Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology for Industry

Professor Satoshi Hashimoto

When the orbit of electrons moving at nearly the speed of light is bent by a magnetic field, extremely bright light in the X-ray region—known as synchrotron radiation—is emitted.
Accelerating electrons requires a large-scale accelerator, and our laboratory operates the New SUBARU electron accelerator, the largest of its kind among Japanese universities.
Through stable operation and advancement of the accelerator, we promote cutting-edge research and industrial applications using synchrotron radiation.
In addition, we conduct research in accelerator science, including the development of novel light sources using relativistic electron beams and the generation of laser Compton scattering (LCS) gamma rays.

Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Professor Tadahiro Ikeda

Fossils of a wide variety of animals—including dinosaurs, frogs, and lizards—have been discovered from the Oyama Formation of the Sasayama Group (Early Cretaceous, approximately 110 million years ago), which is distributed across Tamba City and Tamba-Sasayama City in Hyogo Prefecture.
I am conducting research to identify what kinds of organisms these fossils represent.
Fossil records from this time period are extremely rare worldwide, and the findings from this study contribute to answering various questions related to the evolutionary history of these animal groups, past biodiversity, and paleobiogeography.

Graduate School of Landscape Design and Management

Associate Professor Takeyama Hiroshi

We are engaged in research on the overall developmental environment surrounding children. Specifically, we focus on the design of playgrounds that foster children's creativity, such as play parks, and the design of learning spaces like biotopes. We also work on developing educational materials that allow children to learn through play. Recently, we have been particularly involved in creating playgrounds for children with developmental conditions, such as autism.

Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Professor Yoichi Itoh

Planets orbiting stars other than the sun are called extrasolar planets, and since their first discovery in 1995, more than 5,000 have been found so far. The Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory has one of the world's largest public telescopes, Nayuta. Using this telescope, the world's first clear and cloudy exoplanets were discovered. By studying the weather of exoplanets, we hope to obtain clues to elucidate weather changes on Earth.

Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance

Associate Professor Anna Matsukawa

Disasters cause more damage to those who are vulnerable in society, such as the elderly, people with disabilities, women, children, and foreign nationals. We are conducting research with the aim of creating a fair society in which social vulnerability is minimized before a disaster strikes, and in which all victims can receive appropriate support.

Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance

Associate Professor Takashi Hirai

To create a society that is not devastated by earthquakes, we must first have a comprehensive understanding of earthquake hazards. To this end, we conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research on the analysis and prediction of earthquake ground motions, subsurface structural exploration, and observation and measurement techniques. In addition, by investigating historical records remaining in the region, we are clarifying the damage caused by past disasters and the process of reconstruction, and we are continuing to train personnel to decipher historical documents.

School of Human Science and Environment

Professor Miki Inui

We are researching how children from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as poverty, minorities, and developing countries, can enjoy equal educational opportunities. Together with my seminar students, I have been supporting the learning of foreign children living in Himeji and Kobe, and working to build a school in Laos, continuing to implement practices that will lead to children receiving a quality education.

School of Economics and Management

Associate Professor Naoki Matsuyama

The history of economics is the study of various issues in economic society based on the wisdom of the past. In October 2023, the 400th anniversary of William Petty's birth was celebrated at University of Hyogo, and we reflected on Petty's economics and his views on war against the backdrop of the current international situation. and his views on war against the backdrop of the current international situation. We peruse the classics and search for the ideal economic state.

Special lecture and exhibition commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Petty's birth (from the University's publication, “Kendai Tsuushin”)

School of Economics and Management

Professor Akihiko Tomono

There is tremendous value in the history, traditions, and culture that have roots in regions. When people visit regions in search of such features, it can create a positive economic effect for the region.

In my academic research, I select a specific field every year and visit it with my students. There, we conduct questionnaires. We use the travel cost method to assess the historical, traditional, and cultural values of assets specific to the region. We also measure the economic ripple effects by performing analyses in cooperation with industries based on the expenditures of tourists to the area,