University Guide
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
 
Faculty of Environmental and Symbiotic Sciences
Members
■Department of Ecology and Environmental Resources
1. Current research
2. Courses taught

　
■Department of Human Habitat
■Department of Food and Health Environment
 
Department of Ecology and Environmental Resources
Head, Professor 
MATSUZOE Naotaka
  1. Influence of Light on the Coloring of Plants
  2. Human Society and Plant Production; Environment and Natural Resources
Professor 
OHWADA Kouichi
  1. Ecological and Environmental Studies of Coastal Waters and Tidal Flats
  2. Biological and non-Biological Marine Resources; Aquaculture
Professor, President 
KOGA Minoru
  1. Development and Application of Analytical Technology for Trace Hazardous Pollutants in Environment
  2. Fundamental Chemistry; Laboratory Practice for Environmental and Analytical Chemistry
Professor 
SHINOHARA Ryota
  1. Behavior of Chemical Substances in Water Environment
  2. Environmental Hygiene; Water Environment Management
Professor  
TSUTSUMI Hiroaki
  1. Environmental Assessment of Enclosed Coastal Seas
  2. Biosphere and Environment; Marine Ecology
Professor 
ZHANG Daizhou
  1. Atmospheric Aerosols, Air Pollutants, Transport and Dispersion
  2. Physics I, PhysicsII; Earth Environment; Atmospheric Environment
Professor
MELTON Jay
  1. E-Learning; Educational Technology; Writing; Networked-Based Language Teaching; English
  2. Basic English I; Basic English II; Basic English III; Basic English IV; Modern English III; Modern English IV; Writing for Graduate Students
Associate Professor
INOUE Akio
  1. Forest Ecology and Management
  2. Forest Ecology, Forest Environmental Assessment
 
Department of Human Habitat
Head, Professor 
KITAHARA Akio
  1. Earthquake-resisting Capacity of Timber Structures,
    Mitigation of Urban Earthquake Disaster
  2. Timber Construction, Building Structure and Construction Systems
Professor 
NAKAJIMA Kihachiro
  1. Sustainable Utilization of the Stock that Human Habitat in Rural and Moutainous Area Retains
  2. Regional Planning; Rural and Mountainous Areas Planning 
Professor 
MURAKAMI Yoshitomo
  1. Cohouging for the Elderly in the Netherlands and Japan
    Room Composition of Ordinary Private Houses to Answer to Needs According to Aging
  2. Introduction to Welfare Environment Theory; Welfare Environment Planning
Associate Professor 
TSUJIHARA Makihiko
  1. Environmental Design of Semi-outdoor Space,
    Old Japanese Buildings in Micronesia under the Japanese Mandate
  2. Architectural Environmental Engineering, District Environment Conditioning
Associate Professor
NISHI Eiko　　
  1. Public Participation in Urban Planning
  2. Comparative Study on Community Planning in Japan, Scandinavian countries, etc
Associate Professor 
LI Li
  1. Development of Steel-Wood Hybrid Shear Walls for Wooden Framed Structures ; Behavior of Steel-Concrete Composite Beam-Columns
  2. Building Technology; Building Materials; Reinforced Concrete Structures
Associate Professor 
HOSOI Akinori　　
  1. Energy conservation system for air conditioning
    Natural and cross ventilation system, hybrid ventilation
  2. Building facilities engineering
    Indoor environmental control engineering
 
Department of Food and Health Environment
Dean, Professor 
ARIZONO Koji
  1. Effects of Environmental Chemicals and Trace Elements for Living Animals
  2. Food Safety; Environmental Hygiene
Head, Professor 
SHIRATSUCHI Hideki
  1. Current research
    1) Flavor as a Quality Factor and Its Evaluation Methods for Foods
    2) Physiological Function of Volatile Compounds in Foods
    3) Survey of Polyphenolic Compounds in Farm Products with Color and Evaluation of　their Physiological Function.
  2. Food Chemistry, Food Analysis, Food Processing, Introduction to Food Science, Laboratory Work of Food Science, Laboratory Work of Food Processing, Food and Environment, Laboratory Work of Chemistry
Professor 
MINAMI Hisanori
  1. Biochemistry and Immunology of the Intestine
  2. Biochemistry; Nutritional Biochemistry
Associate Professor 
KITANO Naoko
  1. Relation Between Health Condition and Nourishment in Regional Habitants
  2. Management of Food Service, Science of Cookery
Associate Professor
MATSUSAKI Hiromi
  1. 1) Function and application of the physiologically active substances produced by lactic acid bacteria.
    2) Biosynthesis of sustainable biopolyesters by genetic engineering.
    3) Behavior of Ralstonia solanacearum in Solanum sp. (eggplant).
  2. Food Biotechnology, Laboratory Work of Food Biotechnology, Food Microbiology, Food Resource Development, Deteil of Food, Biological and Organic Chemistry, Food and Environment, Laboratory Work of Chemistry
Associate Professor
AOKI Tomoko
  1. Neurophysiological and biomechanical approach to the understanding of motor and sensory functions in the human hand
  2. Health and Sports Science;Lifelong Sports Activity;Life Span Motor Development
Senior Lecturer
OOSHITA Yoshiko
  1. Epidemiological study of Eating Attitudes and Psychosocial factors on Japan Cedar Pollinosis
  2. Nutritional Education
Senior Lecture
 TOMOYORI Hiroko
  1. Prevention of atherosclerosis by dietary components
Assistant 
AKAHOSHI Asuka
  1. Effects of Dietary Ingredients for Human Salivary IgA
Assistant 
TAKANO Yuu
  1. Basal Metabolic Rate of Female University Students

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