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Hiroshi Fujioka, Professor
Semiconductors & Electronic Devices0 student voices
The Fujioka Lab uses chemical methods to research new electronic devices that society will need in the future. In a society where artificial intelligence is widespread, components with unprecedented levels of performance will be needed, such as devices that can communicate large amounts of data at high speed. Developing such devices requires knowledge of chemistry, including new materials and new fabrication methods. The lab works on technology for growing semiconductor crystals at low temperatures and on the development of micro-LED displays.
Jun Takeya, Professor
Semiconductors & Electronic Devices0 student voices
The Takeya Lab studies devices made with organic semiconductors, which are soft and easy to fabricate. Because organic semiconductors can be applied as a solution to form films, they are expected to enable electronic components that are inexpensive and place a small burden on the environment. The lab leads this field, for example by producing organic transistors with the world's highest performance simply by coating a solution. The lab pursues basic research on molecular chemistry and electron behavior together with the development of new devices.
Hiroyuki Noji, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Noji Lab studies how the "biomolecular machines" that work inside the body function, examining them one molecule at a time. At the core of its research is ATP synthase, and the lab was the first in the world to demonstrate that this enzyme is a rotary molecular motor. Using a technology it developed for its research that arranges very small chambers in an array, the lab also works on analytical methods that count molecules one by one and on building artificial cells. The lab aims to pursue curiosity-driven science to its fullest and to refine the technologies that emerge from it into forms that everyone can use.
Ishikita Hiroshi, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
Using the molecular structures of proteins as a starting point, the Ishikita Lab conducts research that clarifies their functions and mechanisms through theoretical methods. Proteins are built from a limited set of amino acids, yet they take a wide variety of shapes and perform many functions, such as transporting electrons and substances or acting as sensors. Rather than simply calculating numerical values, the lab places importance on extracting the universal mechanisms underlying how proteins work. With engineering applications in mind, another of the lab's research goals is to find design principles for functional molecules by studying processes such as photosynthesis.
Kazuyuki Ishii, Professor
Chemistry & Catalysis0 student voices
The Ishii Lab studies new functions of materials that combine organic and inorganic components, from the perspectives of coordination chemistry, photochemistry, and spin chemistry. Metal complexes are substances in which a metal is bound to organic molecules, and their key feature is that their electronic states can be designed in many different ways. The lab synthesizes complexes suited to its research goals and investigates their properties through various spectroscopic measurements and detailed analysis. Its research themes are wide-ranging, from mysteries related to the origin of life to molecules useful for environmental cleanup, medicine, and health.
Hiroaki Abe, Professor
Materials & Nanotech0 student voices
Abe Lab studies materials that support the safety of nuclear fission reactors and fusion reactors. The lab develops materials for fusion reactors and new-type fission reactors (Generation IV reactors), both of which are expected to be future energy sources, and conducts materials research to improve the safety of current reactors. In the extreme environment inside a reactor, the lab investigates how steel materials and zirconium (Zr) alloys degrade through irradiation, corrosion, and hydrogen absorption (hydriding), using microstructural analysis and mechanical strength measurements. Based on these results, the lab also works on developing new materials and new testing methods.
Katsuyuki Suzuki, Professor
Structures & Mechanics0 student voices
The lab uses mathematical methods such as optimal design and machine learning to optimize the design of systems in which structures, artifacts, people, and society interact. Its targets are wide-ranging, including naval architecture, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, and sports engineering. The lab works closely with industry, advancing the design of actual products through joint research with companies. The Suzuki Lab and the Yonekura Lab jointly conduct part of their research and education.
Yusuke Hara, Associate Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban0 student voices
Hara Lab focuses on people's activities and travel behavior in cities, and conducts research to solve social challenges facing cities and regions. Using data such as GPS movement records of people and vehicles and social media, the lab develops methods for understanding activity in cities. Using game theory, the lab designs the institutions and pricing needed to bring new forms of mobility, such as autonomous driving, sharing services, and MaaS, into cities. The lab values both theoretical rigor and practical usability.
Long Yin, Associate Professor
Economics & Social Systems0 student voices
Long Lab studies sustainability in everyday life. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to topics such as medicine and health, food, mobility, CO2 emissions from household consumption, and urban livability. The lab combines environmental systems analysis, big data, map-based spatial analysis, and quantitative methods that inform policy.
Tomohiro Tachi, Professor
Structures & Mechanics0 student voices
The Tachi Lab studies the relationship between the shapes of three-dimensional forms and the way structures function, with the aim of making it possible to design them. Starting from finding the shapes around us fascinating, the lab interprets them using geometric and computational methods. Its main themes are origami, which deals with the shapes and motions created by folding paper, and structural tessellation, which fills surfaces and space with polygons or polyhedra. Possible applications include temporary buildings that shift between a flat-folded state and a rigid three-dimensional state, and devices that control heat, light, and sound.
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