# Meet KU Researchers
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Materials design based on light-matter interaction for applications to energy science
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Biomass Research for 2050 carbon neutral goals
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Species Diversity of Asian Terrestrial Vertebrates
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Single-Molecule Analysis of Molecular Biophysics in Living Organisms
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Understanding how chromosomes are accurately passed on to the next generation
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Proteins in a living cell:\
structured or non-structured?
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Physical chemistry for materials science
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Severe Storm and Atmospheric Environment Research
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Designing Sustainable and Just Future Energy Systems
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Theory & Simulation for Fusion Energy
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Two-front operation on biomass and disease-related researches
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Plant chemical biology to save environmental and food crises on the earth
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Heliotron J: Looking up the future with Fusion Energy, a Sun on Earth
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Advanced Fabrication and Evaluation Technologies for Energy Materials and Devices
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Economic Research for International Development
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Medical and Biochemical Cell Dynamics
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Economic Research for International Development
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Electrochemical Approaches to Solve Energy and Environmental Issues and Realize a Sustainable Society
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Energy for the Future: From Materials Science to Perovskite Solar Cells
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Chemistry&Biostudies, Chemical Biology: Chemistry-Initiated Biology
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Uncovering Earth’s Hidden Past: Quantitative Sedimentology and Morphodynamics
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Organometallic Molecules Exploring the Atomic-Nano Frontier
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Diamond for Quantum Science and Technology
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Slow Earthquake Science from Ocean Bottom Observations
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Global Environmental Politics & Climate Security
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Chemical Functionalization and Biomedical Application of 1D – 3D Nanomaterials
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Introduction to the Cultural Psychology Lab
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Sustainable Geoenvironmental Engineering
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Creating Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Team sustainability transitions, Kyoto University
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Green and Sustainable Materials for Circular Economy
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Experimental Research in Physics Based on Cutting-Edge Intense Lasers
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Earth Science and Engineering of Natural Resources for Sustainable Future World
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Dream-Driven Chemistry!: Pursue Your Academic Career to Make Dreams Come True.
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Ecological research in Japan’s most important lake
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Terrestrial Ecosystems Management for Sustainable Future
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Social Science Research into Policy and Citizen Responses to Environmental Challenges
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Global Environmental Architecture: Exploring ”Sustainable Human Environment”
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Fruit and Fruit Tree Science
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The study of innovative policies in renewable energy and electricity market reform.
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Numerical Analysis for Sustainable Society
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Nature gives life freedom, but life uses it to find order.
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Introduction to the Mindful Living Research Group
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Introduction of Takashi Kanamura's Laboratory
- Biostudies Medical and Biochemical Cell Dynamics
: Jun Suzuki ,
Professor
: Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science (iCeMS)
: Cells establish the asymmetrical distribution of molecules across membranes using ATP as an energy and quickly alter this asy[...]
Mar 14, 2023
6 min
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- Energy Science Theory & Simulation for Fusion Energy
: Kenji Imadera ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Energy Science
: Laboratory website
http://plasma-fusion.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/index.html
Admission Information
Master's D[...]
Mar 9, 2023
6 min
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- Global Environmental Studies Sustainable Geoenvironmental Engineering
: Takeshi Katsumi ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies
Feb 7, 2024
9 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/global-environmental-studies/sustainable-geoenvironmental-engineering/)
- Science Severe Storm and Atmospheric Environment Research
: Tetsuya Takemi ,
Professor
: Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
: Laboratory
http://ssrs.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/index.html
Admission Information
Master's Degree
https://www.sci[...]
Mar 9, 2023
6 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cat-sci/severe-storm-and-atmospheric-environment-research/)
- Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability Numerical Analysis for Sustainable Society
: Hitoshi Yoshikawa ,
Program-Specific Professor
: Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS)
: Faculty introduction
https://www.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en-top/faculty
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Feb 18, 2025
5 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/advanced-integrated-studies-in-human-survivability/numerical-analysis-for-sustainable-society/)
- Global Environmental Studies Terrestrial Ecosystems Management for Sustainable Future
: Hitoshi Shinjo ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies(GSGES)
: https://www.soils.kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en
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Oct 21, 2024
14 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/global-environmental-studies/terrestrial-ecosystems-management-for-sustainable-future/)
- Science Species Diversity of Asian Terrestrial Vertebrates
: Masaharu Motokawa ,
Professor
: The Kyoto University Museum
: Laboratory
https://zoo.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index\_en.html
Admission Information
Master's Degree
https://www.sci[...]
