39Associate ProfessorFUKUNAGA HiroshiAssociateFukunagatookhiscurrentpositionin2009afterservingintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasanassistantprofessor.Hisprincipalareasofresearchchemicalengineeringandelectrochemistryasandpolymerelectrolytefuelcells.LecturerSHIMADAIoriDr.IoriShimadagraduatedfromTheUniversityofTokyoandobtainedinenvironmentalstudiesin2013.Hetookhiscurrentpositionin2018afterworkingasaresearchfellowatthePromotionofScienceandanAssistantProfessoratFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnology,ShinshuUniversity.Hisspecialtyischemicalreactionengineering.Iamdevelopingtwotypesoffuelcellsthatdonotuseplatinum,whichisexpensive,asacatalyst.Oneisasolidoxidefuelcell(SOFC)thatoperatesathightemperatures.Theotherispolymerelectrolytefuelcell(PEFC)thatusesanon-platinumcatalyst,specificallysilk-derivedactivatedcarbon.Reactionactivityandtransportphenomenaforgas,ions,andelectronsintheelectrodesareimportantinbothcases,andIamworkingtodevelopnewmaterialsandtooptimizetheelectrodestructure.Variousbiomassresourcessuchaslipid,wood,andmicroalgaehavepotentialassustainablealternativefuels.However,itisessentialtoimprovetheefficiencyofconversiontorealizetheenergyutilizationofbiomassresources.Ourlaboratoryaimstoefficientlyconvertbiomassresourcestohigh-gradefuelsandchemicalrawmaterialsusinganinexpensiveprocess.Weareworkingontheelucidationofcatalyticreactionmechanismanddesignofnewcatalysttoachievethesegoals.ProfessorincludesolidoxideregardshisdoctoratetheJapanSocietyforinvariousChemicalengineeringcanbeusefulfieldsofmanufacturingchemicals,includingenergy,materials,plantengineeringandsoon.Inourlaboratory,wewanttoacquireknowledgeofchemicalreactionengineeringaswellaswearitthroughresearchonhowtoutilizetheknowledge.An electrode for a solid polymer fuel cell that my lab createdA power-generating device that uses a solid oxide fuel cellEnergy and material uses of biomass resources. Optimizing catalytic reactions is the key to practical application.Catalytic activity test reactorCatalysts and reaction products from microalgae. The products can be used as gasoline additive.Department ofDepartment ofOutlook for researchFuelcellsareadreamtechnologythatcanextractenergyefficiently.Agrowingarrayofapplicationsusefuelcellsinlarge-scalepowerplants,inresidentialandautomotivepowersystems,andasapowersourceforportabledevicesandartificialorgans.Outlook for students after graduationChemicalengineeringcanbeputtouseinawiderangeofdomains,includingchemicals,electricityandelectronics,automobiles,andenergy.Outlook for researchMygoalistohelpdevelopasocietypoweredbycleanandsustainableenergythatdoesnotrelyonexhaustibleresourcessuchasfossilfuels.Further,forsynthesizingusefulsubstancesusingbiomasstoreplacethemanychemicalproductsthatarecurrentlysynthesizedfromoilresources.IhopetodevelopmethodsOutlook for students after graduationChemistry and MaterialsChemistry and MaterialsMaking fuel cells a more familiar energy systemRealizing a sustainable society through the effective utilization of biomass resources
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