Overseas Selection for International Students

Application Guidelines for
Enrollment in October 2021／April 2022

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology(Doctor’s Course)

OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY

Policy for acceptance of admitted students
The Doctor’s program is looking for students who wish to harmoniously make use of specialized field-related
leading-edge knowledge, techniques and foundational knowledge beyond the students’ specialized fields; students who,by means of a rich creativity, the ability to set up original solutions to issues, deep insight, and superior communicative
abilities, wish to participate in the rapid development of science and technology, and exploration of unknown academic
and technical fields. The Doctor’s program selects and accepts both domestic and international candidates based on an
examination, which measures their problem-identification/solution abilities.

I. Admission Quota（1）Time of Enrollment；October 2021
Division

Quota

Mathematics and Physics
Earth, Life, and Molecular Sciences
A Few

Interdisciplinary Science
Industrial Innovation Sciences
Applied Chemistry（2）Time of Enrollment；April 2022
Division

Quota

Mathematics and Physics
Earth, Life, and Molecular Sciences
A Few

Interdisciplinary Science
Industrial Innovation Sciences
Applied Chemistry

II. Eligibility for Application
Those to whom all the following provisions are applicable:
1 Those to whom the following items are applicable, or are expected to be applicable by September 2021（or incase of April 2022 enrollment, by March 2022）.
(1) Have a master’s or professional degree.
(2) Have been awarded a degree equivalent to a master’s degree or professional degree abroad.
(3) Have completed the program at United Nations University and have been awarded a degree equivalent to amaster’s degree.
(4) Are deemed to have academic ability equal to or greater than that of a master’s degree holder by the Graduate
School and who have reached the age of 24.
2 Those who are foreign citizens who live outside Japan and who are unable to come to Japan to take their entrance
examinations (except citizens and permanent residents of Japan).
3 Those who are expected to obtain a visa status of “Student” stipulated in the Immigration Control and Refugee
Recognition Act after being enrolled in the Graduate School.
4 Those who were recommended by the schools from which they graduated as being particularly excellent in both
personality and academic ability.
Note 1: Those who “Are deemed to have academic ability equal to or greater than that of a master’s degree holder by the1Graduate School” specified in item 4 of Provision 1 refers to applicants who passed the document screening that theGraduate School provides as the screening of the eligibility for application. (See III Individual Screening of Eligibility
for Admission in Eligibility for Application.)
Note 2: We withdraw permission for admission for those who applied as a prospective degree holder but who failed to beawarded the degree by September 2021（or in case of April 2022 enrollment, by March 2022）.
Note 3: Those “who live outside Japan and are unable to come to Japan to take their entrance examinations” specified inProvision 2 include people who are staying in Japan at the time of application but depart from Japan because
their duration of stay expires by the end of July, 2021（or in case of April 2022 enrollment, by January2022）.
For more details, please contact Graduate School Section, Academic Affairs Division, Graduate School of
Natural Science (E-mail: agf8576@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp).

III. Individual Admission Eligibility Screening in Eligibility for Application
For those applicants for admission who fall under item 4 of Provision 1 specified in the previously described II
Eligibility for Application, we conduct individual admission eligibility screenings for the approval of admission
eligibility before application. The applicants must submit the documents required for the admission eligibility screening
specified in Provision 2 to the Graduate School Section, Academic Affairs Division, Graduate School of Natural
Sciences by each deadline stated in Provision 1.
1. Submission Period of Documents for Admission Eligibility Screening

October 2021
Enrollment

First Submission Period

May 7, 2021 to May10, 2021

Second Submission Period

May 26, 2021 to May 27, 2021
October 26,2021 to October 27,2021

April 2022 Enrollment

2. Documents Required for Admission Eligibility Screening
Documents Required for Application
Remarks〈1〉 Form of Eligibility for Application
Use the forms prescribed by the Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology.

〈2〉Record of Academic Performance

Use the form prescribed by the Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology.
(Briefly describe objective findings from research results
relevant to the field of major.)
With regard to academic papers, attach an offprint or a
copy and attach a summary or abstract for researchpresentations.

〈3〉Certificate of Research Participation

Use the form prescribed by the Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology.
(The form must be completed by the institution withwhich the applicant is affiliated.)〈4〉 Academic Transcript(of last completed education)

Submit a transcript issued by the president of the final
school from which the applicant graduated.

