This major’s educational and research objective is to foster engineers and researchers who can take on challenges that go beyond the conventional fields of specialization to provide chemistry-based solutions to pivotal issues that enrich human life. That includes areas such as advanced material conversion technology, advancement of biotechnology necessary for the fields of life science, medicine, and food, development of environment-friendly materials, resource- and energy-saving technology, and creation of environmental systems for coexistence with natural ecosystems.