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Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University / Research Center for Space Agriculture and Horticulture
Professor / DirectorMy primary research encompasses various areas, including studying how plants respond to environmental stimuli such as gravity, light, touch, and moisture. Additionally, I investigate sex differentiation and expression of cucurbit flowers. Notably, I have rediscovered the ability of plant roots to show positive hydrotropism and clarified the unique molecular mechanisms underlying this process. Moreover, I have demonstrated the value of spaceflight experiments in enhancing our understanding of plant functionality.
Recent Topics of Interest:
I have been fascinated by peanut gynophore for a long time. After flowering, these gynophores exhibit a remarkable response to gravity as they grow downward and penetrate the soil. Despite being a part of the flower’s above-ground tissue, the gynophore behaves like a root. My particular interest lies in unveiling the mechanistic aspect of this phenomenon in peanuts, which hold a special significance as a prized product of Chiba prefecture.
Motto in Research or in Life:
Making an effort brings about serendipitous encounters with individuals that can create profound turnings point in life
Hobby / Holiday: Mountain climbing (walking), Skiing, Fishing
Faculty of Science, Chiba University
Associate ProfessorOn the Earth’s surface, various substances ubiquitously migrate and/or concentrate in a given environment. My primary research focus is the origin and migration dynamics of these substances, particularly methane, iodine, plastic, and others, in groundwater/seawater from a geological and geochemical perspective.
Recent Topics of Interest:
・Correlation between oceanic environmental changes and the growth/dissolution of methane hydrate
・Changes in seafloor environments around methane seepage
・Processes of iodine migration and concentration in sediment pore water
Motto in Research or in Life:
It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem.
Hobby / Holiday:
I read various classical and famous books from different genres, following in the footsteps of people from the past. I also like taking care of land hermit crabs.
Faculty of Education, Chiba University
Assistant ProfessorTrees grow on relatively long scales, resulting in the expansion of the timber segment. To promote sustainable timber usage, it is essential to go beyond forest management and understand the types and diversity of timber. My research focuses on exploring the diversity of wood produced due to individual variations in trees and their growing environments.
Additionally, I am involved in developing and implementing educational materials that address these issues.
Recent Topics of Interests: Dynamic Rationality of Trees
Motto in Research or in Life:
While it’s important to ponder, it is equally crucial to try things firsthand. Being able to shift your mindset when your efforts don’t yield the desired outcome is also a valuable skill.
Hobby / Holiday: Camping, Outdoor Activities
I enjoy spending the majority of my time with my children.
Faculty of Letters, Chiba University
Associate ProfessorI study ancient Greek philosophy (esp. Aristotle’s ethics), contemporary virtue ethics, Japanese philosophy (esp. Japanese virtue ethics), and applied ethics (esp. neuroethics and space ethics). Through these studies, I investigate the notion of virtue and its contemporary significance.
Recent Topics of Interests:
I am recently focusing on the Japanese notion of virtue. Although virtue is an ancient notion embraced by both Eastern and Western philosophies, it takes an interesting form in Japan. Japanese intellectual history has been influenced by Shintoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity. Accordingly, the Japanese notion of virtue includes these values in one way or another. In fact,some Japanese philosophers have struggled to harmonize these values. I think that looking through Japanese notion of virtue can help us develop a new perspective on the notion of virtue.
Faculty of Education, Chiba University / Asia & ASEAN Center for Educational Research
ProfessorMy main research topic is “plant genetic resources,” including landraces and their wild relatives. I have conducted field surveys and characterization of the plant genetic resources for future conservation and utilization. For the field survey, various countries have been focused on, such as India, Nepal, and Malaysia.
In recent years, I have been working in the field of education and developing model lessons focusing on plant genetic resources with foreign collaborators. As the plant genetic resources, I am focusing on the crops which are familiar in Chiba and foreign countries.
Recent Topics of Interests:
To develop model lessons focusing on plant genetic resources, which are applicable not only to schools in Japan but also in foreign countries.
Motto in Research or in Life: With dreams, diligence, and modesty
Hobby / Holiday: To play Sumo wrestling (I was a member of the sumo club at university.)
Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University
Associate ProfessorI am conducting research using electromagnetic wave technology to contribute to communication, health, and medical applications. Specifically, my research involves the development of non-contact sensors for acquiring biological information and early disease detection, the development of RFID for item management, and research on wireless power transmission to address power-related issues in information and communication devices used for applications like 5G.
Recent Topics of Interest:
Machine learning, Home healthcare, Wireless power transfer, Undersea communications
Motto in Research or in Life:
Let's give it a try.
Deadlines are meant to be kept.
Return a kindness received to the younger generations.
Hobby / Holiday:
Reading, Walking, Gym exercise, Tennis, Movies
Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University
Professor / Vice President for Research and Academic-Industrial CollaborationI apply the visualization techniques of electrical tomography, specifically Impedance Tomography (EIT) and Capacitance Tomography (ECT). I strive to unlock new possibilities by revealing what was once considered imperceptible, thereby contributing to advancements and creative breakthroughs across various fields.
Recent Topics of Interest : Health
Motto in Research or in Life: Live Positively
Hobby / Holiday: Running, fishing, driving boats (holding a boat license)
Faculty of Science, Chiba University
ProfessorMy research interests are lives in snow and ice of glaciers and snowpacks. What kinds of lives are on snow and ice? What are they doing? And why do they live in such harsh conditions of snow and ice? These are the questions and motivations of my research.
To explore these topics, I am conducting fieldwork in various locations across the world, including snowy mountains in Japan, glaciers in the Himalayas, Central Asia, and the Arctic. I am utilizing a combination of physical, chemical, and biological analyses to explore the fascinating and unknown snow and ice ecosystems.
Recent Topics of Interests:
Biosphere and geosphere interaction, Climate change, Humanity in environmental change
Motto in Research or in Life:
If you make assurance too much, you will miss a chance.
Hobby / Holiday:
Mountaineering, Bicycling, Skiing (cross-country / downhill), Traveling
Faculty of Science, Chiba University
Associate ProfessorThe insect exoskeleton (cuticula/cuticle), the shell-like material covering the body surface, shows astonishingly diverse properties ranging from the hardness of a beetle’s cuticle to the vibrant colors of a jewel beetle’s cuticle.
Moreover, I have revealed that altering the properties of the cuticle can result in changes in the overall body shape. I aim to understand how insects create such diverse cuticles and how the cuticles contribute to the wide range of insect morphologies.
Recent Topics of Interest:
I aspire to understand the physical forms of living organisms by directly connecting them to the functions of genes. Based on this understanding, one of my dreams is to account for diversifying biological forms, such as how the ladybugs become perfectly round or how the stick insects get elongated.
Motto in Research or in Life:
Embrace what I find truly ‘interesting’ and ‘fun.’
Hobby / Holiday:
On my days off, I make preparations by cooking meals in advance for the following week. If I have some spare time, I also enjoy playing the piano.