{"id":289,"date":"2025-08-25T09:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:08:59","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/en\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMBERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading vk_block-margin-xl--margin-bottom\">Research and Education Center for Atomic Sciences (as of April 1, 2025)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-vk-table-border-top-bottom\" style=\"line-height:1.8\"><table style=\"border-width:2px\"><tbody><tr><td>Director\uff5c<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Kazuaki Iwasa<\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deputy Director\uff5c<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\">Kenji Ohoyama<\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Office Staffs\uff5cKazuyoshi Ouchi, Kimiko Suzuki<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vk_block-margin-0--margin-top is-style-vk-table-border vk_block-margin-sm--margin-bottom\" style=\"line-height:2\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td><strong><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Division <\/span><span data-fontsize=\"14px\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">for  Collaborative Solution of <strong>Social<\/strong><\/span><span data-fontsize=\"14px\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span><span data-fontsize=\"14px\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><strong>\/ Regional Issues<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Applied <\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Atomic <\/span><\/strong><br><strong><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Science Division<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Advanced Reactor Research Division<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Radiation Safety <\/span><\/strong><br><strong><span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Division<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Function<\/td><td>Planning research plan of RECAS and management of joint research<\/td><td>Study of quantum beam, materials, and basic sciences<\/td><td>Study of next-generation nuclear reactors, energy sources<\/td><td>Study of radiation effect to living organisms and environment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Division Head<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\">Munetoshi Sakai<\/mark><\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Akinori Hoshikawa<\/mark><\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Etsuo Ishitsuka<\/mark><\/mark><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/info.ibaraki.ac.jp\/Profiles\/101\/0010073\/profile.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/info.ibaraki.ac.jp\/Profiles\/101\/0010073\/profile.html\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\">Yuji Torikai<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Permanent-Full Faculty<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\">Permanent Faculty<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Concurrent Faculty<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-2-color\">URA<\/mark><\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\">Munetoshi Sakai<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Kazuaki Iwasa<br>Teruhiko Kugo<br>Etsuo Ishitsuka<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-2-color\">Hideo HARADA<\/mark><\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Kazuaki Iwasa<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Akinori Hoshikawa<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Tomoki Maeda<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\">Kenji Ohoyama<br>Shigeo Sato<br>Souichiro Nishino<br>Hiromi Iinuma<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Keitaro Kuwahara<br>Teruyuki Ikeda<br>Makoto Yokoyama<br>Takehito Nakano<\/mark><\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\"><span data-fontsize=\"13px\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Kunihito Matsumura<\/span><br>Tsuyoshi Nishi<br>Seiji Mori<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Etsuo Ishitsuka<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-4-color\">Teruhiko Kugo<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\">Keisuke Yagi<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Nobuatsu Tanaka<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Kazuhiko Yamasaki<br>Kotaro Mori<br>Kenji Iwase<br>Takatoshi Nagano<\/mark><\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vk-color-custom-1-color\">Hiroshi Tauchi<br>Asako Nakamura<br>Yuji Torikai<br>Yasuhito Shomura<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Masaki Unno<br><span data-fontsize=\"13px\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Takahide Yamaguchi<\/span><br>Yui Obata<\/mark><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cooperation field<\/td><td><\/td><td>Material analysis and development<br><br>Quantum beam applications<\/td><td>Next-generation nuclear reactors<br><br>Fusion reactor<\/td><td>Radiation safety<br><br>Radiological medicine<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading vk_block-margin-xl--margin-bottom\">Introduction of RECAS <span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Member<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/iwasa2-edited-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Kazuaki Iwasa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=225e432c98bd0570&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"http:\/\/msp.fas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Numerous atoms and electrons present in materials exhibit unique physical properties such as magnetism and superconductivity, and discovery of new phenomena and phase states has potential to pave a way to future material functions. I am pursuing structural condensed matter physics, which focuses on spontaneous formation of new electronic states, such as higher-order electronic multipoles than well-known states such as monopole charge (positive or negative) and dipole<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1656004983\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1656004983\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1656004983', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1656004983\" style=\"display: none\"> magnetization (pairs of north and south poles). I also investigate magnetism, semimetals, and superconductivity that are unique to asymmetric crystal structures characterized by chirality. The spatial structure and dynamics in these electronic states are elucidated through neutron scattering experiments at J-PARC and JRR-3, and X-ray scattering experiments at KEK synchrotron radiation.