the application eligibility screening documents for the General Entrance
Examination, Entrance Examination for Working Adults, Entrance Examination for International Students
and the Overseas Selection for International Students.

2) How to request the forms for Application / forms for Application Eligibility Screening
In case you receive
documents directly at
the counter

Office hour 8:30–17:00.
*Except Saturday, Sunday, National holidays
Please request to the Address for Submission of Documents / Inquiries
as following.
1) Write “Request for Application Documents of Graduate Schoolof Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology,
Master’s Course” in red on the envelope surface.

In case you request
documents by mail2) Please enclose the following things with the envelope;- A stamped and self-addressed envelope. (Stamp:140yen, Envelope
size:240mm×332mm)- A memo with following information･Your contact (phone number and e-mail address)･Name of your prospective professor who has accepted / will accept･Your nationality.
*Please note that the mailing address is limited to Japan.
(No shipping to foreign countries)*Applicants of Overseas Selection for International Students:
We do not distribute forms for the Overseas Selection by mail or at counter.
Please use the forms on the website.
In case you have requests and inquiries for the application eligibility screening documents for theOverseas Selection for International Students, please contact to “Address for Submission ofDocuments / Inquiries” by email

List of Faculty members(Master's Course)

Applicants must contact a prospective supervisor as early as possible
before application to consult about research contents, etc.

※This list of faculty members is current at April 1, 2023.
Members may change in the academic year 2024.

※For details to make inquiries, please refer to " Address for Submission ofDocuments / Inquiries".

１．Mathematical, Physical, Electronic and Information Sciences
CourseResearch Areas

Instructors
TERAI Naoki, Professor

AlgebraSUZUKI Takeshi, Associate Professor
ITO Atsushi, Associate Professor
ISHIKAWA Yoshihiro, Assistant Professor
KONDO Kei, Professor

Mathematics

Geometry

JINZENJI Masao, Professor
TORII Takeshi, Professor
MONDEN Naoyuki, Associate Professor

Analysis

Mathematical Analysis

Quantum Structural Physics in Correlated Matter

Quantum Physics in Correlated Matter

Physics in Advanced Functional Materials

OSHITA Yoshihito, Professor
UEHARA Takato, Associate Professor
TANIGUCHI Masaharu, Professor
NOGAMI Yoshio, Professor
KONDO Ryusuke, Associate Professor
MINO Michinobu, Professor
IKEDA Naoshi, Professor
KAMBE Takashi, Associate Professor
KOBAYASHI Tatsuo, Professor

Materials Physics in Extreme Environments

ARAKI Shingo, Associate Professor
AKIBA Kazuto, Assistant Professor
TEI Kokukei, Professor

Low Temperature Condensed Matter Physics

KAWASAKI Shinji, Associate Professor
MATANO Kazuaki, Assistant Professor

Quantum Physics in Condensed Matter

KASAHARA Shigeru, Professor
KIHARA Takumi, Associate Professor
YOKOYA Takayoshi, Professor

Physics

Physics of Solid Surfaces and Interfaces

MURAOKA Yuji, Associate Professor
KOBAYASHI Kaya, Associate Professor

Physics of Condensed Matter

NISHIYAMA Yoshihiro, Assistant Professor
ICHIOKA Masanori, Professor

Quantum Many-Body Physics

JESCHKE Harald Olaf, Professor
ADACHI Hiroto, Associate Professor
OTSUKI Junya, Associate Professor

