工学部 研究紹介_2018_英語版

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RIKEN-ShinshuUniv. Collaboration LabNaokiKANAYAMAAssociateProfessorDoctor of Engineering (Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2002)Research Interest: Bio-Related Polymers, Colloid & Interface ScienceIn the FutureResearch MizuoMAEDAProfessorDoctor of Engineering (The University of Tokyo, 1983)Research Interest: Polymer Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, BiomaterialsOurlaboratorywasestablishedin2016basedonthecollaborationpartnershipbetweenRIKENandShinshuUniversity.Thepurposeofourresearchgroupistodevelophybridmaterialsbetweenartificialandbiologicalcomponentsforbioanalysisandclinicalapplications.Onthebasisofpolymerchemistry,materialchemistry,colloid&interfacescienceandbiochemistry,wearetryingtodevelopnewmaterialscomprisingbiologicalcomponents.Wealsofocusoncollaborationwithothergroupsandeducationofundergraduate/graduatestudents.Learn the Mysterious World Between Life and Materials from a Chemical PerspectiveJapanisenteringasuperagingsocietyaheadoftherestoftheworld,andmedicalneedsareexpectedtoincreaseanddiversify.Atthemoment,asacountermeasure,thereisaneedforachangetoasmarthealthcaresystemthatrealizespreventivemedicineandpreemptivemedicalcare.Forexample,inthehumangenome,itisbecomingclearthatslightsequencedifferences(single-nucleotidepolymorphisms:SNPs)inspecificpartsofgenesareinvolvedintheriskofdiseasedevelopmentanddrugsusceptibility.Althoughtheimportanceof“Tailor-madeMedicine"basedonindividualSNPinformationhasbeenstated,simpleandinexpensivedevicesthatanyonecanreceiveSNPdiagnosishavenotyetbeenrealized.Ourresearchgroupischallengingtheproblemofnext-generationmedicalcarethroughresearchondevelopmentandevaluationofbio-functionalmaterialscombiningartificialmaterialsandbiomaterials.Kikuchi LabIn the FutureResearch Research and Development of Component Parts and Auxiliary Fuel Tanks Used in Future Commercial AircraftOurlaboratoryconductsresearchanddevelopmentofcomponentpartsandauxiliaryfueltanksforfuturecommercialaircraft.Recently,moresmallcommercialaircraftandregionaljetsaremanufacturedinJapan.Therearemorethan3millionpartsandcomponentsinmoderncommercialaircraft,butthepercentageofthemmadeinJapanisonlyabout40%.ShinshuUniversityestablishedanaircraftresearchcenteratthenewIidaSatelliteCampusfromApril2017.Sowearecultivatinghumanresourcesandresearchinganddevelopingaircraftequipment.Yoshimi Kikuchi PhDProfessorShinshu University, 1998. development of sensorsfor hybrid cars and aircraft actuators. EU business residence, company president.Currently researching and developing aircraft equipment.Referenced figure:Internal structure of tank and oil gauge(right).Our laboratory is researching and developing a new auxiliary fuel tank system with high performance and high reliability.Flight distance can be increased substantially by loading auxiliary fuel tank which was equipped on retired commercial aircraft. We are researching development of a light, durable and precise oil gauge.Meansoftransportationhavegraduallyadvanced-firsthorse,thenautomobilesandnowaircraft.Weuseairplanesforsightseeingandbusinessnowadays.Todaywecantakeaone-daybusinesstriptoSoutheastAsiabyplane,andwewillbeabletogotoEuropeforbusinessorevenAmericaasadaytripinthenearfuture.Transportationbyaircraftdependsontheirperformance,sodevelopmentofaircraftisstudiedallovertheworld.Fieldsofaircraftresearchincludematerialsandpartsstrength,structuraldesign,enginedevelopmentandsystemsreliability.ShinshuUniversityisworkingontheleading-edgeofaircraftdevelopment.Would you like to join us to research and develop aircraft?74