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity vk_block-margin-xl--margin-bottom\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kenji-Ohoyama2-edited-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-334\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Kenji Ohoyama<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=4126fe446fc7319d&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/neutron.appl-beam.ibaraki.ac.jp\/index-e.html\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The performance of materials such as semiconductors is controlled by adding foreign elements (doping). For example, typical silicon semiconductors can achieve practical performance by doping with just 0.000001% phosphorus or boron. The Oyama Laboratory was the first in the world to achieve \"white neutron holography\" at J-PARC, a method for directly visualizing the effect of minute amounts of doping on the lattice of the parent material. Through holography<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1266942353\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1266942353\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1266942353', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1266942353\" style=\"display: none\"> experiments, we are conducting research into unique functional materials that can only be done at Ibaraki University.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity vk_block-margin-xl--margin-bottom\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Munetoshi-SAKAI3-edited-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Munetoshi Sakai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=0b3b55391de684eb&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the flow research and NEDO projects in KAST, we played the role of \"intellectual property management and research strategy formulation\" while practicing the \"launch customer model,\" which led to \"technology transfer\" of research results in the fields of \"mechanical engineering\" and \"materials and chemistry,\" which began from the basic research stage. In recent years, we have been focusing on nurturing researchers who can be active<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-376536503\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-376536503\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '376536503', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-376536503\" style=\"display: none\">  on the world stage through the \"TRiSTAR\" program, a top runner development program through collaboration between universities, national research institutes, and companies, which we are implementing jointly with the University of Tsukuba, and on creating university-based startups through the activities of the SU creation joint institute (program co-representative) of the \"Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem (GTIE),\" which is led by the University of Tokyo, Waseda University, and Institute of Science Tokyo.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity vk_block-margin-xl--margin-bottom\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hoshikawa-Akinori-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-331\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Akinori Hoshikawa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=b2acafd981d74189&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/qbsa.lab.ibaraki.ac.jp\/en\/\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">We are investigating the relationship between material properties and microstructural data obtained through quantum beams, mainly X-rays and neutrons. Our research focuses on the microstructural characteristics of various materials, including clathrate hydrates like methane hydrate, as well as oxide ceramics and plastics. Simultaneously, we are developing automatic control systems needed for these measurements and analyses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ishizuka-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-543\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ishizuka-1.png 480w, https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ishizuka-1-274x300.png 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Etsuo Ishitsuka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=7b70c2c4e0acded3520e17560c007669&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">I am exploring safe and beneficial ways to use radiation. My work includes the development of next-generation nuclear reactors, such as fusion reactors, and the production of medical radioisotopes used in hospitals. These new types of reactors are important because they can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, which are becoming less reliable due to global challenges. As technologies like AI continue to grow, the electricity demand will also increase. That\u2019s why we need cleaner and<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-69434060\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-69434060\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '69434060', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-69434060\" style=\"display: none\"> more sustainable energy sources. Medical radioisotopes are also rapidly advancing. They are used to diagnose how organs function and to treat diseases such as cancer. Through my research, I hope to help people better understand the value of nuclear technology, share accurate information with society, and pass this knowledge on to future generations.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/efce868339fccd15c809f9f6d8f3932a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-471\" style=\"width:290px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Yuji Torikai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=681c78f6142bd563&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">We are conducting research on the safe handling of tritium, a nuclear fusion fuel, as well as elucidating the migration pathway of tritium released into the environment into the living space and methods for analyzing environmental tritium. As part of this, we are conducting safety checks on fish and shellfish landed at ports in Fukushima Prefecture at the request of a retail industry association in Fukushima Prefecture, in order to confirm the safety of releasing ALPS-treated <span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-147937585\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-147937585\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '147937585', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-147937585\" style=\"display: none\"> water into the ocean following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. To date, no tritium has been detected in fish landed in Fukushima Prefecture, confirming their safety.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iinuma2024_Iinuma-Hiromi-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-473\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Hiromi Iinuma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=cb34d032e941f4eb&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/muonspin.