〈5〉 Graduation Certificate(of last completed education)

Submit a graduation certificate issued by the presidentof the final school from which the applicant graduated.

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Note: All of the documents mentioned above must be prepared in English, in principle. (When English is notyour native language, attach English translations.)

IV. Application Procedures
1. How to Apply
Applicants must complete all the procedures described in items 1 through 3 below:(1) Before preparing documents for application, applicants must directly contact a prospective supervisor at
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology by such as email, consult about research and education
after enrollment, obtain approval to take the examination, and receive a copy of “Letter of Informal Acceptanceby Prospective Supervisor”. With regard to prospective supervisors at Graduate School of Natural Science andTechnology, please visit the Website of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology below:
https://www.gnst.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/major/divisions/(2) Pay the entrance examination fee after having obtained the approval by the prospective supervisor. (Except
those who are exempted from the payment.)(3) Send all the documents for application by mail to arrive no later than each date stated in “2 Application Period”.
2. Application Periods

October 2021
Enrollment

First Application Period

May 27, 2021 to June 7, 2021

Second Application Period

June 24, 2021 to July 7, 2021
November 25,2021 to December 15,2021

April 2022 Enrollment

3. Address for Submission of Documents
Graduate School Section
Academic Affairs Division
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
Okayama University
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan

4. Notes on Application(1) No change shall be permitted after submission in terms of the contents of the documents submitted.
(2) No document shall be returned for any reason after the application documents are accepted.
(3) Application with incomplete application documents or shortage of examination fee shall not be accepted.
(4) Please note carefully that admission might be withdrawn even after enrollment if the contents of the submitted
documents are found to include false entries.
(5) Certificates issued under the former name, which differs from the name written on the application form areuseful. However, in such cases, attach a document (in any form) with the date of name change and the new andthe former name are written personally by the applicant.
5. Documents Required for Application
Documents Required for Application

Remarks

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Use the forms prescribed by Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology.
Affix a photograph (4 cm long × 3 cm wide, upper
body, no headwear, facing forward, taken within thethree months before application) on the prescribedspace on the “Application for admission”.
30,000yen(handling fees will be charged separately)〈1〉 Application for admission
Curriculum Vitae (CV)Photograph〈2〉 Entrance Examination Fee

Please refer to “Paying for Entrance Examination Fees”
below and pay the entrance examination fee by 17:00(Japan time) on the last day of the application period on“Payment for Entrance Examination Fee website".
In addition, please be sure to choose "Credit Card" forpayment method. Other payment methods cannot use
from overseas.
After confirming the payment of the entrance
examination fee, print "Certificate of Entrance
Examination Fee Payment" and attach it to theprescribed section of the prescribed form.
Paying for Entrance Examination Fees
http://www.gels.okayama-u.ac.jp/up_load_files/freetext/kenteiryo/oversea_eng.pdf
Payment for Entrance Examination Fee website
https://e-apply.jp/n/okayama-payment-eng
If you could not pay by the payment method above,
contact Graduate School Section, Academic Affairs
Division, Graduate School of Natural Sciences.

〈3〉University

Refund of Entrance Examination Fee
The entrance examination fee paid is not refundable
for any reason, except in the following cases:a) Entrance examination fee was paid, but application
was not made (application documents were notsubmitted or not accepted.)b) Entrance examination fee was accidentallytransferred twice.
c) Those applicants who are Japanese-government
sponsored students need not pay the entrance
examination fee, in principle. However, in the case inwhich the period of their scholarship ends by
September 30, 2021（or in case of April 2022
enrollment, by March 31, 2022）, the payment of
the entrance examination fee is required. When theextension of the scholarship period is approved, theentrance examination fee will be refunded.
Submit certificates issued by the university fromwhich you graduated.

Graduation Certificate
Transcript4〈4〉Graduate School(Prospective)

Submit a certificates issued by the graduate school
which you graduated (or will graduate).

Completion Certificate
Transcript〈5〉 Papers Submitted（Copy）

a) Master’s thesis or an equivalent research paper (inEnglish or Japanese)b) List of research achievements after earning theMaster’s degree and one or two representative papersof them. (If applicable)〈6〉 Research Plan Document

Use the form prescribed by Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology.

〈7〉 Document Certifying English Language Ability(TOEFL®，TOEFL iBT®, etc.)

