Research Topics
- 水供給システム / Water supply systems
- 浄水処理技術 / Water treatment technologies
- 水の紫外線消毒 / UV disinfection of water
- 水中物質の紫外線分解
UV-based technologies to decompose contaminants in water - 紫外線発光ダイオード(UV-LED)の水処理への応用
Application of UV light-emitting diodes for water treatment - 小規模分散型の水処理 (集落水道, POE, POU)
Small and decentralized water systems: Community scale, Point-of-Entry and Point-of-Use treatment - 水環境中の健康関連微生物と微量汚染物質の動態調査
Health-related microorganisms and micropollutants in water environment - 途上国の水利用実態調査と技術提案 (SDG6を念頭に)
Field survey and technical support for developing countries (targeting SDG6)
所属学協会・団体
- 日本学術会議 連携会員/ Science Council of Japan
- 日本水環境学会/ Japan Society on Water Environment
- 土木学会環境工学研究委員会/ Japan Society of Civil Engineers
- 日本紫外線水処理技術協会 理事/ Japan UV Water Treatment Technology Association: Board member
- International Water Association (IWA)
- International UV Association (IUVA): Vice President, Executive Organizing Committee
InformationMore Info
2023/02/24
Picked up in Nature portfolio!
2023/02/09
New paper has been published in Scientific Reports!
Inactivation kinetics of 280 nm UV‑LEDs against Mycobacterium abscessus in water
Scientific Reports 13, 2186, 2023
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-29338-w
2023/02/09
New paper has been published!
Remote Monitoring of a Small Water Supply Facility via Simple Radio Modules Based on Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWA) Network Technologies (in Japanese)
https://doi.org/10.2965/jswe.46.11
2022/11/25
Special seminar on Nov 17
We had a special seminar on Nov 17 for the Japan-Germany-Czechia international collaboration on UV-LED applications to water treatment, supported by JST-SICORP EIG-CONCERT Japan project. Thank you all for joining us then!
2022/11/25
Nobel Prize Dialog video released!
I joined the panel at the Nobel Prize Dialog 2022.
2022/10/18
Nobel Prize Dialogue, approaching on Oct 23!
I will be one of the panelists at the event “Nobel Prize Dialogue” in Yokohama and online. The theme of the event is “Water Matters”, and some Nobel Prize winners will be deliver message on water and science!
Visit here for the details. The live broadcasting will be available at this website.
https://npd-tokyo.jsps.go.jp/en/
2022/09/15
On the panel at Nobel Prize Dialogue!
I will be one of the panelists at the event Nobel Prize Dialogue in Yokohama and online. The theme of the event is “Water Matters” and some Nobel Prize winners will be on the panel.
Visit here for the details and registration.
https://npd-tokyo.jsps.go.jp/en/
