Staff and Research Fields

Department of Mechanical Engineering

NAKANO, Michio

Professor

Dr. (Eng.) Hokkaido University
Internal Combustion Engine, Combustion Engineering
Anti-Knock Combustion, HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) Combustion, Chemical Kinetic Simulation
Oral Presentation Award 2003, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
Outstanding Technical Paper Award (57th), Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
Professional Engineer, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan

NINOMIYA, Shinichi

Professor

Dr. (Eng.) Toyama Prefectural University, Precision machining, Production engineering, Quality engineering
Development of new processing method in precision machining or environmental technology, Electrical Machining Symposium '07, An award for the best paper, Musashi institute of technology (2009.3)

MURATA, Yasuhiko

Professor

Dr. (Eng.) The University of Tokyo, Polymer Processing
Injection Molding, Micro Molding, Die; Best Paper Award, Society of Plastic Engineer, Best Paper Award, Japan Society of Plastic Processing; Lecturer, The University of Tokyo

JIN, Masahiko

Professor

Dr. (Eng.) Utsunomiya University, Advanced Machine Tools
Metal cutting, Precision machining, Production engineering, Machine tool;

TANZAWA, Yoshiaki

Professor

Dr. (Eng.) Waseda University, Energy Engineering Wind turbine, Wind-power generation, Power and energy system; The Best Paper Award in Wind Energy at WREC 2002, The Best Poster in World Energy Generation at WREC2000,The Best Presentation Award (Power and System Division of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers); JSPS Research Fellow, Assistant at Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering Waseda University

ZHANG, Xiaoyou

Professor

Dr. (Eng.) Tokyo Institute of Technology, Advanced Mechanical Systems
Maglev actuator and its application
E-mail: zhang@nit.ac.jp

HOSODA, Shouichi

Professor

Master (Eng.) Chiba University, Industrial Design
Product design management,User experience design; Method of product design
E-mail: hosoda@nit.ac.jp

TAKIZAWA, Hideo

Professor

Dr. (Eng.) Yamanashi University(Master), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology(Dr.)
Mechanical engineering, Solid mechanics, Finite element method, Metal forming, Theory of plasticity
Young researchers award (JSTP,2004), Educational award (JSTP,2007), Best paper award (JLIM,2009)
Reseacher in non-ferrous metal industry (1993-2013), JSME-Certified Computational Mechanics Engineer (Senior Analyst)

KOGA, Nobuhiro

Professor

Dr. (Eng.) Nippon Institute of Technology, Plastic working
Metal forming, Die design; 1) Technical Prize, Japanese Socity of Die and Mould Technology 2) Technical Prize, The Japan Magunesium Association 3) Educational Prize, The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity
E-mail: koga@nit.ac.jp

KATO, Fumihito

Professorr

Dr. (Eng.) Osaka University
Specialized Field: MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System), Sensor Engineering, Micromachining
Research Theme: High-frequency quartz crystal microbalance biosensor, High-value-added sensor
Award: Best Paper Award of Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics 2010 (USE2010)
E-mail: fumihito.kato@nit.ac.jp

KUWAHARA, Takuya

Professor

Ph.D. in Engineering, Doshisha University; Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Ecole Centrale Paris Fluid Engineering; Nonthermal Plasma Applications; Environmental Protection Technology; Energy Conversion; Data Mining Technique - Energy conversion system using supercritical fluid - Plasma-biofuel hybrid zero-emission diesel system - Energy-saving type of environmental remediation technology using fuel cells and nonthermal plasma JSAME Best Paper Award, Japan Society of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, November 2011; IESJ Progress Award, The Institute of Electrostatics Japan, September 2013 Postdoctoral Researcher at Ecole Centrale Paris, Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan and Osaka Prefecture University; Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
E-mail: takuya.k@nit.ac.jp

OZAKI, Miyu

Associate Professor

Dr. (Eng.)Tokyo Denki University
Optical Engineering, Plasmonics

ISHIKAWA, Kiichiro

Associate Professor

Dr. (Eng.) Waseda University, Control Engineering, Mobile Mapping System, Unmanned Ground Vehicle, IEEE SSRR2005 Best paper award, Assistant Professor, Waseda University

KONDO, Atsushi

Associate Professor

Ph.D. Sophia University, Mechanical Engineering, P.E.Jp
Composite Materials, Damage Mechanics, Computational Mechanics
Young Researcher Award, Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences,Composite Award, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, United Kingdom
E-mail: kondo.atsushi@nit.ac.jp

MASUMOTO, Noriyasu

Assistant Professor

Dr. (Eng.) Waseda University, Vibration Engineering, Robotics, Energy Engineering
Vibration analysis, Radiant speaker, Spherical electromagnetic motor, Humanoid robot, Energy collection mechanism; Assistant at Waseda University; Visiting researcher at WABOT-HOUSE Laboratory in Waseda University

HIRAYAMA, Haruka

Assistant Professor

Msc ADVANCES INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, I was a designer and planner at Stanley Electric co.
E-mail: hirayama.haruka@nit.ac.jp

KOBAYASHI, Kazuya

Assistant Professor

Dr. (Sc.) Tokyo Metropolitan University
Soft Matter Physics, Fluid Mechanics
Dynamics of Complex Fluids, Development of a Flow Visualization Technique