Research Overview
The goal of the Advanced Energy Materials Thrust is to develop molecular, nano, and bulk materials based on new science of surfaces, interfaces, and microstructures for applications involving H₂, H₂O, and CO₂.
The research is directed to two classes of materials, catalytic and structural.
In the area of catalytic materials, our objective is to develop bio-inspired molecular systems for fuel and energy generation that are centered on biological and synthetic catalysts. In addition, we explore the production of fuels and materials of added-value from ubiquitous chemicals through using solar energy.
In the area of structural materials, the research focuses on the development of the fundamental science that enables optimization of the cost, performance, and safety of materials for H₂ technologies. This includes the association of basic science underlying deactivation of catalytic surfaces to industrial approaches for the mitigation of hydrogen embrittlement. In addition, we aim at advancing our mechanistic insight into the degradation of metals and alloys for technologies that operate at elevated temperatures in the presence of hydrogen.
Lastly, it is our objective to develop next-generation tribo-systems with higher efficiency and durability to conserve energy, thus contributing to CO₂ emissions reduction.


Researchers
Principal Investigators
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Kubota, Masanobu (Lead PI)
Professor
International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University (I²CNER)
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Sawae, Yoshinori
Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Tsuchiyama, Toshihiro
Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Professor
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University (IMCE)
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Somerday, Brian P.
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U.S.)
All Researchers
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Matsunaga, Hisao
Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Sawae, Yoshinori
Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Tsuchiyama, Toshihiro
Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Kobayashi, Hirokazu
Associate Professor
Research Center for Negative Emissions Technologies, Kyushu University (K-NETs)
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Ozawa, Hironobu
Associate Professor
School of Science, Kyushu University
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Associate Professor
International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University (I²CNER)
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Yagi, Kazuyuki
Associate Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Associate Professor
International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University (I²CNER)
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Komoda, Ryosuke
Visiting Associate Professor
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Macadre, Arnaud
Visiting Associate Professor
Yamaguchi University
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Donoshita, Masaki
Assistant Professor
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University (IMCE)
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Masumura, Takuro
Assistant Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Morita, Takehiro
Assistant Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Tanaka, Hiroyoshi
Assistant Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Yamauchi, Kosei
Assistant Professor
School of Science, Kyushu University
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Yatabe, Takeshi
Assistant Professor
Kyushu University, Department of Applied Chemistry
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Noguchi, Tomohiro
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University (IMCE)
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Cheng, Jiamin
Post-doctoral Fellow
Research Center for Negative Emissions Technologies, Kyushu University (K-NETs)
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Kumazawa, Kinya
Visiting Researcher
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Nagao, Akihide
Visiting Researcher
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