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Invitation to join and build a new integrative field
The global environment is a common heritage that is basic to human activity. Now that this environment is in danger, there is great need for research and studies of the processes that we are confronted with when we see the challenges to life and the environment. This division aims to uncover the relationships between a rapidly changing environment and living organisms, and to construct a new research field targeted to discuss a global environment where humans and other living organisms can co-exist in an ideal form, while training specialized technicians and constructive researchers. Under this aim, we combined: earth science which investigates a real environment, that is basic to all living organisms, using physical, informational and chemical science techniques, with life science which investigates life and environment's relationship from living organisms' views. Thus we created a new research field to analyze the relationship of global environment and life and to establish a system where humans, other living organisms and the broader environment can co-exist in an ideal form. In this department there are education and research fields including integrative biology, plant environment adaptability, geodiagnostics, ecological molecular biology, environment modeling and creation, species conservation, biospheric ecology, bioethics, to mention a few.
Policy to create creative international scholars
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Create a broad curriculum that covers a wide range of specialties that could not be included in traditional curriculum, hence to widen the background and views of students.
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To develop a flexible way of thinking that corresponds to international society by having multiple tutoring system.
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To understand the principle of global environmental problems and to scientifically restore this situation, we aim to train people who can work internationally. To achieve this we encourage students to study abroad, to participate in international conferences and adapt new education methods.
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As a part of training highly specialized personnel, we accept foreign students and people who already work in society. We have students studying from many places including China, Colombia, Kenya, the Philippines, Taiwan and Zimbabwe. Also for people with high capacity and ability, we encourage people to obtain a degree in less than 5 years of doctoral course and train people who will play an active role in the international society as policy makers.
Entrance to the program
Normally there are two entrance exams for entry to the five year program, one at the end of August and one in February, for the academic year starting in April. There is also a 3 year doctoral program for students who already hold a Master's degree. All applicants must contact a faculty member in the field of study they are interested before they apply to take the examination. This division is one of eight in the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Tsukuba.
Integrative Environmental Science Division
Precaution Statement of Foreign Language Examination
Candidates can select the way of getting foreign language score from below.
A. To submit an original paper of score certificate ( TOFLE : Examinee’s Score Record ,
TOEIC : Official Score Certificate ) with application. ( Only taken within 2 years before the dead line of application )
B. To take TOEFL-ITP Test we organaize. If you select this way, please contact with person in charge. ( E-mail : masuyama@ies.life.tsukuba.ac.jp , Tel : 029-853-6884 )
Evaluation of marks is based on the scoring made below, with an exam result more than the following mark level becoming full marks (200 points), and scores less than those will be proportionately reduced.Parenthetical score is the passing score.
| Paper version TOEFL or TOEFL-ITP |
550( 400 ) |
| Computer version TOEFL |
213( 95 ) |
| TOEFL-iBT |
80( 32 ) |
| TOEIC |
730( 297 ) |
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TOEFL-ITP Test is organized at the morning of the first day of the entrance examination.If you take TOEFL-ITP Test we organaize, please contact with person in charge and confirm details.( E-mail : masuyama@ies.life.tsukuba.ac.jp , Tel : 029-853-6884 ) |
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Please refer to the relevant home pages (http://www.ets.org/toefl/ 、http://www.toeic.or.jp/toeic/) regarding the TOEFL and TOEIC test.
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Faculty Members and Laboratories
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Integrative Biology
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Makoto WATANABE*
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Basic and applied researches on algae related to environmental conservation to reveal evolutional and ecological mechanisms for maintenance and variation of algal population.
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Yukihiko TOQUENAGA
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Evolutionary ecology, and in particular theoretical studies of populations, communities, and ecosystems in virtual as well as real worlds.
Materials are laboratory/natural bean weevil populations, egrets and herons living around Tsukuba City, bumble bees foraging at lowland areas, and computer models.
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Kazuharu OHASHI
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Plant-animal interactions and their effects on floral evolution.
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Yuhiko TANABE
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Ecology and evolutionary genetics of environment microorganisms.
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Plant Adaptation to Environmental Stress
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Shinobu SATOH*
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Physiology and molecular biology of plant development and function. Molecular functions of apoplast in cell-to-cell and organ-to-organ interactions of higher plants. Functions of root and organic substances including proteins in xylem sap in the development and functions of above-ground organs. Functions of proteins and pectic polysaccharides of cell wall in morphogenesis, development and functions of plant cells.
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Hiroaki IWAI
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Research on the physiolosy and molecular biology of plant development and function, especially on cell-cell interaction in higher plants.
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Jun FURUKAWA
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Metal transport in higher plants.
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Geodiagnostics
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Yuichi ONDA*
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Environmental management. Landsliding process analysis and landslide risk assessment by hillslope hydrological monitoring. Sediment tracing and sustainable watershed management sustainable watershed management using fallout radionuclides.
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Teruyuki MARUOKA
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Stable isotope Geochemistry, mass spectrometry, sulfate-reducing bacteria, mass extinction events, arsenic contaminated groundwater, meteorites, presolar grains.
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Ryo ANMA
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Tectonics and Structural geology, current studies focus on
1) deformation processes in accretionary prisms,
2) intrusion mechanism of granite plutons,
3) ridge subduction processes and related magmatism.
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Ecological Molecular Biology
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Takayuki HOSHINO*
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Ecological Molecular Biology.
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Akira NAKAMURA
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Analysis of the regulatory mechanism of gene expression that acts in the early stage of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Isolation, identification, and application of novel extreme thermophilic microorganisms involved in rapid composting.
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Naoki TAKAYA
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Applied Microbiology and Applied Enzymology. Biochemistry of fungal denitrification, a mitochondrial anaerobic respiration system. Functional strengthening of cytochrome P450 as ecozymes that extinguish environmental pollutants. Screening of microorganisms that contain novel functions involved in the ecological nitrogen cycle, nitrogen fixation, nitrification, and denitrification.
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Environmental Modeling and Creation
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Takehiko FUKUSHIMA*
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Environmental management. Risk assessment of chemicals. Influences of global warming on water environment. Dissolved organic matter in lakes and coastal areas. Ecological modeling.
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Bunkei MATSUSHITA
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Integrating remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS) techniques with an ecosystem process-based model to monitor the global environmental changes.
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Biospheric Ecology
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Takeo HAMA*
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Primary production processes of phytoplankton population. Biogeochemical cycles in marine and lake environments.
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Conservation Ecology
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Mamoru WATANABE*
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Over the years our focus has been on insects as excellent systems for examining broad questions about life history strategy, its underlying proximate causes and its evolutionary origins and maintenance in relation to population dynamics, as well as to conservation ecology. In this web site we hope to give you a sense of the questions we are addressing, the kinds of insects we study, and who is involved in this work.
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Biological defensiveness
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Eiichi MINAMI*
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The research of the initial interaction between rice and rice blast pathogen.
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Bioremediation
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Nobuyoshi NAKAJIMA*
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Phytoremediation of organic chemicals. Assessing the Ecosystem Impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms
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Masanori TAMAOKI
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Analysis of biochemical impact of oxidative stress on the plants. Application of DNA-array technique for diagnosis of environmental stressors against plant species.
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Inquiries to :
Dean, Division of Integrative Environmental Sciences
Doctoral Program in Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Tsukuba
1-1-1 Tennodai
Tsukuba
Ibaraki Prefecture
305-8577
Email: masuyama@ies.life.tsukuba.ac.jp
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