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Kikukawa Lab
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The lab calculates the motion of molecules to uncover how heat and matter flow.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering heat and flow from the molecular scale
The Kikukawa Lab studies thermo-fluid phenomena involving molecular-level physics through numerical simulation.
In particular, understanding heat flow at interfaces and similar phenomena from the molecular scale is essential for heat dissipation in semiconductor devices and for the design of new polymer materials.
Using large-scale numerical simulation, including molecular dynamics, the lab investigates how heat and matter are transported at the microscale.
Based on its findings, the lab aims to contribute to industry, such as semiconductor processes and the development of polymer materials.
Key terms
- Molecular dynamics (MD) method
- A numerical simulation method that calculates the motion of each individual molecule to study the properties and behavior of a material
- Self-assembled monolayer (SAM)
- A thin film, only one molecule thick, formed on a solid surface when organic molecules arrange themselves spontaneously
- Multiscale
- An approach that links and treats together the small world of molecules and the larger, visible world
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to elucidate heat and mass transport at the microscale in thermo-fluid engineering, as well as the microscopic mechanisms that govern macroscopic thermo-fluid properties. By integrating numerical analysis techniques that span multiple scales, it tackles thermo-fluid phenomena with multiscale characteristics.
*Illustrative imageSurface Modification with Organic Molecular Films
From a microscopic standpoint, the lab studies surface modification technologies such as self-assembled monolayers, including film structure formation, interfacial affinity and wettability, and how heat and mass are transported across the interface.
*Illustrative imageMolecular-Scale Design of Polymer Materials
Targeting polymer composites such as CFRP and thermosetting resins, the lab uses molecular-scale analysis together with data science and machine learning to search for and design materials with excellent thermo-fluid and mechanical properties.
*Illustrative imageTransport Phenomena in Heterogeneous Media
In liquids confined in nanoscale structures, heterogeneous structures appear near interfaces and give rise to distinctive heat and mass transport. The lab works on understanding this phenomenon fundamentally and on building physical models that connect it to macroscopic analysis.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Kikukawa Lab are faculty and students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs.As of 2026
- ProfessorGota Kikukawa
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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: “Visual Molecular Dynamics visualization” Toughpkh / Public domain (cropped)
- Surface Modification with Organic Molecular Films: “Water droplet on a 5 grains of hydrophobic sand” Aidar.Seralin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Molecular-Scale Design of Polymer Materials: “Drilled hole in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sample” Andrew Hrechuk / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Transport Phenomena in Heterogeneous Media: “Framework structure of the FAU-type zeolite” Nao1958 / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (小原 研究室): “Unit Cell of Liquid Water” Cnrowley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (SURBLYS 研究室): “Simulated structure of the water hexane interface” Cnrowley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (馬渕 研究室): “Sargent Molecular Model Kit - DPLA - c6ac8da1cde224cf5fc86d78a495f6ba” E.H. Sargent and Company / Public domain (cropped)
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