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.

約138億年前に超高温の火の玉として宇宙が誕生し、現在まで膨張を続けているとするビッグバン宇宙論は、宇宙全体の進化や成り立ちを考える宇宙論の標準理論として確立している。本講義では、ビッグバン宇宙論の基礎となる、一般相対性理論に基づく膨張宇宙の記述と標準宇宙モデルを解説し、宇宙初期の素粒子的世界から、天体形成を経て今日の豊かな階層構造を持つ宇宙へと進化する歴史を概観し、それらの観測的根拠を説明する。基礎物理法則に基づいて、ビッグバン宇宙論の基本的枠組みを理解できることが目標である。

There is a growing demand for the effective use of plant resources such as agricultural and forestry residues as an alternative to fossil resources. Surprisingly, there are still many unknown components in these plant materials. For example, bark contains some major components whose chemical structures are unknown, having been given provisional component names in the 1950s and remaining largely untouched since then. Against this background, it is becoming increasingly important to elucidate the characteristics of underutilized plants as biomass feedstocks (raw material properties, chemical structure and reactivity) and to pave the way for the development of effective utilization methods for plant resources. This lecture introduces the principles of biosynthesis, chemical structure and analytical methods of lignin, a major component of plant cell walls. Lignin will be used as a representative example of a natural polymer with a complex chemical structure, which will be explained and discussed. The goal of the lecture is to understand the principles of analytical methods common to the study of the chemical structure of various natural polymers, and through this to develop a way of thinking to approach unsolved problems related to chemical structure. Students will be given time to read and study related papers and present the main points.

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.

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.

In this course, we will read and discuss (i) some foundational cases that have been frequently cited in subsequent cases and also (ii) latest cases addressing contemporary issues, under the WTO dispute settlement procedures. The course aims that participants will accurately understand and digest the required legal knowledge, and will be able to discuss and analyze the implications of findings in the subject cases.

This course will help students understand the fundamentals of law in contemporary Japan. Students will gain a foundational grasp of the origins of Japan’s legal system and the key concepts and influences that shape it today, both in isolation and in their social context. Students will learn to consider core areas of Japanese law critically, discuss their perspectives with others, and draw on comparisons with other legal systems as needed. The course assumes no knowledge of Japanese law or law in general.

This course will help students understand the fundamentals of law in contemporary Japan. Students will gain a foundational grasp of the origins of Japan’s legal system and the key concepts and influences that shape it today, both in isolation and in their social context. Students will learn to consider core areas of Japanese law critically, discuss their perspectives with others, and draw on comparisons with other legal systems as needed. The course assumes no knowledge of Japanese law or law in general.

地球外物質に注目し，太陽系の起源と進化に関する物質科学の基礎と最先端を理解する． Lectures on the origin and early evolution of the Solar System through analysis of pristine extraterrestrial materials, laboratory experiments, and Solar System exploration and on basic physical chemistry and material science.

隕石や惑星物質など物質科学の観点から、太陽系や惑星・衛星の形成進化の物理化学プロセスを理解する。物理化学プロセスには、恒星内元素合成、化学平衡、反応速度論、同位体反応と同位体異常、放射性核種と年代学を含む。