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Advanced Materials Research Core

	Prof. Tomonari INAMURA
	Room: J3	Mail-Box: J3-22
	TEL: 045-924-5058
	E-mail: inamura.t.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)”with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.mrst.first.iir.titech.ac.jp/inamura_tit/

Research Field　Microstructure,
Materials Design
Objective　Design and improvement of structural or functional
materials based on the geometry of microstructure
Current Topics・Experimental and theoretical study on martensite microstructure
・Design of long-life shape memory alloy
・Variant selection rule in
ferrous martensite
・Kink deformation and kink strengthening of mille-feuille structure


TEM image of the twin-within-twin structure in Ti-Au shape memory alloy	Relationship between the shear magnitudes and the strength of disclination formed by the connection of kink bands

	Prof. Masato SONE
	Room: R2	Mail-Box: R2-35
	TEL: 045-924-5043
	E-mail: sone.m.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.ames.pi.titech.ac.jp/

Research Field　Electroplating,
Material Evaluation, High Functional Metallic Materials
Objective　Material fabrication and characterization for medical
devices
Current Topics
・Fabrication of noble metal/polymer hybrid fiber for wearable devices and the application
・Fabrication and material characterization of noble metal
materials for non-invasive high sensitive medical device
・Single atomic noble metal electrodeposition for smell sensor and the application

Micro-compression specimen	Micro-bending specimen
Micro-tensile specimen
Various micro-testing specimens proposed （Possible to examine micro-compression,bending and tensile deformation）

	Prof. Hideki HOSODA
	Room: R2	Mail-Box: R2-27
	TEL: 045-924-5057
	E-mail: hosoda.h.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.mater.pi.titech.ac.jp/

Research Field　Functional and structural materials,
metallurgy
Objective　Innovation and development of novel functional
materials and materials design, and their applications
Current Topics
・Development of biomedical shape memory and superelastic alloys・High temperature shape memory alloys
・Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys and their composites
・Intermetallic compounds, phase diagram
・Biomaterials, medical materials and dental materials and their applications
・Phase stability, phase transformation and microstructural control

Superelastic behavior and unique internal structure of TiMoSnZr biomedical alloy.

Micro CT image of NiMnGa ferromagnetic shape memory alloy particle distributed silicone composite (left) and SEM image of NiMnGa particle with smooth surface by Bi-modified pulverization process.

	Prof. Toshiyuki YOKOI
	Room: S5	Mail-Box: S2-5
	TEL: 045-924-5430
	E-mail: yokoi.t.ab(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.nc.iir.titech.ac.jp

Research Field　Catalytic chemistry, Zeolite
science
Objective　Zeolite Catalysis for Carbon Neutrality
Current Topics
・Development of novel nanospace catalysts
・Nanospace catalysis for effective utilization of diverse
resources
・Advanced characterization

Nanospace catalysis for effective utilization of diverse
resources

	Assoc. Prof. Azusa OOI
	Room: R2	Mail-Box: R2-28
	TEL: 045-924-5218
	E-mail:ohi.a.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)”with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.elechemcorr.mtl.titech.ac.jp/

Research Field　Electrochemistry / Corrosion science / Fuel cell / Metallurgy
Objective　Development of corrosion-resistant materials based on the dissolution mechanism of metal
Current Topics
・Durability evaluation of electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells
・Dissolution mechanism of metal at nanoscale
・Soil corrosion mechanism of steel
・Corrosion mechanism of steel under supercritical CO2 environment
・Hydrogen adsorption and absorption behavior of steel

In-situ detection of dissolved metal ions by channel flow multi-electrode method

Identical location FE-SEM observation of Pt-Cu nanoparticle before and after dissolution

	Assoc. Prof. Masaki TAHARA
	Room: R2	Mail-Box: R2-27
	TEL: 045-924-5475
	E-mail:tahara.m.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)”with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.mater.pi.titech.ac.jp/

Research Field　Metallography, Shape
memory alloy
Objective　Development of functional metal materials by advanced
microstructure analysis
Current Topics
・Microstructural analysis of stress-induced martensite in shape memory alloys
・Plastic deformation mechanism of shape memory alloys
・Isothermal martensitic transformation

Superelasticity and microstructure of stress-induced martensite in Ti-Nb alloy single crystal

	Assoc. Prof. Tso-Fu Mark CHANG
	Room: R2	Mail-Box: R2-35
	TEL: 045-924-5044
	E-mail: chang.m.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with”@”.
	HomePage: http://www.ames.pi.titech.ac.jp/

- Research Field　Electroplating,
  catalytic materials, metal-based composite photocatalyst
- Objective　Design and performance enhancement of materails for
  medical sensor and wearable devices
- Current Topics
  ・Development of metallic materials fabrication process for miniaturized electronic devices.
  ・Preparation of flexible functional composite materials and the applicaitons
  ・Metal-based catalyst for biosensors
  ・Development of visible light driven anti-infection materials

Visible light driven anti-infection textile

	Asst. Prof. Tomoyuki KURIOKA
	Room: R2棟	Mail-Box: R2-35
	TEL: 045-924-5631
	E-mail:kurioka.t.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace”(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.ames.pi.titech.ac.jp/

- - Current Topics
    ・Preparation of functional hybrid materials
    using electrochemistry
    ・Fabrication of electrocatalysis for highly efficient redox reactions
    ・Modification of conducting polymer films employing electrochemical reactions

Concept of the preparation of hybrid materials using electrochemistry and an example

	Asst. Prof. Naoki NOHIRA
	Room: R2	Mail-Box: R2-27
	TEL: 045-924-5061
	E-mail: nohira.n.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)”with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.mater.pi.titech.ac.jp/

- - Current Topics
    
    ・Development of biomedical superelastic
    alloys
    ・Development of high-temperature shape memory alloys
    ・Study on martensite aging of Ti-based shape memory alloys

Martensite aging effect of Ti-based shape memory alloy

	Asst. Prof. Aya HARASHIMA
	Room: R2	Mail-Box: R2-27
	TEL: 045-924-5200
	E-mail: harashima.a.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)”with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.mater.pi.titech.ac.jp/

- - Current Topics
    ・Development of high temperature shape memory alloys
    ・Development of ferromagnetic shape memory alloys and their composites

Variant rearrangement of single crystal of NiMnGa ferromagnetic shape memory alloy

	Asst. Prof. Ryutaro MATSUMURA
	Room: J3	Mail-Box: J3-22
	TEL: 045-924-5597
	E-mail: matsumura.r.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage: http://www.mrst.first.iir.titech.ac.jp/inamura_tit/

- - Current Topics
    ・Geometric analysis of deformed kink interface
    ・Microstructual observation of the deformation behavior of kink microstructure in long-period stacking ordered Mg alloy
    ・Kink microstructure and kink strengthening in
    mille-feuille structural material

Analysis of geometric aspects of deformed
kink interface

Microstructual observation of the
deformation behavior of kink microstructure in Mg alloy

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