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ResearchersPresident / Vice President
Name Specialized Area Hiroshi Yamamoto
PresidentMedicine
Research on the cause, pathogenesis and control of diabetic angiopathyYoshimasa Yokogawa
Vice PresidentTheory of Art and Care
Creative Experiments of 'Hospitality Art'Shigeo Kimura
Vice President,DeanThermal Engineering
Buoyancy driven convection and geothermal energy developmentFaculty of Production Systems Engineering and Sciences
Name Specialized Area Yoshio Iwata
Dean,HeadDynamics of Machinery
Study on vibration control of machinery / Development of dynamic absorber and impact damperDepartment of Production Systems Engineering and Sciences
Shinobu Sakai
ChairSports Engineering
Research and development on sports equipment and high-performance training machineYoichi Utanohara
ProfessorThermal and Fluid Engineering
Flow phenomena and heat and mass transfer in power plantsNobuyoshi Kawabata
ProfessorFluid Engineering
Smoke and human behavior in enclosed space / Study on grooved bearingsHiroyuki Kagawa
ProfessorMechanical Engineering and Glaciology
Development of mechanical devices and measuring systems / Analysis and evaluation of performances, strengths, and other mechanical propertiesMotohiro Kasuya
Associate ProfessorTribology, Surface Science
Characterization of molecular behavior under mechanical response at the material interfacesYusuke Ueno
Assistant ProfessorMachine tool, Robotics
Study on improving the precision and intelligence of machine tools and robot arms by heuristic and learningJin-Xing Shi
Associate ProfessorSolid Mechanics / CAE
Shape design optimization of composite structures/nano structuresAkira Hosokawa
ProfessorPrecision machining / Production engineering
Research on precision machining for various materials such as cutting, grinding and other processing.Hyung-Won Park
Associate ProfessorMaterials Science and Production Engineering
Research and development of novel structural materials and its processingMasatoshi Hikizu
Associate ProfessorMechatronics
Control of robotics, Development of power assist mechanismShinji Ikeda
Associate ProfessorMagnetics Engineering
High frequency devices and precision machining, using magnetic particlesKozo Yamashita
Associate ProfessorAtmospheric Electricity
Observational research for lightning and thunderstorm activity based on electromagnetic and electrostatic measurement.Haruhiko Kimura
ProfessorInformation Technology
Research related AI applications, supporting for caring of solitary aged person and recognition of environmentsYusuke Kajiwara
Associate ProfessorArtificial Intelligence
Predicting the Coping Skills of Older Drivers in the Face of Unexpected SituationYoshihiro Ueda
ProfessorData Science
Research on anomaly detection and inspection process automation using AI and IoT technicsKazuma Sakamoto
Assistant
ProfessorIntelligence Science and Technology
Research for social network user attribute estimation, social event extraction, person recognition and sports information processingTatsuto Murayama
ProfessorMathematical Informatics
Statistical physics of information processing systemsSusumu Shinohara
ProfessorPhysics
Wave chaos theory and its application to microcavity lasersHiroshi Tamura
ProfessorMathematical physics
Research on quantum statistical mechanics in terms of functional analysis and probability theoryShinichi Funase
LecturerMechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Education Technology
Study on automatic production system without computer programsFaculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing
Name Specialized Area Mayumi Tokuda
ChairHome Care Nursing
Study on defecation care / Study on home care nursingMichiko Ito
ProfessorFundamental Nursing
Research on safe management of medical supplies used by nurses in infection controlTerumi Ueda
Associate ProfessorFundamental Nursing
Development of new outcome indicators and treatments for leg edema of older adultsChinatsu Kato
Assistant ProfessorFundamental Nursing
Nursing support for people with sleep apnea syndrome under CPAP therapyYuiko Suzuki
Assistant ProfessorFundamental Nursing
Basic research on self-care of lymphedemaKazuyo Kitaoka
ProfessorMental Health Nursing
Study on work environment and mental health of employeesMiho Katayama
Associate ProfessorMental Health Nursing
Study on emotions and behaviors of mothers in childcare processRitsuko Aijo
Assistant ProfessorMental Health Nursing
Study on Cognitive RehabilitationYuko Matsui
ProfessorAdult Nursing
Reserch on skin disorders related to chemotherapyKeiko Kimori
ProfessorAdults Nursing
Visualized Nursing for invisible peripheral veins and elderly people using echocardiographyNatsuko Yamada
Assistant ProfessorAdult Nursing
Study on Nursing Assessment for Critically Ill PatientsYumi Koizumi
ProfessorOlder Adults Nursing
Study on tactile massage/Study on nursing support of older adults with dementia and caregiving familiesEri Konda
Assistant ProfessorOlder Adults Nursing
Study on oral frailty and meal support in senior citizens with type 2 diabetesHiroko Tsuda
Assistant ProfessorOlder Adults Nursing
Research on drug therapy and support for elimination in the elderlyAzusa Oda
Assistant ProfessorPediatric Nursing
Blood glucose-sleep monitoring in children with type 1 diabetesAkemi Maeda
Assistant ProfessorPediatric Nursing
Research on Support for Developmentally Characteristic Children and Their FamiliesMegumi Sakamoto
ProfessorMaternal Nursing
Health care and nutrition education in perinatal women and infantsTakayo Yamada
LecturerMaternity nursing
Study of midwifery sutdent performance during antenatal health cheackRuriko Kyuji
Assistant ProfessorMaternal Nursing
