History
History
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Private University Academic Research Advancement Promotion Project "High-Tech Research Center Development Project"
1st term (1997-2001)
*Affiliated departments and Position are as of the time of the research period.
Theme: "Development and evaluation of new functional materials for improving energy efficiency"
First project
Research theme: "Research into improving the efficiency of thin-film solar cells"
| role | full name | Department and Position | Research period |
| Project Representative | Tokio Nakata | Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 |
| Research Co-Investigator | Akio Kunioka | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 1997.4.1～1999.12.31 |
| Yoichi Hayashi | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 1999.8.2～2002.3.31 | |
| Michiko Inayoshi | Lecturer, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Chemistry Department) | 1999.12.15～2002.3.31 |
Second project
Research theme: "Development and evaluation of new superconducting materials for power storage and transport"
| role | full name | Department and Position | Research period |
| Project Representative | Jun Akimitsu | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Physics) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 |
| Research Co-Investigator | Yujiro Nagata | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 |
| Kiyohiko Uozumi | College of Science and Engineering, Professor (Department of Physics) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Toshiho Nakata | College of Science and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Physics) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Hiroaki Samata | Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 1998.4.1～1999.3.31 | |
| Yuji Zeniya | College of Science and Engineering, Professor (Department of Physics) | 2000.4.1～2002.3.31 |
Third project
Research theme: "Creation and evaluation of functional carbon materials such as diamond"
| role | full name | Department and Position | Research period |
| Project Representative | Osamu Matsumoto | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Chemistry) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 |
| Research Co-Investigator | Atsuhito Sawabe | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 |
| Isao Ono | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Chemistry) | 2000.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Junji Haruyama | Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 1999.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Kenichi Ito | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Chemistry) | 1997.4.1～1998.3.31 | |
| Takahisa Yamada | Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 1998.4.1～2002.3.31 |
Fourth Project
Research theme: "Design of advanced energy systems using functional materials"
| role | full name | Department and Position | Research period |
| Project Representative | Mikio Takemoto | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 |
| Research Co-Investigator | Masahisa Takashi | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 |
| Masashi Okada | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1998.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Koichi Hayashi | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1998.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Kazuo Ogawa | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering / Assistant (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1997.4.1～1998.3.3 | |
| Hiroaki Suzuki | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering / Assistant (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1997.4.1～1998.3.3 | |
| Satoru Yoneyama | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1998.4.1～2000.7.31 | |
| Kang Chae-dong | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1998.4.1～2000.10.31 | |
| Hideo Nishino | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1999.4.28～2001.5.31 | |
| Shinji Nakagawa | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 2001.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Yoshihiro Mizutani | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 2001.4.1～2002.3.31 |
5th Project
Research theme: "New material development support system"
| role | full name | Department and Position | Research period |
| Project Representative | Masashige Tsuji | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Industraial and Engineering) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 |
| Research Co-Investigator | Masahisa Takashi | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 |
| Tsutomu Tabe | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Industraial and Engineering) | 1997.4.1～1998.3.31 | |
| Koichi Hayashi | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 1998.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Shunichi Abe | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Industrial Engineering) | 1998.4.1～2000.3.31 | |
| Rikki Ninomiya | Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering and Engineering (Department of Integrated information technology) | 1998.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Hiromasa Inatsumi | Assistant Professor, College College of Science and Engineering and Engineering (Department of Integrated information technology) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Shohei Ishizu | Associate Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Industraial and Engineering) | 1999.6.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Katsuhiro Sakamoto | Associate Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Industraial and Engineering) | 1997.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Kimitaka Takanashi | Lecturer, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Industraial and Engineering) | 1998.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Masatake Saito | Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Industraial and Engineering) | 1999.6.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Seiko Tsuji | Assistant Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering and Engineering (Department of Integrated information technology) | 2000.4.1～2002.3.31 | |
| Liu Chenggang | Associate Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Industraial and Engineering) | 2000.6.1～2002.3.31 |
2nd Period (2002-2006) Continuation of 1st Period
*Affiliated departments and Position are as of the time of the research period.
