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Division : Regional Resources and Environmental Economics

List of Professors Qualified as Major Advisors

Name (affiliation)Research Field 
ExpertiseDescriptions
Dr.Agr Econo.ISHITSUKA, Satoshi(H)Food EconomicsExpansion of marketing strategic in food industry
Dr.AgrIZUMIYA, Masami(H) Agricultural MarketingEconomic analysis of waste biomass recycling
Dr.Agr.NARITA, Takumi(H)International Food MarketingStudies on functions of agricultural products distribution structure
Dr.Agr.YOU, Gyunghee(H)Agricultural economicsEconomic Analysis of Food Production, Distribution and Consumption Structures by Import Liberalization
Ph.D.ISHIMURA, Gakushi(I)Resource Economics and Policy / Sustainability Science・Education1) Fishery Resource Economics and Policy・Quantitative Fishery Resource Management 2) Sustainability Science and Education
Dr.Agr.ISOJIMA, Akiyo (I)Agricultural EconomicsAgricultural product marketing research
Dr.Agr.ITO, Sachio(I)Forest PolicyStudies on the regional forestry structure and the production and distribution of wood
Dr.Agr.OZAWA, Wataru(I)Agricultural EconomicsStudy on management efficiency Study on consensus-building of rural area
Dr. EconomicsPIAO, Xiangdan(I)environmental economicsAn Empirical Study on Environmental Conservation and Well-being
Dr.Agr.HU, Bai(I)Agricultural EconomicsStudy on the Farming, Management and Innovation of Sustainable/Organic Agriculture
Dr.For.YAMAMOTO, Shinji(I)Forest PolicyTheory and application concerning citizen’s participation and consensus building related to regional resource management
Dr.Agr.IEKUSHI, Tetsuo(Y)Environmental AccountingEnvironmental accounting for farm management
Dr. Lit.HAYASHI, Masahide(Y) Forest sociologySociological studies on stakeholders in forest and forestry
Dr.Agr.FUJISHINA,Tomoumi (Y) Agricultural EconomicsRevitalization of rural areas with food industrial cluster
Dr. Lit.WATANABE,Rie(Y) Human GeographyHuman impacts on environment
Dr.Agr.FUJINO, Masaya(F)Forest Resource EconomicsAnalysis of economic behavior of forest owners, forestry entities, consumers, etc.
Dr.Agr.KOYAMA, Ryota(F)Agricultural cooperativeEmpirical Analyses in Agricultural cooperatives
Dr.Agr.TAKAYAMA, Taisuke(F)Agricultural EconomicsEmpirical Analyses in Agricultural and Resource Economics

List of Professors Qualified as Associate Advisors

Name (affiliation)Research Field
ExpertiseDescriptions
Dr.Area StudiesISHIMOTO, Yudai (H)International Food BusinessAnalysis on estblishment of regional food brands
Dr. Agr.SATO, Takahiro (H)International Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentStudies on the relationships between rural livelihoods and the dynamics of environment, technologies and institutions
Dr.Agr.YOSHINAKA, Satoshi(I)Agricultural EconomicsStudy on management of the large-scale family farming
Dr.Agr.OGAWA,Sanshiro(Y)Forestry EconomicsA study about reproduction of hilly/mountanous area and role of the nonprofit business entity of the agriculture and forestry business
Dr.Agr.CHEN, Aofei(Y)Food EconomicsResearch on agricultural management and consumer behavior
Dr.Agr.NORITO, Takashi(F)Food system theoryStructural analysis of regional food system

