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Shinji Fukuda, Professor
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The Agricultural Engineering Lab studies the use and management of farmland and water resources, and the protection of rural environments. The lab works on irrigation and drainage, water resource management, the use and conservation of peatlands, and the conservation and purification of water environments in rural areas. It also studies changes in land use, the evaluation of the multifunctionality of rural areas, and the analysis of farmland and regional ecosystems using geospatial information.

Takashi Hirano, Professor
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The Ecological Environmental Physics Lab studies the weather and ecological environments of farmland, forests, rivers, lakes, and wetlands through field observation. The lab works on evaluating the environmental functions of terrestrial ecosystems, crop responses to climate change, and phenomena related to agricultural meteorology. Lecturer Yamada's team uses robotic technologies such as cameras, sensors, and UAVs to develop systems that automatically monitor animal populations from a distance.

Shoichiro Hamamoto, Professor
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The Soil Conservation Lab examines soil from the perspective of physics and studies how to keep the soil of farmland and the environment in good condition. Crops absorb all elements from the soil except carbon, which they take in from the air, and human life and health are also supported by good soil. The lab works on creating soil environments where crops grow well, and on measures to protect soil, water, and atmospheric environments.

Noboru Noguchi, Professor
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The Vehicle Robotics Lab studies the robotization of agricultural machinery such as unmanned tractors, as well as the digitalization of agricultural information. In Japanese agriculture, labor shortages caused by the aging of the farming workforce and other factors have become serious. Through robotization, and through digitalization that turns the expert skills of veteran farmers into data that can be put to use, the lab aims to bring innovation to agriculture through "smart agriculture." The lab's research uses not only vehicles that run on the ground, but also drones in the sky and satellites.

Shige Koseki, Professor
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The Food Process Engineering Lab studies how to deliver the food people eat every day to the table in a high-quality, safe condition. The lab develops technologies for preparing, storing, and distributing fresh produce such as vegetables and fruits, as well as sensing technologies for measuring quality. Based on "predictive microbiology," which quantitatively evaluates and predicts food safety with respect to microorganisms, the lab also works on developing technologies to ensure safety. In recent years, the lab has also been using computational methods such as Bayesian statistics and machine learning.

Kazunori Iwabuchi, Professor
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The Circular Agricultural Systems Engineering Lab studies systems for sustainable agricultural production in harmony with the environment. The lab works on developing technologies that convert waste biomass, such as livestock manure and food waste, into charcoal, fertilizer, and fuel for reuse. It is also researching growing crops without relying on chemical fertilizers by applying biochar made from biomass to fields.

Kazunobu Ishii, Associate Professor
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The Applied Bioproduction Engineering Lab studies measurement technologies that are useful for agriculture and other forms of biological production, and how to put them to use. The lab develops sensors based on engineering technologies, detects environmental information with sensing systems, and develops communication technologies that connect the two. Rather than relying on experience and intuition, the lab aims for the "informatization of biological production," in which information is analyzed and evaluated objectively.

Tomomichi Kato, Professor
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The Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling Lab studies how terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, and farmland function, at scales ranging from a single site to continents and the entire globe. Terrestrial ecosystems exchange heat, water, carbon, and other substances with the atmosphere. Centered on simulation models and also using field observations, remote sensing, and statistical data, the lab studies the relationship between climate change and ecosystems. Undergraduates from the Department of Bioenvironmental Engineering are assigned to the lab in their third year, and master's and doctoral students are assigned from the Graduate School of Global Food Resources.
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