Educational & research goals and faculty profiles of the Major in Chemistry

English-based Undergraduate ProgramMajor in Chemistry

Chemistry is a field of science that studies chemical syntheses and reactions, as well as the functions of substances and materials, at the atomic and molecular levels. Our undergraduate curriculum covers the major areas of chemistry and chemical engineering and is designed to provide students with broad knowledge and understanding. It also offers opportunities for more in-depth study in their specific area of interest in Japanese. Upon completion of our program, students have the choice of continuing their research in graduate programs or starting a professional career in a range of fields, such as environmental science, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and chemical engineering.

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Faculty Profiles

Yukio Furukawa

Professor

Research Field

Structural Chemistry

Régis Guegan

Associate Professor

Research Field

Physical Chemistry

Nobuko Hanada

Assistant Professor

Research Field

Materials Science, Chemical Engineering

Izumi Hirasawa

Professor

Research Field

Chemical Engineering, Separation Process Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Takayuki Homma

Professor

Research Field

Functional Surface Chemistry, Interface Electrochemistry

Seijiro Hosokawa

Associate Professor

Research Field

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Kohei Imura

Professor

Research Field

Photo-Physical Chemistry

Koji Ishihara

Professor

Research Field

Inorganic Reaction Chemistry

Nobuhiro Kanomata

Professor

Research Field

Functional Organic Chemistry, Organic Stereochemistry, Heterocyclic Chemistry

Kyalo Stephen Kanyiva

Associate Professor

Research Field

Reaction Organic Chemistry

Kuniki Kino

Professor

Research Field

Fermentation Engineering, Microbial Metabolic Engineering, Applied Biochemistry

Kohtaro Kirimura

Professor

Research Field

Applied Biochemistry, Microbial Functions Development

Fukashi Kohori

Assistant Professor

Research Field

Chemical Engineering, Interface Engineering

Takaki Koide

Professor

Research Field

Biomolecular Chemistry

Kazuyuki Kuroda

Professor

Research Field

Inorganic Solid State Chemistry, Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry

Masahiko Matsukata

Professor

Research Field

Catalytic Chemistry, Membrane Separation

Toshiyuki Momma

Professor

Research Field

Applied Electrochemistry, Chemistry of Energy Materials

Masahisa Nakada

Professor

Research Field

Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Total Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds, Asymmetric Catalysis

Hiromi Nakai

Professor

Research Field

Electronic State Theory

Yoichi Nakao

Professor

Research Field

Chemical Biology

Suguru Noda

Professor

Research Field

Reaction Engineering, Materials Process Engineering

Kenichi Oyaizu

Professor

Research Field

Polymer Chemistry

Yasushi Sekine

Professor

Research Field

Catalysis, Surface Ionics

Takanori Shibata

Professor

Research Field

Reaction Organic Chemistry

Atsushi Shimojima

Professor

Research Field

Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry

Takeo Suga

Assistant Professor

Research Field

Polymer Chemistry, Functional Polymers

Yoshiyuki Sugahara

Professor

Research Field

Inorganic Materials Chemistry

Heng Yi Teah

Assistant Professor

Research Field

Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainability Assessment, Environmental Chemistry

Yasuhiko Terada

Professor

Research Field

Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology

Hiroaki Wada

Professor

Research Field

Inorganic Solid State Chemistry, Inorganic Synthetic Chemistry

Junichiro Yamaguchi

Professor

Research Field

Organic Chemistry

Tadashi Yamaguchi

Professor

Research Field

Coordination Chemistry

Kana Yamamoto

Associate Professor

Research Field

Synthetic Organic Chemistry