When you have not taken TOEFL®，TOEFL iBT® orother tests, submit a certificate of English ability issued
by the graduate school, etc. from which you graduated.

〈8〉Copy of Passport or
Copy of Family Registry or Certificate of
Citizenship in Home Country

Submit a copy of the page of passport which canconfirm the name, the date of birth, etc..
If not possessing the passport, please submit thecertificate which is acquired copy of the family
register or citizen membership, etc. in your homecountry.

〈9〉 (Two kinds of) Letters of Recommendation
Addressed to the President

Use the form1 and form2 prescribed by Graduate
School of Natural Science and Technology.

〈10〉Letter of Acceptanceby Prospective Supervisor

Use the form prescribed by Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology, and submit a copy ofthe letter written by a prospective supervisor at
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology.

Note 1: All documents to be submitted must be prepared in the same size (preferably A4 size) and be typewritten.
Note 2: We do not accept documents that are incomplete, not written completely and accurately, or which arereceived after the deadline for submission.
Note 3:The previously described documents must be prepared in English, except 〈10〉. (When English is notyour native language, attach English translations.)

6. Purpose of Use of Personal Information
Application documents submitted and personal information written on them are used for affairs related the selectionof entrants.
However, regarding entrants, we use their personal information written on the application form, including name,gender, date of birth, current address, and schools graduated from, as registry data for basic student information in theacademic affairs system at Okayama University.
In addition, successful applicants’ personal information, examinee number and name (kanji/ kana), are used for theclerical systems for tuition fee debt management and tuition fee waiver at Okayama University.
When application for admission fee waiver, postponement of admission fee collection, tuition fee waiver, or various
scholarships was made, the applicant’s entrance examination results and academic transcript might be used to handle
academic ability judgment related to affairs such as postponement of admission fee collection.

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V. Methods for Selection of Entrants
Selection of entrants shall be made based on document screening and pass or failure is determined.

VI. Announcement of Successful Applicants
October 2021
Enrollment

For the First Application Period

June 25, 2021

For the Second Application Period

July 30, 2021
January 28,2022

April 2022 Enrollment

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

VII. Admission Procedures
1. Method of Admission Procedures
Details will be informed separately by your supervisor with a letter of acceptance.
2. Period of Admission Procedures
The period of admission procedures has been scheduled as follows:
October 2021 Enrollment；September 17, 2021 to September 21, 2021
April 2022 Enrollment；March 14,2022 to March 15,2022

VIII. Other
1. Admission Fee and Tuition Fee (Applicable only for self-supporting international students. Foreign-government
sponsored students need not to pay.)
Admission fee: 282,000 yen (expected amount)
Tuition fee: 267, 900 yen (for half a year); 535,800 yen (for a year)※ When the amount was revised at the time of admission or while at school, the new amount will be applied fromthe time of the revision.
2. Study Assistance
For self-supporting international students, we have systems as part of study assistance: admission fee waiver,postponement of admission fee collection, tuition fee waiver, and various scholarships.
If your academic achievement, income, etc. meet the requirements, then you may apply for admission fee waiver,postponement of admission fee collection, and tuition fee waiver and have a full or half waiver.
When your academic achievement, income, etc. meet the requirements, you may apply for various scholarships andreceive scholarship benefits.

3. Notes
It is recommended that international students have sufficient knowledge of the climate, weather, and customs ofJapan as well as the situation of the university in advance before coming to Japan.
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Education and research activities will be conducted mainly in Japanese language. Consult with your desired
supervisor in advance if you wish to have guidance in English.
In everyday life, you will need Japanese language skills. It is also desired that candidates have studied Japanese
language.
Okayama University has a Japanese language course for international students. Please take the course if you like.
4. Okayama University has established the “Security Export Control Regulations of Okayama University” under the
Security Export Control System based on the “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA)”, and conducts
strict screening when accepting foreign students.
If you are subjected to this regulation or FEFTA, you may not be accepted or your desired research activities may be
restricted.
For details concerning the Security Export Control System in Japan, please refer to the following website.
URL； https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/anpo/englishpage.html

