Osaka Prefecture University
| Osaka Prefecture University | |
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| Established | Founded 1888 Chartered 1949 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Taketoshi Okuno |
| Academic staff | 755 full-time |
| Students | 7,959 |
| Undergraduates | 6,434 |
| Postgraduates | 1,525 |
| Location | Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Campus | Suburb |
| Colors | Ultramarine blue |
| Website | www.osakafu-u.ac.jp |
Osaka Prefecture University (OPU), also abbreviated to Fudai , is one of the largest public universities in Japan. The main campus is among big Kofun tombs in Sakai, Osaka.
Osaka Prefecture University.
History
OPU was established in 2005 in its current form by integrating three prefectural universities: University of Osaka Prefecture , Osaka Women's University and Osaka Prefecture College of Nursing .
University of Osaka Prefecture
UOP was originally established in 1949 as Naniwa University ( Naniwa is the classical name for Osaka) by mingling several national and public technical colleges. Among them was Osaka National College of Engineering . Since then the faculties in the field of engineering have been very competitive. In 1955 the university was renamed University of Osaka Prefecture (Japanese name for the university has not been changed since 1955).
The history of the precedent colleges of Naniwa University (NU) is as follows:
In 1888, the oldest root was founded as Osaka Prefectural School of Agriculture in Sakai. It consisted of two courses: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. In 1942, during World War II, the course for Veterinary Medicine was reorganized into Osaka Higher School of Veterinary Medicine , which was renamed Osaka College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry in 1945. This prefectural college, together with Osaka Agricultural College (, established in 1944 in Ikeda), constituted NU Faculty of Agriculture (now OPU Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences/School of Life and Environmental Sciences).
The main origin was founded as Osaka National Higher School of Engineering in 1939, which was renamed Osaka National College of Engineering in 1944. Its site is now the main (Nakamozu) campus of OPU. The college was merged with four prefectural technical colleges to constitute NU Faculty of Engineering (now OPU Graduate School of Engineering/School of Engineering). In 1950, the two of the former prefectural colleges constituted Junior Technical College Division (one campus in Neyagawa and the other in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. Neyagawa campus was reorganized into Osaka Prefectural College of Technology in 1962, while Yodogawa campus was later abolished).
Still other origin was established as Osaka Youth Normal School (a national college) in 1944. This teachers college constituted NU Faculty of Education, which was later abolished and reorganized into Division of Liberal Arts (now OPU Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences).
Osaka Women's University
OWU was established in 1949 by developing Osaka Prefecture Women's College, which was established in 1924 under old educational systems (the second oldest public women's college in Japan). Its campus was originally located in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. In 1976, the university was moved to Sakai. The campus (abolished in March 2007) was next to Daisen-kofun (supposed to be the tomb of Emperor Nintoku).
OWU at first had one faculty: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education, which included:
- Course for Japanese Literature
- Course for English Literature
- Course for Social Welfare
- Course for Life Science
In 1999 Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education was reorganized into two faculties:
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Science
Osaka Prefecture College of Nursing
OPCN was founded as Osaka Prefecture Junior College of Nursing in 1978. Its campus was located in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. In 1994, the junior college developed into Osaka Prefecture College of Nursing (four-year course, located in Habikino, Osaka).
Graduate schools
- Engineering
- Life and Environmental Sciences
- Science
- Economics
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Nursing (in Habikino Campus)
Undergraduate schools
- Engineering
- Life and Environmental Sciences
- Science
- Economics
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Comprehensive Rehabilitation
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Nursing (in Habikino Campus)
Campus life
OPU has one of the largest campus areas in Japan, and it has a very nice relaxing atmosphere especially in the parks where children often come to play during holidays. There are four cafeterias which are popular among the students and also the professors.
OPU is specially superior in the engineering science field. All information about classes and student's results are administered using an IT System and there are lots of computers that all students can use freely.
