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.

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.

物性物理学のトピックスの中から、大きく分けて二つのテーマを選び、基礎から最近の発展まで，実際の物質に即して解説する． An overview is given on the selected two topics in condensed matter physics, from basics to recent developments and with emphasis on real materials

物性物理学のトピックスの中から、大きく分けて二つのテーマを選び、基礎から最近の発展まで，実際の物質に即して解説する． An overview is given on the selected two topics in condensed matter physics, from basics to recent developments and with emphasis on real materials

量子コンピューターの研究は、微細加工技術が進歩し、情報処理を担う「素子」が原子レベルに近づきつつある今日、当然の流れと言えよう。「素子」が原子レベルに近づくと、その動作はニュートン力学ではなく量子力学という運動法則に支配される。そこでは、アインシュタインとボーアの論争に代表されるシュレーディンガーの猫状態やＥＰＲ相関（一種のテレパシー？？）が実際に起こる。量子コンピューターでは、これらの摩訶不思議な「量子効果」を用いて、情報のやり取りや情報処理を行う。この講義では、量子コンピューターの原理と現状についての入門的な講義を行う。

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。

物質系専攻において、固体物質を主たる研究対象とする研究室は多い。固体の物質が液体や気体と大きく異なる点の一つは、原子が規則的に整然と並んだ結晶になりうることである。結晶は、原子配列の周期性に基づいて多様な性質を示し、半導体デバイスに代表されるように、様々な形で人類社会の役にも立っている。本講義では、結晶性の固体物質について、主に化学の立場から概観する。固体物質の結晶構造、格子欠陥、化学結合、合成法、データベースなどを学ぶことにより、固体物質に関する理解を深めることを目標とする。 There are many groups that mainly focus on solids in Department of Advanced Materials Sciences. One of the major differences between solid materials and liquid and gas materials is the fact that they can be crystals, in which the atoms are regularly arranged. Crystals exhibit various physical properties based on the periodicity of their atomic arrangement, and are also useful to human society in various ways, such as semiconductor devices. The objective of this lecture is to learn about crystalline solid materials mainly from the chemistry, such as crystal structures, lattice defects, chemical bonds, synthesis methods, and databases.