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伊勢哲彦教授の研究室では、蛍光性カーボンドットや量子ドットをはじめとする次世代エコフレンドリーなナノ材料の開発に注力しています。特に、金属を含まない赤色発光を示すカーボンドットの合成とその発光特性の制御、および太陽電池や発光デバイスに応用可能な高効率な蛍光材料の設計を主な研究方向としています。溶媒効果を利用した発光色の精密制御や、表面修飾による量子収率の向上にも取り組んでいます。
Professor Han Sang Yoo's research lab specializes in veterinary virology, bacteriology, and molecular diagnostics, with a strong focus on zoonotic pathogens and their molecular characterization. The lab investigates emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in livestock and humans, particularly hepatitis E virus (HEV), Clostridium perfringens, and SARS-CoV-2, using advanced molecular techniques such as nested RT-PCR, multiplex PCR, and gene cloning. A key research direction involves developing rapid, sensitive, and species-specific diagnostic tools for pathogen detection and surveillance in animal and human populations. The lab also explores mucosal immunization strategies, including nanoparticle-based antigen delivery systems, to enhance protective immune responses against infectious agents.
Ryosuke Omori教授の研究室は、感染症の伝搬メカニズムとその動的変化を数学的モデルと実データを融合して解明する分野に従事しています。特に、COVID-19の感染拡大の推移や、年齢別感受性、診断バイアス、接触行動の変化が疫学的推計に与える影響を精密に分析しています。また、HIVやヘルペスウイルスの流行予測や、マイコプラズマ肺炎の周期的流行のメカニズムについても、ネットワーク理論や免疫持続期間のばらつきを統合したモデルを用いて解明を進めています。
Hashimoto教授の研究室では、超流動体の渦形成と乱流挙動、ならびに石炭燃焼における微粒子挙動の高精度な計測と数値シミュレーションを柱とした研究が進められています。特に、ヘリウム4の境界層における超流動性と渦の生成機構の解明、ならびに石炭燃焼炉内でのスス粒子のサイズ分布や粒子軌跡の詳細な計測に注力しています。これにより、燃焼効率の向上と環境負荷低減に貢献する新規推進系や燃焼プロセスの最適化が目指されています。
Professor Min Song's research lab specializes in text and web mining, with a focus on analyzing public discourse on health issues, scientific knowledge discovery, and social media dynamics. The lab develops advanced computational methods—such as topic modeling, entity-network analysis, and sentiment scoring—to extract meaningful insights from large-scale textual data from sources like Twitter, news articles, and scientific literature. A key emphasis is on understanding how individuals share health experiences online and how knowledge units (e.g., drugs, biological entities) are interconnected and cited in scientific literature. The lab also pioneers novel metrics like 'entitymetrics' to quantify the impact of knowledge entities in scientific networks.
Uematsu教授の研究室では、カドミウムに代わる環境にやさしい半導体ナノ粒子の開発に注力しています。主に銀・インジウム・ガリウム・硫化物(AIGS)を含むI-III-VI族半導体を基盤に、発光特性が優れた非毒性量子ドットの合成と物性制御を実現しています。反応機構の解明や、核殻構造の設計による発光効率向上、および低温合成プロセスの開発が重要な研究テーマです。
アムマル・エルシェイク教授の研究室は、太陽光を用いた淡水化技術の効率化に注力しています。特に、チューブ型太陽 still や二重傾斜型ウィック式太陽 still といった装置の水出力を向上させるための熱的・材料的アプローチを展開しています。また、太陽光パネルで駆動する加熱装置や、ナノ粒子ドーピング、エネルギー貯蔵材料の導入による性能強化も実験的に検討しています。さらに、LSTMとメイド・フラワーオプティマイザーを組み合わせたAI予測モデルの構築により、水出力の高精度な予測を実現しています。
Professor Jong Hoon Chung's research lab specializes in biomaterials and regenerative medicine, focusing on the development of advanced nanomaterials for tissue engineering and drug/gene delivery. The lab explores nanotopographic substrates—such as graphene oxide, bacterial cellulose, and chitosan-based scaffolds—to regulate stem cell behavior and enhance tissue regeneration. Key research directions include designing smart biomaterial platforms for wound healing, particularly in chronic tympanic membrane repair, and optimizing photobiomodulation and gene delivery systems using biocompatible polymers. The lab integrates materials science, cell biology, and biomedical engineering to create innovative solutions for clinical challenges in regenerative therapy.
Professor Kyu-Jin Cho's research lab specializes in soft robotics, with a focus on bio-inspired design, adaptive morphing mechanisms, and fully soft robotic systems. The lab develops wearable soft robots—such as the Exo-Glove Poly series—for medical rehabilitation, particularly for individuals with spinal cord injuries, emphasizing compliance, compactness, and user adaptability. Key research directions include novel actuation strategies using shape memory alloys, origami-inspired mechanisms, and skin-like electronic systems that enable wireless, fully soft actuation. The lab also explores dual-mode morphing and bistable structures inspired by nature, such as the Venus flytrap, to achieve fast, energy-efficient motion in soft robots.
Professor Sun Kyong Lee's research lab focuses on communication dynamics in digital and intergroup contexts, with a strong emphasis on misinformation, social media use, and interpersonal communication in immigrant and minority communities. Key research directions include the spread and impact of health-related misinformation (particularly around vaccines), the role of media affordances in organizational and identity socialization, and the influence of mobile communication on social network formation and solidarity among marginalized groups. The lab also investigates trust and emotional engagement in human-machine interactions, especially with virtual agents, and explores how structural and demographic factors shape social support networks in ethnic and immigrant communities.
