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Graduateduate
e Program for Power Energy Professionals (PEP) was selected by the Ministry of Education
Education, Culture,
Culture Sports,
Sports Science and Technol
Technology (MEXT
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alented doctorate human resources.
As globbal interest in achieving the SDGs and a carbon-neutral society heightens, the fostering of human resources capable of leading the world in the
power//energy sector, which is one of the mainstays of the coming Super-Smart Society, has become an urgent issue. This program oﬀers an unprecedente
ed educational environment, created through the establishment of an inter-university graduate excellence platform that resulted from the collabora
ation of 13 national, public, and private universities. We also work closely with domestic and international companies, research institutes, andoverseas universities to create an environment in which industry and academia can work together in full-scale eﬀort in education and research.
In November of 2021, Waseda University declared the “WASEDA Carbon Net Zero Challenge 2030s”. With this program as the backbone of
our carbon
carbon-neutral
neutral research and doctoral human resource development,
development we hope to foster world
world-classclass human resources in the ﬁeld of carbon
neutrality. We hope to fulﬁll our mission of fostering world-class human resources and will continue to contribute to society by being an exceptional model of graduate school reform not only for the power/energy ﬁeld but also for other disciplines.

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Senior Executive Vice President
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the related technical areas will span many ﬁelds, from materials to systems. In such an era, scientists and enginneers must not only focus on
their respective ﬁelds of expertise but also comprehensively tackle issues beyond technology, such as institutio
onal reform, international
standardization strategies, and business model creation, in order to create new value chains and spawn innovation through the integration of
new technology into our society.
This program was established as an education and research platform of unparalleled quality and scope under the collabo
orative cooperation ofindustry, government, and academia. We are proud that this program will contribute greatly to the creation of new indusstries while providing
the best educational environment and exchange opportunities for talented minds.
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Program coordinator

Yasuhiro HAYASHI Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering

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to shift from a large-scale centralized to a small-scale
distributed system; thus, requiring breakthrough changes
and restructuring in the energy network system.
When all sorts of things become connected to theenergy network system, the ultimate challenge will be towhat extent the entire digitally managed system can be
optimized. To ﬁnd a solution, we will need humanresources that have an end-to-end view from the development of materials for the highly eﬃcient generation ofenergy through to the development of systems including distribution and consumption, and ultimately havethe knowledge and coordination ability to socially implement new technologies.

Production (generate)

Distribution (transmit)

Large-scale centralized power plant

Consumption (use)generate
store
transmit

Distributed power resources
International standardization (connect)

The total extension of the electrical grid infrastructure issaid to be 30 times the Earth's circumference. The size ofthe industry related to energy infrastructure including oil
and gas has become huge; it is expected to expand toother ﬁelds such as information and communication,
automobile, architecture/construction, and services.
With the spread of renewable energy and systems for
managing its use, advances in technological developments
such as electric vehicles (EVs) and storage batteries, and theprogress in information and communication technology
such as IoT, the Green Transformation (GX) and Digital Transformation (DX) movements are picking up pace. To copewith this change, the conventional energy supply has begun

The coming of innovative era in power and energy infrastructure
manageIn addition to the worldwide trend towards global environment protection, digitization, and theadoption of Artiﬁcial Intelligence for the realization of a sustainable society, Japan is introducing new policies on scientiﬁc and technological innovations for the realization of Society 5.0
and is reforming its energy systems for the ﬁrst time in 6 decades. Consequently, frameworks ofindustries related to power/energy infrastructure are facing a turning point. Therefore, an alternative kind of professional doctoral human resources with new skills will become highly
sought-after going forward.

Global trends, SDGs
➡Carbon-neutral (GX)
➡Spread of digitization/AI (DX)CO₂ emission reduction
Rise in energy self-suﬃciency rate

Main resources:
Thermal power(e.g., coal,natural gas, oil)

Energy system reforms
Energy market streamlining

Energyself-suﬃciency
rate

Dependence
on foreign
fossil fuels

Low

High

Importer of energy resources

Society 5.0
Optimization of energy
value chain

Industrial structure reform
Creation of new industries from the synergy between
the GX of renewable energy/energy storage & the DX
brought on by digitization/AI

Self-suﬃcient type/infrastructure exporters

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Theory

The scheme for fostering human resourcesthat contribute to technological innovation,business creation, and international standardization
Our program oﬀers a systematic education/research program based on a new scientiﬁc principle named“Power Resource Optimization”. With technological and social innovations as the 2 main objectives, we
aim to foster human resources with excellent comprehensive problem-solving skills who can lead thecreation of new power/energy industries.