OPU has four school festivals namely "Yuko festival", "Tanabata festival", "Anju festival" and "Shirasagi festival." The Yuko festival is held in May, where many freshmen set up refreshment booths and make friends in this festival, since "Yuko" means "friendship" in English. The Shirasagi festival is held in November and is a big festival that has been a tradition for more than 60 years. Every year, in this festival there are many booths and four stages for some events, where famous singers and artists are invited to perform. Among all the refreshment booths, the one that sells "Churros" is the most popular. Each festival, many people come and check out the booths and enjoy the events and OPU.
OPU has two large famous gates: Nakamozu gate and Shirasagi gate. Those gates are used by most people who go to OPU. OPU has facilities such as library, U Function hall and grassy areas where people can have picnics, so in weekdays most students enter the university through those gates in order to take lessons, and in the weekends, people who live near OPU enter through those gates in order to play or just walk around in the parks inside of the university.
Departments
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Frontier machines - intelligent mechanical systems and environmental-friendly energy systems.
The mission of the Department of Mechanical Engineering is to be a leader in education and research. The department seeks to produce future leaders for industry, academia, government, and society. We provide: the education system for careers involving technological innovation and leadership; and the attractive research environment for advanced technology and science by combining the basic knowledge with the innovative application of mechanical engineering.
In the education system, the lectures start with the fundamental subjects regarding mechanical engineering and provide special subjects corresponding to intelligent mechanical systems and environmental-friendly integrated energy systems. The education curriculum covers all of the core disciplinary areas of mechanical engineering including materials, solid mechanics, measurements, controls, mechanical dynamics, heat transfer, thermo dynamics, fluid dynamics, energy systems, environmental analysis and protection, design, and manufacturing.
Academic Staff Department of Mechanical Engineering • Mechanics of Materials group Kouji Mimura Professor Tsutomu Umeda Associate Professor Isamu Riku Assistant Professor • Applied Mechanics and Design group Yoshihiro Ootao Professor Masayuki Ishihara Associate Professor • Production Engineering group Nobuhiro Sugimura Professor Yoshitaka Tanimizu Associate Professor Kouji Iwamura Assistant Professor • Measurement Engineering group Hisao Kikuta Professor Akio Mizutani Assistant Professor • Systems and Control group Joe Imae Professor Tomoaki Kobayashi Assistant Professor • Mechanical Dynamics group Tomohiro Ito Professor Atsuhiko Shintani Associate Professor Chihiro Nakagawa Assistant Professor • Heat Transfer group Kazuhiko Suga Professor Masayuki Kaneda Associate Professor Hiroto Matsuura Assistant Professor • Engine and Combustion Engineering group Daisuke Segawa Associate Professor Shinji Nakaya Assistant Professor • Fluid Mechanics group Hiroyuki Takahira Professor Tomoya Nakajima Lecturer • Energy Systems Analysis group Ryohei Yokoyama Professor Tetsuya Wakui Associate Professor • Environmental Analysis group Atsumasa Yoshida Professor Shinichi Kinoshita Associate Professor Tetsuya Yamada Assistant Professor Ryusuke Yasuda Assistant Professor • Environmental Protection Engineering group Masaaki Okubo Professor Tomoyuki Kuroki Associate Professor 
Four sub-departments are devoted to research in the fundamentals and applied fields of mechanical engineering. Their major research fields are summarized in the following.
Combustion experiments in micro-gravity.
Fundamental Mechanical Engineering: solid mechanics, impact engineering, composite and smart materials, material and structural design, manufacturing systems, CAD/CAM.
Intelligent Mechanical Systems: mechanical measurement, micro- and nano-structure, control design, robotics, mechanical vibrations, fluid-structure interaction, seismic engineering.
Thermo- and Fluid- Dynamics and Power Engineering: heat transfer, plasma, engine, combustion, fuel, fluid mechanics, cavitation and bubble dynamics.
Energy and Environmental Engineering: dispersed energy systems, optimal planning, thermal environment, air pollution, environmental protection, non thermal plasma.
