V. Subject List

International Seminar on Energy Science I, II, III, IV, V, VI

Advanced Research for Zero CO2-emissions I, II

Field Practice I, II

Research Presentation I, II, III

Overseas Study

English Courses

　　　　　　　 GCOE Advanced Seminar on Socio-Environmental Energy Science

　　　　　　　 GCOE Present and Future Trends in Fundamental Energy Science.

　　　　　　　 GCOE Fundamental Plasma Physics and Simulation Methodology I・II

　　　　　　　 GCOE Advanced Energy Conversion Science I

　　　　　　　 GCOE Advanced Energy Conversion Science II

　　　　　　　 GCOE Advanced Energy Science and Technology

　　　 GCOE Nonlinear Physics of Fusion Plasma

Subject	International Seminar on Energy Science I, II, III, IV, V, VI
Venue	As selected by the Advisor
Date & Time	International Energy Seminar I: S1-2009, International Energy Seminar II: S2-2009 International Energy Seminar III: S1-2010, International Energy Seminar IV: S2-2010 International Energy Seminar V: S1-2011, International Energy Seminar VI: S2-2011 Enrolled students to be advised of details separately.
Lecturers	The lecturers in charge of the Committee of Scenario Planning (Ishihara, Tezuka, Konishi, Unesaki)
Units	2 units per term (4 mandatory units, up to 8 units with electives)
Contents	The class will be organized into small groups (7-8 people per group). Students learn techniques and strategies for the Zero CO2-Emission Energy Society through Problem Based Learning (PBL).

Subject	Advanced Research for Zero CO2-emissions I, II
Venue	None specified
Date & Time	Zero CO2 Emissions Research with emphasis on State-of-the-Art Technologies I: Semester 1 Zero CO2 Emissions Research with emphasis on State-of-the-Art Technologies II: Semester 2
Lecturers	Teaching Adviser in cooperation with The teaching staff in charge of the Committee of Advanced Research (Ikkatai, Saka, Nakajima, Morii）
Units	1 unit per term (required: 2 units)
Contents	Research into the development of advanced energy technologies free from the dependence on fossil resources; research into the socio-economics of energy, evaluating, organically and in tandem with Energy Scenario Policy Development Research, the feasibility of these scenarios.　 Research into the development of zero CO2-emissions-oriented energy scenarios/policies with a potential to promote research and produce results in the fields of "Energy-related socio-economics", "Renewable Energy (Solar, Bio-mass), and "Advanced Nuclear Power-based Energy" – in other words - integrating relevant fundamental research and element material technology into a harmonious multifaceted approach to energy procurement.

Subject	Field Practice I, II
Venue	Field Practice I (On-campus practical studies): Research Reactor Institute (Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka Prefecture) Field practice II (Off-campus practical studies): Off-campus cooperative facilities (To be announced)
Date & Time	Field Practice I: Term I (intensive course) (3 days in August) Field practice II: Term II (intensive course) (2 days in about November) Details to be announced separately.
Lecturers	The Curriculum Committee member in charge (Kamae, Mizuuchi)
Units	2 units
Contents	Field practice I: Using Kyoto University criticality test apparatus (KUCA) - a small nuclear reactor of low output - all students enrolled for this lecture get practical know-how, tackling experimental subjects encountered in basic reactor physics, and acquiring hands-on experience in nuclear power reactor operation. Field practice II: At the facilities which is closely related with society, such as a nuclear power plant, all students enrolled for this lecture learn the contents, issues, and challenges of the future in living together activities on site.

Subject	Research Presentation I, II, III
Date & Time	Any time NB) Research Presentation I: first offer in academic year (AY) 2009, Research Presentation II：first offer in AY2010; Research Presentation III: first offer in AY2011
Lecturers	Teaching Advisor
Units	１unit per year (１mandatory unit，3 units with electives)
Contents	Based on the discussions held on the subject (publishing research results in the frameworks of academic societies, joint seminars bringing together industry and academia, and/or international research institutes), students are to submit to the relevant teaching staff a summary report of between 1500 and 3000 words (not including charts and tables) with a published abstract of the manuscript, questions and comments received, replies and conclusion).

Subject	Overseas Study
Date & Time	Any time
Lecturers	Teaching Advisor＋relevant teaching staff of the GCOE Education Unit (names?)
Units	From more than 1 to less than 2 weeks: 1 unit. From more than 4 to less than 6 weeks: 3 units.　 From more than 2 to less than 4 weeks: 2 units. More than 6 weeks: 4 units
Contents	A Research/Training application form (an A4 sheet on which students should provide a freely worded outline of 500 to 1000 words on the purpose, importance and contents of the overseas training applied for) is to be submitted to the lecturer-in-charge. Following registration with the international cooperation organization concerned, and undertaking the research/training applied for, students are to submit a report (freely worded on A4 sheets of between of 1500 to 6000 words in length (excluding charts and tables)) on the results derived from the undertaking.

