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
Professor	KIMURA Makoto		Differential Geometry	Lab
Professor	SHIMOMURA Katsunori		Potential theory
Professor	NAKAI Eiichi		Real and harmonic analysis	Lab
Professor	HASEGAWA TAKEHISA		Mathematical physics/Fundamental condensed matter physics	Lab
Professor	FUJIMA Shoichi		Numerical analysis and computation algorithm
Professor	MURASHIGE Sunao		Nonlinear waves, Numerical analysis	Lab
Professor	WATANABE Shinya		Mathematical modeling & numerics
Associate Professor	AIBA Akira		Algebraic number theory
Associate Professor	ANDO Hiroshi		Partial differential equation
Associate Professor	IRIYEH HIROSHI		convex body, symplectic structure, Hamiltonian system
Associate Professor	OHTSUKA Fumiko		Differential geometry
Associate Professor	SUZUKI Kanako		Partial differential equations, analysis on nonlinear phenomena

Department of Astrophysics

Position	Name	One-page summary	Research field	Link
Professor	TSURIBE Toru		Theoretical Astrophysics
Professor	MOMOSE Munetake		Radio astronomy, formation of stars and planetary systems, radio interferometry	Lab
Professor	YOSHIDA Tatsuo		High energy astrophysics, gamma-ray astronomy
Professor	YONEKURA Yoshinori		Radio Astronomy, Star Formation, Observational Studies using Hitachi and Takahagi 32-m Radio Telescopes
Associate Professor	KATAGIRI Hideaki		Gamma-ray astrophysics	Lab

Department of Chemistry

Position	Name	One-page summary	Research field	Link
Professor	OHASHI Akira		Development of new methods of synthesis, separation, and detection utilizing liquid-liquid interface as reaction field	Lab
Professor	KIM Haeng-Boo		Space- and time-resolved spectroscopy and electrochemistry. Photochemistry of coordination compounds
Associate Professor	KAGOSHIMA Hirotaka		Development of new synthetic organic reactions using metallic reagents
Associate Professor	SHIMAZAKI yuichi		Synthesis and reactivities of metal complexes containing biological molecules

Cooperative Graduate School System

Position	Name	One-page summary	Research field	Link
Visiting Professor	TAKEZAWA Yoshitaka
Visiting Professor	FUKAYA Norihisa

Department of Biology

Position	Name	One-page summary	Research field	Link
Professor	KANOU Kouki		Ichthyology	Lab
Professor	KITADE Osamu		Ecology and evolution of termites and symbiotic microorganisms
Professor	NODA Satoko		Environmental agriculture, Applied microbiology, Biodiversity and systematics	Lab
Associate Professor	OIKAWA Shimpei		Plant ecophysiologycal ecology: leaf phenology, nitrogen use and carbon balance with emphasis on global change issues	Lab
Associate Professor	Suzuki Takumi		Drosophila melanogaster, neural develpment, neural sten cells, insects
Associate Professor	NAKAZATO Ryoji		The studies on biodiversity and environmental preservation of Lake Kasumigaura
Associate Professor	FUTAHASHI MIZUKO		Molecular biology, Insect science
Associate Professor	MOROOKA Fuki		Ecology, taxonomy and phylogeny of social insects	Lab
Assistant Professor	Kobayashi Yusuke		葉緑体DNA, 葉緑体核様体, 相同組換え, 細胞内共生

Cooperative Graduate School System

Position	Name	One-page summary	Research field	Link
Visiting Professor	SUZUKI Masashi		Molecular biology of growth factors

Department of Earth Sciences

Position	Name	One-page summary	Research field	Link
Professor	OKADA Makoto		Paleomagnetism, paleoceanography, studies for reconstruction of paleoenvironmental changes from lake and deep sea sediments
Professor	KAWAHARA Jun		Solid earth physics, seismic wave propagation, and earthquake ground motion
Professor	KITA Kazuyuki		Atmospheric environment, ozone and aerosols, remote sensing of atmospheric trace gases
Professor	KOARAI MAMORU		Geography, Geology, Natural disaster/Disaster prevention science, Geography, Geography, Environmental impact assessment
Professor	NOZAWA Satoshi		Solar physics, MHD simulation and astrophysics
Professor	Hashizume Ko		Isotope Volatile Water Organics Moon Planet Meteorite Early-Earth Life Atmosphere
Associate Professor	HASEGAWA Takeshi		Volcanic geology, Igneous petrology	Lab
Associate Professor	FUJIYA WATARU		Meteorites, Solar system, Isotopes, Mass spectrometry	Lab
Associate Professor	YAMADA TAKUJI		Seismology, Volcanology, Seafloor Geodesy, Kilauea volcano, Self-similarity of earthquakes, Stress drop, Rupture speed	Lab
Associate Professor	WAKAZUKI YASUTAKA		Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology, Natural disaster/Disaster prevention science
Lecturer	YAMAGUCHI Naofumi		Sedimentology, Coastal morphodynamics	Lab