Advanced Technology

It is necessary to develop comprehensive and interdisciplinary science and technology for the industries depending on the advanced technologies, and integrate and reorganize traditional technologies. Through our education and research we aim to foster people who can adjust and contribute to the society under the diversified social environment.

Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Advanced Mechanical Systems
Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems
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Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry

Educational Goals
The basic elements to develop chemical technologies can be found in the biological system with well-balanced functions. This Department provides specialists with enriched creativity, originality and international activity to contribute to establish new scientific technologies and their broad applications through the clarification of basic properties of nature including biological system.

Research Goals
Our research program establishes innovative technology for the next generation from the viewpoints of the material chemistry and biological chemistry, and also to promote research studies concerning advanced chemical technologies which contribute to broad scientific fields such as advanced material science, environmental technology, biotechnology and medical science.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Educational Goals
Education on material synthesis technology provides the basis for various fields of science and technology and is thereby the mother technology of modern science. The program consists of a variety of classes concerning process control, physical and chemical properties, metallurgical properties and recycling. The main objective of the Department is to nurture scientists who have broad professional knowledge on materials, are contemplative by nature with sufficient logical and international sense, and are able to conduct original research on their own initiative.

Research Goals
Research in the Department runs from the nanoscopic to macroscopic area of materials structural, physical, chemical and metallurgical properties. To meet the highest international standard, particular efforts are made in research on synthesis and characterization of advanced materials, forming and manufacturing processes and recycling technology.

Department of Advanced Mechanical Systems

Educational Goals
It is getting necessary to acquire knowledge and skills to design and manufacture the advanced, intelligent and multifunctional mechanical systems in the mechanical industries, in which diversification and multi-functionalisation of the systems are in progress at a rapid pace. Therefore, our Department fosters human resources possessing wide ranges of the fundamental and applied knowledge regarding thermal and fluid engineering, energy conversion, high precision processing, machine design and manufacturing to encourage creativity.

Research Goals
Department pursues academic-industrial alliances to encourage the fundamental and applied researches required to design the advanced systems in up-to-date mechanical devices, and to exchange information closely with industries to return the profitable findings to the society rapidly. Department also promotes international exchanges to share up-to-date information with oversea excellent researchers.

Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems

Educational Goals
Recent mechanical systems and structures require high-performance, multi-functional and intelligent design/manufacturing in harmony with the environment. Department fosters human resources possessing abilities for the intelligent manufacturing systems including signal processing and system control using computer technologies based on the wide ranges of the fundamental and applied knowledge on the manufacturing process to encourage creativity.

Research Goals
Department promotes the wide ranges of the fundamental and applied researches on the manufacturing process, and encourages the researches on the intelligent manufacturing systems including signal processing and system control using computer technologies to enable the intelligent design and manufacturing for the advanced mechanical systems and structures in harmony with the society and the environment.

Educational and Research Characteristics

Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry

Department aims for the development of new functional materials and their industrial applications. The development of materials for functional materials including effective utilization of energy and biomimetic catalysts will be carried out based on material and biological sciences.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials science and engineering is one of the most important and essential subjects for establishing sustainability and environmental conservation of the world for the future. Our department is dedicated to education and research in the wide field of materials science and engineering. The current research topics are focused on studies of high-strength lightweight alloys, shape memory titanium alloys, carbon nanotubes, and so on. The various materials properties are investigated on an atomic and electronic scale. Recycling processing of materials is also investigated in order to solve environmental problems.

Department of Advanced Mechanical Systems

Engineering technologies, including design and manufacturing of multi-purpose integrated machine systems with intelligent properties, are the focus of instruction and research with particular emphasis on the analysis of the rapid deformation and fracture of materials under ultimate conditions and their applicable systems; heat transfer; fluid flow analysis including multi-phase flow and new energy conversion systems; nano-grade processing systems applying complex chemical and mechanical reactions; and ultra-precise machining and intelligent manufacturing systems.

Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems

Rapid developments in the machine and structures industries demand not only high performance and function from individual machine units, but also the systematic design of machine systems as a whole so as to achieve high levels of productivity while preserving harmony with surrounding environments. Engineers in this field must therefore master highly sophisticated production system technologies employing a diversity of advanced knowledge from such areas as computer and sensor technology, as well as control systems, while demonstrating a firm grasp of mechanical engineering systems. The Department is dedicated to offering a broad and systematic education along with research into high rate energy technologies under extreme conditions, new methods of metal forming and welding, high quality evaluation of precision products, the automation of systems utilizing computers, intelligent measurement, and automatic control of mechanical systems.

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