PEPʼs talent training scheme
Play an active role in new industrial marketsof the power/energy infrastructure sector on a global stage<

Manufacturing
professionals
Innovators for newenergy system creation> <Integrating and combining
the technologies
essential for game-changing materialand system fusion innovations

Value creation
professionals
Innovators for new energy
business creation> <professionals
Innovators for global
energy issues>

Transform Japan into anautonomous electricity/energy system society,make ripple eﬀects on global society
and lead the world

Practical research/education byindustry-academia alliancesuch resources through projection and analysis.

creation; 2) value creation professionals - innovators for new energy

Furthermore, we aim to create an optimal energy value chain bybusiness creation; and 3) international standardization professionals ‒including social science ﬁelds that bring unconventional added value

innovators for global energy issues.

to fruition as a business from the perspective of “Energy as a Service” ,In order to foster such human resources, we established “Power

such as the designing of systems in which many players have an active

Resource Optimization” as the new scientiﬁc principle for the creationrole, including small-scale inter-customer power trading, therebyof new industries. We view the future energy value chain as a chain of

ultimately contributing to the United Nationsʼ SDGs.

new values from electrical charge, the smallest unit of the phenome-

Through a fusional education of electric power engineering, energy

non, through to massive electrical grid systems, to correspond with thematerials, and social sciences/humanities, our program will nurture

new era. By doing so, an end-to-end connection will be made between

deep expertise, a strong fusing ability, and a comprehensive perspective.

the energy material ﬁeld that generates a highly functional distributed

With those abilities, our students will further enhance their ability to engage

power resource with renewable energy and storage batteries that allow

in joint research, the creation of industries, and international cooperation,

charge control on a nano-scale level, and the electric power engineeringand set out into the world as professionals of new industry creation.

Ability to
execute international
collaboration

Excellent education by
the collaboration of 13 national,
public, and private universities

Scientiﬁc principle of “Power Resource Optimization”“Technology optimization”
by end-to-end science andengineering approach from energyy
material science toelectric power engineering

Creation of new power/energy industry(decarbonization×distributed energy × digital)
Ability tocreateindustries

ﬁeld that optimally consolidates, controls and operates the energy ofInternational standardization

Negotiate with ministries/agencies/
corporations to implement system
for invention/use/applicationof renewable energy

Ability tocarry out joint
research

Our program aims to produce 3 types of “intellectual professionals” :1) manufacturing professionals - innovators for new energy system

Practical research/education conductedabroad“Social optimization”
by social-scientiﬁc approachfrom systematic,ec
economicand social perspectivess

A new academic area of“optimization ofenergy social systems”
under a new concept

Optimal energy value chain(Chain of new values in materials, system, kW/ΔkW, and environment)

ProfoundexpertiseComprehensive
perspective

Strong fusing ability

Practical Seminar on Technological Excellence I/II

Ancillary services

International standardization

Superconducting energy systems

EnergysystemEnergymaterials

DC energy transmission/distribution systems

Social Science for Energy Innovation
Business model,
innovation

Energy/environment

economyEnergyEn
nergy solution businesses desin
designgnnSeminar on Business Creation

Society

Fusing ability

High-eﬃciency hydrogen generation
Creation
StorageAccumulation

Comprehensive
perspective
Electric
power
engineeringoriented

Power
distribution

Precious metal-free fuel cellStandardization oftechnology, intellectual
property law
Science andtechnology journalism

Electricity market analysis

Utilization
EnergysavingEnergymaterialsoriented

Social sciences/humanities-oriented
energy innovation

AI demand/power generation
projection, etc.
SDGs

Decarbonized energy social system designs
Measures for non-electriﬁed areas

Resources
Circulation

Advancedapplication

business
Creation

Energy material for
post-lithium storage battery

Transduction
Transportation

Next-generation EMS

Environmental law

Environmental economyPowertransmission

Next-generation voltage/
frequency control

Next-generation smart grid/oﬀ grid

Administrative law,
local government law

Powergeneration

Virtual power plants

Power Resource Optimization I/II

Socialsciences/humanities

ExpertisePower generator start-stop plans

Electric power and energy materials education

Electric
power
engineering

Ubiquitous solar battery

Seminar on Power and Energy Materials

Energy-harvesting device (EHD)
High-voltage/high-eﬃciency
power semiconductor

Noble use of oil
Circular economy
Energy-saving process

High-eﬃciency membrane
separation process
Multi-material, etc.

