Brief Guide of
Graduate School of Quantum Science and Technology
College of Science and Technology
Nihon University
1. Background
Nihon University was founded as a private educational institute in 1889 by Akiyosi Yamada, the Minister of Justice of that day, and is now one of Japan's leading universities. Nihon University is composed of 15 graduate schooIs, 14 colleges, and a junior college, with a total of 88,000 students and 4,900 faculty members. School buildings cover 1,069,170 square meters, and the school ground is estimated at over 30 million square meters.
The College of Science and Technology was founded in 1920. Today, the college has 12 departments, 17 graduate programs, and a junior college with three departments. The college has two campuses with a total area of 361,000 square meters, nearly 12,000 graduate and undergraduate students, and approximately 700 faculty members.
Graduate Program in Quantum Science and Technology (QST Major).
The Graduate Program in Quantum Science and Technology is one of the 17 graduate programs established in 1992. Today, the field of Quantum Mechanics which provides the basic theory concerning Microscopic Material Science, has become a major foundation of science and technology beside Newtonian Dynamics and Electromagnetics. At the forefront of the field is High-Energy Physics, whose results are already beginning to be utilized in the various fields. Quantum Science and Technology, which is based on Quantum Mechanics, will no doubt continue to serve as a driving force behind the development or science and technology in the culture. This program is designed to undertake active research in this area and related fields, and to educate and train specialists who can meet the demands of the modern world. The curriculum covers a wide range of research fields including High-Energy Physics, Accelerator Science, Lasers, Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Science, Superconductivity, Condensed Matter, and Computer Simulation.
The graduate school for QST maintains close contact with the university's Atomic Energy Research Institute, the central research facility for all of the university's science programs. Program activities of the QST are conducted in close cooperation with the Depanment of Physics. The QST Major nonetheless, is open to students graduating from various disciplines such as Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Information Science, Material Science, Chemistry and Applied Chemistry. Admission to the QST Major is equally open to students from Nihon University and other universities. Curriculum is organized in a special way to meet the various academic backgrounds of students who graduated and majored in different fields.
QST Major offers a Master's Degree of Science or Engineering and a Doctoral Degree of Science or Engineering.
2. Academic Activities
(1) QST Major is comprised of the following research fields.
- Professors: Isamu Sato, Yoichi Matsubara
- Associate Proffessor: Ken Hayakawa
- Lecturer: Toshinari Tanaka
Among the accelerator research works, the electron accelerator such as linac, microtron and synchrotron is being studied. Mechanism of the electron ejector and microwave acceleration, trajectory theorem within the elctro-magnetic fild, control system and beam stability are studied comprehensively. As an application of these fundamental studies, the research and development of the free electron laser system is being undertaken.
- Professors: Kazuo Sato, Takasuke Sakai
- Associate Professor: Singo Urahashi
Practical applications of the electron beam generated by linear electron accelerator or microtron to the Medical, Physics and Engineering fields are studied. Studies are undertaken on performance improvement of electron linac, measurement of electron beam quality, measurement of dose rate and the development of radiation detectors.
- Professor: ShoichiShiina
- Associate Professor: Katsunori Saito
Study of toroidal magnetic Plasma confinement. Experimental device of the revered field pinch (RFP); the temperature of two million degrees and the durable time of two milliseconds, has been operating. The computer simulation for the optimization of RFP and helical magnetic systems is studied.
- Professor: Tetsu Miyamoto
- Lecturer: Keiichi Takasugi
High temperature and high density plasma produced by pinch phenomena is mainly being studied. Plasma production, physics of pinched plasma and their applications to various radiation sources, the nuclear fusion, high magnetic field generation and Laser excitation are studied.
Superconducting and Low Temperature Physics & Engineering
- Professors: Hisayasu Kobayashi, Yoichi Matsubara
Study of abnormal heat transfer mechanism on the superfluid helium such as excellent heat transfer and the quantized voltex. Study of cryocoolers such as pulse tube refrigerator are performed based on the thermo-acoustic effect of the oscillating compressible gas flow.
- Professors: Takesi Ogasawara, Hiroshi Yamamoto
- Associate Professor: Kazuhiko Yasohama
Experimental studies of superconductors selected from the viewpoint of basic solid state physics and its applications. Basic and application studies of high temperature oxide superconducting materials, suitability of superconducting magnet, and fundamental studies for the alternative current application of superconductors.
