Academic Year 2025

Graduate School of Science
Hokkaido University
Department of Condensed Matter Physics
Department of Cosmosciences

Master’s Course（Former Period of Doctoral Program）

Fall Selection

Application Guidelines for the
Entrance Examination(Admission for General Category)

September 2024

Important Notice
I.

General Category
Applicants for the general category must submit an English proficiency certificate (either
TOEFL or TOEIC original scoresheet). See page 4 for details. Check the examination
schedule, etc. on your own, based on the period during which application forms are
accepted.

Personal Information Management by Hokkaido University(1) In handling personal information at Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University makes every
effort to obey relevant laws and ordinances such as the “Protection Law for Private Information
Held by Independent Administrative Corporations”, and protect personal information pursuant
to “National University Corporation Hokkaido University Personal Information Management
Rules”.
(2) Personal information, such as name, address, etc., provided by the applicant to the university
in the process of applying for admission and pre-assessment of eligibility will be used only for1) assessment of applicants (processing of application, conducting selection), 2) the
announcement of application results, 3) enrollment procedures, 4) surveys and research onenrollee selection methods, and 5) business operations pertaining to 1-4.
(3) Private companies commissioned by the University (hereafter called “commissioned
companies”) may handle personal data to engage in the relevant operations. Part or all of thepersonal information submitted to the University by the applicant will be provided to thecommissioned companies, to the extent necessary for them to carry out their duties.
(4) After successful applicants are enrolled, the personal information provided by the applicants
to the university in the process of applying for admission and pre-assessment of eligibility will
be used for; 1) academic affairs (registration, academic guidance, etc.), 2) student support
services (health management, scholarship applications, etc.), 3) career support services, and 4)
tuition and fees, and related administrative operations.
(5) Among the personal information of (4), only contact details, name and address and so on,
may be used by Hokkaido University Frontier Foundation, Alumni Association of the Schoolof Science and Alumni Association Elm of Hokkaido University with safety measure.
(6) Applicants will be informed separately about the handling of personal data in accordance with
the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Applicants to whom such rules apply(those applying from within the European Economic Area (EEA) member states) should notify
the Graduate School Educational Affairs Section, Science and Life Science Administration
Department, prior to application.

Admission Policy for the Graduate School of Science
Applicants must have completed core subjects in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biological
Sciences, Earth Sciences, or related subjects to engage in more specialized and advanced academic research.
They must also have the ability, character, and aptitude to study independently and to rigorously investigate theprinciples of nature.
・Principle Selection Policy (Multiple-Layered Evaluation Method)【General Category】
Written and oral examinations will be conducted in accordance to each department and field of study.
In the written examination, particular emphasis will be placed on the evaluation of "knowledge and skills"
and "ability to think, judge, and express".
In the oral examination, particular emphasis will be placed on the evaluation of "knowledge and skills,""ability to think, judge, and express,", “ability to work independently and cooperatively”, “comprehension”,“ability to identify problems”, and “interest and motivation”.
The Graduate School of Science will comprehensively assess applicants on the basis of the application
documents (such as research plan, transcript, etc.).
【Special Category for International Students】
In the oral examination, particular emphasis will be placed on the evaluation of "knowledge and skills,""ability to think, judge, and express,", “ability to work independently and cooperatively”, “comprehension”,“ability to identify problems”, and “interest and motivation”.
The Graduate School of Science will comprehensively assess applicants on the basis of the application
documents (such as research plan, transcript, etc.).
・Principle Selection Policy (Evaluation Elements and Their Importance)【Master's Course】
Category of
Entrance Examination

General Category

3 Key Academic Elements
Evaluation Element

Knowledge and Skills

Ability tothink, judge, and express

Writing Examination◎◎

Oral Examination◎◎

Leaning Attitude (to take Comprehension
initiative, to cooperate withdiverse people)

Oral Examination etc. (※1)

Interest andmotivation

Culturalknowledge

◎

◎

○

◎

◎

○

○
◎

Application Documents
Special Category forInternational Students

Ability toidentify
problems◎

Comprehensively evaluated◎◎◎Application Documents◎

Comprehensively evaluated※1：Examination will be carried out by using Online Meeting System, etc.
（Note）◎…Key element we will give great importance on evaluation / ○…Key element we will give importance on evaluation- 1 -General Category
1. Admission Quota
Department

Admission Quota

WebsiteApril 2025

Condensed Matter
Physics

A few students

http://phys.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/cond-mat/index_eng.html

Cosmosciences

A few students

https://www.cosmo.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/en/index.html

Notes:(1) For more details about each department, please contact the department concerned.
(2) The entrance examination for the winter selection is scheduled in mid-February.