5. For more details about the application, please contact the following offices by e-mail.
(1) Inquiry about application, major field, and supervisor, etc.:
Graduate School Section
Academic Affairs Division
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology,
Okayama University
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, kita-ku Okayama 700-8530, Japan
E-mail: agf8576@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp(2) Inquiry about scholarship, accommodation, etc.:
International Affairs Department
Okayama University
2-1-1, Tsushima-naka kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
Fax: +81-86-252-5022 (from overseas)
Fax: 086-252-5022 (from inside Japan)
E-mail: housing@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp (Dormitory)
istudent@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp (Scholarship)7

Guide to Divisions（As of April 1, 2021）【１】 Division of Mathematics and Physics
１．Department of Mathematics
Research Areas

AlgebraGeometry

Analysis

Subjects

Instructors

Theory of Representations

ISHIKAWA Masao, Professor

Commutative Algebra

TERAI Naoki, Professor

Model Theory

TANAKA Katsumi, Professor

Rings and Categories of Modules

SUZUKI Takeshi, Associate Professor

Algebraic Geometry

ITO Atsushi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Algebra

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Geometric Structures

KONDO Kei, Professor

Geometry and Mathematical Physics

JINZENJI Masao, Professor

Advanced Topics in Topology

MONDEN Naoyuki, Associate Professor

Stable Homotopy Theory

TORII Takeshi, Professor

Seminar in Geometry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Applied Analysis

UEHARA Takato, Associate Professor

Nonlinear Partial Differential Equation

OSHITA Yoshihito, Professor

Seminar in Analysis

Faculty Members in the Research Area

２．Department of Physics
Research Areas
Quantum Structural Physics inCorrelated Matter
Quantum Physics in Correlated
MatterPhysics in Advanced Functional
Materials

Materials Physics in Extreme
Environments

Low Temperature Condensed
Matter Physics
Physics of Condensed Matter
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Physics

Subjects

Instructors

Quantum Structural Physics in Correlated Matter

NOGAMI Yoshio, Professor

Quantum Structural Physics in low Dimensional Materials

KONDO Ryusuke, Associate Professor

Seminar in Quantum Structural Physics in Correlated Matter

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Magnetism in Correlated Matter

MINO Michinobu, Professor

Seminar in Quantum Physics in Correlated Matter

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Functional Correlated Electron System

IKEDA Naoshi, Professor

Advanced Solid State Spectroscopy

KAMBE Takashi, Associate Professor

Physics of Antienvironmental Materials

MATSUSHIMA Yasushi, Senior Assistant Professor

Seminar in Physics in Advanced Functional Materials

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Physics Under Extreme Environment

KOBAYASHI Tatsuo, Professor

Low Temperature Physics in Strongly Correlated Matter

INADA Yoshihiko, Professor

Low Temperature Magnetism

ARAKI Shingo, Associate Professor

Seminar in Materials Physics in Extreme Environments

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Superconductivity

ZHENG Guo-Qing, Professor

Physical Properties of Solids in High Magnetic Fields

KAWASAKI Shinji, Associate Professor

Seminar in Low Temperature Condensed Matter Physics

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Quantum Theory for Solid-State Spectroscopy

OKADA Kozo, Professor

Seminar in Physics of Condensed Matter

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Cosmology

ISHINO Hirokazu, Professor

Seminar in Astroparticle Physics

Faculty Members in the Research Area

High Energy Particle Physics

KOSHIO Yusuke, Associate Professor☆

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Seminar in High Energy Physics

A name marked with a star (☆) is scheduled for retirement as of March 31, 2022

３．Cooperative Course (Department of X-ray Frontier Physics)
Research Areas

Subjects

Instructors

Condensed Matter Physics using Synchrotron Radiation

Advance Synchrotron Radiation
Physics

MIZUMAKI Masaitiro，Guest Professor

Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Physics

TAMENORI Yusuke，Guest Professor

Application of Condensed Matter Physics Using Synchrotron
Radiation

SATO Masugu, Guest Professor

Structural Physics using Synchrotron Radiation

ISHII Kenji, Guest Professor

Seminar in Advance Synchrotron Radiation Physics

Faculty Members in the Research Area8

【２】 Division of Earth, Life, and Molecular Sciences
１．Department of Chemistry
Research Areas

Structural Chemistry

Spectrochemistry
Synthetic and Physical Organic
Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry

Subjects

Instructors
ISHIDA Hiroyuki, Professor

Solid Structural Chemistry
Seminar in Structural Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Laser Spectroscopy

TANG Jian, Professor

Seminar in Spectrochemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Organic Photochemistry