Subject (Lectures in English)	GCOE Advanced Seminar on Socio-Environmental Energy Science
Venue	Engineering Faculty; Building 2, Room 203
Date & Time	Second semester
Lecturers	All teaching staff associated with majors of the Energy Science Research Department, and Socio-Environment Energy Science.
Units	2 units
Contents	The leading research topics related to the Socio-Environmental Energy Science are presented as omnibus lectures.

Subject (Lectures in English)	GCOE Present and Future Trends in Fundamental Energy Science.
Venue	Depends on instructions from the relevant teaching staff.
Date & Time	Half Semester (intensive lectures) Details to be posted separately.
Lecturers	Teaching staff associated with majors of Fundamental Energy Science of the Energy Science Research Department.
Units	2 units
Contents	The course offers a series of lectures on the latest topics in Fundamental Energy Science. The main topics are: energy reaction chemistry, functional solid state science, solid state energy chemistry, fundamental fusion science, electromagnetic energy, plasma dynamics, fusion energy control, high temperature plasma physics, materials reaction chemistry, molecular chemical engineering, composite materials chemistry, energy and material circulation, fundamental neutron science and heat transport.

Subject (Lectures in English)	GCOE Fundamental Plasma Physics and Simulation Methodology I・II
Venue	Engineering Faculty; Building 2, Room 202
Date & Time	First Semester I Second Semester II Details to be posted separately.
Lecturers	Lee, Kishimoto
Units	2 units per term
Contents	Basic numerical methods and simulation techniques in plasma physics, and their theoretical background are extensively discussed and applied in magnetically confined fusion plasmas, laser-matter interactions, space plasmas and astrophysical physics. The course includes the following topics: (I) Basic concepts & theories of plasma physics, (II) Fundamentals of simulation methods, (III) Fluid model of plasma simulation, (IV) Particle model of plasma simulation, (V) Fluid/Particle hybrid model of plasma simulation, and (VI) Simulation practice.

Subject (Lectures in English)	GCOE Advanced Energy Conversion Science I
Venue	Engineering Faculty; Building 2, Room 203
Date & Time	The third lecture on Wednesday in the first half of the second semester; 1/4 term. Date of the first lecture to be posted separately
Lecturers	Teaching staff associated with majors of Energy Conversion Sciences of the Energy Science Research Department.
Units	1 unit
Contents	Subjects on the conversion, control and utilization of various kinds of energy from the viewpoints of science and engineering are offered: ・Thermal Efficiency and Pollutant Emissions in Internal Combustion Engines ・Alternative Fuels in Combustion Systems ・Ceramics and Their Applications to Energy-Related Machineries ・Energy Components and High Temperature Machine Design ・Introduction to Continuum Theory of Functional Materials

Subject (Lectures in English)	GCOE Advanced Energy Conversion Science II
Venue	Engineering Faculty; Building 2, Room 203
Date & Time	The third lecture on Wednesday in the first half of the second semester; 1/4 term. Date of the first lecture to be posted separately
Lecturers	Teaching staff associated with majors of Energy Conversion Science of the Energy Science Research Department.
Units	1 unit
Contents	Subjects on the conversion, control and utilization of various kinds of energy from the viewpoints of science and engineering are offered: ・Fusion Energy Conversion ・Energy Conversion System for Electromagnetic Waves and Particle Beam ・Recent Progress in Fusion Structural Materials R&D ・Modeling of Radiation Damage Processes in Fusion Materials

Subject (Lectures in English)	GCOE Advanced Energy Science and Technology
Venue	Engineering Faculty; Building 6; Common Lecture Room 2
Date & Time	Half Semester I (Semester II on alternate years)
Lecturers	All teaching staff associated with majors in Applied Energy Sciences of the Energy Science Research Department
Units	2 units
Contents	This subject covers the essence of State-of-the-Art energy science & technology. The following topics are covered in the lectures: Materials Research on Sustainable Electronics and Photonics, Thermal Science in State-of-the-Art Energy Systems, New Developments in Hydrometallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Steel Recycling, Recent R&D on Light Metallic Materials, Physics of Spray Cooling, Recent Recycling Issues, Generation and Applications of the New Quantum-Radiation, Physics of Energy Materials and its Application to State-of-the-Art Energy Systems, State-of-the-Art Laser Development and Applications.

Subject (Lectures in English)	GCOE Nonlinear Physics of Fusion Plasma
Venue
Date & Time	Half Semester (First Semester)
Lecturers	Atsushi Fukuyama
Units	2 units
Contents	This course provides a comprehensive introduction to computational modeling and simulation of magnetically confined fusion plasmas. Topics include elements of nonlinear plasma physics, modeling of various phenomena in fusion plasmas, computational methods in plasma physics, and integrated simulation of fusion plasmas.