Laboratory List
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School Department

Research Group

Research Area

Job title

NameEmailResearch Interests

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Structural Engineering,Engineering
Materials, and Informatics

Structural Analysis

Professor

Junji Kato

junjikato@civil.nagoyau.ac.jp

Numerical simulation and optimal design for structures,
Topology optimization for advanced material design, Finite
element method for material/kinematic nonlinearity anddynamics, Innovative design and manufacturing with 3D
printer, Reduced order-based data science

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Structural Engineering,Engineering
Materials, and Informatics

Infrastructure System Design

Professor

Kazuo Tateishi

tateishi@civil.nagoyau.ac.jp

Steel bridge engineering, Maintenance of steel structures,
Fatigue and fracture of steel bridges, Mechanics of steelconcrete composite structures

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Structural Engineering,Engineering
Materials, and Informatics

Infrastructure System Design

Associate
Professor

Takeshi Hanji

hanji@civil.nagoyau.ac.jp

Steel structures, Fatigue and fracture of steel structures,
Repair and retrofitting technique for cracked steel members,
Seismic assessment and rehabilitation of steel bridges,
Applications of image technique to infrastructures, Welding

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Structural Engineering,Engineering
Materials, and Informatics

Concrete Materials and Structures Professor

Hikaru Nakamura

nakamura.hikaru.s7@f.
mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Concrete structure, Seismic design of concrete structure,
Maintenance and durability of concrete structure, Nonlinear
analysis of concrete structure, Nondestructive test of concretet.miura@civil.nagoyau.ac.jp

Multi-scale mechanical modelling for cementitious materials,
Mesoscale chemo-mechanical analysis for chemical
deterioration and fracture of cementitious materials,
Expansion cracking mechanism due to ASR/DEF, Reduction
mechanism of compressive behaviors of concrete due tocracks with different directionality and dispersibility

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Structural Engineering,Engineering
Materials, and Informatics

Concrete Materials and Structures

Associate
Professor

Taito Miura

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Structural Engineering,Engineering
Materials, and Informatics

Steel Structures

Associate
Professor

Koji Nishiguchi

Engineering

Hydraulics, Hydrology,
Civil and Environmental
Coastal, and Ocean
Engineering
Engineering

Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Professor

Norimi MizutaniEngineeringHydraulics, Hydrology,
Civil and Environmental
Coastal, and Ocean
Engineering
Engineering

Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Associate
Professor

Tomoaki Nakamura

Engineering

Hydraulics, Hydrology,
Civil and Environmental
Coastal, and Ocean
Engineering
Engineering

River Engineering

Professor

Yuji Toda

Engineering

Hydraulics, Hydrology,
Civil and Environmental
Coastal, and Ocean
Engineering
Engineering

River Engineering

Associate
Professor

Ryota Tsubaki

Numerical simulation of structural dynamics, nonlinear
kojinishiguchi@civil.nag
materials, and fluid-structure interaction problems, Highoya-u.ac.jp
performance computing
Stability of coastal structures, Wave deformation due tomizutani@civil.nagoya- coastal and offshore structures and wave forces, Tsunamiu.ac.jp
disaster and mitigation, Sediment transport and beachdeformation
Stability of coastal structures and their foundation considering
nakamura.tomoaki.e9@f dynamic interaction between waves, structure motion,.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
sediment transport, and seabed response; Tsunami-induced
topographic change
ytoda@cc.nagoyau.ac.jp

River engineering, Fluvial hydraulics with riparian vegetation,
Eco-hydraulics, Numerical modeling of river eco-systemrtsubaki@civil.nagoyau.ac.jp

Advanced field monitoring of fluid flow and sedimenttransport, Development of river channel morphology control
approach, High resolution inundation flow simulation and its
application to mitigate physical and environmental risks

Engineering

Civil and Environmental
Geotechnical Engineering
Engineering

Geomaterials and GeotechnicalEngineering

Professor

nakano@civil.nagoyau.ac.jp

Mechanical evaluation and quality certification for natural andartificial soil materials based on soil skeleton structure
concept, Interpretation of the soil strengthening methods
such as solidification, compaction etc. of various soilmaterials, Constitution of “sediment circulation system”
considering utilization of soil materials at ordinary times aswell as disaster periods

