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Professor Emeritus Yozo Fujino Elected as a Member of the Japan Academy (25/12/12)

On December 12, 2025, Professor Emeritus Yozo Fujino was elected as a Member of the Japan Academy at its 1,194th General Meeting.

About the Japan Academy:
The Japan Academy is an organization established to honor scientists who have made outstanding achievements in academic research and to promote the advancement of science in Japan. Membership is conferred upon researchers with highly distinguished academic accomplishments.

Achievements Recognized:
Long-span bridges, due to their structural flexibility, exhibit distinctive dynamic responses under winds, earthquakes, and other external excitations. Professor Emeritus Fujino has made pioneering contributions to understanding these phenomena. Through advanced field measurements, he discovered and elucidated previously unknown vibration mechanisms, including lateral vibration caused by pedestrian synchronization. His work greatly advanced high-fidelity modeling and dynamic analysis of long-span bridges. He has also led a series of groundbreaking studies on structural vibration control, establishing practical and theoretical foundations for mitigating excessive structural response. Furthermore, by developing methods to assess the health condition of long-span bridges from vibration data, he opened a new interdisciplinary field known as “Structural Control and Monitoring.” In addition to his academic contributions, Professor Fujino has played a leading role in international communities, founding academic societies and promoting the global development of this new research domain.

Dr. Ao WANG Receives Best Student Presentation Award at CIMP1-2025 (25/12/02)

Dr. Ao WANG received the Best Student Presentation Award at the 1st International Conference on Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection (CIMP1-2025), held in Perth, Australia.
His presentation, entitled “Drive-by estimation of bridge deflection using contact point profiles measured by a three-axle moving vehicle”, was recognized for its originality and technical significance in the field of infrastructure monitoring.

Second Bridge Tour Held (25/11/29)

On November 29, 2025, the second bridge tour was held with the participation of third-year undergraduate students from the Department of Civil Engineering and students from the Bridge and Wind Engineering Laboratory. The tour focused on bridges located along the lower reaches of the Sumida River and the surrounding canal network, enabling participants to observe a wide range of structures—from historically significant bridges to recently developed pedestrian bridges.
The tour included Yahata Bridge (formerly Danjō Bridge), a historic iron bridge originally constructed in 1878 and relocated to its current site in 1929. Participants also visited the Harumi Bridge Park Promenade, which opened in September 2025 by repurposing the former Harumi Railway Bridge. The group also explored several architecturally distinctive pedestrian bridges over the Asashio Canal, as well as Kachidoki Bridge, a well-known bascule bridge with a unique structural configuration.
At each site, explanations were provided on structural characteristics, material differences, historical context, and notable design features, allowing participants to study the bridges closely while observing the actual structures. The tour lasted nearly three hours and offered a valuable opportunity to learn about a wide variety of bridge types in sequence, making it a highly meaningful and enjoyable experience for all participants.

Joint Seminar with Academicians from Brandenburg University of Technology (25/10/27)

A joint seminar was held with academicians from Brandenburg University of Technology as follows.

・Presenter: Mr. Alexander Teller
Title：Development of an assistance system for the semi-automated loading and inspection of explosive hydrocarbons in tank wagons within an industrial environment

・Presenter: Mr. Ronny Porsch
Title: AI based worker assistance with gesture recognition using smart data gloves

・Presenter: Mr. Jost Robin
Title: Building Bridges: German-Japanese Collaboration in Human-Centered AI

Prof. Nagayama Elected Vice President of IABSE (25/08/26)

On August 26, 2025, at the 91st Permanent Committee Meeting of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) held in Ghent, Belgium, Prof. Tomonori Nagayama of our laboratory was elected Vice President of IABSE. His term will begin in November 2025 and will last for four years, with the possibility of renewal for up to two terms (a maximum of eight years).
IABSE is an international scientific and technical association founded in 1929 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, comprising more than 100 countries and 58 National Groups. The current President of IABSE is Dr. Harshavardhan Subbarao from India, serving from 2025 to 2028.
Prof. Nagayama has made long-standing contributions to IABSE. He served as Secretary of both the Scientific Committee and the Organizing Committee for the IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025 held in May 2025, and previously served as Scientific Committee Secretary for the IABSE Nara Symposium in 2015. He has also contributed to the association as a Correspondent for the journal Structural Engineering International. These international contributions were highly recognized and led to his election as Vice President.
Prof. Nagayama is expected to further advance international research and educational activities in collaboration with IABSE through his new role.

Lab Trip 2025: Visit to the Hamadori Region of Fukushima (25/08/04)

Our 2025 lab trip took us to the Hamadori region of Fukushima Prefecture.
On the first day, we visited the power generation facilities of Fukushima Fukko Furyoku G.K. (Fukushima Reconstruction Wind Power LLC), located in Tamura City and Katsurao Village. After receiving an explanation about their business operations in the administration building, we were given a guided tour inside the tower of an operating wind turbine. Although the cloudy weather prevented us from clearly seeing the movement of the blades, it was a valuable opportunity to observe the enormous equipment up close. Our group photo was taken in the open area where spare blades were stored.
On the second day, we visited the Iwaki City Coal and Fossil Museum, "Horuru," in Iwaki City. Through exhibits including the entrance to an actual coal mining shaft, a replica mine tunnel, and displays detailing the relationship between Meiji and Taisho-era prominent business leaders and the Iwaki coal mines, we gained a deeper understanding of the history where Hamadori and the Kanto region remained closely connected through the supply of energy resources.
We also enjoyed lunch at "Iwaki Lalamew," a roadside station that has been reopened. We were able to fully savor the fresh seafood of Fukushima.

Ms. Manisha Kalauni Receives ADB–JSP Thesis Award (2nd Prize) (25/07/31)

Ms. Manisha Kalauni, who completed her master’s degree in 2024, has been awarded Second Prize in the Rural Development and Environment Cluster of the ADB–Japan Scholarship Program Thesis of the Year Award 2025.
Her thesis, “Evaluation of Rail Wear in Curved Tracks with Different Rail Pad Stiffness Using the FEM–MBS Model,” developed an integrated analytical framework combining finite element modeling and multibody dynamics to investigate rail wear mechanisms under varying rail pad stiffness. The work provides valuable insights for improving maintenance strategies and understanding the long-term performance of railway track systems.
The award selection was conducted through a blinded review of 25 theses nominated by 13 partner institutions across Asia and the Pacific. Ms. Kalauni’s research was recognized for its technical rigor, relevance to infrastructure development, and contribution to the ADB focus areas.

