Environmental Sciences-Viewpoints from Material & Biochemical Sciences

In this sequential course, students will learn to consider various environmental issues from an engineering perspective, including climate change, air
pollution due to PM 2.5, and pollution caused by microplastics and other chemicals.

environmental science, biodiversity, environmental pollutant, plastic, environmental hormone, environmentally friendly material, polymer material, fiber material

The lecture content for this course is planned as follows; however, the schedule is subject to change depending on the availability of the instructors in charge. The
lectures are mostly held in person, but some will be held online. The deadlines for tasks and quizzes will be set by each instructor on a case-by-case basis.
(Names of instructors in charge in parentheses)

Session 1: Environmental science and the aquatic environment (1): Factors determining water quality (Hirabayashi Kimio)
Session 2: Environmental science and the aquatic environment (2): Factors that change water quality and methods to assess water quality [Online] (Hirabayashi Kimio)
Session 3: The history of environmental pollution (Moriwaki Hiroshi)
Session 4: The reality of environmental pollution and analysis methods (Moriwaki Hiroshi)
Session 5: Water purification methods (Moriwaki Hiroshi)
Session 6: Ecosystems of rivers [Online] (Hirabayashi Kimio)
Session 7: Life and water: The water cycle, water supply, and sewerage (Hirabayashi Kimio)
Session 8: The plastic waste problem (Teramoto Akira)
Session 9: Environmentally friendly polymer materials (Suzuki Daisuke)
Session 10: The environment and living organisms (Ogoma Yoshirō)
Session 11: Fuel cell chemistry and materials (Koyama Toshiki)
Session 12: Manufacturing fuels and chemical raw materials from biomass (Shimada Iori)
Session 13: Developing circular and biodegradable polymers (Kōsaka Yasuhiro)
Session 14: Surfactants and colloids around us (Cathy Elizabeth Mcnamee)
Session 15: Scientifically studying fibers in the environment (Suzuki Masahiro)

Syllabus (Japanese site only)