Master’s Courses
2014 October (Fall) Admission
Affiliated School Recommendation

Application
Guidelines
Application Period:

June 19, 2014 ― June 25, 2014

Akita University
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science
http://www.eng.akita-u.ac.jp/

Overseas Affiliated Universities
Akita University is actively working with international exchange activities.

Inter-University Agreements 50 Universities (26 Countries and Regions) As of Jan 12, 2014
Countries, Regions
Indonesia
Korea
ThailandTaiwanChina

Philippines
BhutanVietnam
Malaysia
Mongolia
IsraelBotswana
Kenya
Mozambique
Australia
USA
CanadaChile
Italy
Netherlands
Kazakhstan
SwedenGermany
FinlandBelarusRomania

Universities
Date of Conclusion
Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology, Instisut Teknologi Bandung Jul 12, 2012
Hanbat National University
Jun 8, 2001
Wonkwang University
Oct 12, 2007
Kangwon National University
Mar 24, 2008
Pohang University of Science and Technology
Oct 22, 2009
Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
Nov 28, 2012
Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
Jul 15, 2005
National Taipei University of Technology
Jul 18, 2005
Heilongjiang University
Oct 19, 1988
China Medical University
Oct 6, 1989
Central South University
Aug 24, 2004
Liaoning Technical University
Apr 20, 2005
Dalian Nationalities University
Jun 27, 2005
Lanzhou University
Aug 1, 2005
Xinjiang Medical University
Feb 20, 2006
Jilin University
Feb 6, 2007
Northeastern University
Aug 9, 2007
Donghua University
Dec 3, 2009
Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Mar 24, 2010
Chang'an University
Nov 18, 2010
Beihua University
Nov 20, 2012
University of the Philippines Diliman
Sep 24, 2012
University of the Philippines Manila
Feb 4, 2013
Royal University of Bhutan
Jul 6, 2012
Hanoi University of Technology
Dec 2, 2008
University of Transport and Communications
Dec 3, 2008
University of Malaya
Nov 20, 2013
Mongolian University of Science and Technology
Oct 22, 2009
Ikh Zasag University named after Chinggis Khaan
Jul 22, 2010
Mongolian State University of Education
Jul 23, 2010
Mongolia National University
Jun 19, 2013
University of Haifa
Sep 24, 2010
Botswana International University of Science and Technology Oct 23, 2009
University of Botswana
Mar 31, 2011
Kenyatta University
Mar 2, 2010
Universidade Eduarde Mondlane
Jan 12, 2014
Griffith University
Jun 29, 1996
Curtin University
Aug 1, 2013
St. Cloud State University
Jul 24, 1996
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Mar 7, 2011
Memorial University of Newfoandland
Jun 17, 2013
Universidade de Santiago de Chile
Nov 21, 2013
University of Cagliari
Dec 9, 2009
University of Twente
Oct 23, 2007
East Kazakhstan State Technical University
Jun 8, 2011
Lulea University of Technology
May 9, 2013
Technische Universitat Bergakademie Freiberg
Jul 4, 2012
Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences
Oct 23, 2009
Belarussian State Medical University
Jul 26, 2004
University of Bucharest
Sep 28, 2010

Inter-Faculty Agreements 15 Faculties ( ８Counties and Regions) As of Nov 27, 2012
Faculties
Countries, Rejions
Faculties, Universities
Date of Conclusion
China
Beijing Hospital, Ministry of HealthNov 14, 1995
Graduate School of
Medicine
FranceThe Faculty of Medicine of Lille 2 University
Apr 13, 2011
Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University
Jul 12, 1999
ThailandFaculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
Jul 12, 1999
College of Engineering, Minghsin University of Science and Technology Apr 12,2010
TaiwanDepartment of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsing Hua University Mar 1, 2007
Graduate
Department of Chemistry, Tsing Hua University
Jan 17, 2008
School of
China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University May 24, 2010
EngineeringandShanghai Key Lab of D&A for Metal Functional Materials, Tongji University May 24, 2010
Resource
School of Mines, University of Zambia
Jan 20, 2003
Science
ZambiaSchool of Engineering, University of Zambia
Mar 12, 2003
Tunisia
Faculty of Technology, University of Sfax
Dec 18, 2003
New Zealand Auckland University of Technology
Nov 27, 2012
USA
Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology
Jun 24, 1982
Venture― for
1―Shanghai Key Lab of D&A
Metal Functional Materials, Tongii University Sep 2, 2011
Business
China
Laboratory

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Master’s Courses
2014 October (Fall) Admission

Affiliated School Recommendation
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science
Akita University

Application Guidelines
The Master’s Courses are offered by Akita University Graduate School of Engineering andResource Science to international students having a recommendation from one of Akita University’s
overseas affiliated schools, either currently enrolled or have graduated from it during the 2010
academic year. These cources provide the students with the opportunity to obtain a Master’s
Degree in either Resource Science or Engineering. Japanese will be the main language used in
the courses.

1. Number to be Admitted
Major

Fall

SpringEarth Science and Technology

a few

a few

Applied Chemistry

a few

a few

Life Science

a few

a few

Materials Science and Engineering

a few

a few

Computer Science and Engineering

a few

a few

Mechanical Engineering

a few

a few

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

a few

a few

Civil and Environmental Engineering

a few

a few

Cooperative Major in Life Cycle Design Engineering

a few

a few

2. Application Qualifications
・The status of residence of a incoming student must be “College Student.”
・All of the qualifications below must be satisfied, and the enrollement at Akita University must be
promised once the candidate is accepted.
(1) Applicants must have received higher education in the field of related their desired major.
(2) Applicants must have achieved the excellent academic performance.
(3) Applicants need to be people of integrity.
(4) Applicants must be recommended by either the president of their school or the dean of thefaculty attended.
(5) Applicants must be able to graduate or have graduated from one of Akita University’s
overseas affiliated universities between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2014.

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Note :
Applicants who are accepted based on the qualifications above, yet are later
confirmed as not being able to complete the admission procedures by the deadline will
not be admitted. Details on admission procedures will be sent to all accepted students
along with a Letter of Acceptance.

3. Application Period and Mailing Address(1) Application Period:
From June 19, 2014 to no later than June 25, 2014.
1）If brought in person or by proxy, application documents will be accepted at theAdmissions Office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
2）If mailed, application documents must be sent by registered mail and “Application to
Master’s Course, Admission by Recommendation, Graduate School of Engineering andResource Science” must appear in red on the front side of the envelope. The documents
must reach the Admissions Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on June 25, 2014. Special
attention should be paid in estimating the days needed for overseas delivery.
(2)

Mailing address:
Admissions Office
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science
Akita University
1-1, Tegata Gakuen-machi
Akita-shi 010-8502 Japan
Tel: +81-18-889-2313
Fax: +81-18-889-2300
E-mail: kn08@jimu.akita-u.ac.jp

4. Application Procedures(1)

Documents to be submitted① Letter of Recommendation
Recommendations must be written by the applicant’s supervising instructor andbe issued by the president of the school or the dean of the faculty of the affiliateduniversity.
② Application for Admission
Requested information must be entered on the designated form (attached herein).
③ ID Photo Card
A frontal-view photograph of the applicant’s face, without a hat, 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm in size―2―and taken within three months prior to this application must be pasted in the designatedarea of the ID photo Card (attached herein).
④ Certificate of Completion or Prospective Completion or Certificate of Graduation
Must be prepared by the president or the dean of the school attended.
⑤ Academic Record Transcripts
Must be prepared by the president or the dean of the school attended and sealed in an
envelope.
⑥ Proof of Evaluation Fee Payment
Evaluation Fee is 30,000 yen.
When depositing from an overseas bank, please make sure that the fee is sent by
Telegraphic Transfer to the (below) bank account in yen. Payment made by othercurrency will not be accepted. Any cost for the transfer is to be paid by the applicant.
Please enclose a copy of “application for remittance” when mailing the admission
application documents.
1. Amount: 30,000 yen (The fee must be received in yen)
2. Remittance Method: Telegraphic Transfer
3. Remittance Fee: to be paid by the payer
4. Remittance Period: June 5, 2014 - June 25, 2014
Japan time must be observed.
5. Remittance Information:
Bank Name: Akita Bank, Ltd.
Branch: Tegata Branch
Address: 160-1, Aza-Yamazaki, Tegata, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-0851 Japan
Account Number: 688502
Recipient: Akita University
Bank Identifier Code (SWIFT): AKITJPJT
Note:a) When filling out the “Application for Remittance,” please enter “Evaluation fee” as“Purpose of Remittance,” and enter “applicant’s name” in the message box.
b) After remitting the evaluation fee, Please send an e-mail to that effect to Admission office
as soon as possible.
c) In case of remitting the evaluation fee from the interior of Japan, Please send an e-mail tothat effect to Admission office.
Admission office will give instructions to you.
Please don't make a remittance before receiving instructions.
d) If the evaluation fee received does not meet the required amount of 30,000 yen, theapplication procedure will be considered incomplete, and the application will not be―3―

accepted. The Evaluation Fee will be returned to the applicant, but the remittance fee
will be withheld.
⑦ Other・Applicants who live in Japan and do not have Japanese citizenship must submit a certified
copy of Alien Registration issued by the municipality where they reside.
・Applicants residing overseas must submit an authorized certificate of his/herfamily register or proof of citizenship in home country.
Note: Important notices for submitting documentsa) No application will be accepted unless all documents mentioned above are fully andaccurately completed.
b) Once submitted, documents will not be returned to applicants for any reason.
c) Applicants are not allowed to change majors after submission of application.
d) If Contact Address entered in the application form changes after submission, theAdmissions Office must be promptly notified of such change.
E-mail: kn08@jimu.akita-u.ac.jpe) Attached forms may be either hand-written or typed.

5. Evaluation of Applicants
Screening for admission will be conducted based on analysis of all documents submitted.

6. Pre-consultation for Disabled Applicants
As a preliminary step in the application process, disabled applicants (refer to the chart below)
who need special consideration during either the application process or the course itself must submit
a document detailing the items listed below (form not designated) together with a medical certificate
prepared by a doctor no later than May 30, 2014. Early consultation is recommended since advance
preparation may be needed in cases of severe disability.
① Name, age, contact address, telephone number, and desired department(major).
② Type and degree of disability.
③ Detailed explanation of care needed during application and course study.
④ Special preparation and care taken at the university last attended.
⑤ Description of everyday life.
⑥ Name, address, and telephone number of the university last attended.
If needs arise after the deadline of May 30, 2014 due to accident or other contingency, pleasecontact the Admissions Office immediately.

―4―Type of Disability

Extent of Disability

VisualThose with eyesight of less than 0.3 with both eyes (Universal Eyesight Test
Chart) or who have ophthalmologic functional disorders that do not allow
easy recognition of normal size letters or diagrams, even with the use of amagnifying glass.

Hearing

Those with an auditory capacity of more than 60 decibels (Audiometer testing)
who have difficulty listening to normal talking even with a hearing aid.

Physical

1. Those who are not capable of performing basic daily tasks such as walking
or writing even with the use of orthopedic or prosthetic devices.
2. Those with physical disabilities not as severe as the above but who need
constant medical assistance and/or observation.

Health

1. Those who are under constant medical restrictions due to prolonged
chronic respiratory, kidney, nervous system illness, malignant growth, or otherdisorder.
2. Those placed under medical restrictions due to prolonged weak or feeble
health.

Other

Those not specifically mentioned above, yet require special consideration
when either applying for admission or attending classes during the course of
study.
Translated from the original by the Graduate School of Akita University.

Note:a) The above are in conformity with Article 22-3 of the School Education Law Enforcement
Regulations.
b) The above required information (items ①-⑥) are also requested if the applicant uses,
on an everyday basis, such common tools as a hearing aid, crutches, or a wheelchair.

7. Acceptance Notification
Results are tentatively scheduled to be e-mailed to all applicants at 1:00 p.m on July 15, 2014.
Therefore telephone inquiries will not be honored. A letter of Acceptance will be sent to a
successful applicant.

8. Promise of Enrollment
Accepted students must submit the Promise of Enrollment upon receipt of the Letter ofAcceptance (a form enclosed with the Letter of Acceptance) to the Admission Office no later thanAugust 15, 2014. If this promise is not received by the deadline, it will be understood that enrollment
will not take place.