Participation in APESS2025, ANCRiSST Workshop, and ZHITU Symposium at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (25/07/21)

From July 12 to August 1, 2025, the 14th Asia-Pacific-Euro Summer School on Smart Structures Technology (APESS2025) was held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. From our laboratory, Mr. Daichi Masuda (Master’s program) participated in the program. In addition, Prof. Tomonori Nagayama served as one of the lecturers, delivering a lecture on infrastructure monitoring.
APESS2025 brought together Master’s and doctoral students from around the world, including Japan, the United States, China, Korea, and Europe, for three weeks of intensive lectures and hands-on training. The program covered a wide range of topics—structural dynamics, structural control, smart structures, and structural health monitoring—delivered by world-renowned experts. Cutting-edge subjects such as advanced sensing technologies, machine learning, Bayesian inference, computer vision, system identification, data science, and nondestructive testing were systematically addressed.
The curriculum also included extensive laboratory sessions featuring 3D printing, energy harvesting, wireless sensor networks, smart dampers, guided-wave testing, vibration-based health monitoring, acoustic technologies, and UAV-based inspection, enabling participants to deepen their understanding from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Technical visits and cultural exchange events further enriched the experience, offering opportunities to learn in an international environment and to interact with participants from diverse backgrounds.
During the summer school, on July 21 and 22, the 16th International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology (ANCRiSST2025) and the 4th ZHITU Symposium on Advances in Civil Engineering were held. These events provided a platform for researchers and engineers to share the latest developments in smart materials and smart structural technologies, engage in interdisciplinary discussions, and explore collaborative opportunities. From our laboratory, Mr. Daichi Masuda, Mr. Yu Wu (Doctoral program), and Mr. Wafula Dominic (Doctoral program) participated and contributed to discussions and presentations.
The ZHITU Symposium is a biennial international symposium jointly organized by five leading institutions—The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The University of Tokyo, Zhejiang University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology—to promote collaboration in the field of civil engineering. The most recent symposium hosted by the University of Tokyo took place in 2023.
Participation in APESS2025 and the associated symposiums provided invaluable opportunities for our students to engage with cutting-edge technologies and the global research community, offering significant inspiration for their future research endeavors.

Prof. Nagayama Delivered a Keynote Lecture and Mr. Xue Presented at ISUL 2025 (25/07/18)

At ISUL 2025 — International Symposium on Urban Lifeline, held from July 18 to 20, 2025 at The Mark Grand Hotel in Saitama-Shintoshin, Prof. Nagayama delivered a keynote lecture. In addition, graduate student Xue ChunLiang presented his research titled “A data-centric framework for efficient road pothole annotation: for in-vehicle smartphone images under complex scenes.”

Prof. Nagayama Delivered a Keynote Lecture at the World Bank TDLC Seminar (25/06/17)

On June 17, 2025, the seminar “Innovative Approaches to Urban Infrastructure Management” was held at the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC). Prof. Nagayama delivered a keynote lecture titled “Initiatives by Infrastructure Maintenance Organizations and Their Collaboration with a University”, in which he discussed the importance of multi-stakeholder engagement in the operation and maintenance of urban infrastructure.

Bridge Tour along the Sumida River Held (25/06/07)

On June 7, 2025, six third-year undergraduate students from the Department of Civil Engineering, together with students from the Bridge and Wind Engineering Laboratory, participated in a bridge tour along the Sumida River and its surrounding area. The tour included a wide range of bridges, such as the reconstruction bridges built after the Great Kanto Earthquake, more recently constructed bridges, and junction structures of the Shuto Expressway, allowing participants to observe these structures up close.
During the tour, explanations were provided regarding the engineering innovations adopted at the time of construction, the subsequent repair and strengthening histories, and various maintenance practices for each bridge. Observing a sequence of bridges with different structural forms and construction periods, each of which has been maintained and used continuously through appropriate repair and management, offered valuable insights and served as a highly meaningful learning experience for the participants.
The group walked along the Sumida River for more than two hours on Saturday evening. With pleasant weather throughout the tour, the participants enjoyed an engaging and fulfilling learning opportunity.

M1 Student Ms. Fujita Presented Her Research at ICOSSAR 2025 in Los Angeles (25/06/06)

From June 1 to 6, 2025, M1 student Ms. Fujita attended the International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2025) held in Los Angeles, USA. She presented the results of her bachelor’s research titled “Displacement Estimation of Nonlinear Systems under Seismic Excitation Using a Deep Learning Model.” The conference took place at the University of Southern California, and participants included Dr. Masaru Kitahara, former assistant professor in our laboratory and currently an associate professor at Hokkaido University, as well as faculty members and students from the Department of Architecture at the University of Tokyo. The sessions were lively, with many stimulating discussions.
In Ms. Fujita’s presentation session, more than 20 participants attended, reflecting the high level of interest in deep learning research in recent years. Researchers from Germany in particular showed strong enthusiasm for displacement estimation using deep learning, and the Q&A session provided valuable comments and insights. During daily coffee and lunch breaks, Ms. Fujita also had numerous opportunities to interact with young researchers from around the world, exchanging not only research ideas but also experiences from graduate student life in their respective countries.
Outside the conference sessions, participants engaged in several excursions around Los Angeles. At Dodger Stadium, Ms. Fujita had the memorable experience of watching Shohei Ohtani hit a home run. With guidance from the Architecture group, she also explored the distinctive architectural works in downtown Los Angeles, which offered a striking contrast to the box-shaped buildings commonly seen in Japan. Although protests regarding immigration policy and the resulting curfew created tense moments during the stay, local residents were kind and supportive, allowing the group to complete their academic visit safely.
This international conference was Ms. Fujita’s first experience presenting her research abroad and proved to be an invaluable opportunity. We hope that the knowledge gained and connections made at ICOSSAR 2025 will contribute greatly to her future research activities as a master student.

IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025 Successfully Held in Collaboration with Waseda University (25/05/18)

From May 18 to 21, 2025, The IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025, hosted and organized by IABSE and its Organizing Committee, was held at Waseda University, with major organizational support from the Bridge and Wind Engineering Laboratory of the University of Tokyo and Prof. Akiyama’s Laboratory at Waseda University. The theme of the symposium was “Environmentally Friendly Technologies and Structures: Focusing on Sustainable Approaches.” The event provided an active forum for researchers and engineers worldwide to discuss structural systems that balance environmental considerations, resilience against natural hazards, and long-term sustainability. This marked the first IABSE international conference to be held in Japan since the Nara Symposium in 2015.
Prof.Tomonori Nagayama of our laboratory served as Secretary of both the Organizing Committee and the Scientific Committee, overseeing the planning and management of the symposium. Students and staff from our laboratory also contributed significantly to the preparation, operation, and academic presentations throughout the event.
Approximately 600 participants from 45 countries and regions attended the symposium. A total of 407 papers were accepted for presentation after full-paper submission and peer review, demonstrating the high level of international interest and ensuring vibrant discussions in many of the sessions.
On May 18, the Young Engineers Colloquium (YEC) East Asia and Germany 2025 was held at Waseda University as a dedicated event for young engineers. The program included a bridge design competition, technical presentations, and speed-networking activities, offering an excellent opportunity for young researchers to interact directly with internationally renowned bridge engineers. At the evening reception, Mr. Takuo Sato—an alumnus of our laboratory—delivered a voice performance that further enlivened the gathering.
Following the symposium, several technical tours were organized, including visits to urban redevelopment sites and seismic-resilient structures in Tokyo, as well as tours to the E-Isolation and E-Defense experimental facilities. A technical visit to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge was also held, providing participants with additional insights into Japan’s advanced structural engineering practices.

Four Master Students Participated in the IABSE Young Engineers Colloquium Design Competition, with One Team Winning First Place (25/05/18)

Four master students from our Bridge and Wind Engineering Laboratory — Mr. Iori Kodera, Mr. Hideki Naruse, Ms. Ririko Fujita, and Mr. Daichi Masuda — participated in The IABSE Young Engineers Colloquium East Asia and Germany, a bridge design competition organized by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE).
The competition challenged participants to design a new pedestrian bridge to be built over the iconic Shibuya Scramble Crossing in Tokyo. The four students were assigned to two international mixed teams, collaborating with engineers from ARUP, an internationally renowned design firm, and IHI Infrastructure Systems, known for its involvement in major long-span bridge projects worldwide. Together, they developed innovative bridge design proposals.
At the final review held on May 18, 2025, at Waseda University, both teams presented their proposals to a panel of distinguished bridge engineers from around the world and received valuable feedback. We are delighted to report that the team including Mr. Masuda and Mr. Naruse won first place. Congratulations!

Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense (25/02/06)

B4 student Hideki Naruse was awarded the Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense held on February 6th, 2025. Congratulation!!!

"Conceptual design method for bridges combining topology optimization and deep generative model."

Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense (25/02/06)

B4 student Ririko Fujita was awarded the Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense held on February 6th, 2025. Congratulation!!!

"Seismic Displacement Response Estimation Using Acceleration Measurements and Deep Learning"

Furuichi Award at the master's final defense (25/01/28)

M2 student Daiki Nakayama was awarded the Furuichi Award at the master's final defense held on January 28th, 2025. Congratulation!!!

"Multi-Objective Optimization-Based Design Framework for Three-Dimensional Steel Truss Bridges with Reused Members "

Special lecture by Dr. Alessandro Beghini (24/10/24)

Dr. Alessandro Beghini, a former international student from Italy, who is now working as a structural engineer at SOM, US, gave a special lectre on "Applied Research and Technology in Design and Construction".

Furuichi Award at the master's final defense (24/07/26)

M2 student Xiaokang Deng was awarded the Furuichi Award at the master's final defense held on July 26th, 2024. Congratulation!!!

" Prediction of Motion Reduction of Truss Spar-Type Floater and Validation with Water Tank Test"

Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense (24/02/07)

B4 student Makoto Ishihara was awarded the Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense held on February 6th and 7th, 2024. Congratulation!!!

"Frequency-Domain Fatigue Life Evaluation of Steel Bridges Considering Vibrational Characteristics of Traffic Loads"

Professor Tomonori Nagayama and Project assistant professors Boyu Zhao and Kai Xue receive the Excellence Award of the 7th “Infrastructure Maintenance Award” (24/01/16)

Professor Tomonori Nagayama, Project Assistant Professor Boyu Zhao, and Project Assistant Professor Kai Xue have been awarded the Excellence Award in the 7th Infrastructure Maintenance Award organized by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
The awarded project is titled:
“Integrated Road Patrol and Pavement Inspection Using a Simple Vehicle-Mounted Camera – GLOCAL-EYEZ.”
This achievement is a joint award with Mr. Michihiro Naka and Ms. Mayu Hazama of Nichireki Co., Ltd.
For more details, please refer to the MLIT website:

Special lecture by Associate Professor Zhen Sun（23/11/22)

Dr. Zhen Sun, a former international student from China who is now an associate professor at Southeast University, China, gave a special lecture on "Condition Assessment of Bridges using Physics-based and Data-driven Methods".

Workshop on recent progress and future prospective in wind engineering（23/11/14)

Prof. Qingshan Yang, Prof. Guoqing Huang and Lecturer Tian Li from Chongqing University and Prof. Xuemei Li and Lecturer Fan Bai from Beijing Jiaotong University were invited and Workshop on recent progress and future prospective in wind engineering was held.

Mr. Wenchao Gao's Master's Research Results Receive the Japan Road Conference Excellence Award（23/11/02)

As part of the project 'Matching Field Needs with Technological Seeds,' supported by the Kanto Regional Development Bureau, a research paper titled 「Development of Road Rutting Assessment Technology Using In-Vehicle Camera」, developed by Mr. Gao and Prof. Nagayama, among others, received the Excellence Award at the 35th Japan Road Conference.

Special lecture by Prof. Michael Beer（23/10/26)

Prof. Michael Beer of Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, gave a special lecture on "Publish successfully - some important aspects" and "Career advice - some important aspects".

Mr. Wenchao Gao won the Outstanding Speaker Award（23/10/23)

Mr. Wenchao Gao received the Best Presentation Award at the 78th JSCE Annual Conference. The title of his presentation is "Evaluation of Road Surface Rutting by Distortion Analysis of Images Taken by Vehicle-mounted Camera".

