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President / Vice President

Name	Specialized Area
Hiroshi Yamamoto President	Medicine Research on the cause, pathogenesis and control of diabetic angiopathy
Yoshimasa Yokogawa Vice President	Theory of Art and Care Creative Experiments of 'Hospitality Art'
Shigeo Kimura Vice President，Dean	Thermal Engineering Buoyancy driven convection and geothermal energy development

Faculty of Production Systems Engineering and Sciences

Name	Specialized Area
Yoshio Iwata Dean，Head	Dynamics of Machinery Study on vibration control of machinery / Development of dynamic absorber and impact damper

Department of Production Systems Engineering and Sciences

Shinobu Sakai Chair	Sports Engineering Research and development on sports equipment and high-performance training machine
Yoichi Utanohara Professor	Thermal and Fluid Engineering Flow phenomena and heat and mass transfer in power plants
Nobuyoshi Kawabata Professor	Fluid Engineering Smoke and human behavior in enclosed space / Study on grooved bearings
Hiroyuki Kagawa Professor	Mechanical Engineering and Glaciology Development of mechanical devices and measuring systems / Analysis and evaluation of performances, strengths, and other mechanical properties
Motohiro Kasuya Associate Professor	Tribology, Surface Science Characterization of molecular behavior under mechanical response at the material interfaces
Yusuke Ueno Assistant Professor	Machine tool, Robotics Study on improving the precision and intelligence of machine tools and robot arms by heuristic and learning
Jin-Xing Shi Associate Professor	Solid Mechanics / CAE Shape design optimization of composite structures/nano structures
Akira Hosokawa Professor	Precision machining / Production engineering Research on precision machining for various materials such as cutting, grinding and other processing.
Hyung-Won Park Associate Professor	Materials Science and Production Engineering Research and development of novel structural materials and its processing
Masatoshi Hikizu Associate Professor	Mechatronics Control of robotics, Development of power assist mechanism
Shinji Ikeda Associate Professor	Magnetics Engineering High frequency devices and precision machining, using magnetic particles
Kozo Yamashita Associate Professor	Atmospheric Electricity Observational research for lightning and thunderstorm activity based on electromagnetic and electrostatic measurement.
Haruhiko Kimura Professor	Information Technology Research related AI applications, supporting for caring of solitary aged person and recognition of environments
Yusuke Kajiwara Associate Professor	Artificial Intelligence Predicting the Coping Skills of Older Drivers in the Face of Unexpected Situation
Yoshihiro Ueda Professor	Data Science Research on anomaly detection and inspection process automation using AI and IoT technics
Kazuma Sakamoto Assistant Professor	Intelligence Science and Technology Research for social network user attribute estimation, social event extraction, person recognition and sports information processing
Tatsuto Murayama Professor	Mathematical Informatics Statistical physics of information processing systems
Susumu Shinohara Professor	Physics Wave chaos theory and its application to microcavity lasers
Hiroshi Tamura Professor	Mathematical physics Research on quantum statistical mechanics in terms of functional analysis and probability theory
Shinichi Funase Lecturer	Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Education Technology Study on automatic production system without computer programs

Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing

Name	Specialized Area
Mayumi Tokuda Chair	Home Care Nursing Study on defecation care / Study on home care nursing
Michiko Ito Professor	Fundamental Nursing Research on safe management of medical supplies used by nurses in infection control
Terumi Ueda Associate Professor	Fundamental Nursing Development of new outcome indicators and treatments for leg edema of older adults
Chinatsu Kato Assistant Professor	Fundamental Nursing Nursing support for people with sleep apnea syndrome under CPAP therapy
Yuiko Suzuki Assistant Professor	Fundamental Nursing Basic research on self-care of lymphedema
Kazuyo Kitaoka Professor	Mental Health Nursing Study on work environment and mental health of employees
Miho Katayama Associate Professor	Mental Health Nursing Study on emotions and behaviors of mothers in childcare process
Ritsuko Aijo Assistant Professor	Mental Health Nursing Study on Cognitive Rehabilitation
Yuko Matsui Professor	Adult Nursing Reserch on skin disorders related to chemotherapy
Keiko Kimori Professor	Adults Nursing Visualized Nursing for invisible peripheral veins and elderly people using echocardiography
Natsuko Yamada Assistant Professor	Adult Nursing Study on Nursing Assessment for Critically Ill Patients
Yumi Koizumi Professor	Older Adults Nursing Study on tactile massage/Study on nursing support of older adults with dementia and caregiving families
Eri Konda Assistant Professor	Older Adults Nursing Study on oral frailty and meal support in senior citizens with type 2 diabetes
Hiroko Tsuda Assistant Professor	Older Adults Nursing Research on drug therapy and support for elimination in the elderly
Azusa Oda Assistant Professor	Pediatric Nursing Blood glucose-sleep monitoring in children with type 1 diabetes
Akemi Maeda Assistant Professor	Pediatric Nursing Research on Support for Developmentally Characteristic Children and Their Families
Megumi Sakamoto Professor	Maternal Nursing Health care and nutrition education in perinatal women and infants
Takayo Yamada Lecturer	Maternity nursing Study of midwifery sutdent performance during antenatal health cheack
Ruriko Kyuji Assistant Professor	Maternal Nursing Research on support for high-risk pregnant women
Yukari Shimizu Lecturer	Home Care Nursing Study on the exposure and evaluation of antibacterial substances against allergies
Kazumi Yaguchi Assistant Professor	Home Care Nursing A study on the support of older and family caregivers living in the community and the usefulness of robot care devices
Akie Nakada Professor	Public Health Nursing Research on evaluation of community health projects/ Research using community health data, Research on evaluation of education using Active learning
Michiko Ikeda Assistant Professor	Public Health Nursing Study on the effects of environmental pollution of dioxins on children
Toshihiro Tsukatani Assistant Professor	Public Health Nursing Study on the use of real-world data for health promotion
Yusuke Takagi Professor	Public health, Physiology, Nutrition, Psychology Changes in physiological and psychological response during physical activities under the several meteorological environments

Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Clinical Engineering

Name	Specialized Area
Jun Hirayama Acting Chair	Basic Biology Study on light-dependent regulation of circadian clock
Hiroki Kitaura Professor	Pathophysiology on epilepsy Optical imaging and electrophysiology on human epilepsy
Hiroki Nakata Professor	Histology Morphology of reproductive organs
Kazuhisa Fujita Associate Professor	Artificial intelligence Pursuit of artificial intelligence from an interdisciplinary perspective
Junko Izawa Lecturer	Information Science (Image Analysis) Computer Vision, Medical Image Analysis, Macine Learning
Tetsuji Yamaoka Professor	Biomaterials Research on the highly functional biomaterials that support stem cell growth/differentiation in the body
Yoshihisa Yamaoka Professor	Medical and biological engineering Biological optical imaging, Biophotonics, Precise optical measurement, Nonlinear optics
Jongho Lee Professor	Human Biomedical Engineering Study on health care and medical assistance of the elderly based on analysis of motor control in the brain
Yasunari Hashimoto Professor	Biomedical Engineering Clinical application of brain-machine interface using electroencephalogram
Masamichi Nogawa Associate Professor	Biomedical Engineering Healthcare, welfare, and therapeutic technology
Akihiro Yamada Associate Professor	Cardiovascular Engineering Hemodynamic analysis of congenital heart disease and development of Fontan circulation assist device
Yoshinori Sato Associate Professor	Biomedical engineering Research on dialysis membrane material
Hideo Sakamoto Lecturer	Medical Engineering Research on construction of intracircuit blood coagulation detection system in extracorporeal circulation
Ikuto Suzuki Assistant Professor	Biomedical engineering Study on optical measurement methods and devices for health care

Faculty of Intercultural Communication

Toru Okamura
Dean，Head

Sociolinguistics
Pidgin and Creole Linguistics

Department of Intercultural Communication

Name	Specialized Area
Shigeki Shakuya Chair	Anthropology of Tourism Studies on local society participation in tourism development of Maya archaeological parks
Fukiko Nakako Professor	Tourism,Tourism Sociology Accessible Tourism, Local Tourism development,Social Capital
Yuki Asakura Associate Professor	Cultural Policy International comparison of cultural policy, Value of arts and culture
Takeharu Kiyoshi Associate Professor	Regional Innovation System Regional Advantage in a Global Economy
Makoto Kimura Associate Professor	Psychology Human environmental adaptation and behavioral change, Development of psychological test
Yijiang Zhong Professor	Modern Japanese and East Asian History History and culture of Japan and East Asia
Kaoru Nishijima Lecturer	Area Studies, Cultural anthropology, Political Anthropology A Study on Kingships in Indonesian rural societies in Democratic period
Yushi Chiba Associate Professor	Area Studies, Media Studies Studies on Media, Politics, and Society in the Middle East
Tadayuki Ichinowatari Associate Professor	International Policical Economy and Trade Studies on Globalization and emerging economies
Satoshi Nishimura Professor	Japanese Literature Japanese Classical Literature and History of Noh
Bunei Kohara Professor	Film Studies and Literature Psychoanalytic, Aesthetic, and Historical Approaches to American Films
Miyuki Nagatsuji Associate Professor	Linguistics Research on English and Japanese clause-linking structures in utterance interpretation
Toshihiko Shimauchi Professor	Linguistics Research on English teaching based on Second Language Acquisition theories
Dennis W. Harmon II Associate Professor	Education Educational Philosophy, Identity, Cross-Cultural Encounters
Takako Hashimoto Associate Professor	Chinese Linguistics Chinese Historical Phonology
Wei Jinmei Associate Professor	Linguistics Japanese Grammar, Pragmatics, Intercultural Communication and Translation
Naihua Liu Professor	Chinese Linguistics Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Graduate School of Sustainable Systems Science

Name	Specialized Area
Jun-ichi Takayama^※ Professor	Infrastructure, Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning Creating and planning a city utilizing traffic engineering, city planning, and disaster prevention planning
Shinichiro Morinaga^※ Special Commissioned Professor	Applied Ethics and Existential Ethics Elucidation of various problems of bioethics and environmental ethics based on the concept of "human dignity"
Seiichi Nakamura^※ Special Recruited Professor	Maya Civilization Studies, Maya Archaeology, Cultural Resource Studies Elucidating the dynamics of the Copan dynasty of Maya civilization through interdisciplinary approach
Masahiro Ogawa^※ Assistant Professor	Maya Archaeology Cultural Resources Studies Studies on Interregional Exchange in the Southeastern Maya Region

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