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Materials and Energy Course

Life and Materials Chemistry

Shuichi Iwata, Professor

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Rm.408B, Bldg No.1

・Chemical engineering(Research necessary for large-scale equipment from laboratory scale)
・Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics(Elucidation of unusual properties that appear in the flow of substances and development of their applied technologies)
・Advanced chemical processing for next-generation devices

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Katsuhiko Ono, Associate Professor

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Rm.516B, Bldg. No.1

・Synthesis of organic dye sensitizers for flexible solar cells
・Synthesis of organic semiconductors for printing technology
・Synthesis of nanotubes formed by supramolecular assembly

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Atsushi Miyagawa, Associate Professor

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Rm.524, Bldg No.19

・Clarification of Biological Functions using Synthetic
Sugars
・Detection Reagents for Pathogenic Agents by Using
Carbohydrates
・Antimicrobial Glycopolymers

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Yasushi Yamamoto, Associate Professor

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Rm.514B, Bldg No.1

・Research of dynamic interfacial phenomenon by physicochemical methods
・Investigation of anesthetic phenomenon from
interfacial viewpoint
・Specific properties of surfactant-water solution

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Soft Materials

Katsuhiro Inomata, Professor

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Rm.1116B, Bldg No.2

・Preparation and Functionality of Shape Memory
Polymers
・Stimuli Responsive Structural Coloring Materials
・Actuator Polypeptide Gels with Spontaneous Shape
Change

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Akinori Takasu, Professor

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Rm.616, Bldg No.11

・Environmentaly-Benign Polyester Synthesis
・Biomass-Based Functional Polymers
・Biosynthesis of Biomaterials Using Bactria as the
Expression Host

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Shin-ichi Matsuoka, Associate Professor

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Rm.1122A, Bldg No.2

・Development of Organic and Polymerization Reactions
by Molecular Catalysts
-Key Words: Organocatalysis, N-Heterocyclic Carbene,
Lewis Acid Catalysts, Precision Polymerization,
VinylMonomers

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Advanced Ceramics

Hirotaka Maeda, Professor

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Rm.716A, Bldg No.2

・Environmental remediation ceramics
・Advanced inorganic-based composite for thermal management
・Surface design for functoinal materials

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Toru Asaka,Associate Professor

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Rm.1022B, Bldg No.2

  • Structural properties of inorganic compounds that exhibit unique electrical and magnetic properties
  • Local structural solution of functional inorganic compounds by transmission electron microscopy divide
  • Development of functional oxide materials using electron correlation

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Akiko Obata, Associate Professor

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Rm 709A, Bldg No.2

  • Glass, ceramics, inorganic organic that promote the regeneration of biological tissues
  • Development of composite materials
  • Development of biomaterials that function as scaffolds for cells

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Teruaki Fuchigami, Assistant Professor

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Rm.513A, Bldg No.2

・Ceramic nanoparticles for environmental, energy, and medical diagnosis applications
・Synthesis of complex structured nanoparticles
・Research and development of organic-inorganic composite nanoparticles

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Materials Function and Design

Shochiku Kure, Professor

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Rm.602B, Bldg No.1

・Development of surface finishing technologies for automobiles and electronic devices
・Fabrication of anode/cathode materials for Li ion batteries
・Fabrication of electrocatalytic materials for fuel cells
・Fabrication of functional nanomaterials

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Yasushi Hamanaka, Professor

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Rm.706A, Bldg No.1

・Environmentally-friendly nanoparticle materials
・Application of semiconductor nanoparticles to
fluophors and solar cells
・Plasmonic semiconductor nanoparticles
・Novel optical functional materials based on
composite nanoparticles

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Takehiko Hihara, Professor

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Rm.616B, Bldg No.1

・Physical properties and applications of nanoparticles
produced by a vapor phase synthesis method
・High energy magnetic materials
・Platinum-free catalyst of the fuel cell
・Diluted magnetic semiconductor

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Hisashi Sato, Professor

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Rm.724, Bldg No.3

・Analysis of deformation behavior of metal-based
composite by 3-D microstructural observation
・A study on phase transformation mechanism of
steel by using EBSD
・Surface functionalization of metallic material by
severe plastic deformation
・Development of bearing material with high frictional
properties by centrifugal casting method

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Yoshimi Watanabe, Professor

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Rm.828, Bldg No.3

・Development of Metallic Powders for Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
~Achieving High Formability and High Strength by Heterogeneous Nucleation Mechanism~
・Development of Novel Grain Refiners for Al Alloy Casts
・Novel Material Processing Method by Combination of Powder Metallurgy and Casting
・Drilling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) by
Functionally Graded Materials
・Fe based Shape Memory Alloy