2. Eligibility
Applicants must fulfill one of the following criteria.
(1) Graduated or are expected to graduate from a university prior to admission;(2) Received or are expected to receive a bachelor’s degree prior to admission in accordance with Article
104(7) of the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947);(3) Completed or are expected to complete 16 years of school education outside Japan prior to admission;(4) Completed or are expected to complete 16 years of school education of a foreign country through a
distance-learning course offered by a school of that country while living in Japan prior to admission;(5) Completed or are expected to complete education at an institution established in Japan that isrecognized by the school education system of a foreign country as an equivalent to a university of thatcountry (limited to individuals who are recognized as having completed 16 years of school education inthat country) and that is designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) prior to admission;(6) Received or are expected to receive a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from a university or
school outside Japan (limited to the university or school which has received evaluation from the person
who is authorized by the government of that country or the relevant agencies regarding the overall
performance of its education and research activities, or which has been separately designated by MEXT
as equivalent to the aforementioned) by completing a program that requires three years or more of course
work (including the case of completing a distance-learning course offered by a school of that country
while living in Japan, and the case of completing a study at the institution recognized by the school
education system of that country and designated by MEXT as referred to in (5));(7) Completed or are expected to complete a specialist training course at a vocational school (limited to acourse with a period of four years or more and that satisfies the conditions set by the MEXT) that isdesignated separately by the MEXT after the date set by the MEXT; or(8) Have been designated by the MEXT (Ministry of Education Notification No. 5, February 7 of 1953).
(9) Have attended a university for three years or more or completed 15 years of school education outside
Japan, and are recognized by the Graduate School of Science as having earned the required number ofcredits with an excellent academic record; or(10) Are recognized as having an academic aptitude equivalent or superior to university graduates throughthe screening for entrance eligibility conducted by the Graduate School of Science, and have reached
the age of 22 at the point of entrance to the Graduate School of Science.
* Applicants must contact their prospective supervisor and obtain his/her acceptance in advance. The
approval from the prospective supervisor does not confirm the success in the entrance examination. Also,
applicants must check a supplementary description of “Documents Specified by Each Department (Reason
for application and List of preferred laboratories or fields.”)- 2 -3. Pre-Assessment of Eligibility
Application Period: September 10(Tue) – September 12(Thu), 2024
Applicants who fall under (9) or (10) in “2. Eligibility” must go through a pre-assessment of eligibility prior
to the application for entrance examination. Please submit “5. Application Documents” during the period
described above. To receive the result, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with an 84-yen stamp affixed.
Applicants must not pay the entrance examination fee at the time of the pre-assessment. They shall pay theentrance examination fee in accordance with the notes below. (Application documents must be sent by mailand received by the deadline.)
Notes:*The results of the pre-assessment will be sent to applicants around September 26(Thu), 2024 by post. Once
their qualifications have been approved, applicants must pay the examination fee in accordance with “7.
Entrance Examination Fee,” and submit the payment certificate by October 4(Fri), 2024. Application will
not be accepted if the payment certificate is not received during the specified period.
*Students who will receive the Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship, the State-Sponsored Scholarship
Program of the China Scholarship Council, or the Hokkaido University President’s Fellowship (including
those who are expected to receive these scholarships) are not required to pay the examination fee.

4. Application Period
Application Period: October 1(Tue) – October 4(Fri), 2024
Applicants who fall under (1) through (8) in “2. Eligibility” must submit “5. Application Documents”
together with the payment certificate (see “7. Entrance Examination Fee”) during the application period.
(Application documents must be sent by mail and received by the deadline.)

