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Wan Lab
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The lab evaluates and predicts the properties of advanced composite materials to make them ready for real-world use.
AboutAbout the lab
Property Evaluation, Prediction, and Social Implementation of Advanced Composite Materials
Wan Lab conducts research on evaluating and controlling the properties of advanced composite materials so that they can actually be used in society.
The lab pursues its research not only from the perspective of materials engineering but also with an eye to how the results can benefit the society of the future.
Using X-ray CT and statistical methods, the lab investigates the relationship between the internal fiber structure and the properties of carbon fiber reinforced composites.
The lab also carries out extensive international collaborative research, and supervises students jointly with the Takahashi Lab.
Key terms
- Advanced composite materials
- Lightweight, strong, high-performance materials made by combining strong fibers such as carbon fiber with resin
- Discontinuous fibers
- Fibers that are cut short rather than running continuously. They arise in molding complex shapes and in recycling
- Monte Carlo simulation
- A computational method that repeats many trials using random numbers to estimate outcomes such as the variability of results
NewsLab news
A student team co-supervised by the lab won first place at the Japan Tournament of the 2024 Student Bridge Contest
A student team co-supervised by the lab won first place at the Japan Tournament of the 2023 Student Bridge Contest
A doctoral student received the Best Student Presentation Award at JISSE18
A student received the Student Presentation Award at JISSE18
ResearchResearch themes
To help solve environmental, energy, and resource problems and to achieve Green Transformation (GX) and the SDGs, the lab studies advanced composite materials that contribute to ultra-lightweight design and mass production of mobility systems, wind turbines, and more. The lab aims to evaluate and control material properties and to put these materials to use in society quickly.
*Illustrative imageIntegrated Evaluation of Molding, Internal Structure, and Mechanical Properties
In carbon fiber reinforced composites, the fibers are cut short or arranged in complex ways, so conventional models cannot predict their properties. By combining mechanics of materials with methods such as X-ray CT, the lab comprehensively investigates the whole process from molding to final properties.
*Illustrative imageDealing with Variability in Material Properties
High-performance discontinuous fiber composites show large variability in their properties. Using statistical methods such as Monte Carlo simulation, the lab aims to predict and control this variability from a probabilistic perspective.
*Illustrative imageResearch on New Materials and Their Social Implementation
To bring new materials into industry quickly and at low cost, the lab pursues two kinds of research: work that refines the theory and technology for evaluating and controlling material properties (analysis), and work that organizes and systematizes them (synthesis).
MembersFaculty
Wan Lab members include faculty, doctoral and master's students, and technical staff.As of 2023
- LecturerWan YiPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Carbon fibre tows” Christine Twigg / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Integrated Evaluation of Molding, Internal Structure, and Mechanical Properties: “Drilled hole in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sample” Andrew Hrechuk / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Dealing with Variability in Material Properties: “Planche de Galton” Antoine Taveneaux / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Research on New Materials and Their Social Implementation: “Composite tube” Sergei Sapozhnikov / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sakaue Lab): “KEK Electron-Positron Linac P9024765” Kestrel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Takata Lab): “Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant cooling towers” Eric Evenson, USGS / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Ocean Environment Systems Lab): “Posidonia oceanica meadow and school of Salema porgy - Exploration and observation - Calanque de Sormiou - June 2022” Karim saari / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Takahashi Lab): “Carbon fibre weave” Christine Twigg / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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