Dept. of Earth Resource Engineering and
Environmental Science

Feed Your Curiosity for the Earth

今井忠男　コース長

Greeting Message from the Chair

To realize sustainable living for all people on planet earth, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were set at the 2015 UN Summit. They are 17 detailed goals with 169 targets, one of which is "Affordable and clean energy". Japan's "Mining Law" also states that develop- ing mineral resources is to contribute to public welfare, never causing harm to health and hygiene. By SDGs, we reaffirm that resource and energy development must be "affordable and clean". Based on this noble philosophy, we hope that students who study here in the Department of Earth Resource Engineering and Environmental Science will grow as engineers who can fulfill minimally invasive development and production of resources and energy, and distribute them justly around the world.

IMAI Tadao

University Faculty

Professors

Professor
Tadao Imai

  • Research Field
    Rock Engineering, Aggregate Technology, Mining History

Professor
Atsushi Shibayama

  • Research Field
    Mineral Processing, Recycle Engineering

Professor
Shigemi Naganawa

  • Research Field
    Drilling Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Geothermal Engineering

Professor
Hikaru Fujii

  • Research Field
    Petroleum Engineering, Geothermal Engineering

Professor
Daizo Ishiyama

  • Research Field
    Environmental Geology, Geochemistry

Associate Professor
Yasumasa Ogawa

  • Research Field
    Environmental Chemistry

Associate Professor
Akihisa Kizaki

  • Research Field
    Rock Engineering, Water Jet Technology

Associate Professor
Yasushi Takasaki

  • Research Field
    Non-ferrous Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering

Associate Professor
Kazutoshi Haga

  • Research Field
    Mineral Processing, Hydrometallurgy, Recycling
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Associate Professor
Jeon Sanghee

  • Research Field
    Mineral Processing, Hydrometallurgy, Recycling

Associate Professor
Hisatoshi Toriya

  • Research Field
    Remote Sensing, Hyperspectral Imaging, Machine Learning, Computer Vision

Lecturer
Batnasan Altansukh

  • Research Field
    Mineral Processing, Recycling

Assistant Professor
Kazunori Abe

  • Research Field
    Material Engineering, Petroleum Engineering

Assistant Professor
Bina Saeid

  • Research Field
    Renewable Enegy, Geothermal Energy, Energy Assessment
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Assistant Professor
Elvar Karl Bjarkason

  • Research Field
    Geothermal Engineering, Reservoir Simulation
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Assistant Professor
Godiriwe Labone

  • Research Field
    Extractive Metallurgy, Process Development, Hydrometallurgy, Mineral Processing

Research

Research Groups

Laboratory of Element Circulation for Mineral Resources and Environments

Studies are conducted regarding the movement and concentration mechanisms of metallic elements and hazardous substances involved in resource development and water resource conservation.

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Rock Mechanics & Rock Engineering Lab.

Studies are conducted regarding environmentally sound resource development through rock surveys, stability analysis, and water jet drilling technologies, with a foundation in rock dynamics.

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Mineral Economics and Mining Informatics Lab.

Studies are conducted to develop a new discipline which takes an interdisciplinary approach such as ICT (Information and Communication Technology), Soft-computing and Robotics into Mining and Disaster Control.

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Energy Resource Engineering Lab.

Studies are conducted through experimentation and numerical calculation regarding efficient and environmentally friendly production methods of petroleum and geothermal resources.

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Geosystem Engineering Lab.

Studies are conducted regarding oil, gas, geothermal, and other resource developments including offshore resources and CCS with focus on drilling engineering and reservoir simulation.

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Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Lab.

Studies are conducted regarding the development of isolation and concentration technologies that utilize mineral resources, rare metals, and other resource recycling technologies. Additionally, studies are conducted regarding the efficient recovery of scarce resources from urban mines, and the basic principles of pyro and hydrometallurgy are investigated.

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Research Projects

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Smart Mining Program

This collaborative program aims to train global leaders who will be able to implement and utilize Smart Mining techniques, one of Japan’s strengths in the field of natural resources. As such, Japan strives to assume a leading role in developing abundant mineral resources in Southern Africa

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SATREPS

This research aims to contribute to regional stabilization and global warming countermeasures by improving the energy situation and creating jobs in Tajikistan by focusing on the abundant groundwater resources in Tajikistan, which has severe temperature differences and insufficient deposit of Oil and Natural Gas.

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Entrance Exam

admission

Find more information on the selection process for undergraduate, master's, and doctorate degrees by clicking "More Details" below. Information about tuition fees, living expenses, and available scholarships is also provided.

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