9. Admission Procedures(1) Details for Admission Procedures will be sent to all who are accepted along with the Letterof Acceptance. Accepted students are strongly advised to come to Japan in time to complete
the Admission Procedures in person.
―5―(2) School Fees (must be paid in Japanese currency)① Admission fee: 282,000 yen (subject to change)② Tuition: 267,900 yen for the first semester (535,800 yen for the first academic year) (subject
to change)
Note :a) Admission fees paid will be not refunded for any reason.
b) The above school fees are projected amounts and are subject to change before or during
the course. Revised admission fees will apply to all new students if the revision takes
place before the end of the Admission Procedure Period. If the tuition is revised at thetime of admission or during the course, the new tuition takes effect at the time of revision.
c) If a candidate cancels his/her admission before September 26, 2014 after completion of
the Admission Procedures due to unavoidable circumstances, the tuition paid may be
refunded upon the payer’s request only after designated procedures are completed.
(3)

Other information
1) Those with an excellent academic standing yet who have difficulty paying the admission
fee due to financial circumstances and those who demonstrate other financial needs may
be eligible upon screening to apply for financial aid. Those accepted will be either exempt
from paying all or half of the admission fee, or may be all owed to pay the fee at a later
date.
2) Those with an excellent academic standing yet who have difficulty paying the tuition
due to financial circumstances and those who demonstrate other financial needs may be
eligible upon screening to apply for financial aid. Those accepted will be either exempt
from paying all, half or a third of the tuition, or may be allowed to pay the fee at a later
date.
Admissions Office
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science
Akita University
1-1, Tegata Gakuen-machi
Akita-shi 010-8502 Japan
Tel: +81-18-889-2313 Fax: +81-18-889-2300
E-mail: kn08@jimu.akita-u.ac.jp

10. Obtaining a Visa
The first step in obtaining a visa is to apply for a Certificate of Eligibility at the Ministry ofJustice, Immigration Bureau in Japan. On behalf of these students who reside overseas, who have been―6―

accepted after the evaluation, and who are confirmed to have completed all the admission procedurerequirements, Akita University will apply for the Certificate of Eligibility. Upon receipt of the Certificate
of Eligibility from the Immigration Bureau, Akita University will then mail it to the student’s address.
The student is to submit his/her passport and the certificate to a Japanese diplomatic office (Japanese
Embassy or Japanese Consulate) in his/her home country. A visa will be issued approximately one week
after submitting the above documents.
Note :a) Akita University International Exchange Center (hereafter referred to as International
Exchange Center) will request the residential status of “College Student” when applying
for the Certificate of Eligibility.
b) Admission may be turned down by the student under unavoidable circumstances, but
the student will be required to send the Certificate of Eligibility immediately back to theInternational Exchange Center along with a letter stating the reason for the cancellation.
c) To ensure a prompt application process, applicants who commission the International
Exchange Center to apply for the Certificate of Eligibility must make sure that all
documents (explained below) are completely filled out and are submitted at the time of
applying for the course. However, the immigration office may find it necessary to request
additional documents.
Flow chart on how the college student visa is obtained:① Submission of documents necessary for Certificate of Eligibility at the time of application
for the course(applicant → International Exchange Center)② Completion of admission procedures after having been accepted(accepted student → Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science)③ Application for Certificate of Eligibility(International Exchange Center → Sendai Regional Immigration Bureau)④ Issuance of Certificate of Eligibility(Sendai Regional Immigration Bureau → International Exchange Center)⑤ Mailing of Certificate of Eligibility(International Exchange Center → accepted students)⑥ Applying and obtaining of college student visa in the students’ home country.
(Accepted student → Japanese Embassy or Japanese Consulate)⑦ Entry into Japan under college student status―7―

Application Documents for Certificate of Eligibility* Designated forms are available.
No.of
copiesDocuments

Application forms and instructions are found at the following

Application

URL site:

for
*

(1)

Notes

1

Certificateof

http://www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-1-1.html

Eligibility*(2)

The same photo used on the application form for the course

Photo(40mm x 30mm)

1

Certificate of Eligibility form.

Copy of(3)

passport

must be pasted on the designated place of the Application for
All the pages where the applicant's information is entered must1

be photocopied and submitted.

(if issued)
For any questions about a certificate of eligibility:
Akita University International Exchange Center
1-1, Tegata Gakuen-machi
Akita-shi 010-8502 Japan
Tel: +81-18-889-2258
E-mail: ryugaku@jimu.akita-u.ac.jp―8―Graduate School Outline
1. Organization
The Graduate School of Engineering and Science consists of a two-year Master’s Degree Programand a three-year Doctor’s Degree Program.
The Master’s Degree Program consists of eight departments (22 divisions), the Doctor’s Degree
Program consists of five departments (11 divisions). The eight departments in the Master’s Degree
Program are related to the eight departments in the undergraduate program.

[Master’s Degree Program]
Department (Major)

Division
Applied Earth Sciences

Earth Science and Technology

Geo-Engineering
Molecular Chemistry

Applied Chemistry

Chemical Engineering

Life Science

Life Science
Materials Science
Functional Materials

Materials Science and Engineering

Advanced Materials for Energy
Materials Processing
Information Technology

Computer Science and Engineering

Mathematical Science
Mechanical Engineering Science
Mechanical Dynamics

Mechanical Engineering

Systems Design
Robotics and Welfare Engineering
Electric Energy Engineering
Photonic and Electronic Device
Engineering

Electrical and Electronic
EngineeringIntelligent Information
Communication Engineering
Control System Engineering
Welfare Environment Engineering
Structures and Materials
Engineering

Civil and Environmental
Engineering

Regional Environment Engineering
Life Cycle Design Strategies

Cooperative Major in Life Cycle
Design Engineering

Systems Engineering for Environment―9―[Doctor’s Degree Program]
Department (Major)

Division
Earth Sciences

Geosciences, Geotechnology, andMaterials Engineering for
Resources

Technology for Resources andEnvironment

Department of Life Science

Division of Life Science

Environmental and Resource
Recycle Technology
Advanced Materials Engineering

Advanced Materials Engineering

Environmental Chemistry andChemical Engineering
Production System Engineering

Production and Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering
Welfare System Engineering
Electrical and Computer Systems
Engineering

Electrical, Electronic and Computer
Systems Emgineering

Electronic and Computer Systems
Engineering

2. Master’s Degree Program Department Outline[Department of Earth Science and Technology]
In order to turn out capable engineers for developing mineral and energy resources and utilizing
underground space, the department aims to provide students with quality education and research in
the following fields: 1) exploration of mineral and energy resources, 2) exploitation and transportationof underground resources, 3) underground environments, 4) utilization of underground space, and5) prevention measures for disasters caused by earthquakes, landslides and volcanic eruption.
Furthermore, the department aims to create sophisticated engineers who can work internationally inthe survey and development of natural resources that exist unevenly throughout the earth, and who canjoin in mining projects with international collaboration.
The research organization of the department has two divisions called Applied Earth Science andGeo-Engineering in order to achieve the above-mentioned objects.
The Division of Applied Earth Science focuses on fundamental earth science and its applications
in such areas as exploration of mineral and energy resources, environmental issues, and prevention ofnatural disasters.
The Division of Geo-Engineering covers the fields of Water Resource and Environmental
Engineering, Engineering Rock Mechanics, Petroleum and Geothermal Engineering, and Resource
System Engineering.

