The Department of Environment and Resource Sciences aims at training advanced technical specialists who can contribute to the promotion of a safe and vigorous recycling-oriented society which is focused on lowering environmental impact by the effective use of resources and resource recycling. We attempt to achieve this goal in order to address prominent issues human beings must face such as the depletion of resources, the deterioration of nature and habitats, the global food shortage etc. Therefore, it is our responsibility to promote and deepen education and research in hopes of creating a sound system involving recycling and symbiosis with the environment by uniting cities, farming lands and forests. In addition we seek to educate on methods to achieve a system of low environmental impact which promotes safe and affluent living by saving, reusing and recycling materials.
We aim to provide education and research concerning the development of a secure, safe and sustainable biological production system through the utilization of animal and plant resources, the development of animal and plant functions, the clarification of dynamics of ecology in the process of animal and plant production, and the improvement of the production of environmental equipment, mechanization and functionality.
In particular, our program provides comprehensive education and research, integrating agriculture and engineering in order to effectively utilize technology. Of particular interest is the circulation of biomass specific to warm climate regions; the resources used in recycling and the control of technology through forests, farming lands and urban areas; the creation of comfortable urban spaces; the function of enforcement of fire prevention in rural villages and urban areas; and the development of ecological and chemical restoration technology to aid the environment. Also, the program aims to train the human resource personnel functionally so that they will possess the ability to answer the requests from communities as well as contribute to the task of global betterment.
Doctor of Agriculture, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy
The Course entitled "Environmentally Harmonized Technology and Science" provides interdisciplinary and comprehensive education and research by integrating agricultural science and engineering in order to address issues related to energy problems and the development of renewable energy. It focuses on the utilization of biomass derived from agriculture, forestry, and livestock industries; the creation of resource-recycling regional societies; the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through the effective use of rich natural environments, particularly forest resources; the utilization of diverse biological resources; water resource conservation; environmental restoration technologies; strengthening disaster prevention functions; and the development of comfortable regional and urban environments. In aiming to build a sustainable society, this course provides systematic instruction on the theories, technologies, and methodologies necessary for harmonizing and coexisting with nature and ecosystems.
The Course entitled "Sustainable Agricultural Technology and Science" provides education and research on scientific and technological approaches to sustainable production through the effective utilization, development, and appropriate management of biological resources. By integrating plant production science, animal production science, and agricultural environmental engineering, the course promotes comprehensive agricultural education and research. Specifically, it addresses the analysis and control of production systems for plants and animals involved in sustainable production; the effective utilization of plant and animal resources; the development and enhancement of biological functions; the control of diseases and pests; the analysis of physiological functions of plants and animals; and the elucidation of ecosystem dynamics in the processes of plant and animal production. In addition, it focuses on environmental improvement in agricultural production, mechanization, and systemization, thereby providing the theories, technologies, and methodologies necessary for the development of sustainable production systems.
The Department of Applied Biological Science aims to train advanced technical specialists who can attain understanding of the various functions involving animals and plants, micro organisms and aquatic organisms, and based upon such expertise, can contribute to the tasks of producing food, energy and a cleaner environment, which is of great importance to both local and global societies. Therefore, our department provides the education and research needed for clearly understanding the potential functions of micro organisms, decomposition of environmental pollutants and biomass conversion in local communities to produce useful materials.
The department and program also provide the education and research regarding the development of an assessment system for functions involving animals, plants and food, in addition to a functional materials searching system.
Furthermore, it provides the education and research relating to the development of functional aquatic food products and the search for highly functional materials; the preservation and resource management of coastal ecology unique to warm climates; the appropriate resource control and advanced technology for aquaculture and stock enhancement balancing preservation of ecology of coastal areas, and the efficient production of aquatic organisms for effective utilization of coastal organisms.
In particular, our department provides comprehensive education and research integrating agriculture and engineering for the functional clarification of local biomass by microbiology, enzyme engineering and fermentation engineering and the development of its utilization. In addition it focuses on the development of environmental preservation technology by utilizing animals, plants and micro organisms, improvement of diet integrating genetic analysis and biological information engineering and the development of new healthy foods and medicines. The aim is to train human resource personnel who can respond to the needs of local communities and various globally pertinent tasks.