OKAMOTO Hideki, Associate Professor

Seminar in Synthetic and Physical Organic Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Surface Inorganic Chemistry

OHKUBO Takahiro, Associate Professor

Functional Coordination Chemistry

SUNATSUKI Yukinari, Assistant Professor

Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area
KADOTA Isao, Professor

Natural Products Chemistry

TAKAMURA Hiroyoshi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Organic Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry

Organic Synthetic Chemistry
Nanochemistry☆

GOTOH Kazuma, Associate Professor

Faculty Members in the Research Area
KANETA Takashi, Professor

Analytical Chemistry

TAKEYASU Nobuyuki, Associate Professor

Seminar in Analytical Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Synthetic Carbohydrate Chemistry

HANAYA Tadashi, Professor

Seminar in Organic Synthetic Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Advanced Nanoscience

FUJIWARA Masazumi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Nanochemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area
A name marked with a star (☆) is scheduled for retirement as of March 31, 2022

２．Department of Biological Sciences
Research Areas

Molecular Genetics

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Neural Control of Behavior

Environmental Biology andChronobiology

Chemical Correlation and Control

Developmental Biology

Class Subjects

Instructors

Molecular and Developmental Genetics

NAKAGOSHI Hideki, Professor

Biological Chemistry of Gene Regulation

ABO Tatsuhiko , Professor

Seminar in Molecular Genetics

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Evolutionary Ecology

MIMURA Makiko, Associate Professor

Seminar in Plant Ecology and Evolution

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Behavioral Neurobiology

SAKAMOTO Hirotaka, Associate Professor

Neural Information Processing

MATSUI Teppei, Associate Professor

Seminar in Neural Control of Behavior

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Marine Genomics

HAMADA Mayuko, Associate Professor

Chronoecology

YOSHII Taishi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Environmental Biology and Chronobiology

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Adaptational Zoology

SAKAMOTO Tatsuya, Professor

Humoral Regulation of Cell Function

TAKEUCHI Sakae, Professor

Endocrinology

AIZAWA Sayaka, Associate Professor

Seminar in Chemical Correlation and Control

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Developmental Genetics

UEDA Hitoshi, Professor

Plant Developmental Genetics

TAKAHASHI Taku, Professor

Regeneration Biology

SATOH Akira, Associate Professor

Plant Cell Biology

MOTOSE Hiroyasu, Associate Professor

Seminar in Developmental Biology

Faculty Members in the Research Area
A name marked with a star (☆) is scheduled for retirement as of March 31, 2021

３．Department of Earth System Science
Research Areas

Dynamic Geology

Physics of the Earth and Planetary
Interior

Subjects

Instructors

Material Science of Earth and Planetary Deep Interiors

TERASAKI Hidenori, Professor

Crustal Evolution

NAKAMURA Daisuke, Associate Professor

Petrology of Fluid-Rock Interaction

NOZAKA Toshio, Associate Professor

Seminar in Dynamic Geology

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Earthquake Physics

TAKENAKA Hiroshi, Professor

Mineral Physics

URAKAWA Satoru, Professor

Seismotectonics

KUMAMOTO Takashi, Professor

Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism

UNO Koji, Professor

Active Tectonics

MATSUTA Nobuhisa, Professor

Seminar in Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interior

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Solar System Chemistry

YAMASHITA Katsuyuki, Associate Professor

Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry Carbonate Geochemistry

Atmospheric Sciences

INOUE Mayuri, Professor

Seminar in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Physical Climatology

NOZAWA Toru, Professor

Atmospheric Water Cycle and Climate Systems

KATO Kuranoshin, Professor

Science of Planetary Surface Environment

HASHIMOTO George L, Professor

Earth System Dynamics and Environment

MICHIBATA Takuro, Associate Professor

Seminar in Atmospheric Sciences

Faculty Members in the Research Area9

【３】 Division of Interdisciplinary Science
１．Department of Interdisciplinary Science
Research Areas

Mathematical Analysis

Extreme Quantum Physics

Subjects

Instructors

Mathematical Theory on Traveling Waves

TANIGUCHI Masaharu, Professor

Stochastic Differential Equations

TAGUCHI Dai, Associate Professor

Seminar in Mathematical Analysis

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Experimental Quantum Physics