Elementary Particle-, Hadron- and Nuclear Physics
- Professors: Shin Ishida, S. Y. Tsai, Yoshinori Akiyama, Michiko Imoto
- Lecturer: Shinichi Deguchi
- Assistant: Motoo Sekiguchi
Propeties and Interactions of Matter Constituents at Various Levels (preons, quarks-leptons, hadrons, nucleons and nucleus) are investigated from points of view of High Energy Physics, Field Theory, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics and Statistical Physics.
Computer Simulation and Mathematical Physics
- Professor: Ichiro Kawakami
- Lecturer: Masamitsu Aizawa
Study of physical phenomenon by means of computer simulation. Numerical modeling by the method of the particle or fluid models, numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations of these models, and physical considerations obtained from the numerical results have been done.
- Professor: Kiichi Nakamura
Computer Study of Instabilities, Chaos and Noise
- Lecturer: Ippei Shimada
Non-Linear Non-Equilibrium Statistical Physics: Study of Statistical Physics of Chaos
Condensed Matter Physics and Laser Science
- Professors: Shosuke Mochizuki. Akira Ishikawa. Kiyoshi Kawamura
- Lecturer: Keiko Matsubara
Study of Quantum Optics, Electro-magnetics and Reaction Mechanism
- Professor: Takeo Takizawa
Study of Multinary Compound Semiconductors and High Tc Superconductors
Study of Quantum Optics, Nonlinear Optics and Laser Spectroscopy
(2) List of Courses offered in 1977
| Courses | Instructors |
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| Quantum Dnamics | Mitsuaki Obu, Jun Otokozawa |
| Nuclear Phsics | Yoshinori Akiama, Takehisa Fujita |
| Elementary Particle Physics | Shin Ishida, SDYDTsai, Shinichi Deuchi |
| Accelerator Science and its Applications | Kazuo Sato, Toshinari Tanaka |
| Nuclear Radiation Science | Kazuo Sato, Shino Urahashi |
| Positron Science | Ken Hayakawa, Isamu Sato |
| Nuclear Fusion Theory | Shoichi Shiina, Katunori Saito |
| High Temperature Plasma Heating Theory | Shoichi Shiina, Katunori Saito |
| Plasma Science | Tetsu Miamoto, Keiichi Takasugi |
| Superconductivity Science and Technology | Takeshi Ogasawara, Kazuhiko Yasohama |
| Low Temperature Science and Technology | Hisaasu Kobaashi, Yoichi Matsubara |
| Superconducting Materials | Kazuhiko Yasohama |
| Functional Material Theory | Akira Ishikawa, Kiyoshi Kawamura |
| Solid State Phvsics | Takeo Takizawa, Shosuke Mochizuki |
| Quantum Otical-Physics | Tatsuo Yajima |
| Nonlinear Solid State Theory | Kiichi Nakamura |
| Statistical Mechanics | Ippei Shimada |
| Comuter Simulation | Ichiro Kawakami, Masamitsu Aizawa |
| Topics of Quantum Science | Relative to specific topics and availability of teaching staff |
3. Admission Exam
Admission exam is carried out to give equal consideration to students who graduated from various disciplines at the end of November. Application must be completed before the end of August. The exam is composed of three categories: written examination on physics, mathematics and a foreign language (one from English, German and French) to check their fundamental knowledge; a summary of the undergraduate thesis, and an interview to see their character and talent.
Students are requested to select one of the special courses, i.e. laboratory for research work, listed in the above section. Therefore it is importan to have the consent of the Professor in charge of the laboratory before taking the admission exam. More information regarding specific laboratories may be obtained by contacting the Professor in charge of the aboratory.
4. Scholarships
Some financial suppot is available for foreign students subject to approval. The funds for such aid come from the Japanese government, Nihon University, the College of Science and Technology, and private corporations.
5. Location
Most of the lectures and research works of QST Major is carried out at Surugadai campus, College of Science and Technology (address: 1-8-14, Kanda-Sumgadai, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 101 Japan). A part of research work or QST Major is performed at Funabashi campus, College of Science and Technology (address: 7-24-1, Narashinodai, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274 Japan) and at College of Humanities and Science (address: 3-25-40, Sakurajyosui, Setagayaku, Tokyo I56 Japan)
6. Other Information
The school year begins in April and ends in March. Tuition for the first year graduate student is 1,260,000-1,300,000 yen. Tuition includes admission fee, facilities use fee, laboratory fee, etc.
For more information, mail, fax or E-mail to the following address:
Miss Miyako Nogi;
Atomic Energy Research Institute,
Nihon University.
1-8-14, Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 101, Japan.
Fax: +81-3-3293-8269
E-mail: miyako@phys.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp
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Last Update: Jul. 31, 1997
E-mail: admin@www.phys.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp