Diversity
and Super Global Training Program
for Female and Young Faculty

TRAINEES

  • The beginning of a new era for Kyushu University, SENTAN-Q first generation
  • Sixth Term
  • Fifth Term
  • Fourth Term
  • Third Term
  • Second Term
  • First Term

SENTAN-Q TRAINEES for Sixth Term

  • ABIKO Tomomi

    Department
    Department of Bioresource Sciences / Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Agriculture, Agroecology
    Laboratory
    https://farm.kyushu-u.ac.jp/research/agroecology/

    Interview NEW

  • ALFONSO　Maria Belen

    Department
    Center for Ocean Plastic Studies / Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Microplastics,Plastic Pollution,Aquatic Ecology,Zooplankton Ecology

    Interview NEW

  • BANG HyunJung

    Department
    Center for Promotion of International Education and Research / Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Agriscience education, leadership and communication

    Interview NEW

  • HO Hsin-Ni

    Department
    Department of Media Design / Faculty of Design
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Haptics
    Laboratory
    https://sites.google.com/view/hohapticslab/home

    Interview NEW

  • KUGA Kazuki

    Department
    Department of Advanced Environmental Science and Engineering / Faculty of Engineering Sciences
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Building environmental engineering, Public health engineering

    Interview NEW

  • NAKANO Akiko

    Department
    Department of Agro-environmental Sciences / Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Geoenvironmental engineering
    Laboratory
    https://www-soil.bpes.kyushu-u.ac.jp/

    Interview NEW

  • TAKATORI Chika

    Department
    Department of Environmental Design / Faculty of Design
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Landscape Ecology, Urban Planning, Open Space Planning, Land Use Planning, Landscape Design

    Interview NEW

  • TAKEISHI Yoshinari

    Department
    Department of Informatics / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Machine Learning, Information Theory, Coding Theory

    Interview NEW

  • YAMAMOTO Kaoru

    Department
    Department of Electrical Engineering / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Systems and control theory

    Interview NEW

SENTAN-Q TRAINEES for Fifth Term

  • ESAKI Takehiro

    Department
    Department of Earth Resources Engineering / Faculty of Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Resources Production and Safety engineering, Chemical Engineering

    Interview

  • HIRAMATSU Chihiro

    Department
    Department of Design Futures / Faculty of Design
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Visual Psychophysiology

    Interview

  • KASAHARA Tamao

    Department
    Department of Agro-environmental Sciences / Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Watershed and stream hydrology, Biogeochemistry
    Laboratory
    http://www.forest.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~ecohydrol/index.php

    Interview

  • LI Xiaoyan

    Department
    School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Intercultural Communication, Interdisciplinary Education and Research

    Interview

  • MATSUSAKA Toshiki

    Department
    Division of Algebra and Geometry / Faculty of Mathematics
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Number Theory

    Interview

  • NISHIDA Hiroko

    Department
    Department of Acoustic Design / Faculty of Design
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Musicology (Music Theory and Analysis, Music Culture and History, Music Management)

    Interview

  • OGINO Yukiko

    Department
    Center for Promotion of International Education and Research / Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Endocrinology, Evolutionary developmental biology, Environmental Science
    Laboratory
    http://www.agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp/lab/ogino-lab/en.html

    Interview

  • TABATA Toshinori

    Department
    Department of Agro-environmental Sciences / Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Environmental Hydraulics, Agricultural and Rural Engineering
    Laboratory
    https://www-water.bpes.kyushu-u.ac.jp/

    Interview

  • TAKAHASHI Sanami

    Department
    Department of Human Sciences / Faculty of Human-Environment Studies
    Title
    Lecturer
    Research Field
    Religious Studies, Area Studies (Russia)

    Interview

  • TANAKA Fumina

    Department
    Department of Agro-environmental Sciences / Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Postharvest Technology, Agricultural and Food Process Engineering
    Laboratory
    https://www-postharvest.bpes.kyushu-u.ac.jp/

    Interview

SENTAN-Q TRAINEES for Fourth Term

  • GU Yujie

    Department
    Department of Informatics / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Combinatorics, Coding and Information Theory, Information Security, Machine Learning, and their interactions.

