Summary
Studies on the mechanism of transfer and conversion of energy,
information, and material in various chemical substances or life
provide principles for creation of novel functional materials and
understanding of life, leading to a huge impact on our social life.
The Objectives of the Graduate School of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology,consisting
of three courses, Materials Chemistry, Functional Design Chemistry,
and Biotechnology, are to develop experts and researchers in the
fields of functional materials and biotechnology. The Materials
Chemistry and Functional Design Chemistry Courses offer education
and research programs for synthesis, analysis, structure, and function
of organic, inorganic, and polymeric materials with novel functions
as well as topics of superconductors, nanochemistry, and fuel cells.
The Biotechnology Course provides training programs for fundamentals
and advanced techniques on microbiology, cellular and genetic engineering,
molecular biology and bioorganic chemistry. Lectures on the methodologies
of developing and applying the function of microbial, animal and
plant cells are also provided.
After completing the master's course and being awarded a Master's
Degree, graduates are expected to play an active part in the fields
of materials science, biotechnology, or life science. Moreover,some
of them are accepted for the Doctoral program.
Main research fields
Materials Chemistry & Functional Design Chemistry Courses
We challenge the advanced research subjects with the keywords
material, energy, and environment; i.e., trace and separation analysis
of materials, living bodies and environmental sampling, development
of energy saving electrolytic systems, control of electrode surfaces,
development of advanced functional materials for separation, functional
and structural analysis, synthesis of photochromic molecules and liquid
crystals, and preparation and characterization of high-performance
polymers. In cooperation with The Crystal Science Research Center
and The Clean Energy Research Center, advanced researches focused
on functional crystal materials and clean energy systems are also
subjects.
Biotechnology Course
Researches on the utilization of cell functions are conducted
with a view to apply to bioindustry. The research fields are as follows:
search for novel actinomycetes, bacidiomycetes and yeasts, etc., breeding
of valuable microorganisms based on improved molecular biotechnology,
development of high-performance bioprocess based on the study of cell
functions and its application to the food industry and tissue engineering,
utilization of bioactive molecules from plants, elucidation of defense
mechanism of cells against active oxygen species and its application
to biodefense system, and development of microbial system for ecological
treatment and biomass utilization. |
