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Department of Forest Resource

The Department of Forest Resource aims to contribute to manage and utilize forest resources that are necessary for sustainable development of the mountainous community. We focus on assessment of effects of climate on forest and its ecology, understanding and prediction of forest resources including food and development on sustainable utilization technologies.

  • 1. Tree-ring cores sampling for analysis on climate responses of tree growth.
  • 2. High-precision individual tree detection in Shinshu University Campus forest with airborne LiDAR date.
  • 3. Exploration of plant genetic resources in Western Nepal.
  • 4. History of Architecture in the Mountains（Mountain Huts in the Japanese Alps Region).

Researchers List

Head of the Department of Forest Resource
Academic Assembly Associate Professor (Institute of Agriculture), Ph. D. in Agriculture
YASUE Koh
Career
1997　Graduated in Forest Products Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
1997　STA Post Doctoral Research Fellow (Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute)
2000　Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University
2004　Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University
Research Field
Dendrochronology, Wood anatomy
Research Theme
1) Clarification in mechanisms of tree radial growth
2) Estimation of climate changes on radial growth
3) Reconstruction of past climate change
Message
The most mountainous areas covered by forest and humans are living symbiotically with the forest. The forests should play more important role for environment conservation and for supply of renewable resources under the conditions of climate changes. We hope our new techniques and observations will contribute to sustainable management and use of the forests.
Academic Assembly Professor (Institute of Agriculture)
Ph. D. in Agriculture
Masato Katoh
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Research Field
Forest measurement and planning,　Smart precision forestry with Drone Laser Scanning
Research Theme
Forestry innovation by ICT Smart precision forestry
Project Associate Professor
Ph.D. in Agriculture
Deng SONGQIU
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Research Field
Forest measurement and planning，Forestry DX
Research Theme
Developing smart precision forestry technology using laser sensing and IoT.
Academic Assembly Professor（Institute of Humanities）,
Ph.D. in Philosophy
KANAZAWA Kentaro
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Research Field
Environmental Sociology, Environmental Anthropology
Research Theme
Anthropological study of cultural diversity in the Central Highlands of Borneo
Academic Assembly Professor (Institute of Agriculture)
Ph.D. in Agriculture
MATSUSHIMA Kenichi
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Research Field
Plant Genetics and Breeding
Research Theme
Exploration, collection and evaluation of plant genetic resources such as Capsicum in mountainous regions of Asia, and preservation of native crops and traditional vegetables in Nagano Prefecture.
Academic Assembly Professor (Institute of Engineering)
Ph.D. in Engineering
TAKAMURA Hideki
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Research Field
Architectural environment/Equipment / Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Research Theme
Research and development of wooden detached houses for SDGs
Academic Assembly Associate Professor (Institute of Engineering)
Ph. D. in Engineering
HOYANO Shigeo
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Research Field
Architectural History / Design
Research Theme
Envisioning the future of the community through the history of architecture.　Preservation and utilization of historic buildings.
Academic Assembly Associate Professor (Institute of Science )
Ph. D. in Science
IWATA Hiroki
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Research Field
Micrometeorology
Research Theme
Energy and mass exchanges between the atmoshere and land surface.
Turbulent transfer of heat and gases in the atmospheric boundary layer.
Observational technique of turbulent flux.
Academic Assembly Associate Professor (Institute of Agriculture )
Ph. D. in Agriculture
KOBAYASHI Hajime
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Research Field
Ecological Physiology of Trees
Research Theme
Evaluation of tree growth and carbon sequestration in artificial forests. Dynamics of abandoned Satoyama forests at high altitude in central Japan.
Academic Assembly Associate Professor (Institute of Science)
Ph. D. in Agriculture
MAKITA Naoki
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Research Field
Forest Ecology, Tree Physiology
Research Theme
Development and function of root systems in forest ecosystems