Student written Research Laboratory Guidebook 2025Nagaoka University of Technology

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Snow & Ice Engineering. Laboratory

Professor / KAMIMURA Seiji  Assistant Professor / SUGIHARA Yukinobu
  • Aiming for a society that coexists with snow
  • Let's try!
  • Once in the lifetime chance

Professor / KAMIMURA Seiji, Assistant Professor / SUGIHARA Yukinobu
My supervisors are always looking out for us. They also actively participate in various events such as drinking parties and softball game to communicate with us. Professor Kamimura's hobby is playing tennis, and Assistant Professor Sugihara's hobby is enduro racing. They are both active teachers.

Research Content

Our laboratory conducts research on snow and ice, which have a significant impact on snow covered areas. The main feature of our research is that we do not focus on the properties of snow and ice, but rather on "snow and ice engineering," which utilizes engineering technology. Our research focuses on solving various problems that snowy regions face and on pursuing a sustainable society through industries that take advantage of the strengths of snowy regions. We also focus on research related to ice making.

Morning seminar

A Day in the Lab

Our laboratory has a morning seminar every day at 8:00 am. We mainly report on the progress of our research. There are no core hours other than the morning seminar, and since you can make your own plans and proceed with your research, you can use your time relatively freely.
In addition, there are many events in this laboratory. We have welcome parties as well as dinner and drinking parties on an irregular basis. In winter, there is a ski trip where you can interact with OB and OG. It is a very friendly and enjoyable laboratory.

Softball game

Thesis Subjects

  • (M)Case Analysis and Prediction of Snowbank Failure on Highways
  • (M)Study on the suppression of microbubble swarns during the early stages of radiant ice rnaking
  • (M)Development of the "One Photo" WS method to cultivate residents'ability to proactively respond to disasters

The number of
PhD Graduates

1

Major employers of Graduates

  • ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
  • OILES CORPORATION
  • ONO SOKKI Co.,Ltd.
  • ORANGEARCH Inc.
  • KOMATSU LTD.
  • Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
  • Niigata Prefecture
  • The Japan Atomic Power Company
  • MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
  • Rengo Co.,Ltd.
Writer : Maruyama Shoi, Mechanical Engineering
(Niigata Prefectural Nagaoka Ohte High School)