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M athematics SCIENCE Condensed Matter Physics 2016 - 2017 Cosmosciences Natur al History Sciences

● Earth and Planetary Dynamics ● Earth and Planetary System Science ● Seismology and Volcanology ● Biodiversity ● Science Communication Message from the Dean Fact Sheet

I am delighted to welcome you to the Graduate School of Graduate School of Science Science at Hokkaido University, one of Japan’ s top research

universities. Graduate studies have become essential to ● Originally established in 1953 (School of professional development and career advancement. The Science was established in 1930) ● Teaching staff: 178

Graduate School of Science offers master’ s and doctoral ● Graduate student enrollment: Master's course programs related to advanced graduate studies in a wide 280 Doctoral Course 140 ● International student enrollment: Master's

Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science range of sciences including mathematics, physics, course 22 Doctoral Course 27 Research cosmosciences, earth and planetary sciences, biodiversity, Student 8 ● Distinguished alumni including Prof. Akira and science communication. Suzuki, Nobel Prize Winner Chemistry 2010

The Graduate School of Science has a teaching staff of 178 professionals serving over 400 Hokkaido University graduate students. Our education reflects the devotion of these outstanding faculty members to teaching, mentoring, and supervision. We provide education to international students with ● Originally established in 1876 ● Member of RU11 (Research University) in Japan 1 full support in English. The education objectives of the Graduate School of Science are to ● One of 13 universities selected for Message from the Dean improve research capabilities by practicing advanced research, developing of a high-level of government's Top Global University Project expertise and internationality, and cultivating human resources who possess project (Category A) ● Total student enrollment: Approximately 18,000 execution capabilities and problem identification-solving abilities. We nurture students who ● International student enrollment: actively participate in various occasions and situations in which they can contribute to the Approximately 1,800 ● Teaching Staff: Approximately 2,000 betterment of global society.

I hope you will find our booklet informative and friendly. You can find more information on our Sapporo

website. We welcome your comments and inquiries. If you are not currently a student here, I ● Fifth largest city in Japan (Population encourage you to contact our faculty and staff members. If you have an opportunity to visit approximately 1.9 Million) ● Hosted 1972 Winter Olympics (First in Asia)

our Sapporo campus, you will definitely recognize that the Graduate School of Science at ● Voted as the most desirable city to live in Hokkaido University is the right place for your graduate studies. Japan (2007, 2010 and 2012) ● Low cost of living: Housing ¥30,000-40,000 per a month With best wishes, ● Member City of UNESCO Creative Cities Noriyuki Suzuki, Dr. Sci. Network Dean, Graduate School of Science Department of Mathematics

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he Department of Mathematics was differential equations, mathematical hese conferences provide students the Japan Society for the Promotion of T established in 1930 along with the physics, chaos, probability theory, and T with first-hand glimpses into Science (JSPS) International Training establishment of the Faculty of Science dynamical systems. current research activities as well as Program “The international at Hokkaido University. With opportunities to present their research sending-elevating project for young

approximately 40 academic staff, 20 very year, the department sponsors results to world-renowned mathematicians based on singularity, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science young researchers, and more than 200 E or participates in several research mathematicians. In addition, there are topology and mathematical analysis: students (undergraduate and graduate), conferences in Sapporo that attract several weekly seminars that students Hokudai model” from 2008 to 2012. The it is now considered one of the best several hundred domestic and foreign are encouraged to attend. The fruitful success of the COE program math departments in Japan. Our researchers. A partial list of the department has an in-house library resulted in our founding the Research department covers a wide range of conferences in 2015 gives a sense of the containing about 90,000 books and 525 Center for Integrative Mathematics in research areas—from theory-driven high level of research activity in our journals, where students may study in a 2008 which was reformed into Research approaches that mainly seek to achieve department: spacious and quiet environment. Center of Mathematics for Social theoretical sophistication to more Graduate students are provided with Creativity in RIES, later. Our department 2 empirically oriented approaches that ● The HU and SNU symposium on their own desks in the department provides an advanced integrated Mathematics (held annually) Department of Mathematics employ computers for calculations on building. Our recent major achievements education program “Ambitious leader's ● Mathematics Conference for Young various phenomena. Our research Researchers (organized annually by in receiving large research grants program” for graduate students from includes diverse fields such as graduate students) include: (1) the 21st Century Center of 2014. hyperplane arrangements, ● Sapporo Symposium on Partial Differential Excellence (COE) Program “Mathematics Equations (held annually) representation theory, differential of Nonlinear Structure via ● Northeastan Symposium on Mathematical geometry, singularity theory, partial Analysis (held annually) Singularity ”from 2003 to 2008, and (2)