Negawatt trading
Demand response (DR) , etc.

A cross-disciplinary graduate education based on Power Resource Optimization

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Excellence

Excellent educational program structure
The features of our program that cannot be acquired through traditional doctoral programs:

A wide range of collaboration with 13 domestic universities,
corporations, research institutes, and universities abroad
An education/research platform of unparalleled quality and quantity

1. Wide-ranging collaborations with 13 domestic universities,
overseas universities, corporations, and research institutions

and publishing companies. Thus, the program is designed to build up

In order to create new industries, a wide range of industry-government-

knowledge in lecture courses, learn theories and methods of businessacademia alliances is needed; thus, we established an education/researchcreation in seminar courses, and put their learning into practice as judges inplatform of quality and quantity that has never been achieved. 13 national,

business idea competitions.

public, and private universities that have proven track records in the pow-

3. Education on international standardization for the global development

er/energy ﬁeld joined forces; we also obtained cooperation from top-rated

In the course of overseas business development, it is essential to bring regula-

universities and research institutes in the United States, Europe, and Asia thattions, benchmarks, and product standards into compliance with international

serve as the core in each region to promote researches in the power/energy

standards; it is extremely important to promote them strategically.Wasedaﬁeld. From the industrial world, we are collaborating with organizations of all

University is well-experienced in the operation of the EMS Shinjuku R&D Center,

energy domains, namely electricity, gas, oil, and hydrogen, and will continue

the sole institute in Japan that has socially implemented demand-response

to call for wider cooperation in the future.

standardization techniques through the industry-government-academia

2. Cross-disciplinary education for the designing of future society

alliance. The Center will be converted into an educational facility for interna-

In order to create new industries with the global market in scope, ample
knowledge surrounding the specialized ﬁelds and the ability for social design

students' abilities through a "3-level education": students acquire basic

4. Industry-academia collaboration on education
The program oﬀers practical education and conducts joint research incooperation with core companies and research institutes that represent

es faculty from Waseda University to focus on “Power Resource Optimization”,

Japan in the development of infrastructure and cutting-edge technologies

a science and engineering course of electric power and energy material

related to electric power and energy materials. In the “Practical Seminar on

ﬁelds, but have also established “Social Science for Energy Innovation

Technological Excellence”, jointly developed through industry-academia(lecture) ”, a humanities and social science course that provides a comprehen-collaboration, students learn cutting-edge specialized technology fromsive perspective of environmental economics, social systems, laws, business

front-line experts and businessmen through lectures with abundant exam-

models, as well as “Seminar on Business Creation”. Furthermore, to enhanceples and exercises using actual equipment that are not open to the generalsocial design skills in humanities and social sciences education, students havepublic. In the “Seminar on Power and Energy Materials”, held by 13 universities on

the opportunity to come into contact with many business ideas by serving

a rotating basis, students learn about the local energy supply chain, demonstra-

as judges for business idea competitions co-sponsored by power companies

tion projects, and other energy sites from a variety of perspectives.

Cultivation of expertise and pragmatic resolve as afoundation for the creation of new energy industries
Research development /implementation

International
standardization(Advanced)

WasedaUniversity

Osaka
University

Tokyo Metropolitan
University

Yokohama National
University

Hiroshima
University

Collaborating corporations andorganizations

KyushuUniversity

Universityof the Ryukyus

Tokushima
University

NagoyaUniversity

University of
Yamanashi

Japan Power Academy (consisting of all 10
domestic electric power companies, etc.),
ENEOS, Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, CRIEPI, AIST(FREA), EPRI, etc.

