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Hiroshi Isoda, Professor
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The Living Sphere Timber Structure Science Lab studies how to build safe, rational buildings using wood and wood-based materials. It works on joint methods that connect structural members, the development of new construction methods, and ways to evaluate the performance of existing buildings. When wood is used in buildings, the CO2 that trees took in through photosynthesis stays stored in the city for the decades the building is in use. From strength tests of structural members to full-scale shake-table tests and numerical analysis, the lab develops new joint methods and structures. In the Department of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, the lab is listed under the name 'Timber Structure Science'.
Tomoya Imai, Professor
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The Material Biology Lab focuses on a sophisticated biological function: biomass such as the cell walls of wood synthesizes water-insoluble polymers in water, without heat or pressure. By studying proteins while observing the polymers they produce, the lab aims to elucidate and control how organisms regulate the structure of their polymers. The lab also studies the relationship between humans and trees using wood specimens, the environmental physiology of xylem formation, and plastic degradation inspired by living organisms.
Takao Kishimoto, Professor
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The Biomass Conversion Lab works to elucidate the polymerization mechanism and chemical structure of lignin, the component that stiffens wood cell walls. From woody biomass such as lignin and cellulose, the lab creates sustainable new materials based on organic chemistry and polymer chemistry, and pursues the entire process through to degradation and recycling. The lab also studies the use of microorganisms for remediating environmental pollution.
Yuki Tobimatsu, Professor
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The Forest Metabolic Chemistry Lab studies the diverse organic biopolymers and low-molecular-weight secondary metabolites produced by plants. The lab carries out basic research on the structure, formation, and metabolic engineering of cell wall polymers (lignocellulose) and extracellular polymers (cutin, suberin, sporopollenin), as well as research on useful secondary metabolites (phenylpropanoids) that share biosynthetic pathways with them.
Akifumi Sugiyama, Professor
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The Plant Gene Expression Lab studies the biosynthesis of specialized metabolites (secondary metabolites) found in crops and medicinal plants that are familiar to people. Specialized metabolites help plants defend against external threats and adapt to their environment, and they also support human life as raw materials for medicines, functional ingredients, natural pigments, and fragrances. In addition to biosynthesis, the lab works to elucidate the mechanisms of transport, accumulation, and secretion of these compounds.
Kenshi Takahashi, Professor
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The Atmospheric Environmental Information Lab, centered on field observations and laboratory experiments, works to clarify the behavior of trace substances, such as carbon dioxide and methane, that make up only a tiny fraction of Earth's atmosphere. Environmental changes such as global warming, ozone depletion, and photochemical oxidants are closely linked to changes in the distribution of atmospheric trace constituents, and the lab investigates the transformation and cycling of trace substances to uncover the essence of environmental change. The lab values a flexible approach that is not bound by disciplinary frameworks such as science, agriculture, and engineering.
Shinsuke Ifuku, Professor
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The Functional Biomaterials Lab scientifically elucidates the structure and function of biomass produced by living organisms, and conducts research on using it wisely by integrating organic chemistry, polymer science, materials science, and processing technology. The lab aims to fully draw out the potential of biomass, which has distinctive properties and functions that synthetic polymers cannot reproduce.
Kenji Umemura, Professor
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The Circular Materials Creation Lab creates new wood-based materials with a low environmental impact by making use of the structure and functions of woody biomass, and also conducts research to deeply understand and evaluate the characteristics of those materials. The lab studies not only wood but also unused biomass such as herbaceous plants and agricultural waste.
Wakako Ohmura, Professor
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The Habitat Environmental Symbiosis Lab aims to make wood resources last longer. It studies how to improve the durability of wood, wood-based materials, and timber houses; the physiology and ecology of wood-decay fungi and termites and integrated control of the damage they cause; technologies that improve the penetration of preservatives into wood; and technologies for deterioration diagnosis and maintenance. The lab also takes on environmental remediation and bioenergy development that use the functions of organisms that degrade wood, as well as nanostructure analysis of wood carbon, which is attracting attention for its high functionality, and the development of new functions for it.
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