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

The 3rd International Symposium Series on
Mechanical Systems Innovation was held
An International Symposium Series was held for a period totaling to 7 days, consisting of 22, 24-25, and 27-28, of November
2006 and 1-2 of March 2007, at Ichijo Hall in Yayoi Auditorium and Takeda Hall in the Takeda Frontier Science Building.
This symposium series, which is the third in a line of such series, consisted of two international symposiums in the energy
innovation field, an imperative research area for the 21COE Program, entitled, “International Symposium on Structural
Reliability in Energy Systems Innovation,” and, “International Symposium on Innovative Aerial/Space Flyer Systems,” oneinternational symposium pertaining to the biomedical innovation field entitled, “International Symposium on Biomedical
Systems Innovation,” and one pertaining to the hyper modeling / simulation field entitled, “International Symposium on
Computational Challenges in Thermal, Fluids and Energy Systems.” It was held with the purpose of communicating activities
in this program worldwide.
The series launched with the opening address by program
leader, Nobuhide Kasagi, and went on to introduce recent
activity content and future activity plans in the 21st Century
COE Program “Mechanical Systems Innovation.”

At theeach of the four international symposiums, prominent
researchers both from within Japan and abroad were invited,
and active exchange of information and opinions was
conducted regarding cutting edge research in each field.
Also, poster sessions and mini oral presentations by young
researchers, including Ph.D. students participating in the
COE Program were held in their respective symposiums,
and the active participation of young researchers was
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September 1, 2007

Opening address by Prof. Kasagi, the21COE program leader

International Symposium on Structural Reliability in Energy Systems Innovation
An international symposium on mechanical systems innovation entitled “International Symposium on Structural Reliability in
Energy Systems Innovation, -Mastering Reliability-” was held on November 22, 2006 (Wed) in Yayoi Auditorium Ichijo Hall of theAgriculture Department on the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo. Aiming for improving structural reliability in energy
systems, this symposium featured lectures and discussion revolving around issues pertaining to (1) Operation & Maintenance for
Structures, (2) Advanced Simulation for Nano-, Micro-, and Macro-Structural Reliability, and (3) Structural Reliability of Innovative
Aerospace Composite Systems. Along with the presentation of research results by project promoters pertaining to the energy
innovation field, an imperative research area for the COE Program, Mr. Charles Becht IV, Professor Seyoung Im, Professor
Takano, and Dr. Iwahori and associates were invited to give lectures
about cutting edge research results. Furthermore, the 26 poster
presentations and discussions as well as demonstration experiments
given by ph.D. students were lively thanks to active participation of theguests. Cutting edge research was shared in a wide range of fields,
making this an incredibly meaningful workshop.

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The 3rd International Symposium on Innovative Aerial/Space Flyer Systems
An international symposium on mechanical systems innovation entitled “The 3rd International Symposium on Innovative
Aerial/Space Flyer Systems -Mastering Flight-” was held on November 24 (Fri) and 25 (Sat), 2006 at Takeda Hall in the Takeda
Frontier Science Building on Asano Campus. This symposium featured two sessions in each of the following areas, with the goalof making innovative aerial systems possible: (1) MAV (Micro Aerial Vehicle) and UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) research anddevelopment, (2) space energy usage, and (3) basic research. It was developed centering around researchers and students
participating in the COE Program innovative aerial robot project, the space energy sub-project of the energy innovation project,and in basic research. Research findings from the COE Program from both fields were presented. H. Jin Kim (Seoul National
University, Korea), Cees Bil (RMIT University, Australia), Eric N. Johnson (Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.A.), Agnès Luc
Bouhali (ONERA, France), Sang H. Choi (NASA Langley Research Center, U.S.A.), Yeves Ribaud (ONERA, France), andNorbert Mueller (Michagan State University, USA) were invited to givelectures about state of the art research results. Furthermore, the 27
poster lectures and discussions as well as demonstration experiments
given by students were lively thanks to active participation of the guests.

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The 3rd International Symposium on Biomedical Systems Innovation
An international symposium on mechanical systems innovation entitled “The 3rd International Symposium on Biomedical
Systems Innovation” was held over the two day period of November 27 (Mon) and 28 (Tues) at Takeda Hall in the Takeda
Frontier Science Building on Asano Campus. This symposium featured five sessions: Cellular Biomechanics, Cell/Tissue Culture
Technologies, Computer-integrated Robotics Surgery, Computational Biomechanics, and Engineering Synthesis with Medicine.
The latest information in this field was provided by Prof. Zhu (Georgia Inst. of Tech.), Prof. Matsumoto (Nagoya Inst. of Tech.),Dr. Eric Leclerc (Univ. of Compiegne), Prof. Naruse (Okayama Univ.), Prof. Fujie (Waseda Univ.), Dr. Kamiyama (Toshiba
Medical Systems), Dr Xu (Imperial College of London), Prof. Tamagawa (Kyushu Inst. of Tech.), and Prof. Sugimori (New York
Univ.). The audience was active in asking questions and inspiring vibrant discussion. Furthermore, Ph.D. students participatingin the COE Program gave short presentations and poster sessions, and lively discussions with the guests unfolded.