5. Application Documents*Applicants who fall under (9) or (10) in “2. Eligibility” must submit the following documents during theapplication period described in “3. Pre-assessment of Eligibility”*In the following table, “○” indicates documents that must be submitted by all applicants, while “△”indicates documents that must be submitted by those who meet the definition in the “Remarks”.
Applicants
Documents

1

Application Form,
Resume, Admission
Ticket and Photo Card2

Official transcript issued
by the last university orsimilar institution(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)

○

○

(9)

○

○

Remarks(10)○[Specified form]
Applicants who have completed a school education outside Japan or a
distance-learning course offered by a foreign educational institution must fillout Resume B.

○

Applicants under (9) in “2. Eligibility” must submit a transcript issued by theircurrent university.
*In the case that official transcript is written in a language other than Japaneseor English, “Original Official Transcript written in the language concerned”
and “Original official translation in Japanese or English” must be attached.
①An Official Certificate must be issued by the Head of the university orsimilar institution. (Degree information should be contained if you havealready graduated.)3

Official Certificate of
Graduation (or expectedgraduation) or Degree
Conferral (or expected
degree conferral) issued
by the last university orsimilar institution.

○

○

○

◎ Applicants who graduated or are expected to graduate from a university
or similar institution in China (except Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao) must
submit the following document in English along with an official certificate ofgraduation (or expected graduation.)
Applicants who;
-graduated … (a) Online Verification Report of Higher Education
Qualification Certificate-are expected to graduate … (a) Online Verification Report of Student Record- 3 -Document (a) can be obtained from the China Credentials Verification （ 中国 高等 教 育学 历证 书查 询https://www.chsi.com.cn/xlcx/bgys.jsp）
Please make sure the web authentication should be valid at least 15 days at
the time of submission.
②Applicants under (2) in “2. Eligibility” must submit either an Official
Certificate of Degree Conferral (or an Application Acceptance Certificate)issued by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality
Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) or a Graduation Certificate(or an expected Graduation Certificate ) along with an expected Application
Certificate of Degree Conferral issued by the technical school that theapplicants are affiliated with.
*In the case that official transcript is written in a language other than Japaneseor English, “Original Official Transcript written in the language concerned”
and “Original official translation in Japanese or English” must be attached.

４

Documents certifyingthat the applicant has
academic skills equal orsuperior to university
graduates

5

Documents specified byeach department

6

Self-addressed envelope
to receive an admission
ticket for entrance
examination○

7

Stickers to receive
application results and to
be used forcommunication purposes○

8

Recommendation letterfrom the head of theundergraduate school or
the university which an
applicant graduated mostrecently (must be sealed
up)

○

△

○

[In any format]
e.g., documents detailing international activities, work experience, language
learning experience, research papers, patent publications, certificate ofqualification, recommendation letter from faculty etc.

○

See “Documents Specified by Each Department” below.

○○[Specified envelope]
Write your name, mailing address and postal code on the specified envelopewith a 480-yen stamp attached. If you need to change your address afterwards,
notify the Graduate School Educational Affairs Section immediately.

○○[Specified Sticker]
Write your name, mailing address and postal code on each sticker. If you needto change your address afterwards, notify the Graduate School Educational
Affairs Section immediately.

△[A4- sized paper in any format]① Applicants under (9) in“2. Eligibility”must submit this document.
② Applicants under (1)–(8) or (10) in “2. Eligibility”may submit thisdocument only if applying to the Department of Condensed Matter Physics,or Cosmosciences (not mandatory).

○○

Applicants must submit a score sheet for either (1) or (2).
The score sheets must be the originals. (See *[Important] below.)

9

English proficiency
certificate.
(An original score sheet
of TOEFL or TOEIC)

〇

〇

〇

(1) TOEIC Public Testing 【Listening & Reading Test only】(must have beentaken in or after July 2022)*In the case of taking TOEIC (Public Testing) after April 2023,
a printed Digital Official Score Certificate could be submitted
instead of the original Official Score Certificate.
(2) TOEFL-iBT (Home Edition is accepted) (must have been taken in or after
July 2022)
TOEFL-ITP, TOEIC-IP, and TOEIC-Bridge are not accepted.
Those who took this year’s examination (summer selection held on August 8
and 9, 2024) and already submitted the score sheet may apply for an
exemption (or you may submit a new score sheet). If you wish to apply for an
exemption, check the appropriate box in the application document.

