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.

新型コロナウイルス、デング熱など、地球規模で深刻化する感染症を克服する方法を確立することは急務である。感染症対策は、医学・獣医学領域のみならず、デバイス開発（工学）や、灌漑・治水・水質浄化（農学）等の他分野の連携が必要である。一方で、光触媒は、酸化還元反応を促進することから、有機物や細菌を分解することが可能で、環境問題を中心とした身の回りの様々な局面で利用できる。本講義では、感染症について概説するとともに、幅広く共通に有効性を示す光触媒の効果を紹介し、その感染症への適用法について考察する。 The establishment of control measures for infectious diseases spreading worldwide such as the corona virus and the dengue virus, is an urgent task. To fight with infectious diseases, multi discipline collaboration in addition to medical and veterinary fields, with device development (technology), irrigation, water control (agriculture) and others. The titanium dioxide photo-catalysis generates hydroxy radicals and super oxide. Thus, photo-catalyst conduct degradation or sterilization of organic materials and germs. In this lecture, overview of infectious diseases and photo-catalysis will be explained. Furthermore, the application of photo-catalysis to infectious disease control will be discussed.

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.

本コースでは一般相対論の基礎事項を学び，その特筆すべき三つの帰結である「ブラックホール」，「重力波」，「相対論的宇宙論」を理解することを目的とする．

新型コロナウイルス、デング熱など、地球規模で深刻化する感染症を克服する方法を確立することは急務である。感染症対策は、医学・獣医学領域のみならず、デバイス開発（工学）や、灌漑・治水・水質浄化（農学）等の他分野の連携が必要である。一方で、光触媒は、酸化還元反応を促進することから、有機物や細菌を分解することが可能で、環境問題を中心とした身の回りの様々な局面で利用できる。本講義では、感染症について概説するとともに、幅広く共通に有効性を示す光触媒の効果を紹介し、その感染症への適用法について考察する。 The establishment of control measures for infectious diseases spreading worldwide such as the corona virus and the dengue virus, is an urgent task. To fight with infectious diseases, multi discipline collaboration in addition to medical and veterinary fields, with device development (technology), irrigation, water control (agriculture) and others. The titanium dioxide photo-catalysis generates hydroxy radicals and super oxide. Thus, photo-catalyst conduct degradation or sterilization of organic materials and germs. In this lecture, overview of infectious diseases and photo-catalysis will be explained. Furthermore, the application of photo-catalysis to infectious disease control will be discussed.

S1に行う地球規模感染制御学Iの履修を要件とする。光触媒は、有機物分解を行うため、感染症対策のみならず、食品の保存、水質の浄化等にも応用可能である。本講義では、光触媒デバイスを農学に応用する課題を学生に提示させ、それを具現化させるための方法を学生とともに考える。 Global Infectious Diseases Control Science I participation is required. Students will propose the application of photo-catalytic devices in the agricultural field. During the course, problems and its solution for the practical implement will be discussed.

化石資源の代替として農作物・林業残渣等の植物資源の有効利用が求められている。意外かもしれないが、それら植物体の構成成分は不明な点がまだ多く残されており、例えば、樹皮には、仮の成分名が1950年代につけられ、その後、ほぼ手つかずのまま化学構造が不明とされる主要成分も含まれている。この背景の下、未利用植物が有するバイオマス原料としての素性（原料特性、化学構造、反応性）を明らかにし、植物資源の有効利用法の開発に道筋をつけることが重要視されつつある。 本講義は、植物細胞壁の主要構成成分であるリグニンの生合成、化学構造、および解析法の原理を紹介する。化学構造が難解な天然高分子の代表的な例としてリグニンをとりあげて解説・議論するが、講義の目標は、様々な天然高分子の化学構造研究に共通する解析法の原理を理解し、これを通して、化学構造に関する未解決な問題にアプローチする考え方を養うことにある。また、関連する論文等を受講者が読み調べ、要点を発表する時間を設ける。