Statistics and biometrics have emerged as crucial disciplines not only in agricultural sciences but also in various other fields. This significance is primarily attributed to three factors: Firstly, advancements in data measurement techniques have facilitated the collection of extensive and diverse biological and agronomic data that were previously unattainable. Secondly, the evolution of data science methodologies has enabled the integration and modeling of such collected data. Thirdly, the enhancement of computational capabilities has empowered the utilization of these methodologies. These advancements have rendered statistical and biometric methods indispensable for extracting insights from the vast and varied biological and agronomic datasets. Throughout this lecture series, a diverse array of biological and agronomic datasets will serve as illustrative examples to demonstrate various analytical methods. Delivered in a hands-on format, utilizing R, Python, and Matlab, the aim is to equip students with practical analysis skills. The initial portion of the course, spanning the first one-third, will focus primarily on techniques for summarizing, visualizing, and modeling relationships within multivariate datasets. In the subsequent one-third, students will delve into linear models, linear mixed models, local regression, and nonlinear models. Finally, in the last segment, students will explore image analysis, machine learning, and deep learning methods. While the course will cover a broad spectrum of methods, ranging from introductory to advanced levels, the emphasis will be on developing the capability to independently conduct analyses rather than on elaborating on the theoretical underpinnings of the methods.

発光現象や光計測・光通信など、我々に身近な光学現象や応用において、光の量子性が様々な形で本質的な役割を担っている。本講義では、光の量子力学性質および物質と光の相互作用の量子力学について学び、身近な現象・応用から最新の光・物質科学に至る広い範囲で重要かつ基礎となる光と物質の量子論の理解を目指す。/Quantum nature of light plays an essential role in various optical phenomena and applications, such as light emission, optical measurement and optical communications. In this lecture, we will learn about the quantum mechanical properties of light and the quantum mechanics of the interaction between matter and light, and the theory of light and matter which is fundamental in a wide range from familiar phenomena and applications to the leading-edge light and material science.

広く産学官にわたってグローバルに活躍するために必要な「俯瞰力」を養成することを目指す。物質科学の各分野について最先端の知識を修得し、自分の専門分野と周辺分野がどのように関連するか、あるいはし得るか、について深く考察するために、第一線で活躍する講師の方々にその分野の最前線を概観していただく。さらに、それらの講義を通して異分野間のコミュニケーションを円滑に進めるための具体的方法論を学ぶ。 This survey course is designed to enable students to develop the broad perspective that is required of global leaders working in and across industry, academia, and government. Students will gain knowledge and insight on advancements in each field of materials science research, given by leading researchers working on the frontline in those fields. This will allow students to consider how peripheral fields are related to their own area of expertise, and to consider the potential for forging bridges between related fields in the future. In addition, students will learn specific methodologies designed to facilitate smooth communication among different disciplines.

In production and consumption of materials, structural materials are dominant. Technological development in materials industry affects significant positive impacts in broad end uses. A newly developed high-performance materials fulfill higher design requirement, which makes more advanced product design possible. The first half of this class introduces production process of major materials and life cycle perspective on materials, especially structural materials. We discuss interactions amongst materials, finished products, economy, and environment in order to understand roles of materials in industrial metabolism. Global material flows and resource strategy are also introduced to give you a global vision on resources and materials. The latter half of this class introduces high-temperature materials for jet engine or gas turbine in the power plant. The processing and the necessary properties of high-temperature materials will be introduced to understand how they are designed.

本講義では、原子力分野で常に付随する放射線安全の基本的考え方や理念について学習する。 まず、これらの理解の基礎となる放射線物理学、放射線化学、放射線生物学のうち関連する項目について学ぶ。放射線安全においては行政・規制も大切な視点であることから、放射線防護関連法令のうち放射性同位元素等の規制に関する法律（RI規制法）について学習する。 それらの基礎分野を元にして、現場で適用される実学としての放射線安全の考え方やその具体的な実現方法について学ぶ。ここでは、線量管理や放射線防護について習得し、さらに近年の重要なテーマである原子炉の解体や環境への影響についても理解を深め、これを実務に適用する際の課題などについても整理する。 例えば、放射線被ばくに伴って生じる健康被害は、放射線の種類や量、被ばくのスピード（線量率）、被ばく部位等、種々の要因によって決まる。このように放射線被ばくリスクを素過程や疫学的調査結果といった基礎学理に基づいて分析、理解する考え方を習得する。

2011年3月の東日本大震災に伴う東京電力福島第一原子力発電所事故により、多くの放射性物質が環境中に放出された。環境をたくみに利用し生産を行う農業にとって、放射能による環境汚染は、外部被ばくの懸念のみならず、食の安全の観点からも大きな脅威であった。そんな中、農業関係者はどのように危機と対峙し、どのような解決を模索したのだろうか。本講義は、農学を志す学生にとって農業・環境・食の安全といった重要分野の基礎を放射能汚染を通して学ぶことを目的としている。

Water is the most abundant liquid on Earth and the universal solvent, in which the chemistry of the life processes has developed over billions of years. It is obvious that water is the most inexpensive and environmentally benign solvent and is essential for life. Water is often considered anomalous because it behaves quite differently compared with other liquids. This course provides overview of the structure and properties of liquid water and molecular interactions, recognition, and self-assembly in water, showing typical biological and artificial molecular systems. Understanding the origin and history of water on the surface and in the interior of the Earth is essential to reveal how the Earth’s ocean and atmosphere formed and evolved. Isotopic compositions of water and elements dissolved in the water provide key constraints on the water’s origin and history. This course provides an overview of the field of geochemistry, particularly isotope geochemistry while focusing on water on and in the Earth.

Water is the most abundant liquid on Earth and the universal solvent, in which the chemistry of the life processes has developed over billions of years. It is obvious that water is the most inexpensive and environmentally benign solvent and is essential for life. Water is often considered anomalous because it behaves quite differently compared with other liquids. This course provides overview of the structure and properties of liquid water and molecular interactions, recognition, and self-assembly in water, showing typical biological and artificial molecular systems. Understanding the origin and history of water on the surface and in the interior of the Earth is essential to reveal how the Earth’s ocean and atmosphere formed and evolved. Isotopic compositions of water and elements dissolved in the water provide key constraints on the water’s origin and history. This course provides an overview of the field of geochemistry, particularly isotope geochemistry while focusing on water on and in the Earth.

This course will focus on the dynamics of museum collections in contemporary society. Particular attention will be paid to the meaning and politics of provenance--where the items on display come from and the socio-political-economic background behind that origin. The instructor's specialty is US cultural studies but the class will spend a considerable amount of time talking about museums in Japan. The class combines readings with exploring visits to actual sites.

This course will focus on the dynamics of museum collections in contemporary society. Particular attention will be paid to the meaning and politics of provenance--where the items on display come from and the socio-political-economic background behind that origin. The instructor's specialty is US cultural studies but the class will spend a considerable amount of time talking about museums in Japan. The class combines readings with exploring visits to actual sites.