2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Introduction of Advanced Materials
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Sachiko Matsushita / Tomohiro Hayashi / Akifumi Matsuda / Hidenori Hiramatsu / Hiroshi Funakubo / Masaki Azuma / Takao Sasagawa / Fumiyasu Oba / Yutaka Majima / Seiichiro Izawa / Masaaki Kitano / Michikazu Hara / Keigo Kamata / Toshio Kamiya / Takayoshi Katase / Hiroko Yokota / Satoshi Ishikawa / Chun-Yi Chen / Saeko Yanaka
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - unknown
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.C321
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jun 18, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course gives an overview of the current status and outlook of several topics in materials science. Students will learn the fundamentals and applications in a variety of fields in materials science. The course also encourages students to develop critical thinking skills by taking a global view of materials science.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to understand the following concepts:
energy harvester, phase transitions, catalysis, oxide semiconductors, eco-energy materials, biomass based-plastics, materials dynamics, ultra precision thin-film-growth techniques, biomedical applications, biointerfaces, computational science, nanomaterials, nano-scale magentism and spintronics, heterogeneous catalysts
Keywords
cutting-edge materials science
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each class gives an overview of different topics in materials science, including the fundamentals and applications .
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Semiconductor-Sensitized Thermal Cells: A Solution to the Global Energy Issue |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 2 | Development of green processing and novel functionality of thin films and nanomaterials |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 3 | Exploration of novel quantum materials based on strong-correlation/relativistic/topological electronic effects・Structure and Function of Biomolecules |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 4 | Exploring novel functionalities using boundaries |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 5 | Elelctronic structures and materials design of oxide semiconductors |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 6 | Exploring electron-driven materials and enhancing their functionality |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 7 | Interfaces between artificial materials and our body |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 8 | Development of Nanoscale Device and Optoelectronic Materials Function |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 9 | Design and prediction of novel materials based on advanced computational science and materials informatics |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 10 | Exploration of Functional Oxide Materials and Elucidation of Mechanisms |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 11 | Design of solid catalyst materials from earth abundant elements |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 12 | Nano-structure control of catalyst materials and development of reactions |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 13 | Advanced Materials Design for Energy and Electronics・Progress and Innovations in Hierarchical Nanostructures for Sustainable Energy Materials |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
| Class 14 | Solid-State Catalyst: From Principle to Breakthroughs ~ |
Follow the instructions of the instructor in charge. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Unspecified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Text book specified by the instructor.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assessment is based on the quality of the written quiz and report, as well as on the status of submission thereof.
Related courses
- MAT.M201 ： Fundamentals of Crystallography
- MAT.C202 ： Crystal and Phonon
- MAT.C205 ： Introduction of Ceramics
- MAT.C206 ： Ceramic Processing
- MAT.C301 ： Crystal Chemistry (Ceramics course)
- MAT.C305 ： Semiconductor Materials and Device
- MAT.C306 ： Dielectric Materials Science
- MAT.C307 ： Magnetic Materials Science
- MAT.C308 ： Continuum Mechanics
- MAT.C316 ： Biomaterials Science
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.