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Toshihiro Maki, Associate Professor
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The Maki Lab uses robotics and information processing to research new exploration systems for the ocean and the seafloor. At its core are AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles), robots that make their own decisions and dive without a human pilot. By coordinating multiple robots, the lab aims to observe the seafloor in fine detail, over wide areas and long periods, which has been difficult with conventional ship-based methods.
Chang-Kyu Rheem, Professor
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The Rheem Lab studies sea-surface observation by remote sensing and the use of marine renewable energy. The lab builds systems that use microwave pulse Doppler radar to observe waves, winds over the sea, tsunamis and tide levels, drift ice, and more. It also studies systems that generate electricity from the power of waves and currents, and the effects that waves and currents have on floating offshore structures. The lab conducts experiments in real sea conditions at Hiratsuka in Sagami Bay, Kuji in Iwate Prefecture, and Monbetsu in Hokkaido.
Yusuke Yokota, Associate Professor
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Yokota Lab studies underwater and seafloor information systems, building on satellite observation engineering and ocean engineering. The lab also works in space geodesy and Earth science, collaborating with many institutions to understand global-scale phenomena. Currently, the lab focuses on new sea-surface platform technologies centered on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), and on applying them to observation.
Takashi Kikuchi, Visiting Professor
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The Kikuchi Lab studies changes in the sea ice and ocean environment of the Arctic Ocean, which are progressing rapidly due to global warming. The rapid decline of Arctic sea ice has become known as one of the clearest signs of global warming. The lab aims to clarify the actual state and causes of these changes, mainly through observation. In addition to observations from the ocean research vessel Mirai and foreign icebreakers, the lab also collects year-round data using moorings and drifting buoys.
Tomoko Takahashi, Visiting Associate Professor
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The Takahashi Lab applies optical chemical analysis methods to develop technology that continuously measures a variety of substances in the ocean "on site." The ocean environment changes from moment to moment, so it is essential to monitor it with high accuracy over a wide area. Centered on technology development, the lab covers everything from the oceanographic understanding of what is being measured, to operation at sea, to data analysis and interpretation. The lab works across disciplines together with scientists and engineers in Japan and abroad.
Teppei Nunoura, Professor
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The Nunoura Lab conducts research on waste treatment technologies, with “waste” as its keyword. The lab develops technologies that render chemically hazardous waste harmless and technologies that generate resources and energy from waste, and also evaluates their environmental safety. Recently, it has been working on the decomposition and fuel gasification of hazardous waste using high-temperature, high-pressure water, and on converting lignin, a component of plants, into useful chemicals. Graduate students with a variety of backgrounds are enrolled and conduct research together.
Yasuaki Hijioka, Visiting Professor
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The Hijioka-Fujii-Nakajima Lab conducts research on building a sound material-cycle society, centered on recycling and waste issues and global warming. Through a collaborative program with the National Institute for Environmental Studies, students carry out their research while discussing it with three faculty members from the institute. The lab's research rests on three pillars: interdisciplinary research that presents the vision of the society to aim for, systems engineering research that evaluates material flows and environmental impacts, and social science research that identifies the policies and initiatives needed.
Takeshi Iimoto, Professor
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The Iimoto Lab studies environmental safety and risk management related to radiation, with "radiation (radioactivity)" and "radiological protection" as its keywords. People encounter radiation in many settings: natural radiation that has existed since ancient times, artificial radiation used in medicine and industry, radioactive waste, and environments contaminated by nuclear power plant accidents. The lab takes on the issues surrounding these radiation environments from both the natural sciences and the social sciences. Research themes are chosen in line with trends at international organizations and with the issues and needs of regulatory science in Japan.
Masaaki Mochimaru, Visiting Professor
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The Human Augmentation Chair studies "human augmentation," which uses sensors, VR/AR, robots, and other technologies to enhance the functions of the human mind and body. Based on the idea that people change their environment through their own actions and perceive those changes, the chair works on technologies that enhance physical ability, motivation to keep going, and cognitive ability. The chair is located inside the AIST Kashiwa Center on the Kashiwa II Campus, and researchers from AIST serve as visiting faculty members who supervise students. In collaboration with companies and medical institutions, the chair researches technologies useful in caregiving, health, and the workplace, and also works on improving performance in sports, music, and games.
Kayoko Kurita, Professor (Concurrent)
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The Endowed Chair for the Creation of Innovative Learning studies how human "learning" works and develops new ways of learning and teaching. Aiming for an inclusive society where everyone can thrive, it explores methodologies for developing diverse people and ways of sharing how to learn. It brings together methods for measuring people's physiological and psychological states, effective ways of giving people feedback, and multifaceted assessment methods into systems that support learning. Combining insights from ergonomics, education, and human interface research with technologies such as signal processing, AI, and XR, it conducts its research in collaboration with Nagase Co., Ltd.
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