Kick-Off Event for the Social Collaboration Course "Development of Millimeter Wave Monitoring to Observe the Safety of Buildings and Infrastructure" （23/09/27)

The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering and Kyocera Corporation held a kick-off event for the "Development of Millimeter Wave Monitoring for Building and Infrastructure Safety," a social collaboration course established on July 1, 2023. Professor Tomonori Nagayama, who is in charge of this course together with the Department of Architecture, gave a lecture entitled "Expectations for Millimeter-wave Sensors to Monitor the Safety of Social Infrastructures".

The 3rd ZHITU Symposium was held at UTokyo（23/08/20-08/22)

The 3rd ZHITU Symposium was held at the University of Tokyo. The symposium was organized by the Bridge and Wind Engineering Laboratory. Participants are mainly from five universities: Zhejiang University (China), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, China), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA), the University of Tokyo (Japan), and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Korea). A total of 108 faculty members and students participated, mainly in the fields of structural engineering, wind engineering, concrete, geotechnical, earthquake engineering, i-Construction, and others. Discussions were held on the state of cutting-edge research in the field of civil infrastructure, future prospects, and the promotion of international exchange. In addition to the academic program of keynote speeches, technical presentations, and panel discussions, the symposium also included technical and cultural tours. For more information, please visit the symposium's website: https://bridge.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/zhitu/

Special lecture by our almuna, Dr. Prasanti Widyasih Sarli（23/08/07)

Our alumna, Dr. Prasanti Widyasih Sarli from Institut Teknologi Bandung gave us a special lecture about creating the Indonesian design wind map with multi-disciplinary approach.

Furuichi Award at the master's final defense (23/07/28)

M2 student Towen Chan was awarded the Furuichi Award at the master's final defense held on July 28th, 2023. Congratulation!!!

"Numerical Study of Fatigue Loading in Wind Turbines considering Dynamic Wake Effects"

Special lecture by Prof. Ken Loh, University of California, San Diego（23/07/19)

Prof. Ken Loh of the University of California, San Diego, USA, gave a special lecture titled "Enhancing Human Performance using Motion Tape Wearable Sensors and the Human Digital Twin".

Special lecture by Jonathan Eid of WOODEUM（23/07/14)

Mr. Jonatthan Eid, a former international student from France who now works at WOODEUM, gave a lecture titled "Beyond Graduation: Navigating the Real World - Insights and Lessons from a Recent Graduate"

Dr. Kai Xue was appointed as a project assistant professor (23/07/01)

Dr. Kai Xue was appointed as a project assistant professor at the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, on July 1st, 2023.

Special lecture by Associate Professor Fernando Moreu（23/06/23)

Associate Professor Fernando Moreu of the University of New Mexico, USA, gave a special lecture titled "Increasing Inspectors Safety during Disasters Using New Human-Machine-Structure Interfaces".

Dr. Yuka Kikuchi was appointed as a lecturer (23/06/01)

Dr. Yuka Kikuchi was appointed as a lecturer at the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, on June 1st, 2023.

Paper Prize of Japan Wind Energy Association 2022.（23/05/31)

”A Study on a feedfoward control using the nacelle wind speed for downwind-type floating offshore wind turbines” by Prof. Takeshi Ishihara was selected as Paper Prize of Japan Wind Energy Association 2022. The prize was given for the proposal of a novel blade pitch control method to reduce loads of blade pitch actuators using feedforward control.

Best poster award from 44th National Symposium on Wind Energy（23/05/31）

Mr. Hiromasa Otori, Dr. Yuka Kikuchi, Prof. Takeshi Ishihara were awarded best poster award from 44th National Symposium on Wind Energy. The title of the awarded poster is "Numerical prediction of hydrodynamic coefficients for a barge platform by using direct numerical simulation and validation by water tank tests".

Best presentation award from 44th National Symposium on Wind Energy（23/5/31）

Dr. Yuka Kikuchi was awarded best presentation award from 44th National Symposium on Wind Energy. The title of the awarded presentation is "Assessment of LCOE for fixed-bottom offshore wind farm by using probabilistic engineering cost model".

JSCE Applied Mechanics Outstanding Presentation Award (23/05/27)

Dr. Masaru Kitahara wons JSCE Applied Mechanics Outstanding Presentation Award 2023. The title of awarded presentation is " Uncertainty quantification for dependent parameters using hierarchical Bayesian model updating and model class selection" .

　　

Dr. Boyu Zhao was appointed as a project assistant professor (23/04/01)

Dr. Boyu Zhao was appointed as an project assistant professor of an endowed course program, "Science of Infrastructure Longevity", on April 1st, 2023.

Special lecture by Prof. Michael Beer (23/02/22)

Prof. Michael Beer from Leibniz University Hannover gave us a special lecture about efficient uncertainty quantification for structrual dynamic analysis.

Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense（23/02/08)

B4 student Kazuki Kuwashiro was awarded the Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense held on February 7th to 8th, 2023. Congratulations!!

The award-winning paper titles are as follows. Congratulations!!

"地盤の剛性と杭の細長比を考慮したモノパイル基礎の荷重分布と変形特性の予測"

Furuichi Award at the master's final defense (23/01/31)

M2 student Yuuki Kakiuchi was awarded the Furuichi Award at the master's final defense held on January 31th, 2023.

Congratulations!!

Special lecture by Dr. Arka P. Reksowarojo (22/12/23)

Our alumunus, Dr. Arka P. Reksowarojo gave us a special lecture about advances in lightweight adoptive structure.

Dr. Masaru Kitahara was appointed as an assistant professor（22/10/01）

Dr. Masaru Kitahara was appointed as an assistant professor at the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, on October 1st, 2022.

Special lecture by Dr. Yasutaka Narazaki (22/07/29)

Our alumunus, Dr. Yasutaka Narazaki gave us a special lecture in the first "Seminar on global careers in research feild".

Best poster award from the 43rd National Symposium on Wind Energy（22/05/27）

D2 student Yunpeng Song, Project Assistant Professor Guowei Qian, and Professor Takeshi Ishihara were awarded best poster award from the 43rd National Symposium on Wind Energy. The title of the awarded poster is "Large eddy simulation of wind turbine wakes considering control algorithm and Coriolis force".

