Graduate School of Engineering Science / Professor
CO2 fixation
Next-generation secondary batteries
Research Overview
Production of raw materials, fuels, and food through CO2 utilization, and
next-generation secondary batteries using air as the active material
Research Projects
NEDO Moonshot Research & Development Program, JST Green Technologies of Excellence, JST
Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem
Exploration of novel physical characteristics based on semiconductor optical materials
and development of energy management technologies using light and semiconductors
GaN perfect crystals that realize GaN power semiconductors and semiconductor
manufacturing equipment technology that realizes generation AI
Research Projects
Acceleration of Social Implementation and Dissemination of Components and Materials for
Realizing Innovative CO2 Emission Reduction(Development and verification of
high-efficiency inverters and fast chargers using ultra-low resistance GaN wafers）
Related Activities
Director of the Environmental Technology Association
Development of high-performance and safe rechargeable batteries based on new electrolyte
design
Research Projects
KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B), KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for
Scientific Research (A), KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering), JST
GteX, JSPS JRP-LEAD with DFG, NEDO International Collaboration
World Residential Energy Forecasting, Progress Evaluation of Japanese Global Warming
Countermeasure and Power System Evaluation by Bottom-up type energy end-use simulation
Research Projects
EDITS(IIASA-RITE), Environment Research and Technology Development Fund, JST-CREST
Related Activities
Director General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE),
Chairman, Global Environment Committee, Central Environment Council, Council Member,
Science Council of Japan, Sub-Program Director, Cross-Ministerial Strategic Innovation
Promotion Program “Development of Smart Energy Management System”
Establishment of Anisotropic Materials Science Based on Green Innovation to Enable High
Functionality Even in Extreme Environments, Including Living Organisms and Ultra-High
Temperatures
Research Projects
JST-CREST-Nanomechanics: Elucidation of Macroscale Mechanical Properties Based on
Understanding Nanoscale Dynamics for Innovative Mechanical Materials, K Program: Metal
Additive Manufacturing (NEDO), The Cross-Ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion
Program (SIP), etc.
Related Activities
International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science & Engineering (IUSBSE) Fellow
Studying not just about beautiful forms, but also about the design and management of
artifactual systems to create a more beautiful and sustainable world. Developing
methodologies and computer-aided systems based on life cycle engineering, design
engineering and environmental studies through international collaboration and
industry-academia cooperation
Related Activities
Chairman, Carbon Neutral Research Association in Industry
Bio-based production by microbial and mammalian cells
Research Projects
Development of Production Technology for Bio-based Products to Accelerate the
Realization of Carbon Recycling (NEDO), “Integrated Development of Viral Vector
Manufacturing Technology” in the AMED program as “Fundamental Technology Development
Project for Industrialization of Regenerative Medicine and Gene Therapy (AMED) ,
“Project Focused on Developing Key Technology for Discovering and Manufacturing Drugs
for Next-Generation Treatment and Diagnosis”（Next-generation biologics manufacturing
conforming to global standards)（AMED）
Related Activities
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth Trustee,
Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry, Industrial Structure Council, Chairman of the
Biotechnology Subcommitee
Research and social practices of Future Design, in collaboration with academia, the
government and industry
Research Projects
International project “CoSynHealth: Conflicts and Synergies between carbon-neutral and
healthy City Scenarios” in collaboration with university and research institute in
Germany
Related Activities
Chair, Kinki Regional Committees on Energy Supply and Demand and Prevention of Global
Warming
Area Studies as an Integrated Interdisciplinary Approach
Life Environmental Sciences
Research Overview
Exploring “life” and understanding how to coexist with nature through dynamic and
practical research
Research Projects
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Regional Revitalization Consortium Research and
Development Project and Regional New Industry Creation Technology Development Subsidy
Project (2004-2008), Steel Foundation for Environmental Protection Technology
(2012-2013), JFE 21st Century Foundation (2024-2025)