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp\/wordpress\/\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">We are conducting experiments to explore physics beyond the Standard Model, namely the violation of time-reversal symmetry, at the muon beamline at J-PARC (Tokai Village). When the elementary particle muon is placed in a uniform magnetic field, it exhibits a spin-top-like motion known as spin precession. This rotation period is sensitive to the search for physics beyond the Standard Model and the electric dipole moment (EDM). The EDM is a physical quantity that suggests<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1853623403\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1853623403\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1853623403', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1853623403\" style=\"display: none\"> the violation of time-reversal symmetry, and if it can be directly detected experimentally, it will be the first in the world.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/T_Nishi_pic_NISHI-Tsuyoshi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Tsuyoshi Nishi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=1e0e7338dc1ee0ef&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/thermophysic.mat.ibaraki.ac.jp\/index-e.html\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">In severe accident analysis of nuclear power plants and fast reactors, it is essential to understand the properties of the molten mixture of control rod material (boron carbide) and reactor structural material (stainless steel) that melts in the reactor core. Viscosity, in particular, is considered to be the most important physical property. To systematically obtain the viscosity of such molten mixtures, we are conducting high-precision viscosity measurements using  <span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-458567154\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-458567154\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '458567154', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-458567154\" style=\"display: none\">a crucible rotational viscometer. We are also working on evaluating the thermal conductivity of borosilicate melts, which are promising candidates for solidified glass for high-level radioactive waste disposal.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_4898_300pixver_NAKAMURA-Asako.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-479\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Asako Nakamura<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=d11d00b53b952a7a&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/asakolab.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp\/index.html\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Our DNA is constantly damaged by ultraviolet rays from the sun, cosmic radiation from space, and even stress. Cells have mechanisms to repair DNA damage, but when a large amount of DNA damage occurs and exceeds the capacity of the repair mechanism, the repair cannot be completed, leading to cellular aging and carcinogenesis. Our laboratory uses techniques to visualize DNA damage to study the mechanisms by which radiation-induced DNA damage causes cellular aging,<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-311913529\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-311913529\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '311913529', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-311913529\" style=\"display: none\"> inflammatory responses, and cancer, as well as to conduct research to discover biomarkers for evaluating the biological effects of radiation.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-rounded is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/32fafc1a48677a1d51350a6ecfa1dfcc-790x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-577\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:289px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Shigeo Sato<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=e86753966880575d&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcherang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/crystal.appl-beam.ibaraki.ac.jp\/index.html\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Metallic materials are the foundation of the competitiveness of downstream industries such as automobiles, electronics, and precision machinery, and determine Japan's international presence. As demand for further improvements in a variety of functional properties, such as strength, ductility, magnetism, and conductivity, is growing, it is essential to develop innovative materials that focus on the microstructure, which is the origin of these properties.<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1174249004\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1174249004\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1174249004', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1174249004\" style=\"display: none\"> Against this background, we are working to develop precise analytical techniques for microstructures, making full use of cutting-edge probes such as neutrons, X-rays, and electron beams.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/smoripic3_MORI-Seiji-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-469\" style=\"width:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Seiji Mori<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=598dd74c6dc2b6f7&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/smorigroup\/home-en\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-0--margin-bottom\">In our physical organic chemistry laboratory, we utilize theoretical and computational chemistry methods to pursue research centered on two main the<span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">mes:<br>1. Fundamental studies aimed at elucidating the functions of organic compounds and enzymes in biological systems<br>2. Mechanistic analysis of highly selective catalytic reactions, leading to the design of novel reactions, materials, and catalysts based on these insights<span data-fontsize=\"16px\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\"><span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1754141907\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1754141907\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1754141907', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1754141907\" style=\"display: none\"><\/span><br>Physical organic chemistry lies at t<\/span>he intersection of physical chemistry and organic chemistry. One of the most fascinating aspects of organic chemistry is the discovery of unexpected phenomena arising from the diversity of compounds and reactions. Recently, this diversity has increasingly been understood in a unified framework based on the motion of atomic nuclei and electrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-0--margin-bottom\">Our laboratory adopts a unique research style that emphasizes the perspective of experimental chemistry while leveraging computational tools. Through this approach, we aim to deepen our understanding of physical organic chemistry and contribute to the development of new scientific knowledge.