Physical and Material Systems Course
I want to create new substances! I want to learn technologies that are beneficial to the environment!
We conduct education and research that combines the science field of physics and material science, which explores everything from the truths and laws of nature to the essence of familiar materials and substances, with informatics (the science and engineering of information), which provides the means to extract and utilize data related to essences.
About the Education Program
Learn physics from the basics and explore how to use it
We provide education that combines "Physics," the most fundamental branch of natural science, and "Informatics," the study of information and data. Physics generally covers all levels of nature, from the universe to elementary particles, and within that, we provide specialized education in physics that focuses on matter and the molecules and atoms that make up matter.
In the first year, students will study common subjects for the Faculty Faculty of Science and Engineering, as well as common subjects for natural sciences and information sciences, to develop the foundations of science and engineering and acquire the ability to use data.
In the second year, students will study the basics of other courses through specialized foundation subjects to improve their basic engineering skills, and will also begin studying course subjects. In addition, students will learn the basics of semiconductor engineering regardless of their specialty.
Physical and Material Systems Course
Flow of the four years
First year
By studying common subjects for the Faculty Faculty of Science and Engineering, as well as common subjects for natural science and information science, students will develop the basics of science and engineering and acquire the ability to use data. In the second semester, students will also take an Introduction to Science and Engineering course to learn the outline of each course.
Second Year
In the first semester, students will study the basics of other courses through specialized foundation subjects to improve their basic knowledge of science and engineering, and then begin studying course subjects. Students will also learn the basics of semiconductor engineering regardless of their specialty. In the second semester, students will focus on studying course subjects.
Third Year
Students will continue to study course subjects from the second semester of their second year. In addition to acquiring a wide range of specialized knowledge related to the field, they will also conduct computer-aided experiments and exercises in order to integrate and utilize that knowledge.
Fourth Year
The main part of learning in the fourth year is practical, through graduation research. By applying the knowledge acquired up to that point to problems set in each field, students will make their knowledge more essential and develop their problem-solving skills.
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About the classes
Solid State Physics A
This is an important field of study for understanding various functional materials that are essential in our high-tech society, and students learn about the bonding patterns of atoms in crystals, methods for analyzing atomic arrangements using X-rays, and the propagation of lattice (atomic) vibrations. In "Solid State Physics B," which builds on this foundation, students further utilize basic physics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics to understand the behavior of electrons in crystals, and develop this into the specifics of functional materials in "Materials Science" and "Quantum Matter Science."
About the Research
Development and elucidation of the physical properties of strongly correlated amorphous alloys - Creating unknown alloys that will amaze the world -
"Strong correlation" refers to a system in which electrons and other particles in a substance interact strongly with each other.
Representative phenomena of strongly correlated states include superconductivity, heavy fermion states, and giant magnetoresistance.
These phenomena are expected to bring about a revolution in energy and electronics materials. In order to pursue unique research, our laboratory focuses on amorphous alloys, whose constituent atoms have a random structure, and is developing "strongly correlated amorphous alloys," which have hardly been studied anywhere in the world. We aim to elucidate the superconducting phenomena and heavy electron states realized in strongly correlated amorphous alloys, and develop next-generation energy and electronics materials.
Associate Professor Yusuke Amami
Research Field
Strong correlation properties
Main research themes
- Development of new rare earth amorphous alloys exhibiting heavy fermion and superconducting properties
- Clarification of the phenomenon of giant thermal expansion in manganese-based amorphous alloys
- Synthesis of intermetallic compounds aimed at the development of new materials that exhibit unique magnetic or thermal properties
Licenses and qualifications available
driver licence
- High school teacher's license (science), etc. *Teacher training course credits required
Qualifications
- Assistant Engineer, etc.
Employment situation
- Assist Hokkaido
- Alps Alpine
- Isuzu Motors
- NTT Facilities Hokkaido
- H.I.D.
- Nippon Steel Corporation
- Dynax
- Toshiba
- Toyota Motor Hokkaido
- Narazaki Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Nippon Steel Cement
- IBM Japan Solution Services
- Nippon Chemi-Con
- Japan Nuclear Fuel
- Japan Steel Works
- Hamamatsu Photonics
- Hitachi Construction Machinery
- Fujitsu Semiconductor
- Fuji Electric
- Furukawa Electric
- Hokkaido Electric Power
- Mitsubishi Motors Engineering
- MinebeaMitsumi
- Meidensha
- Snow Brand Megmilk
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
- Hokkaido Prefectural Government
- Hakodate City Hall, etc.
