The 10th Workshop on "Bentonite"at NITech.
The 10th Bentonite Study Group was held on March 4 at Nagoya Institute of Technology. Urata (M1), Zaima (B4), and Kyokawa participated in the meeting. We had a good discussion in an environment where we could easily discuss about our daily research results.
Completed submission and presentation of master's and bachelor's theses!!
The review schedule for master's and bachelor's theses for the academic year 2023 was completed on February 16 (Fri.). From Kyokawa Lab, Mr. Shu Suzuki (master's thesis), Mr. Takuro Kuroyanagi (bachelor's thesis), Mr. Hiroki Zaimitsu (bachelor's thesis), and Mr. Koki Momiyama (bachelor's thesis) submitted their theses and made their final presentations. Thank you for your […]
Special Seminar by Prof. Jidong Zhao (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
A special seminar by Professor Jidong Zhao of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology was held at Nagoya Institute of Technology on February 2 (hosted by the seminar division of the Chubu Branch of the Japan Society of Geotechnical Engineering).He talked about the simulation of debris flow and its countermeasures by combining the […]
Various things at the end of the year (Cleaning up → Experimental facility tour @ Saitama → Study meeting → Research progress report)
At the end of the year, our laboratory was busy with many things. We cleaned up, went to Saitama to see experimental equipments the next day, and attended a study meeting at Waseda University the day after that. Finally, we had a research progress report meeting for thesis students on December 27th, which was the […]
The 9th Workshop on "Bentonite"at Waseda Univ.
Mr. Urata (M1 student) and Kyokawa attended the "9th Bentonite Study Group @ Waseda University" held on December 23rd. As usual, we had heated and honest discussions and had a lot of fun.
New undergraduate student has joined
A new undergraduate student, Yuna Ueno, has joined our laboratory. I hope that she will absorb a lot of things from the seminar and her seniors, and do good research!
Preparation of the experimental environment has been completed.
The experimental environment is ready. We will continue our research by making full use of various equipment such as mechanical testing, chemical analysis, and surface analysis (pretreatment).
Field trip @ Kisogawa River
We went to see the chert layer of the Kiso River on October 7 for the preview of the lecture and to collect samples. I was impressed by the grandeur of the Earth's movement and felt that it was worthwhile to conduct research on it. However, it seems that we still need more experience in […]
Special Lecture at the 44th Young Geotechnical Engineers Seminar
I participated in the 44th Young Geotechnical Engineers Seminar held on Monday, September 25, and gave a special lecture.Every year, young geotechnical engineers (about 40 years old or younger) gather at this seminar to discuss and exchange ideas. I introduced my research activities focusing on various geomaterials over the past 15 years and talked about […]
Laboratory party beating a hot summer.
We had a party with our lab members. Thank you for all your hard work! Let's keep up the good work in the second half!Thank you also to all the alumni who came to the party!