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Katsuyoshi Kondo, Professor
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The Composite Mechanisms Lab researches how to give titanium and other metallic materials high strength and advanced functionality through sintering, in which powder is consolidated, and through metal 3D printing. It also studies material design that combines carbon nanotubes with metals, and direct joining of dissimilar materials such as titanium and magnesium alloys, or metals and resins. Beyond experiments, the lab uses first-principles calculations to predict the behavior of atoms and works on building models for predicting strength. The lab is located at the Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, and is a cooperating chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (Division of Micro Mechanical Science), Graduate School of Engineering.
Kikuo Fujita, Professor
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The Design Engineering Lab researches design theory, methodology, and computer-aided technologies, with the aim of realizing excellent, innovative designs. The lab explores ways to carry out product development and design rationally, by considering factors such as value, cost, and time comprehensively and systematically. On the lab's website, it is introduced as the "Fujita-Nomaguchi-Yaji Lab."
Takeru Yano, Professor
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The Nonlinear Nonequilibrium Fluid Dynamics Lab studies fluid phenomena and their application to mechanical engineering, with nonlinearity and nonequilibrium as its keywords. Its aim is not a theory that solves the problems of a specific fluid machine, but a foundational theory for solving fundamental problems across a broad range of fluid engineering. Developing new mechanical systems based on that theory is also one of its goals. In education, the lab is built on foundational skills centered on mathematics and physics, logical thinking, and an attitude of pursuing the essence of things.
Yuichi Setsuhara, Professor
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The Energy Conversion Mechanisms Lab (Setsuhara Lab) studies the interaction between materials and the energy sources used for processing, such as plasmas and particle beams. The lab pursues the fundamental science needed to enhance and precisely control the functions of material surfaces and interfaces, conducting research that leads to advances in joining science. Using its own plasma generation and control technologies, the lab advances research and development toward low-temperature, low-damage, high-quality materials processes. The lab also works on developing dissimilar material joining technology, which bonds different types of materials such as organic materials and metals, using atmospheric-pressure nonequilibrium plasma.
Fumikazu Miyasaka, Associate Professor
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The System Design Lab studies actuator and sensor technologies that are essential for robots, automobiles, and home appliances. Its targets are next-generation devices that focus on new materials and principles, such as multi-degree-of-freedom actuators that can perform multi-degree-of-freedom motion in a single unit, magnetic fluids, and giant magnetostrictive elements. Using the finite element method and particle methods, the lab develops coupled analysis methods that combine stress, temperature, and fluid fields around the electromagnetic field, and uses the results to pursue optimal design and examine control methods. Being able to handle everything consistently, from device planning and proposal through analysis, optimal design, prototyping, and establishing control methods, is presented as a feature of the lab.
Hidefumi Wakamatsu, Associate Professor
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The Digital Production Systems Lab studies methods for using computers to intelligently support the creative activities that people carry out in manufacturing. At each stage of the lifecycle of industrial products, the lab aims not only to replace routine tasks with machines but also to support people's creative activities. Its research includes methods for predicting failures during product use at the conceptual design stage, and techniques for approximate stress analysis of machine parts using a minimal amount of training data. The lab develops computer-aided methods that allow even less experienced workers to carry out their tasks accurately.
Kazutomo Suenaga, Professor
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The Nanostructure and Function Characterization Lab (Suenaga Lab) uses state-of-the-art electron microscopes to analyze the atomic-level structure of nanomaterials and evaluate their functions. The lab has developed an environmental transmission electron microscope (ETEM) that can observe nanostructures in a gas at the atomic scale. Using this microscope, the lab creates new nanomaterials itself and examines their structure and physical properties in the environments where they are actually used. The lab is a research division of the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, and accepts graduate students as a cooperating research group of the Department of Materials and Manufacturing Science.
Masahito Mochizuki, Professor
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The Novel Joining Lab pioneers bio-inspired materials and production processes that weave together the “engineering knowledge” and “biological knowledge” accumulated by humanity and nature, for a low-carbon future society. The lab works on developing nanomaterials that save and generate energy using data science, and on their applications. It also studies multi-material technologies for joining and separating materials with completely different properties, fine-scale joining of electronic materials, and advanced semiconductor packaging. The lab investigates production processes, from the bonding of atoms and molecules to multi-material integration, using theory, experiments, and simulation.
Manabu Tanaka, Professor
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The Tanaka Lab studies the characteristics and control of high-density energy sources, and the optimization of energy transport. It also investigates the interaction between high-density energy sources and materials, and explores new high-density energy sources for high-precision, highly functional materials processing. It examines the generation, control, and heat transport phenomena of arc plasma, a representative high-density energy source, from both physical and chemical perspectives. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Energy Control Science Division (Tanaka Lab)."
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The Plasma Properties and Engineering Lab aims to use plasma, which takes many diverse forms, freely to help solve important problems facing humanity, such as those in medicine, the environment, and energy. It covers basic plasma research through to various applied research that requires the integration of physics and chemistry. It works on developing, understanding, and controlling novel plasma sources for processes used in gas-phase, liquid-phase, and supercritical-fluid-phase environments. It also studies the creation of new functional surface materials, the synthesis of functional nanostructured materials, and applications to bio and environmental processes.
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