Dr. Shams Mohammad Iftekhar from Khulna University (Bangladesh) has joined our laboratory as a visiting professor at the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere. He will be staying at the research institute for three months and will conduct research on “Development of jute stalk particleboard with cellulose nanofibers.” Members have been updated.

Professor Kenji Umemura has been elected an Academy Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science.

Assistant Professor Chen Shuoya’s research topic has been selected for the BOOST program, which supports the development of young researchers and doctoral students in the field of national strategy. Research will begin in July 2025 at Akita Prefectural University (cross-appointment destination) and the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University. Research project：High-throughput data-driven platform to […]

On February 25th, the JASTIP WP3 Wrap-up Symposium and the 9th Asian Research Node for Humanosphere International Symposium were held on the 3rd floor of the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere’s Wooden Hall. Researchers from the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere and researchers from ASEAN countries (mainly Indonesia and BRIN) gave lectures in a hybrid […]

Dr. Sukma Surya Kusumah (BRIN/Indonesia), who was enrolled in our laboratory as part of the JSPS BRIDGE Fellowship Program in 2024, gave us a mini lecture. The title of the lecture was “Innovation and Synergy on research and technology development of biomass and bioproducts.” Although his stay was short, about three weeks, he exchanged information […]

The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Adhesive Society of Japan was held at the Toyama International Conference Center on June 27th and 28th, and members of our laboratory also participated.

Two students from our laboratory participated in a company tour of Koshii Wood Industry Co., Ltd. sponsored by The Wood Technological Association of Japan. We toured the manufacturing factory and technology development facility at Koshii Woods Co., Ltd., which manufactures various treated wood products. It was a great opportunity to actually see the process by […]

International student LU Jianshu received his master’s degree and held a graduation ceremony at Kyoto University on March 25th. A celebration party was held with laboratory members. Congratulations Mr. LU !

The 74th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society (Kyoto) was held from 3/13 to 3/15. Members of our laboratory participated in that meeting. It was a productive time , with not only research presentations and lectures, but also exchanges of opinions and interaction with researchers from all over Japan. 【Research presentation】3/13Tomofumi　UMESHITA　(D2)Shunsuke　SAKAI　(D2) 【Research presentation】3/15Shuoye […]