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Applied Earth Sciences

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Energy Geology

Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction
Subject

Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Micropal Prof.
eontology, Historical Geology and Tokiyuki Sato
Paleoenvironments as a basis for the
Genesis, and Exploration of Energy Associate Prof.
resources such as Petroleum, Coal and Makoto Yamasaki
Natural Gas

Advanced Energy
Geology

Quaternary
Geology

Quaternary and Environmental Geology,
especially based on Sedimentology,
Tephrochronology, and Geomorphology

Advanced Quaternary
Science

Sedimentology

Modes of sediment transportation and Prof.
formations of sedimentary eayer
Takashi Uchida

Applied Sedimentology

Economic
Geology

Geological and physicochemical ap- Prof.
proaches to Ore Genesis, especially Akira Imaion Igneous Activities, Hydrothermal
Processes and Mineralization,and on
Methodology of Mineral Exploration

Advanced Economic
Geology

Petrology

Petrogenesis and Isotopic Age Associate Prof.
Determination on Plutonic and Volcanic Masatsugu YamamotoRocks in Orogenic Belts and othercontinental regions, and Disaster Associate Prof.
Prevention Geology based on the Tsukasa Ohba
Petrological point of view
Lecturer
Hideki Murakami

Advanced Petrology I

AppliedMicropaleontology

Advanced Petrology II

Advanced Mineralogy ofRock-forming Minerals
Applied Geology

AppliedGeophysics

Theoretical and observational research Prof.
for the Geological and other Subsurface Tadashi Nishitani ⑯
Interpretation by processing GeophysicalData such as Seismic Waves andElectromagnetic and Gravity Fields
Associate Prof.
Tomoki Tsutsui

Stratigraphy
and Volcanic
Stratigraphy

Stratigraphy of the Cenozoic Volcanic
Sequences in the northeast Honshu arc,
Japan, and Tectonics of the Earth's Crust

Advanced AppliedGeophysics I
Advanced AppliedGeophysics III
Advanced AppliedGeophysics II
Advanced Structural
Geology I

Lecturer
Osamu Nishikawa

Advanced Structural
Geology II
Green-tuff Geology― 11 ―

Geothermal
Geology

Geological and Geochemical Applications to Geothermal Resource Exploration and Genesis, especially based on
Alteration Mineralogy, Age Determination and Remote Sensing

Geochemistry

Education and Study on Circulation ofGeochemical Materials through theSurface and Interior of the Earth,especially Understanding of the Properties of Water, Gas and Magma for
Mineral, Geothermal and Water
Resources, Natural Hazards, Environmental Impacts and Resource Utilization

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch

Geothermal Geology

Prof.
Daizo Ishiyama

Advanced
Geochemistry I

Associate Prof.
Toru Sugawara

Advanced
Geochemistry II

Associate Prof.
Yasumasa Ogawa

Advanced
Geochemistry III

Geo-Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Water Resources
Studies on Advanced Water Resources Prof.
and Environmental and Waste Water Treatment
Takaho Otomo ⑮
Engineering

Advanced Waste
Water Treatment

Engineering RockMechanics

Advanced RockEngineering
Numerical Analysis
for Resource
Development
Mechanics for
Geological
Disasters
Advanced Reservoir
Engineering

Basics and Application of Rock Mechanics for Excavation

Prof.
Fumio Sugimoto ⑮
Associate Prof.
Tadao ImaiPetroleum andGeothermalEngineering

Theoretical and Applied Studies on the Prof.
Development of Energy Resources, Hikari Fujii
such as Petroleum, Natural Gas,
Geothermal and Ground Water

Resource Systems
Engineering

Transportation Technology and Systems
Engineering for Mineral Resources

Advanced GeothermalEngineering
Transportation
Technology in Mine
DesignAdvanced Design
Engineering ofSystems for Mineral
Transportation
Advanced Prospect
Technology of
Mineral Resources⑮ These professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2015.
⑯ This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2016.

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[Department of Applied Chemistry]
The courses offered in this department cover a wide range of science and engineering relevant
to development, regeneration and application of new functional materials, the effective utilizationof chemical energy, and the utilization of bio-systems. It includes fundamentals and a wide range ofapplications in chemistry, resources engineering and physics as they relate to materials. We aim at
the development of newly advanced technologies which are in harmony with the environment. To
realize our purpose, two divisions provide training for students to become sharpened engineers in eachresearch field.
1) Division of Molecular Chemistry2) Division of Chemical Engineering― 13 ―

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Chemistry ofOrganic Materials

Molecular Chemistry
Quality

Faculty Member Instruction Subject

Synthesis and Properties of organic Prof.
Functional Materials
Mitsutoshi Jikei
Lecturer
Kazuya Matsumoto

Advanced Organic andPolymeric Materials
Synthetic Functional
Polymers

AppliedDesign and Application of Environmental Prof.
Physical Chemistry Advanced Materials from the Viewpoint Kenji Murakami
of Physical Chemistry
Associate Prof.
Kiyoshi Fuda

Advanced Surface
Chemistry

Inorganic Materials Molecular Design through Synthesis,
Chemistry
Characterization, Investigation into
Function Expression, and Practical
Evaluation of Inorganic Advanced Associate Prof.
Materials such as Porous Materials, Sumio Kato
Catalytic Materials and Ceramics
Lecturer
Masataka Ogasawara

Molecular
Engineering

Functional
Surface Processes for Environments Prof.
Surface Chemistry and for a Production of Value-added Takayoshi Shindo
Materials with Specific Functions
Lecturer
Yukihiko Inoue

Advanced Chemistryof Organic Resources

Supramolecular
Advanced
Chemistry

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Resources
Separation andTreatment
Technology

Development of Supramolecular Assembly Prof.
Based on Macrocyclic Molecules by Solid Fumio Hamada ⑮
and Solution Chemistry

AdvancedEngineering
Physical Chemistry

Properties ofInorganic materials
Advanced
Characterization of
Inorganic Materials

Chemistry of Polymer
Functionalities
Advanced Synthetic
Organic Chemistry

Chemical Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member Instruction Subject

Technology of Mineral Processing and Prof.
Recycle Process including Minerals and Atsushi Shibayama
Wastes, and wastewater treatment andsoil remediation

Resource Processing
and Engineering

Chemical Reaction Research and Education on Design, Prof.
Optimization, Prediction and Sophistication Kenzo Munakata
Engineeringof Chemical Processes by Means ofAdvanced Numerical Analysis Basedon a Methodology of Systematic Fusionof Chemical Reaction Engineering,Transport Phenomena and Chemical
Thermodynamics.

