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Innovative Technology and System for Sustainable Water Use
※ Affiliations and titles are as of the end of the research activity.
Research Supervisor
Shinichiro Ohgaki（President, Japan Water Research Center）
Deputy Research Supervisor
Mikio Yoda（Senior Chief Engineer, Services & Platforms Business Unit, Hitachi Ltd.）
Overview
This research area is focused on the creation of physical and/or social water management systems that would be adaptive measures for a variety of water issues of concern to Japan or other countries and caused by climate change or other factors. Using innovative water treatment technologies and water resources management systems, optimal water use, as measured by qualitative and quantitative criteria, is sought in the respective stages of water supply, discharge, reclamation, and resource recovery. Proposed researches should contribute to sustainable water use from the most rational of many perspectives, including energy consumption, socioeconomic impact, environmental load, public health, and/or site-specific circumstances of targeted areas.
Examples of research topics to be considered in this research area are: 1) basic R&D in materials science for advanced water treatment using ozone or membranes and ceramic materials; 2) water quality assessment; and 3) comprehensive water resources (surface and subsurface water) and environmental management systems at the watershed scale. Comprehensive management systems should consider water treatment, reclamation, and resource recovery in different water uses including drinking water, sewage, industry, and agriculture.
Examples of research topics to be considered in this research area are: 1) basic R&D in materials science for advanced water treatment using ozone or membranes and ceramic materials; 2) water quality assessment; and 3) comprehensive water resources (surface and subsurface water) and environmental management systems at the watershed scale. Comprehensive management systems should consider water treatment, reclamation, and resource recovery in different water uses including drinking water, sewage, industry, and agriculture.
Research Area Advisors
| Takashi Asano |
| Shoichi Kunikane |
| Satoshi Shimizu |
| Kengo Sunada |
| Hiroshi Tsuno |
| Akiko Miya |
| Tsuyoshi Miyazaki |
| Masataka Watanabe |
| Yoshimasa Watanabe |
Year Started: 2009
Research Director
Satoshi Okabe (Professor, Hokkaido University)
- Kenichi Kobayashi (Hanshin Water Supply Authority)
- Kotaro Yamazaki (The Osaka Municipal Waterworks Bureau)
- Nobuhiro Yamato
- Kazuya Yamano
- Yukio Kawatani
- Ingmar Nopens (Ghent University（Belgium）)
Research Director
Yuichi Onda (Professor, University of Tsukuba)
- Kyoichi Otsuki (Professor, Kyushu University)
- Koichiro Kuraji (The University of Tokyo)
- Ken’Ichirou Kosugi (Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University)
- Takashi Gomi (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
- Chisato Takenaka (Professor, Nagoya University)
- Toshiro Nonoda
- Hirokazu Haga (Faclty of Agriculture,, Tottori University)
- Taijiro Fukuyama (Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University)
Research Director
Shinjiro Kanae (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
- Takahiro Endo (Osaka Prefecture University)
- Takanori Nagano (Kobe University)
- Naota Hanasaki
- Yukiko Hirabayashi
- Tomohito Yamada (Hokkaido University)
- Chihiro Yoshimura (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
- Satoshi Watanabe (The University of Tokyo)
- Yoshihiro Shibuo (The University of Tokyo)
Research Director
Hiroaki Tanaka (Specially Appointed Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University)
- Yasuhiro Kato
- Yoshihisa Shimizu (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)
- Yutaka Suzuki (Public Works Research Institute)
- Hiroo Takabatake (TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
- Shuhei Tanaka (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)
- Tadao Mizuno (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Setsunan University)
- Sukeyuki Tanaka (TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.)
Research Director
Shin-Ichi Nakao (Professor, Kogakuin University)
- Ichiro Embutsu (Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Naoki Okuma
- Katsuki Kimura (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University)
- Hiromitsu Takaba (Faculty of Engineering, Kogakuin University)
- Hiroki Nakamura (Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Kimito Funatsu (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Research Director
Taku Fujiwara (Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies)
- Satoshi Akao (Tottori University)
- Ryusei Ito (Hokkaido University)
- Masaki Takaoka (Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)
- Hideaki Nagare (Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University)
- Takahito Hase
- Shuji Fukahori (Paper Industry Innovation Center, Ehime University)
- Naoyuki Funamizu (Professor, Hokkaido University)
- Morihiro Maeda (Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University)
- Masato Yamada
Research Director
Hiroaki Furumai (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
- Toshiya Aramaki (Professor, Toyo University)
- Hiroshi Ishidaira (University of Yamanashi)
- Masahiro Otaki (Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University)
- Hiroyuki Okui
- Aya Kubota (The University of Tokyo)
- Satoshi Takizawa (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
- Kenji Taniguchi (College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University)
- Takeshi Hayashi (Akita University)
- Hiroshi Yajima (Tottori University)
Year Started: 2010
Research Director
Tsukasa Ikeda (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University)
- Hiroo Uchiyama (Professor, University of Tsukuba)
- Norihiro Kato (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University)
- Nobuhiko Nomura (Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
Research Director
Sadahiko Itoh (Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)
- Yumiko Ohkouchi (School of Life and Environmental Science, Azabu University)
- Kenichi Kobayashi (Hanshin Water Supply Authority)
- Kotaro Yamazaki (The Osaka Municipal Waterworks Bureau)
Research Director
Toshiko Komatsu (Professor, Saitama University)
- Hirotaka Saitoh (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
- Takato Takemura (Nihon University)
Research Director
Sakae Shibusawa (Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
- Tsuneyoshi Sugimoto (Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama)
- Toyohisa Fujita (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Research Director
Jun Shimada (Professor, Kumamoto University)
Research Director
Ryo Miyake (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
- Yoshishige Endo (Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Eichi Tsudome (Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Yuji Murakami (Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology)
- Shin Yokoyama (Professor, Hiroshima University)
Year Started: 2011
Research Director
Tatsuo Omura (Professor, Tohoku University)
- Hitoshi Oshitani (Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University)
- Toru Watanabe (Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University)
Research Director
Taikan Oki (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
- Keisuke Sueki (Professor, University of Tsukuba)
- Michio Murakami (Faculty of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University)
- Kei Yoshimura (The University of Tokyo)
Research Director
Ken’Ichirou Kosugi (Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University)
- Masanori Katsuyama (Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto University)
- Takahiro Sayama (Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)
- Kimihito Nakamura (Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University)
- Masamitsu Fujimoto (College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University)
- Yuki Matsushi (Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)
- Yosuke Yamakawa (University of Tsukuba)
Research Director
Toshinori Tsuru (Professor, Hiroshima University)
- Joji Ohshita (Professor, Hiroshima University)
- Takuji Shintani (NITTO DENKO CORPORATION)
- Yukihiko Tsutsumi (Professor, Faculty of Urban Management, Fukuyama City University)
- Wataru Nishijiima (Professor, Hiroshima University)
- Masahiko Hirose (NITTO DENKO CORPORATION)