Differential topology, Dynamical systems, Mathematical Algebra physics, Painlevé systems, Real algebraic geometry, Applied Mathematics Singularity theory, Topology Keywords : Algebraic combinatorics, Algebraic geometry, Keywords : Applied analysis, Biophysical complex Arithmetic geometry, Combinatorics, Representation systems, Biophysics, Brain theory, Chaotic dynamical theory, Rings of differential operators, Singularity theory, Analysis systems, Complex systems, Computational neuroscience, Special functions, Vertex algebras, Yang-Baxter equations Computational topology, Ergodic theory, Free boundary Research Groups and quantum groups Keywords : Algebraic analysis, Differential equations, problems, Mathematical modeling, Nonequilibrium Functional analysis, Geometric measure theory, Harmonic statistical mechanics, Numerical analysis, Numerical analysis, Mathematical fluid dynamics, Mathematical simulation, Partial differential equations, Probability theory, Geometry physics, Operator algebras, Partial differential equations, Reaction-diffusion system, Scattering theory, Time series Potential theory, Probability theory, Real analysis analysis, Variational methods Keywords : Complex geometry, Differential geometry,

: Department of Condensed Matter Physics

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n the Department of Condensed Matter Physics, our discovery of novel functional materials. Condensed matter fields of mathematics, condensed matter physics, I staff members conduct cutting-edge research on the physics is thus one of the most important research fields for astrophysics, material science, life science, information physical properties of materials and provide quality physics the progress in science and technology in our society. engineering and economics. Graduate students as well as education. Our department branches into the fields of young researchers from our department will find an

Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science theoretical physics (3 laboratories), experimental physics(8 art of our department belongs to the cooperative opportunity to interact with the different fields and gain a laboratories), advanced functional materials and physics (4 P graduate school with “National Institute for Materials new insight into their own projects. laboratories), and material science (2 laboratories). Science (NIMS)”. NIMS is located at Tsukuba and is one of the Research in the department covers a wide range of areas, leading research institutions in Japan. The two laboratories ased on this closer connection among the various including complex liquids, semi-conductors, high-Tc in the field of advanced functional materials and physics, B fields, we aim to cross-fertilize research and education, superconductors, organic molecular crystals and organic Advanced NMR and Condensed Matter Theory, are operated and foster world-class human resources with creative polymers, nano-materials, multiferroic materials, complex by researchers from NIMS and accept doctoral students talent. Students can expand their knowledge of modern networks, electron correlations in quantum materials, from our department. These students can study physics and physics through the curriculum and can improve their logical thermaly-, pressure-, and photo-induced phase transitions, take part in research projects within the excellent thinking skills and capabilities for problem-finding and 3 glass transitions, magnetism, spin electronics, nonlinear environment at NIMS. Our department is further participating problem-solving through their research activities. Our

Department of Condensed Matter Physics optics and photovoltaic devices as well as many other in an interdisciplinary education and research program graduates will open up a new frontier in natural science and topics. These studies not only provide us with a greater provided by the “Center of Education & Research for will be bearers of the future of science and technology. understanding of natural phenomena but can also lead to a Topological Science & Technology”. This program covers the