Experimental set-up for seismic response of structures. Observation of atmosphere with the use of radiosonde balloon. Department of Aerospace Engineering
"Dream, challenge and success in aerospace engineering"
Aerospace Engineering is concerned with the design, development and manufacture of aircraft and space vehicles to perform a variety of specified missions. The objective of the education in this department is to provide a strong foundation in the basic principles of aeronautics and astronautics. On this foundation, students are educated to acquire excellent ability to perform a variety of activities in research, development, and operation of aerospace vehicles. This ability can also be applied to other related areas of engineering. Our department consists of the following two sub-departments : 
Academic Staff
Department of Aerospace Engineering • Aerodynamics Takakage Arai Professor Yoichi Murakami Associate Professor Shoji Sakaue Assistant Professor • Aerospace Structures Engineering Masakatsu Chiba Professor Ryohei Ishida Associate Professor Yosuke Nanbu Assistant Professor • Aerospace Systems Engineering Nozomu Kogiso Associate Professor • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering Yoshiharu Tsujikawa Professor Shigeru Sunada Associate Professor Ken'ichi Kaneko Assistant Professor • Aerospace Control Engineering Hiroshi Okubo Professor Takashi Shimomura Professor Hiroshi Tokutake Assistant Professor • Space Environment Utilization Takeshi Manabe Professor Masao Nakamura Associate Professor Toshihiko Hiejima Assistant Professor
"Aerospace Sciences" deals with fundamental and applied sciences of aerospace engineering, and its education and research spread over a wide area of subjects such as aerodynamics, structures engineering and propulsion engineering ;
The earth observation satellite observing a typhoon.
"Aerospace Systems" emphasizes application and integration of fundamental principles of aerospace engineering, and its education and research cover subjects such as dynamics, control, system engineering, astrodynamics, and space utilization engineering.
Performance tests of a non-combustion engine. Development of a remote-controlled unmanned small VTOL aircraft. Department of Marine System Engineering
To be with the sea for our future and our aqua planet!
The Earth System is composed of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. The sea, occupying most of the hydrosphere affects, and is increasingly affected by, the other three as humankind, included in the biosphere, is engaged in the social and economic activities in the sea. Within our significant marine system focus we are concerned with all kinds of interactions affecting the subtle balance of Nature and of the human activities in the sea. This does not necessarily mean the manmade structures only. Marine System Engineering thus falls within the discipline studying the equilibrium of the natural and human activities in the sea from an engineering perspective. 
Academic Staff
Department of Marine System Engineering Yoshiho Ikeda Professor Koji Otsuka Professor Nobuhiro Baba Professor Toichi Hukasawa Professor Tetsuo Yamazaki Professor Masakazu Arima Associate Professor Toru Katayama Associate Professor Masakazu Shibahara Associate Professor Takashi Tsubogo Associate Professor Naoki Nakatani Associate Professor Rei Arai Assistant Professor Yasunori Nihei Assistant Professor Tsutomu Momoki Assistant Professor Tomoki Yamada Assistant Professor
The department offers advanced education and research programs concerning marine system planning, marine environment, marine transportation, marine resources development and marine space utilization. These programs include the fundamental subjects of hydrodynamics, structural engineering, computer science and system engineering, and the relevant technical and other special subjects of Marine System Engineering.
Performance tests of fast ships.
This department is comprised of two sub-departments: (A) Marine Environment Planning, which deals with the engineering of the sustainable development, and (B) Marine Systems Technology, which places emphasis on the applications and integration of naval architecture and ocean engineering.
Virtual reality system for marine hydrodynamic design. Environmental experiments in the Osaka Bay. Department of Mathematical Sciences
Elucidation of various natural and social phenomena in terms of mathematical and physical methods.