Astroparticle Physics

High Energy Physics

Extreme Quantum Physics

Physics of Quantum Universe

Mathematical Science for Data Engineering

Applied Mathematics

Mathematical Analysis of Models

Mathematical and Data Sciences

Numerical Analysis of Flow Phenomena

Statistical Data Analysis

Spatio-Temporal Statistics

Computational Statistics

ISHINO Hirokazu, Professor
STEVER Samantha Lynn, Assistant Professor
KOSHIO Yusuke, Associate Professor
YOSHIMURA Koji, Professor
YOSHIMI Akihiro, Associate Professor
UETAKE Satoshi, Associate Professor
OBAYASHI Ippei, Professor
NAKAI Kengo, Senior Assistant Professor
HAYASAKA Futoshi, Professor
KAWAMOTO Yosuke, Associate Professor
SASAKI Toru, Professor
OBUSE Kiori, Associate Professor
ISHIHARA Takashi, Professor
SEKIMOTO Atsushi, Associate Professor
SAKAMOTO Wataru, Professor (*)
TAKAGISHI Mariko, Senior Assistant Professor
ISHIOKA Fumio, Professor
IIZUKA Masaya, Professor
OHKUBO Yusaku, Senior Assistant Professor*Please be careful when contacting Professor SAKAMOTO Wataru, as he has the same name as a professor in the <Department of Plant Stress Science>.

１．Mathematical, Physical, Electronic and Information Sciences
CourseResearch Areas

Instructors
YAMAUCHI Toshihiro, Professor
WATANABE Minoru, Professor

Computer Engineering

NOMURA Yoshinari, Associate Professor
LIN Donghui, Associate Professor
KOBAYASHI Satoru, Assistant Professor
WATANABE Nobuya, Assistant Professor

Pattern Information Processing
Computer Science

MOROOKA Ken'ichi, Professor
TAKEUCHI Koichi, Associate Professor
OHTA Manabu, Professor

Intelligent Design

GOTOH Yusuke, Associate Professor
UWANO Fumito, Assistant Professor
TAKAHASHI Norikazu, Professor
MONDEN Akito, Professor

Theory of Programming and Artificial IntelligenceYÜCEL Zeynep, Associate Professor
SASAKURA Mariko, Assistant Professor
MIGITA Tsuyoshi, Assistant Professor

Mobile Communications

Multimedia Radio Systems

Distributed System Design
Information and Communication
Systems

Optical and Electromagnetic Waves

Information Security

UEHARA Kazuhiro, Professor
TOMISATO Shigeru, Associate Professor
DENNO Satoshi, Professor
AFEI HOU, Assistant Professor
FUNABIKI Nobuo, Professor
KURIBAYASHI Minoru, Associate Professor
TOYOTA Yoshitaka, Professor
IOKIBE Kengo, Assistant Professor
NOGAMI Yasuyuki, Professor
KODERA Yuta, Assistant Professor

Network Systems

FUKUSHIMA Yukinobu, Associate Professor

Power System and Energy Network Engineering

TAKAHASHI Akiko, Associate Professor
KIM Seok Beom, Professor

Applied Superconductivity Engineering

UEDA Hiroshi, Associate Professor
INOUE Ryota, Assistant Professor
HIRAKI Eiji, Professor

Electric Power Conversion System Engineering

UMETANI Kazuhiro, Associate Professor
ISHIHARA Masataka, Assistant Professor

Motor System Engineering

TAKEMOTO Masatsugu, Professor
TSUNATA Ren, Assistant Professor

Electronic Control Engineering

IMAI Jun, Associate Professor

Microwave Circuits

SANAGI Minoru, Associate Professor

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

HAYASHI Yasuhiko, Professor
Nanodevice and Materials Engineering

YAMASHITA Yoshifumi, Associate Professor
NISHIKAWA Takeshi, Assistant Professor
SUZUKI Hiroo, Assistant Professor

Multiscale Device Design

Optoelectronic and Electromagnetic Wave Engineering

TSURUTA Kenji, Professor
FUKANO Hideki, Professor
FUJIMORI Kazuhiro, Associate Professor

２．Mechanical Systems and Urban Innovation Science
CourseResearch Areas

Instructors
NISHI Tatsushi, Professor

Intelligent Systems Optimization

SATO Haruo, Associate Professor
LIU

ZIANG, Assistant Professor

MATSUNO Takayuki, Professor
Intelligent Adaptive and Learning System

TODA Yuichiro, Associate Professor
SIMOOKA So, Assistant Professor

Intelligent System Organization and Management

Intelligent Mechanical Systems

Production Intelligence

YANAGAWA Yoshinari, Associate Professor
LEE Jieun, Assistant Professor
HIRATA Kentaro, Professor