3-level education spanning the fusion ofhumanities and sciences to thecreation of new industries

Practical Seminar on
Technological Excellence II（Power Resource Optimization II）

Put into practice

Practical Seminar on
Technological Excellence I

International
standardization (Basic)（Power Resource Optimization I）

On-demand
lectures

Seminar on Power andEnergy Materials
Electric power andenergy materials lecture (Basic)

Electric power andenergy materials lecture (Advanced)（Power Resource Optimization I）（Power Resource Optimization II)

Specialized knowledge / technical expertise

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Graduate Programfor Power Energy Professionals

Hokkaido
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TohokuUniversity

are essential. Our program brings together the wisdom of science and engi-

Research

University of Chicago
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Washington
Technical University of Munich
Tsinghua University
Chulalongkorn University

Social Science forEnergy Innovation▶Learn basic knowledge
about energy systems,
economics, and society

Training course
like exercises
Seminar on Business Creation▶Nurture not only technical but also
market-oriented perspective. Develop
the necessary skills to be a managerial
human resource▶Understand and practice the theory
and methods of business creation that
integrate market needs andtechnology seeds▶Learn diverse styles of organizational
management through team training
with students of partner universities

PEP Students take part in the
judging of business idea
competition applications▶PEP students will experience
being the ones to "evaluate" byputting their acquired knowledge
and perspectives into practice▶Gain new insights andperspectives by seeing diverse
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acquisition of fundamental knowledge in specialized ﬁelds. Undergraduate students of the 13 partner universities that intend to advance tograduate school, and are expected to graduate in the current academic
year, are eligible to take the exam. Furthermore, several openings areavailable for those transferring from TD years 1-3 (including those whoare already in the workforce).
[PEP Qualifying Examination (QE)]
Students who have completed the prescribed courses (30 credits) andsubmitted at least one academic paper are qualiﬁed to take the examination*2. The exam will assess their research achievements, depth ofunderstanding, and post-TD year 3 research project.

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Specialized courses designed by the participating universities under
the program's common curriculum policy. Electric power engineering
students will take specialized courses on electric power equipment(hardware) and projection/operation/control (software), while energy
material students study basic and applied specialized courses on physicality, materials, and processing.
[PEP comprehensive elective courses (5 or more credits required*1)]
At each of the participating universities, we oﬀer a wide selection ofcourses in accordance with each studentʼs preference, such as lab rotations, ﬁeldwork at training institutions overseas, corporate internship,leadership courses, basic courses on AI and IoT as well as those on social
sciences and humanities.

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credits required)]Consists of 7 courses: “Power Resource Optimization I & II” by scienceand engineering faculties from the 13 partner universities; “Social
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Overview of the education program

13 partner universities

Joint research

Our program is a 5-year integrated degree program that students can enroll in and complete while attending
one of the 13 partner universities. We oﬀer excellent student support, such as the funding of Research Assistant (RA) expenses and curriculum costs in exchange for their research, on top of the unique student support
system of each participating university. We have also created the “PEP rubric” by subdividing the 6 major
capabilities to be fostered (deep expertise, strong fusion, broad overview, industry creation, researchcollaboration, and international collaboration) into 26 capabilities. This rubric will be used as a standardized
educational indicator across all 13 universities to measure the 5-year growth of each student.

Profound expertise

Cultivate

The program overview andour solid quality guarantee

Overseas universities/
research institutes

Employees/
former employeesof companies, etc.
Consulting personnel

Industry/research institutes[PEP Final Examination (FE1)]
A review of the degree. It will assess the studentʼs advanced specialized research ability in the power/energy ﬁeld, ranging from materials
to systems.
[PEP Final Examination (FE2)]
Students who have taken the prescribed courses (45 credits) andhave coauthored one or more academic papers with one of the participating institutions, in principle, for international conferences are eligible to take the exam*3. The feasibility and the social signiﬁcance of theresearch outcome are evaluated through an oral examination.
[Rubric evaluation of the PEP Graduate Program]
QE and FE2 will be cross-assessed - self-assessed and assessed by thejudges - using rubric indicators.
*3: TD3 transfer students have diﬀerent eligibility requirements for FE2.

*2: The timing and eligibility for taking the QE will diﬀer for some TD2 transfer students andall TD3 transfer students.

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PEP graduates pioneering the future of thepower/energy sector

Certiﬁcate of program completion

This program advocates an energy future society where a stable supply of power and energy, environmental response, and economic growth are coexisting through the creation of new industries, which we
believe can be attained when the new value created by innovative materials, devices, and systems overlap in a complex yet timely manner, and the stream of small innovations spills over into larger innovations. Therefore, one of the main goals of this program is to build a strong human network among partner
universities, companies, research institutions, and students while they are still attending university. Graduates of this program will be able to use the extensive human network they have built up to successfully
carry out projects in their respective career paths by sharing their ideas and gaining new collaborations
with those around them, and ultimately go on to pioneer the future of the power/energy sector.

