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Suzuki (Anna) Lab
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A lab that starts from geothermal energy to design subsurface flows and connections between people.
AboutAbout the lab
Facing the connections between nature and people, and designing an exciting future.
The Suzuki (Anna) Lab combines mathematics, information science, experiments, and practice, and aims to design the mechanisms of complex natural and social systems.
Its starting point is geothermal energy, a domestic resource of which Japan has the third-largest reserves in the world.
The connectivity of fractures in rock deep underground determines the flow of water and the movement of heat.
At the same time, the lab treats differences in values within society as a resource for co-creation, and also designs mechanisms that generate connections between people.
Key terms
- Geothermal energy
- Heat held by rock and hot water underground. It is a domestic energy resource available in Japan.
- Fracture network
- Pathways formed by tiny cracks in rock that connect to one another. Hot water flows through them.
- Topological data analysis
- An analysis method that extracts features by focusing on how data are connected and on its shape.
NewsLab news
A student received the Miura Award and the Hatakeyama Award from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
A student received the Student Best Presentation Award from the Geothermal Research Society of Japan
ResearchResearch themes
The lab views both the invisible connections underground and the invisible connections in society as complex systems. Combining mathematics, information science, and practice, it conducts research that designs a future in which people and nature can be excited together in an uncertain and complex world.
*Illustrative imageReading subsurface structures
Underground fracture networks and hydrothermal flows must be estimated and predicted from limited observational data. By combining experiments and mathematical models and using methods such as topological data analysis to handle uncertainty, the lab evaluates subsurface structures and applies the results to designing how geothermal resources are used.
*Illustrative imageDesigning co-creation from differences in society
In local decision-making, being correct is not enough to reach agreement. The lab treats differences in the "frames" that underlie people's judgments as a resource rather than a source of conflict, makes them visible and simulates them, and develops dialogue support mechanisms that lead to creative collaboration.
*Illustrative imageCreating places for inquiry in the field
Research is not complete within papers alone. Through community co-creation events and educational practice, the lab bridges the gap between technology and society and creates places that generate the excitement that moves the future forward.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Suzuki (Anna) Lab are faculty, postdoctoral researchers, technical staff, administrative staff, cooperating faculty, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorAnna Suzuki
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Vale Seccolo Geothermal Power Plant” T. AGEMAR / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Reading subsurface structures: “Fractured Rock Outcrop - geograph.org.uk - 1901358” roger shaw / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Designing co-creation from differences in society: “Steam pipelines towards Wairakei geothermal power station” Pseudopanax at en.wikipedia / Public domain (cropped)
- Creating places for inquiry in the field: “Celebrate Women 2025 Digitization and Assamese Wikisource Workshop DSC 0112” JyotiPN / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (SURBLYS 研究室): “Simulated structure of the water hexane interface” Cnrowley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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