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity vk_block-margin-xl--margin-bottom\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hiroshi-Tauchi-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Hiroshi Tauchi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=435e3357d017e88d&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/tauchilab.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp\/\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">I specialize in radiation biology and molecular biology, and conduct research on the mechanisms by which DNA damage caused by radiation and other factors is repaired in mammalian cells, as well as on the mechanisms underlying the induction of somatic mutations by low-dose or low dose-rate radiation. I am also engaged in basic research aimed at applying knowledge of DNA repair mechanisms to enhance the effectiveness of cancer radiotherapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity vk_block-margin-xl--margin-bottom\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-vk-image-circle vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e4d4056d884298b82a33fc80c7cd932e-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" style=\"width:272px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Tomoki Maeda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=e93ea6b979f4004c&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">We are conducting structural analysis of polymer materials using quantum beams (neutrons, X-rays, and electron beams). Based on feedback from structural analysis, we aim to improve the functionality of polymer materials. In particular, our research theme is controlling the structure and physical properties of nanocomposite materials (materials in which nano-dispersed materials are combined with polymer materials).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom is-style-vk-image-circle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tanaka.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-544\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:291px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tanaka.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tanaka-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Nobuatsu Tanaka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=ab14c78efd74a4f3&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have developed the original multiphase flow (solid, liquid, and gas) analysis code \"CRIMSON\" and the fluid particle method code \"PARTITA\" using massively parallel processing. Using \"CRIMSON,\" we are working on the GTIE GAP Fund 2024 project \"Concept verification of digital twin technology to contribute to the advancement of nuclear power plant decommissioning processes and the improvement of decontamination and core dismantling technologies.\" <span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1952646981\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1952646981\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1952646981', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1952646981\" style=\"display: none\">Using the high-power laser introduced in this project, we are conducting research and development of laser cutting technology from both experimental and analytical perspectives. Ultimately, we aim to startup the cooperative organization through the advancement of decommissioning technology.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240408_shomura_250x250_SHOMURA-Yasuhito.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-486\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:318px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Yasuhito Shomura<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=b67e431ef1630ad8&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our laboratory is engaged in life science research, including the elucidation of the structure-function relationships of biocatalysts (enzymes), such as [NiFe]-hydrogenases and Mn-catalase, using synchrotron radiation and neutrons. We are also advancing our research in order to connect these findings to industrial applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-md--margin-top vk_block-margin-sm--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/abc8c34f2133fda60012ad94dfcb8063.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Takehito Nakano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=4fc90b60077505d1520e17560c007669&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/nano-phys.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp\/\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">We are creating new correlated electron systems using the arrayed nanospace of porous crystals, developing novel carbon network materials, and researching magnetism derived from oxygen molecules. By conducting experiments on these new materials using spectroscopy, magnetism, and electron spin resonance, as well as quantum beams such as muons, neutrons, and synchrotron radiation, we aim to unravel the mysteries of the physics of many-body electron systems<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-709340049\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-709340049\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '709340049', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-709340049\" style=\"display: none\"> and discover new phenomena.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-md--margin-top vk_block-margin-sm--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2626db307edc6a489ac447dda4d8387a-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-545\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Teruhiko Kugo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=c378f45b900e75ca520e17560c007669&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We work on the design research of new types of future nuclear reactors in order to ensure energy supply and expand the use of nuclear energy. As an example, we will conduct design research of a micro reactor with a view to its use in space. To expand the scope of applications of nuclear science, we will conduct research on effective utilization of elements separated from high-level radioactive waste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized vk_block-margin-md--margin-top is-style-vk-image-circle vk_block-margin-0--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0cbd62fb27b2dd3af4785d2a2aafc5d6-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-589\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:288px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Takahide Yamaguchi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=621636e8743dec88&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metalloenzymes are biocatalysts that contain metal ions inside proteins and utilize their properties to promote chemical reactions. The activity of metal ions is finely controlled by unique molecular environments of proteins, enabling highly sensitive molecular recognition and catalytic reactions that efficiency is often beyond conventional enzymes or artificial catalysts. Our group is dedicated to uncovering their mechanisms of metalloenzymes and exploring the potential<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-634943324\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-634943324\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '634943324', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-634943324\" style=\"display: none\"> in the development of biodevices.