Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science is one of schools at the Kyoto University. The Faculty and the graduate School operate as one.
Divisions and facilities
The Faculty of Science comprises the following departments and facilities;Divisions
- Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
- Physics and Astronomy
- Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
Facilities
- Astronomical Observatory
- Data Analysis Center for Geomagnetism
- Institute for Geothermal Sciences
- Aso Volcanological Laboratory
Rankings
In Kawaijuku's 2022 Entrance Examination Ranking, the school received score 65.0, the highest of any natural science school in western Japan.
Notable alumni
Nobel Laureates
- Hideki Yukawa, Physics, 1949
- Shinichiro Tomonaga, Physics, 1965
- Susumu Tonegawa, Physiology or Medicine, 1987
- Isamu Akasaki, Physics, 2014
Engineering fields medalists
- Heisuke Hironaka, 1970
- Shigefumi Mori, 1990