Circular Engineering for Sustainable Resource Use
The following data represents the status as of the end of March 2026,
marking the end of the group’s activities.
The goal of this research group is to help establish a more sustainable society by developing technologies and systems to ensure thoroughly efficient resource utilization, including water, air, and other environmental resources, as well as food, and energy, including both hardware (e.g., equipment, materials) and “software” (e.g., social system design, evaluation methods). Our principal research themes are: “resource recycling” through the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and in various other ways, including repair/renovation and recovery; challenge of “decarbonization,” by establishing systems that use up energy, both from a supply and demand approach; and “coexistence” through industries and lifestyles that are in harmony with nature, to support the basis of human existence. By organically linking these research themes, we are pursuing a variety of engineering research initiatives focused on shaping a genuinely sustainable and intelligent society.
Researchers List
Group Leader IKE Michihiko
Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
Co-Group Leader UYAMA Hiroshi
Professor
Division of Applied Chemistry
Co-Group Leader HARA Keishiro
Professor
Center for Future Innovation
ARAKI Susumu
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
IIJIMA Kazuhiro
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
INUI Toru
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
UTSUNOMIYA Hiroshi
Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
KAMADA Toshirou
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
KII Masanobu
Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
KURASHIKI Tetsusei
Professor
Department of Management of Industry and Technology
KOJIMA Kazunobu
Professor
Division of Electrical, Electronic and Infocommunications Engineering
KOBAYASHI Tomohiro
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
KOBAYASHI Hideki
Professor
Division of Mechanical Engineering
SAKURAI Hidehiro
Professor
Division of Applied Chemistry
SHIMODA Yoshiyuki
Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
SUGAWARA Yasuhiro
Professor
Division of Precision Engineering and Applied Physics
TAKAHARA Jun-ichi
Professor
Division of Precision Engineering and Applied Physics
TANAKA Toshihiro
Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science（Executive Vice President）
TSUCHIYA Hiroaki
Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
TOBISU Mamoru
Professor
Division of Applied Chemistry
NAKAGAWA Takashi
Professor
Department of Management of Industry and Technology
FUJITA Kikuo
Professor
Division of Mechanical Engineering
FUNAKI Tsuyoshi
Professor
Division of Electrical, Electronic and Infocommunications Engineering
MAKI Atsuo
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
MINAKATA Satoshi
Professor
Division of Applied Chemistry
MURATA Isao
Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
YASUDA Makoto
Professor
Division of Applied Chemistry
YOKOTA Takashi
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
YOSHIYA Masato
Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
WATANABE Hajime
Professor
Division of Biotechnology
WATANABE Heiji
Professor
Division of Precision Engineering and Applied Physics
MURANAKA Toshiya
Specially Appointed Professor
Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives
INOUE Daisuke
Associate Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
OOHORA Koji
Associate Professor
Division of Applied Chemistry
OKANO Shigetaka
Associate Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
KATSUYAMA Shigeru
Associate Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
SUZUKI Masanori
Associate Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
TSUJI Takuya
Associate Professor
Division of Mechanical Engineering
NAKATANI Yuusuke
Associate Professor
Division of Global Architecture
NAKAMOTO Masashi
Associate Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
NOMAGUCHI Yutaka
Associate Professor
Division of Mechanical Engineering
YAKIYAMA Yumi
Associate Professor
Division of Applied Chemistry
YAMAGUCHI Yohei
Associate Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
YAMASHITA Shotaro
Associate Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
UETAKE Yuta
Assistant Professor
Division of Applied Chemistry
UCHIDA Hideaki
Assistant Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
KIYOKAWA Kensuke
Assistant Professor
Division of Applied Chemistry
SASAKI Yuuya
Assistant Professor
Division of Global Architecture
MATSUO Tomohito
Assistant Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering