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Kuniyoshi Sugimoto, Professor
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The Reinforced Concrete Structures Lab studies building materials, structures, and construction methods in order to protect the safety of buildings and the lives and property of the people who gather and live in them. Buildings must be safe against external forces such as wind and earthquakes without exception, and as architectural design becomes more diverse, more advanced structural technology is required. The main subject is reinforced concrete buildings, and the lab deals with seismic performance, seismic retrofitting, and the investigation and analysis of earthquake damage. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Structural Engineering Field, SE Field Lab."
Hiroshi Katsuchi, Professor
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The Structural Engineering Lab (Division I) studies the effects of wind and earthquakes on bridges, new structures and members for bridges, and bridge diagnosis. The lab originally started with the effects of wind on very long bridges (long-span bridges) and wind-resistant structural design as its basic theme. It has since expanded its research into a wide range of structural engineering fields, including typhoon simulation, seismic resistance, joints, damage prediction, and monitoring, and it also carries out international cooperation, mainly in the field of bridge engineering. The lab has experimental facilities such as a low-speed wind tunnel and a Charpy impact testing machine.
Takayuki Suzuki, Professor
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In the fields of coastal engineering and coastal environmental engineering, the Coastal and Aquatic Environment Lab studies the management of coastal areas, including coastal conservation, promoting the use of coastal areas, and the conservation, remediation, and restoration of the coastal environment. Its research rests on two pillars: investigating the mechanisms of disasters such as tsunamis, storm surges, and high waves to devise countermeasures, and predicting and evaluating the environment of coastal areas and estuaries in order to restore it. The wave flume in the hydraulic experiment building owned by the lab is used for experiments and exercises for third-year undergraduates, and for experiments conducted as part of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral research. Every week, the lab holds a joint lab seminar attended by everyone from undergraduate thesis students to doctoral students, and presentations by international students are in English in principle.
Kimitoshi Hayano, Professor
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The Geotechnical Engineering and Geoenvironment Lab clarifies the phenomena and mechanics occurring in soil and ground, and works on developing and promoting geotechnical and foundation technologies. Its research focuses mainly on ground structures such as tunnels and river embankments, and it also puts effort into countermeasures against geotechnical hazards caused by heavy rain and earthquakes. The lab also studies the long-term stability of social infrastructure, monitoring technologies, and efficient maintenance methods. In recent years, it has turned its attention to green infrastructure that makes use of natural processes, aiming for sustainable, environmentally friendly cities and societies.
Mihoko Matsuyuki, Professor
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The Transportation and Urban Studies Lab studies urban transportation, urban planning, and traffic engineering in order to solve the wide range of transportation problems that arise in cities. The lab aims to contribute to transportation systems that are safe and comfortable for more people. The lab's page lists the movement of people and goods, modes of transportation, roads, rail tracks, and terminals as essential to both daily life and economic activity. The faculty members study traffic control and operation, land use and transportation, public transportation, and new mobility.
Akira Hosoda, Professor
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The Concrete Lab focuses on concrete structures and carries out research and education that contribute to making social infrastructure in Japan and abroad more resilient, more durable, and longer-lived. Its work ranges widely, from research and technology development on materials and structures to reform of social systems, covering not only academic research but also practical research. The lab actively collaborates with companies and operators, and also aims to put its research results into practice in society. The lab's website introduces it under the name "Concrete Lab."
Takehiro Sasaki, Professor
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The Ecosystem Assessment Lab seeks to understand how human activities affect ecosystems, and studies management and conservation approaches that balance the use and conservation of ecosystems. Its research sites include dryland grasslands such as those in Mongolia, alpine wetlands and forests, and cities such as Yokohama and Tokyo. Using field manipulation experiments and analysis of long-term data, the lab examines how biodiversity and ecosystem stability change under climate change and human activities. By taking part in overseas field survey projects and international research networks, the lab can also carry out large-scale research.
Maiko Kagami, Professor
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The Aquatic Ecology Lab focuses on aquatic ecosystems such as lakes, oceans, and snow and ice, and aims to clarify the ecology of microbes and their functions in material cycles. Based on fieldwork, the lab investigates the world of aquatic microbes by combining microscopy, DNA analysis, chemical analysis, and culture experiments. Ecosystems are changing rapidly due to climate change and human impacts, and it is still difficult to predict what changes environmental change will bring in the future. The lab also studies the role of chytrids, fungi that parasitize algae and other organisms.
Taizo Nakamori, Professor
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The Soil Biology Lab studies the diversity and ecology of organisms living in soil. Surveys are conducted in a variety of environments, including forests, coastlines, riverbeds, caves, and the gaps in urban concrete. The lab also investigates how the activities of soil organisms are connected to daily life and the environment, and how environmental pollution affects soil ecosystems. How to convey the fascination and importance of soil organisms to the next generation is also a subject of the lab's research.
Akiko Sakai, Professor
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The Plant Ecology Lab mainly deals with plant distribution, strategies, and evolution, and also studies societal initiatives. Japan is long from north to south, rich in topographic relief, and includes regions with extreme rainfall and heavy snowfall, giving it a diverse and beautiful natural environment. The lab explains that protecting the natural environment requires conserving ecosystems, which calls for both knowledge of the rules of the living world and people's efforts. The lab's keywords are trees, distribution, evolution, traits, and life history strategy, and the professor's researcher profile also lists UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.
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