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Toshizumi Miyamoto, Professor
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The Silviculture Lab aims to grow and protect forests, conducting research on how to cultivate and manage natural forest and plantation forest resources. It investigates long-term forest change, tree characteristics, genetic analysis and breeding, and the mechanisms by which fallen leaves and other litter decompose and nutrients cycle in the forest. Management of plantation forests as timber resources and the responses of trees to various stresses are also subjects of research. The lab also studies tree diseases and the fungi involved in decomposing fallen leaves and other matter.
Yutaka Tamai, Professor
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The Forest Product Manufacturing Lab studies how to increase the production of resources obtained from forests, such as woody biomass and specialty forest products, and how to put them to new uses. The lab aims to develop technologies that turn wood and similar materials into high-performance materials. As the foundation for this, the lab conducts basic research to clarify how organisms in forests interact with one another and how materials flow in and out of forest ecosystems. Main research themes include the cultivation and breeding of basidiomycetes and elucidating the mechanisms of symbiosis between plants and fungi.
Junko Morimoto, Professor
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The Ecosystem Management Lab studies a wide range of terrestrial ecosystems, including forests, rivers and wetlands, grasslands, farmland, and cities. The lab clarifies how ecosystems work and the benefits that nature provides to people (ecosystem services), and applies this to developing ecosystem management technologies and plans. Its three main issues are conserving biodiversity, addressing climate change, and restoring degraded nature. The organisms and methods studied are diverse, combining field surveys, laboratory experiments, and computer-based analysis.
Mio Kasai, Professor
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The Watershed Erosion Control Lab conducts research to conserve land and to prevent and reduce sediment-related disasters. The lab clarifies how water and sediment move, predicts where and when sediment-related disasters will occur, and links this to effective disaster prevention measures. Hokkaido has many active volcanoes and faults and widespread fragile geology, which offers numerous research fields. The lab continues field observations in rivers, mountain slopes, and landslide areas in the Tokachi region.
Yasushi Shoji, Professor
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The Forest Policy Lab studies social and economic phenomena that arise between forests and human society, and examines how policies on the use and conservation of forests should be designed. Its subjects range from forest and forestry governance and the production of timber and mushrooms to recreation, biodiversity conservation, and wildlife management. Although located within the Faculty of Agriculture, the lab conducts research that is closer to the humanities and social sciences, drawing on economics, sociology, education, and law. The lab values students finding their own research themes, and many students visit the field or interview stakeholders.
Yuzo Sano, Professor
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The Tree Biology Lab conducts basic research to support the effective use of trees, a key forest resource. It investigates what structures and functions tree tissues have and how they are formed. How trees adapt to harsh environments such as cold is another major pillar of the research. The lab's methods range from observation with light and electron microscopes to techniques from physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
Takanobu Sasaki, Professor
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The Wood Engineering Lab studies ways to make effective use of wood, a gift of the forest. Wood is a renewable, environmentally harmonious material used in timber buildings, civil engineering structures such as bridges, furniture, and musical instruments. Covering everything from living trees to timber buildings and civil engineering structures, the lab conducts research mainly from the perspective of the strength of materials and structures. It works on supplying wood of excellent quality, evaluating the performance of wood products and developing technologies for using them, and improving the earthquake resistance of timber buildings.
Yasumitsu Uraki, Professor
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The Wood Chemistry Lab studies the phenomena that the components of woody biomass undergo from the time they are formed until they are broken down. Using methods from organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and analytical chemistry, the lab follows these phenomena at the molecular level. The lab builds models that mimic wood's components and how they are assembled, aiming to understand the mechanisms underlying these phenomena. Toward a circular society, the lab also conducts research and education on using woody biomass efficiently.
Tatsuro Nakaji, Professor
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The Nakaji Lab studies forest remote sensing and techniques for examining plant function without damaging the plants. Images taken from drones, aircraft, and satellites show, over wide areas, how forest trees respond to environmental stress. Using laser scanners to measure forest structure and spectral imaging to measure leaf properties in the field, the lab develops techniques for understanding and monitoring ecosystem function. The lab welcomes students who wish to go on to graduate school.
Kentaro Takagi, Professor
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Professor Kentaro Takagi studies how much carbon dioxide forests absorb and store. The lab also investigates how these amounts vary across climate zones and forest growth stages, and how climate change and human-caused disturbance affect them. Recently, working with many collaborators, the lab has been conducting studies of forests across Asia, throughout Japan, and of entire research forests. The research forests have large-scale facilities for measuring forest carbon cycling, as well as a rich information infrastructure.
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