YOSHIMURA Koji, Professor

Fundamental Atomic Physics

YOSHIMI Akihiro, Associate Professor

Seminar in Extreme Quantum Physics

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

UETAKE Satoshi, Associate Professor

Physics of Quantum Universe

Molecular Physiology

Seminar in Physics of Quantum Universe

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Light Energy Metabolism

TAKAHASHI Yuichiro, Professor

Seminar in Molecular Physiology

Faculty Members in the Research Area☆

SHEN Jian-Ren, Professor

Structural Biology

Coordination Chemistry
Quantum Physics in Condensed
MatterPhysics of Solid Surfaces andInterfaces

Quantum Many-Body Physics

Structural Biology

SUGA Michihiro, Associate Professor
AKITA Fusamichi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Structural Biology

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Advanced Coordination Chemistry

SUZUKI Takayoshi, Professor

Seminar in Coordination Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Advanced Quantum Condensed Matter Physics

KASAHARA Shigeru, Professor

Seminar in Quantum Physics in Condensed Matter

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Photoemission Spectroscopy of Solid Interfaces

YOKOYA Takayoshi, Professor

Physical Properties of Thin Films

MURAOKA Yuji, Associate Professor

Physics of Quantum Electronics

KOBAYASHI Kaya, Associate Professor

Seminar in Physics of Solid Surfaces and Interfaces

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Quantum Many-Body Physics

ICHIOKA Masanori, Professor

Physics in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems

JESCHKE Harald Olaf, Special Contract Personnel Professor（Special Appointment)
OTSUKI Junya, Associate Professor

Quantum Transport Physics

ADACHI Hiroto, Associate Professor

Seminar in Quantum Many-Body Physics

Physical Chemistry of Surface andInterface

Faculty Members in the Research Area
KUBOZONO Yoshihiro, Professor

Physical Chemistry of Interface

EGUCHI Ritsuko, Assistant Professor

Solid Material Science

GOTO Hidenori, Associate Professor

Seminar in Physical Chemistry of Surface and Interface

Theoretical Physical Chemistry

Theoretical Chemistry

Functional Organic Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area
KOGA Kenichiro, Professor

Statistical Mechanics

SUMI Tomonari, Associate Professor

Seminar in Theoretical Physical Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Theoretical Chemistry of Condensed Matter

MATSUMOTO Masakazu, Associate Professor

Seminar in Theoretical Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area
NISHIHARA Yasushi, Professor

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

MORI Hiroki, Assistant Professor

Seminar in Functional Organic Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area
A name marked with a star (☆) is scheduled for retirement as of March 31, 202210

【４】 Division of Industrial Innovation Sciences
１．Department of Computer Science
Research Areas

Computer Engineering

Pattern Information Processing

Intelligent Design

Theory of Programming andArtificial Intelligence

Subjects

Instructors

Advanced Research in Computer Software

YAMAUCHI Toshihiro, Professor

Advanced Research in Computer Hardware

WATANABE Minoru, Professor

Software Design

NOMURA Yoshinari, Associate Professor

Seminar in Computer Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research AreaIntelligent Image Information Processing

MOROOKA Ken'ichi, Professor

Natural Language Processing

TAKEUCHI Koichi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Pattern Information Processing

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Information Retrieval and Data Mining

OHTA Manabu, Professor

Advanced Research in Applied Information System

GOTOH Yusuke, Associate Professor

Seminar in Intelligent Design

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Network Computation Theory

TAKAHASHI Norikazu, Professor

Software Analytics

MONDEN Akito, Professor

Human Behavior Analysis

YÜCEL Zeynep, Associate Professor

Seminar in Theory of Programming and Artificial Intelligence

Faculty Members in the Research Area

A name marked with a star (☆) is scheduled for retirement as of March 31, 2022

２．Department of Information and Communication Systems
Research Areas
Information Transmission

Mobile Communications

Multimedia Radio Systems

Distributed System Design

Subjects

Instructors

Theory of Statistical Signal Processing

YAMANE Nobumoto, Associate Professor

Seminar in Information Transmission

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Mobile Communications

UEHARA Kazuhiro, Professor

Mobile Radio Transmission

TOMISATO Shigeru, Associate Professor

Seminar in Mobile Communications

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Multimedia Radio Systems

DENNO Satoshi, Professor

Seminar in Multimedia Radio Systems

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Theory of Distributed Algorithms

