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Miho Yamauchi, Professor
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The Yamauchi Lab studies electrocatalysts and nanoalloy catalysts made from inorganic nanomaterials, with the aim of realizing a sustainable society. The lab proposes a carbon-neutral energy cycle that circulates electricity from renewable energy through liquid fuels without emitting carbon dioxide, and develops catalysts for it. The lab also uses in situ spectroscopy, which examines the state of a catalyst while a reaction is taking place, as a research method. The results listed on the research page are those up to around 2018.
Kazuyuki Yagi, Professor
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The Tribology Lab specializes in tribology, the field that deals with problems of friction, wear, and lubrication. Working with universities, research institutes, and companies in Japan and abroad, the lab tackles both fundamental issues, such as exploring and clarifying the various phenomena that occur at friction surfaces, and applied issues, such as solving practical problems. The lab also studies tribological properties in hydrogen atmospheres. Assistant Professor Hiroyoshi Tanaka aims to improve the performance of machine elements, focusing on rolling contact fatigue of bearings and DLC coatings.
Hisao Matsunaga, Professor
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The Hydrogen Storage Systems Lab studies how the strength and ductility of metallic materials used in hydrogen equipment decrease in hydrogen gas. When hydrogen enters the interior of a metal, a phenomenon called hydrogen embrittlement occurs, lowering strength and ductility. It is an obstacle to the safe design and cost reduction of hydrogen equipment. The lab works on clarifying the mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement, establishing criteria for selecting metallic materials for use in hydrogen gas, and establishing strength design methods for hydrogen equipment. On the lab's website, the lab is introduced under the name "Hydrogen Storage Systems Lab (Matsunaga Lab)."
Kazunari Sasaki, Vice President / Chief Professor
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The Hydrogen Utilization Process Lab studies materials and processes for fuel cells and related hydrogen systems, aiming to realize a hydrogen energy society with fuel cells at its core. The lab aims to solve challenges such as developing new materials, clarifying mechanisms, establishing guidelines for system design, and improving durability. The lab has a setup that allows it to carry out the full range of research, from material preparation and cell fabrication to evaluation of electrochemical properties and observation of microstructures. People from a wide range of academic backgrounds are welcome, including mechanical engineering, electrochemistry, materials engineering, chemistry, energy science, and systems engineering.
Kohei Ito, Professor
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The Fuel Cell Systems Lab studies fuel cells and water electrolyzers using an approach grounded in mechanical engineering. From the standpoint of system engineers, the lab pursues research and development on polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs), solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), and water electrolyzers. Fuel cells and water electrolyzers are expected to be at the core of a next-generation sustainable energy society. For their full-scale adoption, reducing costs and improving durability and performance remain key challenges.
Gen Inoue, Professor
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The Process Systems Engineering Lab studies batteries and electrochemical systems with next-generation vehicles and future energy management systems in mind. Looking across scales from nanoscale material interfaces to real operating environments, the lab clarifies internal reactions, mass transport, and the factors that govern them, and proposes guidelines and technical improvements for higher performance. The lab's motto is "five-in-one": real-material measurement, real complex three-dimensional structures, integration of measurement and computation, theoretical model development, and optimal design support. Its targets include lithium-ion batteries, polymer electrolyte fuel cells, all-solid-state batteries, air batteries, redox flow batteries, and lithium-sulfur batteries.
Shunsuke Taniguchi, Professor
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Prof. Taniguchi of the Sustainable Hydrogen Institute researches ways to improve the durability of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and solid oxide steam electrolysis (SOEC). The lab also works on low-cost metallic materials for use in SOFCs. It also conducts NEDO projects and joint research with companies.
Masamichi Nishihara, Professor
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The Nishihara Lab researches the development of polymer materials for fuel cells and water electrolysis, which are hydrogen energy devices. For materials used in electrolyte membranes and catalyst layers, the lab focuses on how gases pass through them. It also works on carbon materials that store hydrogen and on physical models that describe phenomena in fuel cells and water electrolysis computationally. Members come from diverse backgrounds, including chemistry, physics, materials, and mechanical engineering, and conduct research across disciplines.
Junko Matsuda, Professor
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On the Hydrogen Utilization Process Lab's website, Professor Junko Matsuda is introduced as a member involved in research on fuel cell electrode materials and fundamental science. The Hydrogen Utilization Process Lab aims to realize a hydrogen energy society centered on fuel cells, and studies materials and processes for fuel cells and related hydrogen systems. The website states that high-resolution electron microscopy at atomic resolution is an indispensable technique for research on the wide variety of fuel cell materials.
Koji Miyazaki, Senior Professor
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The Thermal Fluid Physics Lab studies how heat is carried (heat transport phenomena) from the scale of atoms and electrons, aiming to go beyond the limits of conventional heat transport technology. It clarifies heat transport phenomena through verification experiments using MEMS technology and high-speed infrared cameras, together with theory that incorporates applied physics such as phonons and photons. The lab works from fundamentals to applications, including the thermal use of solar energy and higher efficiency of thermoelectric semiconductors, which convert thermal energy directly into electrical energy.
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