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Department of Materials Science
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Discovery
of new materials has played an important role in the
development of civilization. In the 20th Century,
material scientists created various new materials, and
introduced them into human society, and the standard of
living was improved enormously. In order for human
beings to enjoy a hopeful and prospective life in the
21st Century, materials and processes have to be further
developed, so that our children do not inherit the
environmentally degraded earth.
The
Department covers a wide range of materials, such as new
metals, ceramics, semiconductors, organic substrates,
polymers, composite materials and environmentally
conscious materials. These studies belong to a promising
field opened as a result of the development of material
science. The Department aims at training students for
engineers and researchers who can develop such new
materials in inorganic and organic
chemistry.
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Department of Mechanical Systems
Engineering
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Mechanical
system engineering plays a vital role as a pillar
of all industries, and is indispensable for the
development of technologies and systems that
produce various kinds of industrial products that
support our lives. The program offered by the
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering
places great emphasis on fundamental courses.
Essential to the curriculum is the incorporation
of an extensive range of exercises and experiments
by which abilities and skills to solve engineering
problems and practical issues related to
mechanical systems are developed. The program aims
at training prospective mechanical engineers who
can think systematically about mechanical
engineering design and create original
technologies which meet the needs of today's highly
technological society.
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Department of Electronic
Systems Engineering
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The
Department of Electronic Systems Engineering
provides an undergraduate program in electronics
engineering and information sciences, catering
to students with interests in these subjects and
who wish to contribute to society as engineers
in these fields. The department aims to support
researches focusing on the technological
challenges in the future. The courses in the
department include electrical circuits,
integrated circuits, electronic devices, sensing
technology, and power electronics, as well as
topics in information science. Talented
undergraduate students will be offered
considerable flexibility at the undergraduate
level.
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and to contribute to
the development of high-efficient technology for
glass processing. The core laboratory of this
center is financially supported by donations
from Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (NEG),
whose business base is in Shiga Prefecture. In
order to achieve the mission of the center, the
following researches in the core laboratory are
currently being carried out: 1. Optimization of
refining process in high temperature glass
melts. 2. Mechanism of brittle fracture and flow
of inorganic glasses. 3. Thermal properties and
their relaxation behaviors of high temperature
glass melts. In addition to these researches,
the center acts as an agent for collaborative
researches between NEG and
USP.
