Program Personnel

• Hideharu Nakashima

  

  Program Director
  Dean/Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
  Specialization: Structural Materials Science
  Research: High-temperature deformation mechanism of crystalline materials; Grain boundary structure in crystalline materials and their mechanical properties: Crystal orientation analysis and applications for strauctural materials
  E-mail: nakashima.hideharu.792@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp
  
  

• Akira Harata

  

  Program Coordinator
  Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
  Specialization: Analytical Chemistry
  Research: Ultra-high sensitivity environmental molecular measurement; Development of new spectroscopic measurement methods; Single particle detection; Dynamic behaviors of solvent molecules including liquid molecules; Substance, structure, and orientation of molecules in aqueous media, on the surface and at the interface
  
  

• Jun Tanimoto

  

  Vice-Program Coordinator
  Professor, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
  Specialization: Human, Environmental, and Societal Systems
  Research: Human, environmental, and societal systems; Statistical physics; Evolutionary game theory; Statistical physics; Complex sciences; Literary composition, critiques, as well as painting
  
  

• Jun-ichiro Hayashi

  

  Vice-Program Coordinator
  Professor, Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
  Specialization: Chemical and Reaction Engineering
  Research: Simulation of contribution of multi-components complex molecular-level reactions and reaction design; Heat-chemical reaction development for revolutionary carbon resource conversion and the realization of co-production; Meso- and micro-pores material solidification; Development of resource conversion methods for using polymer series gaps as reactionary sites; Development of radical-driven carbon-accelerating gas method; Hydrocarbon modification and carbon material synthesis through Chemical Vapor Deposition and Chemical Vapor Infiltration
  
  

• Keiko Sasaki

  

  Vice-Program Coordinator
  Professor, Department of Earth Resources Engineering
  Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
  Specialization: Environmental Remediation
  Research: Remediation of groundwater and soil pollution; Biomineralization; Environmental materials
  
  

• Kiichi Hamamoto

  

  Professor, Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Optoelectronics
  Research: Research regarding ubiquitous optical sensing using optical waveguide gas cells; Active MMI dual-stabilizing laser accumulated memory components for optical RAM; High-output SLED from active MMI; Research regarding single-wavelength active MMI laser
  
  

• Minoru Nishida

  

  Professor, Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Crystal Structure Engineering
  Research: Microstructural analysis in phase transformation of crystalline materials; Development of functional materials using phase transformation; Mechanical propertics and applications of shape memory allays
  
  

• Michitaka Ohtaki

  

  Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Inorganic Material Chemistry, and Industrial Physics and Chemistry
  Research: Energy-saving and environmentally-compatible oxide thermoelectric conversion material; Unused waste heat energy consuming thermoelectric device; Invention of uniform low-dimensional quantum structure semi-conductor; New physical property manifested by nanostructure of single nm level; Light and energy converter material
  

• Seong-Ho Yoon

  

  Professor , Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Materials Engineering and Carbonic Materials
  Research: Carbonic resource shift; Hydrogen production; Reactionary engineering related to carbonic materials production; Research for the production of environmental catalysts using carbon nano-fibers; Deep removal of heavy oil; Research on nitrogen and metals removal
  
  
  

• Hiroshi Nakashima

  

  Professor, Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Semiconductor Device Engineering
  Research: Elemental research and development for the realization of high-performance Ge-CMOS; Elemental research and development for the realization of onboard high-performance power devices; Crystalline evaluation of thin semiconductor films on dielectric film
  
  

• Hirotsugu Kikuchi

  

  Professor, Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Functional Molecular Engineering
  Research: Construction of fusion materials using advanced mechanisms of organic molecules; Substance and understanding of frustrated liquid crystals; New model investigation; Applications for device materials
  
  

• Kungen Teii

  

  Associate Professor, Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Plasma Materials Engineering, Non-organic Materials and Physics
  Research: Materials analysis and production of dielectric film and semiconductor film for electric devices; Vapor phase synthesis of diamond, nano-carbon, nitrous-boron, and silicon-carbide films; Investigation of reactive plasma through mass spectrometry, probe methods, and optical methods
  
  

• Shigeto Okada

  

  Professor, Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Non-organic and Electrical Chemistry
  Research: Next-gen electric storage systems and electric storage materials with low environmental burden; Intercalation reactions; Lithium batteries; Positive electrode active materials; “Rare metal free”
  
  

• Hiroki Ago

  

  Associate Professor, Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Materials Engineering
  Research: Graphene; carbon nano-tubes; nano-electronics; crystal synthesis; surface science and self-organization
  
  

• Seigi Mizuno

  

  Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Surface Science
  Research: Nano-structural analysis on solid surface; nano-structural analysis on graphite film over silicon carbide; radicalization of atomic levels by tungsten probes
  
  

• Yuriko Aoki

  

  Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Quantum Theoretical Chemistry
  Research: Development of highly-effective calculation method of the electronic state of macromolecules and solids; quantum chemistry for the material design of magnetism; conductivity and NLO properties; development of quantitative analysis method of stereoelectronic effect; theoretical chemistry on DNA and proteins
  
  

• The late Yasutake Teraoka

  

  Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Functional Materials Chemistry
  Resarch: Emission limitation utilizing catalysis and adsorption; investigation of the correlation between the synthesis of functional material and structure-physical property-function; composite steel oxide; elimination and de-toxification of environmental pollutants; high efficiency purification process
  
  

• Hideo Nagashima

  

  Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Organic and Polymer Synthesis chemistry
  Research: Environmental harmonic chemistry; development of process use high efficiency catalyst; Organic metal compound; Carbon-metal bonding; Synthesis and analysis of dinuclear complex
  
  

• Hiroshige Matsumoto

  

  Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Solid Ionic Engineering
  Research: Ion conductive solid material; Development and applied research on functional material that especially employs proton conductive solid material
  
  

• Satoshi Hata

  

  Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Metal Materials Engineering
  Research: Microscopic analysis on structural material and superconducting material by transmission electron microscopy; Electron tomography
  
  

• Shigeru Koyama

  

  Professor, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Mechanical Engineering and Thermal Engineering
  Research: Development of next generation type energy conversion system; Modification of heat pump system; Heat transfer property of carbon dioxide in supercritical and sub-critical region
  
  

• Kazuhide Ito

  

  Associate Professor, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Environmental Engineering and Public Health Engineering
  Research: Indoor environmental physics; indoor environment chemistry; indoor environment microbiology; public health engineering
  
  

• Aya Hagishima

  

  Associate Professor, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  Specialization: Urban Environmental Engineering
  Research: Numerical analysis by urban canopy model, Heat island phenomenon, Ecological environmental mitigation effect, Investigation of the exchange process of heat and molecule in the atmosphere of one city, Microatmosphere observation in urban space, Wind tunnel model experiment related to the air flow pattern in urban space, Evaluation methods of sustainable designs in architecture and cities
  
  

• Tsuyoshi Hirajima

  

  Professor, Department of Earth Resources Engineering
  Graduate School of Engineering
  Specialization: Resource Disposal Engineering
  Research: Advanced carbon resource disposal and recycling; Reuse of hollow spherical particles from coal emissions; Changing wood biomass and unused, low-quality carbonized hydrogen resources into fuel; Complete recycling of concrete emissions through pyro-processing method; Development of wastewater selection processes
  
  

• Koichiro Watanabe

  

  Professor, Department of Earth Resources Engineering
  Graduate School of Engineering
  Specialization: Resource Geology
  Research: Construction of geographical databases; Surveys for geological damage from earthquakes; Environmental impact of resource development
  
  

• Naoko Okibe

  

  Associate Professor, Department of Earth Resources Engineering
  Graduate School of Engineering
  Specialization: Resource Disposal Engineering and Environmental Remediation Engineering
  Research: Isolation and use of micro-organisms for biomineralization; Development of bio-remediation technology using eosinophilic bacteria; Immobilization of arsenic using thermophilic iron-oxide bacteria
  
  

• Yuji Ohya

  

  Professor, Wind Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  Graduate School of Engineering
  Specialization: Wind Engineering
  Research: Research and development of sea-based floating compound wind farms; Research and development of small high-efficiency hydroelectric systems using lens watermills; Research on effective utilization of wind energy; Research on local wind condition prediction methods
  
  

• Yuji Tsuburaya

  

  Professor, Department of Philosophy
  Graduate School of Humanities
  Specialization: Environmental Theory and Scientific Philosophy
  Research: Contemporary and near-modern Western philosophy; Contemporary and near-modern German and French philosophy
  
  

• Toshiyuki Fujita

  

  Professor, Department of Economic Engineering
  Graduate School of Economics
  Specialization: Environmental Economics
  Research: Environmental economics based on micro-economic theory; Game Theory analysis of global environmental problems; Effects of uncertainty and irreversibility in environmental policy; Self-restriction in international environmental conventions; Game Theory
  
  

• Reiko Ogawa

  

  Associate Professor, Department of Law
  Graduate School of Law
  Specialization: International Social Theory
  Research: Research on the cultural restructuring process resulting from globalization and the level of relationship between contemporary Japan and the rest of Asia, from the perspectives of cultural anthropology and sociology
  
  

• Kayoko Kondo

  

  Associate Professor, Department of Design
  Graduate School of Design
  Specialization: Asian Regional Environmental Policy
  Research: Regional development through biomass; Environmental policy in the countries of Asia; Civil environmental activism; Consumer activism research regarding sustainable living environments
  
  

• Yukihiro Shimatani

  

  Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering
  Graduate School of Engineering
  Specialization: River and Watershed Environmental Engineering
  Research: Landscape engineering research regarding water abundance and cleanliness in the waterspace of rivers, watersheds, etc.
  

