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0.2mmPhotoofopenedundershottypeturbine.Theelectricpowerisusedforlightinginahouse.Waterfalltypeturbine（left）andJettypeturbine(right)Eachelectricpowerisusedforanelectrifiedfenceandasatellitemobilephone.IioLabHydropoweristhehighest-potentialrenewableenergysourceinJapan.However,thereisnoroomleftinJapanfornewconstructionoflargehydroelectricpowerplants.Ontheotherhand,wecanutilizeourEco-friendlyhydraulicturbinesinmanylowheadsites.Theturbinesdonotrequireanycivilengineering.Theseturbinesaresuitableforriversandirrigationcanals,whichhavelittleheadbutmuchflowrateorhighspeedstream.Ourapproachleadstocheaperpowergenerationwithoutenvironmentaldisruptions,comparedwiththatoflarge-scalehydroelectricpowerplants.Ourmissionistoprovideasolutiontosavetheenvironmentthroughresearchofcuttingedge,eco-friendlyturbinetechnology.Wehavedevelopedwaterturbinestomatchvariouswaterflows,andstudiedtoimprovetheperformanceofturbinesinthelab.Weconductexperimentsoutsidethelabtoimprovethedurabilityofeco-friendlyturbinesandtheirpowergenerationabilitybyagridofconnectedmultipleturbines.Thegraduatesareactiveintheenvironmental,mechanical,automotive,energy,material,electronics/electronandgovernmentalfieldsinJapanandabroad.ShouichiroIioAssociate ProfessorFluid engineering, Eco-friendly hydraulic turbine, Flow measurement and control, Jet flow, Pneumatic system, Hydraulics. 『Eco-Friendly Hydraulic Turbine』〜For Low Head Sites In the FutureAfter GraduationEnvironmental Science &TechnologyKataokaLabHowdoyouthinkaboutlifeandtheapplicationoflifesystem?Mylabhasbeenstudyinglifesciences,molecularbiology,genetics,cellbiology,neurosciencesystemsbiology,syntheticbiology.Lifeisveryinterestingintheviewpointofsystem,design,andphilosophy:forexample,whatisIorweorwhatisahumanbeing.Ibelieveadvancedlifesciencesthatmylabworksoniscertainlyimportantforourfuture.FinallyIusuallywelcomestudentswhoareeagertojointhisexcitingfield.Theunderstandingoflifesystemhasprogresseddramaticallyinthepastfiveorsixdecades.Butmanymysteriesremainandtheultimategoal,thatisthecompleteunderstandingoflifeisstillfarbeyondourreach.Weaimattheapplicationofknowledgefrombasicresearch.Thefieldofapplicationisbroadandincludesfood,medical,pharmacy,MasakazuKataokaPh.D.AssociatePfofessorPractical data handled in Kataoka lab. You can see raw data in the field of molecular biology, biochemistry, structural biology, cell biology and neuroscience, respectively. Life Sciences Lab: Creation of Systems Based on Life Summarized images of the synthetic biology. Can we behave as “the God of Sun”? Aftergraduation,studentsareworkingatcompaniesinthefieldsoffood,medical,pharmacyandsoon.Someareworkingasdomesticcivilservants.In the FutureAfter GraduationEnvironmental Science &Technology62

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