The Wood Science Society of Japan [ed.] “Wood Science – Applications” has been published. Chapter 15: “Adhesion” is written by Professor Kenji Umemura. Click here to purchase the book

Dr. Shuoye Chen (陳 碩也) was appointed as an assistant professor.(April 1, 2023) Updated laboratory members.

Associate Professor Miyuki Matsuo presented a paper on the results of joint research. 「Analysis of hygrothermal recovery of tension wood induced by boiling at 50–80 °C」Click here for the paper

Dr. Sandi Sufiandi from BRIN, Indonesia visited our lab. Each member of our laboratory introduced their research and had a discussion.

The 73rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society (Fukuoka) was held from 3/14 to 3/16. Members of our laboratory participated in that meeting held offline for the first time in three years. It was a productive time , with not only research presentations and lectures, but also exchanges of opinions and interaction with […]

Dr. Joseph GRIL (CNRS, Univ. Clermont Auvergne, Institut Pascal, France), Visiting Professor, gave an online seminar on Feb.8th at the 294th Regular Open Seminar of the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere.The theme is “Some research on mechanics of tree and wood” . Click here for the abstract ↓PDF file （145 KB）

Dr. Joseph GRIL (CNRS, Univ. Clermont Auvergne, Institut Pascal, France), Visiting Professor, will give an online seminar on Feb.8th at the 294th Regular Open Seminar of the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere.The theme is “Some research on mechanics of tree and wood” .If you wish to participate, please register below. Click here for application and […]

Dr. GRIL Joseph from the Pascal Institute (CNRS, French National Center for Scientific Research) has been appointed as a visiting professor at the Institute for Humanosphere and is currently enrolled in our laboratory. He is going to stay for three months in RISH and plans the research on thermal degradation and the natural aging of […]