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Yasuhiro Fujimitsu, Professor
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The Earth Thermal Systems Lab conducts broad research, from fundamentals to applications, aimed at developing and using geothermal energy, an environmentally friendly natural energy source that is entirely domestic. Geothermal energy takes many forms, from the heat of high-temperature volcanoes deep underground to ambient-temperature ground-source heat near the surface. The lab regards these as a single system made up of a "heat source," "fluids," and "subsurface structure" (the Earth thermal system), and pursues its research with the keywords "flows of heat and water inside the Earth." The results are used not only for natural energy utilization and solving environmental problems but also for disaster prevention, such as monitoring volcanic and seismic activity.
Hideki Hideki, Professor
1 student voices
The Rock Mass Engineering and Mining Machinery Systems Lab researches technologies for recovering underground solid resources such as copper, iron, gold, and coal. The lab studies methods for excavating rock mass efficiently, and safe designs that keep the surrounding rock mass stable even after excavation. It also researches environmental restoration after open-pit mining from various perspectives, such as tree planting and drainage control. The lab also takes part in joint research with overseas research institutions, universities, and companies.
Yasuhiro Yamada, Professor
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The Energy Resources Engineering Lab studies the exploration and sustainable development and production of energy resources, including frontier environments such as the deep seabed, outer space, and ultra-deep underground. Incorporating new technologies such as drones and VR, the lab works on exploring natural hydrogen, which is abundant in nature, developing methane hydrate, geological storage of carbon dioxide, and developing resources on the Moon and Mars. Research combines laboratory experiments, field tests, field observations, data analysis, numerical simulation, and VR. The lab aims to explore and develop energy resources with a view to a better environment and the well-being of local communities.
Akira Imai, Professor
0 student voices
The Applied Geology Lab studies how metallic ore deposits formed, with the aim of supporting mineral resource exploration and resource assessment. In addition to the genesis of epithermal gold deposits and porphyry copper deposits, the lab also studies how to prevent silica scale formation at geothermal power plants. The research is wide-ranging, from overseas ore deposit surveys in Southeast Asia, Mongolia, and North Africa to microscope observation and chemical analysis. Students from Japan and many other countries belong to the lab, and English is constantly spoken within it.
Yuji Mitsuhata, Professor
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The Exploration Geophysics Lab studies "geophysical exploration," which uses seismic waves, electromagnetic fields, magnetism, gravity, and other means to visualize (image) the invisible subsurface. It is a technology for investigating the subsurface, much as ultrasound and X-rays are used in medicine to visualize the inside of the body. The technology was originally used to explore for oil, geothermal energy, and mineral resources, and is now also used in ground investigation, protection of the subsurface environment, and disaster prevention and mitigation. The lab carries out research and development of these technologies for mountains, plains, coastal waters, the seafloor, and even the Moon.
Yuichi Sugai, Professor
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The Resource Development Engineering Lab researches technologies for efficiently extracting underground hydrocarbon resources, as well as technologies for separating and capturing emitted carbon dioxide and storing it underground. The lab also carries out education and research on advancing the development, design, and production technologies that support new resource frontiers and a sustainable carbon cycle system, and on environmental protection associated with resource extraction. Its themes include enhanced oil recovery (EOR), hydrogen production, CO2 leak detection using machine learning, and energy-saving technologies based on heat reuse. The lab seminar is held once a week, where members present their own research results in English and discuss them together with international students.
Naoko Okibe, Professor
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The Resource Processing and Environmental Remediation Engineering Lab researches resource processing technologies for turning mineral resources and urban mining waste into materials, as well as technologies for remediating water and soil pollution caused by resource development. Through three groups, mineral processing (flotation), hydrometallurgy (leaching), and environmental remediation, the lab carries out research covering metal resource processing from upstream to downstream. The research combines knowledge from many fields, including powder technology, interfacial chemistry, electrochemistry, mineralogy, bioengineering, and molecular biology. With the mission of building a recycling-oriented society, the lab aims to propose new resource processing and environmental remediation technologies with a low environmental burden.
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