Creation of new values in energy in the global society by PEP graduates

Playing active roles in the global market of the new industry
in the power/energy infrastructure related ﬁeld

Those who successfully complete the PEP Final Examination will receive a certiﬁcate of program completion, stamped with the seals of the presidents andchancellors of the 13 partner universities, on top of the doctoral degree awarded at each university. It is a testament to the advanced knowledge, extensive
experience, and skills acquired through the PEP program.

Prominent employment opportunities for graduates
Implementation
The optimal chain of creating
new values of energy

Improvementin the reduction of
CO₂ emission

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New value
in materials

Environmental value

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Oil
Automobile

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Semiconductor

Information/communication

Chemistry

Electronicparts

Housing

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self-suﬃcieny rate

Ultrahigheﬃcient solar
battery

ENEOS Corporation

Tokyo Electric Power Services Company

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

National Institute for Materials Science

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation

TechnoPro R&D Company

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation

Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Suzuki Motor Corporation

AGC Inc.

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), etc.

Research
institute

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University
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Corporation
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In today's Japan, doctoral graduates who can play an active role in the industrial sector are highly sought after. Many of our graduates are employed in
the private sector.

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PEP graduates
Exchange meeting of students from 13 universities

PEP graduates are active not only in academia, such as universities and research institutes but also in the private sector.
We have a proven track record of graduates ﬁnding employment with manufacturers and trading companies as well as power/energy infrastructure companies
that we collaborate with.

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Graduate Programfor Power Energy Professionals

Departure - together with friends, time to leap into the future

Through the PEP program, students from 13 universities will study together, connect and form friendships.
We hope this friendship will become your lifelong asset.

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Professors

Faculty members■ Program member

Education and research advice oﬀered bya group of top-rated researchers
from home and abroad■ Program coordinator■ Vice program coordinator■ Cooperation promotion manager■ Program member■ Program member

Yasushi SEKINE

Mikihito TANAKA

Yuka TABE

Professor
Dept. of Applied Chemistry &Dept. of Advanced Scienceand Engineering,
Waseda University

Professor
Graduate School of Political Science,
Waseda University

Professor
Dept. of Pure and Applied Physics &Dept. of Advanced Scienceand Engineering,
Waseda University[Research Field] Catalyst chemistry, Resource chemistry[Research Field] Science and technology studies[Research Field] Soft matter physics■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member

Yasuhiro HAYASHI

Takayuki HOMMA

Hideo ISHII

Chiharu TOKORO

Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineeringand Bioscience &Dept. of Advanced Scienceand Engineering,
Waseda University

Professor
Dept. of Applied Chemistry,
Waseda University
Vice President for Academic Aﬀairs

Professor
Advanced Collaborative Research
Organizationfor Smart Society,
Waseda University

Professor
Dept. of Earth Sciences,
Resources and Environmental
Engineering,
Waseda University

YosukeNAKANISHI

Suguru NODA
Professor
Dept. of Applied Chemistry,
Waseda University

Professor
Dept. of Environment
and Energy Engineering,
Waseda University[Research Field] Power system engineering[Research Field] Functional surface chemistry[Research Field] Integration of distributed energy resources[Research Field] Resources and environmental engineering[Research Field] Power system engineering[Research Field] Chemical engineering, Materials processing■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member

Toru ASAHI

Yoshiharu AMANO

Professor
Dept. of Life Scienceand Medical Bioscience &Dept. of Advanced Scienceand Engineering,
Waseda University

Professor
Dept. of Applied Mechanics,
Waseda University
Dean of Research Promotion Division

Toshihide
ARIMURAProfessor
Dept. of Economics,
Waseda University

Takeshi HITOMI

Kanetaka MAKI

Professor
Waseda Law School,
Waseda University

Associate Professor
Waseda Business School(Graduate School of Businessand Finance),
Waseda University

Masahiko
MATSUKATA
Professor
Dept. of Applied Chemistry,
Waseda University[Research Field] Bio-solid state science, Chiral science[Research Field] Energy system engineering[Research Field] Environmental economics[Research Field] Administrative law, Local government law[Research Field] Socio-Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship[Research Field] Membrane separation engineering, Catalyst chemistry■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member

Atsushi ISHIYAMA

Akie IRIYAMA

Kenichi OYAIZU

Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineeringand Bioscience,
Waseda University

Professor
Waseda Business School(Graduate School ofBusiness and Finance),
Waseda University

