Faculty and Researchers
Environment, Civil Engineering, and Architecture
Engineering and the Environment
An introduction to faculty staff members and laboratories in the Engineering and the Environment.
Note: Information on the laboratories is current as of the 2025 academic year. There may be changes to this information in the 2026 academic year.
TAKEHARA Kohsei
- Position
- Professor
- Laboratory
- Environmental Hydraulic Laboratory
Hydraulics
We are engaged in a wide range of research including gas transport phenomena in oceans and surrounding flow fields related to the motion of microorganisms. In addition, we are studying the phenomenon of water droplets and gas bubbles using the world's fastest video camera developed at this university.
NODA Hiroshi
- Position
- Professor
- Laboratory
- Wind Engineering Laboratory
Wind Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Risk Assessment
As seawater temperatures near Japan have risen in recent years, disaster damage caused by powerful winds, for example, typhoons and tornadoes, has been increasing. We study the safety of buildings with respect to strong winds and the strong winds themselves.
HIRAGURI Yasuhiro
- Position
- Professor
FUCHIHATA Manabu
- Position
- Professor
- Laboratory
- Thermal Engineering Laboratory
Combustion Engineering
We give thought to fuels and combustion technologies that minimize emissions of hazardous substances and carbon dioxide. We research small-scale, high-efficiency, and low-pollution technologies to burn various fuels that can be produced from plant-derived biomass.
TAKABATAKE Tomoyuki
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Laboratory
- Coastal Engineering Laboratory
Hydraulic Engineering, River Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Disaster Prevention Engineering, Urban Engineering
We integrate various research methods, including experiments, fluid analysis, AI, AR/VR, field surveys, and questionnaire surveys, to conduct studies aimed at ensuring safety from water-related disasters while creating a rich and attractive human society in harmony with nature and promoting the effective utilization of water resources in the future.