Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Mar. 2025.
M.S. in Mechanical Science and Technology, Gunma University, Mar. 2020.
B.S. in Mechanical Science and Technology, Gunma University, Mar. 2018.
Experience
Assistant Professor, Toyota Technological Institute, Aug. 2026 – Present.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory)
Postdoctoral Researcher, The University of Tokyo, Aug. 2025 – Jul. 2026.
- Thermal transport measurements using TDTR/FDTR and thermo-optic techniques
- Interface and composite thermal property evaluation
Visiting Scholar, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Oct. 2025., May 2026.
- Mass and heat transport in cellulose nanofiber films
- Immersion Thermo-Optic Phase Spectroscopy (I-TOPS) under controlled humidity
Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University, Nov. 2022 – Dec. 2023.
- Development and validation of the Gibbs Excess method
- Thermal boundary resistance in bulk polycrystalline silicon
JSPS Research Fellow (DC2), Apr. 2021 – Mar. 2023.
- Fabrication and evaluation of bulk silicon thermoelectric materials
Study Abroad, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Oct. 2018 – Apr. 2019.
- Laser-induced fluorescence measurement of lubricant oil film thickness
Professional Memberships
- The Heat Transfer Society of Japan
- The Japan Society of Applied Physics
- Phonon Engineering Research Group
- The Thermoelectrics Society of Japan