Recent development of technology requires students to have knowledge of new phenomena in a field of natural science. It is not too much to say that fundamental mathematics and physics are of importance to understand natural phenomena. The courses of Mathematical Sciences provide various practical exercises which enhance mathematical and physical ways of thinking to solve problems and help students to integrate their insight. Through the courses such as mathematics, theoretical and experimental physics, and information sciences, students can learn how to apply mathematical and physical theories to various practical problems. 
Academic Staff
Department of Mathematical Sciences • Mathematical Analysis • Research Group of Applied Analysis Yoshitsugu Kabeya Professor Manabu Shirosaki Associate Professor Hideaki Matsunaga Associate Professor • Research Group of Mathematical Statistics Shinji Kuriki Professor Hidekazu Tanaka Lecturer • Research Group of Applied Mathematics Minoru Tabata Professor Naoto Yamaoka Associate Professor • Research Group of Discrete Mathematical Sciences Hitoshi Kaneta Professor • Mathematical Physics • Research Group of Nonlinear Dynamics Hiroaki Daido Professor Tsuyoshi Mizuguchi Lecturer Hiroaki Fukuta Assistant Professor • Research Group of Quantum Physics Takayuki Uozumi Professor Masaru Kato Associate Professor Kenichi Noba Assistant Professor • Research Group of Solid State Physics Tosihaki Iwazumi Professor Yukihiro Taguchi Associate Professor Kojiro Mimura Associate Professor • Research Group of Complex Systems Takehiko Horita Associate Professor The department is composed of the following two subdepartments: "Mathematical Analysis" deals with fundamental mathematical problems and abstract mathematical expressions. The educational and research activities cover the subjects such as applied analysis, mathematical statistics, applied mathematics and discrete mathematics; "Mathematical Physics" puts emphasis on elucidating practical problems from the viewpoint of theoretical and/or experimental physics. For the purpose of education and research, the subdepartment offers programs in the field of nonlinear dynamics, quantum physics and solid state physics. 
Seminar of mathematical analysis. Photoemission and inverse photoemission spectroscopy. Department of Physics and Electronics
Quest for the spirit of nanoscience and nanotechnologies for contributing to a highly industrialized global society of the 21st century
The department provides detailed assistance to the comprehensive teachings and research of physics and electronics to its students. The curricula cover not only the fundamentals of solid-state physics (quantum mechanics, statistical physics, semiconductor physics, electrodynamics, etc) but also their applications (electronics circuit, electronic devices, quantum devices, photo-electronics, etc) so as to encourage the students to work in the diversity of frontiers in the industrial and academic communities. The experimental and creative exercises are of special importance in the teaching program to develop incentives to the students. The graduates from this department are well received in the top-ranking companies as well as in the distinguished research institutes because they are recognized to be highly motivated for becoming professionals. 
Academic Staff
Department of Physics and Electronics • Quantum physics of condenced matter group Takekazu Ishida Professor Satoru Noguchi Associate Professor Shuichi Kawamata Associate Professor • Nano-optical physics of material group Hajime Ishihara Professor Yonggu Shim Assistant Professor Nobuhiko Yokoshi Assistant Professor • Physics of organic semiconductors group Hiroyoshi Naito Professor Takashi Kobayashi Assistant Professor Takashi Nagase Assistant Professor • Interface physics of solid group Seiji Akita Professor Takayuki Arie Assistant Professor • Semiconductor processing group Yoshihiko Hirai Professor Hiroaki Kawata Associate Professor Masaaki Yasuda Associate Professor • Optical device physics group Hiromichi Horinaka Professor Kenji Wada Associate Professor Tetsuya Matsuyama Assistant Professor • Physics of novel device group Norifumi Fujimura Professor Atsushi Ashida Associate Professor Takeshi Yoshimura Associate Professor • Nanophase materials and devices group Yuichi Kawamura Professor Keizo Morimoto Lecturer
There are eight research groups in this department: (1) the quantum physics of condensed matter group deals with the superconductivity, the magnetism, and the related nanotechnologies and sciences; (2) the nano-optical physics of materials group studies laser manipulation, nonlinear optics, crystal growth, and the optical properties of multinary compounds; (3) the physics of organic semiconductors group investigates the photoelectronic properties and the pattern formation of soft matters such as conjugated polymers and liquid crystals; (4) the interface physics of solids group is active in nanoscience and nanotechnology based on low dimensional electronic materials such as carbon nanotubes and related materials; (5) the semiconductor processing group carries out research on microfabrication technology; (6) the optical device physics group is engaged in the development and investigation of quantum and optical devices; (7) the physics of novel devices group focuses on the physics of magnetic-ferroelectrics and magnetic semiconductors, and also develops novel semiconductor devices using above multi-ferroic materials; (8) Nanophase materials and devices group develops advanced devices, processes and materials on semiconductors.
