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 April 1st, 2025)

Shin-Ichi Akimoto The Hokkaido University Museum Emeritus Professor
Shigeyasu Ikegami Graduate School of Engineering Assistant Professor
Hiroe Izumi The Hokkaido University Museum
Hiroki Echizenya The Hokkaido University Museum
Satoshi Ohdachi Institute of Low Temperature Science Assistant Professor
masashi ohara H.U.reti Teaching staff Emeritus Professor
Satoko Otsuguro Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Technical Staff
Shuji Ono H.U.reti Teaching staff
Hiroko Ono The Hokkaido University Museum
Hiroshi Kajihara Faculty of Science Professor
Hirofumi Kato Center for Ainu & Indigenous Studies Professor
Koki Kaneta Toya-Usu UNESCO Global Geopark geoscientist
Toshio Kawai Fisheries Sciences 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 Fisheries Sciences Postdoctoral Researcher
Masahito Kimura H.U.reti Teaching staff Emeritus Professor
Dai Kunikita Graduate School of Humanities and Human Science Associate Professor
Katsuhiro Kubota Osaka Museum of Natural History Curator
Gautam Pitambar The Hokkaido University Museum
Kazuhiro Kogame Faculty of Science Professor
Seiji Goshima H.U.reti Teaching staff Emeritus Professor
Kazuhiko Konishi The Hokkaido University Museum
Takahito Kobayashi The Hokkaido University Museum
Seiji Kondo H.U.reti Teaching staff Emeritus Professor
Norio Kondo H.U.reti Teaching staff Emeritus Professor
Tooru Sasaki H.U.reti Teaching staff
Hitoshi Sasaki The Hokkaido University Museum
Hiroyuki Sato Kyusyu Open University Postdoctoral Researcher
Yuzou Sano Graduate School of Agriculture Professor
Ken Sawada Faculty of Science Professor
Gento Shinohara National Museum of Nature and Science Senior Curator
Masatsugu Shimomura H.U.reti Teaching staff Emeritus Professor
Tatsuya Shinmura Ashoro Museum of Paleontology Curator
Hiroshi Suetomi Hokuyo University Professor
Gen Takaku Sapporo Campus, The Hokkaido University of Education Professor
Jun Takakura Sapporo International University Professor
Hideki Takahashi H.U.reti Teaching staff Emeritus Professor
Yusuke Takeda Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute Tenure-track Researcher
Kohei Tanaka University of Tsukuba Associate Professor
Yoshihiro Tanaka Sapporo Museum Activities Center Curator
Kentaro Chiba Okayama University of Science Lecturer
Chisato Terada Graduate School of Humanities and Human Science Assistant Professor
Mitsuhiro Nakagawa Faculty of Science Specially Appointed Professor
Tomohiro Nishimura Hobetsu Museum Curator
Bui Thi Sinh Vuong Institute of Catalysis Postdoctoral Researcher
Hiroko Fujita H.U.reti Teaching staff Emeritus Professor
Ryuichi Masuda Faculty of Science Specially Appointed Professor
Tomohiro Mitani Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor
Toshizumi Miyamoto Graduate School of Agriculture 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 Lecturer
Mamoru Yabe H.U.reti Teaching staff Emeritus Professor
Ryo Yamaguchi Faculty of Advanced Life Science Assistant Professor
Shunsuke Yamashita Fisheries Sciences Specially Appointed Associate Professor
Soun Yamanaka Japanese Calligraphy
Syuhei Yamamoto Retail Management
Kazunori Yoshizawa Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor
Junki Yoshida Fukushima Museum Curator
Norishige Yotsukura Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere Professor
Takahiro Wagatsuma The Hokkaido University Museum
Watabe Hideaki The Hokkaido University Museum