10

Self-addressed envelope
to receive the result of
pre-assessment○○

Write your name, mailing address and postal code on a standard
envelope with an 84-yen stamp attached.

* [Important] Submission of the English Proficiency Certificate (scoresheet)
Submission of the English proficiency scoresheet during the application period is final. No additionalscoresheets will be accepted to replace the original submission.
A printed version of the proficiency test results, available online is acceptable for the application if a
hardcopy of the original scoresheet can be submitted in person or by postage by November 5(Tue), 2024.
If a hardcopy of the original scoresheet is not submitted by November 5(Tue), 2024, the proficiency test
results will be considered invalid and regarded as a “score of zero”. In this case, the entrance examination
fee will not be refunded.

- 4 -◎ Documents Specified by Each Department
Department

Condensed Matter Physics

Cosmosciences

Documents to be submitted

Remarks
Provide your first, second and third choices oflaboratories from the List of Supervisors andResearch Fields. When filling in the form, be sure tocontact the supervisor in charge of the laboratory of
your choice in advance to obtain permission toaccept you into the laboratory and to fill in thesurvey form.

List of preferredlaboratories or fields(specified form)

1. List of preferredlaboratories or fields(specified form)
2. Cosmosciences report(any format in A4-sized
paper)

1. Provide your first, second and third choices oflaboratories from the List of Supervisors andResearch Fields. When filling in the form, be sure tocontact the supervisor in charge of the laboratory of
your choice in advance to obtain permission toaccept you into the laboratory and to fill in thesurvey form.
2. Summarize the research theme which interested
you most about your thesis or study related tocosmosciences within two pages in A4-sized paper.

6. Where to Submit
To: Graduate School Educational Affairs Section
Science and Life Science Administration Department, Hokkaido University
Kita-10 Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810 JapanYou are required to send your application documents by mail. Please mark “Application Enclosed” in red
on the envelope and send it by express registered mail. Prepare an envelope by yourself, do not use the“Envelope for Admission Ticket” in the application guideline.

7. Entrance Examination Fee: 30,000 yen(1) Students who will receive the Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship*, the State-Sponsored
Scholarship Program of the China Scholarship Council, the Hokkaido University President’s
Fellowship (including those who are expected to receive these scholarships), or students who are
currently enrolled in the ISP program of School of Science are not required to pay the examination fee.
* MEXT scholarship students recommended by universities other than Hokkaido University are
required to submit a copy of the letter proving that they will receive this scholarship.
(2) Remit the examination fee through a bank or a post office by using the payment slip for entrance
examination fee which is enclosed in the application package, and attach the payment certificate to theappropriate section on the application form.
(3) The examination fee is not refundable except for the following cases:- The applicant has decided not to submit an application after examination fee was remitted, or theapplication was not accepted.
- The applicant paid the examination fee twice by mistake.

8. Screening Method
The Graduate School of Science will assess applicants based on the entrance examination (oral exam),
official transcript and other application documents submitted.

- 5 -9. Examination Date and Venue (oral exams)
Date: November 6(Wed)・November 7(Thu), 2024
Venue: Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University (Kita-10 Nishi-8 Kita-ku, Sapporo)*Excluding online examination
Department

November 6(Wed)November 7(Thu)

A.M.・P.M.

A.M.・P.M.

Condensed Matter
Physics

Oral examination(9:00-)

Cosmosciences

Oral examination(9:00-)* Details of the exam including time and venue will be notified when sending the admission ticket.

10. Announcement of Results
The successful examinee’s number will be posted on the website of the Graduate School of Science around4:30 PM on November 21(Thu), 2024. In addition, all applicants are notified of their results individually.

11. Procedures for Enrollment and Payment of Fees
All successful applicants are notified of the registration procedure at the time of notification of results.
Enrollment Fee: 282,000 yen (estimated)
Tuition Fee: 267,900 yen for the first semester (estimated) [Total annual tuition fee = 535,800 yen]
* If the tuition fee is revised during the period of your enrollment, the revised fee becomes effective
immediately.

