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!
The 8th Workshop on "Bentonite"at Kobe Univ.
I attended the "8th Bentonite Study Group at Kobe University" held on August 7.It was very useful to have a good discussion after a long time. Thanks to Mr. Cui (Waseda University) for his presentation and Prof. Tachibana at Kobe University for his organization. Bentonite workshop (Initiators: Wang Hailong (Waseda University, JAPAN), Hiroyuki Kyokawa (Nagoya […]
Cleaning up the experiment room
All lab members worked together today to clean up the lab. Good job!Remembering what a professor I know said, "If it is not organized, you cannot get accurate experimental data," we will always strive to improve the current state of our laboratory.
Professor Feng Zhang's final lecture and retirement party
On March 25, Professor Feng Zhang's final lecture and retirement party was held. The title of the lecture was "長江後浪推前浪 江山代有人才出" which is meant to encourage our younger generation. The lecture was not only about his research, but also about his life, and we could fully feel the personality of Professor Zhang.Thank you very much for […]
Attending a final lecture by Prof. Junichi Koseki of the University of Tokyo
On March 7, I attended the final lecture of my former supervisor, Professor Junichi Furuseki of the Department of Social Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo. The title of his final lecture was "Deformation Strength Properties of Geomaterials and Seismic Behavior of Soil Structures: Research History and Remaining Issues at the University of […]
Finishing final defenses for Master's and Bachelor's degrees
As of yesterday, I have completed the review of my master's thesis and graduation thesis! The review at the University of Tokyo, my former affiliation, was finished about a week ago. I would like to thank Mr. Muto for his master's thesis, Mr. Hijikata for his bachelor's thesis, and Mr. Hirayama for his support. Thank […]
Gathering laboratory members!!
We have had regular seminars since we were assigned to the laboratory, but for various reasons, we have not been able to get together with all the members face-to-face. Today, we finally got together!We hope that the students will gradually realize the fun of research from now on.
Receiving a prize "Kakehashi-sho by the selection committee of Tanaka prize"
I received the "Tanaka Award Selection Committee Kakehashi Prize" from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers in recognition of the content of my lectures on Applied Project IV, which I taught during my tenure at the University of Tokyo.（https://committees.jsce.or.jp/tanaka_sho/node/70）I was very deeply moved by the opportunity to be involved in the conception of the lecture. […]