Professor Matsumoto’s lectureInternational Symposium on Computational Challenges in Thermal,
Fluids and Energy Systems
An international symposium on state of the art computational science pertaining to thermal, fluid, and energy systems was held on
March 1-2, 2007 in the Takeda Hall of the Takeda Frontier Science Building. This two day symposium consisted of four sessions
pertaining to moving boundary flow, micro systems, design and optimization, and flow within energy systems as well as short oral
/ poster sessions by 20 doctorate students. 21COE Project promoters and project promotion supporters presented internationallythe latest research findings, and frontline researchers Prof. S. Hardt (Technical Univ. of Darmstadt), Prof. B. Launder (Univ. ofManchester), Prof. P. Koumoutsakos (ETH), Prof. P. Moin (Stanford Univ.), Prof. S. Obayashi (Tohoku Univ.), and Dr. K. Takase(JAEA) lectured on the latest research trends. Ph.D. students took advantage of the opportunity to present their individual
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Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Project Promoters
Energy innovation
Toshio Nagashima
Professor, Department of Advanced Energy, School of Frontier Sciences
Chisachi Kato
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science
Takayuki Terai
Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, School of Engineering
Kazuro Kageyama
Professor, Department of Technology Management for Innovation, 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

Biomedical innovation
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
Professor, Department of Environmental and Ocean Engineering,
Institute of Industrial Science
Takashi Ushida
Professor, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine,
School of Faculty of Medicine
Hyper modeling / simulation
Yoichiro 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
Tomonori Yamada
Yoshiaki Akematsu

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

Advisory Committee
Advisory Committeemen
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〉◎FY2006-11th SeminarDate: December 14, 2006 16:30pmVenue : Conference room 31A1, Faculty of Engineering bldg.2, Hongo campus
Subject: : Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interactions with the Space-TimeTechniques
Speaker : Professor Tayfun E. Tezduyar (Rice University)◎FY2006-12th Seminar
Date: January 17, 2007 15:00pmVenue : Conference room 31A1, Faculty of Engineering bldg.2, Hongo campus
Subject : Transient Convective Heat Transfer
Speaker : Professor Jacques PADET(University of Reims, France)◎FY2006-13th Seminar
Date: January 22, 2007 1:00pm-2:30pm
Venue : Seminar room 1, Faculty of Engineering bldg.2, Hongo campus
Subject : Real-time ab initio calculations of excited-state dynamics in carbon
nanostructures
Speaker : Professor David Tomanek (Physics and Astronomy Department,
Michigan State University)◎FY2006-14th Seminar
Date: January 26, 2007 11:00am-12:00am
Venue : Lecture room 232(2-301), Faculty of Engineering bldg.2, Hongo campus
Subject : Observations of the motion of heavy particles in a viscous fluid.
Speaker : Professor Tom Mullin (Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics,
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Manchester University)◎FY2006-15th Seminar
Date: March 22, 2007 4:00pmVenue : Conference room 422B, Faculty of Engineering bldg.4, Hongo campus
Subject : Research, Innovation and Trends in Development of Physical Methods ofMaterial Manipulation
Speaker : Professor Jan Svoboda◎FY2006-16th Seminar
Date: March 23, 2007 1:00pm-2:30pm
Venue : Lecture room 232, Faculty of Engineering bldg.2, Hongo campus
Subject : Atomic mechanics of nanotubes: Elasticity, yield, superplasticity
Speaker : Professor Boris I. Yakobson, Departments of Mechanical Engineeringand Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, Smalley Institute for
Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University〈International Symposium〉◎International Symposium on Computational Challenges in Thermal,
Fluids and Energy Systems
Date: March 1~2, 2007
Venue : Takeda Hall, Takeda Bldg., Asano campus〈Domestic Symposium〉◎21st Century COE Mechanical Systems Innovation
Date: March 7, 2007
Venue : Lecture room 83, 84, 85, Faculty of Engineering Bldg.8, Hongo campus〈Industry-Faculty Council for Human Resource Development〉◎5th Industry-Faculty Council for Human Resource Development
Date: March 9, 2007
Venue : Faculty of Engineering Bldg.2, Hongo Campus〈Cross-Department Doctoral Course〉◎Research Assistant Final Debrief Session, Mechanical Systems Innovation I,II
Date
: January 26, 2007
Venue : Takeda Hall, Takeda Building, Asano campus〈Workshops〉◎BK21 - 21COE Student Workshop
Date: February 14, 2007
Venue : Room 402, Takeda Bldg., Asano campus

The 21st Century COE Program Mechanical Systems Innovation, Newsletter No.13E
September 1, 2007
The 21st Century COE Program Mechanical Systems Innovation Office, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JAPAN
Phone and Fax/+81-3-5841-7437
URL/ http://www.mechasys.jp

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