Electron microscope manipulator for nanotechnology and nanotweezer 
Molecular beam epitaxy Spectroscopic ellipsometry Department of Electrical and Information Systems
Leading technology of electrical and information systems
- hard and soft in one !
The Department of Electrical and Information Systems is organized to give the students the sufficient academic background and effective problem-solving skills in the basic electrical systems engineering, communication and information systems engineering, and industrial and systems engineering. Such academic fields are important in the coming age of human-centered, earth-saving and information-oriented global society. The department is creating the next-generation technologies covering wide areas of electrical, communication and information systems for supporting comfortable daily life, which includes environment-friendly power generation systems and eco-friendly cars, the robots which move smoothly like a human being, optical networks and multimedia application systems which transmit vast amounts of information instantly, cellular-phones which can be used anywhere, and production systems to produce and deliver various products efficiently and timely within the supply chain. 
Academic Staff
Department of Electrical and Information Systems • Electrical Systems Laboratory Atsushi Ishigame Professor Keiji Konishi Professor Shigeo Morimoto Professor Ikuo Arizono Associate Professor Masayuki Sanada Associate Professor Kazuko Morizawa Associate Professor Naoki Hirabayashi Lecturer Yukinori Inoue Assistant Professor Etsuko Kusukawa Assistant Professor Naoyuki Hara Assistant Professor • Communication and Information Systems Laboratory Masaharu Ohashi Professor Yutaka Katsuyama Professor Katsumi Yamashita Professor Makoto Yamada Associate Professor Masaya Ohta Lecturer Osanori Koyama Assistant Professor Yuji Miyoshi Assistant Professor Hai Lin Assistant Professor
The department consists of 2 major Laboratories: the Electrical Systems Laboratory and the Communication and Information Systems Laboratory. In the former Laboratory, motor drive systems, power electronics, power systems engineering, electrical control engineering, production management systems and operations research & statistical engineering are investigated. In the latter Laboratory, multimedia networking over WDM, optical communication engineering, optical fiber technology, microwave engineering, digital communication, wireless communication, and signal processing in communication systems are, in turn, investigated. The two Laboratories provide a wide variety of options for students to select so as to meet their demands.
Electric vehicle. 
Measurement of microwave device properties. Measurement of extremely low energy. Department of Computer Science and Intelligent Systems
We contribute to the development of an intelligent society with information technologies based on mathematical thinking.
Fast developing information technologies such as knowledge information processing systems, intelligent systems, and information communication network systems are bringing about substantial changes in social structures and individual lifestyles. In order to develop advanced technologies for highly utilizing information and assure the bright future of the intelligent society, the department of Computer Science and Intelligent Systems offers the education of fundamental skills about information processing technologies, hardware implementation, and their applications.
The department aims at training young engineers and researchers along with cultivating deep humanity and morality. The department provides students with the fundamentals for developing their abilities in mathematics and physics as well as providing basic knowledge about information science and intelligence science such as information circuit, logic design, information theory, and signal processing theory. With these foundations, students acquire special knowledge about computers, such as data structure, computer architecture, database, information system, software engineering, and programming language. They also learn special knowledge about applied technologies of information processing such as system engineering, optimization theory, media information processing, artificial intelligence, recognition engineering, and computational intelligence. This curriculum is organized to train creative and independent engineers and researchers who can find and resolve problems by themselves.
