Organization and Faculty Members
The UGSAS is organized on the bases of the three Master’s Courses of Tottori, Shimane and Yamaguchi Universities, the Research Facilities of each University and Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University. The School is operated in close alliance and cooperation with the Master’s Courses of the three universities, but it is an independent three-year Doctoral Course separated from the Master’s Courses.
Research Division and Faculty Members
The UGSAS consists of three Doctoral Courses: Bioproduction and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Bioresource and Life Sciences and Global Dryland Science.
(As of April 1, 2025)
| Course | Division | Number of Faculty Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professors | Associate Professors |
Junior Associate Professors |
Assistant Professors |
Total | ||
| Bioproduction and Bioenvironmental Sciences |
Agricultural Production Science |
11 | 10(1) | 0 | 1 | 22(1) |
| Managerial Economics |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Forest and Watershed Environmental Sciences |
5 | 9(1) | 2 | 0 | 16(1) | |
| Environmental Bioscience |
7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | |
| Bioresource and Life Sciences |
Fungus and Mushroom Sciences |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bioscience and Biotechnology |
10 | 7(1) | 0 | 1 | 18(1) | |
| Applied Bioresource Chemistry |
15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | |
| Global Dryland Science |
Global Dryland Science |
17(1) | 13(1) | 0 | 1 | 31(2) |
| Total | 73(1) | 57(4) | 3 | 9 | 142(5) | |
- Number of Facluty Members means Professors, Associate Professors, Junior Associate Professors and Assistant Professors who are qualified as major supervisors or associate supervisors of the UGSAS.
- Numbers of invited Professors and Associate Professors in cooperation with JIRCAS (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences) and Tottori University of Environmental Studies are indicated in parenthesis.
Staffs
Staff of the United Graduate School
(As of April 1, 2025)
| Dean | Tsuyoshi KAWANO | Tottori | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Dean | Full time Professor | Hidehiko OGATA | Tottori |
| Representatives of each Division | |||
| Bioproduction and Bioenvironmental Sciences |
Agricultural Production Science | Tadashi TAKAHASHI | Yamaguchi |
| Managerial Economics | Toshinobu MATSUDA | Tottori | |
| Forest and Watershed Environmental Sciences | Masayuki ISHII | Shimane | |
| Environmental Bioscience | Keiko YAMAGUCHI | Shimane | |
Bioresource and Life Sciences |
Fungus and Mushroom Sciences | Kozue SOTOME | Tottori |
| Bioscience and Biotechnology | Takanori MARUTA | shimane | |
| Applied Bioresource Chemistry | Hiroyuki AZAKAMI | Yamaguchi | |
| Global Dryland Science | Global Dryland Science | Yasunori KUROSAKI | Tottori |
Representative Staffs of the Participating Universities
(As of April 1, 2025)
| Tottori | President | Tasuku HARADA |
|---|---|---|
| Dean of the Faculty of Agirculture, Chair of the Department of Agricultural Science of the Graduate School of Sustainability Science | Kinya AKASHI | |
| Chair of the Department of Dryland Science of the Graduate School of Sustainability Science | Koji INOSAKO | |
| Administrative Head of the Faculty of Agriculture | Hiroshi TOKUNAGA | |
| Shimane | President | Hiroki Otani |
| Dean of the Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Vice Dean of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Makoto UENO | |
| Manager of Matsue Faculties Administration Department | Hiroshi YAMAMOTO | |
| Yamaguchi | President | Masaaki OKA |
| Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Vice Dean of the Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation | Yasuomi Ibaraki | |
| Administrative Head of the Faculty of Agriculture | Hiroko TANAKA |
Fundamental Organization of the UGSAS
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Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University -
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University -
Graduate School of Sustainability Science , Tottori University