Research Groups and Experimental Physics Low Temperature Physics Phase Transition Solid State Physics in High Magnetic Field Keywords : NMR, Strongly-correlated electron systems, (Research Institute for Electronic Science) Keywords : Spectroscopy, High magnetic field, Terahertz Laboratories Superconductivity, Magnetism Keywords : Time domain light scattering, Ferroelectrics, wave, Quantum Hall effect, Dirac Fermion, Topological High-Pressure Physics Quantum ferroelectrics, Glass transition, Frequency domain insulator Keywords : High-Tc superconductivity, Cuprates, Scanning Optical Science and Semiconductor Physics light scattering, Complex liquids, Relaxor ferroelectrics Theoretical Physics tunneling microscopy, Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy Keywords : Laser spectroscopy, THz time domain spectroscopy, Femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy Electronic Properties of Material Science Condensed Matter Theory I Low-dimensional Conductors Laboratory of Dielectrics Advanced Functional Materials （ Cooperative Graduate School with RIKEN ） Keywords : Statistical physics, Non-equilibrium, Keywords : Low-dimensional organic conductors, Keywords : Complex liquids, Glass transition, Broadband and Physics Cooperative Graduate School with Muon Spin Resonance Non-linearity, Random systems, Complex networks, Phase Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Scanning Tunneling dielectric spectroscopy, Ferroelectrics, Multiferroics, National Institute for Materials Science transition, Self-organization, Critical phenomena, Spectroscopy (STS), Nonlinear conductivity, Symmetry of Electronic ferroelectricity, Phase transition, Photoinduced （ ） Keywords : µSR material science at the RIKEN-RAL Muon Scale-free structures, Numerical simulation Cooper pairs, Spin density wave (SDW), Chiral cooperative phenomena Facility in the UK. Experimental and theoretical studies on the superconductivity, Mesoscopic systems Advanced NMR magnestism, superconductivity, industiral applications, Condensed Matter Theory II Nanostructure Physics Keywords : Solid-state-NMR, Highly magnetic fields, non-distructive element analysis, muon hyperfine Keywords : Superconductivity, Superfluidity, Bose-Einstein Magnetism in Strongly (Research Institute for Electronic Science) Condensed matter physics, Advanced NMR techniques interactions in metals, insuators and organic molecules. Muon condensation, Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, Correlated Electron Systems Keywords : Nano-structured devices, Quantum-cross site and magnetic spin structural analysis by the density Quantum field theory Keywords : Spin, Nano, Surface, Thin film, Spin-Polarized devices, New photovoltaic devices, Next-generation solar Condensed Matter Theory functional theory. Scanning Electron Microscope (spin SEM), Spin-polarized cells, Spin quantum-cross structure, Many-body Keywords : Quantum many-body theory, Superconductivity, Condensed Matter Theory III scanning tunneling microscope (SP-STM), Spin-polarized perturbation theory, Density functional theory, Clean unit Magnetism, Critical phenomena Electron Spin Resonance Keywords : Transition-metal complex, Organic polymer, spectroscope, Superconductivity, Magnetism, Heavy fermion system platforms, Electronic correlations, Spin Keywords : Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) from X-band to Single-molecule nanomagnet, Photoinduced phase behavior, Quantum criticality, Non-Fermi-liquid behavior, Very correlations in nanostructures Nanosystem Photonics millimeter and sub-millimeter waves, High magnetic field, transition, Optically switchable magnetism, Nuclear low temperature, High magnetic field, High pressure, Transport Keywords : Surface physics, nanophotonics, energy Strongly-correlated materials, Molecular magnets, Molecular magnetic relaxation measurements, Ultrasonic measurements, muSR, RXS conversion, nanomaterials conductors, Spin-Liquid system, Nano-carbon materials. Department of Cosmosciences

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any discoveries about the Universe in recent addition, we are committed to sharing these research M years have prompted us to reshape established activities through continuous education. paradigms, academic disciplines and our view of the world. For example, we now know that expanding ur department, which was newly established in

Universe is also accelerating, that there are many O 2006, consists of four laboratories belonging to Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science planets outside of our Solar System, that dark matter the Department of Physics, one laboratory belonging and dark energy are the dominant components in the to the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Universe, and that cosmic dust has been discovered in three laboratories belonging to the Institute of Low the very early Universe. These advances have been Temperature Science (ILTS), and one laboratory obtained by breaking down the conventional belonging to the Information Initiative Center (IIC). In boundaries between physics, astronomy, planetary addition to this, researchers in the Nuclear Reaction science and Earth science, allowing scientists to Data Centre, and Spacecraft Observation join our understand the Universe from its smallest elements department. In our department, education and through a full range of scientific methods. research in physics, astronomy, planetary science and 4

Earth science are combined closely with the goal of Department of Cosmosciences esearchers at Hokkaido University have applied breaking free from the boundaries separating R their wide selection of expertise to exploring the observation, experiment and theory. We hope that our Universe over its breathtaking scale. Our interests run students will go on to use their knowledge both in from elementary particles and atomic nuclei through science, and also throughout society with their wide to celestial objects such as the Earth and planets and and flexible knowledge base. the scale and formation of the Universe itself. In