Theme: "Development and evaluation of new functional materials for improving energy efficiency"
First project
Research theme: "Development and evaluation of new superconducting materials for power storage and transport"
| role | full name | Department and Position | Research period |
| Project Representative | Jun Akimitsu | College of Science and Engineering, Professor (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 |
| Research Co-Investigator | Yujiro Nagata | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 |
| Nobuo Furukawa | College of Science and Engineering, Associate Professor (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Keisuke Totsuka | College of Science and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | 2002.4.1～2003.3.31 | |
| Takashi Taniguchi | Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Yuji Zeniya | College of Science and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | 2002.4.1～2005.3.31 | |
| Jun Goryo | College of Science and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | 2003.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Shin Miyahara | College of Science and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | 2003.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Chisa Hotta | College of Science and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | 2002.4.1～2003.3.31 | |
| Takahiro Muranaka | College of Science and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | 2005.4.1～2007.3.31 |
Second project
Research theme: "Research into the creation of new photovoltaic materials and highly efficient thin-film solar cells"
| role | full name | Department and Position | Research period |
| Project Representative | Tokio Nakata | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 |
| Research Co-Investigator | Yuzo Shigesato | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 |
| Jirou Abe | College of Science and Engineering, Associate Professor (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | 2003.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Michiko Inayoshi | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Lecturer (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Song Fengne | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | 2003.4.1～2004.3.31 | |
| Hiroki Ishizaki | Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 2004.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Shinyasu Iwahori | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | 2004.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Yasushi Sato | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | 2004.4.1～2007.3.31 |
Third project
Research theme: Creation and evaluation of high-quality, large-area diamond for use in highly efficient electronic device substrates and highly efficient mechanical components
| role | full name | Department and Position | Research period |
| Project Representative | Atsuhito Sawabe | Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 |
| Research Co-Investigator | Mikio Takemoto | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 |
| Takeshi Ogawa | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Professor (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 2002.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Takahisa Yamada | Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 2002.4.1～2003.3.31 | |
| Yutaka Ando | Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | 2003.4.1～2007.3.31 | |
| Hideo Cho | College of Science and Engineering and Engineering, Assistant (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | 2003.4.1～2007.3.31 |
3rd Period (2007-2011) Selected in 2007
Theme: "New developments in materials science: Aiming to create environmentally friendly functional materials"
Project Representative Jun Akimitsu
Functional Materials Group
| full name | Department and Position |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | |
| Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | |
| Associate Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | |
| Associate Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Physics and Mathematics) |
Functional Inorganic Thin Film Group
| full name | Department and Position |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | |
| Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | |
| Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | |
| Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics) | |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | |
| Associate Professor, College of Science and Engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering) *From April 2008 |
Biological Risk Assessment Group
| full name | Department and Position |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | |
| Chie Furuhat | Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) *Until March 2009 |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) *From April 2010 | |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) | |
| Professor, School of Social Informatics (Department of Social Informatics) * Transferred from College of Science and Engineering to School of Social Informatics in April 2009 | |
| Associate Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Physics and Mathematics) | |
| Professor, School of Cultural and Creative Studies *Until March 2011 * Transferred from College of Science and Engineering to School of Cultural and Creative Studies in April 2011. | |
| Professor, Faculty College of Science and Engineering (Department of Chemistry and Biological Science) *From April 2011 |
Externally funded research projects
| Research Contents | Research period | |
| 1 | Fundamental research on fuel cell and hydrogen energy systems and safe utilization technologies (Principal Investigator: Koichi Hayashi) | 2005.4.1～2008.3.31 |
| 2 | Elucidation of the mechanisms of functional brain development and disorders using animal models (representative: Tomoko Tashiro) | 2005.4.1～2008.3.31 |
| 3 | Development of methods to detect and diagnose environmental deterioration and deterioration cracks in structures (Representative: Mikio Takemoto) | 2005.4.1～2007.3.31 |
| 4 | Creation and Practical Use of Electromagnetic Environment Materials (Representative: Osamu Hashimoto) | 2005.4.1～2008.3.31 |
| 5 | Functional Device Development Project Using Epitaxial Diamond Substrates (Representative: Atsuhito Sawabe) | 2008.4.1～2011.3.31 |
| 6 | Creation of high-performance, fast impulse response photochromic molecular systems (Representative: Jiro Abe) | 2008.4.1～2011.3.31 |
| 7 | Low defect epitaxial diamond substrate development and application deployment project (Representative: Atsuhito Sawabe) | 2011.4.1～2014.3.31 |