Division : Agricultural and Environmental Engineering

List of Professors Qualified as Major Advisors

Name (affiliation)Research Field
ExpertiseDescriptions
Dr.Agr.ENDO, Akira(H)Agricultural Land EngineeringElucidation of mechanism for nitrogen cycle and leaching of nutrient salts in agricultural land
Dr.Agr. KATO, Chihiro (H)Agricultural land conservationAnalyzing and predicting soil moisture, temperature and gas condition Soil conservation in agricultural lands
Dr.Agr.ZHANG, Shu Huai(H)Agricultural Machinery1)Applications of image processing technology for agriculture
2)Non-destructive measurements for agricultural product’s quality
Dr.Eng.HIROSE,Takashi(H)Recycling engineeringPhysical Properties of Activated Carbon from Biomass
Dr.Agr.FUJISAKI, Hiroyuki(H)Rural PlanningStudies on sustainable rural development, especially for farm land consolidation, rural tourism, and so on
Dr.Agr. MARUI, Atsushi (H)Irrigation, EngineeringEngineering approach for solution of rural water problems
Dr.Agr. MORITANI, Shigeoki (H)Rural energy engineeringRenewable energy application for greenhouse climate control
Dr.Sci.MORI, Hiroshi (H)Numerical Analysis in Soil MechanicsFunctional Performance Evaluation in Foundation Ground and Soil Structure by Numerical Analysis
Dr.Agr.YE, Xujun (H)Agricultural Machinery1)Application of remote sensing technology in Agriculture
2)Development of quality evaluation
technologies for agricultural products using optical sensing
Dr.Agr.HAMAGAMI, Kunihiko(I)HydraulicsMaintenance of water environment in agricultural water facilities
Dr.Agr.MAEDA, Takeki (I)Biomass engineeringTheoretical and applied studies on agricultural waste utilization
Dr.Agr.YAMAMOTO, Kiyohito(I)Agricultural Facility EngineeringChange in mechanical behavior of brittle material due to degradation
Dr.Agr.KATAHIRA, Mitsuhiko(Y)Agricultural MachineryStudies on labor saving technique of open field vegetables by agricultural machinery
Dr.Agr.KUWABARA, Yoshiki(Y)Rural PlanningRural planning studies on sustainable regional resource management
Dr.Eng.ZHANG, Haizhong(Y)GeotechnologyStudy on landslide disaster
Dr.Eng.NISHIYAMA, Masateru (Y)Environmental and Sanitary EngineeringPathogenic microorganisms in water and foods
Dr.Agr. WATANABE,Kazuya(Y)Agricultural EngineeringApplied studies on ecological management of rural resource
Dr.Eng.WATANABE, Toru(Y)Water Environ.Engineering1. Environmental pollution and its impact on human health
2. Water quality management for sustainable water utilization
Policy and Planning Sci.MAKI, Masayasu(F)Spatial InformaticsMonitoring the terrestrial environment using remote sensing images
Dr.Agr.JINGUJI, Hiroshi(F)Rural ecological engineeringTechnology and planning for Conservation and Restoration of Paddy Field Ecosystems

List of Professors Qualified as Associate Advisors

Name (affiliation)Research Field
ExpertiseDescriptions
Dr.Agr.KATO, Koh(H)Seepage Analysis, Structural Analysis, Agricultural Information1)Numerical analysis of seepage and structure
2)Information use for agricultural production and rural development
Dr.Agr.KISHIOKA, Tomoya(H)Rural PlanningResearch on coexistence with nature and maintenance of village functions
Dr.Agr. YATAYA, Kenichi (H)Irrigation Water Use EngineeringStudies on agricultural irrigation and water environment centered on fish passages
Dr.Agr. IIDA, Toshiaki (I)Irrigation and Drainage EngineeringHydrological cycle and water management in agricultural areas
Ph.D.MUTO, Yoshiko (I)Environmental soil physicsWater, energy and solute transport in soils
Dr.Agr.ISHIKAWA, Masaya(Y)Land Resource SciencesA new approach to sustainable land resource :new light on development and environmental conservation
Dr.Agr. HANAYAMA, Susumu(Y)Farmland engineeringStudy of material cycle in paddy fields
Dr. Bioresource EngineeringSHIN, Moono(F)Water Resources EngineeringEfficient use of water resources and irrigation management systems

