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.

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.

本講義では，宇宙の起源，物質の起源，生命の進化，情報と人工知能などの現代科学のフロンティアを，最前線の若手研究者が数理科学という切り口で俯瞰する．授業担当教員がモデレータとなり，理化学研究所などの若手研究者をゲストに招き，以下の話題を議論する．ゲスト氏名と話題は，今野北斗「現在の幾何学」，青木俊太朗「宇宙論入門 ― 初期宇宙と素粒子の視点から」，シュパイデル玲雄「数理遺伝学入門」，土居孝寛「コンピュータでのぞくクォークの世界」，角田峻太郎「物性における対称性とトポロジー」，Andreas Dechant「Statistical Mechanics: From Micro to Macro, from Equilibrium to Nonequilibrium　（統計力学： ミクロからマクロへ，平衡から非平衡へ）」, 菊池勇太「量子コンピュータでできること」である．

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。

現代宇宙論の基礎となるビッグバンシナリオの概略とインフレーション宇宙論について、その基礎物理プロセスに立ち返って学び、素粒子論的宇宙論の基礎を身につける。 This course covers the big bang scenario and inflationary cosmology, which form the foundation of modern cosmology. Students will learn these concepts with a focus on their underlying physical processes, thereby acquiring the fundamentals of particle cosmology.

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.

Human activities are driving rapid environmental change and accelerating species extinction rates, raising concerns that Earth may be entering a sixth mass extinction. To address today’s global ecological challenges and make informed decisions about biodiversity conservation, we must first understand how life has responded to major environmental changes in the prehistoric past. The fossil record provides the only direct evidence of past extinction events that have shaped the history of life. In this course, we will examine how the fossil record came to be and how we use multidisciplinary scientific methods to interpret it and reconstruct Earth’s history. We will explore how life and environments in the oceans and on land have changed throughout deep time, with particular emphasis on the causes and consequences of the "Big Five" and other past extinction events. We will also consider human origins, the environmental and ecological consequences of our ancestors' spread from Africa across the globe, and how human beings continue to reshape life on our planet in unprecedented ways. By tracing how life has endured and recovered from past episodes of climate change and extinction, we will discuss what the fossil record can teach us about the resilience of life and the future of biodiversity.

Human activities are driving rapid environmental change and accelerating species extinction rates, raising concerns that Earth may be entering a sixth mass extinction. To address today’s global ecological challenges and make informed decisions about biodiversity conservation, we must first understand how life has responded to major environmental changes in the prehistoric past. The fossil record provides the only direct evidence of past extinction events that have shaped the history of life. In this course, we will examine how the fossil record came to be and how we use multidisciplinary scientific methods to interpret it and reconstruct Earth’s history. We will explore how life and environments in the oceans and on land have changed throughout deep time, with particular emphasis on the causes and consequences of the "Big Five" and other past extinction events. We will also consider human origins, the environmental and ecological consequences of our ancestors' spread from Africa across the globe, and how human beings continue to reshape life on our planet in unprecedented ways. By tracing how life has endured and recovered from past episodes of climate change and extinction, we will discuss what the fossil record can teach us about the resilience of life and the future of biodiversity.

オーストラリア国立大学(ANU)と進めている国際教育・研究の枠組みの中で行う授業。 全学の学生に開講する。”共生”をテーマにANUから学生が来日し合同でフィールドワークや実験、講義などを行うことにより、国際感覚も養いながら、科学についての理解を進める。/Joint course work with students at the Australian National University. If Covid-19 situation improve, we will host students from the Australian National University to study various topics including Geohazards, AI, Science communications, Philosophy and Science and others. Otherwise, online virtual joint course will be conducted. Theme of the course will be "Kyosei: Co-existence".