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A Message from the Dean
Dean
Nobuyuki TAKEGAWA
Welcome to the website of the Faculty of Science and the Graduate School of Science at Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU). The Faculty of Science and the Graduate School of Science consist of four departments: Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences. Throughout our long history, we have conducted fundamental and advanced research, earning widespread recognition for its high quality. The four departments, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences, correspond to the traditional academic disciplines of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, respectively. These disciplines provide fundamental knowledge essential for modern science and technology. In the undergraduate program, especially during the first and second years, students systematically learn basic theories and an overview of each discipline. During the third and fourth years of the undergraduate program and in the graduate course, students explore more advanced and specialized topics, including interdisciplinary research that extends beyond the framework of the four academic disciplines. To address the growing complexities of social demands, TMU also offers interdisciplinary graduate programs that integrate multiple graduate schools. The faculty members, researchers, and students in the Faculty of Science and the Graduate School of Science engage in research and education across a wide range of fields, from fundamental science to interdisciplinary areas. We warmly welcome those who aspire to study in this fruitful academic environment at TMU.
Graduate School of Science
TMU's Graduate School of Science comprises four departments in the basic scientific fields of Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences. The Graduate School of Science also has three research institutes attached to it: the Research Center for Space Science, the Research Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, and the Research Center for Superconductivity Science and Engineering. The Graduate School of Science implements a unique educational program that aims to use the systematic, comprehensive establishment of the foundations of basic knowledge to strengthen the ability to identify and solve the various problems related to the field of natural science. In particular, the Graduate School of Science strives to provide an interdisciplinary education that emphasizes practical application, seeking to cultivate innovative researchers capable of undertaking research in a wide range of fields, along with high-level experts. Making effective use of the Cooperation Graduate School system, the Graduate School of Science has been able to forge links with researchers at other research institutes within Japan, and to undertake cutting-edge research in collaboration with professors at other graduate schools. The research carried out at TMU's Graduate School of Science is world-class, including not only basic and fundamental research but also research that aims to use the results achieved in this basic and fundamental research to develop new applications. The Graduate School of Science has also implemented many national research projects assisted by the Japanese government.