Division : Regional Resources and Environmental Management

List of Professors Qualified as Major Advisors

Name (affiliation)Research Field
ExpertiseDescriptions
Dr.Agr.AZUMA, Nobuyuki(H)Animal Ecology, Ecological Engineering1)Ecology of fishes and birds
2)Habitat restoration in rivers and agroecosystems
Dr.Agr.ISHIDA, Kiyoshi(H)Forest EcologyEcology and conservation biology of forest plants
Dr.Sci.SOGABE, Atsushi(H)Animal EcologyStudies on the ecology and evolution of animal behavior in aquatic animals
Dr.Sci.Tsou, Ching-Ying (H)Applied geomorphology, Erosion engineeringStudying earth surface processes and geological phenomena for sediment-related hazard reduction and environment conservation
Dr.Sci.NAKAMURA, Takeyuki(H)Systematic EntomologySystematic study of diptera and mecoptera (Insecta)
Dr.Life Sci.MORII, Yuta(H)Evolutionaly ecologyEvolutionaly ecology of wildlife with especial focus on invertebrates
Dr.Agr.OHKUBO, Tatsuhiro(I)Forest Ecology and SilvicultureRegeneration Ecology of Forest Community and the Application to Silviculture
Dr.Agr.KUNISAKI, Takashi(I)Forest MeasurementsTheoretical and applied study on the dynamics of forest size structure
Dr.Agr.KOFUJITA, Hisayoshi(I)Wood ChemistryTheoretical and applied studies on structure and function of natural organic compound
Dr.Agr.SAITO, Masashi (I)Forest EngneeringTheoretical and applied studies on forest road network and harvesting system
Dr.Agr.SAKAMOTO, Yuichi(I)Biological Resources of ForestMolecular biological and physiological studies of life cycle of basidiomycetes and its application
Dr.Agr.TOYAMA, Keisuke(I)Forest PlanningTheoretical and applied studies on public and industrial forest planning
Dr.Agr.HARASHINA, Koji(I)Landscape Ecology and ManagementStudies on restructuring for sustainable regional ecosystems
Dr.Agr.MASAKA, Kazuhiko(I)SilvicultureTheoretical and applied studies on forest ecology and silviculture
Dr.Agr.MATSUMOTO, Kazuho(I)Forest HydrologyFunctions of forest ecosystem
Dr.Agr.AISO, Haruna (Y)Wood anatomySecondary xylem formation at cellular level and its relationship with wood properties
Dr.Agr. ASHITANI, Tatsuya(Y)Forest Resource Utilizationchemical utilization of forest resources
Dr.Agr.ENARI, Hiroto(Y)Wildlife EcologyTheoretical and applied sciences on ecology and management of forest mammals
Doctor of Environment ScienceSAITO, Masayuki(Y)Landscape EcologyLandscape ecological studies on the relationships between human activities and wildlife
Dr.Agr.YOSHIMURA, Kenichi(Y)Forest ecologyThe mechanism of tree growth and mortality using ecophysiological methodology
Ph.D.Lopez Caceres Maximo Larry (Y)Climate ChangeStudy on the effect of climate change on forest ecosystems.
understand the factors environmental factors that control the water balances in tropical, temperate and boreal forests.The interaction of carbon and nitrogen cycles in the soil-vegetation- atmosphere continuum within the forest ecosystem and its changes and the effect that forest fires and its oscillation has on them (Cycles).

List of Professors Qualified as Associate Advisors

Name (affiliation)Research Field
ExpertiseDescriptions
Dr.Agr.SOUMA, Jun (H)Insect TaxonomyTaxonomy of terrestrial true bugs
Dr.Agr.HASHIMOTO, Koya (H)EcologyEcological consequences of biotic interactions in communities on plants
Ph.D.YAMAGISHI, Hiroki (H)Plant ecologyStudies on the evolution of life history in wild plants
Dr.Agr.AZUMA, Atsuki(I)Conservation BiologyEcological habitat analysis of wildlife
Dr.Agr.KOYAMA, Kan(I)Erosion controlInvestigation and observation on factors determining the position of surface failure
Dr.Agr.SHIRAHATA, Manabu(I)SilvicultureStudy of environmental controls of tree growth
Dr.Agr.SUGANUMA, Hideki(I)Silviculture, Energy EngineeringAnalyses on various carbon mitigation methodologies such as Afforestation/Reforestation (A/R) activities, forest management without constraining bio-diversity, renweable energy production from woody biomass and etc.
Dr.Agr.MATSUKI, Sawako(I)Forest EcologyStudy of sustainable function of forest health against biotic and abiotic stresses
Dr. Agr.YAMAUCHI, Kiyoshi(I)Wildlife ManagementStudy on conservation and management of wildlife animals
Dr.Agr.KIKUCHI, Shunichi(Y)Watershed Conservation and RestorationIntegrative science for watershed conservation and restoration
Dr.Agr.KOMINE, Hirotaka (Y)EcologyEcology (Conservation Ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Ecological epidemiology)
Dr.Agr.MOCHIZUKI, Shota(F)Wildlife ManagementAction research study on wildlife management