Vol.21 No.5 <2023 September-October>
Research Center for Structural Materials
Pushing the limits
2024.01.12 Published
Contents
Pushing the limits
Organizational structure of the Research Center for Structural Materials (RCSM)
Managing Director : Takahito Ohmura
Key Projects
[#1] Create structural materials for carbon neutral technologies capable of functioning properly under extreme conditions
Project leader : Makoto Watanabe
[#2] Improve reliability of structural materials to make society more resilient
Project leader : Hideki Katayama
Project leader : Makoto Watanabe
[#2] Improve reliability of structural materials to make society more resilient
Project leader : Hideki Katayama
【RESEARCH 1】
Making strong, lightweight, environmentally friendly CFRPs
Kimiyoshi Naito
Leader, Polymer Matrix Composites Group
Leader, Polymer Matrix Composites Group
【RESEARCH 2】
Metal additive manufacturing: capable of fabricating reliable structural components
Masahiro Kusano
Senior Researcher, Additive Manufacturing Group
Senior Researcher, Additive Manufacturing Group
【RESEARCH 3】
Ceramic matrix composites: a revolutionary aircraft material
Hideki Kakisawa
Group Leader, Ceramic Matrix Composites Group
Group Leader, Ceramic Matrix Composites Group
【RESEARCH 4】
Solidification cracking —a cause of severe weld failure— caught in the act!
Tomoya Nagira
Group Leader, Welding and Joining Technology Group
Group Leader, Welding and Joining Technology Group
【RESEARCH 5】
Large-area, high-resolution, three-dimensional imaging of materials using multifunctional microscopes
Toru Hara
Group Leader, Microstructure Analysis Group
Group Leader, Microstructure Analysis Group
【RESEARCH 6】
Accurate simulation of heat-resistant material microstructures based solely on fundamental physical laws
Ryoji Sahara
Group Leader, Computational Structural Materials Group
Group Leader, Computational Structural Materials Group
Leaders of the future
Tomotaka Hatakeyama
Researcher, Creep Property Group
Kazuho Okada
Researcher, Steel Research Group
Kentaro Wada
Researcher, Cryogenic Fatigue Group
Researcher, Creep Property Group
Kazuho Okada
Researcher, Steel Research Group
Kentaro Wada
Researcher, Cryogenic Fatigue Group

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