Intelligent Mechanical Control

NAKAMURA Yukinori, Senior Assistant Professor
IKEZAKI Taichi, Assistant Professor
KANDA Takefumi, Professor

Sysetm Integration

WAKIMOTO Shuichi, Associate Professor
YAMAGUCHI Daisuke, Assistant Professor
MASHIMO Tomoaki, Professor

Mechatronic Systems

SHIBANOKI Taro, Associate Professor
NAGAI Isaku, Assistant Professor
OKAYASU Mitsuhiro, Professor

Structural Materials Engineering

TAKEMOTO Yoshito, Associate Professor
ARAKAWA Jinta, Assistant Professor
TADA Naoya, Professor

Applied Solid Mechanics

UEMORI Takeshi, Associate Professor
SAKAMOTO Junji, Assistant Professor

Machine Design and Tribology

FUJII Masahiro, Professor
SHIOTA Tadashi, Associate Professor
OKADA Akira, Professor

Nontraditional Machining

OKAMOTO Yasuhiro, Associate Professor
SHINONAGA Togo, Assistant Professor

Advanced Mechanics

OHASHI Kazuhito, Professor
Manufacturing Engineering

KODAMA Hiroyuki, Senior Assistant Professor
ONISHI Takashi, Assistant Professor
KOUCHI Toshinori, Professor

Fluid Dynamics

SUZUKI Hiroki, Associate Professor
TANAKA Kento, Assistant Professor
HORIBE Akihiko, Assistant Professor

Heat Transfer Engineering

YAMADA Yutaka, Senior Assistant Professor
ISOBE Kazuma, Assistant Professor
KAWAHARA Nobuyuki, Professor

Heat Power Engineering

KOBASHI Yoshimitsu, Associate Professor
TSUBOI Kazuya, Assistant Professor
FUKUMOTO Kouji,

Design of Timber Structures

Special Contract Personnel Associate Professor （ Special
Appointment)
HIEJIMA Shinji, Professor

Aseismic Design of Structures

Design of Steel Structures

Hydraulic Engineering

Urban Environment
Development

AlWashali Hamood Ahmed, Associate Professor
NISHIYAMA Satoshi, Professor
KIMOTO Kazushi,Associate Professor
YOSHIDA

Keisuke, Associate Professor

AKOH Ryosuke, Associate Professor

Geotechnical and Groundwater Engineering

KOMATSU

Architectural Design and Theory

KAWANISHI Atsushi, Associate Professor

Architecture and Urban Spatial Planning

Wood-Based Materials

Design of Concrete Structures

Urban and Building Environmental Engineering

Mitsuru, Professor

HORI Hirofumi, Associate Professor
HASHIDA Ryouhei, Senior Assistant Professor
NAKAMURA Noboru,
Special Contract Personnel Professor （ Special Appointment)
AYANO Toshiki, Professor
FUJII Takashi, Associate Professor
NARUMI Daisuke, Professor
HASHIMOTO Seiji, Professor

Urban and Transport Planning

HIGUCHI Teruhisa, Associate Professor
UJIHARA Takehito, Associate Professor

Water Environment and Sanitation

NAGARE Hideaki, Professor
HASHIGUCHI Ayumi, Assistant Professor

３．Innovative Chemistry
CourseResearch Areas
Spectrochemistry

TANG Jian, Professor

Synthetic and Physical Organic Chemistry

OKAMOTO Hideki, Associate Professor

Inorganic Chemistry

OHKUBO Takahiro, Professor

Coordination Chemistry

SUZUKI Takayoshi, Professor

Quantum Physics in Condensed Matter

Theoretical Physical Chemistry

Theoretical Chemistry

Chemistry

Instructors

Organic Chemistry

GOTO Hidenori, Associate Professor
EGUCHI Ritsuko, Senior Assistant Professor
KOGA Kenichiro, Professor
SUMI Tomonari, Associate Professor
MATSUMOTO Masakazu, Associate Professor
KADOTA Isao, Professor
TAKAMURA Hiroyoshi, Associate Professor
NISHIHARA Yasushi, Professor

