KONAN UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Department of Environment and Energy Engineering

Environmental, resource, and energy challenges represent some of the most pressing issues shaping the future of society. Our department advances research and education across a broad spectrum of fields, including photocatalytic and battery materials, organic electronic materials, analytical chemistry, and global environmental science. Through these endeavors, we strive to create innovative materials and technologies that contribute to the realization of a sustainable and resilient future society.

Our curriculum begins with a rigorous foundation in chemistry, physics, earth science, and mathematics, followed by a structured progression toward specialized knowledge in environment and energy engineering. By engaging with diverse subjects such as energy conversion materials, analytical and instrumental chemistry, data-driven materials development, and scientific approaches to global environmental change, students cultivate the capacity to apply scientific principles to complex societal challenges.

Students pursue research topics aligned with their interests, fostering their ability to identify, analyze, and creatively resolve issues. By integrating both scientific inquiry and engineering design perspectives, we nurture professionals capable of contributing to a wide range of societal needs. We anticipate our graduates will play pivotal roles in fields related to energy, the environment, materials, and resource management.

At the graduate level, students further deepen their expertise and undertake advanced research addressing cutting-edge issues in the environmental, resource, and energy domains. Through these research activities, they continue to refine their analytical rigor, logical reasoning, and problem-solving abilities.

Faculty member

Name Title Field of Research Subject of Research
MACHIDA, Nobuya Professor Battery Materials Synthesis and evaluation of new ion-conducting materials for use in all-solid-state batteries
YAMAMOTO, Masahiro Professor Physical Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces Methods for accurately measuring the pH of water, seawater, and other natural waters, and research on interfaces through simulation and calculation
KIMOTO, Atsushi Professor Organic Electronic Materials Design and synthesis of molecular materials that can be used in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic solar cells
IKEDA, Shigeru Professor Materials Chemistry for Photon Energy Conversion Research and development of photocatalysts that use sunlight to produce hydrogen from water
KOARAI, Kazuto Associate Professor Earth Science Research that interprets the deciphers the global environment in the past from geological strata and fossils to consider future changes