Project Members
This project consists of four groups: Egyptology, Egyptian Society Group, Cultural Heritage Restoration Group, Global Culture Group, and Science and Technology Group.
Each group mutually shares information with the others in addition to carrying out independent research.
Egyptology, Egyptian Society Group
The members will work on elucidating the ancient and modern Egyptian cultures, and raise the level of Egyptology in Japan by offering workshops. |
Hiroshi Suita | Egyptology | Graduate School of Letters, Kansai University |
Salah el-Kholy | Egyptology | Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Egypt |
Eriko Oka | Town Planning | Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University |
Cultural Heritage Restoration Group
They will utilize various techniques to preserve cultural heritages as a group of heritage scientists. They will be also responsible for training restoration experts, enhancing their skills, and promoting continuing education by offering workshops for future restoration specialists. |
Ahmed Shoeib | Restoration Science | Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Egypt |
Adel Akarish | Geo Science | The National Research Centre, Egypt |
Maisa Mansour | Microbiology | Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Egypt |
Masaaki Sawada | Restoration Science | Asia-Japan Research Center, Kokushikan University |
Tadateru Nishiura | Conservation Science | The Institute for Cultural Studies of Ancient Iraq, Kokushikan University |
Masaaki Naka | Classic Painting | Faculty of Arts, Kyoto Saga University of Arts |
They will examine the influential cultures of Europe and the United States and propose effective approaches to the restoration of cultural heritages for future, multilateral research. |
Takashi Mori | Natural History | Graduate School of Letters, Kansai University |
Takashi Hamamoto | Cross-Cultural Study | CHC, Kansai University |
Osamu Kashiwagi | European Culture | Graduate School of Letters, Kansai University |
Tsutomu Nakazawa | Ancient Philosophy | Graduate School of Letters, Kansai University |
Science and Technology Group
They will apply Japan's advanced science and engineering technologies to cultural preservation. |
Atsushi Ito | Architectural Engineering | Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University |
Tatsuaki Nishigata | Geotechnical Engineering | Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University |
Tetsuaki Tsuchido | Microbiology | Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University |
Ryuichi Arakawa | Analytical Chemistry | Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University |
Hideya Kawasaki | Interface and Colloid Science | Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University |
Hiroaki Tsuruta | Construction Material Science | Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University |
Yoshihiro Yasumuro | Computer Science | Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University |
Yoshinobu Nakamura | Polymer Chemistry | Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology |
Kosuke Takatori | Microbiology | Tokyo University of Agriculture |