OUR TEAM

Management team

Management Team of SPRING GX

Name Affiliation and Position Role
Shin-ichi Ohkoshi Professor, Dean of  School of Science
/Special Advisor to the President		 Project Officer
Akiko Kumada Professor, Vice Dean of School of Engineering Vice Project Officer/ Steering Committee
Tomochika Tokunaga Professor, Dean of School of Frontier Sciences Vice Project Officer/ Steering Committee
Naoko Ishii Executive Vice President, Professor Planning Committee
Taikan Oki Professor, School of Engineering / Special Assistant to the President/Director of Global Environment Data Commons/Director of Utokyo Cneter for Climate Solutions Planning Committee/Future Social Cooperation Education
Nobuhito Saito Executive Vice President, Professor Planning Committee
Kyoko Nozaki Professor, School of Engineering Planning Committee
Yukiko Gotoh Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences / Education and Research Councilor Planning Committee
Sawako Shirahase Professor, School of Humanities and Sociology Planning Committee
Masashi Kawasaki Professor, School of Engineering /Special Advisor to the President/Deputy dean for Division of University Corporate Relations Steering Committee
Kouhei Tsumoto Professor, Vice Dean of  School of Engineering /Special Advisor to the President/Director of  Institute for Innovation in International Engineering Education/Director of MDRRC Steering Committee
Yoshio Takahashi Professor, School of Science / Director, Isotope Science Center Steering Committee
Masahiko Abe Professor, Vice Dean of School of Humanities and Sociology Humanities and Social Sciences Education
Etsko Haryu Professor, Vice Dean of School of Education/ Education and Research Councilor  Educational Research and Creative Education
Yoshiyuki Tamura Professor, Schools for Law and Politics Advanced Business Law Education
Masaki  Yoneyama Professor, Vice Dean of School of  School of Economics/Education and Research Councilor Advanced Economic Education
Hiroyuki  Ukeda Professor, School of Arts and Sciences Global Studies Initiative Education
Koji Hukushima Professor, School of Arts and Sciences/Director, Komaba Institute for science Advanced Basic Science Education
Shoji Asai Professor, School of Science / Director, International Center for Elementary Particle Physics Photon Science Education
Takeaki Ozawa Professor, Advisor to the Dean of School of Science  Promotion of global science education
Kei Hirose Professor, School of Science Space and Earth Frontier Education
Hitoshi Murayama Professor, Kavli IPMU  Advanced Physics and Mathematics Education
Eiji Saitoh Professor, School of Engineering/Special Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School Integrated Material and Information Science Education
Toshio Otsuki Professor, School of Engineering/Dean of GLAFS　 Education of an Aging Society
Takeshi Haga Professor, Vice Dean of School of Agricultural and Life Sciences Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Education
Masahide Kikkawa Professor, Vice Dean of School of Medicine / Director, Collaborative Research Organization for Structural Biological Sciences  Life Science Technology Education
Norikazu Saito Professor, School of Mathematical Science/Director, ICMS Education of Frontier of Mathematics and Physics
Hiroshi Okuda Professor, School of Frontier Sciences/Dean of  Division of Environmental Studies Proactive Environmental Studies Education
Yoshimasa Tsuruoka Professor, School of Information Science and Technology / Director, Institute for AI and Beyond Knowledgeable Social Education
Hitoshi Tabata Professor, School of Engineering  Quantum Science Technology Education
Hideaki Shiroyama Professor, School of Public Policy  Planning Committee／Social Design and Practical Education
Katsuya Hasegawa Project Professor, School of Engineering/Deputy director for Division of University Corporate Relations Career development and Training Support Entrepreneurship Education
Shigeo Kagami Project Professor, School of Engineering/Deputy dean for Division of University Corporate Relations Career development and Training Support Entrepreneurship Education
Masanori Ohmura Adviser, Career Support Office for Science and Engineering Career Development and Training Support Career Consultation
Shinji Yamagishi Adviser, Career Support Office for Science and Engineering Career Development and Training Support Career Consultation
Satoru Nogami Principal URA, Office for Advancement of Research Administrators Support for Project Officer and Office
Harris Kate Senior URA, Office of Research Strategy and Development, School of Science Support for Project Officer and Office
Yoshiko Baba Associate Professor, Office of Research Strategy and Development, School of Science Career Development and Training Support Career Consultation

External cooperation institutions

Name Position Organization
Yukako Uchinaga Chairperson and Representative Director NPO J-Win
Kunihiko Koike  Director, Central Research Institute Iwatani Corporation
Noriaki Taneichi  Representative Director, President Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Company
Koji Tamai Director of Institute Ehime Institute of Industrial Technology
Yoshiki Hotta  Board chairman Inoue Foundation for Science
Yasushi Yamada Representative Director Kao Corporation
Yoshihisa Yamamoto  CESO, President: Powertrain Company Aisin Corporation
Tomokazu Yoshida Senior Executive Officer Managing Director, CTO Sysmex Corporation
Yoshihiro Yoneda Director General The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University

Extramural experts

Name Position Organization
Hiroharu Inoue Director, Technology Development Center Technology Development Center, Panasonic Industry Corporation
Kunihiko Koike General Manager, R&D Center Iwatani Corporation
Dai Shiota General Manager, New Business Development Division-1 Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Company
Jusuke Shimura Principal Researcher Murata Manufacturing Company
Masashi Shirata  Research Manager FUJIFILM Corporation
Akira Takahashi Principal Researcher National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yoshiyuki Takei Manager, Corporate Planning Department Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation
Keisuke Tajima Team Leader RIKEN
Hiromitsu Nagumo　 Senior General Manager, Pharmaceutical Research Center Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation
Masamichi Nishino Principal Researcher National Institute for Materials Science
Ryu Hatano Elemental Function Development Office, EV Advanced Development Department 1 Aisin Corporation
Yasushi Yamada Representative Director Kao Corporation
Takayuki Yoshida Senior Executive Manager, Advanced Fine Materials Division Dowa Electronics Company
Tomokazu Yoshida Senior Executive Officer Managing Director, CTO Sysmex Corporation
Yoshihiro Yoneda Director General The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University 

Qualifications and Capabilities of the Project officer

As of July 2021

Human resource development, international joint research, career path support, and industry-academia collaboration

Fundamental research, practical research, social contribution