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Ryu Funase, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Funase-Ikari Lab researches new space systems, starting with microsatellites. From 1 kg microsatellites to 1 km-scale "furoshiki satellites" (named after the Japanese wrapping cloth), the lab pursues research and development with ideas that are not bound by the conventions of traditional space development. With microsatellites, for which it has accumulated experience in launch and operation, the lab focuses on developing the technology needed for practical use and on finding new ways to use them. The lab also conducts research in control engineering and artificial intelligence to operate space systems more effectively.
Mitsunori Iwataki, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Coastal Marine Environment Lab studies the phylogeny, taxonomy, and distribution of harmful microalgae that cause red tides and shellfish toxins. Microalgae are tiny algae visible only under a microscope. They support biological production in the sea, but some species produce harmful substances. Working mainly in coastal areas of Japan and Southeast Asia, the lab identifies species by observing fine cell structures and analyzing genes. Students study in the same room and attend the same seminars as the Aquatic Bioenvironment Lab, so they also have the chance to learn about zooplankton and oceanography.
Mitsutaku Makino, Professor
Environment & Sustainability1 student voices
The Makino Lab studies approaches that reconcile the use and conservation of the ocean. Rather than looking at marine ecosystems and human society separately, the lab focuses on how the two interact. Crossing the boundary between science and society, the lab works with international organizations, governments, industry, and civil society to co-create knowledge. The lab extends what it learns in Japan to the Asia-Pacific and the world, and considers sustainable relationships between people and the ocean globally.
Kentaro Morita, Professor
Food & Agriculture1 student voices
The Morita Lab studies the dynamics of populations and communities of aquatic organisms. From rivers and coasts to the open ocean, the lab combines field surveys with mathematical models to investigate the evolution of life history and population fluctuations. It also examines how human activities such as dams, invasive species, fishing, and stocking affect fish. To leave precious aquatic organisms and nature to the next generation, the lab places importance on the perspective of conservation ecology.
Shuichi Asakawa, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Aquatic Biotechnology Lab studies the genes and proteins of organisms that live in water, such as fish, shellfish, and plankton. The lab investigates how genes and proteins are involved in life phenomena such as development, growth, adaptation to the environment, reproduction, and aging. Using methods from genetic engineering, biochemistry, and cell biology, the lab also carries out genome analysis and studies of the functions of RNA. Its subjects range widely from bacteria to dolphins and whales, and its work covers both basic and applied research.
Hideki Ushio, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Fisheries Chemistry Lab aims to uncover the biological strategies that aquatic organisms have acquired over the course of evolution, and to put them to use as effectively as possible. The lab combines methods from biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, physical chemistry, and bioinformatics. Its subjects range widely from microorganisms to mammals, and its results extend into the fields of food, energy, and the environment. Because fish and shellfish resources are limited, the lab places importance on wasting nothing and making use of them to the very end.
Kataaki Okubo, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Aquatic Physiology Lab studies the mechanisms that determine fish physiological functions and behavior. Fish are vertebrates like humans and share a similar body plan, but they also have features not seen in humans, such as sex change and migration. The lab tackles questions such as why fish can change sex so easily and how they adapt to diverse environments ranging from freshwater to the sea. Questions about the research or the lab, and lab visits, are welcome at any time.
Akinori Takasuka, Professor
Food & Agriculture1 student voices
The Fisheries Resource Science Lab conducts research on the sustainable use of fishery resources such as fish. The lab seeks to understand the mechanisms by which fishery resources increase and decrease, including their relationships with fisheries and with marine and river environments. To this end, it studies the life history of fish, including their reproduction, growth, survival, and migration. The lab aims to make this research a scientific foundation for assessing and managing fishery resources.
Yasunori Akashi, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban1 student voices
Akashi Lab researches how to make the energy systems used in buildings and communities energy-efficient and decarbonized. A distinctive feature of the lab is its use of information technologies, such as large volumes of sensor data (big data) and machine learning. The lab also works on the use of renewable energy and on creating healthy, comfortable indoor thermal and air environments. Together with Taniguchi Lab and Miyata Lab, the lab forms the "Building GX (Green Transformation) Research Group" and carries out joint activities.
Ippei Maruyama, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban1 student voices
The Maruyama Lab studies construction materials such as concrete from the perspectives of chemistry and physics. The lab aims to understand and predict how materials change over time, so that their performance over many years can be foreseen and put to good use. The lab also takes part in national projects, including technology for making new concrete from waste concrete and CO₂. The lab works together with the Noguchi Lab and the Yoshioka Lab as the "Building Materials Laboratories."
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