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Hironori Kato, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban0 student voices
The International Project Lab studies infrastructure development, disaster risk reduction, transportation planning, and related issues in international settings. In addition to engineering, the lab draws on knowledge from every field, including sociology, political science, and economics, to address a variety of problems in Japan and overseas. Students belong to a team led by their supervisor, and also take part in lab-wide meetings, research presentations, and training camps. Besides overseas field surveys, many students join internships or study abroad overseas, using programs such as the department's internship program with the Asian Development Bank.
Yuya Sakai, Associate Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
Sakai Lab studies construction materials, with a focus on concrete. The lab develops low-carbon, next-generation materials, including recycled concrete, plant-based concrete, and materials made from discarded food. It also works on inspection and evaluation methods to make concrete structures last longer and to maintain and manage them rationally. Students entering from other universities are also welcome.
Toshiharu Kishi, Professor
Materials & Nanotech0 student voices
The Kishi Lab studies the properties and performance evaluation of cement-based materials, as well as the development and practical application of new materials. The lab also works on quality inspection and maintenance of concrete structures, and in recent years has focused on putting crack self-healing technology to practical use. Research is conducted at the Komaba Research Campus, and at the Chiba Experiment Station in Kashiwa, the lab also carries out outdoor exposure tests on its large site. The lab holds regular meetings and a summer retreat jointly with the Sakai (Yu) Lab.
Ishida Tetsuya, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban0 student voices
The Concrete Lab studies the engineering of building social infrastructure through concrete as a material. Concrete and reinforced concrete are the main materials that shape cities and infrastructure around the world today. The lab brings together knowledge of materials, structures, and the environment, and works on multiscale analysis to predict the service life and safety of structures. In addition to experiments and field surveys, the lab holds activities such as site visits to dams.
Tsukasa Mizutani, Associate Professor
Imaging & Sensing0 student voices
Using sensing technology, signal processing, and machine learning, the Mizutani Lab studies systems that detect and diagnose infrastructure in real time. The targets are road surfaces and underground areas, bridges, tunnels, and railways across the country. From data measured with ground-penetrating radar, mobile mapping laser scanners, and high-resolution cameras, the lab produces information on both the surface and the interior of infrastructure. At the Komaba Research Campus Open House, the lab also holds a hands-on event using radar.
Takashi Kiyota, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban0 student voices
The Kiyota Lab studies how to reduce natural disasters that cause major damage to civil infrastructure, drawing on fields such as geology, geotechnics, topography, and seismology. The lab visits disaster sites to document damage and case histories, and uses experiments and analysis to investigate the mechanisms behind the unexpected ways the ground behaves during earthquakes and heavy rain. The lab aims to apply its results to disaster countermeasures and infrastructure development that avoid wasteful investment.
Reiko Kuwano, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban0 student voices
The Kuwano Lab studies the behavior of soil and ground through detailed experiments and observation. The lab conducts fundamental research that examines the properties of geomaterials through high-precision laboratory tests, as well as research on keeping underground structures and earth structures in service for a long time. In recent years, the lab has been studying ground cave-ins and has also been advancing numerical analysis using the discrete element method.
Yoshinao Matsuba, Lecturer
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Matsuba Lab specializes in coastal environmental engineering and conducts research aimed at coasts that combine a rich natural environment with disaster protection functions. Coasts protect land by weakening the energy of waves, and they are also home to many living things. The lab uses the latest observation technology to capture coastal change, and investigates these phenomena in detail through numerical simulations of waves and currents. Graduate students are admitted from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, and undergraduate thesis students from the Department of Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering.
Jun Sasaki, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
Sasaki Lab studies coastal marine environments, focusing on coastal engineering and environmental hydraulics. Its themes include blue carbon as a climate change measure, the prediction and restoration of enclosed bay environments, and the sustainable use of coastal areas in developing countries. In addition to numerical simulation, field observation, laboratory experiments, and remote sensing, the lab also conducts social surveys such as interviews and questionnaires. Research themes are decided together with each student, based on their interests and skills.
Dai Yamazaki, Associate Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
Yamazaki Lab studies the flow of water on land, including rivers, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater, and how it changes, at the scale of the entire globe. Its main methods are numerical modeling, satellite remote sensing, and data integration, and it also values field observations to make its models more reliable. The lab also works on assessing how changes in water, such as floods and water resources, affect human society. It is the development hub of the global river model CaMa-Flood, and makes the source code publicly available.
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