Academic Staff
Department of Computer Science and Intelligent Systems • Software system group Keinosuke Matsumoto Professor Naoki Mori Associate Professor • Information Networking group Hideki Tode Professor Yosuke Tanigawa Assistant Professor • Intellegent media processing group Koichi Kise Professor Masakazu Iwamura Assistant Professor • Intelligent signal processing group Michihumi Yoshioka Professor Hidekazu Yanagimoto Assistant Professor • Foundations of computer science group Akira Shiozaki Professor Akio Ogihara Associate Professor Genmon Maruoka Lecturer Motoi Iwata Assistant Professor • Management information system group Hiroshi Tsuji Professor Masao Izumi Associate Professor Shingo Aoki Assistant Professor • Human information systems group Hidetomo Ichihashi Professor Katsuhiro Honda Associate Professor Akira Notsu Assistant Professor • Computational intelligence research group Hisao Ishibuchi Professor Tomoharu Nakashima Associate Professor Yusuke Nojima Assistant Professor
The department is presently composed of eight research groups, whose main research areas include software engineering, pattern recognition, intelligent systems, computer network, coding theory, signal processing, optimization theory, human-machine systems, computational intelligence, data mining, knowledge management systems, and e-commerce.
Eye display for ubiquitous network. 
Artificial olfactory apparatus. Computer science and intelligent systems experiment. Department of Applied Chemistry
Weaving atoms and molecules into a better future.
Applied chemistry plays a vital role in the development of advanced science and technology for the efficient use of natural resources as well as the development of new materials through fundamental research. This involves the understanding and characterization of the chemical properties, structures and reactivities of various materials and processes at the atomic and molecular levels. The department of Applied Chemistry consists of two subdepartments: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, and Organic and Polymer Chemistry. 
Academic Staff
Department of Applied Chemistry Subdepartment of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry • Analytical Chemistry Hideaki Hisamoto Professor Kunio Kawamura Assistant Professor • Inorganic Chemistry Masahiro Tatsumisago Professor Kiyoharu Tadanaga Associate Professor Akitoshi Hayashi Assistant Professor • Physical Chemistry Masaya Matsuoka Professor Masato Takeuchi Assistant Professor • Electrochemistry Hiroshi Inoue Professor Eiji Higuchi Assistant Professor Masanobu Chiku Assistant Professor • Environmental Chemistry Hiroshi Bandow Professor Norimichi Takenaka Associate Professor Yasuhiro Sadanaga Assistant Professor Subdepartment of Organic and Polymer Chemistry • Organic Molecular Chemistry Kazuhiko Mizuno Professor Hiroshi Ikeda Associate Professor • Organic Functional Materials Chemistry Hiroyuki Nakazumi Professor Shigeyuki Yagi Associate Professor Takeshi Maeda Assistant Professor • Polymer Chemistry Masamitsu Shirai Professor Kanji Suyama Lecturer Haruyuki Okamura Assistant Professor • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Akiya Ogawa Professor Motohiro Sonoda Lecturer Akihiro Nomoto Assistant Professor • Biopolymer Chemistry Kenji Kono Professor Atsushi Harada Associate Professor Eiji Yuba Assistant Professor • Molecular Recognition Chemistry Tsutomu Nagaoka Professor
Both are at the forefront of research in the following eleven fields: analytical chemistry; syntheses of advanced inorganic materials; surface photochemistry, catalysis and photocatalysis; electrochemistry and electrochemical energy conversion; the reactions, syntheses and properties of organic molecular compounds; syntheses of organic functional materials; syntheses of functional polymers; organometallic chemistry and bio-organic chemistry; polymer physics and biopolymer chemistry; environmental chemistry and sonochemistry; molecular recognition chemistry. Our education and research curricula not only involve efforts to meet many challenges facing the world today, such as decreasing energy consumption, uses of natural resources and pollution caused by environmental toxins, but also the training of individuals who, through the knowledge and experience acquired here, will contribute to the betterment of the world.
