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Yoshihisa Suyama, Professor
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The Forest Ecology Lab conducts research to protect species diversity and genetic diversity, focusing on forest plants around the world and endangered species. By examining DNA information, the lab clarifies genetic uniqueness and the evolutionary and distributional history of species, and applies the findings to conservation measures. For forest microbes, the lab investigates which microbes live where, and how they relate to climate change and to other organisms. The lab's main facility is at the Kawatabi Field Center in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, and it also has a laboratory at Aobayama.
Shinichiro Ogura, Professor
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The Grassland Animal Production Ecology Lab studies the relationships among soil, plants, and animals, centered on animal production on grassland. It applies the findings to livestock farming, aiming to advance sustainable animal production that takes animal welfare into account. Its main current research subject is grazing-based animal production. Moving away from livestock farming that mass-produces meat and milk cheaply, the lab aims to develop grazing production technologies that value ecosystem conservation and animal welfare. The main research site is the affiliated Complex Ecosystem Field Education and Research Center in Naruko Onsen, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Kiyotaka Nakagawa, Professor
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The Food Functional Analysis Lab investigates the reactions in which lipids undergo chemical changes such as oxidation and glycation in foods and in the body, and evaluates their effects on quality and on the body. Using mass spectrometry and other methods, the lab develops analytical techniques that distinguish lipid hydroperoxides, the primary products of oxidation, at the isomer level. The lab also studies functional components such as antioxidants from two sides: protecting food quality, and their form and function inside the body.
Go Hasegawa, Professor
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The Network Architecture Lab researches new network technologies to make the Internet faster, higher-performing, more energy-efficient, and more reliable. Its research themes include AI-based network control, next-generation Internet architecture, congestion control, mobile networks, and the design and optimization of large-scale network systems. Going beyond theory, the lab aims to create technologies that will support the information and communication infrastructure of the future, through simulation and implementation. The lab belongs to the Research Institute of Electrical Communication, and in the Graduate School of Information Sciences it is listed under the Department of Fundamental Information Science as "Communication Theory."
Yuji Nagata, Professor
1 student voices
The Microbial Genetics and Evolution Lab studies bacteria that degrade environmental pollutants chemically synthesized by humans. It aims to comprehensively understand, at the levels of enzymes, genes, genomes, cells, populations, and the environment, how such bacteria arose and by what mechanisms they can metabolize recalcitrant compounds. The knowledge gained is also used to establish methods for developing untapped microbial functions and for applications in environmental remediation.
Takashi Makino, Professor
1 student voices
The Evolutionary Genomics Lab (Makino Lab) uses large-scale biological information to understand the genetic basis of organisms' traits and aims to elucidate their evolutionary processes. As data such as genome sequences and gene expression accumulate rapidly with technological innovations like next-generation sequencing, it is becoming increasingly important to find what makes organisms fascinating in this vast amount of information. In particular, the lab focuses on genes duplicated in the genome and studies their relationship to diseases and ecological characteristics. In the graduate school, the lab corresponds to the Evolutionary Genomics group of the Department of Molecular and Chemical Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences.
Hitoshi Soyama, Professor
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The Soyama-Nakai Lab studies the comprehensive evaluation of the integrity and functionality of equipment and structures, with the aim of extending their service life. The core of its work is surface modification that uses the force released when bubbles collapse in water. Because metal can be strengthened simply by treating its surface, without changing the material or its shape, the lab is working to extend the technique to cars, aircraft, and industrial plants. Students can learn, hands-on through experiments, the strength of materials and fluid mechanics that are required for jobs in mechanical engineering.
Takeshi Yamaguchi, Professor
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The Yamaguchi-Ishizako Lab studies friction in soft materials such as rubber and biological tissue, as well as human motion analysis. It has been reported that deaths from falls, indoors and outdoors, exceed deaths from traffic accidents. Focusing on the friction between the sole of the foot and the floor, the lab investigates, through both experiments and theory, the conditions needed for stable walking. The lab also covers situations such as baseball pitching, where fingertip friction influences movement and performance.
Toshiaki Nishi, Associate Professor
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The Nishi Lab studies the friction of soft materials such as rubber and biological materials. Dry rubber shows high friction, but when water or oil is present, a lubricating film forms at the contact surface and rubber slips more easily. For shoe soles and car tires, keeping friction high even in the presence of liquid has long been a challenge. The lab tackles this challenge by developing techniques for observing contact surfaces, as well as ultra-high-friction surface designs and materials.
Wei Gao, Professor
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The Gao-Sato Lab studies ultra-precision measurement and control of the motion and shape of objects, which underpin next-generation manufacturing. Its two pillars are ultra-precision sensors that measure the motion of objects, and ultra-precision control that moves objects. The lab designs how to build sensors that use state-of-the-art lasers, and has recently also been working on ultra-precision sensors that incorporate machine learning. Besides its experiment rooms, the lab has a constant-temperature room for operating ultra-precision measurement and machining equipment, and a workshop for making experimental apparatus.
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