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Takeshi Ishihara, Professor
Structures & Mechanics1 student voices
The Bridge and Wind Engineering Lab studies how infrastructure structures such as bridges interact with the wind. The lab works on performance evaluation and monitoring of structures, developing technologies to assess the seismic performance of long-span bridges and to examine the condition of roads and railway tracks. In wind engineering, the lab predicts wind over complex terrain and develops floating offshore wind power systems. The lab also holds bridge tours of bridges in Tokyo, in which third-year students of the Department of Civil Engineering take part.
Kenji Watanabe, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban1 student voices
The Soil Mechanics/Geotechnical Lab studies geotechnical engineering, which applies knowledge of mechanics, chemistry, and other fields to solve problems in the ground underfoot that supports daily life. The ground still holds many poorly understood phenomena, such as liquefaction, in which sandy ground behaves like a liquid during an earthquake. The lab puts great effort into soil testing: each student and researcher is responsible for one apparatus and carries out high-precision tests. Most of the apparatus are custom-made, and members work together when preparing model ground for shaking table tests.
Taikan Oki, Professor
Environment & Sustainability1 student voices
The Earth–Human Sphere Lab studies the global water cycle, the world's water resources, and adaptation to climate change. It names as its mission inheriting the disciplines of river hydrology and global water cycle system science and passing them on to the next generation. To help solve water problems in Japan and around the world, the lab advances its research through observation, modeling, and field surveys. It also aims to observe, model, and predict the principles that govern human behavior.
Yohei Sawada, Associate Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban1 student voices
The Sawada Group (Mathematical Flood Disaster Science Research Group) conducts research to build a society resilient to disasters and the like. The lab observes and predicts the future of both natural phenomena, such as weather and the movement of water, and social phenomena, such as transportation and the economy. Based on those predictions, the lab aims to flexibly control social infrastructure. The lab explores mathematics that integrates computer simulation with field observation data, in order to get at the essence of phenomena in which nature and society interact.
Yu Nakai, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban1 student voices
Landscape Lab studies the design, planning, and history of land, cities, and structures through the lens of landscape. Through landscape, people sense the meaning and value of the environment in which they live. To create environments that foster rich connections between people and their surroundings, the lab explores the ways of thinking and the methods behind them. Alongside research published in papers, the lab also places importance on practice, including the design of urban spaces and civil engineering facilities and community development (machizukuri).
Takashi Oguchi, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban1 student voices
Oguchi Lab studies transportation in general, with a focus on road traffic. Under the banner of “the science of traffic flow,” the lab aims to solve road traffic problems such as congestion and environmental impact, and to realize more advanced road traffic. It takes a variety of approaches, including fundamental theory, analysis based on observational data, and case studies using simulation. Its research rests on three pillars: elucidating traffic phenomena, developing technologies to evaluate policy measures, and developing traffic management methods.
Misato Nihei, Professor
Robotics & Control1 student voices
The Nihei Lab researches technologies that support the lives of people with disabilities and older adults. The lab values both inexpensive, easy-to-use assistive products for everyday life and new technologies such as AI and robotics. The lab holds that it is important to think deeply not only about how far to advance technology, but also about what it is being advanced for. The lab sees technology as something that creates environments in which people can be more tolerant toward one another.
Tsuyoshi Furushima, Associate Professor
Materials & Nanotech1 student voices
The Furushima Lab (Deformation Processing Lab) builds on metal forming and plasticity engineering to study why metallic materials deform the way they do. Starting from observation of the fine microstructure of materials, the lab covers the whole chain: understanding the mechanisms of deformation and fracture, modeling them, and designing forming processes. By combining experiments and measurement, material modeling, numerical analysis, and equipment development, the lab aims to create new forming technologies. Master's and doctoral students are welcome, and lab visits are accepted.
Kensuke Tsuchiya, Associate Professor
Materials & Nanotech1 student voices
Tsuchiya Lab studies machining and production technologies to solve a wide range of problems in manufacturing. The lab investigates the mechanisms of phenomena that occur when materials are cut or polished, aiming to make machining more efficient. Building on techniques for handling tiny objects under a microscope, the lab also studies microscale phenomena. The lab also works on making production systems smarter, including analyzing and automating skilled work.
Hidehiro Oana, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
Oana Lab uses microfabrication technology to develop techniques for manipulating and measuring individual cells and molecules. The lab explores methods for applying stimuli to individual cells and biomolecules and measuring their responses, as well as for controlling their functions. This is expected to yield insights that conventional research methods could not provide, and to contribute to applications in medicine and manufacturing as well as to basic life science.
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