研究室紹介

In the aerospace field, lightweight and highly reliable materials are to be a foundation in aircraft development. In addition, the creation of novel and functional structures/materials capable of withstanding diverse environments is essential. Innovative ideas in materials science and engineering are key to accelerate aerospace research and development.
Our laboratory particularly focuses in research on materials with "novel properties/functions" and the development of advanced materials that contribute to the high-performance and eco-friendly aerospace structures from a "multi-scale perspective” integrating material and structural point of views.
We are engaging a wide range of research topics including: "flexible functional material development and soft robotics applications," "surface patterning using ultrafine indentation technology," "microfabrication process development using nanopowders," "development of 3D printing technology for novel materials," "aeroelastic tailoring through advanced material design," "high-degree-of-freedom designing of material properties using lattice structures," and "structural vibration suppression using mechanical metamaterials." In recent years, we have also been focusing on "Bio-inspired Engineering." We aim to extract the excellent functions that living creatures have acquired through the process of evolution and apply them to material and structural design.
In these research works, the development of optimal process techniques for novel materials is indispensable. We are exploring the entire flow from material development to process techniques from an engineering perspective.