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Objectives
Kyushu University has collected scientifically valuable specimens and archives for research and educational activities. They have been kept separately in different laboratories (see below). The Kyushu University Museum was established in April 2000 to unify scattered specimens and to construct their databases.
There is no museum building at the moment, and it will be constructed at the new campus.
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Specimens
The followings are main specimens and archives stored in various faculties:
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No.
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Location
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Archives
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400,000
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Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies
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Geological specimens
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280,000 , including 3,300 type specimens of fossils
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Faculty of Sciences
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Human bodies and parasites
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100,000
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Faculty of Medical Science
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Insect specimens
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5,000,000, including 10,000 type specimens
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Faculty of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences and Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies
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Plant specimens
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66,000, including 300 type specimens
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Faculty of Science and Faculty of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences
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Activities
One of the main purpose of the museum is to communicate with people through open exhibitions and events, inside and outside the university. |
Main exhibitions in 2000-2007
・ Forest, Water and Humankind, May-June 2000.
・ Insects - A Leading Actor and Supporting Actors in Evolutionary Process, March-May
2001.
・ Invitation to Planetary and Earth Sciences, July-September 2001.
・ Coal, Gold and Geothermals, October 2001.
・ Let's Learn more about Plants, August-September 2002.
・ Life in waters, August-September 2003.
・ Wei Zhi and Ancient Culture of Northern Kyushu, December-January 2004-5.
・ Go exploring in the natural world!, August-September 2005.
・Transport - Wings and Sails, August-September 2006.
・Fossils, July-September 2007.
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Organization
The Museum consists of the following three laboratories. In addition to the museum staff, liaisons have been established with some 70-faculty members in the University.
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Staff
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Name
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Position
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Field of Specialization
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Director
YOSHIDA, Shigejiro |
Professor
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Forest Management |
Vice-director
IWANAGA, Shozo
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Professor
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Archaeology |
Laboratory of Curatorial Sciences: LCS develops theories and methods for surveying and collecting samples and for classification and conservation of them.
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| IWANAGA, Shozo |
Professor
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Archaeology |
NAKAMUTA, Yoshihiro
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Associate Professor
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X-ray Crystallography, Meteorite Mineralogy, Clay Mineralogy
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Laboratory of Analytical Sciences: LAS analyzes specimens using the latest physicochemical and molecular biological techniques and provides support services to scientists.
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MAEDA, Haruyoshi
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Professor
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Paleobiology |
NAKANISHI, Tetsuya
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Associate Professor
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Mining Engineering, Economic Geology |
Laboratory of Information and Multimedia Sciences: LIMS studies theories and methods of making a specimen database and effective methods of display and exhibition.
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MISHIMA, Misako
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Associate Professor
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Plant phylogeny |
MARUYAMA, Munetoshi
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Assistant Professor
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Entomology |
FUNAHASHI, Kyoko
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Assistant Professor
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Archaeology |
| MATSUMOTO, Takashi |
Assistant Professor |
Media design |
Administration Office
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| MATSUZAKI, Yasushi |
Staff
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UMENO, Miki
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Secretary Assistant
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FUKUHARA, Mieko
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Research Assistant
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The Kyushu University Museum,
6-10-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581
Fax: +81-92-642-4252
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