Energy & Infrastructure
Fluid machinery, piping, damage, and maintenance.
RESEARCH
Understanding the invisible.
Designing what comes next.
Across diverse fields, our common approach is to visualize phenomena, understand them through mechanics, and connect that insight to society through design and prototyping.
RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
Four fields.
One approach.
We combine experiments, visualization, theory, computation, and design—from understanding complex phenomena to proposing new systems.
Signature Methodology
Smart
Prototyping
Prototyping
MultiphysicsFluid–structure interaction
MaterialsFracture, impact and damage
Human-centeredHealthcare and experience
Engineering DesignSimulation and prototyping
01 — RESEARCH AREA
Multiphysics and
Fluid–Structure Interaction
We investigate interactions among fluids, structures, bubbles, and waves across multiple temporal and spatial scales.
High-speed visualization of bubble collapse
Capturing the moment when physical phenomena interact.
In cavitation, water hammer, fluid–structure interaction, and ultrasonics, pressure waves, structural response, bubble generation and collapse, and interfacial phenomena occur simultaneously. We combine visualization, measurement, and numerical analysis to reveal the governing mechanisms and their effects on structures.
02 — RESEARCH AREA
Materials, Fracture
and Impact
We observe damage inside materials, at surfaces, and across interfaces to develop structures and evaluation methods that withstand fracture and impact.
Translating damage patterns into the language of mechanics.
Material damage appears as local deformation, interfacial delamination, crack growth, and impact response. By linking experimental observations with numerical analysis, we study damage mechanisms, evaluation metrics, and their translation into structural design.
03 — RESEARCH AREA
Human-centered
Engineering
We address challenges involving the human body, perception, behavior, and experience through both mechanics and engineering design.
Visualization of nasal spray atomization
Designing not only function, but also the user experience.
For medical devices and everyday products, value depends not only on physical performance but also on safety, usability, perception, and user experience. We visualize and evaluate spraying, contact, deformation, and fracture to propose devices and methods that create better experiences.
04 — RESEARCH AREA
Smart Prototyping and
Engineering Design
We connect scientific understanding to design, simulation, prototyping, experimentation, and iterative improvement to accelerate the realization of ideas.
Turning understood phenomena into testable forms.
Smart Prototyping is our signature approach integrating visualization, mechanics, simulation, AI, prototyping, and experimentation. By moving between digital and physical forms and testing hypotheses early, we accelerate both research and value creation.
HOW WE WORK
Methods are connected,
not isolated.
We do not rely on a single method; instead, we compare phenomena, models, prototypes, and evaluation results.
- 01Visualization
Capture fast, microscopic, and complex phenomena.
- 02Measurement
Quantify pressure, displacement, velocity, force, and material response.
- 03Mechanics
Identify the physics and mechanics governing the phenomenon.
- 04Simulation
Reproduce hypotheses and explore conditions and structures.
- 05Prototyping
Turn ideas into testable forms.
- 06Iteration
Learn from results and improve both design and research methods.
FIELDS OF IMPACT
Mechanics for
meaningful impact.
Our work is not limited to a single product domain; we address challenges where complex physical phenomena intersect with human experience.
Healthcare
Medical devices, surgical support, and drug delivery.
Mobility
Impact, composites, aerodynamics, and structural design.
Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing, prototyping, material evaluation, and AI.
Human Experience
Contact, perception, usability, and value design.
EXPLORE FURTHER
Research grows through
questions and collaboration.
For inquiries about research, collaboration, or graduate study, please use the contact information in the official university profile. Please refer to the official university pages for publications, achievements, and affiliation details.