Professor
Dept. of Applied Chemistry &Dept. of Advanced Scienceand Engineering,
Waseda University

Yasushi
MATSUNAGA

Noboru MURATA

Christoph
RADEMACHER

Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineeringand Bioscience &Dept. of Advanced Scienceand Engineering,
Waseda University

Professor
Research Strategy Section,
Research Innovation Center,
Waseda University

Professor
Graduate School of Law,
Waseda University[Research Field] Electrical engineering[Research Field] Strategic Management, International Business[Research Field] Polymer chemistry[Research Field] Plasma science, Research strategy[Research Field] Mathematical engineering[Research Field] Intellectual property law■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member

TomokoKAWAKAMI

Hiroshi
KAWARADA

Professor
Waseda Business School(Graduate School ofBusiness and Finance),
Waseda University

Professor
Dept. of Electronic
and Physical Systems,
Waseda University

Jin KUSAKA

Shinji WAKAO

Hiroyuki KITA

Ryoichi HARA

Professor
Dept. of Environment
and Energy Engineering,
Waseda University

Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineeringand Bioscience,
Waseda University
Vice President for Research

Professor
Div. of Systems Scienceand Informatic,
Hokkaido University

Associate Professor
Faculty of Information Scienceand Technology,
Hokkaido University[Research Field] Marketing and innovation[Research Field] Electrical and electronics engineering, Electronic devices[Research Field] Mechanical engineering[Research Field] Electromagnetic energy system engineering[Research Field] Power system engineering[Research Field] Power system engineering■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member

Satoshi
KUROKAWA
Professor
Graduate School of Social Sciences,
Waseda University[Research Field] Environmental law

Keiichiro KONDO
Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineeringand Bioscience,
Waseda University[Research Field] Power electronics

Takanobu
WATANABE
Professor
Dept. of Nanoscienceand Nanoengineering,
Waseda University[Research Field] Semiconductor interfaces, Semiconductor devices, Computational physics

Hiroumi SAITOH

Makoto TSUDA

Masakazu ITOProfessor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,Tohoku University

Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,Tohoku University

Associate Professor
Dept. of Electricaland Electronics Engineering,
University of Fukui[Research Field] Power system engineering[Research Field] Electric energy system engineering, Superconductivity engineering[Research Field] Solar power generation system,Power system engineering■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member

Hiroshi IRIE

Kenji MIYATAKE

Professor
Clean Energy Research Center,
University of Yamanashi

Professor
Clean Energy Research Center,
University of Yamanashi■ Program member■ Program member

Hiroyoshi
KAWAKAMI

DanielSCHWARTZ

Professor
Dept. of Applied Chemistry
for Environment,
Tokyo Metropolitan University

Boeing-Sutter Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering,
University of Washington■ Program member

ZHU Guiping

Naebboon
HOONCHAREON

Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
Tsinghua University

Associate Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
Chulalongkorn University[Research Field] Material chemistry[Research Field] Polymer science[Research Field] Polymer chemistry[Research Field] Electrochemical engineering[Research Field] Energy storage[Research Field] Power system engineering■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member

Shinsuke TAKAGI

Mahito ATOBE

Takao TSUJI

Professor
Dept. of Applied Chemistry
for Environment,
Tokyo Metropolitan University

Professor
Dept. of Chemistry and Life Science,
Yokohama National University

Associate Professor
Dept. of Mathematics, Physics,
Electrical Engineeringand Computer Science,
Yokohama National University

Hans-Arno
JACOBSEN

Moriyasu
WATANABE

Professor
Dept. of Informatics,
Technical University of Munich

ManagerOﬃce, Japan Power Academy

Toshiya OHTAKA
Senior Staﬀ Member
Planning Group,
Central Research Institute ofElectric Power Industry[Research Field] Photochemistry[Research Field] Organic electrochemistry,Electrosynthesis, Electropolymerization[Research Field] Power system engineering, Smart grid, Renewable energy[Research Field] Power system engineering[Research Field] Power engineering[Research Field] High-current arc phenomena, Power system analysis■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member

Takeyoshi KATO

Shigenori
MITSUSHIMA

Naoki
HAYAKAWA

Professor
Institute of Materials and Systems
for Sustainability,
Nagoya University

Professor
Dept. of Chemistry and Life Science,
Yokohama National University

Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
Nagoya University[Research Field] Applied electrochemistry, Energy chemistry[Research Field] Energy system engineering[Research Field] Power engineering■ Program member■ Program member■ Program member