Feb 14, 2023
5 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cat-sci/species-diversity-of-asian-terrestrial-vertebrates/)
- Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability Introduction of Takashi Kanamura’s Laboratory
: Takashi Kanamura ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS)
: https://www.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/staff/kanamura/https://kdb.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/profile\_private/en.5bbbd9ff01396313.html
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Oct 15, 2025
10 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/advanced-integrated-studies-in-human-survivability/introduction-of-takashi-kanamuras-laboratory/)
- Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability Global Environmental Politics & Climate Security
: Sekiyama Takashi ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability
: Laboratoryhttps://kdb.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/profile/en.6831daedbcd5105d.html
Admission Informationhttps://www.gsais.kyoto-u.a[...]
Jan 12, 2024
7 min
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- Energy Science Biomass Research for 2050 carbon neutral goals
: Haruo Kawamoto ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Energy Science
: Laboratory
http://www.ecs.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp/eng/
Admission Information
Master's Degree
https://www.energy.[...]
Feb 14, 2023
5 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cat-ene/biomass-research-for-2050-carbon-neutral-goals/)
- Chemistry Chemical Functionalization and Biomedical Application of 1D – 3D Nanomaterials
: Naoki Komatsu ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies
: Laboratory
http://www.komatsu.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/ (English)
http://www.komatsu.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index.html (Ja[...]
Jan 25, 2024
7 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/chemistry/chemical-functionalization-and-biomedical-application-of-1d-3d-nanomaterials/)
- Energy Science Advanced Fabrication and Evaluation Technologies for Energy Materials and Devices
: Iwao Kawayama ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Energy Science
: Admission Information
Master's Degree
https://www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admission/iesc-masters-program/
Doctor's D[...]
Mar 9, 2023
3 min
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- Energy Science Electrochemical Approaches to Solve Energy and Environmental Issues and Realize a Sustainable Society
: Toshiyuki Nohira ,
Professor
: Institute of Advanced Energy (IAE)
: Laboratory
http://www.iae.kyoto-u.ac.jp/chemical/en/index.html
Admission Information
Master’s Degree
https://[...]
Sep 20, 2023
6 min
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- Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability Nature gives life freedom, but life uses it to find order.
: Liang Zhao ,
Professor
: Division of Graduate Studies and Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability
: Lab:https://aw.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/Admission Information:https://www.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en-top/admission-information
[...]
Feb 25, 2025
4 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/advanced-integrated-studies-in-human-survivability/nature-gives-life-freedom-but-life-uses-it-to-find-order/)
- Energy Science Materials design based on light-matter interaction for applications to energy science
: Takashi Sagawa ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Energy Science
: Laboratory
http://www.quantenepro.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index.html
Admission Information
Master's Degree
https[...]
Feb 14, 2023
4 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cat-ene/materials-design-based-on-light-matter-interaction-for-applications-to-energy-science/)
- Chemistry Diamond for Quantum Science and Technology
: Norikazu Mizuochi ,
Professor
: Institute for Chemical Research
: MIZUOCHI Laboratory
http://mizuochilab.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/indexE.html
[...]
Dec 18, 2023
7 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/chemistry/diamond-for-quantum-science-and-technology/)
- Global Environmental Studies Global Environmental Architecture: Exploring ”Sustainable Human Environment”
: Hirohide Kobayashi ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES)
: Laboratory
https://www.gea-lab.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
Graduate Schools
https://www.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp
[...]
Nov 6, 2024
8 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/global-environmental-studies/global-environmental-architecture-exploring-sustainable-human-environment/)
- Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability Introduction to the Mindful Living Research Group
: Marc-Henri DEROCHE ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS)
: Laboratoryhttps://www.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/trg/mlrg/index.html
[...]