Advanced Transport
Phenomena

Environmental
EnergyEngineering

Process Design of Heterogeneous Prof.
Reaction Including Solids with Due Katsuyasu Sugawara
Consideration of Efficient Utilization ofEnergy and Resources
Lecturer
Hirokazu Okawa

Advanced
Energy Chemical
Engineering

The Design and Development of Prof.
Chemical and Biochemical Processes Takeshi Gotoh
and Related Equipment

Advanced
Biochemical
Engineering

Bioprocess
Engineering

Associate Prof.
Hiroshi Takahashi⑮ This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2015.

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Advanced Electro
Chemistry

Advanced Chemical
Process Design

[Department of Life Science]
Fully human genomic DNA sequence has been decoded to date. Research in life science fields,such as specification of various disease genes and development of new medicine, has also been greatly
developed. The Department of Life Science consists of one division: Life Science. This department
provides education and study related to the following variety of subjects by combining analytical life
science and molecular cell biology. The department aims at training researchers and scientists who
contribute to the world by life science.

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Analytical Life
ScienceMolecular Cell
Biology

Life Science
Quality

Faculty Member Instruction Subject

Chemical Analysis of Spectroscopic Prof.
Phenomenon and Electrode Reaction Nobuaki Ogawa ⑯
for Biological Materials and organic
Associate Prof.
Substances.
Yoshiaki Amatatsu

Advanced Theoretical
Life Science

Associate Prof.
Uichi Akiba

Advanced Bio-Electronic
Chemistry

Associate Prof.
Kazuhiko Fujiwara

Advanced
Spectrochemistry

Lecturer
Yoshihiko Kondo

Structural Organic
Chemistry

Molecular Biological Characterization of Prof.
Disease Genes and Proteins, and Study Hiroshi Kubota
of Physiological Functions of Molecular
Prof.
Chaperones in Protein Folding.
Hideaki Itoh

Cell Biology
Molecular Biological
ChemistryProf.
Hideki Wakui

Advanced Biology
of Disease

Associate Prof.
Wataru Nunomura

Bio-Organic Chemistry⑯ This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2016.

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Advanced Analytical
Chemistry[Department of Materials Science and Engineering]
In order to invent the seeds of a new industry and to succeed in the breakthrough of engineeringreformation, the development of newly advanced materials is indispensable. The development ofmaterials related to energy such as a superconducting material and such intelligent materials as sensors
and information-recording mediums are especially necessary. In order to respond to today's demands,
this department educates students who have wide knowledge in materials science and engineering, as
well as abilities in the development of advanced materials, and understanding in the material industryof the present situation.
With this in mind, our department has four divisions : Physics and Chemistry of Materials,
Intelligent Materials, Advanced Materials for Energy, and Materials Processing and Development.

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch

Materials Science
Quality

Faculty Member Instruction Subject

Physical Makeup
of Materials

Characterization of the lattice defect Prof.
and its effect on physical properties in Kaichi Saito
materials

Advanced Physics
of Materials

CrystalEngineering

Optical properties and Structure of Prof.
Functional Crystalline Materials
Nobuhiro Kodama

Properties of
Crystalline Solids

Molecular
Electronics

Education for Understanding into the Lecturer
Basic Concepts Involved in the Field of Yutaka Tsujiuchi
Molecular Electronics, and Research on
Phenomenon Concerning about Electron
and Photon in Molecular Structure andTheir Assembly, by Understanding of
the Electrical Conduction in Single-Mole
cule Circuits, and by Introducing to theExperimental Techniques and Theoretical Concepts.

Molecular
Electronics

Thin Film
Materials

Fabrication and evaluation of thin film Associate Prof.
materials and their application
Satoru Yoshimura

Physical Properties ofThin Film Materials― 16 ―

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch

Functional Materials
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Physics ofIntelligent
Materials

Physics properties of intelligent materi- Prof.
als and their application for magnetic, Shunji Ishio ⑯
electronic and optical devices

Advanced Physical
Properties ofIntelligent Materials

Surface andInterfaceEngineering

Processing and Evaluation for Appear- Prof.
ance of Intelligent Function at Surface Motoi Haraand Interface of Materials

Surface and Interface
Engineering

Advanced
Physical properties and their Applica- Prof.
Electronic Materials tion of advanced electronic materials
Hitoshi Saito

Advanced Lecture of
Electronic Materials

Material Design

Research and Education of Materials Associate Prof.
Design and its Applications Based on Yoshiyuki Sato
the Moleculer Orbital Method

Intelligent Material
DesignChemically
Functional
Materials

Chemical and electrochemical proper- Lecturer
ties of materials and their application
Akihiro Nino

Advanced Chemistryof Functional
Materials

Surface
Modification

Modifying Process for the Functional Lecturer
Surface of Materials
Michihisa FukumotoSurface Modification

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch

Advanced Materials for Energy
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Ceramic
Materials

Chemical, mechanical and electrical Prof.
properties of ceramics and their applica- Hitoshi Taimatsution to energy generation and use

Advanced CeramicMaterials

EnergyChemistry ofMaterials

Research and education on the develop- Prof.
ment of functional chemical materials Masami Taguchi
for energy transformation/storage andindustrial electrolytic processing

Advanced Energy
Chemistry ofMaterials

Fabrication
Fabrication processes, microstructural Prof.
Engineering ofcontrol and evaluation of inorganic Shigeo Hayashi
Inorganic Materials materials via powder processes― 17 ―

Design of Inorganic
Materials

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Solidification
Processing

Materials Processing
Quality

Faculty Member

Education and Research on Solidifica- Prof.
tion Processing and Application of Setsuo Aso
Manufactured Composite Materials andStructural Controlled Multi-phase
AlloysInstruction Subject
Advanced
Solidification
Processing

Microstructure
Education and Research on Numerical Prof.
Design of Materials Simulation for Structure Formation
Ken-ichi Ohsasa

Microstructure Designof Materials

Structural
Materials

Deformation Mechanism, Strengthing Lecturer
Method and Evaluation of Mechanical Yukinobu Natsume
Properties of Materials, including Their
Applicationfor
Manufacturing
Processes in High Strength Structural
Materials

Physics of Strengthfor Structural
Materials

Composite
Materials

Evaluation of Structure and Mechanical Associate Prof.
Properties and Material Design for Ken-ichi Ohguchi
Plastic Base, Metal Base and CeramicBase Composites

Advanced Composite
Materials⑯ This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2016.