Sputtering chamber for the fabrication of visible-light-responsive Ti oxide thin films. 
Graduate students in search for novel organometallic compounds. Nanocrystalline Bemite (AlO(OH)) thin film having ultra water-repelling property prepared by a sol-gel method. Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering holds the key to the success of advanced manufacturing processes and a recycling-oriented society.
The research programs in the department are mainly concerned with powder technology, separation and recovery of useful ingredients from a mixture, development of chemical reactors and bioreactors, and design of process control systems. There are seven research groups, whose current research interests are as follows. 
Academic Staff
Department of Chemical Engineering • Particle science and technology group Yasuhiro KONISHI Professor Toshiyuki NOMURA Associate Professor Takashi OGI Assistant Professor • Chemical reaction engineering group Hiroyasu OGINO Professor Masahiro YASUDA Associate Professor • Separation science and engineering group Hayato TOKUMOTO Assistant Professor • Process systems engineering group Satoru WATANO Professor Tomohiro IWASAKI Associate Professor Hideya NAKAMURA Assistant Professor • Materials process engineering group Kazuo KONDOU Professor Takeyasu SAITO Associate Professor Naoki OKAMOTO Assistant Professor • Cluster control engineering group Motoaki ADACHI Professor Shigeki TSUKUI Associate Professor Takuya KINOSHITA Assistant Professor • Resources engineering group Masashi IWATA Professor
Particle science and technology: (1) Shape and size control of inorganic nanoparticles; (2) Microbial synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles; (3) Transport and adhesion of bio-particles (microbial cells) at interfaces.
Sub-critical water processing pilot plant. (21st century COE program: Science and Engineering for Water-Assisted Evolution of Valuable Resources and Energy from Organic Wastes) 
Pillar shaped LSI micro connecters producedby electrodeposition.
Chemical reaction engineering: (1) Organic solvent-stable enzymes and their applications; (2) Hydrogen production by microorganisms; (3) Development of novel functional polymer particle and its synthetic process; (4)New organic synthesis reactions.
Separation science and engineering: (1) Separations and recovery of various chemical compounds and preparation of novel separators; (2) Zero-emission conversion technologies to produce valuable materials from wastes using sub-critical water and superheated water vapor; (3) Highly efficient and economical methane fermentation.
Resources engineering: (1) Analysis of transport phenomena in crystal growth process of semiconductor and oxide; (2) Analysis of bubble and drop phenomena in the electromagnetic field; (3) Analysis of the phase separation behavior under non-equilibrium condition; (4) Analysis of dynamics of fine particles in liquid phase; (5) Analysis of transport phenomena in manufacturing process of polymer thin film.
Process systems engineering: (1) Measurement, control, scaling-up and optimization of powder handling processes; (2) Synthesis of intelligent fine particulate materials; (3) Design and control of powder surface properties; (4) Development of DDS (Drug Delivery System) based on nano-particles.
Materials process engineering: (1) Electrochemical engineering and current distribution; (2) Design and processing of micro electrodeposits for electronics application; (3) Microelectronics Packaging (Micro connectors (Bumping), Micro conductors (Copper Damascene, Additive Process), Micro electrodes); (4) Additive monitoring for environment.
Cluster control engineering: (1) Development of new synthesis methods for nanoparticle and thin films; (2) Synthesis of novel functional semiconductor nanoparticles and films; (3) Development of nanoparticle manipulation; (4) Evaluation of nucleation in the atmosphere.
Temperature distributions in the melt during CZ crystal growth of oxide. Novel enzyme designed and developed with the latest biotechnologies.
Department of Materials Science
Materials science, the key for the success of new technology, ... and to the future.
