Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology for Industry

Professor Satoshi Hashimoto

When the orbit of electrons moving at nearly the speed of light is bent by a magnetic field, extremely bright light in the X-ray region—known as synchrotron radiation—is emitted.
Accelerating electrons requires a large-scale accelerator, and our laboratory operates the New SUBARU electron accelerator, the largest of its kind among Japanese universities.
Through stable operation and advancement of the accelerator, we promote cutting-edge research and industrial applications using synchrotron radiation.
In addition, we conduct research in accelerator science, including the development of novel light sources using relativistic electron beams and the generation of laser Compton scattering (LCS) gamma rays.

Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Professor Tadahiro Ikeda

Fossils of a wide variety of animals—including dinosaurs, frogs, and lizards—have been discovered from the Oyama Formation of the Sasayama Group (Early Cretaceous, approximately 110 million years ago), which is distributed across Tamba City and Tamba-Sasayama City in Hyogo Prefecture.
I am conducting research to identify what kinds of organisms these fossils represent.
Fossil records from this time period are extremely rare worldwide, and the findings from this study contribute to answering various questions related to the evolutionary history of these animal groups, past biodiversity, and paleobiogeography.

Graduate School of Landscape Design and Management

Associate Professor Takeyama Hiroshi

We are engaged in research on the overall developmental environment surrounding children. Specifically, we focus on the design of playgrounds that foster children\'s creativity, such as play parks, and the design of learning spaces like biotopes. We also work on developing educational materials that allow children to learn through play. Recently, we have been particularly involved in creating playgrounds for children with developmental conditions, such as autism.

Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Professor Yoichi Itoh

Planets orbiting stars other than the sun are called extrasolar planets, and since their first discovery in 1995, more than 5,000 have been found so far. The Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory has one of the world\'s largest public telescopes, Nayuta. Using this telescope, the world\'s first clear and cloudy exoplanets were discovered. By studying the weather of exoplanets, we hope to obtain clues to elucidate weather changes on Earth.