Toshihiro Noda

noda@civil.nagoyau.ac.jp

Soil-water-air coupled finite deformation analysis ofsaturated/unsaturated soils taking into consideration inertial
forces, Interpretation/development of the countermeasureprinciples of ground improvements, Seismic response analysisof natural deposited and artificial grounds, Numericalreplication of natural deposited grounds

nakai@civil.nagoyau.ac.jp

Masaki Nakano

Engineering

Civil and Environmental
Geotechnical Engineering
Engineering

GeomechanicsProfessor

Engineering

Civil and Environmental
Geotechnical Engineering
Engineering

Geo-Disaster Prevention
Engineering

Associate
Professor

Kentaro Nakai

Network Systems

Professor

Toshiyuki Yamamoto

Environmental and Energy
Biosystems

Professor

Kiichiro Hayashi

Engineering

Engineering

Transportation,
Civil and Environmental
Infrastructure, andEngineering
Environmental Planning
Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental
and Environmental SystemEngineering
Engineering

Comprehension of dynamic/static behavior of various soils
and their elasto-plastic description, Seismic response analysisof ground-structure interaction systems, Influence of stratum
irregularity on subsurface seismic damage
Vehicle ownership and use, Travel behavior analysis,
yamamoto@civil.nagoya
Environmentally sustainable transport (EST), Intelligent-u.ac.jp
transport system (ITS), Traffic safety
Environmental policy, Environmental assessment, Biodiversity
maruhaya98--@nagoyaand ecosystem service assessment, Internationalu.jp
environmental cooperation
Critical infrastructure planning and regional potential
tomita.takashi@nagoyadevelopment for sustainable and resilient society, Tsunamiu.jp
and storm surge disaster risk reduction

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Land and Infrastructure
Engineering
DesignLand and Infrastructure Design

Professor

Takashi Tomita

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Land and Infrastructure
Engineering
DesignLand and Infrastructure Design

Associate
Professor

Shinichiro Nakamura

shinichiro@civil.nagoya- Climate change adaptation in developing country, Land designu.ac.jpon river basin, Green infrastructure design

Engineering

Civil and Environmental Land and Infrastructure
Engineering
DesignLand and Infrastructure Design

Lecturer

Mutsumi Tashiro

mutsumi@civil.nagoya- Road design on soft ground, Traffic management, Mobility
u.ac.jpservicesCivil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Environmental Studies
Graduate School Department

Research Group

Research Area

EnvironmentalStudiesEnvironmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Transportation,
Infrastructure, andEnvironmental Planning

Environmental
Studies

Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Transportation,
Infrastructure, andEnvironmental Planning

Carbon Free, Safe, and Smart
Society (Transportation
Professor
Engineering)
Carbon Free, Safe, and Smart
Society (Transport andProfessor
Environmental Planning, Strategyfor Local Transport Systems)

Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture
Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture
Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Transportation,
Infrastructure, andEnvironmental Planning
Transportation,
Infrastructure, andEnvironmental Planning
Transportation,
Infrastructure, andEnvironmental Planning

Environmental
Studies

EnvironmentalEngineering andArchitecture

Environmental Engineeringand Environmental System
Engineering

Environmental System for Stocktype Society (Engineering ofEnvironmental Systems)

Professor

Hiroki Tanikawa

EnvironmentalStudies

Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Environmental Engineeringand Environmental System
Engineering

Material and Energy Design(Environmental Studies ofMaterials)

Professor

Takashi Hibino

Environmental
Studies

Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Environmental Engineeringand Environmental System
Engineering

Environmental System for Stocktype Society (Environmental
Economics, Resource Economics)

Associate
Professor

Hiroaki Shirakawa

Associate
Professor

EnvironmentalStudies
EnvironmentalStudies
EnvironmentalStudies

Job title

NameEmailHideki Nakamura

Traffic Engineering, Urban transport policy, Road geometricnakamura@genv.nagoy
design, Traffic operation, Traffic safety, User behavior
a-u.ac.jp
modeling, Traffic simulation model, ITS

Hirokazu Kato

kato@genv.nagoyau.ac.jp

Network Systems

Professor

Tomio Miwa

miwa@nagoya-u.jp

Land, Urban and Mobility Design(Transportation Engineering)

Associate
Professor

Miho Iryo

iryo@nagoya-u.jp

Carbon Free, Safe, and Smart
Society (TransportationEngineering)

Lecturer

Xin Zhangzhang@genv.nagoyau.ac.jp

Research Interests

Low carbon & sustainable transport system, Environmentallife cycle assessment of social stock, Resilient national &urban design, Region revitalization strategies
Transportation planning, Travel behavior analysis, Intelligent
transport systems, Traffic assignment models and trafficsimulators
Traffic flow and safety analysis of vehicles and pedestrians,
Road design for multimodal transport, Traffic simulation
development
Evaluation of junction design and traffic signal control, Road
user maneuver modeling, Traffic simulation

Environmental system analysis, Resource and Energy Flow fortanikawa@urban.env.na Sustainable Cities, Material Stock and Flow analysis, Weight ofgoya-u.jp
cities overtime with 4d-GIS, Socio economical metabolism,Industrial Ecology
Electricity and hydrogen generation technology, Municipal
hibino@urban.env.nago
solid waste treatment, Multifunctional cementitious materials
ya-u.ac.jp
designAnalysis for economic and environmental interdependency
sirakawa@urban.env.na among countries in the world, Evaluation of efficiency of
goya-u.ac.jp
urban environmental management, Economic evaluation ofenvironmental policy

EnvironmentalStudies

Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Environmental Engineeringand Environmental SystemEngineering

Environmental System for Stocktype Society (Environmental andSanitary Engineering,Environmental Emergency
Management)

Environmental
Studies

Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Environmental Engineeringand Environmental System
Engineering

Environmental System for Stocktype Society (Energy System)

Associate
Professor

Hiroto Shiraki

Environmental
Studies

Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Environmental Engineeringand Environmental System
Engineering

Environmental Studies ofMaterials

Associate
Professor

Sho-ichi Iwamatsu

Environmental
Studies

Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Environmental Engineeringand Environmental System
Engineering

Environmental Studies ofMaterials

Associate
Professor

Anatoly Zinchenko

Environmental
Engineering andArchitectureEnvironmental
Engineering andArchitecture
Environmental
Engineering andArchitecture

Environmental Engineeringand Environmental System
Engineering
Risk Management for
Natural and Built
Environment
Risk Management for
Natural and Built
Environment

Environmental Studies ofMaterials

AssociateProfessor

NAGAO, Masahiro

nagao@urban.env.nago Fuel cell, Battery, Biomass Use, Machine Learning,ya-u.ac.jp
Optimization Computation

Risk Management for Natural andProfessor
Built Environment

MORI, Yasuhiro

yasu@nuac.nagoyau.ac.jp

Risk Assessment/Management, Performance-based design,
Structural Reliability, Probabilistic Seismic Hazard, Earthquake
Engineering

Risk Management for Natural and Associate
Built Environment
Professor

LEE, Sihwan

shany@nuac.nagoyau.ac.jp

Ventilation facilities, Thermal comfort, Environmental
simulation, Indoor air quality※

Environmental
Studies※

Environmental
Studies※

Environmental
Studies

NOTE:For ※ labs, G30 admission is not available.

Nagahisa Hirayama

Disaster prevention & preparedness in water system, Businesshirayama.nagahisa@na continuity planning & risk communication for water utility,
goya-u.jp
Redesign for water distribution system, Disaster debris
management system
Energy consumption behavior analysis, Technological andshiraki@urban.env.nago economic assessment of climate change mitigation measures,
ya-u.ac.jp
Power and energy system analysis using
mathematical models
Transformation technologies for organic substances, Greener
iwmt@urban.env.nagoy
synthetic methodologies of artificial materials. Sustainablea-u.ac.jp
utilization of materials
Functional materials from biomass and plastic waste,zinchenko@urban.env.n Environmental pollution cleaning, Nanomaterials andagoya-u.ac.jp
environmental nanotechnologies, Sustainable chemical
processes and materials upcycling technologies