The degree conferment ceremony for Master students was held on March 24th.Two students from our laboratory have obtained a master’s degree. congratulations!

Two presentations from our lab were made at the “72nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Wood Society” (Nagoya / Gifu Convention) held from March 15th to 17th. Click here for details

Associate Professor Miyuki Matsuo’s paper was published online. Matsuo-Ueda et al.Comprehensive study of distributions of residual stress and Young’s modulus in large-diameter sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) log.Wood Science and Technology (2022)https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-022-01360-7 In Japan, the number of large-diameter logs (large-diameter lumber) is increasing with the aging of coniferous forests. In order to efficiently lumber large-diameter lumber, it […]

AProf.Miyuki Matsuo gave a lecture on The 466nd Symposium on Sustainable Humanosphere.　Culture and Science of Wood 20　”Domestic Wood Research Today” The theme was ”The evaluation of residual stress distribution of large-diameter sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and keyaki (Zelkova serrata) logs”.

AProf.Miyuki Matsuo will give a lecture on The 466nd Symposium on Sustainable Humanosphere.　Culture and Science of Wood 20　”Domestic Wood Research Today” ・Theme：”The evaluation of residual stress distribution of large-diameter sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and keyaki (Zelkova serrata) logs” ・Date:Jan.24th,2022　11：00～12：00　(Zoom) Register in advance and Click here for details.

Master’s research presentation at the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere was held at Kihada Hall on the Uji Campus.Same as last year, the presentation was held in a hybrid format of the hall and online to prevent infection.Two master’s students from our laboratory also presented their research.

A workshop on biodiversity education cooperation in South and Southeast Asia was held online, and Prof.Kenji Umemura gave a keynote speech.　(Organizer:Southwest Forestry University,China)

Associate Prof. Miyuki Matsuo gave a lecture at the online special symposium of the Research Society for Chemical Processing of Wood.

The research content page of the laboratory has been updated. Click here for research contents

Professor Kenji Umemura will give three lectures at a webinar at Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. ・The first：10/29「The Development of Environmentally Friendly Adhesive and New Wood-Based Material」 ・The second：11/8「Current Condition of Wood and Adhesive Industries in Japan,and How to Write Scientific Paper.」 ・The third：11/12 Introduction of Laboratory of Sustainable Materials,RISH Kyoto University