GOALS

Department	Name・Position	Initiatives
工学研究科	菊池祐介・教授	SiCインバータ駆動モータの高性能化
Graduate School of Engineering	Associate Professor Kodai Machida	Recreating the functions of human cells in test tubes and investigating the causes of illnesses
Graduate School of Engineering	Associate Professor Yoshihiro Oka	Development of water-based pesticides as a substitute of chemical pesticides
Graduate School of Science	Professor Koichi Kusabe	Design of electronic devices and graphene nanoribbon hydrogen storage materials using computational science
School of Economics and Management	Professor Akihiko Tomono, School of Economics and Management	Value assessment and economic effect analysis of region-specific resources
Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance	Professor Michiko Baba	Land usage management that takes into account flood damage risks
Graduate School of Engineering	Professor Syogo Ito	Research and development into perovskites solar cells and hydrogen fuel cells
Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation	Professor Atsushi Fukumi	Political economic research into public asset accumulation in developing nations
Graduate School of Engineering	Associate Professor Naohisa Takagaki	Forecasting and weakening the effects of typhoons
Graduate School of Science	Professor Masao Sakaguchi	Understanding the general principles of how various membrane protein molecules are formed
Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance	Associate Professor Hiroshi Taniguchi	Understanding the mechanisms of phenomena that cause meteorological disasters
Graduate School of Landscape Design and Management	Associate Professor Yoshihiro Sawada	The relationship between vegetation and biodiversity in mountain villages and forests and human activity
Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation	Lecturer Atsushi Osawa	Ascertaining the functions for promoting economic growth in local societies where we see pollution
Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation	Takashi Tanaka Professor and Head of Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation	Research concerning life insurance and donations/research about life insurance businesses
Institute for Nature and Environment	Full-time Lecturer Shinya Narusawa	Thinking about the future of the earth and humanity from astronomy; in particular, from the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence
Graduate School of Science	Professor Yoshihiko Umesono	System of stem cells as learned from planarians, and a mechanism for maintaining homeostasis
Graduate School of Engineering	Associate Professor Kensuke Kanda	Power source elements for sensors by effectively using minute energy in the environment
Graduate School of Landscape Design and Management	Lecturer Takuya Kenmochi	Research on the effects that relationships with plants and green environments have on human health
Graduate School of Regional Resource Management	Lecturer Taiyo Yagasaki	Resilience of regional societies against disasters
Graduate School of Engineering	Professor Osamu Kawanami	Contributing to energy conservation through management and use of heat
Graduate School of Science	Professor Hiroki Wadati	3D printing to create microscopes using fewer resources
Graduate School of Science	Associate Professor Masato Suzuki	Search for valuable and useful cells from the electrical characteristics of cells Contributing to the acceleration of drug development
Graduate School of Engineering	Associate Professor Takeshi Kakibe	Construction of energy-saving synthesis process of functional biomass materials
Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation	Lecturer Natsumi Ochiai	Research into price fluctuations and risk management in the energy/electricity markets
Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community	Professor Maki Umeda	Development of a health support program for foster homes
Institute for Nature and Environment	Lecturer Seiji Kodate	Research on vegetation and soil in forests, research into museum education
Graduate School of Regional Resource Management	Shiro Sagawa, Professor and Head of the Graduate School of Regional Resource Management	Research concerning measures for disaster prevention/disaster resilience and preservation of biodiversity in inland bodies of water
School of Human Science and Environment	Professor Ayako Takahashi	Research into environmental literature of Japan and North America, environmental poetry, and disaster poetry of Japan
Graduate School of Information Science	Associate Professor Hiroki Furuzumi	Analysis of population migration in Hyogo Prefecture
Graduate School of Engineering	Professor Izumi Mineshige	Research and development of reversible fuel cells
Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation	Professor, Vice President Shinichi Kusanagi	Comprehensive research aimed at the construction of a carbon-free society
Graduate School of Science	Associate Professor Yasuhiro Kashino	Saving the planet through photosynthesis of diatom
Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community	Sonoe Mashino, Professor and Head of Research Institute of Nursing Care for People and Community	Strengthening of health systems for disaster and health crises, and education of healthcare personnel
Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance	Professor Mayumi Sakamoto	Disaster resilience communication
Institute for Nature and Environment	Professor Mari Fujimoto	Planning and operation of citizen/industry collaborative project Mizkan Yokawa Biotope
Graduate School of Landscape Design and Management	Professor Satoshi Yamamoto	Enlightenment activities for preserving regional resources at the graduate school
Graduate School of Regional Resource Management	Associate Professor Kazuaki Naito	Preserving life in garden ecosystems