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7f19397c9f74ff7d82b97df52ca9602a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-587\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Keitaro Kuwahara<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=09e08a870c65cfb6&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are experimentally investigating the magnetic properties and structures of materials called strongly correlated electron systems, such as rare earth and actinide compounds, mainly using neutron and X-ray scattering techniques.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/recas_logo_data_ol_001-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-622\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Kunihito Matsumura<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=9ec3644176811a66fadb241755ef4b7c&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">We are conducting research into \"thermal fluid flow\" in the nuclear field. We are conducting research into heat removal from nuclear reactors, focusing on mixed gas and liquid flows (gas-liquid two-phase flows), as well as the complex phenomena involving heat and fluids that may occur during severe accidents. With the transition to a carbon-neutral society in mind, we are also interested in and conducting research into the control of gas and liquid flow fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/565809319d08bcdc86186a7e1fdcd48d-772x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Masaki Unno<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=642816e5dec6aa92&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom\">Our laboratory uses X-rays and neutrons to elucidate the structure and function of important proteins in living organisms at the atomic level, unraveling the mysteries of life. Our current main themes are as follows:<br>1. Research into the oxygen-binding mechanism of oxygen-carrying proteins in opportunistic bacteria<br>2. Structural biological analysis of proteins abundantly expressed in hair cuticle cells <br>3. Elucidation at the atomic<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-45477572\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-45477572\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '45477572', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-45477572\" style=\"display: none\"> level of the reaction mechanisms of enzymes that synthesize photosynthetic pigments and the functional expression mechanisms of proteins containing photosynthetic pigments 4. Structural biology for cancer therapeutics based on the structures of DNA damage repair proteins We also aim to design new drugs based on protein structure.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/f553760335bfa5a052fa0d62a09166d0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Souichiro Nishino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=00b2496c15550b4d520e17560c007669&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our laboratory is conducting research and development of new processing technologies (mainly plastic processing) and joining technologies that correspond to the multi-materialization of structural materials, and is supporting product development using quantum beams (X-rays, synchrotron radiation, and neutrons) through joint research with companies. We are also investigating the impact that the processing and joining of various structural materials <span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-966282481\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-966282481\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '966282481', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-966282481\" style=\"display: none\">(steel, light metals, shape memory alloys, plastics, CFRP, wood, etc.) has on the strength reliability of products, and are researching the added value of processing and joining technologies.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/38fc9c936461a002539c9da01058db73-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-580\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Takatoshi Nagano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=3a303ebc92d5b346&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">In order to put nuclear fusion energy into practical use, we are conducting research on laser light reflecting mirrors to understand the inside of the \"ITER\" reactor as part of a joint research and experiment project conducted by various countries around the world. Because the mirrors will be exposed to the harsh environment of the nuclear fusion reaction and must be able to reflect laser light well, the use of a stainless steel substrate coated with a precious metal film is being <span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1953694510\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1953694510\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1953694510', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1953694510\" style=\"display: none\">considered, and we are currently researching the film deposition method.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d2d16a42e88d9ae2e49d37c204145c58.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Yui Obata<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=7f8e57565b190839520e17560c007669&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">From the perspectives of radiation chemistry and biology, we are studying the mechanisms of DNA damage caused by radiation and radioactive materials and the intracellular repair response to it. In recent years, we have also been working on research aimed at elucidating the isotope effects in the incorporation process of hydrogen isotopes in living organisms and the production process of organically bound tritium (OBT).