Functional Organic Chemistry

MORI Hiroki, Assistant Professor
TANAKA Kenta, Assistant Professor

Analytical Chemistry

KANETA Takashi, Professor
TAKEYASU Nobuyuki, Associate Professor

Organic Synthetic Chemistry

HANAYA Tadashi, Professor

Nanochemistry

FUJIWARA Masazumi, Associate Professor

Surface Physical Chemistry

YAMAKATA Akira, Professor

Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

SHINODA Wataru, Professor

３．Innovative Chemistry
CourseResearch Areas
Environmental Amorphous Materials Science

Environmental Inorganic Materials Science

Instructors
NANBA Tokuro, Professor
BENINO

Yasuhiko, Associate

Professor

KAMESHIMA Yoshikazu, Professor
NISHIMOTO Shunsuke, Associate Professor

Advanced Organic Materials

TAJIMA Tomoyuki, Associate Professor

Environmental Polymer Chemistry

YAMAZAKI Shinichi, Associate Professor

Environmental Process Engineering

Environmental Reaction Engineering

KIMURA Yukitaka, Professor
SHIMANOUCHI Toshinori,Associate Professor
UDDIN Md. Azhar, Professor
FUJII Tatsuo, Professor

Inorganic Materials

KANO Jun, Associate Professor
TAKAHASHI Masakuni, Assistant Professor
NAKANISHI Makoto, Assistant Professor
KISHIMOTO Akira, Professor

Solid State Chemistry

TERANISHI Takashi, Associate Professor
KONDO Shinya, Assistant Professor

Interface Process Engineering

Applied Chemistry

ONO Tsutomu, Professor
WATANABE Takaichi, Assistant Professor
GOTOH Kuniaki, Professor

Fluid and Particle Process Engineering

NAKASO Koichi, Associate Professor
MINO Yasushi, Assistant Professor

Bioprocess Engineering

IMAMURA Koreyoshi, Professor
IMANAKA Hiroyuki, Assistant Professor
SUGA Seiji, Professor

Synthetic Process Chemistry

MITSUDO Koichi, Associate Professor
SATO Eisuke, Assistant Professor

Organometallic Chemistry

MIURA Tomoya, Professor
YAMAZAKI Ken, Assistant Professor
EMA Tadashi, Professor

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

TAKAISHI Kazuto, Associate Professor
MAEDA Chihiro, Assistant Professor

Bioorganic Chemistry

SAKAKURA Akira, Professor
MIZOGUCHI Haruki, Associate Professor

Heteroatom Chemistry

KUROBOSHI Manabu, Associate Professor

Industrial Catalysis

OSHIKI Toshiyuki, Senior Assistant Professor

Polymeric Materials

Functional Molecular Engineering

UCHIDA Tetsuya, Professor
OKIHARA Takumi, Senior Assistant Professor
NISHINA Yuta, Associate Professor

４．Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
CourseResearch Areas

Instructors
NAKAGOSHI Hideki, Professor

Molecular Genetics

ABO Tatsuhiko, Professor
CHADANI Yuhei, Associate Professor

Plant Ecology and Evolution

MIMURA Makiko, Associate Professor
NAKAHORI Kiyoshi, Assistant Professor
SHEN Jian-Ren, Professor
SUGA Michihiro, Professor

Structural Biology

AKITA Fusamichi, Associate Professor
NAKAJIMA Yoshiki, Assistant Professor
SAITOH Yasunori, Assistant Professor

Biological Sciences

Neural Control of Behavior

Environmental Biology and Chronobiology

SAKAMOTO Hirotaka, Professor
YOSHII Taishi, Professor
HAMADA Mayuko, Associate Professor
SAKAMOTO Tatsuya, Professor
TAKEUCHI Sakae, Professor