Young Researcher Award form Japan Association for Wind Engineering（21/05/26）

Project Assistant Professor Guowei Qian received Young Researcher Award form Japan Association for Wind Engineering in recognition of exceptional research potential in wind engineering. The award is granted for the research of wind field prediction and wind farm power maximization, which are published in the following two papers.
[1] G.W. Qian, T. Ishihara, Wind Farm Power Maximization through Wake Steering with a New Multiple Wake Model for Prediction of Turbulence Intensity, Energy, Vol. 221, pp.1-17, 2021
[2] G.W. Qian, T. Ishihara, Numerical study of wind turbine wakes over escarpments by a modified delayed detached eddy simulation, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol.191, pp.41-53, 2019

Prof. Nagayama makes an online presentation on road infrastructure monitoring on June 2nd（22/06/02）

Prof. Nagayama makes an online presentation on road infrastructure monitoring on June 2nd.

D1 Hiromasa Otori is featured in "Create the future" (22/05/02)

D1 Hiromasa Otori is featured in "Create the future" taken by school of engineering.

Dr. Tomonori Nagayama was appointed as a professor. (22/04/01)

Dr. Tomonori Nagayama was appointed as a professor at the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, on April 1st, 2022.

Assoc. Prof. Nagayama received the 2021 Best Teaching Award of the faculty of engineering. (22/03/24)

Assoc. Prof. Nagayama received the 2021 Best Teaching Award of the faculty of engineering.

Furuichi Award at the master's final defense(22/02/09)

M2 student Hiromasa Otori was awarded the Furuichi Award at the master's final defense held on February 27th, 2022. Congratulations!!!

"Numerical study on the dynamic response of floating platform considering the Fluid-Structure Interaction"

Excellent Paper Award at the Annual Meeting of the JSCE. (21/10/08)

Atsushi Ishii, a master graduate of the bridge laboratory, was awarded Excellent Paper Award for his research presentation at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. His paper is entitled "高精度物体追跡を利用した走行車両のモード同定と重量推定".

Excellent Paper Award at the Annual Meeting of the JSCE. (21/10/08)

Qi Hu, a PhD graduate of the bridge laboratory, was awarded Excellent Paper Award for his research presentation at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. His paper is entitled "Monitoring-based FEM-MBS Analysis Scheme and Experiment Validation for Vehicle-Bridge Interaction System".

Best poster award from 42th National Symposium on Wind Energy（2021/05/31)

Professor Takeshi Ishihara, Mr. Yoshihisa Iida were awarded best poster award from 42th National Symposium on Wind Energy. The title of the awarded poster is "Prediction of combined aerodynamic and seismic loadings on wind turbine support structures by coupled and uncoupled approaches".

Best presentation award from 42th National Symposium on Wind Energy（2021/05/31)

Project Assistant Professor Yuka Kikuchi was awarded best presentation award from 42th National Symposium on Wind Energy. The title of the awarded poster is "Assessment of levelized cost of energy and international comparison based on failure mode effect".

Best paper award from Japan Association for Wind Engineering（2021/05/25)

Dr. Yosuke Nagumo, Professor Takeshi Ishihara were awarded best paper award from Japan Association for Wind Engineering. The title of the awarded paper is "A study of crosswind resistant performance of train cars considering uncertainties of acting forces".

Dr. Yuka Kikuchi appointed as a specially appointed lecturer（21/4/1）

Dr. Yuka Kikuchi became a specially appointed lecturer at the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo in April.

Dr. Wang Lilin appointed specially appointed assistant professor（21/4/1）

Dr. Wang Lilin became a specially appointed assistant professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo in April.

Dean Award of the Graduate School of Engineering at Graduate Commencement （21/3/19）

Dr. Tian Li was awarded Dean Award of the Graduate School of Engineering at Graduate Commencement for his doctor thesis. His thesis title is “Numerical study of wind-induced vibration and aerodynamic suppression of bridge cables”.

Excellent Master Thesis Award from Japan Association for Wind Engineering（21/3/17）

M2 student, Mr. Yunpengy Song received Excellent Master Thesis Award from Japan Association for Wind Engineering. The title of his master thesis is “Numerical study of wind turbine wakes by considering control algorithm and rotor geometry”.

Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense（21/02/10)

B4 student Yuuki Kakiuchi was awarded the Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense held on February 9th to 10th, 2021. Congratulations!!

The award-winning paper titles are as follows. Congratulations!!

"Estimation of wheelbase, sensor position and drive speed through vehicle vibration analysis for road condition evaluation."

Associate professor Tomonori Nagayama received Graduate School of Engineering Award (Research category)（21/1/21）

Associate professor Tomonori Nagayama received Graduate School of Engineering Award (Research category) on Jan 21 2021. His research, including the assessment of infrastructure utilizing monitoring, has been highly evaluated domestically and internationally. The graduate school gave him the award recognizing his research contributions.

Intelligence, Informatics and Infrastructure Outstanding Potential Paper Award (20/12/4)

Dr. Yaohua Yang・Associate professor Tomonori Nagayama and Project associate professor Di Su were awarded Intelligence, Informatics and Infrastructure Outstanding Potential Paper Award from Japan Society of Civil Engineering, the Committee of AI for Structural Engineering. The title of the awarded paper is “Displacement Estimation of Nonlinear SDOF System under Seismic Excitation Using Kalman Filter for State-parameter Estimation”.

Excellent Paper Award at the Annual Meeting of the JSCE. (20/11/23)

Ishihara, an M1 student of the bridge laboratory, was awarded Excellent Paper Award for her research presentation at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

Her paper is entitled, "Displacement response estimation based on acceleration response measurement and nonlinear history characteristic parameter identification" (In Japanese).

Excellent Paper Award at the Annual Meeting of the JSCE. (20/11/23)

Takahiro Yamaguchi, a PhD graduate of the bridge laboratory, was awarded Excellent Paper Award for his research presentation at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

His paper is entitled, "Estimation of 3D position information of buried tubes by deep learning of ground radar signal and analytical signal processing" (In Japanese).

Young Researcher Award at Japan Wind Energy Association 2020.（2020/11/18）

Project Res. Assoc. Yuka Kikuchi won Young Research Award at Japan Wind Energy Association 2020 for "Assessment of levelized cost of energy for wind energy based on wind and wave simulation and reliability analysis", which is a compounded title of the following two papers. The award was given for the contribution of a systematic evaluation of levelized cost of energy based on engineering technology.

[1] Yuka KIKUCHI, Takeshi ISHIHARA: Assessment of weather window for the construction of offshore power plants by using wind and wave simulations, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 753(9) pp.1-11, 2016.