Doctor of Agriculture, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy
The Course entitled "Bioscience and Biotechnology" comprehensively addresses food, health, biological resources, and the environment by utilizing the life functions of animals, plants, and microorganisms, and provides education and research in biochemistry, genetic engineering, bioengineering, and food functional science. Furthermore, through the development of the latent functions of microorganisms, the course promotes education and research on the decomposition of environmental pollutants and the conversion of regional biomass resources into useful substances, ranging from the molecular level to fermentation engineering, through collaboration between agriculture and engineering. In addition, the course conducts education and research on the development of systems for evaluating the functionality of regional foods and systems for searching for functional substances, and advances the understanding of the biological regulatory mechanisms and detoxification metabolism of functional substances in foods at the cellular level. To address these issues, the course provides systematic instruction on the theories, technologies, and methodologies required.
The Course entitled "Marine Biological Science" provides education and research on the exploration of bioactive substances derived from aquatic organisms, the development of food products, the search for and application of useful microorganisms, the ecological and genetic analysis of aquatic organisms related to the management of fishery resources, and aquaculture and stock enhancement. Furthermore, it promotes comprehensive education and research that addresses environmental issues, resource management, ecosystem conservation, and food security arising from the relationship between human society and aquatic environments, from the perspective of fisheries science. Through these activities, the course provides systematic instruction on the theories, technologies, and methodologies necessary to address a wide range of issues related to aquatic organisms.
The Department of Materials and Informatics aims to train advanced technical specialists who can contribute to the development of new environmentally-friendly materials, technology concerning conversion and analysis of energy, energy-saving methods, highly computerized manufacturing technology, information processing technology and mathematical models. This will be accomplished by utilizing advanced algorithms and software in order to address the need for an environmentally-friendly recycling-oriented advanced information society. Therefore, this department provides the education and research concerning the creation of functional materials controlled by nano-order, the development of highly efficient converted symbiotic energy system, energy measurement and analysis. Furthermore, it provides the education and research corresponding to the development of measurement and control systems based on production engineering, designs with low environmental impact and production technologies, and the intellectual control of production information based on information network technologies etc.
Moreover, this department provides the education and research corresponding to the management of medical information and the clarification of information involved in the genome, the analysis and prediction of the functionality involved in food, the theoretical development of molecular modeling, the modeling itself, analysis and simulation of complicated nonlinear phenomena, and the analysis and design of information communication networks and integrated circuits. This is accomplished by applying bioinformatics combined with agriculture, biology and computer science.
The department aims to develop an educational environment allowing for research which combines many fields of engineering, and to train human resource personnel who can contribute to creating regional and global solutions with rich creative ability and originality.
Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy
The Course entitled "Advanced Materials and Energy" provides education and research on the creation of environmentally harmonized, recycling-oriented functional materials, as well as on energy conversion and analysis. To this end, the fields of chemistry, electrical engineering, and materials engineering collaborate to promote education and research on the creation of functional materials controlled at the nano-scale, the manufacturing and evaluation of new thin-film semiconductors, and the development of highly efficient energy conversion systems for nature-friendly energy sources such as solar cells and fuel cells. Furthermore, based on hadron physics, atomic physics, and astrophysics, the course conducts education and research on the measurement and analysis of high-energy particles (such as elementary particles, X-rays, lasers, and plasma), and provides systematic instruction on the theories, technologies, and methodologies necessary to address challenges in these fields.
The Course entitled "Production Technology" This course conducts education and research on energy-saving and highly information-oriented production technologies through the close integration of mechanical engineering and information engineering. Specifically, it promotes education and research on the development of measurement and control systems based on production engineering, vibration engineering, and fluid engineering; ultra-precision and high-quality machining technologies; the development of structural materials with consideration for environmental impact; and the intelligent management of production information based on information network technologies, software technologies, and mathematical engineering methods. Through these activities, the course provides systematic instruction on the theories, technologies, and methodologies necessary to address these challenges.
The Course entitled "Course of Computer Science and Bio-informatics" provides education and research based on advanced information processing technologies and knowledge, focusing on the construction and solution of mathematical models, as well as algorithms and software. To this end, the course promotes education and research through bioinformatics, which integrates agricultural science, biology, and information science, addressing the management of medical information, the elucidation of information embedded in genomes, and the analysis and prediction of functional properties of food (such as health maintenance and antiviral effects). In addition, the course conducts education and research on the development of molecular modeling theory, the modeling, analysis, and simulation of complex nonlinear phenomena, the analysis and design of information and communication systems and integrated circuits, and the development of self-repairing computer systems. Through these activities, the course provides systematic instruction on the theories, technologies, and methodologies necessary to address these challenges.