Often, the progress in science and technology in the modern society is limited not by design, but a lack of materials that realize the idea of a designer. The mission of our department is then to ultimately provide such materials, as well as to train materials scientists. This is indeed a formidable task, and a systematic approach by experienced researchers is much needed.
Thus, in our department, about twenty qualified materials scientists, together with talented graduate students, are working on a number of problems ranging from the synthesis of high-temperature intermetallic compounds to the analysis of nanostructured magnetic thin films. Our specific activities include design and fabrication of various functional materials, such as thermo-electric materials, multilayered thinfilms, and nanostructured composites; investigations of mechanical and thermal-resistant properties of recent ceramic materials used in the aerospace industry; and the first principle simulation of the structure of light-weight superalloys, just to name a few.
Academic Staff
Department of Materials Science • Material Design Optimizing Group Kenji HIGASHI Professor Masato TSUJIKAWA Associate Professor Yorinobu TAKIGAWA Associate Professor Tokuteru UESUGI Assistant Professor • Science of Materials and Nanotechnology Group Masahide TAKAHASHI Professor Yasuaki TOKUDOME Assistant Professor • Biomaterial Group Atsushi NAKAHIRA Professor Masaki NARISAWA Associate Professor Takamasa ONOKI Assistant Professor • Takasugi Group Takayuki TAKASUGI Professor • Structure Characterization Group Shigeo MORI Professor Hiroshi TSUDA Associate Professor • Surface Chemistry Group Rokuro NISHIMURA Professor Hiroyuki INOUE Lecturer Kenji OKITSU Assistant Professor • Materials Physics under Irradiation Fields Group Akihiro IWASE Professor Fuminobu HORI Associate Professor • Industrial and Engineering Materials Group Hiroshi NUMAKURA Professor Hirofumi INOUE Associate Professor Yasuyuki KANENO Associate Professor Masahide KOHZU Lecturer • Quantum-Beam Materials Science Group Shuichi OKUDA Professor
On the top of the aforementioned fields of conventional materials science and engineering, the worldwide concern of the environment has led us to revisit such mundane materials like solder alloys (because of the lead they contain) and copper alloys used in a wire connection for a computer system (because of beryllium). Other environment-friendly materials that we are studying include new-generation corrosion-resistant alloys, hydrogen storage materials, and magnesium-based alloys having superplasticity. In addition, our research field has recently been expanded to cover bio- and human-related materials to meet the demand from the society. With these views in our mind, and state-of-the-art facilities in our hands, we are confident that our future will not be limited by the lack of materials thereby freeing our imagination to soar.
First principle simulation of the electronic states of various materials. 
Transmission electron microscopic observation of nano-structural materials. SiC nano-fibers synthesized using chemical vapor reaction.
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Undergraduate Schools
- School of Engineering
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- School of Economics
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Graduate School of Life & Environmental Sciences
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- Graduate School of Economics
- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Admission
Undergraduate Admission
Undergraduate Students
Internatiional applicants are able to take the special entrance examination.
It is required for all of international applicants to take the Japanese language test.Graduate Admissions
Graduate School of Engineering
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Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Graduate School of Nursing
Graduate School of Comprehensive Rehabilitation
Entrance Exam/Admission Fees
Entrance Examination Fees
Undergraduate School: ¥30,000
Graduate School: ¥30,000Admission Fees
(A) ¥282,000
Applicable to students if they (their spouses or first degree relatives) have resided within Osaka prefecture for at least one year prior to the admission date. Please see “Payment of Admission Fees (A) for Successful Applicants” included in the admissions document pack for details.(B) ¥382,000
All other students.
Alumni
Preparation for the OPU Alumni Association for international students has been underway. Alumni participation should provide a continuous connection and networking among other alumni members in and out of Japan and OPU, and should contribute to broader goals of the university such as increasing value of the degree and the university.
The association membership is open to all international graduates, past international exchange students and research students.
Contact information will be posted on this website at a later date.
We look forward to your active participation in the OPU Alumni Association.
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