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Keiichi Edagawa, Professor
Materials & Nanotech1 student voices
The Edagawa Lab studies the relationship between the arrangement of atoms in solids (their microscopic structure) and the physical properties of materials. Atomic arrangements in solids fall into three types: periodic "crystals," quasi-periodic "quasicrystals," and "amorphous" solids, which have no long-range order. These differences shape the properties of materials. The lab aims to apply the knowledge gained in this way to the development of new materials.
Takashi Kondo, Professor
Semiconductors & Electronic Devices0 student voices
The Kondo Lab studies semiconductor materials that are expected to be applied to devices that use light (photonics). By growing single crystals from solution and making thin films in a vacuum, the lab carries out everything from crystal growth to device fabrication and evaluation. At the center of its work are metal halide perovskite semiconductors, which are promising materials for thin-film solar cells. The lab investigates the growth of these crystals and thin films, their optical properties, nonlinear optics, and terahertz optics.
Tsuyohito Ito, Associate Professor
Materials & Nanotech0 student voices
Ito Lab works to pioneer new fields in plasma materials science, which uses plasma for making materials. The lab uses environments where plasma coexists with liquids or fluids, such as generating plasma in supercritical fluids or solutions to synthesize nanomaterials. It also works on advanced measurement techniques to understand reaction environments, such as using lasers to measure the electric field in plasma. The lab is also taking on the challenge of creating new guidelines for analyzing and designing reaction environments that are far from equilibrium.
Takuya Katashima, Lecturer
Materials & Nanotech0 student voices
The Katashima-Chung Lab studies biomaterials, with the rheology of soft matter as its core technique. Soft matter, such as food and cosmetics, is a class of materials with properties between those of a solid and a liquid. Human body tissues have similar properties, so designing materials that come into contact with the body requires understanding and controlling how they deform and flow. The lab aims to establish "molecular kansei engineering," a field that numerically evaluates people's sensory needs for materials (kansei, or human sensibility) and designs materials from the molecular level.
Hiroyuki Matsuura, Professor
Materials & Nanotech0 student voices
The Matsuura Lab studies "high-temperature processes," which handle materials in large quantities at high temperatures. High-temperature processes are used in many areas of industry, including metal manufacturing, ceramics, and cement. Focusing on processes for producing steel and nonferrous metals and processes for reusing resources, the lab develops methods that are efficient and place a small burden on the environment. The lab places importance on creating a flow in which materials circulate smoothly through society, so as not to leave a negative legacy for the next generation.
Takeo Hoshino, Project Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
Hoshino Lab studies the flow in which foundational materials such as iron, aluminum, and copper are produced, used, discarded, and recycled in society. The lab develops methods to analyze and evaluate environmental burden and resource issues across the life cycle of materials. It also predicts the impurities that accumulate through recycling, and which metals may face shortages in a decarbonized society. The lab aims to connect its research results to advice for industry and to policy recommendations.
Yukihiro Shimogaki, Professor
Semiconductors & Electronic Devices0 student voices
The Shimogaki Lab studies thin-film deposition processes, which form thin films on the surfaces of objects. Materials research is not only about creating new substances; it is also deeply tied to how they are made, that is, the process. The lab analyzes the mechanisms by which films form to bring out the full potential of the process, and adds new mechanisms to make the process itself more advanced. The lab works on semiconductor interconnects, next-generation aerospace materials, and coatings for cutting tools.
Yasushi Shibuta, Professor
Materials & Nanotech0 student voices
Materials Modelling Lab (Shibuta Lab) studies how materials form and what properties they have, using computer simulation. Centered on molecular dynamics, which calculates the motion of each individual atom, the lab investigates phenomena such as how liquid metal solidifies. The lab also carries out large-scale calculations on supercomputers and develops new methods that combine simulation with machine learning. In addition, the lab studies how to understand life-like phenomena using the concepts of artificial life.
Hiroaki Takehara, Associate Professor
Medicine & Healthcare0 student voices
Takehara Lab conceives original devices and systems starting from the materials level, with the aim of creating future medical devices that work safely inside the body. Implantable biodevices are expected to be a next-generation medical technology, but for devices used inside the body, guaranteeing safety is critically important. The lab works on the materials for devices that achieve both functionality and safety, and on the processes used to fabricate them (process technology). This is a newly established lab. It is recruiting graduate students and accepts lab visits at any time.
Yuki Tokumoto, Associate Professor
Materials & Nanotech0 student voices
The Tokumoto Lab studies the relationship between the rules governing atomic arrangement in solids (structural order) and the properties of materials. Atomic arrangements can show periodicity, in which the same pattern repeats, or quasiperiodicity, in which the pattern never repeats yet remains ordered. Targeting metals, semimetals, and semiconductors, the lab investigates properties such as how electricity flows and how heat is conducted. The research centers on quasicrystals and van der Waals layered materials.
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