- Professor -

Yutaka Sawada
Yutaka Sawada is a professor of Graduate School of Agricultural Science and also a Distinguished Professor, an internationally outstanding researcher who leads the promotion of academic research at Kobe University. His major fields of research include social infrastructure, geotechnical engineering, environmental science, agricultural science, rural environmental engineering and planning. He collaborates actively with governmental agencies and private companies to perform many joint research projects.

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-Assistant Professor-

Yusuke Sonoda
Yusuke Sonoda is an assistant professor of Graduate School of Agricultural Science. His major fields of research include social infrasracture, geotechnical engineering, environmental science, agricultural science, and rural environmental engineering and planning. He has been involved in agricultural policy at Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for about five years, and currently focuses his research on disaster prevention and mitigation of earth-fill dams by applying his knowledge and expertise.

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- Students and Staff -

Secretary: Emi Fujimoto

Doctoral students: Shunichi Oyama, Taishi Nagatani, Riku Maki

Master's students: Yuki Konishi, Kotone Tsujimoto, Hina Nagatomo, Ayae Ashida, Taku Sawai, Shinichiro Shigeyoshi, Kota Naguro, Yuho Hasuo

Undergraduates: Mitsuki Oishi, Tasuku Kitagawa, Saki Nakano, Natsuki Hashioka, Honoka Matsumoto, Masaki Ieda