Energy and Environment Department
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Hirohisa Aki 安芸 裕久Ph.D.(Eng.) (Yokohama Nat. Univ.), Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000003985 Website: http://ensys.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ e-mail: aki@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpPower and energy systems: studies on demand-side oriented energy systems and development of integrated-distributed energy management systems.
統合分散エネルギーマネジメントシステム -
Masayoshi Ishida 石田 政義Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tsukuba), Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001046 Website: http://eclab.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ e-mail: ishida@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpDevelopment of high voltage insulation technique at high temperatures and high output generation systems using fuel cells are being studied to improve efficiency on energy conversion and transmission.
Fuel cell stack for development of new hydrogen process -
Tetsuya Kanagawa 金川 哲也Ph.D.(Eng.) (Hokkaido Univ.), Associate Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000003535 Website: http://kanagawa.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ e-mail: kanagawa.tetsuya.fu@u.tsukuba.ac.jpTheoretical development for new framework of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. Integration of continuum, non-equilibrium statistical, and molecular dynamics approaches for flows with an interface (e.g., multiphase flows and bubble dynamics). Nonlinear acoustics and wave theory, e.g., shock waves and solitons. Physico-mathematical modelling of ultrasonic medical engineering, blood flow and blood vessels, volcanic eruptions and seismic waves, etc.
Two types of weakly nonlinear evolutions of acoustic waves in bubbly liquids -
Akiko Kaneko 金子 暁子Ph.D.(Eng.) (Keio Univ.), Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001068 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~abe/ e-mail: kaneko@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpStudy on multiphase flow based on the energy and environmental issue.
Fission of bubbles in venturi tube -
Daisuke Kodaira 小平 大輔Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Kyungpook National University), Assistant Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/ja/researchers/0000004636 Website: https://smartgrid.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ e-mail: kodaira.daisuke.gf@u.tsukuba.ac.jpPower Systems and Smart grid: electric vehicle charging scheduling, block-chain for energy trade, forecasting photovoltaic generation and energy demand based on machine learning
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Hiroyuki Sato 佐藤 博之(Japan Atomic Energy Agency) – Ph.D. (Tokyo. Inst. Tech.), Associate Professor Website: https://www.jaea.go.jp/04/o-arai/nhc/jp/index.html e-mail: sato.hiroyuki09@jaea.go.jpResearches on HTGR hydrogen electricity cogeneration systems, especially, researches on HTGR renewable hybrid energy systems and safety evaluation technology for coupling a H2 plant to a nuclear reactor
Demonstration of CO2-free Cogeneration of Hydrogen and Electricity using the HTTR: Japan’s first HTGR -
Biao Shen シェン ビャオPh.D.(Eng.) (Shanghai Jiap Tong Univ., China), Assistant Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000004371 Website: https://itr-lab.jp/ e-mail: shen.biao.fu@u.tsukuba.ac.jpResearch and development of high-efficiency boiling surface design based on direct control of bubble nucleation and growth.
High-speed image of bubble pinch-off from a wettability-patterned surface -
Naoki Shirakawa 白川 直樹Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tokyo), Associate Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001064 Website: http://surface.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ e-mail: naoki-s@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpRiver basin management with engineering and socio-economic approaches. Environmental flow, environmental economics, decision making process.
Field survay in a river -
Koji Dairaku 大楽 浩司Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tokyo), Associate Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000004256 Website: https://www.restec.or.jp/recca/staticpages/index/dairaku.html e-mail: dairaku@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpHydro-climate simulation and statistical mathematical analysis of regional hydro-climate system, flood hazard and risk assessment, and renewable energy under climate change
Multi-model regional climate simulations -
Satoshi Takewaka 武若 聡Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tsukuba), Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001057 Website: http://surface.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ e-mail: takewaka@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpRemote sensing, field survey and numerical modeling on coastal environments.
Kashimanada Coast observed by ASTER -
Masatoshi Denda 傳田 正利(Public Works Research Institute) – Ph.D. (Nagoya Univ.), Associate Professor Website: https://www.pwri.go.jp/team/rrt/ e-mail: denda@pwri.go.jpResearch on river ecosystem modeling and future prediction of river ecosystem.