[2] Yuka KIKUCHI, Ryouta SAITO and Takeshi ISHIHARA: Assessment of levelized cost of energy for wind energy based on reliability analysis, Journal of wind energy, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp.1-12, 2019. (In Japanese)

A best paper award at Japan Wind Energy Association 2019.（2020/09/22）

"Assessment of levelized cost of energy for wind energy based on reliability analysis" by Project Res. Assoc. Y. Kikuchi, Mr. Ryouta Saito and Prof. T. Ishihara was selected as a best paper award at Japan Wind Energy Association 2019. The award was given for the contribution of a systematic evaluation of Japan wind turbine’s repair downtime and a quantitative scenario proposal towards the cost reduction.

Prof. Emeritus Yozo Fujino received the Housner medal.（20/06/18)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has awarded Prof. Emeritus Yozo Fujino with George W. Housner Structural Control and Monitoring Medal. Housner Medal was established in 2011 in recognition of pioneering contributions of George W. Housner, who was a Professor at the California Institute of Technology, to the field of structural control and monitoring of civil infrastructure systems. The medal is awarded annually to one individual in recognition of outstanding research contributions to the broad field of structural control and health monitoring.

Tomoaki Takeda and his team received ASCE Moisseiff Award.（20/06/18)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has awarded Dr. Takeda, Assoc. Prof. Mizutani, Assoc. Prof. Nagayama, and Prof. Emeritus Fujino with the 2020 Moisseiff Award for the paper “Reproduction of Cable-Stayed Bridge Seismic Responses Involving Tower-Girder Pounding and Damage Process Estimation for Large Earthquakes,” published in the February 2019 issue of Journal of Bridge Engineering. The Moisseiff Award was established by ASCE in 1947 in recognition of the accomplishments of Leon S. Moisseiff, who lead suspension bridge design in 1920's and 1930's and made a notable contributions in structural design. The award is given to the author or authors of an important paper dealing with the broad field of structural design.

Japan Association for Wind Engineering Award for recognition of excellent academic achievement （20/05/20)

May 20, 2020. Associate professor Atsushi Yamaguchi received Japan Association for Wind Engineering Award for recognition of excellent academic achievement. The title of the paper is “Maximum Instantaneous Wind Speed Forecasting and Performance Evaluation by Using Numerical Weather Prediction and On-site Measurement”, in which a maximum instantaneous wind speed forecast model is developed by using ARX model with non-parametric regression with multi time scale forgetting factor to realize accurate forecast of the maximum instantaneous wind speed.

Henry Dyer Award, Dean's Award and Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense（20/02/07)

B4 student Hiromasa Otori was awarded Henry Dyer Award, Dean's Award and Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense held on February 6th to 7th, 2020.

The award-winning paper titles are as follows. Congratulations!!

"Proposal of analytical model for determining three-dimensional flow field in touchdown tornado-like vortex"

Best presenter award at the JSCE Presentation（19/12/05)

M1 student Yuichi Ishihara was awarded the best presenter award at the 74th Annual Japan Society of Civil Engineers Presentation.

Congratulations!!

Best presenter award at the JSCE Presentation（19/12/05)

Sou Kato, a graduate of the bridge labolatory, was awarded the best presenter award at the 74th Annual Japan Society of Civil Engineers Presentation.

Congratulations!!

Professor Emeritus Yozo Fujino’s the Japan Academy Prize Lecture was held(19/07/24)

Professor Emeritus Yozo Fujino has been awarded the Japan Academy Prize for “vibrations and control of large civil structures”. The award ceremony, attended by the present Emperor and Empress, was held on 17th June 2019. In commemoration of the award, the Prize Lecture was held on 24th July hosted by the department.

Associate Professor Tomonori Nagayama is awarded the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology（19/04/17)

Associate Professor Tomonori Nagayama is awarded the Prize for Science and Technology (Development Category) together with Dr. Boyu Zhao (Former project researcher), Prof. Masashi Toyoda (Institute of Industrial Science), and Mr. Masataka Ieiri (JIP Technoscience, Inc.) for their contributions in "the development of a precise road condition evaluation technique based on smartphone measurement"

Assistant Professor Su Di assumed his post as a associate professor in Tokyo Univ.(19/04/01)

Assistant Professor Su Di assumed his post as a associate professor in the Univ. of Tokyo in April.

Dr. Qian Guowei assumed his post as a assistant professor in Tokyo Univ.(19/04/01)

Dr. Qian Guowei assumed his post as a assistant professor in the Univ. of Tokyo in April.

Dean Award of the Graduate School of Engineering at Graduate Commencement（19/03/25)

Doctor student Qian Guowei was awarded Dean Award of the Graduate School of Engineering at Graduate Commencement.

Congratulations!!

Professor Emeritus Yozo Fujino is awarded the Japan Academy Prize (19/03/12)

Recipients of the Japan Academy Prizes were elected at the 1127th General Meeting held on March 12th, 2019. Professor Emeritus Yozo Fujino is awarded the Japan Academy Prize.

The prize is awarded to persons who have achieved notable research landmarks and said to be the most authoritative academic award in Japan; the awardees in the past include Nobel Prize winners. The award ceremony is scheduled in June.

Best presenter award at the JSCE Presentation（19/02/20)

M2 student Sou Kato was awarded the best presenter award at the 73rd Annual Japan Society of Civil Engineers Presentation.

Congratulations!!

Tanabe Award at the bachelorr's final defense（19/02/09)

B4 student Yuichi Ishihara was awarded the Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense held on February 7th, 2019

Congratulations!!

Furuichi Award at the master's final defense (19/02/09)

M2 student Masaru Kitahara was awarded the Furuichi Award at the master's final defense held on January 30th, 2019.

Congratulations!!

Dean Award of the Graduate School of Engineering at Graduate Commencement（18/03/26)

Doctor student Zhao Bo Yu was awarded Dean Award of the Graduate School of Engineering at Graduate Commencement.

Congratulations!!

Tanabe Award at the bachelorr's final defense（18/02/09)

B4 student Yoshihisa Iida, Kota Nagase were awarded the Tanabe Award at the bachelor's final defense held on February 6th, 2018

Congratulations!

Joint seminar with Ho-Kyung Kim's group at SNU(18/01/16)

Joint seminar with Ho-Kyung Kim's group at SNU (Seoul National University) was held at University of Tokyo.

6 members from bridge lab made research presentations.

