Department of Earth Resources Engineering Department of Civil and Structural Engineering Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering Department of Maritime Engineering

Department of Maritime Engineering For the improvement of marine transportation, the department of living space and the conservation of natural resources in the ocean, the Department of Maritime Engineering conducts research about individual technologies in Ocean Engineering and their synthesis, areas of research currently pursued are: Planning of Marine Systems, Marine Hydrodynamics, Marine Dynamics and Control, Functional Design of Marine Systems, Structural Design of Marine Systems, Fracture, Welding Mechanics and Production Systems, and Ship Design and Maritime Intelligence Technology. Planning of Marine Systems Hiroyuki KAJIWARA, D. Eng., Professor kajiwara@nams.kyushu-u.ac.jp Hajime KIMURA, D. Eng., Associate Professor 1. Methodology for Initial Planning of Marine System 2. Reinforcement Learning and Evolutionary Computation 3. Robust Control and LPV Control of Wind Turbine and Fuel Cell Marine Hydrodynamics Jun ANDO, D. Eng., Professor ando@nams.kyushu-u.ac.jp Akira YOSHITAKE, D. Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Resistance of Marine Vehicles 2. Propulsion of Marine Vehicles 3. Propulsive Performance of Ship Marine Dynamics and Control Yoshitaka FURUKAWA, D. Eng., Associate Professor furukawa@nams.kyushu-u.ac.jp Hiroshi IBARAGI, M. Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Motion and Stability of Marine Vehicles 2. Maneuverability and Control of Marine Vehicles 3. Automatic and Artificial Intelligent Ship Functional Design of Marine Systems Takeshi SHINODA, D. Eng., Professor shinoda@nams.kyushu-u.ac.jp Takashi TANAKA, D.Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Functional Design of Ships and Ocean Structures 2. Dynamic Stability of Shell Structure 3. Risk Management based on Human Factors Structural Design of Marine Systems Takao YOSHIKAWA, D. Eng., Professor yoshikawa@nams.kyushu-u.ac.jp Yukitaka YASUZAWA, D. Eng., Associate Professor yasuzawa@nams.kyushu-u.ac.jp Masahiro MAEDA, M. Eng., Assistant Professor 1. Buckling and Ultimate Strength of Marine Structure 2. Vibration and Dynamic Response of Marine Structure 3. Optimal Structural Design Fracture, Welding Mechanics and Production Systems Koji GOTOH, D. Eng., Associate Professor gotoh@nams.kyushu-u.ac.jp Seiichiro TSUTSUMI, D.Eng., D.Agr., Assistant Professor 1. Fatigue and Fracture 2. Welding Deformation and Residual Stress 3. Failure Analysis Ship Design and Maritime Intelligence Technology Akiji SHINKAI, D. Eng., Professor Satoru YAMAGUCHI, D. Eng., Associate Professor yama@nams.kyushu-u.ac.jp 1. Ship Design 2. Utilization of Ocean Energy 3. Motion Control of Underwater Vehicles