Yasunobu
YOKOMIZU
Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
Nagoya University[Research Field] Energy control engineering■ Program member

Tsuyoshi FUNAKI

Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
Nagoya University

Professor
Div. of Electrical, Electronic andInfocommunications Engineering,Osaka University■ Program member[Research Field] Power electronics■ Program member

Yoshifumi ZOKA

Masahide HOJO

Junya SUEHIRO

Professor
Div. of Advanced Science andEngineering,
Hiroshima University

Professor
Graduate School of Technology,
Industrial and Social Science,
Tokushima University

Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
Kyushu University[Research Field] Power engineering, Power conversion, Electrical equipment■ Program member[Research Field] Application of power electronics for power system■ Program member

Tomonobu
SENJYU
Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
University of the Ryukyus[Research Field] Power system engineering, Power electronics[Research Field] Applied electrostatics■ Program member

Kevin TOMSOVIC

Stuart ROWANCTI Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering andComputer Science,
University of Tennessee Knoxville

Barry L. MacLean Professor
Inst. for Molecular Engineeringand Dept. of Chemistry,
University of Chicago[Research Field] Power system engineering

Shuhei SAKIMA

LeaderEnergy Network Team,
Renewable Energy Research Center,
National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology

Deputy General Manager
Technology Strategy Oﬃce,
Central Technical ResearchLaboratory,
ENEOS Corporation[Research Field] Advanced control technology of PV system[Research Field] Resources and energy engineering, Business administration

Shinobu
KAWAGUCHI
Senior Manager
Solution Technology Dept.,
Customer & Business
Solution Company,
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

[Research Field] Energy engineering, Strength and fracture of materials■ Program partners

Yutaka YOSHIDA[Research Field] Energy materials engineering

Kenji OTANI[Research Field] Organic polymer chemistry■ Name■ Aﬃliations and positions■ Research ﬁeld

Yutaka IINO

Associate Professor, Advanced Collaborative Research Organization for Smart Society, Waseda University

Control engineering

Atsushi SHIMOJIMA

Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University

Inorganic synthetic chemistry

Akihiko FUKUNAGA

Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University

Functional material devices

Joel T. ASUBAR

Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Fukui

Electronic devices

Kenji SHIOJIMA

Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Fukui

Semiconductor surface and interface evaluation

Ryuto SHIGENOBU

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Fukui

Power systems engineering

Junji INUKAIProfessor, Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi

Fuel cells

Makoto UCHIDA

Professor, Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi

Electrochemistry

Katsuyoshi KAKINUMA Specially Appointed Professor, Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi

Functional material, Device

Akiyoshi KUZUMEAssociate Professor, Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi

Physical chemistry, Analytical chemistryNobuhiro KUMADA

Professor, Center for Crystal Science and Technology, University of Yamanashi

Inorganic synthetic chemistry

Eiichi KONDOH

Professor, Dept. of Science for Advanced Materials, University of Yamanashi

Microfabrication

Satoshi WADA

Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, University of Yamanashi

Solid-state chemistry

Koichi KAJIHARA

Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Inorganic material chemistry

Kiyoshi SATO

Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Structural organic chemistry

Wataru SETAKA

Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Physical organic chemistry, Functional solid-state chemistry

Takashi YANAGISHITA Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Material chemistry

Kazuhide UENO

Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Life Science, Yokohama National University

Electrochemistry, Organic materials science

Yoshiyuki KURODA

Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Life Science, Yokohama National University

Inorganic synthetic chemistry, Energy materials

Masayoshi WATANABE Specially Appointed Professor, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University

Organic materials chemistry, Electrochemistry

Muneaki KURIMOTO

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University

Nanomaterial science, Power system engineering

Yutaka SASAKI

Assistant Professor, Div. of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University

Power engineering, Power conversion, Electrical equipment

Naoto YORINO

Specially Appointed Professor, Div. of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University

Power system engineering, Power conversion, Electrical equipment

Masataka IWAKUMA

Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University

Superconducting engineering

Hiroshi KIKUSATO

Research Scientist, Energy Network Team, Renewable Energy Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Power engineering, Power equipment engineering
April, 2023

Waseda University
Graduate Program for Power Energy Professionals (PEP)
Administration Office3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555 Japan
Phone: + 81 3 5286 3238/ Fax: +81 3 5286 2847
E-mail: pep-info@list.waseda.jp
URL: https://www.waseda.jp/pep/
March, 2023