FUNABIKI Nobuo, Professor

Advanced Information Hiding Techniques

KURIBAYASHI Minoru, Associate Professor

Seminar in Distributed System Design

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Optical and Electromagnetic Waves and Circuits

TOYOTA Yoshitaka, Professor

Optical and Electromagnetic Waves Digital EMC Design

Information Security

Network Systems☆

TOYOTA Yoshitaka, Professor

Seminar in Optical and Electromagnetic Waves

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Cryptography Design

NOGAMI Yasuyuki, Professor

High Reliable Communication

KUSAKA Takuya, Senior Assistant Professor

Seminar in Information Security

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Network Systems

FUKUSHIMA Yukinobu, Associate Professor

Seminar in Network Systems

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Power System and Energy Network Advanced Energy Network Engineering
Engineering
Seminar in Power System and Energy Network Engineering

TAKAHASHI Akiko, Associate Professor
Faculty Members in the Research Area

A name marked with a star (☆) is scheduled for retirement as of March 31, 2022

３．Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Superconductivity
Engineering

Electric Power Conversion System
Engineering

Subjects

Instructors

High Tc Superconductor Engineering

KIM Seok Beom, Professor

Applied Superconductivity Machinery

UEDA Hiroshi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Applied Superconductivity Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Power Quality

HIRAKI Eiji, Professor

Modern Power Electronics

UMETANI Kazuhiro, Associate Professor

Seminar in Electric Power Conversion System Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Motor Design Engineering

TAKEMOTO Masatsugu, Professor

Seminar in Motor System Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Distributed Parameter Systems

IMAI Jun, Associate Professor

Seminar in Electronic Control Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Microwave Circuit Analysis

SANAGI Minoru, Associate Professor

Microwave Circuit Design

SANAGI Minoru, Associate Professor

Seminar in Microwave Circuits

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Motor System Engineering

Electronic Control Engineering

Microwave Circuits

Nanodevice and Materials
Engineering

Multiscale Device Design

Introduction to Nanotechnology for Energy Research

HAYASHI Yasuhiko, Professor

Materials Properties

YAMASHITA Yoshifumi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Nanodevice and Materials Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Multiscale Numerical Analysis

TSURUTA Kenji, Professor

Functional Materials and Devices

TSURUTA Kenji, Professor

Seminar in Multiscale Device Design

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Photonics Device Engineering

FUKANO Hideki, Professor

Optoelectronic and Electromagnetic
Wireless Power Transmission Systems
Wave Engineering

FUJIMORI Kazuhiro, Associate Professor

Seminar in Optoelectronic and Electromagnetic Wave Engineering

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Faculty Members in the Research Area

４．Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems
Research Areas

Intelligent Systems Optimization

Intelligent Adaptive and Learning
SystemSubjects

Instructors

Advanced Course on Intelligent Systems Optimization

NISHI Tatsushi, Professor

Environmental Safety System Engineering

SATO Haruo, Associate Professor

Seminar in Intelligent Systems Optimization

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Motion Control of Robotic Manipulator

MINAMI Mamoru, Professor

Construction Methodology of Robot System

MATSUNO Takayuki, Associate Professor

Seminar in Intelligent Adaptive and Learning System

Faculty Members in the Research AreaIntelligent System Organization and Intelligent Human Interface Engineering
Management
Seminar in Intelligent System Organization and Management
Production IntelligenceIntelligent Mechanical Control

Sysetm Integration

MURATA Atsuo, Professor
Faculty Members in the Research Area

Selected Topics in Systems Management

ARIZONO Ikuo, Professor

Decision Making for Production

YANAGAWA Yoshinari, Associate Professor

Seminar in Production Intelligence

Faculty Members in the Research AreaIntelligent Mechanical Control System

HIRATA Kentaro, Professor

Intelligent Mechanical Control Elements

NAKAMURA Yukinori, Senior Assistant Professor

Seminar in Intelligent Mechanical Control

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Micro Sensors and Actuators

KANDA Takefumi, Professor

Actuator Engineering

WAKIMOTO Shuichi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Sysetm Integration

Faculty Members in the Research Area
WATANABE Keigo,

Mechatronic Systems

Mechatronic Systems☆

Special Contract Personnel Professor （Special Appointment)

Biological Information Systems

SHIBANOKI Taro, Associate Professor

Seminar in Mechatronic Systems

Faculty Members in the Research Area
A name marked with a star (☆) is scheduled for retirement as of March 31, 2022

