The Division of Academic Resources and Specimens supports the work of the Research Division while also carrying out liaison and coordination work with various other departments and agencies to help provide the museum with scientific specimens, academic resources, and research results; Division of Academic Resources and Specimens staff double as teaching staff in other departments, graduate schools, and laboratories of the university. Currently, the Division of Academic Resources and Specimens comprises specialists from such fields as the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, and multidisciplinary northern biosphere research.

Shin-Ichi Akimoto , Director of the Division of Academic Resources and Specimens
(Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture)

Researchers in the Division of Academic Resources and Specimens

(as of July 1st, 2024)

Shin-Ichi Akimoto The Hokkaido University Museum Emeritus Professor
Takayuki Azuma Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere Assistant Professor
Shigeyasu Ikegami Graduate School of Engineering,HU Assistant Professor
Hiroe Izumi The Hokkaido University Museum
Hiroki Echizenya The Hokkaido University Museum
Satoshi Ohdachi Institute of Low Temperature Science,HU Assistant Professor
Satoko Otsuguro Graduate Scool of Pharmaceutical Sciences,HU Technical Staff
Shuji Ono Retired Teaching Staff, HU
Hiroko Ono The Hokkaido University Museum
Hiroshi Kajihara Graduate Scool of Science,HU Professor
Hirofumi Kato Center for Ainu & Indigenous Studies,HU Professor
Koki Kaneta Toya-Usu UNESCO Global Geopark geoscientist
Toshio Kawai Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences,HU Associate Professor
Ryota Kawanishi Kushiro Campus, The Hokkaido University of Education Associate Professor
Toru Kikuta The Hokkaido University Museum
Tomoki Kikuchi The Hokkaido University Museum
Katsuya Kimura Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences,HU Postdoctoral Researcher
Masahito Kimura Retired Teaching Staff, HU Emeritus Professor
Dai Kunikita Graduate School of Humanities and Human Science,HU Associate Professor
Katsuhiro Kubota Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Postdoctoral Researcher
Gautam Pitambar Retired Teaching Staff, HU
Kazuhiro Kogame Graduate Scool of Science,HU Professor
Seiji Goshima Retired Teaching Staff, HU Emeritus Professor
Kazuhiko Konishi The Hokkaido University Museum
Takahito Kobayashi The Hokkaido University Museum
Seiji Kondo Retired Teaching Staff, HU Emeritus Professor
Norio Kondo Retired Teaching Staff, HU Emeritus Professor
Tooru Sasaki Graduate School of Humanities and Human Science,HU Specially Appointed Professor
Hitoshi Sasaki The Hokkaido University Museum
Ken Sato The Hokkaido University Museum
Hiroyuki Sato Kyusyu Open University Postdoctoral Researcher
Yuzou Sano Graduate School of Agriculture,HU Professor
Ken Sawada Graduate Scool of Science,HU Professor
Gento Shinohara National Museum of Nature and Science Senior Curator
Masatsugu Shimomura Chitose Institute of Science and Technology Visiting Professor
Tatsuya Shinmura Ashoro Museum of Paleontology Curator
Hiroshi Suetomi Sapporo Gakuin University Professor
Jun Takakura Archaeological Research Center, H.U. Assistant Professor
Hideki Takahashi Retired Teaching Staff, HU Emeritus Professor
Gen Takaku Sapporo Campus, The Hokkaido University of Education Professor
Yusuke Takeda Graduate Scool of Science,HU Postdoctoral Researcher
Kohei Tanaka University of Tsukuba Assistant Professor
Yoshihiro Tanaka Sapporo Museum Activities Center
Kentaro Chiba Okayama University of Science Lecturer
Masanori Toda Retired Teaching Staff, HU Emeritus Professor
Mitsuhiro Nakagawa Graduate Scool of Science,HU Specially Appointed Professor
Tomohiro Nishimura Hobetsu Museum Curator
Masahiro Haruki Retired Teaching Staff, HU
Bui Thi Sinh Vuong Institute of Catalysis,HU
Hiroko Fujita Retired Teaching Staff, HU Emeritus Professor
Ryuichi Masuda Graduate Scool of Science,HU Professor
Tomohiro Mitani Graduate School of Agriculture,HU Associate Professor
Toshizumi Miyamoto Graduate School of Agriculture,HU Lecturer
Makoto Mochida Historical Museum of Urahoro Curator
Toyohito Moriya Archaeological Research Center, H.U. Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
Takahiro Yagame Showa University The Mt. Fuji Institute for Nature and Biology
Mamoru Yabe Retired Teaching Staff, HU Emeritus Professor
Ryo Yamaguchi Graduate Scool of Advanced Life Science,HU Assistant Professor
Shunsuke Yamashita Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences,HU Specially Appointed Associate Professor
Soun Yamanaka Japanese Calligrapher
Syuhei Yamamoto
Kazunori Yoshizawa Graduate School of Agriculture,HU Associate Professor
Junki Yoshida Fukushima Museum Curator
Norishige Yotsukura Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere Professor
Watabe Hideaki The Hokkaido University Museum