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Koji Shimoyama, Professor
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The Fluid Design Lab studies the optimization, robustness enhancement, and intelligentization of fluid machinery by combining fluid engineering with mathematical and data science. The lab also studies the flow inside turbomachinery using optical imaging-based measurement methods such as pressure-sensitive paint, temperature-sensitive paint, and particle image velocimetry. Graduate students (including international students) and undergraduate thesis students receive research supervision.
Kosaku Kurata, Professor
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The Bio-Thermal Engineering Lab conducts research in bioengineering, thermal engineering, and bio-thermal engineering, which involves both. Bioengineering is a discipline that addresses and solves problems in medicine and biology from an engineering perspective. Even in research related to cells and medicine, the foundation of the lab's thinking lies in mechanical engineering, including thermal engineering, and the lab values a mechanical engineering perspective. The lab is most interested in minimally invasive cancer treatment using electrical effects on cells, the biomechanics of tendon, bone, and cartilage, and the open-source design of biology education materials.
Shoji Mori, Professor
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The Thermal Energy Conversion Engineering Lab aims for innovative, effective use of thermal energy and conducts research on boiling, evaporation, multiphase flow, and adsorption. The generation, conversion, and transfer of thermal energy, as well as temperature control, are major issues in energy technology, electronics, production technology for new materials, and the analysis of environmental problems and safety. Because advanced, effective use of energy is essential in addressing global warming, the lab conducts research toward solving these problems. The lab belongs to the Thermal Engineering Division of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Graduate School of Kyushu University.
Hiroshige Matsumoto, Professor
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The Hydrogen Production Process Lab (Matsumoto Lab) takes "environmental and energy electrochemistry" as its keyword and studies the development and application of functional materials centered on solid materials that conduct protons. A proton is the positive ion of hydrogen. Solids that conduct protons can be used in many hydrogen energy applications, such as fuel cell power generation and hydrogen production by electrolysis. In steam electrolysis, the lab has succeeded in highly efficient steam electrolysis experiments by improving electrode materials and making the electrolyte thinner. The lab is also developing new ion-conducting solids and exploring new phenomena and underlying science hidden in the behavior of ions inside solids.
Masanobu Kubota, Professor
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The Hydrogen-Compatible Materials and Fracture Science Lab studies how hydrogen affects the strength of metallic materials. Hydrogen plays an important role both as an energy carrier and as a chemical raw material, but it can also reduce the strength of metallic materials. To ensure the safety of equipment that uses hydrogen, the lab conducts strength tests of metallic materials in hydrogen environments, based on mechanics of materials. The lab was established through the cooperation of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER).
Yasuhiro Kimura, Associate Professor
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The Materials Creation Mechanics Lab studies atomic- and nanoscale manufacturing that uses atomic diffusion, in which atoms move within a solid. Materials so small they are invisible to the eye show new functions, such as high strength and unusual conductivity, simply by being made small, but they are difficult to make and have not come into widespread use. The lab is therefore developing new ways to make small materials, such as growing metal nanowires by gathering atoms at targeted locations. The lab also studies the interaction between electrons and atoms using electron microscopy, and develops methods to improve the mechanical properties of metals and ceramics.
Takumi Inoe, Professor
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The Mechanical Dynamics Lab works to elucidate phenomena related to the motion of machines, such as vibration and waves, and to develop new technologies that use them. With the SDGs in view, the lab works on vibration energy harvesting using new mechanisms and on vibration control that reduces energy costs. Using a new diagnostic technique based on ultrasonic waves, the lab aims to establish the safety and reliability of machines. The targets are not limited to mechanical structures but also include living bodies and food, and the lab actively engages in joint research with companies and contract research.
Shin Nishimura, Professor
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The Hydrogen Functional Materials Lab studies the phenomenon in which rubber and resin materials used to seal hydrogen gas are broken by hydrogen. Hydrogen equipment that makes up a hydrogen energy society uses these rubber and resin materials as sealing materials. There are concerns that hydrogen sealing materials such as O-rings may break due to exposure to high-pressure hydrogen gas and to pressurization and depressurization, and the lab is working to elucidate these fracture phenomena. Main research themes include elucidating the sealing and fracture behavior of rubber O-rings and developing rubber diaphragms for hydrogen gas blowers.
Kazunari Sasaki, Vice President / Chief Professor
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The Hydrogen Utilization Process Lab studies the materials and processes of fuel cells and related hydrogen systems, aiming to realize an environmentally friendly hydrogen energy society centered on fuel cells. The lab is set up to carry out the whole research flow in one place: material preparation, fabrication of battery cells, evaluation of electrochemical properties, gas analysis, microstructure observation, and process simulation. It actively takes on work ranging from basic materials research to industry-academia collaboration and demonstration studies aimed at practical use.
Koji Miyazaki, Senior Professor
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The Thermal Fluid Physics Lab studies how heat is transported (heat transport) from the atomic and electronic scale, conducting research aimed at overcoming the limits of conventional heat transport technology. The lab elucidates 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. Its work spans basic to applied research, including thermal utilization of solar energy and improving the efficiency of thermoelectric semiconductors, which convert heat directly into electricity.
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