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[Department of Computer Science and Engineering]
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering consists of three divisions: Computer
Science for Humans, Applied Information Technology, and Mathematical Design. The department
provides education and does research on the technologies of computer systems and information
system networks. The above versatile applied technologies include industrial information processing,remote sensing, image information processing, biological information processing, speech andcharacter information processing, processing of physical properties analysis, geometry and topology ofgraphics, and mathematical engineering. Due to the recent remarkable progress in the technologies of
information system networking and their applications, it is expected that in the 21st century the social
life style will be changed on a large scale. This department will also timely introduce new programs foreducation and research concerning the technologies of newly appearing information communication
system networks and their new various applications.

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch

Information Technology
Quality

Faculty Member Instruction Subject

Network andComputer System
Engineering

Information Network System and Highly Lecturer
Reliable Computing System
Hiroshi Yokoyama

Advanced Logic
Circuit Design

Biomedical
and Welfare
Engineering

Study on Applications of Information Prof.
Technology to biological System and Kazutaka Mitobe
Welfare Systems

Sensory Information
Engineering

Image Information
SystemEngineering

Analysis and Algorithms of Remote Prof.
Sensing Data, and Image Information Makoto Nishida
Applications
Prof.
Yoichi Kageyama

Image Information

Digital System
Engineering

Digital Signals, Systems, and Application Prof.
of Stochastic Processes
Ryuji Igarashi

Digital Signal
Measurement

Communication
System andNetworkEngineering

Traffic Engineering, Application Layer Associate Prof.
Flow Control and Network Topology Masashi Hashimoto
DesignNetworking Technology
and Traffic
Engineering― 19 ―

Remote Sensing
EngineeringMathematical Science

Division

Field of
Instruction andResearch
MathematicalEngineering

Quality

Faculty Member

Cryptology, Information Security,
Prof.
Algorithmic Problems in Algebraic Akihiro Yamamura
Systems, Inverse problems and Applications of Geometry
Prof.
Hajime Kawakami
Lecturer
Yasuharu Nakae

Geometry andTopology ofGraphics (GTG)

Instruction Subject
Information andComputation
Programming
Advanced Mathematics
of Information

Electron Tunneling Phenomena in Associate Prof.
Solids and Optical and Electrical Kunihiko Yamaguchi
Properties in Layered Compounds

Fundamentals ofApplied Condensed
Matter Physics

Computer Aided Geometric Design, Associate Prof.
Shape Detection by Mappings
Mahito Kobayashi

Topics in Computer
Vision― 20 ―

[Department of Mechanical Engineering]
It is needless to say that Mechanical Engineering is a fundamental field of engineering, supporting
the activities of industries at any age and any place. However, together with the recent remarkabledevelopment of computers, electronics and its applied technologies, mechanical industries have been
abruptly oriented to information, reduction of labor, and automation concerns. Today, industries are
required to make products having a high value reasonably and effectively while using less energy, bydeveloping and applying highly functional materials. Furthermore, Mechanical Engineering is expected
to contribute to aging and welfare community issues in order to make our lives more comfortable.
To meet the above needs, this department provides education and study related to the following
wide variety of subjects by combining the former mechanical engineering, electronics-information
technology, and bioengineering. The subjects covered by the department are automation and the highreliability of design and production systems, the development of optimum control technology forhuman-mechanical systems, the development of technologies for transport, conversion and applicationof thermal and fluid energy, the development of new engineering materials and their evaluation andmanufacturing methods, new aspects of micro-engineering based on quantum mechanics and atomic
physics, as well as assistive technology for the disabled, and sports engineering. Thus, the department
aims at training researchers and engineers who contribute to the human society.

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Microscopic
Mechanism ofMaterials

Mechanical Engineering Science
Quality
Applications of Atomic Physics on
Microscopic Mechanisms and Materials,
Micro-behavior of Materials, and Computational Analysis in Solid Mechanics
for the Evaluation of Advanced Composite Materials

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Prof.
Eiji Uegaki ⑮

Basic Atomic
Technology

Prof.
Yotsugi Shibuya

Advanced Solid
Mechanics

Prof.
Mikio Muraoka

Micro/Nano Materials

Associate Prof.
Yoshiyuki Yamamoto

Advanced
AppliedElectromagnetism

Associate Prof.
Makoto Yamaguchi

Characterization of
Subsurface Structure⑮ This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2015.

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Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Thermal and Fluid
Engineering

Mechanical Dynamics
Faculty Member Instruction Subject

Quality

Ice Melting and Water Freezing, Theory Prof.
and Application for Energy Conversion Masahide Nakamura
and Basic Investigation for Non-Newtonian Fluid and its Application
Prof.
Makoto Tago
Associate Prof.
Hiroaki Hasegawa
Associate Prof.
Takahiro Adachi
Lecturer
Yoshimi Komatsu

Vacuum System
Engineering

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearchEngineering
Materials

Analysis and Practical Application for Lecturer
the Mechanism of Rarefied Gas Flow
Wataru Sugiyama

Systems Design
Quality

Faculty Member Instruction Subject

Materials Science from Micro to Macro Prof.
Aspects and Joining of Materials and Osamu Kamiya
Estimation of Strength and Fracture
Toughness

Associate Prof.
Mamoru Takahashi
Elastic Systems of Applied Mathematical Design for Associate Prof.
Dynamics for Design Environmental Oriented Elastic Systems Yasumasa Miyano
Nano-Metrology
Ultra-Precision Measurement using Associate Prof.
Software Datum
Eiki Okuyama
Surface
Synthesization and Design of Micro- Associate Prof.
Engineering
Nano Fabricated Surface and its Protect Takayuki Tokoroyama
CoatingEngineering of
Propagation Behavior of Elastic Waves
Waves
for Composite Material and Application
to the Non-Destructive Inspection

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch

Computational Heat
Transfer and Fluid
Mechanics
Advanced Natural
Convection Heat
Transfer
Unsteady Fluid
Dynamics and Flow
ControlHeat Transfer
Enhancement
Computational
Thermodynamics andFluid Dynamics
Molecular Gas Motion

Advanced Engineering
Materials
Advanced Mechanicsof Materials
Micro Processing
Applied Mathematics
for Mechanical Design
Advanced Sensors
Engineering
Advanced Course on
Functional
Surface Engineering
Advanced Dynamics
of Mechanical Waves

