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Ryoma Kitagaki, Professor
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The Building Materials Lab does research from a materials science standpoint so that buildings and structures can be used longer, more conveniently, and more safely. The lab focuses on two main subjects: concrete, an inorganic material, and polymers, an organic material. Using both experiments and analysis, the lab emphasizes identifying how materials degrade and how to stop that degradation. The lab also works on the use of waste in construction and on research that contributes to carbon neutrality.
Katsuki Kimura, Professor
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The Water Reclamation Engineering Lab studies water reclamation, which cleans polluted water, and ways to make use of the reclaimed water. Most of its research centers on membrane filtration, which filters water through a membrane with very fine pores. The lab works on sewage treatment using membrane bioreactors (MBRs) and on recovering the resources and energy contained in sewage.
Sadamu Yamagata, Project Assistant Professor
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The Regional Environment Lab works on a wide variety of natural and urban environmental problems that arise in local communities. Building on engineering knowledge and technology, the lab combines the knowledge and technology needed for solutions in an integrated way, with the aim of contributing to local communities. Its research areas are the management and use of forest biomass, and the use of natural energy in local communities.
Tsubasa Otake, Professor
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The Environmental Geology Lab studies water-rock interactions in natural environments, with the goal of applying that understanding to engineering. The lab works to gain geological insight into rare metal and base metal ore deposits and to clarify the properties of the minerals contained in ores. To dispose of excavation muck from mine development and radioactive waste with minimal environmental impact, the lab also studies the behavior of toxic elements. The lab conducts fieldwork in countries across Africa and Asia, as well as at sites throughout Japan.
Satoru Kawasaki, Professor
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The Rock Mechanics Lab studies how rock and rock masses deform and fracture, using experiments and numerical simulation. Learning from beachrock, in which beach sand and gravel naturally turn into rock, the lab also works on developing technology that solidifies soil using microorganisms. Based on this research, the lab aims to address rock mass problems in resource development and civil engineering, such as rock mass stability in mines, geological disposal of radioactive waste, and tunnels.
Naoto Tsubochi, Associate Professor
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The Energy Conversion System Design Lab aims to solve problems of resources, energy, and the environment using the power of chemistry. The lab develops processes that turn carbon resources not currently in use, such as biomass and low-grade coal, into clean energy and high-value chemical feedstocks. It also works on mechanisms that make low-quality iron ore usable for ironmaking, and on carbon recycling technologies that reuse CO2 that has already been emitted. From the viewpoint of food loss, the lab studies freshness management of marine biological resources such as fish and shellfish from a chemical engineering perspective.
Kazuhisa Sueoka, Professor
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The Nanoelectronics Lab works on measurement techniques that can distinguish individual atoms and even electron spins, as well as on sensors and devices with new functions. The lab belongs to the Advanced Electronics field of the Information Electronics Course in the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. The faculty members specialize in measuring surfaces and spins using tools such as the scanning tunneling microscope, electron spin in semiconductors, and molecular films that spread on a water surface (monolayers).
Seiya Kasai, Professor
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The Quantum Intelligent Devices Lab studies materials and devices with new functions that apply new physical phenomena and clever mechanisms found in nature. It works on detecting myoelectric signals using "stochastic resonance," which living things exploit to make use of noise, and on low-power artificial intelligence that uses the movement of slime molds. The lab also advances research on microfabrication of semiconductors using light and electrochemistry, and on materials that convert light into electricity. The lab consists of the Functional Electronic Devices Group and the Semiconductor Electrochemical Processes Group.
Yoshito Tanaka, Professor
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The Nanosystem Optical Manipulation Lab (Tanaka Lab) studies the interaction between light and artificial nanostructures from the perspectives of momentum, angular momentum, and chirality. The lab aims to create new principles of optical manipulation by capturing the dynamics, geometry, and symmetry of the fields where light and matter meet at the nanoscale. The lab develops and integrates its own techniques in microfabrication, optical measurement and control, and electromagnetic field simulation, and uses them as the foundation of its research. The lab was launched in April 2023 at the Research Institute for Electronic Science, and welcomes applicants to its graduate program from other universities and other faculties.
Kenichi Shimizu, Professor
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The Catalyst Materials Division (Shimizu Lab) studies the design of solid catalysts needed for a sustainable society. By combining experiments, theory, and data science, the lab aims to create new catalysts that solve energy and environmental problems. Using computational science and a variety of spectroscopic methods, the lab investigates how catalysts work and develops guidelines for designing them. The lab also pursues research in "catalyst informatics," which is based on data science and the theory of material properties.
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