10No.

The 21st Century COE Program
Mechanical Systems Innovation, The University of Tokyo

June 1, 2006

The 2nd 21st Century COE Seven Universities
Joint Symposium is held
The 2nd 21st Century COE Seven Universities JointSymposium was held on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at
Noyori Memorial Conference Hall in Higashiyama
campus, Nagoya University. This annual symposium
aims to promote the research exchange between seven
universities, including our university, and transmit theresearch activities performed by each university to thesociety. Young researchers from the seven Universities
set up and run this session. Following to WasedaUniversity in the last time, Nagoya University acted as
the managing university this time.
In this symposium, introduction of the research activities
in each COE program, invited lectures, and panel

Atmosphere of 21COE Seven Universities Joint Symposium

discussions were performed. Ph.D. students in our COE
program made three presentations on the theme of “COE from student’s point of view.” They introduced new educational
programs in our COE program, such as Cross-Department Doctoral Course and ETH Exchange Program, and talked theirfrank impressions after participating in them. Students from other universities had a high interest in our educational
programs, and the Ph.D. students received many questions after their presentations.
Moreover, in the panel discussion after the introduction of the research activities, three topics, namely, “COE from student’s
point of view,” “Whether should we live only for research or not,” and “The researchers-estimated future in 20 years,” wereproposed by the University of Tokyo, Nagoya University and Waseda University, respectively. The audience-participationtype panel session via live discussion and internet chat was very prosperous, and provide a precious opportunity forexchange between young researchers.

EIntroduction of Newly Established Departments
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management
Takayuki Terai, Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management
The department of Nuclear Engineering and Management (http://www.n.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/) has started onApril 1, 2005, in Hongo (Asano) campus, School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo to educate thestudents in the field of advanced science and technologies including traditional nuclear engineering froma global point of view.
Stable energy supply and environmental protection are great motivations for nuclear engineering andmany researches have been conducted continuously.
At the same time, the safety and the public acceptance of nuclear technologies are also great concerns
for research and education in the nuclear engineering field. The application of laser/beam technologies isexpanding its field not only within engineering but also into science, agriculture, medicine and environment. Furthermore,international co-operation and collaboration are quite important in the application of nuclear power including physical protection,
safeguard, nuclear fuel management, and the nuclear safety. From these points of view, our department covers a wide range ofresearch and education mainly categorized into three topics; advanced nuclear energy engineering, advanced laser/beamscience and medical physics, and nuclear socio-engineering. These main topics in research and education have a close
relationship with 21st Century COE Program “Mechanical Systems Innovation”, which promotes innovative energy systems, biomedical innovations and simulation technologies for innovative systems. Our department would like to positively contribute to thisCOE program. Any comments and advices to us are very much welcome.

Department of Bioengineering
Mamoru Mitsuishi, Professor, Department of Engineering Synthesis
The Department of Bioengineering was established in the School of Engineering of the University ofTokyo on April 1st, 2006. The synthesis of the life sciences and engineering, which provides the practicalmeans for the support of society, is indispensable for the achievement of high quality medical care andtreatment, human welfare, and a sustainable society. The development of systems integrating biologicaltissues and bioengineered mechanical systems, and the development of technologies for the effective
utilization of biomass are also included within the scope of the department, as are numerous otherfascinating problems in the life sciences, including the use of engineering methods to understand thephenomena of life itself and the functions of the various organs of living organisms.
The Department of Bioengineering is located intellectually between medicine, engineering, and the life sciences, to add newvalue in all three areas. The 5 professors and associate professors in the Department of Bioengineering and 12 key faculty
members from other departments within the Faculty of Engineering take primary responsibility for the department’s management
and educational programs, with 5 faculty from institutes or departments outside the Faculty of Engineering assisting with theeducational programs. The 21st Century COE Program “Mechanical Systems and Innovation” has contributed to the developmentof the Department of Bioengineering since it was established. According to the categories given previously, 2, 2 and 1 faculty
members joined the department from the COE program. It would be greatly appreciated if you could take a look at theDepartment of Bioengineering homepage at http://www.bioeng.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Project Promoter Newly Joins 21COE
Shinji SUZUKI, Professor,
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Engineering
I am Shinji Suzuki, a professor in the department of aeronautics and astronautics. I was newly assigned
as a project promoter of the 21st Century COE program. While I have been concerning myself in IARP
(Innovative Aerial Robot Project) that was newly organized in our COE program, I will promote IARP on
my own responsibility. In 2005, we developed the Innovative Flying Robot for Expo 2005 Aichi Japan, andheld the 1st All Japan Student Indoor Flying Robot Contest. From now, we are developing several types
of Aerial Robots for different missions, and promoting the contest to the international competition.

Project Lecturer and Research Associate Newly Join 21COETomonori YAMADA, Project Lecturer,Department of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science, School of Engineering
My name is Tomonori YAMADA. I was appointed to be a project lecturer of this 21st Century COE
Program on April 1, 2006. I worked as a team manager of a private company, a researcher in RIKEN anda research associate in the department of quantum engineering and systems science after finishing myPh.D course. When I was a Ph.D student, my main interests were the mesh generation algorithms andthe implementation of FEA code on parallel computers, and they are somewhat far from the essence ofmechanics. However, through the experience in private company and research institute, real industrial
applications, such as MEMS, engine and trabecular structure of bone have been attracting me. In thedepartment of quantum engineering and systems science, I started research on the multiphysics
phenomena in the flapping motion of insect flight to assist the development of micro aerial vehicle under
the supervision of Prof. Yoshimura, who is one of the project promoters in the COE. By collaborating with
distinguished professors and RAs in the different fields, though in this same COE program, I would like tocontribute to the developing simulation technologies, which can help developing innovative mechanicalsystems.