A poster award at 39th National Symposium on Wind Energy（17/12/21)

A research paper by Mr. Saito, Dr. Kikuchi, Prof. Ishihara was selected as poster awards at 39th National Symposium on Wind Energy, which was held from 6th. to 7th. of December, 2017.

Best presenter award at the JSCE Presentation（17/12/18)

M1 student Masaru Kitahara was awarded the best presenter award at the 72rd Annual Japan Society of Civil Engineers Presentation.

Dr. Yamaguchi assumed his post as a associate professor in Tokyo Univ.(17/04)

Dr. Yamaguchi assumed his post as a associate professor in the Univ. of Tokyo in April.

Dr. Jay assumed his post as a assistant professor in Tokyo Univ.(17/04)

Dr. Yamaguchi assumed his post as a assistant professor in the Univ. of Tokyo in April.

Furuichi Award at the master's final defense (17/02/09)

M2 student Takahiro Yamaguchi was awarded the Furuichi Award at the master's final defense held on February 1st, 2017.

Congratulations!!

Best presenter award at the JSCE Presentation（17/01/20)

D3 student Tomoaki Takeda was awarded the best presenter award at the 71st Annual Japan Society of Civil Engineers Presentation.

Special Lecture by Prof. Pennung Warnitchai (16/07/11)

We had special lecture "Recent Research Activities at AIT in Wind and Earthquake Engineering" by Prof. Pennung Warnitchai (Professor of Structural Engineering at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)). Thank you for your coming and interesting lecture.

A best paper award of Japan Wind Engineering Association in 2015（16/05/30)

A research paper "A numerical study of aerodynamic characteristics of ice-accreted transmission lines" by Mr. S. Oka and Prof. T. Ishihara was selected as a best paper award of Japan Wind Engineering Association of 2015

A presentation award at 37th National Symposium on Wind Energy（16/05/30)

A presentation by Dr. Kikuchi was selected as a presentation award at 37th National Symposium on Wind Energy, which was held from 26th. to 27th. of November, 2015.

Special Lecture by Dr. Neil Hoult(16/05/11)

We had special lecture "Distributed sensing: understanding structural behaviour" by Dr. Neil Hoult(Associate Professor, Queen's University). Thank you for your coming and interesting lecture.

Asst. Prof. Tsukasa MIZUTANI was honored with “Paper Award for Young Scientists” from Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources(15/10/15)

Asst. Prof. Tsukasa MIZUTANI was honored with "Paper Award for Young Scientists" from Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources(JSHWR) on September, 9, 2015. The awarded paper "Tsukasa MIZUTANI, Kenji INOMATA, Wataru TSUJITA, Riki HONDA, Yozo FUJINO and Tomonori NAGAYAMA: Real-Time Rainfall Detection by Analyzing Singularities of Communications Antenna Radiowave Fluctuations, Journal of Japan Society Hydrology and Water Resources, Vol. 27, No.5, pp.208-218, 2014." proposes new technique for torrential rainfall detection based on interdisciplinary understanding and ideas on digital signal processing, hydrology, electromagnetism，and others. The originality and promising achievements were highly evaluated.

University of Tokyo Professor Emeritus Yozo Fujino is the winner of the 2015 Hattori Hoko award(15/10/14)

Professor Emeritus Yozo Fujino received the 2015 Hattori Hoko award on October, 9. Hattori Hokokai foundation, established in 1930 by the founder of the Seiko holdings, presents the “Hoko award” to a single recipient every year. Recipients of the award in the past include Dr. Hideki Yukawa, a Nobel Prize winner. Dr. Yozo Fujino has been involved in the research on the safety of infrastructure and led research on infrastructure dynamics, control, and monitoring. He thus led and solidified new trend in structural engineering.

Five poster awards at 36th National Symposium on Wind Energy（14/12/01)

Five research papers by Prof. Takeshi ISHIHARA, Ms. Yuka KIKUCHI, Ms. Ran WAKABAYASHI, Mr. Yuta TAKEI, Mr. Masato FUKUSHIMA were selected as poster awards at 36th National Symposium on Wind Energy, which was held from 27th. to 28th. of November, 2014.

The Fukushima floating offshore wind farm demonstration project has started generating electricity (2013/11/11)

The world first Offshore Floating Wind Farm Project led by Prof. Ishihara as technical advisor has been successfully completed and commenced operations today, which consists of 2MW downwind-type floating wind turbine, 66kV floating power sub-station, extra-high voltage undersea cable and the dynamic cable as the first phase of the project. For more information: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration Project

Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration Project (World First) starts (13/06/28)

Construction for the world first Floating Offshore Wind Farm Project lead by Prof. Ishihara as technical advisor has started. 2MW downwind floating turbine and compact semi-sub as the part of the first phase of the project has been assembled at the dockyard and is towed to Fukushima today from Tokyo Bay area.

For more information: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration Project

Professor Takeshi Ishihara's project introduced on Financial Times(12/12/07)

Professor Takeshi Ishihara's project introduced on Financial Times.

For more information: Hopes high for offshore turbines despite hurdles

Professor Takeshi Ishihara's project introduced on Todai Research (12/06/20)

Professor Takeshi Ishihara's project is introduced on Todai Research

Harvesting the Winds of Fukushima -Japan to Build World’s First Floating Wind Farm-
Wind power is being pursued around the world as a renewable energy solution, but so far has not seemed suited to Japan’s steep mountains and deep seas. In 2012, proof-of-concept research for a multiple turbine floating power station will start off the Iwaki coast of Fukushima Prefecture. Launched by Professor Takeshi Ishihara of the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, major Japanese corporations and researchers from multiple fields have come together in this world-first wind farm project.

For more information:
http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/todai-research/feature-stories/feature-stories-top/harvesting-the-winds-of-fukushima/

A paper award at 21th National Symposium on Wind Engineering (11/03/08)

A research paper "Numerical study on the flow field of tornado-like vortex using the LES turbulence model" by Prof. T. Ishihara and Ms. S. OH was selected as a paper award at 21th National Symposium on Wind Engineering which was held from 1st. to 3rd. of December, 2010. The award was given for the contribution of formations of flow fields in tornado-like vortices generated by a numerical tornado simulator and mechanisms of strong vertical velocities at the center of a one-celled type vortex as well as the maximum tangential velocity appearing near ground in a two-celled type vortex.