Research on river ecosystem modeling and future prediction of river ecosystem. -
Hideaki Monji 文字 秀明Dr.Eng. (Univ. Tsukuba), Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001072 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~monji/ e-mail: monji@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpStudy on characteristics of dispersed two-phase flow : phase distribution of bubbly flow, separation process by centrifugal force for solid-liquid two-phase flow.
MOFIA (Moving Object-Flow Image Analyzer) -
Hiroyuki Yoshida 吉田 啓之(Japan Atomic Energy Agency) – Dr. Eng (Kyushu Univ.), Professor Website: http://nsec.jaea.go.jp/ndre/ndre2/tfg/en/index.html e-mail: yoshida.hiroyuki@jaea.go.jpDevelopment of analytical methods for two-phase flow in terms of thermal design of nuclear plant system
Visualization of a simulated two-phase flow in a sub-channel model of nuclear reactor
Disaster Control Department
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Takehiko Asai 浅井 健彦Ph.D. (Univ. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Associate Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000003847 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~asai/ e-mail: asai@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpSmart structural control system, self-powered vibration control with energy harvesting technologies.
Tuned inertilal mass electromagnetic transducer -
Daigoro Isobe 磯部 大吾郎Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tokyo), Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001058 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~isobe/index-j.html e-mail: isobe@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpNumerical and experimental studies on impact and collapse problems of structures, Parallel control of robotic mechanisms considering dynamics and structural strength, Application of computational mechanics and structural engineering essence to robotics.
Blast demolition experimental system -
Toshiyuki Kanakubo 金久保 利之Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tsukuba), Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001037 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~kanakubo/ e-mail: kanakubo@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpResearch on seismic behavior of large scale structures. Concrete structures using FRP or high performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites, development of isolating and controlling techniques for earthquake motions.
Loading test of HPFRCC beam -
Gaku Shoji 庄司 学Ph.D.(Eng.) (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001048 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~gshoji/ e-mail: gshoji@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpStructural safety and system reliability assessment for critical lifeline infrastructures such as transportation networks, utilities, and communication networks in view of seismic and tsunami risks, and mathematical modeling of public cognition against functional impairment of critical infrastructures during an event.
A bridge collapsed by Tsunami on Sumatra, 2004 -
Mayuko Nishio 西尾 真由子Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tokyo), Associate Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000004257 Website: https://sites.google.com/view/mayukonishiojp/home e-mail: nishio@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpStructural health monitoring (SHM), structural dynamics, seismic analysis, data assimilation, and machine learning.
Performance evaluation of existing bridge -
Naoto Mitsume 三目 直登Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tokyo), Assistant Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000004262 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~mitsume/ e-mail: mitsume@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpDevelopment of coupled models and analysis systems for simulation of multi-physics phenomena, Multi-physics simulation for solving real-world problems.
Wave-structure interaction simulation -
Akira Yasojima 八十島 章Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tsukuba), Associate Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001067 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~yasojima/ e-mail: yasojima@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpReseach on seismic performance and disaster prevention technology of reinforced concrete structure and structural material with environmental issues, maintenance and recycle technology.
Reseach of Historical Brick Masonry Buildings -
Kyosuke Yamamoto 山本 亨輔Ph.D.(Eng.) (Kyoto Univ.), Associate Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000003316 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~yamamoto_k/index.html e-mail: yamamoto_k@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpSHM(Structure Health Monitoring), Structural design.
Management for civil structures -
Sifan Wang Wang SifanPh.D.(Eng.) (Univ. of Tsukuba), Assistant Professor e-mail: sfwang@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpStructural Dynamics and Structural Health Monitoring
Multiscale Solid Materials Engineering Department
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Kazuhiro Enami 江並 和宏Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tokyo), Associate Professor e-mail: enami.kazuhiro.gp@u.tsukuba.ac.jp -
Yuichi Shintaku 新宅 勇一Ph.D.(Eng.) (Tohoku Univ.), Associate Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000003875 e-mail: shintaku@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpNumerical and experimental study on fracture mechanism of materials and its application for structure evaluation
Crack propagation with material degradation due to local chemical action of hydrogen in polycrystalline metals -
Yoshihisa Harada 原田 祥久(National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) – Ph.D.(Nagoya Univ.), Professor Website: https://unit.aist.go.jp/am-ri/group/spr.htm e-mail: harada.y@aist.go.jpResearch and development of materials reliability performance based on damage evaluation for structural and processing components such as electric power plants or transportation.
