Fuelcellsandwaterelectrolysisareindispensabletechnologiesforrealizingahydrogen-basedsociety.Theirapplicationswillexpandfrompowerplants,residentialcogenerationsystems,andautomobilestoportabledevicesandmedicalapplicationssuchasartificialorgans.Ourlaboratoryaimstocontributetothedevelopmentofhydrogenenergytechnologiesthroughelectrodeandsystemdesign.Engineeringisadisciplineforsolvingproblems.Inchemicalengineering,studentslearntomodelcomplexphenomenafrommicro-tomacro-scalesandtounderstandthemasintegratedsystems.Graduatesapplytheseskillsinawiderangeofindustries,includingchemistry,materials,automotive,andenergyfields.Conventional electrode Carbon supportedPlatinum catalystNovel electrodeCarbon-freePt nanosheetHydrogenproducedusingrenewableenergyisexpectedtoplayanimportantroleinaddressingenvironmentalandenergychallenges.Therefore,fuelcellsandwaterelectrolysisareessential.Wefocusonthedesignofelectrodestructuresforfuelcellsandwaterelectrolysis,usingnovelcatalystmaterials.Weinvestigatelow-Ptcatalystswithnanosheetstructures,aswellasnon-Ptoxide-basedandcarbon-basedcatalystsforfuelcells,andelectrodestructuresthatenhancehydrogenproductionefficiencyforwaterelectrolysis.Wealsoconductresearchon“tri-generation”systemscombiningelectricity,heatandgasutilization.AssociateProfessorFUKUNAGAHiroshiAssociateProfessorFukunagatookhiscurrentpositionin2009afterservingintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasanassistantprofessor.Hisprincipalareasofresearchchemicalincludeengineeringandelectrochemistryasregardssolidoxideandpolymerelectrolytefuelcells.AssociateProfessorMURAIKazukitechnologiesforThedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologybasedontheunderstandingofthestructurecontroltechnologyofmaterialsthatfollowbiologicalsystemsisthenextgenerationofenvironmentallyconsciousmanufacturingprocessesthatexceedsthebiomineralandbiologicaltissueswhichareexcellentfunctionalmaterialsinbiologicalsystems,anditisconsideredtocontributetotheformationofasafeandsecuresocietyofthenextgenerationasa“excellentfunctionalmaterials”.Throughresearchactivities,inadditionto“theoreticalthinking”forscience,wehave“presentationskills”toaccuratelyconveyideastopeople,wearedoing“educationtonurturepeople”tounderstandandpolishtheirownphilosophy.AftergraduationIwouldliketoaimforengineersandresearchersactiveintheworld.Carbon-freeIonomer-freereceivedPh.DinDr.MuraifromNagoyaEngineeringInstituteofTechnology(2015).HeworkedasaJSPSresearchfellowshipforyoungscientist(DC-2)andthenasanassistantprofessorinTokyoUniversityofScience(2015-2018),beforestartinghiscurrentpositionatShinshuUniversityin2018.biomineraltheNovelelectrodestructureutilizingPtnanosheetcatalystforpolymerelectrolytefuelcellsApower-generatingdevicethatusesasolidoxidefuelcellBiominerals(teeth,bones,seashells,andsoon)oflivingthingshaveveryexcellentfunctionsdespitebeingconstructedinamildenvironmentatnormaltemperatureandnormalpressure.Therefore,processlearning(biomineralization)areexpectedtoenablethecreationofmaterialswithsuperiorfunctionslikebiomineralbyaprocesswithasmallenvironmentalburden.Inadditiontoresearchonbiomineralization,laboratoriesarealsoresearchingsoftmaterials,aimingatmaterialstobebio-inspiredfromlivingorganisms.landscapeSyntheticofpeptideswhicharemodelmoleculesofproteinsElectrolyte membraneSoft matter (hydrogel) in which 95% of the mass consists of H2O���W3.6cm×H4.35cm�����11cm��22.2cmstructureoftheNanofiberhybridmaterialscomposedoforganicandinorganicmaterials.formationandimitatingOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationDepartment ofChemistry and MaterialsDepartment ofChemistry and Materials36Solving Environmental and Energy Issues with Fuel CellsDevelopment of Functional Materials inspired by biomineralization
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