Computational Materials Design Lab @ U. Tsukuba

• We develop a computer aided engineering framework to accelerate material research and development, based on multi-scale and multi-discipline modeling to characterize material behaviors and properties. We especially focus on structural materials for automotive and aviation industries.

Students

• Xufei Chen (Master student; 2024.4-202X.XX)
• Shinnosuke Yanagida (Master student; 2023.4-202X.XX)
• Fandi Akhmad (Master student; 2021.4-202X.XX)
• Duan Renyu (Research student; 2022.11-202X.XX)
• Tianwen Tan (Ph.D student; 2020.12-202X.XX)
• Jiaxin Zhou (Ph.D student; 2018.10-202X.XX)
• Dayuan Liu (Ph.D student; 2017.10-2020.3, 2022.4-202X.XX)
• Fandi Akhmad (Master student; 2021.4-2024.3)
• Xiaoyang Zheng (Ph.D student; 2020.10-2023.3)
• Garindra Harvianto (Master student; 2021.4-2023.3)
• Ta-Te Chen (Ph.D student; 2019.4-2022.3)
• Yizhen Cao (Master student; 2019.10-2022.3)
• Weikang Song (Master student; 2020.4-2022.3)
• Zhengzhong Sun (Master student; 2017.10-2020.3)
• Xing Su (Research student; 2018.10-2019.3)

Ph.D thesis

• Xiaoyang Zheng, Computational Design and Fabrication of Mechanical Metamaterials, 2023.
• Ta-Te Chen, Computer-aided Estimation of Plastic Properties Using Instrumented Indentation Tests, 2022.

Internship students

• Xiaofeng Guo, Southwest University of Science and Technology (2024.5-2024.8)
• Joshua Martin Stevens, University of Waterloo (2024.1-2024.4)
• Jingjing Li, University of Tsukuba (2023.4-2023.10)
• Keita Kambayashi, Osaka Metroporitan University (2023.1-2023.3)
• Takahiro Sato, Tottori University (2022.8-2022.9)
• Takuya Matsumoto, KOSEN Tomakomai College (2022.8)
• Mayu Asano, Doshisha University (2021.5-2021.7)
• Shotaro Jimbo, University of Tokyo (2020.11-2020.12)
• Taiki Fujita, Tottori University (2020.11)
• Clement Georges Rene Corthier, University of Tokyo / Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees, France (2019.4-2019.5)
• Iori Sanou, Tottori University (2018.9)
• Hyeonwoo Park, University of Tokyo (2018.8-2018.10)
• Soshi Matsumoto, University of Tokyo (2018.5-2018.6)
• Noman Haleem, Deakin University, Australia (2017.10-2017.12)
• Reon Ando, Tottori University (2017.9-2017.10)
• Hiromi Kondo, University of Tsukuba (2017.6-2017.7)
• Gaurav Behrani, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India (2017.5-2017.7)
• Takeshi Onishi, TOYOTA Technological Institute at Chicago, USA (2016.9-2016.12)
• Asrina Binti Ibrahim, Ehime University (2016.6-2016.9)
• Sedthawatt Sucharitpwatskul, Khon Kaen University, Thailand (2015.9-2015.12)
• Marika Nakamura, Yokohama National University (2015.9-2015.10)
• Kosuke Hinata, Yokohama National University (2013.8-2013.9)
• Yosuke Tamiya, Hiroshima University (2013.8-2013.9)
• Yu Han, Ritsumeikan University (2013.6-2013.9)
• Tomoyuki Watanabe, Ritsumeikan University (2012.9-2012.10)
• Takuya Iida, Tokyo University of Science (2012.8-2012.9)
• Shuai Dong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2012.8-2012.9)
• Mayu Muramatsu, Keio University (2011.8-2011.9)
• Gaku Nakamura, Seikei University (2011.7-2011.8)
• Takanori Tsunekawa, Yokohama National University (2010.12-2011.2)

Research assistant students

• Hiromi Kondo, University of Tsukuba (2017.10-2018.3)
• Gaku Nakamura, Seikei University (2011.10-2012.3)
• Noritsugu Matsutani, Yokohama National University (2011.10-2012.3)
• Takanori Tsunekawa, Yokohama National University (2011.10-2012.3)

Trainee

• Keiya Sugiura, Nagoya University (2023.7-2024.3)
• Yoshihito Fukatsu, Nagoya University (2023.7-2024.3)
• Kosuke Ochi, Tottori University (2021.8-2022.3)
• Taiki Fujita, Tottori University (2021.5-2022.3)
• Ryo Hiramiya, Toyama University (2021.2-2022.3)
• Kazuhiro Sakata, Toyama University (2021.1-2021.3)
• Iori Sanou, Tottori University (2018.10-2021.3)
• Reon Ando, Tottori University (2017.11-2020.3)

Postdoc researchers

• Xiaoyang Zheng (2023.4-2024.3)
• Ta-Te Chen (2022.4-2023.3)
• Kenta Goto (2017.4-2019.11)
• Jovana Ruzic (2016.7-2018.10)
• Shinya Tsukamoto (2017.9-2018.6)
• Santosh Shrestha (2016.5-2017.3)
• Sujit Kumar Bidhar (2012.4-2013.10)
• Vinicius Aguiar de Souza (2012.2-2013.3)

Awards

• Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students, Xiaoyang Zheng, Chinese Government, 2023.
• Best Paper award, Xiaoyang Zheng, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 2023.
• Research encouragement award, Tianwen Tan, Tsukuba Scholarship, University of Tsukuba, 2023.
• Best poster award, Kota Koenuma, Akinori Yamanaka, Ikumu Watanabe, Toshihiko Kuwabara, Prediction of biaxial tensile deformation behavior of aluminum alloy sheets using CPFEM and machine learning, 9th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling, 2018.
• Gold poster award for young scientist, Jovana Ruzic, Ikumu Watanabe, Takahito Ohmura, Evaluation of temperature dependent mechanical behavior of metals using high temperature nanoindentation, 6th International Indentation Workshop, 2018.
• Poster award, Hiromi Kondo, Masato Wakeda, Ikumu Watanabe, Molecular dynamics study on gamma precipitation strengthening mechanism in gamma' phase of Ni-based intermetallics, NIMS WEEK 2017, 2017.