12. Important Notice(1) Make sure to bring your admission ticket on the day of examination and put it on your desk.
(2) After submitting the application documents, applicants are not allowed to change their selection of
department for any reason.
(3) If you need special assistance in taking the examination due to physical difficulties, consult with the
Graduate School Educational Affairs Section at the time of application.

13. Period of Extended Enrollment
It is possible to extend the standard years of study at the Graduate School of Science. Read “Period ofExtended Enrollment” on page 8, and submit an application if you wish to take advantage of this system.

14. Other Information
The admission ticket for entrance examination will be sent around October 17(Thu), 2024to all applicants
whose application document is accepted.

- 6 -If you have any questions about the application procedure, please contact the following:
Graduate School Educational Affairs Section
Science and Life Science Administration Department
Hokkaido University
Kita-10 Nishi-8 Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan(Office hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. weekday)
Tel: +81-11-706 - 3675

E-mail: r-gakuin@sci.hokudai.ac.jp
Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University
https://www2.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/gs/en- 7 -Period of Extended Enrollment
1. Aims
When students under special circumstances such as having a job, etc. (including child and nursing care)have asked for an extension to complete the program for a period exceeding the standard years of study (2years) with a scheduled plan of study, such scheduled study (hereinafter referred to as "Period of Extended
Enrollment") may be approved after reviewing their application.
2. Intended Students
Students who fall under one of the criteria below and for that reason, wish to set the study period longer
than the standard period to complete an academic (research) course:(1) Have a full-time job in a public office or company (excluding those who are exempt from job duty but
receive a salary), or are self-employed;(2) Have a part-time job that has a significant influence on the full-time academic work;(3) Are taking care of children or other family members, which has a significant influence on the full-timeacademic work; or(4) Are visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically handicapped, etc., which are deemed to have asignificant influence on the academic work for an extended period of time.
3. Attendance Period
The period approved for the Period of Extended Enrollment is up to 4 years for the master’s degree program,and a student can apply for extension by the year. Students who have been approved of Period of Extended
Enrollment may not continue their study beyond the period of adding 2 years to the Period of Extended
Enrollment.
Students may take a temporary leave of absence from school for up to 2 years, the same as the students
under the standard period of study.
4. Application Procedure(1) Application Period
As a general rule, application documents for Period of Extended Enrollment should be submitted at thetime of application for entrance examination.
(2) Required Documents① Application Form for Period of Extended Enrollment (Form 1)② Research Plan Under Period of Extended Enrollment (Form 2)③ Documents to prove that an applicant needs to apply for Period of Extended Enrollment(3) Announcement of Results
The Graduate School of Science reviews each application individually and will notify the results to all
the successful applicants of the entrance examination.
5. Reducing or Extending the Period of Extended Enrollment
When regarded as necessary, the Graduate School of Science may approve of reducing or extending the
Period of Extended Enrollment only once. The period of reducing the Perio of Extended Enrollment may
not exceed the period of adding one year to the standard period of study (2 years).
6. Annual Tuition Fee
The tuition fee for students approved to study for an extended period will be calculated by multiplying theannual tuition fee by the number of years equivalent to the standard period of study (2 years), then dividing
the resulting amount by the number of years approved for extended study. If the revision is made to theannual tuition fee or the changes to the Period of Extended Enrollment are approved, the fee will becalculated accordingly. However, the adjustment will not be made to the tuition fee which has already been
paid.
Students who are waiting for results of application for Period of Extended Enrollment must not pay thetuition fee before they receive the official notification of results
7. Other Information
For more details about Period of Extended Enrollment, please contact the Graduate School Educational
Affairs Section, Science and Life Science Administration Department, Hokkaido University.
- 8 -List of Supervisors and Research Fields
As of September 1, 2024

Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Graduate School of Science
Supervisors
Laboratories

Professor

YOSHIDA Hiroyuki

Assistant Professor

KON Fusako

Professor

AMITSUKA Hiroshi

Electronic Propertiesof Solids

Professor
J-Material: Physics ofStrongly Correlated
Systems
Associate Professor

Electronic Properties
of Low-demensional
Material

Master's Course

Keywords

Remarks

We develop new materials in strongly correlated electron
systems by various chemical methods including high pressure
synthesis, and elucidate their properties by both bulk physicalproperties measurements (electrical resistivity, magnetization,
specific heat measurements, and precise measurements in ultrahigh magnetic fields, etc) and microscopic measurements (µSR,neutron and synchrotron X-ray scattering, etc).
Specifically, we develop frustrated magnetic materials, multipole
materials, skyrmion materials, novel actinide compounds andalso search for quantum many-body states in high magnetic
fields, cross-correlational phenomena, and new superconducting
states and odd-parity multipoles.

