About us
We conduct research aimed at reliability evaluation and performance improvement of heat-resistant metallic materials for thermal power generation and aircraft engines.
Recently, news reports suggesting the phasing out of thermal power generation have become more prominent due to the worldwide trend towards decarbonization.
However, thermal power generation remains an essential power source in decarbonized societies.
We are advancing our research based on the 2050 energy revolution that is just beginning, focusing on the following three areas:
1. Microstructure evaluation in high-temperature hydrogen environments
2. Creep fatigue damage evaluation and damage reduction technologies for thermal power plants
3. Novel alloy design for high efficiency aircraft engines and next-generation gas turbines
In all of these research areas, we place great emphasis on the evaluation and control of microstructures that determine the mechanical properties of metallic materials,
and we pursue the relationship with high-temperature strength properties.
News & Topics
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2024.04.05
We held a welcome party for new laboratory members.
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2024.04.01
Three new students have joined our laboratory.
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2024.03.31
Prof. Nakashima left. Mr. Isomura, Mr. Tsuda and Mr. Li completed master's degrees.
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2024.03.13-15
We made four presentations at spring meeting of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan and the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials.
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2024.03.04
We made two oral presentations at JSPS R054 Committee on Heat Resisting Materials and Alloys.
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2023.09.29
We visited to Nikko and Kinugawa as a laboratory trip.
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2023.09.22
We made five presentations at autumn meeting of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan and the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials.
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2023.06.16
We made two presentations at IWTA2023.
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2023.04.14
We held a welcome party for new laboratory members.
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2023.04.04
Three new students have joined our laboratory.
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2023.04.01
We have started as the Kobayashi Satoru Laboratory.
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2023.03.27
We made two presentations at the JSPS 123rd Committee on Heat Resisting Materials and Alloys.
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2023.03.20
We held a laboratory farewell party.
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2023.03.14-16
We made seven presentations at the spring meeting of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan and the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials, and Mr. Tsuda and Mr. Nishida received awards at the student poster session.