Observational Astronomy Planetary and Space Group Information Media Science Keywords : Observational astronomy, Galactic and Keywords : Origin and evolution of planets and satellites, Keywords : Learning science, Learning platforms, Open extragalactic astronomy, Interstellar matter, Star formation Material evolution during planetary system formation, education Structure and dynamics of Earth and planetary Theoretical Astrophysics atmospheres, Comparative planetology, Space exploration Nuclear Reaction Data Science Keywords : Theoretical astronomy, Numerical simulations, and ground based observation, Experimental studies, Keywords : Nuclear data, Nuclear reactions, Evaluation Galaxy formation, Galaxy clusters, Supermassive blackholes, Theory and hierarchical numerical simulation models, Interstellar matter, Star formation, Interstellar dust Applications of information technology Spacecraft Observation Laboratories Cooperative Graduate School with Theoretical Particle Physics Astrophysical Chemistry / （ Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ） Keywords: Particle physics, Beyond the standard model, Ice and Planetary Science (ILTS) Keywords : Planetary exploration, Infrared astronomy Dark matter, Dark energy, Grand unified theory, Superstring, Keywords : Interstellar molecules, Ice dust, Amorphous from space, Radio-astronomy from space Supersymmetry, Early Universe solid water, Surface reactions Theoretical Nuclear Physics Phase Transition Dynamics (ILTS) Keywords : Quantum many body problems, Nuclear force, Keywords : Phase transition dynamics, Crystal growth, Ice, Unstable nuclei, Nucleosynthesis, Hadronic Matter Snow, Surface/Interface science, In-situ observation Department of Natural History Sciences

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he Department of Natural History Sciences encompasses Oceanography and Climatology, Physical Hydrology, Space a threat to public safety, they can also provide important clues to various levels of the biological hierarchy, including geographic three main research areas: 1) Earth and Planetary Geodesy, and Seismology. understanding Earth dynamics and evolution. Earthquakes and patterns of genetic variation, patterns of phylogenetic T Sciences, 2) Biodiversity and Organismal Evolution, and 3) volcanoes are surface manifestations of the internal activity of relationships relevant to macroevolution and the classification of Science Communication. The scientific interests of this the Earth, and thus understanding their mechanisms and life, and the process of speciation by which new biological department span a size scale from molecules to the solar Earth and Planetary System Science (Division) processes is a fundamental issue in the geosciences. We species arise. system, and a time scale from microseconds to billions of years. he Division of Earth and Planetary System Science has a investigate the physical background of seismic and volcanic

Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science We also recognize the importance of disseminating cutting-edge rich tradition of leadership in geoscience research and activity based on a multi-disciplinary approach, including scientific results to the public. T education, consolidated through 80 years of accumulated seismology, geodesy, geothermics, fluid dynamics, Science Communication (Division) experience and expanding in new directions. The Division offers electromagnetics, and geology, in collaboration with domestic cience communication has received much more attention graduate courses in a wide range of fields in the modern Earth and international universities and research institutes. Hokkaido in recent years than previously. This is due to increased Earth and Planetary Dynamics (Division) and planetary sciences to allow students to understand the provides good opportunities for students to apply the wide range S awareness that science communication plays important he Division of Earth and Planetary Dynamics conducts Earth as a system of interrelated physical, chemical, and of knowledge they have learned to real earthquakes, tsunamis roles in helping the public understand the aims and significance basic research across a broad range of both temporal and biological processes, encompassing the lithosphere, and volcanoes. of scientific research, and in fostering greater interest in science T spatial scales to better understand the Earth as a dynamic atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. There are six among young students. It also behooves scientific researchers system constituted by the Earth’ s crust, the oceans, and the laboratories in this Division: Petrology and Volcanology, to be involved in science communication, because this helps atmosphere. We investigate diverse topics in geophysics, Paleobiology, Geochemistry, Earth Materials Science, Earth Biodiversity (Division) scientists understand what the public expects of them, and in including mantle dynamics, earthquakes, volcanic activity, System Evolution, and Geotectonics. here exists today an amazing diversity of organisms, all of the process helps them gain the public’ s confidence. The surface and ground water, and atmosphere-ocean circulation. To which are the consequence of evolution. In addition, during Division of Science Communication was founded in response to elucidate the nature of the dynamic Earth, we take a (Division) T the evolutionary history of the earth, many more species the above needs. Its fields of study include social studies of 5 comprehensive approach based on theoretical and experimental Seismology and Volcanology have gone extinct than those surviving today. In the Division of science, philosophy of science, museum studies, and science