YANAGISAWA Tatsuya J-material, Superconductivity, Magnetism, Heavy fermion,
Quantum phase transition, Magnetoelectric effects, Very low
temperatures, High magnetic fields, High pressure,
Ultrasonic measurements, MuSR, Neutron scattering, RXS,
Ferroelectrics, Multiferroics, Electronic ferroelectricity,
TAKESADA Masaki Phase transition, Photoinduced cooperative phenomena

Assistant Professor

HIDAKA Hiroyuki

Professor

KAWAMOTO Atsushi

Associate Professor

MATSUNAGA Noriaki

Lecturer

IHARA Yoshihiko

Assistant Professor

NOBUKANE Hiroyoshi

Assistant Professor

FUKUOKA Syuhei

Associate Professor

MISHINA Tomobumi

Assistant Professor

YAMAMOTO Sekika

Condensed Matter
Dynamics

NMR, Strongly-correlated electrom systems,
Superconductivity, Magnetism Low-dimensional organic
conductors, Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), Scanningtunneling spectroscopy (STS), Nonlinear conductivity,
Symmetry of Cooper pairs, Spin density waves (SDWs),
Chiral superconductivity, Mesoscopic systems, Topologicalphenomena

We study the interaction of light with matter, mainly by
spectroscopic measurements using laser light. Target systems
include organic materials, metals, and semiconductors. In thecase of molecular luminescence in solution, we deal with energy
relaxation of a few milliseconds due to liquid dynamics; in thecase of excited-state relaxation in semiconductors, we measurerelaxation in microseconds to nanoseconds; and in the case ofphonon spectroscopy in solids, we study relaxation phenomena
on time scales of picoseconds or less. We also synthesize
nanocrystals of a few nanometers in size by chemical synthesis
methods and study various phenomena caused by quantum
effects in the electron system confined in very small
nanocrystals.

Will retire in
March, 2025.

Professors

Laboratories
Professor

NEMOTO Koji

Professor

KITA Takafumi

Associate Professor

HAYAMI Satoru

Statistical Physics

Assistant Professor

OKUDA Koji

Professor

YAMAMOTO Shoji

Lecturer

OHARA Jun

Mathematical physics

Professor

KOBAYASHI Kaya

Associate Professor

KONDO Kenji

Keywords
We theoretically study novel physical phenomena in stronglycorrelated electron systems based on quantum mechanics andstatistical physics. We aim to systematically understandphysical phenomena and explore the possibility of newelectronic states and quantum phenomena. The recent
research topics are the following.
(1) Classification of electronic physical properties based on
microscopic multipoles(2) Topological magnetism including magnetic skyrmions(3) Emergent spin-orbit-coupled physics in magnetic
materials(4) Cross-correlated phenomena over electric, magnetic,
elastic, heat, and light(5) Exploring novel physics by using a machine-learning
methodRemarks
Will retire in
March, 2025.

Will retire in
March, 2025.

We also study efficiency of heat engines using nonequilibrium
statistical mechanics and complex dynamics in patternformation and chaos of coupled-oscillator systems, using not
only theoretical analysis but also numerical simulation.

Making full use of various―both analytical and numerical―
quantum statistical methods, we explore novel quantum
cooperative phenomena in strongly correlated electron systems.
A recent keyword is "topology". Interpretation of phenomena
must be our ultimate goal, but we often take further interest in
the mathematical and methodological ways we can accomplish
this. We construct microscopic theories on a variety of physics
such as quantum spin liquid, photoinduced magnetism, nuclear
magnetic resonance, inelastic neutron scattering, Raman
scattering, optical conductivity, and angle-resolved
photoemission spectroscopy. We sometimes enjoy theoreticalformulation in itself and sometimes interpret observations incooperation with experimentalists and chemist.

Superconductors and magnets, novel materials synthesis,
layered materials, transition metal dichalcogenides, van der
Waals heterostructure, material characterization, thin flake
devices, thin film, MBE, TEM

Nanostructure
Physics (RIES)
Qunatum field theory, Many-body perturbation theory,
Spintronics devices, Magnetism, Electronic correlations,
Dirac electron, Topological insulator

No acceptancefor FY2025※There is a possibility that the members of supervisors change. Please get the latest information from the website of the Graduate School of Science.

As of September 1, 2024

Master's Course

Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science
Supervisors
Laboratories
Observational
Astronomy

Theoretical Particle
Physics and Cosmology

Theoretical Nuclear
Physics

Professor

SORAI Kazuo

Assistant Professor

SALAK Dragan

Professor

SUZUKI Hisao

Professor

KOBAYASHI Tatsuo

Associate Professor

SETO Osamu

Lecturer

SUEHIRO Kazuhiko

Assistant Professor

DAS Arindam

Associate Professor

NOMURA Kosuke

Professor

OKAMOTO Takashi

Assistant Professor

SUGIMURA Kazuyuki

Professor

KURAMOTO Kiyoshi

Professor

TAKAHASHI Yukihiro

Professor

ISHIWATARI Masaki

Professor

SATO Mitsuteru

Associate Professor

KAMATA Shunichi

Specially Appointed
Associate Professor

KUBOTA Hisayuki

Lecturer

TAKAGI Seiko

Theoretical
Astrophysics

Planetary and SpaceGroup

Keywords

Remarks

Observational astronomy, extragalacitc
astronomy, interstellar matter, development ofobservational instruments and system for the Institute for the
Antarctic THz telescope
Advancement ofHigher Education

Particle physics, beyond the standard model,
dark matter, dark energy, grand unified
theory, superstrings, supersymmetry, early
universe

Institute for the
Advancement ofHigher Education

Nuclear structure and dynamics, and related
quantum many-body theory,
exotic nuclear deformations and collective
excitations, nucleosynthesis,
double beta decay, machine learning

Theoretical astronomy, numerical simulations,semi-analytic modelling, first star formation,
first galaxy formation, galaxy evolution,
galaxy clusters, supermassive black holes,
interstellar matter, star formation

Origin and evolution of planets and satellites,
material evolution during planetary systemformation, structure and dynamics of Earthand planetary atmospheres, comparative
planetology, space exploration and groundbased observation, experimental studies,
theory and hierarchical numerical simulation
models, applications of information technology

Laboratories

Astrophysical
ChemistryPhase Transition
Dynamics

Supervisors
Professor

WATANABE Naoki

Professor

KIMURA Yuki

Associate Professor

Interstellar molecules, ice dust, amorphoussolid water, surface reactions, nanoparticle,
crystallization, nucleation, electron
YAMAZAKI Tomoya microscopy, microgravity

Assistant Professor

HIDAKA Hiroshi

Assistant Professor

TSUGE Masashi

Professor

SAZAKI Gen

Assistant Professor

NAGASHIMA Ken

Assistant Professor

MURATA Ken-ichiro

Professor

FUSE Izumi

Associate Professor

Spacecraft Observation
Group

Remarks

OBA Yasuhiro

Information Media
Science

Nuclear Reaction Data
Science

Keywords

Phase transition dynamics, crystal growth, ice,
snow, interferometry, advanced optical
microscopy, atomic force microscopy

Learning science, learning platforms, open
education
Assistant Professor

YAMAMOTO Yuichi

Associate Professor

HIRABAYASHI Yoshiharu

Visiting Professor

FUKAHORI Tokio

Visiting Professor

IWAMOTO Nobuyuki

Visiting Professor

SATO Takehiko

Visiting Professor

FUJIMOTO Ryuichi

Visiting Associate
Professor

YAMAMURA Issei

Information
Initiative
CenterNuclear data, nuclear reactions, evaluation

Planetary exploration, infrared astronomy
from space, radio astronomy from space

Inter-field
Cooperation
with the Japan
Atomic Energy
Agency (JAEA)
in the field of
nuclear data.
Inter-field
Cooperation
with the Japan
Aerospace
Exploration
Agency (JAXA)
in the field ofspacecraft
observation.

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