Research on support for high-risk pregnant womenYukari Shimizu
LecturerHome Care Nursing
Study on the exposure and evaluation of antibacterial substances against allergiesKazumi Yaguchi
Assistant ProfessorHome Care Nursing
A study on the support of older and family caregivers living in the community and the usefulness of robot care devicesAkie Nakada
ProfessorPublic Health Nursing
Research on evaluation of community health projects/ Research using community health data, Research on evaluation of education using Active learningMichiko Ikeda
Assistant ProfessorPublic Health Nursing
Study on the effects of environmental pollution of dioxins on childrenToshihiro Tsukatani
Assistant ProfessorPublic Health Nursing
Study on the use of real-world data for health promotionYusuke Takagi
ProfessorPublic health, Physiology, Nutrition, Psychology
Changes in physiological and psychological response during physical activities under the several meteorological environmentsFaculty of Health Sciences Department of Clinical Engineering
Name Specialized Area Jun Hirayama
Acting ChairBasic Biology
Study on light-dependent regulation of circadian clockHiroki Kitaura
ProfessorPathophysiology on epilepsy
Optical imaging and electrophysiology on human epilepsyHiroki Nakata
ProfessorHistology
Morphology of reproductive organsKazuhisa Fujita
Associate ProfessorArtificial intelligence
Pursuit of artificial intelligence from an interdisciplinary perspectiveJunko Izawa
LecturerInformation Science (Image Analysis)
Computer Vision, Medical Image Analysis, Macine LearningTetsuji Yamaoka
ProfessorBiomaterials
Research on the highly functional biomaterials that support stem cell growth/differentiation in the bodyYoshihisa Yamaoka
ProfessorMedical and biological engineering
Biological optical imaging, Biophotonics, Precise optical measurement, Nonlinear opticsJongho Lee
ProfessorHuman Biomedical Engineering
Study on health care and medical assistance of the elderly based on analysis of motor control in the brainYasunari Hashimoto
ProfessorBiomedical Engineering
Clinical application of brain-machine interface using electroencephalogramMasamichi Nogawa
Associate ProfessorBiomedical Engineering
Healthcare, welfare, and therapeutic technologyAkihiro Yamada
Associate ProfessorCardiovascular Engineering
Hemodynamic analysis of congenital heart disease and development of Fontan circulation assist deviceYoshinori Sato
Associate ProfessorBiomedical engineering
Research on dialysis membrane materialHideo Sakamoto
LecturerMedical Engineering
Research on construction of intracircuit blood coagulation detection system in extracorporeal circulationIkuto Suzuki
Assistant ProfessorBiomedical engineering
Study on optical measurement methods and devices for health careFaculty of Intercultural Communication
Toru Okamura
Dean,HeadSociolinguistics
Pidgin and Creole LinguisticsDepartment of Intercultural Communication
Name Specialized Area Shigeki Shakuya
ChairAnthropology of Tourism
Studies on local society participation in tourism development of Maya archaeological parksFukiko Nakako
ProfessorTourism,Tourism Sociology
Accessible Tourism, Local Tourism development,Social CapitalYuki Asakura
Associate ProfessorCultural Policy
International comparison of cultural policy, Value of arts and cultureTakeharu Kiyoshi
Associate ProfessorRegional Innovation System
Regional Advantage in a Global EconomyMakoto Kimura
Associate ProfessorPsychology
Human environmental adaptation and behavioral change, Development of psychological testYijiang Zhong
ProfessorModern Japanese and East Asian History
History and culture of Japan and East AsiaKaoru Nishijima
LecturerArea Studies, Cultural anthropology, Political Anthropology
A Study on Kingships in Indonesian rural societies in Democratic periodYushi Chiba
Associate ProfessorArea Studies, Media Studies
Studies on Media, Politics, and Society in the Middle EastTadayuki Ichinowatari
Associate ProfessorInternational Policical Economy and Trade
Studies on Globalization and emerging economiesSatoshi Nishimura
ProfessorJapanese Literature
Japanese Classical Literature and History of NohBunei Kohara
ProfessorFilm Studies and Literature
Psychoanalytic, Aesthetic, and Historical Approaches to American FilmsMiyuki Nagatsuji
Associate ProfessorLinguistics
Research on English and Japanese clause-linking structures in utterance interpretationToshihiko Shimauchi
ProfessorLinguistics
Research on English teaching based on Second Language Acquisition theoriesDennis W. Harmon II
Associate ProfessorEducation
Educational Philosophy, Identity, Cross-Cultural EncountersTakako Hashimoto
Associate ProfessorChinese Linguistics
Chinese Historical PhonologyWei Jinmei
Associate ProfessorLinguistics
Japanese Grammar, Pragmatics, Intercultural Communication and TranslationNaihua Liu
ProfessorChinese Linguistics
Teaching Chinese as a Second LanguageGraduate School of Sustainable Systems Science
Name Specialized Area Jun-ichi Takayama※
ProfessorInfrastructure, Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning
Creating and planning a city utilizing traffic engineering, city planning, and disaster prevention planningShinichiro Morinaga※
Special Commissioned ProfessorApplied Ethics and Existential Ethics
Elucidation of various problems of bioethics and environmental ethics based on the concept of "human dignity"Seiichi Nakamura※
Special Recruited ProfessorMaya Civilization Studies, Maya Archaeology, Cultural Resource Studies
Elucidating the dynamics of the Copan dynasty of Maya civilization through interdisciplinary approachMasahiro Ogawa※
Assistant ProfessorMaya Archaeology Cultural Resources Studies
Studies on Interregional Exchange in the Southeastern Maya Region※Graduate School Faculty only