Department of Natural History Sciences studies, analyses of geophysical data, and fieldwork that takes hen, where, and why do earthquakes and volcanic Biodiversity, we investigate patterns of diversity and the education. advantage of the distinctive location of Hokkaido University. eruptions take place, and how large will they be? While processes generating these patterns. Through molecular, There are four laboratories in this Division: Physical W earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are often morphological, and ecological analyses, we study diversity at

Seismology Earth System Evolution Subsurface Structure Science Communication Keywords : Seismic wave propagation, Internal structure of Keywords : Organic Geochemistry, Earth's hydrocarbon Keywords : Subsurface structure, Seismogenic zone, the Earth, Seismic tomography, Broadband waveform resources, Molecular paleobiology, Biogeochemistry of Volcanoes, Electromagnetic field change, Airborne Divisions analysis, Lateral heterogeneity and anisotropy sedimentary organic matter, Carbonate geochemistry, geophysical exploration Paleoenvironmental reconstruction Communication of Science and Technology Keywords : Sociology of science, Science and technology and Laboratories Geotectonics studies Public participation, Governance and policy, Earth and Planetary System Science Keywords : Microtectonics, Seismogenesis, Soft-sediment Biodiversity Technology assessment deformation, Formation of continental crust, Magmatic processes in mid-ocean ridge, Oman ophiolite, Water-rock interaction Philosophy of Science and Technology Petrology and Volcanology Animal Systematics Keywords : Philosophy of science, Ethics of science and Keywords : Petrology and geochemistry of igneous rocks, Keywords : Bryozoa, Nemertea, Insect, Invertebrates, technology, Philosophy of risk, Statistical inference of Magmatology, Volcanic geology and physical volcanology, Evolution, Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Population, cause Earth and Planetary Dynamics Long-term eruption forecasting and mitigation of volcanic Seismology and Volcanology Phylogeography, Ocean acidification, Molecular phylogeny, disaster DNA Museum Education and Media Studies Keywords : Museum communication, Museum education, Physical Oceanography and Climatology Paleobiology Seismological Observation Algal and protist Systematics Museum evaluation, Media studies, Museum video Keywords : Physical oceanography, Meteorology, Air-Sea Keywords : Vertebrate, Marine biota, Evolution, Phylogenetic Keywords : Seismology, Tsunamis, Earthquake prediction, Keywords : Biodiversity, Chemotaxonomy, Endosymbiosis, productions interaction, Climate variability & change, Ocean's role in relationships, Comparative anatomy, Embryology, Extinction, Observational seismology and volcanology, Crustal� Environmental DNA, Macroalgae, Microalgae, Molecular climate, Multi-disciplinary challenges, Numerical Biogeography, Global environmental change deformation, Earthquake source physics phylogeny, Protists, Seaweeds, Taxonomy, Ultrastructure. Science Education modelling, Data analysis Keywords : Self-efficacy, Cognitive bias, Creativity, Geochemistry Ocean Bottom Seismology Genetic diversity Human-computer interactions, Higher education, Physical Hydrology Keywords : Cosmochemistry, Galaxies, Planets, Keywords : Ocean bottom seismology, Elastic wave Keywords : Molecular phylogenetics, Population genetics, Educational technology, Open education, Faculty Keywords : Drainage basin, Water and material cycles, Meteorites, Earth, Environment, Life, Geofluid, Mass propagation�theory, Paleo-seismology, Tsunami science, Biogeography, Mammals, Birds, Archaeological remains, development, research Sedimentation, Lake hydrodynamics spectrometry, Microscopy, Solar system evolution, Disaster mitigation Osteology, Bone collagen, DNA Planetary exploration Space Geodesy Volcano Physics Keywords : Space geodesy, GNSS, GPS, InSAR, GRACE, Earth Materials Science Keywords : Physical volcanology, Volcanic eruption Gravity, Earth rotation, Atmospheric sensing, Crustal Keywords : Mineralogy, Crystallography, Crystal growth, prediction, Geodesy, Geomagnetism and geoelectricity, deformation, Glaciology, Planetary geodesy, Ionosphere Physics and chemistry of minerals Seismology, Remote sensing, Geothermics Solid State Physics in High Magnetic Nuclear Reaction Data Science (Laboratory) Geotectonics (Laboratory) Department of Condensed Field (Laboratory) (NIMS) Professor Masayuki Aikawa Professor Toru Takeshita Professor Yasutaka Imanaka Tokio Fukahori (JAEA) Associate Professor Makoto Kawamura Faculty Matter Physics Hideo Harada (JAEA) Jinichiro Maeda* Keiichi Shibata (JAEA) Jun Kameda Associate Professor Yoshiharu Hirabayashi Assistant Professor Marie Python Material Science Assistant Professor Shuichiro Ebata* Theoretical Physics (Research Group)(Cooperative Listings Spacecraft Observation (Laboratory) (JAXA) (Research Group) Graduate School with RIKEN) Professor Takehiko Sato Seismology and Associate Professor Yasuhiro Murata Condensed Matter Theory I (Laboratory) Issei Yamamura (Division) Professor Koji Nemoto Muon Spin Resonance (Laboratory) (RIKEN) Volcanology Professor Isao Watanabe Assistant Professor Koji Okuda Seismological Observation (Laboratory) Department of Satoru Hayami Electron Spin Resonance (Laboratory) (RIKEN) Professor Yuichiro Tanioka Condensed Matter Theory II (Laboratory) Associate Professor Yugo Oshima Associate Professor Kei Katsumata Mathematics Associate Professor Takafumi Kita Hiroaki Takahashi Condensed Matter Theory III (Laboratory) Department of Natural Ocean Bottom Seismology (Laboratory) Algebra (Research Group) Professor Shoji Yamamoto Associate Professor Yoshio Murai Lecturer Jun Ohara History Sciences Assistant Professor Yuichi Nishimura Professor Masanori Asakura Keiji Matsumoto Department of Volcano Physics (Laboratory) Mutsumi Saito Experimental Physics Professor Makoto Murakami Hiroaki Terao Cosmosciences Associate Professor Hiromitsu Oshima