Multi-purpose materials testing machine and result of damage evaluation -
Akihiro Matsuda 松田 昭博Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tsukuba), Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001069 Website: http://poly.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ e-mail: a_matsuda@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpThermodynamic coupled simulation of mechanical-thermal-chemical properties of vulcanized rubber to evaluate sealing performance and aging behavior of O-rings or rubber-seals. Large deformation analysis of laminated rubber bearings and metal dampers for seismic isolation.
Diformation of rubber bearing by loading test and numerical simulation -
Tetsuya Matsuda 松田 哲也Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Nagoya), Associate Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001043 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~matsuda/ e-mail: matsuda@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpStudy of multi-scale simulation techniques. Evaluation of properties of solids which consist of microscopic structures using homogenization theory/FEM.
Multi-scale inelastic analysis of textile composites -
Naoki Morita 森田 直樹Ph.D.(Env.) (Univ. Tokyo), Assistant Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000004372 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~nmorita/ e-mail: nmorita@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpA study on the strength evaluation method of structures using multi-scale simulation. Development of analysis systems and parallel computing libraries for numerical simulation.
Domain decomposition for parallel FEM
Space Development Engineering Department
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Atsushi Okamoto 岡本 篤(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) – Ph.D. (Kyushu Univ.), Associate Professor e-mail: okamoto.atsushi@jaxa.jpResearch on passive and active thermal control devices aimed at innovating spacecraft thermal control.
Test Satellite-9 (Uses a two-phase fluid pump loop for thermal control of a communications payload) -
Toshihiro Kameda 亀田 敏弘Ph.D. (North Carolina State Univ.), Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001055 Website: http://kamelab.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ e-mail: kameda@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpComputational mechanics which covers mechanical behavior of inelastic and / or inhomogeneous materials. Linking molecular dynamics with finite element method, inverse analysis of materials with unknown constitutive relation.
Dislocations in copper crystal simulated by molecular dynamics -
Research on spacecraft/rocket propulsion systems and engine combustion, as well as related areas.
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Makihito Nishioka 西岡 牧人Dr.Eng. (Nagoya Univ.), Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001044 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~mnisioka/japanese.html e-mail: mnisioka@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpResearch on stabilities of fundamental laminar flames, new combustion methods for ultra lean premixed gas, and for ultra low grade fuel.
Temperature distribution of CH4-N2 flame computed by numerical simulation with complex chemical reactions
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Takayasu Fujino 藤野 貴康Ph.D.(Eng.) (Tokyo Inst. Tech.), Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001070 Website: http://fmm.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/new_mpd/ e-mail: tfujino@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpResearch on Application of Magnetohydrodynamics and Plasmadynamics to Energy and Aerospace Engineering.
Temperature distribution of plasma surrounding a space shuttle -
Takashi Matsushima 松島 亘志Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tokyo), Professor Profile: http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001053 Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~tmatsu/index.html e-mail: tmatsu@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpMicro-mechanics of granular and powder materials. Mechanics of liquefaction and debris flow.
Grain motion within a vertical cross section of a triaxial specimen -
Satoshi Matsumoto 松本 聡(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) – Ph.D. (Toyo Univ.), Professor Website: http://www.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/~matsumoto/wordpress/ e-mail: matsumoto.satoshi@jaxa.jpStudy on thermo-fluid phenomena utilizing the International Space Station, Non-linear dynamics of levitating drop
Liquid bridge formed in the International Space Station (ISS) -
Tadahito Mizutani 水谷 忠均(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) – Dr. Sci (Univ. Tokyo), Associate Professor e-mail: mizutani.tadahito@jaxa.jpResearch on smart structure and structural health monitoring of spacecraft and spacecraft using precision measurement technology
Highly stable spacecraft structure that requires precision measurement technology (image of large-diameter space telescope) -
Shigeru Yokota 横田 茂Ph.D.(Eng.) (Univ. Tokyo), Associate Professor Profile: https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000003541 Website: http://spl.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/index.html e-mail: yokota@kz.tsukuba.ac.jpSAdvanced space propulsion systems, such as electric propulsion or laser propulsion.
Hall thruster in operation