LAB LOGA page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
Ryu Lab
Machine-translated · View original
The lab takes on global environmental and energy problems through the power of chemistry.
AboutAbout the lab
Using heat and energy through chemistry.
The Ryu Lab aims to solve global environmental and energy problems, mainly from the standpoint of applied chemistry and chemical engineering.
Its research centers on developing chemical heat storage materials that make effective use of unused thermal energy such as industrial waste heat, and on developing energy carrier technologies for using new energy sources.
The research is mainly experimental, and the lab has also begun to pioneer new research approaches that use methods such as machine learning.
In lab seminars held once or twice a week, members report on their progress, present related papers, and read foreign-language books together.
Key terms
- Chemical heat storage
- A mechanism that stores and releases heat through chemical reactions. Heat is stored by a reaction that dries the material, and released when the material reacts with water.
- Energy carrier
- A substance that converts renewable energy into a form that can be transported and stored. Ammonia is one example.
- Thermobalance
- An instrument that continuously measures changes in a sample's weight while heating or cooling it.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to solve global environmental and energy problems from the standpoint of applied chemistry and chemical engineering. Its work rests on two pillars: chemical heat storage materials for using unused heat such as industrial waste heat, and energy carrier technologies for using new energy sources, mainly renewable energy.
*Illustrative imageDevelopment of Chemical Heat Storage Materials
The lab develops materials for using unused thermal energy such as industrial waste heat. Using a thermobalance that can be supplied with water vapor, it tests the dehydration reaction that stores heat and the hydration reaction that releases heat, and examines the changes before and after the reactions with powder X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy.
*Illustrative imageEnergy Carrier Technologies
The lab develops technologies for using new energy sources, mainly renewable energy. With a high-pressure thermobalance that uses an electromagnet, it can test the absorption and release reactions of ammonia storage materials even in a corrosive gas atmosphere.
MembersFaculty
The Ryu Lab consists of faculty members, master's students, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorJunichi Ryu
VoicesStudent voices
Ratings and reviews reflect the experiences of individual current or former students, not the lab's official views. Whether a lab has reviews, or how many, says nothing about the lab itself.
Students who take part in an interview may receive a thank-you gift worth ¥1,000, regardless of what they say.
Student ratings (0 students)
--
--
--
--
--
--
Student voices answer questions like these
- What's great about this lab?
- What did you learn after joining?
- What's the vibe, and what is the professor like?
- Who is this lab for?
- Where do graduates go?
Your experience can help younger students choose their lab. Your name won't be shown.
Write a lab reviewAnonymous · Your draft is saved if you stopRelatedLabs similar to Ryu Lab
Ogura LabFaculty of Engineering, Department of EngineeringResearch theme: environmental energy systems. Aiming to buil…
(Kyosei 14) Resource Reaction Engineering LabFaculty of Engineering, Department of EngineeringThe research policy is to design “carbon” and solve future s…
(Symbiotic 10) Extreme Environment Materials Chemistry LabFaculty of Engineering, Department of EngineeringA laboratory studying materials chemistry related to the env…
(Symbiosis 1) Bioprocess Chemistry LabFaculty of Engineering, Department of EngineeringDeveloping novel technologies useful for regenerative medici…The information on this page is compiled by the LabLog team from the lab's public information and interviews. For corrections or removal requests, please contact LabLog, not the lab.
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: “Holding Tanks ( )” Leslie Seaton from Seattle, WA, USA / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Development of Chemical Heat Storage Materials: “X-ray diffractometer-1” Sufangxi / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Energy Carrier Technologies: “Snetterton renewable energy plant - geograph.org.uk - 5974439” Adrian S Pye / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Ogura Lab): “Flat-plate solar thermal collector, viewed from roof-level” SolarCoordinates / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab ((Kyosei 14) Resource Reaction Engineering Lab): “Graphite-233436” Robert M. Lavinsky / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab ((Symbiotic 10) Extreme Environment Materials Chemistry Lab): “IISER Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer 600MHZ” Misra.saurabh1 / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab ((Symbiosis 1) Bioprocess Chemistry Lab): “Lab-on-a-chip; Micro Microwave ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
About LabLog
LabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the basic lab info and rating summaries on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.