    Interview

  • HIROSE Masayo

    Department
    Division of Industrial and Mathematical Statistics / Institute of Mathematics for Industry
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Statistical Science

    Interview

  • LIU Wei

    Department
    Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering / Faculty of Engineering
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Thermal Hydraulics in Nuclear Reactor Systems

    Interview

  • MATSUMAE Akane

    Department
    Department of Human Life Design and Science / Faculty of Design
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Creativity, Knowledge Science, Contextual Design, Social Innovation Design

    Interview

  • MATSUSHIMA Ayami

    Department
    Department of Chemistry / Faculty of Sciences
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Biochemistry, Nuclear Receptors, Peptide Science, Risk Science, Opioids
    Laboratory
    http://chem.kyushu-univ.jp/biochem/en/

    Interview

  • MIYAUCHI Shoko

    Department
    Department of Advanced Information Technology / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Medical Image Processing,Childcare Assistance Technology

    Interview

  • OKUMURA Takamasa

    Department
    Department of Electronics / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Plasma Agriculture, Plasma Processing

    Interview

  • VAN GOETHEM Ellen

    Department
    Department of Philosophy / Faculty of Humanities
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    History of Ancient Japan; History of Ideas
    Laboratory
    https://www.imapkyudai.net/

    Interview

  • YAMASHITA Naoto

    Department
    Department of I&E Visionaries / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Semiconductor spintronics

    Interview

  • YASUKOCHI Tomoyo

    Department
    Department of Dental Science / Faculty of Dental Science
    Title
    Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Oncology

    Interview

SENTAN-Q TRAINEES for Third Term

  • IKEGAYA Naoki

    Department
    Department of Advanced Environmental Science and Engineering / Faculty of Engineering Sciences
    Title
    Associate Professor → Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Wind engineering, Environmental engineering

    Interview

  • INOISHI Atsushi

    Department
    Department of Advanced Device Materials / Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Electrochemistry
    Laboratory
    https://www.cm.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dv07/dv07j.html

    Interview

  • KANEKO Naoki

    Department
    Department of Dental Science/ Faculty of Dental Science
    Title
    Assistant Professor without tenure (tenure-track)
    → Tenured Assistant Professor
    Research Field
    Immunology

    Interview

  • KUSABA Akira

    Department
    Division of Renewable Energy Dynamics / Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Materials Engineering, Crystal Growth

    Interview

  • Liu Huixin

    Department
    Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences / Faculty of Sciences
    Title
    Associate Professor → Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Space Physics, Space Weather, Atmosphere-ionosphere coupling, Climate change
    Laboratory
    http://fx.geo.kyushu-u.ac.jp

    Interview

  • MORIMOTO Yuki

    Department
    Department of Content and Creative Design / Faculty of Design
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Computer Graphics

    Interview

  • NAKABAYASHI Koji

    Department
    Department of Advanced Device Materials / Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Carbon Material, Carbon Neutral Society
    Laboratory
    http://carbon.cm.kyushu-u.ac.jp/index.htm

    Interview

  • SUEMATSU Koichi

    Department
    Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering / Faculty of Engineering Sciences
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Functional inorganic materials, Electrochemistry, Gas sensing

    Interview

  • Ade Irma Suriajaya

    Department
    Department of Mathematics / Faculty of Mathematics
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Mathematics (Analytic Number Theory)
    Laboratory
    https://www2.math.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~adeirmasuriajaya/index.html

    Interview

  • TUDA Midori

    Department
    Department of Bioresource Sciences / Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Associate Professor → Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Population ecology, community ecology, evolutionary ecology, molecular ecology, population genetics, biological control

    Interview

  • YOSHIOKA Hiroaki

    Department
    Department of Electronics / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Laser engineering
    Laboratory
    http://laserlab.ed.kyushu-u.ac.jp