Chemical Correlation and Control

AIZAWA Sayaka, Associate Professor
AKIYAMA Tadashi, Assistant Professor
OGOSHI Maho, Assistant Professor
TAKAHASHI Taku, Professor

Developmental Biology

SATOH Akira, Associate Professor
MOTOSE Hiroyasu, Associate Professor

Petrology

Seismology

Geoinformatics

Earth Science

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Geochemistry

Atmospheric Sciences

Planetary Sciences

NAKAMURA Daisuke, Associate Professor
NOZAKA Toshio, Associate Professor
TAKENAKA Hiroshi, Professor
KUMAMOTO Takashi, Professor
YAMAKAWA Junji, Assistant Professor
URAKAWA Satoru, Professor
TERASAKI Hidenori, Professor
INOUE Mayuri, Professor
YAMASHITA Katsuyuki, Associate Professor
NOZAWA Toru, Professor
MICHIBATA Takuro, Associate Professor
HASHIMOTO George L, Professor
MAKISHIMA Akio, Professor
KOBAYASHI Katsura, Professor

Analytical Planetary Chemistry

KUNIHIRO Takuya, Associate Professor
TANAKA Ryoji, Professor
KITAGAWA Hiroshi, Assistant Professor
POTISZIL Christian, Assistant Professor

Planetary Materials Science

YOSHINO Takashi, Professor
YAMAZAKI Daisuke, Associate Professor
Experimental Planetary Physics

XUE Xianyu, Professor
YAMASHITA Shigeru, Associate Professor
MORIGUTI Takuya, Associate Professor
IZAWA Matthew, Associate Professor

４．Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
CourseResearch Areas
Applied Ecology

Soil Management

Agricultural Land Engineering

Terrestrial Information Management

Irrigation and Drainage

Rural and Environmental
Sciences

Catchment Hydrology

Design of Environmental Infrastructures

Instructors
NAKATA Kazuyoshi, Professor
KATSUHARA Koki, Assistant Professor
MAEDA Morihiro, Professor
MORI Yasushi, Professor
TSUJIMOTO Kumiko, Assistant Professor
MORITA Hidenori, Professor
MOROIZUMI Toshitsugu, Professor
SOMURA Hiroaki, Associate Professor
CHIKAMORI Hidetaka, Professor
KUDO Ryoji, Associate Professor
NISHIMURA Shin-ichi, Professor
SHUKU Takayuki, Associate Professor

Management of Environmental Infrastructures

SHIBATA Toshifumi, Associate Professor

Rural planning

KUKI Yasuaki, Professor

Material Cycles and Waste Management
Science for Sustainable Society System
Plant Ecology

Environmental Soil Science

Forest Ecology

FUJIWARA Takeshi, Professor
HABUER, Assistant Professor
MATSUI Yasuhiro, Associate Professor
MIKI Naoko, Professor
MIYAZAKI Yuko, Associate Professor
SHIMA Kazuto, Professor
HIROBE Muneto, Professor
HYODO Fujio, Professor

Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity

FUKUDA Hiroshi, Associate Professor

Insect Ecology

MIYATAKE Takahisa, Professor

Evolutionary Ecology

OKADA Kensuke, Associate Professor

Environmental Ecology

Bioproduction Systems Engineering

Resources Management

Food and Environmental Policy

International Rural Studies

MONTA Mitsuji, Professor
NAMBA Kazuhiko, Associate Professor
DATAI Hisashi, Associate Professor
UBUKATA Fumikazu, Professor
ONAKA Katsutoshi, Associate Professor
KIM Doo-Chul, Professor
HONDA Yasuko, Associate Professor

４．Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
CourseResearch Areas
Applied Natural Product Chemistry