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/f182315b8e3cc70f094feff4a49921d2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-619\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Teruyuki Ikeda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=3f26f59414e848e9&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Materials play a crucial role, supporting the foundations of various structures, machines, and devices and providing their functions. Materials research is to change or understand their fundamentals. I believe that there are infinite possibilities with things that \"materials\" can achieve. We are researching the relationship between the structure and various properties of materials, as well as the process of fabricating materials with controlled structure\/properties. We hope that<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-976917323\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-976917323\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '976917323', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-976917323\" style=\"display: none\"> through materials research we can improve human lives and contribute to the accumulation of human knowledge.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Yamasaki2309_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Kazuhiko Yamasaki<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=d32c4663fd8f2c8a&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Our laboratory conducts research every day to contribute to the development of new laser processing technologies. The keywords of our research are microfabrication and manufacturing using laser light. Currently, as part of our research and development into new laser processing technologies, we are conducting research into microfabrication of metals and other materials using an Nd:YAG laser and its applications, as well as laser sintering technology for metal<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-555174020\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-555174020\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '555174020', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-555174020\" style=\"display: none\"> particles onto insulating substrates using a visible light laser.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7a0d773d6cdb8c11025313b9738535bb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-626\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">Kenji Iwase<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=6a8d3e9dfd5402ea&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom\">Our laboratory conducts research focusing on the correlation between atomic arrangement (crystal structure) and material properties. Students can choose one of two research themes: 1) Structural research on hydrogen storage alloys 2) Research on improving the properties of lightweight aluminum alloys through ECAP processing In both themes, we will conduct basic research by consistently conducting alloy production, property evaluation, and structural analysis. <span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-562213135\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-562213135\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '562213135', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-562213135\" style=\"display: none\">Both themes aim to discover new alloys, new phases, and new material properties.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4b7904b8f791b9b6f732e1493a333baa.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-634\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Makoto Yokoyama<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=5cd008a141b6ff41&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research group has employed a combination of macroscopic and microscopic probes to investigate the nature of quantum phenomena in intermetallic compounds. Microscopic measurement techniques provide detailed insights into novel quantum effects, while macroscopic investigations\u2014such as specific heat and magnetization measurements\u2014reveal their thermodynamic properties. Our work addresses key challenges in the physics of strongly correlated electron<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-11831384\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-11831384\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '11831384', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-11831384\" style=\"display: none\"> systems, including quantum critical phenomena, unconventional superconductivity, non-Fermi liquid behavior, and quantum spin fluctuations.<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/recas_logo_data_ol_001-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-618\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Kotaro Mori<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=3f7441a4d726a96b&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5cMy_Labo\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom\">Our laboratory uses a combination of experiments, theory, and numerical simulations based on the mechanics of materials to design, fabricate, and evaluate the properties of materials and devices. In particular, we are researching a variety of materials, including smart materials capable of energy conversion and composite materials combining multiple materials. Research Example 1: Development of functional screws using magnetostrictive materials <span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1180013486\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1180013486\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1180013486', 'Read More', 'Read Less' )\">Read More<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1180013486\" style=\"display: none\">Research Example 2: Design of an energy harvesting device using piezoelectric composite materials Research Example 3: Estimation of physical properties through indentation testing<\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recas.ibaraki.ac.jp\/recas-jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/68f15860f9f0ad2c9de9fb521f0d3dfc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-603\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:290px;height:290px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\"><span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Keisuke Yagi<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xs--margin-top vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom\">\uff5cResearch \uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/researchers.ibaraki.ac.jp\/search\/detail.html?systemId=0c4dc2935cdef7e8&amp;lang=en&amp;st=researcher\">BIO<\/a>\uff5c\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/dclab.mechsys.ibaraki.ac.jp\/index.html\">My_Labo<\/a>\uff5c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-xxs--margin-bottom\">Based on control engineering, we are conducting research on the motion control of humans, living organisms, and robots. 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