Ourlabconductsscientificresearchon(1)understandingfiredynamicsandfirefighters’workingenvironment,(2)heattransferprocessinfirefighters’personalprotectionequipment(PPE),(3)developmentandrevisiononstandardfiretestsandthermalperformancerequirementofmaterialandPPEand(4)developmentofnewfirefighterPPE.Finally,researchonfireprotectionformaterialsandpeopleisoneofourobjectives,butouressentialgoalistoeducatefirefighters(emergencyresponders)aboutbetterunderstandingoffundamentaloffireriskandphysicswithinPPEfortheirsafeoperation.AdvancedIndustrialTechnologyprincipalandHeat Plate(60�)ProfessorNatsukitookhiscurrentpositionin2020afterworkingasaresearcheratHitachiChemical’sTsukubaResearchandDevelopmentCenter,theNationalInstituteofScienceandTechnology,andtheNewEnergyandDevelopmentIndustrialOrganization.Hisofareasresearchincludethecreationofcompositematerials,compositematerialengineering,andcomputationalsciencefortheanalysisandevaluationoftheirproperties.AftercompletionofPh.D.attheUniv.ofMarylandintheU.S.,hehadworkedforNat’lRes.Inst.ofFireandDisasterasaresearchscientistandafederalfireinvestigatorbeforejoiningShinshuUniv.in2023.Hisexpertiseisthermalandfireprotectionitsengineeringapplicationofpersonalprotection.TheelasticmodulusofCNTisahighelasticmodulusofabout1TPa.ItisseenthattheeffectofthenanotubestructureonthetensilestrengthofCNTs.Asimplyone-stepmethodofbindingAgNPstothesurfaceofCNTsisdevelopedandevaluated.Thenanocompositescanbeusedtotransparentconductivefilms,includingelectrochromicglass,andsolarpanels.Evaluation of firefighter clothing by flash fire manikin. Fundamental research on test method against heat and flame will be contributed to international standard (ISO) developmentDevelopment of testing method against heat and flame for firefighting gloves. Design of fabric layering in firefighting gloves will be developed by fabric and by whole glove testPETIfocusonstudyingthemechanicalpropertiesofcarbonnanotubes(CNTs),forexampleelasticity,vibration,andbuckling,andusingtheCNTstodevelophigh-functionalitynanocompositematerials.MylableveragestheuniquepropertiesofCNT,whichcannotbeachievedwithothermaterials,tocreatelightweightandhighlyfunctionalCNT-strengthenedcompositematerialsandtoutilizetheminnumerousways.NozzleandProfessorNATSUKIToshiakiProfessorWAKATSUKIKaoruOutlook for researchNano-compositematerialsmadeusingCNTcanbemadesuitableforuseinaerospaceandsportsequipmentapplicationsbyincreasingtheirmechanicalpropertiesofattenuationandvibrationcontrol.FurtherresearchanddevelopmentcanbeexpectedtoleadtoexpandeduseofCNTpropertiesfornumerouspurposes.Outlook for students after graduationGraduatesareactiveinawidearrayofdomains,includingatsoftwarecompaniesandgovernmentagenciesinadditiontotextile,applianceandelectricalequipment,andautomotivepartmanufacturers.Outlook for researchPrincipleofnaturalphenomenashallbeunderstoodbyengineering.sciencesThroughouttheresearchinourlab,understandingofscalegapbetweenidealandfactwillberecognized.Thiswillbegoodexperienceandbasicknowledgetocontributetoresearchanddevelopmentfornewtechnology.usingvariousOutlook for students after graduationDuetoenergyconservationandfuelefficiency,manykindsofpolymermaterialsanditsapplicationhavebeendeveloped.Safetyshallbethefirstpriorityevenifmainobjectiveisnewmaterialdevelopment.Ourgraduateswillalwayshavesafetyconsciousnessinanynewtechnologydevelopment.Department of Machinery and RoboticsFunctional Machineryand MechanicsDepartment of Machinery and RoboticsFunctional Machineryand Mechanics16An extraordinary new material: Carbon nanotubes Creating and analyzing high-functionality nano-composite materialsScientific Research on Fire and its Application to Firefighter Safety
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