Mechanical Systems Engineering
The graduate school offers three advanced courses of study for students enrolled in the doctoral and master’s programs: 1. Thermal and Fluid Engineering, 2. Solid Mechanics / Design and Production Engineering, and 3. Materials Design and Processing.
1 Thermal and Fluid Engineering
The objective of this course is to enhance knowledge of theories and applications of effective energy conversion and its utilization for environmental harmony. The research topics are as follows:
- Cooling of electronic equipment
- High-temperature gas dynamics
- Shock wave phenomena
- Heat and mass transfer
- Non-intrusive flow measurement
- Thermodynamic property measurement and modeling
2 Solid Mechanics / Design and Production Engineering
There are three major research fields in this course. These are mechanical design, materials and mechanics, and design methodologies. The research topics are as follows:
(1) Mechanical Design
- Tribological properties of hard coatings
- Evaluation of mechanical properties of micro and nano materials
(2) Materials and Mechanics
- Structural reliability
- Structural design
- Experimental mechanics
- Large scale finite element method
- Molecular dynamics method
- Micro mechanical testing for MEMS/NEMS
(3) Design Methodologies
- Multi-objective design support system development
- Talent and knowledge management support system design
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for automobile parts
- Machine learning for manufacturing efficiency
3 Materials Design and Processing
This program includes three research fields. These are structural materials, material processing, and environmental conscious materials. The research topics are as follows:
(1) Structural Materials
- Mechanics of soft materials, nanocomposites and smart composites
- Mechanical properties of advanced lightweight metallic materials at room- and high- temperatures
(2) Material Processing
- Plastic forming of advanced lightweight alloys
- Creep analysis of advanced lightweight materials
- Solid state bonding of advanced lightweight materials
- Severe plastic deformation of metallic materials
- Microstructural control of metallic materials by thermo-mechanical treatment
(3) Environmental Conscious Materials
- Sustainable metallic materials utilizing impurity elements ("SUSTAINALLOY")
- Eco-friendly soft materials and composites using biomass, inspired by natural structures
- Functional soft materials and composites with controlled interfaces for sustainable applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The graduate school offers two divisions in Electrical and Electronic Engineering: The Division of Electronic Devices Engineering and The Division of Electronic Communication Systems. We conduct education and research in electronic device technologies such as power electronics, integrated circuits, and electronic materials, as well as electronic communication system technologies including optical measurement technology, electromagnetic wave engineering, and system control. Through practical education and research in these areas, students acquire systematic knowledge in electrical and electronic engineering and develop the professional ability to proactively solve unknown challenges. These knowledge and ability prepare them to become specialized engineers and researchers who are flexible in responding to technological innovation.
Electronic Devices Engineering
For convenient, comfortable, and energy-efficient lives, the development of high-performance semiconductor integrated circuits, functional electronic devices, sensor devices, and power electronics devices is essential. Together with this advancement, the design of electronic circuits incorporating these devices and system development are necessary. This division develops materials and technologies for fabricating these devices and conducts research on electronic circuits and systems. Ultra-low loss and energy-saving SiC power devices for power electronic applications.
A novel thermal oxidation system for SiC power devices 
Characterization of micropatterned ferroelectric films
Electronic and Communication Systems Engineering
The Division of Electronic Communication Systems Engineering studies technologies for realizing high-performance wireless communication systems spanning space to ground, devices and measurement technologies for high-precision visualization of objects' interiors using light waves, and advanced system control theory and its applications for realizing a smart society.
Experiment of radio receiver on the Northern Alps Mountain trails 
Power distribution system including road heating
Environmental and Civil Engineering
The current environmental problems face diversification of materials concerned, enlarging scale, increasing complexity of interaction among many phenomena. Therefore, we need bird-eye perspective and high-level technologies to solve the problems. Major disasters that happen frequently also urge us to equip with resilient infrastructure development and sustainable maintenance method. Our department develops experts who are capable to propose solutions to complex and diverse environmental problems, and to develop safe and secure society.
Environmental Engineering
This section conducts education and research on the efficient and advance utilization technologies on sustainable water and soil resource and the technologies for efficient circular utilization of energy and resources. The section also researches on water resources utilization, water reuse and recycle, environmental burden analysis and assessment, environmental and health risk assessment, new energy utilization and storage, and so on.
Study of accumulated snow 
Environmental substance analysis
Civil Engineering
This section is in charge of education and research on infrastructure development that is a foundation for safe, secure and sustainable society. The researches include hydrological assessment and development of water resources, planning and management of regional environment, structure, material and maintenance technologies for infrastructure facilities, ground and watershed conservation technologies, GIS-based regional development technologies, disaster prevention and mitigation of river and coast, and climate change adaptation measures.
Simulation of tsunami in Toyama Bay 
Inspection technology of bridge girder
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
The graduate school offers master’s and doctoral research programs in Biotechnology that include nine research areas. The faculty is responsible for facilitating education and research in advanced courses of study that cover the following themes under each research area.
1 Enzyme Chemistry
Extensive screening for novel enzymes catalyzing new reactions, intensive basic studies to understand enzymological characteristics, and molecular evolutionary approach to improve the properties of enzymes, thus supporting industrial use of enzymes.
2 Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing
The use of enzymes and/or microorganisms (biocatalysts) for the efficient production of useful compounds such as pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates, asymmetric bioreduction or biooxidation, metagenomics for biocatalysis, functional food materials, and protein engineering of biologics.
3 Microbial Engineering
Exploration of new bioactive compounds from underexploited marine and terrestrial microorganisms, structure elucidation, evaluation of bioactivity, and biosynthesis.
4 Bioorganic Chemistry
Total synthesis of bioactive natural products, computational analysis of organic reactions, computer-aided designs of bioactive molecules, and structure and reactivity of lignin and other woody biomass constituents.
5 Food Science and Technology
Metabolism of biofactors including physiological and dietary compounds, evaluation of food factors using animal models for human diseases, and omics in food science research.
6 Plant and Cell Engineering
Engineering of plants and plant cells for their use in bioactive compound production and biomass utilization and study of plant secondary metabolic enzymes in biochemistry and organic chemistry.
7 Applied Bioinformatics
Elucidation of genome evolution mechanism and establishment of genome creation of microbial cells with the designed genome.
8 Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Formulation
Organic chemistry, process chemistry, fine chemistry, analytical chemistry, advanced lithography, functional materials, chemical engineering, powder engineering, drug delivery system.
9 Biopharmaceutical Engineering
Biochemistry, genetic engineering, drug metabolism, cell engineering, protein chemistry, bioinformatics, protein design, antibody engineering, drug discovery, pharmacology, and regenerative medicine.
