Computational Materials Science and Mechanics – Kimizuka and Ohto Laboratory
Professor Hajime Kimizuka / Associate Professor Tatsuhiko Ohto / Assistant Professor Hiroshi Yukawa
- Measurement of atomic structure and prediction of mechanical characteristics in high-strength metal materials
- Construction and prediction of characteristics of quantum-theory modeling methods for hydrogen-permeable and hydrogen-storing materials
- Elucidation and control of mechanical characteristics of plastic-deformation mechanisms of nanolayered structural materials
- Development and application of modeling methods for elucidation of atomic-scale long-term phenomena (rare events)
- Development of ultra-high-purity hydrogen production devices, invention of new chemical application processes, and development of hydrogen sensors through the functional utilization of hydrogen-permeable metallic membranes
Physical Metallurgy – Adachi Laboratory
Professor Yoshitaka Adachi / Assistant Professor Chen Ta te
- 3D4D Material Science – Visualization and quantification of structure
- Comprehensive Studies of Material Information – Infrastructure construction for materials studies implementing artificial intelligence
- Device and Software Development – Development of a fully automatic serial-sectioning 3D microscope and a machine-learning-based comprehensive system for materials information
- Analysis of Deformation Behavior – Analysis of deformation behavior in polycrystalline materials through digital image correlation (DIC), the double-indenter method, neutron beams, and modeling
- Analysis of Phase-transformation Behavior – Analysis of nucleation and nuclear-growth behavior
- Steel – Development of state-of-the-art steel materials