Mechanical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Program, Kagoshima University

Faculty and Staff

Staff

Chairperson

  • KOMAZAKI Shinichi;

Professors

  • KAMITANI Shunpei ;
    Since 1989 (DrEng 1988, Hiroshima U.) Tribology
  • IKEDA Touru ;
    Since 2012. Fracture Mechanics,Computational Mechanics
  • KINOSHITA Eiji ;
    Since 1995 (DrEng 1995, Saga U.) Heat Engine
  • MATSUZAKI Kenichiro ;
    Since 2012. Dynamics of Machinery,Mechanical Vibration
  • KOMAZAKI Shinichi ;
    Since 2010. Environmental Strength Studies
  • KATANODA Hiroshi ;
    Since 2005 (DrEng 2000, Kyushu U.) Compressible Fluid Dynamics
  • SATO Koichi ;
    Since 2014. Radiation Effects in Solids

Associate Professors

  • KUMAZAWA Noriyoshi ;
    Since 1996 (DrEng 1996, Meiji U.) Control Engineering
  • KOGANEMARU Masaaki ;
    Since 2016. Electronic packaging
  • HONG Chungpyo ;
    Since 2012. Microscale Heat Transfer
  • NISHUIMURA Yuuki ;
    Since 2012. Control Engineering
  • OHTAKA Takeshi ;
    Since 2006. Fluid Enginnering
  • NAKAO Mitsuhiro ;
    Since 2011. Fluid Enginnering
  • SADAMATSU Sunao ;
    Since 2013. Materials Engineering

Assistant Professors

  • ODA Mikio ;
    Since 1995 (DrEng 1994, Muroran Inst. Tech.) Strength of Materials
  • NISHIDA Tomoyuki ;
    Since 1994 (DrEng 2002, Kagoshima U.) Materials Engineering
  • TABUCHI Daisuke ;
    Since 2016. Manufacturing method of composite materials, machining system

Research

Kamitani Research Lab

Tribology in metal forming process that contributes to the productivity and quality of industrial products.

Ikeda Research Lab

Development of the fracture parameter of stress singularity field around an interfacial crack tip or an interfacial corner between dissimilar anisotropic materials and their fracture criteria. Research of the reliability of electronic packages.

Kinoshita Research Lab

Education and research on the development and utilization of environmentally-friendly, renewable biofuels.

Matsuzaki Research Lab

Studies on generating machanism, countermeasure, control and utilization for vibration in mechanical systems

Komazaki Research Lab

Development of new technology to accurately assess deterioration and damage level of materials used under extreme environmental conditions such as in power plants, rockets, and fuel cells.

Katanoda Research Lab

Education and research on supersonic flow of gas accompanied by shock waves as well as thermal design of ultra-small artificial satellites.

Sato Research Lab

Materials Radiation Effects.

Kumazawa Research Lab

Aims to develop a new control theory while integrating advanced control theory into robots.

Koganemaru Research Lab

Electronic packaging

Hong Research Lab

Education and research on flow and heat transfer characteristics of gas flow in microchannels and supersonic microjet at microchannel exit

Nishimura Research Lab

Development of nonlinear control theory and its applications, such as optimal control theory, stochastic control theory, servo control of ultrasonic motors, and vibration control using active dampers.

Otaka Research Lab

New technology development on environmental thermal and/or fluid engineering.

Nakao Research Lab

Data assimilation, flow rate measurement, and pneumatic control system.

Sadamatsu Research Lab

Materials Engineering.

Oda Research Lab

Investigation of the delamination growth criterion generated in laminated materials including delaminarions by theory and experiments.

Nishida Research Lab

Education and research on the microstructure and mechanical properties of materials.

Tabuchi Research Lab

Manufacturing method of composite materials, machining system.