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Hiroto Habu, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Habu Lab studies fuels (space propellants) that propel rockets and space probes. Propellants often use substances with large amounts of energy, so knowledge of how to handle them safely is essential, not just performance. The lab broadly investigates the chemical properties, combustion behavior, and stability of fuels and their raw materials, aiming to apply the results to space science exploration and space development. The lab is located at the JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, and graduate students are enrolled in the University of Tokyo's graduate school, where they receive research supervision.
Akira Nakayama, Professor
Chemistry & Catalysis0 student voices
The Nakayama Lab specializes in theoretical chemistry and computational molecular engineering, studying molecules and chemical reactions through computer calculations. Based on theories of electronic states and reactions, the lab develops quantum simulation methods that reproduce the motion and reactions of molecules. Using these methods, the lab designs catalysts and materials with optical functions, aiming to address environmental and energy problems. The lab also actively conducts joint research with groups in spectroscopic measurement, organic synthesis, and materials development.
Vincent Tung, Professor
Semiconductors & Electronic Devices0 student voices
The Tung Lab researches how to turn two-dimensional materials, extremely thin materials made of atomic layers, into technologies that can actually be used. By gaining a deep understanding of epitaxy, a method of growing crystals, the lab investigates how materials grow on a substrate and finely controls their synthesis. The lab creates new p-type two-dimensional semiconductors, expanding the range of materials available for atomically thin devices. Drawing on chemical engineering principles, the lab aims to develop guidelines for designing semiconductor materials, interfaces, and manufacturing processes.
Yoshito Oshima, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
Oshima-Akizuki Lab studies laboratory safety and the engineering use of supercritical fluids. At Oshima Lab, the laboratory is viewed as a system made up of people, objects, and places, and safety is approached through human cognition and behavior. At Akizuki Lab, researchers use supercritical water and other substances that have special properties at high temperature and high pressure to develop environmentally friendly chemical processes. After joining the lab, undergraduate students have an interview and, taking their preferences into account, work in one of the two fields.
Kenta Iyoki, Associate Professor
Materials & Nanotech0 student voices
The Iyoki Lab creates new materials that help solve environmental problems, and studies them from their synthesis processes through to their applications. It is particularly strong in the synthesis and application of zeolites, porous materials used as catalysts and adsorbents. To address challenges such as carbon neutrality and the circular economy, the lab will extend its research to other materials and to evaluation at the level of whole systems. Lab visits are accepted at any time.
Masaaki Kitajima, Project Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The International Wastewater Epidemiology Lab studies wastewater-based epidemiology, a field that reads the spread of infectious diseases from pathogens such as viruses found in wastewater. Viruses shed by infected people travel through the sewer system and gather at wastewater treatment plants. Using this sewer system is expected to make it possible to detect outbreaks of infectious diseases early and to track how epidemics are moving. The lab is an industry-funded collaborative research course (a corporate-sponsored endowed chair), and conducts joint research with Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and Shimadzu Corporation.
Sato Hiroyasu, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Socio-Ecological Systems Lab studies human society and natural ecosystems as a single system in which each influences the other. The lab works on improving the performance of wastewater treatment by using microbial communities, with the aim of improving urban water environments. It also studies how human society can be sustained within the larger natural environment, including natural disasters. Located at Kashiwa Campus, the lab consists of two labs: the Sato-Kazama Lab and the Onuki Lab.
Hiroyuki Katayama, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Urban Sanitary Engineering Lab studies the microbiological safety of urban water, focusing mainly on viruses in water. Waterborne infectious diseases tend to be seen as a problem of developing countries, but even in developed countries, delivering sufficiently safe water is not easy. Looking across drinking water supply, the water environment, and sewage together, the lab traces where disease-causing microorganisms come from and where they go. On that basis, it aims to make urban water safe through environmental engineering technologies.
Tsuyoshi Fujita, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Regional Circular and Symbiotic Systems Lab studies the flows of resources and energy in cities and regions, and the environmental impacts that come with them. The lab conducts research on systems that circulate and reuse resources accumulated in cities, and on systems for managing energy at the regional level. The lab takes a scientific approach to how the environment, society, and the economy can coexist, and aims to implement such systems in communities to help realize a decarbonized society and a circular society. The lab was newly established in FY2020.
Takaaki Kato, Professor
Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban0 student voices
Kato Lab studies "Regional Safety Systems," which examines the community mechanisms that allow everyone to live safely and with peace of mind. Focusing on districts where buildings, roads, and other structures are concentrated, the lab scientifically evaluates how vulnerable urban areas are to natural disasters. The lab practices disaster-resilient community planning together with residents and local governments on the ground, and also studies preparation for recovery after disasters. It addresses not only earthquakes but also large-scale floods that take climate change into account.
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