Created in 1935, the CollegeofScience and engineering (formerly knownas the Instituteof Technology) brought togethertheUniversity's programs in engineering, mining, architecture, andchemistry.
Graduating from the Kyushu InstituteofTechnology in 1960 with a degree in mining engineering, he discovered there was no work underground, so he joined what is now known as Taiheiyo Cement .
Research at the Fusion TechnologyInstitute at the University of Wisconsin has also suggested that the process ofmining helium-3 would produce other minerals to support space settlements.