• Yasuyuki Nakao

  

  Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Nuclear Reactor Physics, and Fusion Plasma Science
  Research: Collisional and nuclear processes in ultra-high density matters;
  Inertial confinement fusion; Possibility of advanced fuel fusion; Unsolved problems in big-bang nucleosynthesis
  

• Bidyut Baran Saha

  

  Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Thermal Science and Engineering, Heat Transfer Enhancement, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning, Energy Efficiency Assessment
  Research: Adsorption fundamentals and thermodynamics; Thermally powered adsorption cooling and desalination systems
  

• Hiroshi Furuno

  

  Associate Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Organic Chemistry
  Research: Fine organic synthesis; Asymmetric catalysis; Rare earth metal complex catalyst; Environmentally-friendly synthetic method; Reusable catalyst; Self-organized polymeric complex catalyst; Ionic liquid as reaction media; Chirality sensing and probing
  

• Yuuichi Orimoto

  

  Assistant Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Quantum Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry
  Research: Development of highly-efficient calculation method for the electronic structure of huge bio-molecules; Development of quantitative analysis method of intra-molecular orbital interactions (stereoelectronic effects etc.); Quantum chemistry based design of conductive, magnetic, and non-linear optical organic materials
  

• Andrew Spring

  

  Assistant Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Design and preparation of high Tg poly(norbornene) derivatives by Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) for use as electro-optic (EO) polymer hosts for high molecular hyperpolarizability chromophores.
  

• Hajime Miki

  

  Assistant Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Mineral Processing Engineering
  Research: Leaching and flotation behavior of sulfide mineral with electrochemical method
  

• Keisuke Yamamoto

  

  Assistant Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Semiconductor Device Engineering
  Research: Development of elementary process technology for realizing high-performance Ge-CMOS, SiC power device. Electrical evaluation of semiconductor structures.
  

• Takashi Watanabe

  

  Assistant Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Modern western philosophy
  Research: Environmental philosophy concerning scientific uncertainty and ignorance; Philosophy of science
  

• Tomoaki Watanabe

  

  Assistant Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Comparative Environmental Politics, International Relations
  Research: International Environmental Politics, Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, Global Governance on Environmental Standard
  

   

• Naoko Mae

  

  Assistant Professor, Green Asia Education Center
  Specialization: Sociology, Environmental System
  Research:Development of methods for energy and environmental assessment, Design of community for low carbon recycle-based society, Theory of internet community
  

   

• Prof. Md Sekul Islam

  Dean & Professor,Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka,Bangladesh

• Prof. Nilesh J. Vasa

  Proffessor,Department of Engineering Design,Indian Institute of Technology Madras,India

• Prof. Rudy Sayoga Gautama

  Professor,Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering,Institut Teknologi Bandung,Indonesia

• Prof. Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor

  Dean & Professor,Malaysia Japan International Institute of Technology(MJIIT),
  Universiti Teknologi,Malaysia

• Prof. Kim Choon Ng

  Professor,Faculty of Engineering,National University of Singapore,Singapore

• Prof. Taweechai Amornsakchai

  Associate Professor,Faculty of Science,Mahidon University,Thailand

• Shinya Okada

  Senior Executive Officer General Manager, Shiga Plant
  Deputy General Manager, Airconditioning Manufacturing Div. Daikin Industries, Ltd.
  

• Takahiro Tsuneyoshi

  Director Strategic Comprehensive Special Zone Promotion Division,
  Fukuoka Prefectural Government
  

• Tatsuro Harada

  Visiting Associate Professor, Kyushu University
  Research Planning Group Research Institute Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
  

• Manabu Takahashi

  Fellow, General Manager, Head of Sheet & Coil Lab. Steel Research Laboratories
  Technical Research & Development Bureau Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
  

• Yoshiaki Mori

  Deputy General Manager Planning & Administration Department,
  Technology Division Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
  

• Kazuhiro Fujii

  Manager Administration & Planning Dept. Corporate Research
  & Development Ube Industries, Ltd.