Mar 6, 2025
6 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/advanced-integrated-studies-in-human-survivability/introduction-to-the-mindful-living-research-group/)
- Chemistry Dream-Driven Chemistry!: Pursue Your Academic Career to Make Dreams Come True.
: Masaharu Nakamura ,
Professor
: Institute for Chemical Research
: Laboratory Website: https://www.scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~elements/en/
[...]
May 21, 2024
7 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/chemistry/dream-driven-chemistry-pursue-your-academic-career-to-make-dreams-come-true/)
- Engineering Earth Science and Engineering of Natural Resources for Sustainable Future World
: Katsuaki Koike ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Engineering
: Laboratory Website: https://www.geoenv.kumst.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index\_en.html
[...]
Apr 3, 2024
8 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cat-eng/earth-science-and-engineering-of-natural-resources-for-sustainable-future-world/)
- Energy Science Designing Sustainable and Just Future Energy Systems
: MCLELLAN,Benjamin ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Energy Science
: Laboratory
https://eecon.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/
Admission Information
Master's Degree
https://www.energy.ky[...]
Mar 9, 2023
7 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cat-ene/designing-sustainable-and-just-future-energy-systems/)
- Global Environmental Studies Team sustainability transitions, Kyoto University
: Akihisa Mori ,
Assosicate Professor
: Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES)
: Additional informaton such as lab website and lab-specific eligibility criteria
https://www.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/faculty/m[...]
Feb 26, 2024
8 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/global-environmental-studies/team-sustainability-transitions-kyoto-university/)
- Chemistry Energy for the Future: From Materials Science to Perovskite Solar Cells
: Atsushi Wakamiya ,
Professor
: Institute for Chemical Research
: 【Wakamiya Lab'sHP】https://www.scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~wakamiya/english/index.html
【Wakamiya Lab's X(Twitter)】https://twitter.co[...]
Oct 16, 2023
5 min
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- Chemistry Experimental Research in Physics Based on Cutting-Edge Intense Lasers
: Shigeki Tokita ,
Professor
: Institute for Chemical Research
: 【Web site of Tokita Lab】https://en.laser.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
【Web site of ICR】https://www.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/sites/icr/
[...]
Mar 27, 2024
7 min
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- Economics Economic Research for International Development
: Hisaki Kono ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Economics
: Laboratory
https://sites.google.com/site/hisakikono/
https://sites.google.com/kyoto-u.ac.jp/database4der/development-ec[...]
Mar 9, 2023
6 min
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- Biostudies Understanding how chromosomes are accurately passed on to the next generation
: Peter Carlton ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Biostudies
: Laboratory
https://www.carltonlab.org/
[...]
Mar 9, 2023
4 min
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- Engineering Physical chemistry for materials science
: Takayuki Tanaka ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Engineering
: Laboratory
http://www.moleng.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~moleng\_06/index.php?lang=en
The current research activities of our lab cove[...]
Mar 9, 2023
4 min
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- Science Uncovering Earth’s Hidden Past: Quantitative Sedimentology and Morphodynamics
: Hajime Naruse ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Science
: Laboratoryhttp://turbidite.secret.jp/?English%2FTop
Admission InformationMaster’s Degreehttps://www.sci.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/a[...]
Dec 4, 2023
7 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cat-sci/uncovering-earths-hidden-past-quantitative-sedimentology-and-morphodynamics/)
- Chemistry Organometallic Molecules Exploring the Atomic-Nano Frontier
: Yasuhiro Ohki ,
Professor
: Institute for Chemical Research
: Laboratory
https://www.om.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp
[...]
Dec 5, 2023
6 min
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- Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability The study of innovative policies in renewable energy and electricity market reform.
: Hiroki Nagayama ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS)
: Laboratory
https://www.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/staff/nagayama/en\_index.html
https://www.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/wp-content/uplo[...]
