School of Engineering

Associate Professor Junichi Inamoto

Power generation using renewable energy requires the use of stationary storage batteries for power leveling. Lithium-ion batteries, which are widely used as storage batteries, use resources such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper, and there is a risk that the batteries will not be manufactured in the future due to soaring raw material prices or supply disruptions. Therefore, we are engaged in research and development to realize secondary batteries that use inexpensive raw materials with no resource supply risk.

Graduate School of Landscape Design and Management

Professor Michiro Fujihara

We are organizing and promoting community-led conservation activities to protect the Kentish Plover, an endangered species and the bird of Awaji City and Sumoto City. To achieve this, we are conducting surveys on nesting conditions, beach usage, wintering population, and advanced case studies. We are also implementing conservation measures such as establishing protected nesting areas and installing nesting protection fences. Additionally, we are raising awareness through study sessions for government officials, environmental education, and lectures. These efforts aim to develop and implement the research and activities of graduates from the 2021 academic year.

Graduate School of Social Sciences

Professor Saki Kawarada

My specialty is public accounting, which focuses on the accounting systems of government and private non-profit organizations. As a result, I am involved in tasks connected to municipal water and sewerage business management councils. The management environment for water and sewerage businesses has become extremely challenging due to the rapid population decline in an aging society, leading to decreased service demand and increased renewal needs from aging facilities. We are working to explore the best approaches to ensure safe, secure, and sustainable water and sewerage services (benefits) and rates (burdens).

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.