Chemistry of Bioactive Compounds

Food Biochemistry

Agricultural and Biological
Chemistry

Chemistry of Bio-signalling

Instructors
KIYOTA Hiromasa, Professor
IZUMI Minoru, Professor
NITODA Teruhiko, Professor
NAKAMURA Yoshimasa, Professor
NAKAMURA Toshiyuki, Associate Professor
MURATA Yoshiyuki, Professor
MUNEMASA Shintaro, Associate Professor
TAMURA Takashi, Professor

Microbiological Chemistry

KANAO Tadayoshi, Professor
NEMOTO Michiko, Associate Professor

Cellular Systems Chemistry

Plant Genetics and Physiology

MORIYA Hisao, Professor
MAEDA Megumi, Associate Professor
SAKAMOTO Wataru, Professor(*)
MATSUSHIMA Ryo, Associate Professor
HIRAYAMA Takashi, Professor

Signaling Mechanisms

MORI Izumi, Associate Professor
IKEDA Yoko, Associate Professor

Plant Cytomolecular
Biochemistry

SUGIMOTO Manabu, Associate Professor
MA Jian Feng, Professor

Plant Stress Responses

YAMAJI Naoki, Associate Professor
MITANI Namiki, Associate Professor

Plant Molecular Physiology

Molecular Virology

Plant Stress Science
Plant-Insect Interactions

Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Plant-Environmental Microbiology

Plant Diversity Analysis

Plant Functional Genomics

Integrated Genomic Breeding

Plant Diversity and Evolution

KATSUHARA Maki, Professor
SASAKI Takayuki, Associate Prodessor
SUZUKI Nobuhiro, Professor
KONDO Hideki, Associate Professor
GALIS Ivan, Professor
SHINYA Tomonori, Associate Professor
KAWANO, Yoji, Professor
TANI Akio、Associate Professor
UEKI, Shoko, Associate Professor
SAISHO Daisuke, Associate Professor
HISANO Hiroshi, Associate Professor
TAKETA Shin, Professor
YAMAMOTO Toshio, Professor
NAGAKI Kiyotaka, Associate

Professor

IKEDA Hajime, Associate Professor*Please be careful when contacting Professor SAKAMOTO Wataru, as he has the same name as a professor in the <Department of Mathematical and Data Sciences>.
Genetic Engineering

Plant Genome Dynamics Analysis

Plant Pathology

Applied Plant Science

ICHINOSE Yuki, Professor
MATSUI Hidenori, Associate Professor
MONDEN Yuki, Associate Professor
TOYODA

Kazuhiro, Professor

NOUTOSHI Yoshiteru, Professor

Plant Genetics and Breeding

NISHIDA Hidetaka, Professor

Postharvest and Crop Application

AKAGI Takashi, Professor

Postharvest Physiology

USHIJIMA Koichiro, Professor

Plant Production Science

NAKASHIMA Yoshitaka, Associate Professor
TANAKA Yu, Associate Professor
FUKUDA

Pomology

Fumio, Professor

HIRANO Ken, Associate Professor
KAWAI Takashi, Associate Professor

Vegetable Crop Science

Control of Flowering

Crop Science

YASUBA Kenichiro, Professor
GOTO

Tanjuro, Professor

KITAMURA Yoshikuni, Associate Professor
HIRAI Yoshihiko, Professor

４．Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
CourseResearch Areas
Reproductive Physiology

Animal Development and Reproductive Biotechnology

Instructors
KIMURA Koji, Professor
FUNAHASHI Hiroaki, Professor
WAKAI Takuya, Associate Professor

Animal Physiology

HATABU Toshimitsu, Professor

Animal Breeding and Genetics

IBI Takayuki, Associate Professor

Applied Animal Genetics

TSUJI Takehito, Professor

Applied Animal Science

Animal Nutrition and Feed Science

Animal Applied Microbiology

Assisted Reproductive Technology

NISHINO Naoki, Professor
TSURUTA Takeshi, Associate Professor
MORITA Hidetoshi, Professor
ARAKAWA Kensuke, Associate Professor
OTSUKI Junko, Associate Professor◎