Robotics and Walfare Engineering
Faculty Member Instruction Subject

QualityVibration-Control
Engineering

Dynamics of Mechanical Systems and Prof.
its Application to Welfare Problems, and Hitoshi DokiVibration Engineering, Wind and Seismic Associate Prof.
Problems
Yoshiki Sugawara
Computer Controlled Controller Design for Electro Mechanical Prof.
Systems
Systems
Akihiro Naganawa
LecturerTakeshi SekiIntelligent Control The Theory of Control Design of Associate Prof.
EngineeringIntelligent Mechanical Systems and the Yoshihiro Sasaki
Application to Medical Devices
Lecturer
Kiyoshi Hirose
Bio-welfare
The Education and Research on the Associate Prof.
Engineering
Elucidation of a Physical Movement Takehiro Iwami
Mechanism, and the Application to its
Medical Treatment and Welfare Field― 22 ―

Advanced Vibration
Control
Advanced Vibration
Engineering
Advanced Control
Engineering
Design of Digital
Control System
Actuator
Engineering
Biomedical
Engineering

[Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering]
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was established with the aim of nurturing
far-sighted and talented students to be fully competent to meet the requirements of today’s highlytechnological and information-oriented world. Research and instruction are performed based on fourmain branches : Electric Energy Engineering, Photonic and Electronic Device Engineering, Intelligent
Information Communication Engineering, and Control System Engineering. These four areas cover theentire principal fields in the present technological world.

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Environmental
EnergyEngineering

Power System
Engineering

Electric Energy Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Study on fundamental characteristics of Prof.
organic and non-organic electric materi- Masafumi Suzuki
als, application of computer engineering
including computer graphics, bioelectromagnetism
includinghandling
techniques of cells.

Instruction Subject
Measurement andInstrumentation
Engineering
AppliedElectromagnetic
Engineering

Associate Prof.
Seiji Kumagai

Advanced
Materials forElectrical Engineering

Lecturer
Mahmudul Kabir

Bio Electromagnetic
Engineering

Study on high voltage engineering, Associate Prof.
Masashi Satopower systems and fuel cells.

Advanced ElectricPower System
Engineering
Advanced High
Voltage Engineering

Quantum
Electronic
Engineering

Study on theory and applications of Prof.
quantum phenomena in solid state Masaru Onoda
devices.

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Quantum Physics

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Optical Device
Engineering

Photonic and Electronic Device Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Study on the optical and electronicmaterials and their application to
optoelectronic devices, liquid crystal
engineering and application to opticaldevices.

Associate Prof.
Rumiko Yamaguchi

Electronic Display
Engineering

Lecturer
Marenori Kawamura

Optical
Device Engineering

Electromagnetic
Theoretical and experimental studies of Prof.
Wave Engineering Tera-Hz wave generation and propaga- Toru Kurabayashi
tion, and applications to electronic
devices.

AdvancedElectromagnetism

Electron Device
Engineering

Advanced Electron
Device Engineering

Study on electronic properties of Prof.
semiconductors, semiconductor thin Seiji Horiguchi
films and insulators, and its applications
to electron devices.
Associate Prof.
Yuichi Sato― 24 ―

AdvancedElectromagnetic
Wave Engineering

Advanced
Semiconductor
DeviceDivision
Field of
Instruction andResearch

Intelligent Information Communication Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Electronic
Application andElectronic
Measurement
Instrumentation

Study on measurements, signal process- Associate Prof.
ing and application of electromagnetic Motoshi Tanaka
compatibility, biomedical and living
environment using electromagnetismand electronic devices.
Lecturer
Yoshiki Kayano

Advanced
Communication
Engineering

Wave
Information
Engineering

Study on signal analysis and processing Prof.
in acoustic waves.
Kazuhiko Imano

AdvancedElectroacoustics
Applied UltrasonicEngineering

Lecturer
Makoto Fukuda
Information
Communication
Engineering

Signal Processing
Engineering for
Measurement

Study on high performance broadband Prof.
communications systems.
Hitoshi Obara

Applied Piezoelectric Device
Engineering
Information
Communication
SystemDigital Signal
Processing
Engineering

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch

Control System Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Electronic
ControlEngineering

Application of control engineering and Associate Prof.
Takeshi Miura
research on electric servo systems.

Advanced Control
System Engineering

Electrical
MachineryEngineering

Study on development and analysis of Prof.
electromechanical energy conversion Katsubumi Tajima
systems and its control techniques.

Advanced Electrical
MachineryEngineering
Electromagnetic Energy
Conversion

Quantum Control
Engineering

Study on theory and applications of Associate Prof.
quantum states control in solid states Yasunari Tanuma
engineering― 25 ―

Advanced materials physics

[Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering]This department carries out instructions and research on the technology for construction andmaintenance of infrastructure as the base for human life and production activities.
The main subjects offered are in fields of advanced hardware technology, such as the development
and preservation of the water environment and water resources, the geotechnical disaster prevention,
the design and execution of works, maintenance and control considering the durability decreaseof structures, and for such fields of software technology as planning for regional development andenvironment preservation. The instruction and research on hardware and software technologies arecarried out together, with a focus on realistic and pertinent results.

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch
Urban and Traffic
Planning andWater front
Engineering

Welfare Environment Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Philosophy, Methods, and Analytical
Techniques used in Urban and Traffic
Planning with emphasis on the Logic
and Assumption on which these are
based
Prof.
Hidekatsu Hamaoka
Associate Prof.
Satoru Hino

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Instruction Subject
Advanced Urban
Planning for
Caring Society
Advanced Traffic
Engineering
Advanced Urban
Planning

Division

Field of
Instruction andResearch

Structures and Materials Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Structural
Mechanics

Linear and Nonlinear Mechanics and Associate Prof.
Theory of Structural Design of Steel and Humihiko Gotou
Timber Structures

Advanced Structural
Mechanics

Concrete
Engineering

Design of Construction Materials, Prof.
Maintenance of Concrete Structures and Hidenobu Tokushige
Structural Analysis for Concrete Structures

Construction
Material Design

Division

Field of
Instruction andResearch
Hydraulics andHydraulics
Engineering

Advanced Structural
DesignRegional Environment Engineering
Quality

Faculty Member

Instruction Subject

Theoretical and Applied Study by Prof.
Hydraulics on Preservation of Water Hideo Matsutomi
Environment and Prevention of Disasterin Rivers and Coasts

Advanced Hydraulics

Measurements and Numerical Modeling Lecturerof Natural Disaster in rivers and coastal Kazuya Watanabe
area

Coastal and riverEngineering

Soil Mechanics and Physicochemical andProperties of Soft Soil
GeotechnicalEngineering

Mechanical Prof.
Hiroshi Oikawa ⑮
Associate Prof.
Toshihiro Ogino⑮ This professor will retire by the mandatory retirement regulation in March 2015.

