Name

Research Topics

Professor

Hirotsugu Ogi

Solid-state physics, Opto-phonon measurements, Nano-mechanics, Biosensors, Protein science, Nondestructive evaluation

Associate Professor

Kichitaro Nakajima

Biophysics, Sonochemistry, Protein science, Acoustofluidics

Assistant Professor

Natsumi Fujiwara

Systematic study on influence of localized non-invasive mechanical stimulation on living cells using focused high-frequency ultrasound

Assistant Professor

Yasushi Oshikane

Near-field Optics, Focused Ion Beam, Phase-shift Interferometer, Plasma Spectroscopy

Specially Appointed Researcher

Zhou Lianjie

QCM sensors

Specially Appointed Researcher

Richard Wiltshaw

QCM sensors, Phononic crystals

Guest Professor

Oliver B. Wright

Picosecond ultrasonics, Phononic crystals, Phonon physics

Guest Professor

Fumihito Kato

MEMS sensors

Guest Researcher

Ambuj Kumar Gautam

QCM biosensor

Guest Researcher

Hiroki Fukuda

Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy, Deep-learning study on materials' elasticity

Guest Researcher

Takashi Takishita

Development of focusing electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) for non-contacting evaluation of fatigue damage

Administrative Assistant

Miwa Yamamoto

D3

Tomoki Ota

Study on ultrasound-induced aggregation of multiple proteins

D2

Motoyuki Hamana

Study of evolution of mechanical properties of cells in culture using wireless-electrodeless QCM biosensor

D1

Jun Nishimura

Study of the phononic properties of dielectrics using picosecond ultrasound

M2

Kotaro Harada

Ultrasonic amyloid seed detection using miniaturized ultrasonic amyloid inducer

M2

Hiroki Okita

Theoretical research on phononic crystal biosensors

M2

Kazuya Kohira

Life-time measurement of phonons in glass and carbon-based materials by picosecond ultrasonics

M2

Hirofumi Shimizu

Cellular mechanobiology by high-frequency ultrasound

M2

Honoka Nishii

Amplification of amyloid seeds by acoustic streaming in a microscale space

M2

Yuri Hideshima

Contactless stiffness measurement of microscale soft matters from Brownian fluctuation of acoustically trapped colloids

M1

Taketo Sato

The Effects of Nuclear Compression on the Function of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

M1

Yuta Suzuki

Improving the Spatio-Temporal Resolution of Ultrasonic Micro-Rheometers and Developing Analytical Theories

M1

Shuta Nakatani

A Study on Changes in Viscoelastic Behavior Associated with Phase Transitions in Pathological Protein Droplets

M1

Shota Nakamura

Study of Phonon Properties in Solids Using the Resonant Ultrasonic Spectroscopy (RUS) Method and Picosecond Ultrasound

M1

Jingo Nishikawa

Physicochemistry of Amyloid Fiber Dissolution via Ultrasonic Irradiation and Solubility Measurement

B4

Tomoharu Arai

The Effects of Ultrasonic Mechanical Stimulation on the Neural Differentiation of PC12 Cells

B4

Kento Kobashiri

Preparation and Characterization of Titanium Dioxide Electrodes for Improving the Oral Environment through Optimization of Solution Oxidation and High-Temperature Sintering

B4

Reina Shinoki

A Study on the Effects of Shear Stress Fields on Protein Droplet Phase Transitions and Their Mechanisms

B4

Hanano Matsubara

Research on Non-Destructive Testing Methods for Social Infrastructure Using Wireless, Power-Free QCM

B4

Kanato Miyake

Control of Amyloid Fibril Formation via Optimization of Ultrasonic Irradiation Conditions

B4

Shinnosuke Muraoka

Development of a Viscoelastic Model of the Nucleus and Cytoskeleton of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

B4

Kotaro Ishihara

TBD

B3

Koki Kubo

TBD