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Michio Kondoh, Professor
3 student voices
The Integrative Ecology Lab aims to gain an integrated understanding of the diversity, complexity, and adaptive evolution that characterize ecosystems. Ecosystems are enormous complex systems driven by diverse organisms interacting with one another. The lab uses a wide range of tools: analytical methods such as mathematical and statistical models, ecological monitoring data obtained from underwater visual surveys by diving, environmental DNA, and acoustic observation in the sea, and artificial ecosystem experiments using bacteria and insects. Professor Kaori Fujita (concurrent appointment) studies biodiversity and natural capital in business, the relationship between natural capital disclosure and finance, sustainable procurement that takes the environment and society into account, and the SDGs and regional revitalization. Assistant Professor Kota Ishikawa studies behavioral ecology and community ecology. Assistant Professor Chisato Kobayashi (project appointment) studies plant-processing behavior of herbivorous insects, interspecific interactions surrounding herbivorous insects, the evolution of predator-avoidance behavior, and the relationship between humans and nature. In the graduate school, the lab corresponds to the Integrative Ecology group of the Department of Ecological Developmental Adaptability Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences.
Takuji Ishikawa, Professor
1 student voices
The biofluid mechanics group (Ishikawa/Kikuchi/Omori Lab) uses biomechanics to study the physiology and pathology of the blood circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems, among others. While studying flows related to living things, such as the flight of birds and the swimming of fish, the lab focuses on the flow and rheological properties of suspensions containing many small swimmers. Its research is presented in the fields of medicine, fluids, the environment, robotics, food, biology, and evolution. The lab is affiliated with the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Finemechanics in the Graduate School of Engineering at Tohoku University.
Koichi Hashimoto, Professor
1 student voices
The Intelligent Control Systems Lab belongs to the Division of Intelligent Robotics in the Department of System Information Sciences, Graduate School of Information Sciences. In the graduate school's list of labs, its keywords are visual servoing, high-speed vision, robotics, image processing, 3D data processing, and systems biology. The faculty are Professor Koichi Hashimoto and Project Associate Professor Naoya Chiba.
Anna Suzuki, Associate Professor
1 student voices
The Suzuki (Anna) Lab combines mathematics, information science, experiments, and practice, and aims to design the mechanisms of complex natural and social systems. Its starting point is geothermal energy, a domestic resource of which Japan has the third-largest reserves in the world. The connectivity of fractures in rock deep underground determines the flow of water and the movement of heat. At the same time, the lab treats differences in values within society as a resource for co-creation, and also designs mechanisms that generate connections between people.
Yuka Iga, Professor
1 student voices
The Iga Lab studies the complex gas-liquid two-phase flows caused by cavitation. Cavitation is a flow phenomenon in which the merging and splitting, expansion and contraction, and evaporation and condensation of bubbles in a liquid are intricately intertwined. In the turbopumps of liquid rocket engines, vibrations known as cavitation instabilities occur, and cases have been reported in which they led to serious accidents. By combining numerical analysis on supercomputers with experiments, the lab aims to improve the performance of next-generation fluid machinery systems.
Junnosuke Okajima, Associate Professor
1 student voices
The Okajima Lab uses experiments and numerical simulation to study phenomena in which heat is transported while the phase changes, as in boiling. Near a wall, a line where solid, gas, and liquid meet and a thin liquid film form, and evaporation occurs at a very small scale. The lab builds models that take these phenomena into account, aiming to improve the performance of thermal-fluid systems. It also studies cavitation that occurs around heated objects, aiming for a unified understanding with boiling.
Tetsuya Uchimoto, Professor
1 student voices
The Uchimoto Lab studies nondestructive evaluation technologies that support the safety and reliability of industrial and energy systems. Using electromagnetic and acoustic (ultrasonic) methods, the lab detects degradation, defects, and damage in metals and composite materials, and quantifies their extent. It combines high-accuracy modeling with inverse analysis. By combining multiple sensors and collaborating with researchers in materials science and data science, the lab aims to develop inspection and monitoring methods that can be used in the field.
Go Yamamoto, Associate Professor
1 student voices
The Yamamoto Lab studies the mechanics of composite materials made with carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes. Using in situ observation with synchrotron X-rays and electron microscopes, the lab examines where and how materials fail, and builds models that predict strength. It links the nano, micro, and macro scales to clarify the relationship between structure and mechanical properties. The lab is also developing methods to measure the elastic constants of materials with complex shapes without cutting them.
Kanjuro Makihara, Professor
1 student voices
The Makihara-Hara/Otsuka Lab studies the structural design of space structures and aerospace structures from the standpoint of applied mechanics. The lab advances research on structural control using large experimental setups that assume space stations, lunar bases, and Mars bases. The lab also works on demonstrations that harvest the energy of structural vibration, which hinders space activities, to generate power and put it to use in space activities. It also takes on research for the future of space development, such as preparation for space debris impacts and debris removal systems. Toward the realization of Mars airplanes and similar vehicles, the lab has also started research and wind tunnel experiments that combine structural control with fluids and mechanisms.
Hiroshi Jinnai, Professor
1 student voices
The Jinnai Lab studies nanoscale structures inside polymer materials by observing them with electron microscopy. Polymers are lightweight, soft, and easy to process, and are widely used in industry. Their properties are linked to the fine molecular- and nanoscale structures that form inside them, but the relationship between the two is still not well understood. The lab develops state-of-the-art transmission electron microscopy techniques itself, working on 3D observation of self-assembled structures and observation of single polymer chains.
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