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Advanced GeotechnicalEngineering
Advanced Soil
Mechanics

[Cooperative Major in Life Cycle Design Engineering]In highly advanced industrial society, the reduction of environmental load and establishing thesustainable society are needed. This major was organized at such social requests.
Life cycle design engineering is one field in engineering and to reduce the environmental load for all
cycles ranging from mining resources, product planning, designing, manufacturing, waste and recycling,
and closely associated with various fields of engineering, materials engineering, computer engineering,mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, and management engineering, and soon.
We aim at the development of human resources, which have broad vision and ethics, contributeto the establishing the sustainable society on the international perspective and the community
revitalization. For this purpose, we have two divisions in the major, “ Life Cycle Design Strategies ” and “
Systems Engineering for Environment” keeping close cooperation each other.

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearch

Life Cycle Design Strategies
Faculty Member Instruction Subject

Quality

Life cycle design
engineering andevaluation studies

Educations and studies on designs Prof.
and evaluations covering life cycles of Nozomu Mishima
products, businesses and social systems

Life cycle design
engineering basics

Electrical Energy
Engineering

Conversion, Storage and Delivery of Associate Prof.
Electrical Energy
Masashi Sato

Advanced Life Cycle
Design Engineering

Management Science, An effective business administration Akita Prefectural
Corporate strategy through Management Science such University
and businessas strategic business formation and Prof.
administration
evaluation Cooperation for the creation Tsutomu Mishina
of local industrial clusters

Creation and Promotionof Local Industries
Basics in Life Cycle
DesignResources Recycling Development of resources recycling Akita Prefectural
Technology
technology Development of separation University
Life Cycle Assessment technology for recycling of powder waste Associate Prof.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of products Ruilu Liangand services using Process Analysis andInput-Output Analysis

Life Cycle Assessment
Basics in Life Cycle
Design― 28 ―

Division
Field of
Instruction andResearchthermal and fluid
dynamical energy
engineering

Systems Engineering for Environment
Faculty Member Instruction Subject

Quality

Education and research on the transfer Prof.
and conversion of the heat and fluid Masahide Nakamura
dynamical energy such as the renewableenergy.
Education and research on the evaluationof sensibility and its application to theindustrial design

Transfer andConversion of
Heat and Fluid
Dynamical Energy

Development of new machines and Prof.
Electromagnetic
energy conversion improvement of conventional machines Katsubumi Tajima
machine engineering for electromagnetic energy conversion

Electromagnetic
energy conversion
engineering

Engineering
Materials andManufacturing

Micro Processing

Materials Science from Micro to Macro Associate Prof.
Aspects and Effect of Surface Conditions Mamoru Takahashi
in Machining

Advanced Functional Research and education on materials Associate Prof.
Materials
design, functional properties and Xiaoye Lu
applications of shape memory alloys,
damping alloys and superconducting
materials

Advanced Course of
Functional Materials

condensed matterphysics

Electron tunneling phenomena in solids, Associate Prof.
physical properties of layered compounds Kunihiko Yamaguchi

Fundamentals ofApplied Condensed
Matter Physics

Mechanicalengineering,
Automotiveengineering

Technology development and evaluation Akita Prefecturalof next generation vehicles and driver University
support systems with mechatronics and Prof.
intelligence technology Effectiveness Tetsushi Mimuro
evaluation of active safety systems byaccident analysis Development of thesystem aiming at quality improvement
and labor saving of medical care, welfare
and careNext-Generation
Vehicle Engineering

Electromagnetic
Compatibility,
Communication
Engineering

Estimation and suppression method Akita Prefecturalofundesired electromagnetic radiation University
from printed circuit boards, Analysis of Associate Prof.
crosstalk between micro-strip lineson Teruo Tobana
aprinted circuit board, Estimationof equivalent radiation sources andmeasurement of near electromagnetic
fields on a printed circuit board,
Education and research of theelectromagnetic compatibility of printed
circuit boards in microwave frequency

Electromagnetic
Compatibility

Built Environment,
Geographic
Information
Systems

Evaluation of thermal environment in Akita Prefecturalexternal built space.
University
Collaboration method of architect Associate Prof.
and building engineer. Installation, Koichi Asanomanagementandcost-benefiteffectiveness of municipal geographic
informationsystems in normal anddisaster period. Development of building
life-cycle assessment tool reflectedfamily configuration change and repair
work.

Advanced Course in
Urban Environment― 29 ―

3. Requirements for Completion of the Master’s Course
A Master’s degree either in Engineering or Resource Science is awarded if the student has
satisfied the following requirements: have at least two years’ residence in the Master’s program; acquirea minimum of 30 course credits shown in the chart below; have an acceptable Master’s thesis; pass the
final comprehensive examination.
Students who demonstrate exceptional achievement may receive the degree with a residence
period of as short as 1 year.

[Credits Needed for the Completion of the Master's Program]
CoursesSpecialized
Subjects

Credits Required
A minimum of
16 credits(elective)

Remarks
A minimum of 10 credits in the major and a minimum of 6
credits from the major and/or other majors combined.
A minimum of 2 credits are required from the following
lectures:

Intensive

2 credits

Lectures(required)

Intensive

2 credits

Training(required)

Graduation

10 credits

Thesis(required)Total

A minimum of
30 credits

Engineering & Resource Science

1 credit

Marketing Theory

1 credit

Venture Establishment Theory

1 creditInternational Relations

1 credit

Resource Industry Management

1 credit

Risk Management

1 credit― 30 ―

Master's Course
2014 October (Fall) Admission

Affiliated School Recommendation
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University

Application for Admission
Application No.

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Date of Birth

month

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／
day

year

／

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Qualification
Desired Department(Major)Desired Division
Desired Supervisor
DesiredField of Study

Cooperative Major in Life Cycle Design Engineering only

Department of Earth Science and Technology only

Address:
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Address

postal code

Tel:
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3. Please read the Admission Guidelines carefully and enter all the information requested.
4. Contact Address is where applicant wishes to receive correspondence.
Any changes must be reported immediately.

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countryMaster's Course
2014 October (Fall) Admission
Affiliated School Recommendation
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science
Akita University

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No.

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(4.5cm x 3.5cm)
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month

day

year

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To:

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Name of Applicant:Date of Birth:
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day

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I intend to apply for the Master's Course offered by Akita University, Graduate School ofEngineering and Resource Science. I hereby request for the pre-evaluation based on the
documents attached.
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Please mail the pre-evaluation result to:Address:

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