Overview
This major in science is composed of five courses, providing graduate students with curricula corresponding to fundamental and well-established fields of science. The courses are Mathematics-Informatics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth Sciences. The major aims at educational and research activities, cultivating in establishing a profound knowledge and research ability in the corresponding courses. The major also aims at acquiring widespread knowledge in related interdisciplinary fields of scientific interest and culture so that students can respond flexibly to changes in our present society.
Faculty Members
Department of Mathematics and Informatics
| Position | Name | One-page summary | Research field | Link |
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ICHIMURA Humio |
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Algebraic number theory |
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| Professor |
KIMURA Makoto |
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Differential Geometry |
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| Professor |
SHIMOMURA Katsunori |
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Potential theory |
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| Professor |
NAKAI Eiichi |
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Real and harmonic analysis |
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| Professor |
HASEGAWA Hiroshi |
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Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, chaotic dynamics, time series analysis, artificial intelligence |
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| Professor |
FUJIMA Shoichi |
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Numerical analysis and computation algorithm |
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| Professor |
MURASHIGE Sunao |
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Nonlinear waves, Numerical analysis |
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| Professor |
WATANABE Shinya |
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Mathematical modeling & numerics |
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| Associate Professor |
AIBA Akira |
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Algebraic number theory |
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| Associate Professor |
ANDO Hiroshi |
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Partial differential equation |
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| Associate Professor |
IRIYEH HIROSHI |
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convex body, symplectic structure, Hamiltonian system |
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| Associate Professor |
OHTSUKA Fumiko |
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Differential geometry |
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| Associate Professor |
SUZUKI Kanako |
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Partial differential equations, analysis on nonlinear phenomena |
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| Associate Professor |
HASEGAWA TAKEHISA |
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統計物理, 複雑ネットワーク, ネットワーク科学, 相転移・臨界現象, パーコレーション |
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Department of Astrophysics
| Position | Name | One-page summary | Research field | Link |
| Professor |
TSURIBE Toru |
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Theoretical Astrophysics |
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| Professor |
MOMOSE Munetake |
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Radio astronomy, formation of stars and planetary systems, radio interferometry |
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| Professor |
YOSHIDA Tatsuo |
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High energy astrophysics, gamma-ray astronomy |
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| Professor |
YONEKURA Yoshinori |
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Radio Astronomy, Star Formation, Observational Studies using Hitachi and Takahagi 32-m Radio Telescopes |
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| Associate Professor |
KATAGIRI Hideaki |
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Gamma-ray astrophysics |
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Department of Chemistry
| Position | Name | One-page summary | Research field | Link |
| Professor |
ORIYAMA Takeshi |
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Development of highly efficient and selective reactions toward environmentally benign organic syntheses. Studies on chemical synthesis of biological substances |
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| Professor |
KIM Haeng-Boo |
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Space- and time-resolved spectroscopy and electrochemistry. Photochemistry of coordination compounds |
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| Associate Professor |
OHASHI Akira |
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Development of new methods of synthesis, separation, and detection utilizing liquid-liquid interface as reaction field |
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| Associate Professor |
KAGOSHIMA Hirotaka |
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Development of new synthetic organic reactions using metallic reagents |
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| Associate Professor |
SHIMAZAKI yuichi |
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Synthesis and reactivities of metal complexes containing biological molecules |
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Cooperative Graduate School System
| Position | Name | One-page summary | Research field | Link |
| Professor |
TAKEZAWA Yoshitaka |
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| Professor |
FUKAYA Norihisa |
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Department of Biology
| Position | Name | One-page summary | Research field | Link |
| Professor |
ENDO Yasuhiko |
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Plant systematics, comparative anatomy and morphology of plants |
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| Professor |
KITADE Osamu |
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Ecology and evolution of termites and symbiotic microorganisms |
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| Professor |
NODA Satoko |
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微生物生態学、環境微生物 |
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| Associate Professor |
OIKAWA Shimpei |
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Plant ecophysiologycal ecology: leaf phenology, nitrogen use and carbon balance with emphasis on global change issues |
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| Associate Professor |
KANOU Kouki |
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Ichthyology |
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| Associate Professor |
NAKAZATO Ryoji |
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The studies on biodiversity and environmental preservation of Lake Kasumigaura |
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| Associate Professor |
FUTAHASHI MIZUKO |
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| Associate Professor |
MOROOKA Fuki |
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Ecology, taxonomy and phylogeny of social insects |
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| Assistant Professor |
Kobayashi Yusuke |
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葉緑体DNA, 葉緑体核様体, 相同組換え, 細胞内共生 |
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| Assistant Professor |
Suzuki Takumi |
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Drosophila melanogaster, neural develpment, neural sten cells, insects |
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Cooperative Graduate School System
| Position | Name | One-page summary | Research field | Link |
| Professor |
SUZUKI Masashi |
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Molecular biology of growth factors |
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Department of Earth Sciences
| Position | Name | One-page summary | Research field | Link |
| Professor |
ANDO Hisao |
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Sedimentary geology and paleontology (elucidation of stratal formation processes, and reconstruction of paleoecological evolution of fossil biota) |
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| Professor |
OKADA, Makoto |
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Paleomagnetism, paleoceanography, studies for reconstruction of paleoenvironmental changes from lake and deep sea sediments |
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| Professor |
KAWAHARA Jun |
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Solid earth physics, seismic wave propagation, and earthquake ground motion |
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| Professor |
KITA Kazuyuki |
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Atmospheric environment, ozone and aerosols, remote sensing of atmospheric trace gases |
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| Professor |
KOARAI MAMORU |
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地形学、第四紀学、応用地質学、地図学、GIS、リモートセンシング、防災科学 |
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| Professor |
Hashizume Ko |
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Isotope Volatile Water Organics Moon Planet Meteorite Early-Earth Life Atmosphere |
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| Associate Professor |
NOZAWA Satoshi |
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Solar physics, MHD simulation and astrophysics |
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| Associate Professor |
HASEGAWA Takeshi |
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Volcanic geology, Igneous petrology |
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| Associate Professor |
FUJIYA WATARU |
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Meteorites, Solar system, Isotopes, Mass spectrometry |
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| Associate Professor |
YAMADA TAKUJI |
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Seismology, Volcanology, Seafloor Geodesy |
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| Associate Professor |
WAKAZUKI YASUTAKA |
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| Assistant Professor |
YAMAGUCHI Naofumi |
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Sedimentology, Coastal morphodynamics |
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