Graduate School ofScience
- DEGREE
-
- Master of Science
- Doctor of Science
- CAREERS
-
- Engineers, researchers and professors
- DEPARTMENT
-
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Earth and Planetary Sciences
- COURSES
-
-
Physics
Theoretical particle and nuclear physics and astrophysics
Experimental particle and nuclear physics
Condensed matter theory and statistical physics
Quantum condensed matter physics
Complex matter physics and biophysics -
Chemistry
Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
Materials Chemistry and Engineering -
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Dynamics, Structure and Evolution of Solid Earth and Planets
Material Science of Solar System and Planets
Earth Planetary Fluid and Space Sciences
Paleontology and Mineral History
-
Physics
Theoretical particle and nuclear physics and astrophysics
- APPLICATION PERIOD
-
-
Research StudentsApril Admission: Mid December, every year
October Admission: Mid June, every year - Master’s ProgramOctober Admission: June, every year
-
Doctoral ProgramOctober Admission: June, every year
October Admission (For CSC applicants): Early December, every year
-
Research StudentsApril Admission: Mid December, every year
OVERVIEW
The origins of the Graduate School of Science at Kyushu University date back to the time when the School of Science was founded in 1939. Following several phases of expansion and restructuring it was established in its current form in the year 2000. Initially, Master’s and Doctoral programs were run in five separate departments, but since 2008 these have been integrated into three; Physics, Chemistry and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Graduate programs in Mathematics and Systems Life Sciences are also offered in closely related, but independent, graduate schools. The objective of the Graduate School of Science is to provide an atmosphere of intellectual creativity in a broad range of sciences so that through their research, students can train to become specialists in their fields. The requirements for obtaining a graduate degree are creative thinking skills, problem pursuit skills, and problem solving skills rather than simply attending classes and accumulating course credits. The education in the Graduate School of Science puts emphasis on fostering these skills by promoting academic interaction between professors and students. In today’s rapidly changing society, our graduate school remains a center of innovative education and research excellence by training experts who will play a leading role in shaping the future world we live in.
Student’s Voice
- What is your research about?
- I am interested in the development of novel chiral catalysts. Chirality means a molecule cannot be superposed on its mirror reflection by any rotations. A chiral compound exists as two enantiomers, called (R)- or (S)-isomer. It plays an important role in the pharmaceutical industry and natural products chemistry. For example (S)-levofloxacin is more active than (R)-isomer or its racemic mixture. A racemic mixture can be optically resolved by recrystallization or HPLC; however, this is not efficient. Therefore, my research focuses on organic catalysts which can directly synthesize optically active compounds.
- What is an advantage of Kyushu University?
- Inside our Kyushu University library, you can read anything you want to learn. Not only for your research lectures but also to find a literature you’d enjoy. I write Haiku or Tanka on my free time. My favorite piece is 「雪色に立ち染める海 雨晴空に飛ばそう入り紛れかも」. I hope you enjoy studying at Kyushu University.
(From China)