Feb 18, 2025
6 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/advanced-integrated-studies-in-human-survivability/the-study-of-innovative-policies-in-renewable-energy-and-electricity-market-reform/)
- Biostudies Proteins in a living cell: structured or non-structured?
: Shigehiro Yoshimura ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Biostudies
: Laboratory
http://www.chrom.lif.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/index.html
[...]
Mar 9, 2023
4 min
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- Global Environmental Studies Social Science Research into Policy and Citizen Responses to Environmental Challenges
: Makoto Usami ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES)
: https://www.envpolicy.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en
[...]
Oct 29, 2024
4 min
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- Psychology Introduction to the Cultural Psychology Lab
: Yukiko Uchida ,
Professor
: Institute for the Future of Human Society, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies
: Laboratory Website: https://culture-wellbeing.ifohs.kyoto-u.ac.jp/lab/
[...]
Jan 30, 2024
4 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/psychology/introduction-to-the-cultural-psychology-lab/)
- Agriculture Fruit and Fruit Tree Science
: Ryutaro Tao ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Agriculture, Division of Agronomy and Horticultural Science
: https://www.pomology.kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/https://www.facebook.com/kyotopom
Admission Informationhttps://www.kais.kyoto-u[...]
Feb 10, 2025
9 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/agriculture/fruit-and-fruit-tree-science/)
- Biostudies Single-Molecule Analysis of Molecular Biophysics in Living Organisms
: Naoki Watanabe ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Biostudies
: Laboratory
http://www.pharm2.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/2\_index.html
[...]
Feb 14, 2023
6 min
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- Energy Science Two-front operation on biomass and disease-related researches
: Masato Katahira ,
Professor
: Institute of Advanced Energy (IAE)
: Laboratory
http://www.iae.kyoto-u.ac.jp/bio/
Admission Information
Master's Degree
https://www.energy.kyoto-u[...]
Mar 9, 2023
5 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cat-ene/two-front-operation-on-biomass-and-disease-related-researches/)
- Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability Green and Sustainable Materials for Circular Economy
: Kei Saito ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability
: Laboratoryhttps://www.saitolab.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/home/saito-laboratory/Graduate schoolhttps://www.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en[...]
Feb 29, 2024
10 min
[View](https://global.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/chemistry/green-and-sustainable-materials-for-circular-economy/)
- Science Slow Earthquake Science from Ocean Bottom Observations
: Yoshihiro Ito ,
Associate Professor
: Research Center for Earthquake Hazards
: Disaster Prevention Research Institutehttps://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/
Laboratoryhttps://www.rcep.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/yit[...]
Dec 21, 2023
14 min
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- Biostudies Plant chemical biology to save environmental and food crises on the earth
: Takeshi Nakano ,
Professor
: Graduate School of Biostudies
: Laboratory
https://www.lif.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/research/lab/154/
[...]
Mar 9, 2023
5 min
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- Chemistry Chemistry&Biostudies, Chemical Biology: Chemistry-Initiated Biology
: Motonari Uesugi ,
Professor
: Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences/ Institute for Chemical Research
: Laboratory
https://www.scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~uesugi/index.php
[...]
Nov 1, 2023
6 min
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- Science Ecological research in Japan’s most important lake
: Shin-ichi Nakano ,
Professor
: Center for Ecological Research (CER)
: Laboratory:https://www.ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~nakano/MCB-HP18.html
Admission Information:https://www.ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp[...]
May 28, 2024
6 min
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- Engineering Creating Intelligent Transportation Systems
: Jan-Dirk Schmöcker ,
Associate Professor
: Graduate School of Engineering
: Lab webpage: https://trans.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp/its/english/index.html
[...]
Feb 9, 2024
12 min
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- Energy Science Heliotron J: Looking up the future with Fusion Energy, a Sun on Earth
: Kazunobu Nagasaki, Shigeru Inagaki ,
Professor
: Institute of Advanced Energy (IAE)
: Laboratory website
http://www.iae.kyoto-u.ac.jp/plasma/en/index\_E.html
Admission Information
Master's Degre[...]
Mar 9, 2023
5 min
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