    Interview

SENTAN-Q TRAINEES for Second Term

  • ALBRECHT Ken

    Department
    Division of Integrated Materials, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering
    Title
    Associate Professor without tenure (tenure-track)
    → Tenured Associate Professor
    Research Field
    Organic Electronics, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry
    Laboratory
    https://www.alken-lab.com/english.html

    Interview

  • FURUTA Michiko

    Department
    Division of Oral Health, Growth and Develpment, Faculty of Dental Science
    Title
    Lecturer → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Dental Public Health

    Interview

  • FUYUNO Miharu

    Department
    Department of Content and Creative Design, Faculty of Design
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Applied Linguistics
    Laboratory
    https://miharufuyuno.wixsite.com/fuyunolab

    Interview

  • MAEKAWA Hiromi

    Department
    Center for Promotion of International Education and Research, Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Lecturer → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Molecular Cell Biology, Yeast Genetics

    Interview

  • MARUYAMA Akiko

    Department
    Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Associate Professor → Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Plant Science, Plant Nutrition

    Interview

  • OHTA Shinri

    Department
    Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities
    Title
    Lecturer → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Linguistics, Cognitive Neuroscience

    Interview

  • SATO Kaori

    Department
    Division of Earth Environment Dynamics, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Atmospheric Physics, Spaceborne Active Remote Sensing, Optics

    Interview

  • TANAKA Manabu

    Department
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor →
    Associate Professor（promoted before the completion of program）
    Research Field
    Chemical Engineering, Plasma Chemistry, Plasma Physics, Nanomaterial Science
    Laboratory
    http://www.chem-eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp/lab5/index-e.html

    Interview

  • THOMAS Diego

    Department
    Department of Advanced Information Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Computer Vision
    Laboratory
    http://www.cvg.ait.kyushu-u.ac.jp

    Interview

  • TODO Taiki

    Department
    Department of Informatics, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor →
    Associate Professor（promoted before the completion of program）
    Research Field
    Computer Science and Economics

    Interview

SENTAN-Q TRAINEES for First Term

  • BANDO Mai

    Department
    Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Faculty of Engineering
    Title
    Associate Professor → Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Orbital Mechanics and Control of Spacecraft

    Interview

  • EGUCHI Nawo

    Department
    Center for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics (RIAM)
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Atmospheric Sciences: Satellite Remote Sensing, Climate Change

    Interview

  • MASUO Chisako T.

    Department
    Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies
    Title
    Associate Professor → Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Chinese Studies (Foreign Policy and Politics), International Relations in East Asia

    Interview

  • NAGATSU Yuichiro

    Department
    Department of Communication Design Science, Faculty of Design
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Arts Management, Arts and Social Inclusion

    Interview

  • NAKAMURA Mako

    Department
    Center for Promotion of International Education and Research, Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Associate Professor → Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Muscle Biology, Developmental Biology, Cell Biology

    Interview

  • NOMURA Hisako

    Department
    Center for Promotion of International Education and Research, Faculty of Agriculture
    Title
    Lecturer → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Resource Economics, Environmental Economics

    Interview

  • SASSA Fumihiro

    Department
    Department of Electronics, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    MEMS, Microfluidic Device, Sensor Robot, Bio sensor, Chemical sensor

    Interview

  • TOMIYASU Ryoko

    Department
    Division for Intelligent Societal Implementation of Mathmatical Computation, Institute of Mathematics for Industry (IMI)
    Title
    Associate Professor → Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Applied Algebra, Number Theory, Mathematical crystallography

    Interview

  • WAKABAYASHI Rie

    Department
    Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering
    Title
    Assistant Professor → Associate Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Supramolecular Chemistry

    Interview

  • YAMAUCHI Yukiko

    Department
    Department of Informatics, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
    Title
    Associate Professor → Professor（promotion）
    Research Field
    Distributed Algorithm, Mathematical Informatics

    Interview