Yoshiaki AKEMATSU, Project Research Associate,
Department of Environmental & Ocean Engineering, School of Engineering
My name is Yoshiaki AKEMATSU. I started working as a research associate of the 21st century COE
program in April 1st of this year. I worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow for two year of the 21st century COE
program. I appreciate having the opportunity to do interdisciplinary research and take part in themechanical system innovation lecture. I would like to make use of my past experience to assist themechanical system innovation lecture. My research topic is a health monitoring by using optical fiber
vibration sensor in “The Energy Innovation Project”. I would like to propose a new inspection method forsafety and reliability. Your continued support will be greatly appreciated.

Program Executive Organization
Project Promoters
Program leader

Biomedical innovation

Nobuhide Kasagi
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Mamoru Mitsuishi
Professor, Department of Engineering Synthesis, School of Engineering
Masao Washizu
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Masayuki Nakao
Professor, Department of Engineering Synthesis, School of Engineering
Teruo Fujii
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Ocean Engineering,
Institute of Industrial Science
Takashi Ushida
Professor, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine,
Graduate School of Medicine

Energy innovation
Toshio Nagashima
Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Engineering
Chisachi Kato
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science
Takayuki TeraiProfessor, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, School of Engineering
Kazuo Kageyama
Professor, Department of Environmental and Ocean Engineering, School of Engineering
Nobuo Takeda
Professor, Department of Advanced Energy, School of Frontier Sciences
Tamaki Ura
Professor, Department of Environmental and Ocean Engineering,
Institute of Industrial Science
Shinichi Nakasuka
Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Engineering
Toyoshisa Fujita
Professor, Department of Geosystem Engineering, School of Engineering
Shigehiko Kaneko
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Shinji Suzuki
Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Engineering

Hyper modeling / simulationYoichiro Matsumoto
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Takafumi Fujita
Professor, Department of Engineering Synthesis, Institute of Industrial Science
Hideaki Miyata
Professor, Department of Environmental and Ocean Engineering,
School of Engineering
Shinsuke Sakai
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Shinobu Yoshimura
Professor, Department of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science,
School of Engineering

Project members
Toshiki Iino
Tomonori Yamada
Yosuke Hasegawa
Yoshiaki Akematsu

Project Professor, International Research and Education Center for Mechanical Systems Innovation, School of Engineering
Project Lecturer, International Research and Education Center for Mechanical Systems Innovation, School of Engineering
Project Research Associate, International Research and Education Center for Mechanical Systems Innovation, School of Engineering
Project Research Associate, International Research and Education Center for Mechanical Systems Innovation, School of Engineering

Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Koutaro Inoue
Noboru Kikuchi

Senior Fellow, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Professor, The University of Michigan

Yoshitsugu Kimura
Tetsuya Tateishi

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Fellow, National Institute for Material Science

Activities of Mechanical Systems Innovation Program〈Open Seminars〉◎FY2005-17th Seminar
Date: March 24, 2006 3:00pm-5:00pm
Venue : Conference room 2-31A, Faculty of Engineering Bldg.2, Hongo campus
Subject: : Fluorescence of Semiconducting SWNTs under Various conditions
Speaker : Prof. Manfred M. Kappes (Institut fur Physikalische Chemie,
Universitat Karlsruhe (TH)〈IARP liaison meeting〉
Date: April 26, 2006 5:00pm-7:00pm
Venue : Main conference room 2F, Faculty of Engineering Bldg.7, Hongo campus
Subject : 1) Report on 1st student indoor flying contest.
2) Optimum design method of MAV by using genetic algorithm.
3) Aerodynamic performance of NACA0012 airfoil and 4% camber airfoil
on low Reynolds number.
4) Development of integrated design tool of small robot aircraft.
Speaker : 1) Lect. T. Tuchiya, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2) K. Akiyama, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
3) M. Okuno, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
4) M. Kawaide, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics〈Domestic Symposia〉◎The 2nd 21st Century COE Seven Universities Joint Symposium
Date: March 8, 2006
Venue : Noyori Conference Hall, Nagoya University◎21st Century COE Mechanical Systems Innovation
Date: March 10-11, 2006Venue : Lecture room 27, 28, Faculty of Engineering Bldg.2, Hongo campus◎Advanced Underwater Technology for Bio-SONAR Study Workshop 2006
Date: March 23-24, 2006
Venue : Institute of Industrial Science Conference Hall “Haricot”◎The 37th Underwater Technology Forum Program
Date: April 21, 2006
Venue : Institute of Industrial Science Conference Hall “Haricot”◎The 3rd Japan Hydrogen Industrial Forum
Date: May 12, 2006 1:30 pm-5:45pm
Venue : Takeda Hall, Takeda Building, Asano Campus

The 21st Century COE Program Mechanical Systems Innovation,Newsletter No.10E
June 1, 2006
The 21st Century COE Program Mechanical Systems Innovation Office, The University of Tokyo
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