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Hidetoshi Miyazaki, Associate Professor

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Rm.802B, Bldg No.1

・Development of high-performance energy conversion
materials
・Clarification of the mechanism of the new functional
materials
・Development of the analytical technique for the
fundamental research

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Applied Physics

Makoto Iwata, Professor

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Rm.510A, Bldg No.1

・Physical properties of ferroelectricity caused by the
crystal structure
・Ferroelectric domain wall structures in a nano scale
and their dynamics
・Researches on new ferroelectric crystals and on new
physical phenomena

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Shuji Ogata, Professor

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Rm.314B, Bldg No.2

・Novel simulation methods by combining classical and
quantum mechanics
・Simulation of electrons and ions in materials using
supercomputers
・Simulations of organic-inorganic, battery, heat, and
bio materials

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Ryo Kobayashi,Associate Professor

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Rm 502B, Bldg No.2

  • Development and application of atomic-scale simulations of materials
  • Improving the accuracy of material simulations using machine learning High Efficiency
  • Research on ionic dynamics at the interface of battery materials

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Reina Miyagawa, Assistant Professor

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Rm.711, Bldg No.6

・Fabrication of semiconductor devices to maximize
the material properties
・Wide-gap semiconductor
・Laser processing
・Epitaxial crystal growth

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Makoto Iwasaki, Professor

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Rm.302, Bldg No.6

・Mechatronic Systems
・Motion Control Techniques

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Eiji Okamoto, Professor

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Rm.1008, Bldg No.6

・Next generation mobile communications system
・Satellite communication and free space optics
・Autonomous driving systems

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Takashi Kosaka, Professor

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Rm.212, Bldg No.6

・Small Size and High Efficiency Traction Motor for
Hybrid Electric/Pure Electric Vehicles
・Small Size and High Efficiency Motors without using
Rare=Earth Materials
・Design and Control of Motor with Less Noise and
Vibration

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Akimasa Hirata, Professor

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Rm.820, Bldg No.6

・Electromagnetic Safety
・Electromagnetics in Medicine
・Multi-physics Simulation Techniques

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Mutsumi Aoki, Associate Professor

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Rm.326, Bldg No.16

・Power Quality Management
・Application of Power Electronics
・Protection and Control of Power System

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Daisuke Anzai, Associate Professor

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Rm.913, Bldg No.6

・Medical wireless communication system
・Localization for implantable devices
・Reliable control communication with biomedical signals

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Kenta Seki, Associate Professor

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Rm.307, Bldg No.6

・Mechatronics system design
・Controller design in dynamically testing system
・Application of smart materials to motion control
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Mechanical Engineering

Fumihiro Itoigawa, Professor

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Rm.720, Bldg No.3

・Application of Ultra-short pulse lase for machining
・Micro-nano machanics for friction, wear and lubrication
・Development of highly stable slide-guide way with
ultra low friction
・Novel cutting edge design

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Syukei Sugita, Professor

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Building No. 3, 4th floor, 402

  • Biomechanics to unravel living organisms with knowledge of mechanical engineering
  • Elucidation of the mechanism by which living organisms sense force
  • Development of medical devices for measuring physiological information
  • Elucidation of the pathogenesis of biological soft tissues
  • Prediction of the destruction of living organisms

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Yoshihiro Tanaka, Professor

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Rm.420, Bldg No.21

・Research on design and quantification of tactile feelings
・Research on skin model
・Development of tactile devices and their applications

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Yuhiro Iwamoto, Associate Professor

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Rm.904, Bldg No.3

・Electromagnetic fuctional fluids/materials
・Energy conversion
・Heat and mass transfer
・Energy harvest

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Tatsuo Ushijima, Associate Professor

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Rm.626, Bldg No.3

・Turbulence generated through fractal object
・Development of turbulence generating grid with small
tethered object
・Development of novel hot wire anemometry
・Study of turbulent mixing by Laser Induced
Fluorescence method

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Yu Saiki

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Rm.526, Bldg No.3

  • ・Ammonia and hydrogen fuel for a carbon-neutral society
  • Calcination Research
  • ・Research on catalytic reactions for high-efficiency use of renewable energy
  • research
  • ・Elucidation of radical surface reaction phenomena in reactive thermal fluidized fields
  • control

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