(Research Group) Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science Hiroshi Yamashita Earth and Planetary Assistant Professor Hiroshi Aoyama Associate Professor Noriyuki Abe High-Pressure Physics (Laboratory) Dynamics (Division) Subsurface Structure (Laboratory) Daisuke Matsushita Professor Migaku Oda Youichi Shibukawa Observational Astronomy (Laboratory) Professor Toru Mogi* Assistant Professor Tohru Kurosawa Associate Professor Kazuo Sorai Physical Oceanography and Kenichiro Tanabe Hiroyuki Yoshida Takeshi Hashimoto Masahiko Yoshinaga Climatology(Laboratory) Simona Settepanella Electronic Properties of Low-dimensional Theoretical Astrophysics (Laboratory) Professor Shoshiro Minobe Assistant Professor Kazuma Morita Conductors (Laboratory) Professor Asao Habe Associate Professor Masaru Inatsu Professor Kazushige Nomura* Takashi Kozasa Lecturer Yoshinori Sasaki Biodiversity (Division) (Research Group) Associate Professor Noriaki Matsunaga Assistant Professor Takashi Okamoto Geometry Assistant Professor Hiroyoshi Nobukane Elizabeth Jane Tasker Physical Hydrology (Laboratory) Animal Systematics (Laboratory) Professor Goo Ishikawa Associate Professor Kazuhisa Chikita* Associate Professor Helena Fortunato Katsunori Iwasaki Magnetism in Strongly Correlated Theoretical Particle Physics (Laboratory) Hiroshi Kajihara Shyuichi Izumiya Electron Systems (Laboratory) Professor Hisao Suzuki Space Geodesy (Laboratory) Lecturer Keiichi Kakui Toru Ohmoto Professor Hiroshi Amitsuka Tatsuo Kobayashi Professor Masato Furuya Assistant Professor Toru Katoh Associate Professor Toshiyuki Akita Associate Professor Hideo Matsuyama Associate Professor Ryuichi Nakayama Kosuke Heki Assistant Chizuko Nishida Tatsuya Yanagisawa Lecturer Kazuhiko Suehiro Associate Professor Youichiro Takada Hitoshi Furuhata Assistant Professor Shimpei Kobayashi Hiroyuki Hidaka Assistant Professor Eun-Kyung Park Algal and Protist Systematics (Laboratory) 6 Masao Jinzenji Seismology (Laboratory) Professor Takeo Horiguchi

