Department of Earth Resources Engineering Department of Civil and Structural Engineering Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering Department of Maritime Engineering

Department of Earth Resources Engineering The department of Earth Resources Engineering was newly established in April 1998 as the successor to the Mining Engineering Department. Kyushu University has a long history of fostering the study of Earth Science and Technology, Mining Engineering and Energy Resources Engineering to meet the growing needs for development of useful minerals and energy resources including geothermal resources applied to many industrial purposes. Areas of experience are Economic Geology, Exploration Geophysics, Geothermics, Resources Production and Safety Engineering, Rock Engineering and Mining Machinery, Mineral Processing and Recycling and Energy Resources Engineering. Economic Geology Koichiro WATANABE, D. Sc. Professor Akira IMAI, D. Sc. Associate Professor 1. Geology for Mineral Exploration 2. Magnetic Hydrothermal Systems 3. Geochronology and Thermo-chronology for Earth Resources Exploration Geophysics Hideki MIZUNAGA, D. Eng., Associate Professor Yutaka SASAKI, D. Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Geothermal and Mining Geophysics 2. Applied and Environmental Geophysics 3. Reservoir Geophysics and Geo-tomography Geothermics Sachio EHARA, D. Sc., Professor Yasuhiro FUJIMITSU, D. Eng., Associate Professor Jun NISHIJIMA, D. Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Modeling of Geothermal Systems 2. Monitoring of Geothermal Reservoirs by the Geophysical Technique 3. Remote Sensing of Geothermal and Volcanic Activities Resources Production and Safety Engineering Kyuro SASAKI, D. Eng., Professor Masahiro INOUE, D. Eng., Associate Professor Yuichi SUGAI, D. Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Mineral Resources Production Engineering 2. Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning 3. Safety Engineering and Underground Environmental Control Rock Engineering and Mining Machinery Kikuo MATSUI, D. Eng., Professor Hideki SHIMADA, D. Eng., Associate Professor Masatomo ICHINOSE, D. Eng., Assistant Professor Takashi SASAOKA, D. Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Support system of Underground Openings 2. Grouting System in Rock masses and Backfilling in Pipe-Jacking 3. Full Mechanized and Automated Rock Excavation System in Surface Mines Mineral Processing and Recycling Tsuyoshi HIRAJIMA, D. Eng., Professor Keiko SASAKI, D. Eng., Associate Professor Takashi FURUYAMA, D. Eng., Assistant Professor Moriyasu NONAKA, M. Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Flocculation and Dispersion Phenomena of Fine Particles 2. Industrial Waste Treatment 3. Comminution Energy Resources Engineering Ryuichi ITOI, D. Eng., Professor Hikari FUJII, D. Eng., Associate Professor Toshiaki TANAKA, D. Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Geothermal Reservoir Modeling 2. Environmental Sciences in Geothermal and Volcanic Areas 3. Oil and Gas Reservoir Engineering