Researchers Profiles

International Researchers, Visiting Professors and Research Professors
The hydrogen research center at Kyushu University Ito Campus, equipped with a state-of-the-art facilities, is one of the most advanced
research centers in the world, being supported from a wide range of talented researchers.
The aim of our research and development is to solve the global warming as a world common problem and furthermore to maintain new energy
instead of an oil resource, by realizing hydrogen energy society in a near future.
As a part of this effort, we continue to send out information around to over the world and regularly invite talented researchers to join us, built
an international partnerships for joint research.
Fukuoka is well known as one of the most comfortable Asian cities and we will assure comfortable living environment and an enough support
by our dedicated staffs for international researchers.
Currently, research and development on hydrogen materials and fuel cells are being conducted in several major countries around the world,and some technologies have been migrating from the demonstration phase to practical applications.
We are actively inviting International researchers and share information with the outside world, so that the world’s best database is utilized torealize a hydrogen-based society and is firmly established in accordance with international standards.

○International collaborating professors and researchers

Prof. Jader Ferreira Furtado Filho■Field of Research:

Metal and alloy fatigue inhydrogen atmospheres■Original Affiliation:

AIR LIQUIDE CRCD, France

Prof. Petros A.Sofronis■Field of Research:

Hydrogen embrittlement ofmaterials■Original Affiliation:

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign,U.S.A.
International Institute for CarbonNeutral Energy Research,Kyushu University

Prof. Darrell SocieDr. Jussi Solin

Prof. Robert O.Ritchie■Field of Research:

Fatigue of metallic materials■Original Affiliation:

VTT Technical Research Centreof Finland, Finland

Dr. Brian P.Somerday■Field of Research:

Effect of hydrogen on metallicmaterials■Original Affiliation:

Sandia National Laboratories,
U.S.A.

Prof. Ian Robertson■Field of Research:■Field of Research:■Original Affiliation:■Original Affiliation:

Mechanical behavior ofmaterials, fracture mechanics
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, U.S.A.

Prof. Harry L. Tuller

Materials Science and Engineering
Hydrogen Structural Materials
University of Wisconsin, U.S.A
International Institute for CarbonNeutral Energy Research,Kyushu University

Prof. John A. Kilner■Field of Research:

Fatigue and fracture of materials,
and fracture mechanisms■Original Affiliation:

University of California
Berkeley, U.S.A.

Prof. Reiner Kirchheim■Field of Research:

Research on metallic materials■Original Affiliation:

University of Gottingen,Germany

Dr. Arnaud Macadre■Field of Research:

Hydrogen Structural Materials■Original Affiliation:

International Institute for
Carbon-Neutral Energy
Research, Kyushu University

Assoc. Prof. Stephen Lyth■Field of Research:■Field of Research:■Field of Research:■Original Affiliation:■Original Affiliation:■Original Affiliation:

Mixed conductors

Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, U.S.A.

Prof. Ludwig J. Gauckler■Field of Research:
Ceramic materials■Original Affiliation:

Swiss Federal Institute ofTechnology Zurich, Switzerland

Solid state ionics

Imperial College London, UK

Visiting Prof. Sean Bishop

Graphene in Fuel cells

International Institute for
Carbon-Neutral Energy
Research, Kyushu University

Visiting Prof. Jennifer L.M. Rupp

■Field of Research:■Field of Research:■Original Affiliation:■Original Affiliation:

Mixed conductors, Ceramicmaterials
Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, U.S.A.

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Fuel cell systems, Ceramicmaterials
Swiss Federal Institute ofTechnology Zurich, Switzerland
International Institute for CarbonNeutral Energy Research,Kyushu University

Researchers Profiles○Visiting professors, etc.（2014-2015）
Division
Hydrogen production

NameTeppei Ogura

Affiliation

Title

Field of Research

School of Science and Technology, Department ofAssociate

physical chemistry, computationalPhysics, Kwansei Gakuin University

Professor

chemistry

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

Professor

solid-state hydrogen strage

Hydrogen storage

Chen Ping

Hydrogen utilization

Masahiro Watanabe

Hydrogen utilization

Nobuyuki Kamiya

Hydrogen utilization

Ludwig J.Gauckler

Hydrogen utilization

Masaru Tsuchiya

Hydrogen utilization

Jennifer L.M.Rupp

Hydrogen utilization

Bilge Yildiz

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,U.S.A.

Safety management

Shogo Watanabe

Hydrogen Energy Test and Research Center

Hydrogen systems

Kenichiro Ota

Hydrogen systems

Romeo P Glovnea

Hydrogen systems

Kanao Fukuda

Hydrogen energy sociology

Kazukiyo Okano

Clean Energy Research Center, Fuel Cell
Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi
KM Labolatory (Former Professor of Faculty ofEngineering, Yokohama National University)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Zurich,Switzerland

Director

fuel cells, industrial cracking

Professorceramic materials

Scientist

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Assistant

Zurich,Switzerland

Professor

Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama
National University
School of Engineering and Design, Universityof Sussex, UKMalaysia-Japan International Institute ofTechnology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Hydrogen Energy Systems Society of Japanfuel production/ purification catakysts

President

Principal

SiEnergy Systems

fuel cells, electrode catalysts, adatoms

Associate
Professor
President

Professor

fuel cells

fuel cells, ceramic materials

surface science

fuel cell/hydrogen systems
fuel cells, water electrolysis, hydrogenenergyProfessor

mechanical engineering, tribology

Professor

tribology

Advisorfuel cell, hydrogen energy○Research staff at International Research Center for Hydrogen Energy（as of July 1, 2015）
Division

NameTitle

Division

NameTitle

Satoshi Fukada

Professor

Ayumi Zaitsu

Research Associate

Yusuke Shiratori

Associate Professor

Shiun Noda

Research AssociateTran Tuyen Quang

Research Associate

Miki Fujita

Research Associate

Chiaki Itasaka

Technical Support Stuff

Masahiro Inoue

Associate Professor

Tomomi UchidaTechnical Support Stuff

Joichi Sugimura

Professor

Mio Sakamoto

Technical Support Stuff

Kohei Ito

Professor

Etsuo Akiba

Professor

Tatsumi Kitahara

Associate Professor

Yasuyuki Takata

Professor

Hideyuki Dohi

Professor

Takao Sajima

Assistant Professor

Masahiro Kasai

Associate Professor

Kazunari Sasaki

Distinguished Professor

Kaori Matsuzaki

SecretaryＳhunsuke Taniguti

Professor

Akari Hayashi

Professor

Masamichi Kohno

Associate Professor

Junichiro Yamabe

Research Professor

Miyuki Hayashi

Secretary

Hai-Wen Li

Associate Professor

Hydrogen utilization

Hydrogen production

Hydrogen storage

Hydrogen utilization

Safety management

Hydrogen systems

Clean energy socialsystem

Advanced devices

Advanced

Chie Uryu

Research Associate

Tsutomu Kawabata

Research Associate20systems

Advanced materials