Low Temperature Physics (Laboratory) Faculty Listings Assistant Professor Yutaka Kanda Theoretical Nuclear Physics (Laboratory) Professor Kiyoshi Yomogida Associate Professor Kazuhiro Kogame Professor Atsushi Kawamoto Associate Professor Masaaki Kimura Associate Professor Kazunori Yoshizawa Lecturer Tsuyoshi Abe (HUM) Lecture Yoshihiko Ihara Assistant Professor Wataru Horiuchi Analysis (Research Group) Assistant Professor Shuhei Fukuoka Genetic Diversity (Laboratory) Professor Hiroaki Aikawa Optical Science and Semiconductor Planetary and Space Group(Laboratory) Professor Ryuichi Masuda Asao Arai Physics (Laboratory) Professor Kiyoshi Kuramoto Earth and Planetary Lecturer Masaki Eda (HUM) Naofumi Honda Associate Professor Tomobumi Mishina Yukihiro Takahashi Assistant Professor Yoshinori Nishita Akihito Hora Assistant Professor Sekika Yamamoto Associate Professor Akihiko Hashimoto System Science (Division) Hideo Takaoka Masaki Ishiwatari Associate Professor Masaharu Kobayashi Dielectrics (Laboratory) Junichi Kurihara* Petrology and Volcanology (Laboratory) Tadahiro Miyao Associate Professor Ryusuke Nozaki Lecturer Mitsuteru Sato Professor Mitsuhiro Nakagawa Science Communication Reiji Tomatsu Masaki Takesada Assistant Professor Masatsugu Odaka Associate Professor Takeshi Kuritani (Division) Assistant Professor Nao Hamamuki Shunichi Kamata* Assistant Professor Shumpei Yoshimura Takahiro Hasebe Nanostructure Physics (Laboratory) (RIES) Tetsuro Ishida* Communication of Science and Professor Akira Ishibashi Paleobiology (Laboratory) Technology (Laboratory) Associate Professor Kenji Kondo Astrophysical Chemistry / Associate Professor Yoshitsugu Kobayashi (HUM) Associate Professor Naoyuki Mikami (IAHE) Applied Mathematics Ice and Planetary Science (Laboratory) (ILTS) Assistant Professor Yasuhiro Iba Shishin Kawamoto Phase Transition (Laboratory) (RIES) Professor Akira Kouchi (Research Group) Associate Professor Yuhji Tsujimi Naoki Watanabe Geochemistry (Laboratory) Philosophy of Science and Technology Professor Shin-ichiro Ei Associate Professor Yuki Kimura Professor Hisayoshi Yurimoto (Laboratory) Shuichi Jimbo Advanced Functional Assistant Professor Tetsuya Hama Associate Professor Shogo Tachibana Professor Masahiro Matsuou Hideo Kubo Hiroshi Hidaka Junji Yamamoto (HUM) Masaharu Nagayama(RIES) Materials and Physics Yasuhiro Oba Lecturer Piani Laurette Museum Education and Media Studies Ichiro Tsuda Assistant Professor Ken-ichi Bajo (Laboratory) Michiko Yuri (Research Group)(Cooperative Phase Transition Dynamics (Laboratory) (ILTS) Associate Professor Makiko Yuasa (HUM) Associate Professor Zin Arai Graduate School with NIMS) Professor Gen Sazaki Earth Materials Science (Laboratory) Yoshiharu Fujita (IAHE) Chun Biu Li (RIES) Assistant Professor Ken Nagashima Professor Takaya Nagai Kenji Matsumoto Ken-ichiro Murata Assistant Professor Jun Kawano* Science Education (Laboratory) Takao Namiki Advanced NMR (Laboratory) (NIMS) Professor Toshiyuki Hosokawa (IAHE) Akira Sakai Professor Tadashi Shimizu Information Media Science (Laboratory) (IIC) Earth System Evolution (Laboratory) Makoto Suzuki (IAHE) Yuzuru Sato(RIES) Professor Izumi Fuse Professor Noriyuki Suzuki Associate Professor Fumihito Ikeda (IAHE) Condensed Matter Theory (Laboratory) (NIMS) Assistant Professor Yuichi Yamamoto Associate Professor Ken Sawada Katsusuke Shigeta (IIC) Assistant Professor Masakazu Akiyama (RIES) Professor Elliott Ginder (RIES) Hiroyuki Yamase Lecturer Tsuyoshi Watanabe Kunimasa Yamada (IAHE)

Nanosystem Photonics (Laboratory) (NIMS) Professor Tadaaki Nagao

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