Professor Sung Joong Kim's research lab specializes in advanced thermal fluids and energy systems, with a strong focus on nanofluid-based heat transfer enhancement, particularly in boiling heat transfer and flow boiling applications. The lab investigates the mechanisms behind critical heat flux (CHF) improvement using various nanoparticles such as alumina, zirconia, and diamond at low concentrations, linking surface morphology and wettability changes to performance gains. Additionally, the lab explores innovative applications in biomedical engineering, including implantable retinal stimulation systems, and applies machine learning to accelerate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations for complex chemically reacting flows.
Professor Yongbin Hua's research lab specializes in the design, synthesis, and characterization of rare-earth and transition metal ion-doped perovskite and double-perovskite phosphors for advanced optoelectronic applications. The lab focuses on developing phosphors with high photoluminescence quantum yields, excellent thermal stability, and tunable emission colors for use in white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) and optical temperature sensing. Key research directions include exploring energy transfer mechanisms, crystal field effects, and charge transfer processes to optimize luminescent performance. The lab also investigates materials compatible with plant photosynthesis, such as deep-red emitting phosphors for agricultural lighting.
Professor Eun Joo Song's research lab focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying post-transcriptional gene regulation, particularly through microRNAs and ubiquitin signaling pathways. The lab investigates the roles of non-coding RNAs, such as miR-195, miR-497, and miR-27a, in regulating key signaling pathways like TGF-β in cancer and in disease contexts such as diabetic wound healing. Additionally, the lab explores the dynamic regulation of RNA processing machinery, including the spliceosome and its ubiquitination-dependent control, to understand its implications in human diseases. The integration of molecular diagnostics and therapeutic strategies using miRNAs and small molecule sensors further defines the lab’s translational research direction.
Mana Taki教授の研究室は、がんの発症・転移メカニズムと腫瘍免疫の関係に焦点を当てた研究を推進しています。特に、上皮間葉移行(EMT)と転写因子Snailが腫瘍微小環境や免疫抑制細胞(MDSC)に与える影響を分子機構レベルで解明しています。また、希少な腫瘍(例:子宮筋腫瘍、単発線維性腫瘍)や妊娠合併症の管理に関する臨床的・病理学的アプローチも併行して行っています。
Shinya Matsuzaki教授の研究室は、生殖医学と素粒子物理学の二大分野で革新的な研究を展開しています。特に不妊症の分子メカニズムとして、受精窓期における子宮内膜stromal細胞におけるHOXA-10の発現異常の解明を進め、特に軽度の子宮内膜症を有する不妊患者の新たな病態メカニズムを提案しています。一方で、walkng technicolor理論に基づく中性子の複合粒子(technidilaton)の理論的予測や、LHCで観測された750 GeVの過剰ピークの解明にも貢献しており、素粒子物理学と臨床医学の交差を志向するユニークな研究環境です。
阿修美教授の研究室では、超臨界水を用いた新規材料の合成とバイオマスの効率的資源回収を柱とした研究を展開しています。特に、超臨界水中における金属酸化物のナノ粒子の連続的・高速合成や、セルロースを含むバイオマスの水熱的分解・ガス化・液化反応のメカニズム解明が進められています。反応条件の微小な変化が反応挙動に大きな影響を与える超臨界水の特異な物性を活かし、粒子のサイズ・形状・結晶構造の精密制御や、持続可能なエネルギー・資源回収プロセスの構築を目指しています。
福見晋介教授の研究室では、スピンオービット効果を活用したスピントロニクスデバイスの基礎と応用を研究しています。特に、反強磁性体/強磁性体(AFM/FM)ヘテロ構造を用いたスピン軌道トルクによる磁化スイッチングや、神経形態に類似した非揮発性記憶素子の開発が中心です。この研究により、超高速で低消費電力な次世代メモリーや、脳にインspiredした神経形態の人工知能デバイスの実現を目指しています。
Akiko Satake教授の研究室は、樹木のマスティング(周期的で高頻度の種子生産)のメカニズムを、エネルギー貯蔵の動的変化と環境要因の相互作用から解明する分野に属します。特に、花芽形成のリソース制御、花の同期的発生、および周囲環境との相互作用を、数学的モデルと長期生態学的観察を組み合わせて研究しています。マスティングの背後にある資源動態や、花粉供給の制限が集団レベルでの同期を生じるメカニズムを、実験的・理論的両面から解明しています。
Professor GwangPyo Ko's research lab specializes in microbial ecology, with a focus on the host-microbiota interactions in human health and disease. The lab investigates the roles of specific microbial communities—particularly in the vaginal and gastrointestinal tracts—in influencing susceptibility to infections such as HPV, candidiasis, and viral pathogens. Using molecular techniques like 16S rRNA gene sequencing, RT-PCR, and virological assays, the lab explores microbial dynamics, antimicrobial mechanisms, and environmental factors affecting pathogen survival. Additionally, the lab evaluates physical and chemical interventions, such as UV germicidal irradiation and disinfection strategies, to control airborne and surface-borne pathogens.
Professor Yong-Hwa Park's research lab specializes in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and micro-opto-electromechanical systems (MOEMS), with a strong focus on energy loss mechanisms in resonant devices, particularly anchor loss in MEMS resonators. The lab develops advanced computational multiphysics models to predict Q-factor and design sensitivity, integrating beam dynamics, substrate wave propagation, and electrostatic actuation. In parallel, the lab explores biomedical applications, including AI-driven cough detection using sound cameras and robot-assisted gait training for stroke rehabilitation. The research also extends into bio-inspired bioprocessing, such as mycelial penicillin fermentation using carrier-supported growth. These diverse yet interconnected areas reflect a core mission of designing high-performance, miniaturized, and intelligent microsystems for healthcare and sensing applications.