2005 – present Professor Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Research topics: Developing methodology of structural safety and reliability analyses by means of finite element method, especially in the application for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP)
(1) Developing finite element simulation system named Front_COMP for strength evaluation of CFRP members based on meso-scale model separating resin/carbon fiber bundle (2) Developing high pressure hydrogen vessel for Fuel Cell Vehicles and hydrogen station (3) Developing fun blade of jet engine made by CFRP (4) Developing forming simulation system of Woven Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermo Plastics (CFRTP) members