５．Department of Advanced Mechanics
Research Areas

Structural Materials Engineering

Applied Solid Mechanics

Machine Design and Tribology

Nontraditional Machining

Manufacturing Engineering

Subjects

Instructors

Prediction and Control of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
OKAYASU Mitsuhiro, Professorof Metals
Materials Analysis

TAKEMOTO Yoshito, Associate Professor

Seminar in Structural Materials Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Solid Engineering

TADA Naoya, Professor

Materials Design

UEMORI Takeshi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Applied Solid Mechanics

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Advanced Machine Design

FUJII Masahiro, Professor

Applied Surface Engineering

SHIOTA Tadashi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Machine Design and Tribology

Faculty Members in the Research Area

High Energy Beam Machining

OKADA Akira, Professor

Nontraditional Micro-machining

OKAMOTO Yasuhiro, Associate Professor

Seminar in Nontraditional Machining

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Advanced Precision Machining Technology

OHASHI Kazuhito, Professor

Advanced Manufacturing System Design Engineering

KODAMA Hiroyuki, Senior Assistant Professor

Seminar in Manufacturing Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Aerospace Propulsion Engineering

KOUCHI Toshinori, Professor

Fluid Dynamics

Heat Transfer Engineering

Heat Power Engineering

SUZUKI Hiroki, Associate Professor
Seminar in Fluid Dynamics

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Heat Transfer of Multi-phase Flow

HORIBE Akihiko, Professor

Utilization of Phase-change Phenomena

YAMADA Yutaka, Senior Assistant Professor

Seminar in Heat Transfer Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Laser-aided Diagnostics

KAWAHARA Nobuyuki,Professor

Seminar in Heat Power Engineering

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【５】 Division of Applied Chemistry
１．Department of Applied Chemistry
Research Areas

Subjects

Instructors

Thin Films of Inorganic Materials

Inorganic Materials

Solid State Chemistry

Interface Process Engineering
Fluid and Particle Process
Engineering

Bioprocess Engineering

Synthetic Process Chemistry

Organometallic Chemistry

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Bioorganic Chemistry

Heteroatom Chemistry
Industrial Catalysis

Polymeric Materials

Functional Molecular Engineering

FUJII Tatsuo, Professor

Chemistry of Functional Inorganic Materials

KANO Jun, Associate Professor

Seminar in Inorganic Materials

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Ceramics Materials

KISHIMOTO Akira, Professor

Energy Materials Chemistry

TERANISHI Takashi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Solid State Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Advanced Interface Design

ONO Tsutomu, Professor

Seminar in Interface Process Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Advance in Particle Characteristics

GOTOH Kuniaki, Professor

Thermal Transport Phenomena

NAKASO Koichi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Fluid and Particle Process Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Design of Biocatalysts and Bioprocesses

IMAMURA Koreyoshi, Professor

Interface Science and Technology for Biomaterials

ISHIDA Naoyuki, Associate Professor

Seminar in Bioprocess Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Green Process Chemistry

SUGA Seiji, Professor

Synthetic Processes of Organic Materials

MITSUDO Koichi, Associate Professor

Seminar in Synthetic Process Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Organometallic Chemistry

MIURA Tomoya, Professor

Seminar in Organometallic Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

The Logic for Organic Synthesis

EMA Tadashi, Professor

Mechanisms of Organic Reactions

TAKAISHI Kazuto, Associate Professor

Seminar in Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Chemistry of Biological Reactions

SAKAKURA Akira, Professor

Chemistry of Natural Product Synthesis

MIZOGUCHI Haruki, Associate Professor

Seminar in Bioorganic Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Organic Electron Transfer Chemistry

KUROBOSHI Manabu, Associate Professor

Seminar in Heteroatom Chemistry

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Chemistry of Homogeneous Catalysts

OSHIKI Toshiyuki, Senior Assistant Professor

Seminar in Industrial Catalysis

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Physical Properties of Polymers

UCHIDA Tetsuya, Associate Professor

Fundamentals of Polymer Solid Materials

OKIHARA Takumi, Senior Assistant Professor

Seminar in Polymeric Materials

Faculty Members in the Research Area

Molecular Technology

NISHINA Yuta, Associate Professor

Seminar in Functional Molecular Engineering

Faculty Members in the Research Area

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