Development of Offshore Wind Power Generation System(11/01/07)

Our research proposal on “Development of offshore wind power generation system” in collaboration with Tokyo Electric Power Company, Kajima Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is accepted by New Energy and Industrial Development Organization (NEDO).
This research program is a four year project starting from 2010, in which a bottom -mounted offshore wind power generation system will be installed in vicinity of wind observation tower that is located about 3km off the southern coast of Choshi, Chiba. This study aims to develop offshore wind turbines and supporting structures suitable to the environmental conditions of Japan and to establish operation and maintenance methods based on the conditional monitoring system. The influence of offshore development on marine and birds will be investigated and a guideline will be developed for design, construction, operation and maintenance of wind power generation system with high safety and reliability levels. Figure 1 shows a rendering of offshore wind power generation system.

A best paper award at Renewable energy 2010 conference(10/07/02)

A research paper "An assessment of available offshore wind energy potential using mesoscale model and geographical information system" by Dr. A. Yamaguchi, Mr. M. B. Solomon and Prof. T. Ishihara was selected as a best paper award at Renewable energy 2010 conference which was held from 27th of June to 2nd of July, 2010. The award was given for the contribution of an accurate quantative estimation of the wind climate and the available potential considering economical social and technical condition to show that the annual demand of TEPCO can be produced by offshore wind energy.

Welcome Party(09/10/13)

We held a welcome party with concrete Lab. to welcome newcomers, XU and Sun from China, Honarbakhsh from Iran, Juliette from France, Solomon from Philippines, Elsa from Sweden.

NEDO accepted our proposal on “Development of offshore observation system of wind conditions”（09/08/31)

Our research proposal on “Research and Development of Offshore Wind Power Generation Technology (Measurement of Offshore Wind Climate)”funded by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) was accepted. This is a joint research project in collaboration with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).

This is a five year project and an offshore measurement tower will be constructed on the south coast of Choshi city in Chiba prefecture. Wind and marine conditions will be measured and the numerical simulation of the wind and marine conditions will be also carried out. Using the measured and simulated data, the offshore wind energy map and the guideline for measurement of offshore wind climate will be proposed. The figure shows a rendering of offshore measurement tower.

Dr. Nagayama assumed his post as a lecturer in Tokyo Univ.(09/04)

Dr. Nagayama assumed his post as a lecturer in the Univ. of Tokyo in April.

Dr. Dionysius Manly Siringoringo assumed his post as an project assistant professor in Tokyo Univ.(09/04)

Dr. Dionysius Manly Siringoringo assumed his post as a project assistant professor in the Univ. of Tokyo in April.

Dr. Su Di assumed his post as an project assistant professor in Tokyo Univ.(08/11)

Dr. Su Di assumed his post as a project assistant professor in the Univ. of Tokyo in November.

Welcome Party(08/10/16)

We held a welcome party with concrete Lab. to welcome newcomers, Jeseong from south Korea and Jitboon from Thailand.

Prof. Ishihara's research was appeared in nikkei BP mook(08/09/29)

Prof. Ishihara's research was appeared in nikkei BP mook in an article of next generation energy

Dr. Ishihara assumed his post as an professor in Tokyo Univ.(08/07/19)

Dr. Ishihara assumed his post as a professor in the Univ. of Tokyo in April.

Dr. Nishikawa assumed his post as an project assistant professor in Tokyo Univ.(08/07/19)

Dr. Nishikawa assumed his post as a project assistant professor in the Univ. of Tokyo in April.

Dr. Mizuno assumed his post as an associate professor in Yamaguchi Univ.(08/04/22)

Dr. Mizuno assumed his post as an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering in Yamaguchi Univ. on March 1st.　We wish him every success in his career.

The party for prof. Fujino’s Medal with Purple Ribbon was held（07/06/14）

This party was held by our lab members and the alumna at the Hongo Campas in the University of Tokyo on June 16, 2007. We are so grad lots of people participated in the party. Thank you very much for your celebration.

The 2007 Raymond C. Reese Research Prize by ASCE(07/06/06)

Prof. Yozo Fujino and Dr. Tomonori Nagayama, as well as Dr. Masato Abe and Mr. Kenji Ikeda, have been presented with the 2007 Raymond C. Reese Research Prize, by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Their paper1) on ambient vibration monitoring of a long suspension bridge has been highly evaluated and awarded this prize for outstanding contributions to the application of structural engineering research. The paper presents one of the first research efforts to monitor a full-scale bridge using dense arrays of sensors and applies data processing methods theoretically derived from structural analysis to elucidate structural characterisitcs of the bridge.

For more information: http://www.asce.org/pressroom/honors/honors_details.cfm?hdlid=57
1) T. Nagayama, Y. Fujino, M. Abe, K. Ikeda, (2005) "Structural identification of a nonproportionally damped system and its application to a full-scale suspension bridge"Journal of Structural Engineering, 131(10), pp.1536-1545

Prof. Fujino received the Medal with a Purple Ribbon.(07/06/04)

The Medal with Purple Ribbon is one of Medals of Honor from the Emperor ofJapan in spring and fall every year. his Medal with Purple Ribbon ishigh-profile government award given for contributions to the arts, academics or sports. The number of awardes is about 30 each time and about 10 are selected from academic professionals in all over Japan. Professor Yozo FUJINO was awarded in 2007 Spring as one among three engineering professors.In May 16, 2007, the Medal was given to him from the Minister of Science,Technology and Education and the Emperor of Japan made a speech to theawardees in the Palace.

Study tour at the University of Tokyo (06/12/06)

On December 6th '06, our lab invited a group of researchers from the US, who were attending the "Asia-Pacific Workshop on SHM" in Japan, for a study tour in our university. Below are some pictures taken in that tour.

Activities(06/08/24)

A small symposium on Bridges & Structures among three universities (SNU, TIT and UT) was held in our Department on Aug 24th. Click on the picture for larger version.

Activities(06/07/18)

Professor Fujino has delivered a Keynote Lecture titled "Vibration Based Monitoring for Local and Global Assessment of Infrastructure Condition" at the 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring held during the period 11-13 July 2006 in San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Lab. trip(06/06/12)

This June 17th, 18th we have a lab trip going to Gunma Prefecture.

Undergraduate Students(06/05/30)

This year 5 undergraduate studentscame to our laboratory.

Research(06/05/14)

Prof. Fujino organized a seminar on "Researches on Disasters & Accidents Warning and Risk management system applying to Railway system"

Webpage Renewal(05/06/06)

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