Conference papers (peer-reviewed)

• Gota Kikugawa, Leton Chandra Saha, Takashi Yagi, Yuichiro Yamashita, Masahide Sato, and Taku Ohara, Thermal conduction over PEG-terminated SAM/water interface with different SAM chain lengths, Proceedings of the 2nd Asian Conference on Thermal Science, Fukuoka (online), Japan, (2021), ACTS-1248, (available online).
• Yinbo Zhao, Gota Kikugawa, Naoki Kishimoto, Yoshiaki Kawagoe, Keiichi Shirasu, and Tomonaga Okabe, Relation between the internal molecular structure and thermomechanical properties of multi-component epoxy resin, Proceedings of the 2nd Asian Conference on Thermal Science, Fukuoka (online), Japan, (2021), ACTS-1246, (available online).
• Gota Kikugawa, Naoki Minami, Yingping Fang, Mitsuru Nemoto, Hiroki Matsubara, and Taku Ohara, A Molecular dynamics study on thermophysical and transport properties of fluorinated alkane liquids, Proceedings of the 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, Beijing, China, (2018), IHTC16-23336, (in Flash memory).
• Mamoru Hirasawa, Gota Kikugawa, Takeo Nakano, and Taku Ohara, Kinetic model for molecular transport of liquid mixtures in the vicinity of solid-liquid interfaces, Proceedings of the 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, Beijing, China, (2018), IHTC16-22176, (in Flash memory).
• Gota Kikugawa, Mitsuru Nemoto, and Taku Ohara, Thermal boundary conductance and energy transfer modes over the interfaces of various self-assembled monolayers and solvents: A molecular dynamics study, Proceedings of the 9th JSME-KSME Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Okinawa, Japan, (2017), TFEC9-1529, (in Flash memory).
• Abdul Rafeq bin Saleman, Hari Krishna Chilukoti, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, Thermal rectification effects on solid-liquid interfaces between face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice and a simple liquid, Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Thermal Sciences 2017, Jeju, Korea, (2017), ACTS-P00074, (available on website).
• Gota Kikugawa, Mitsuru Nemoto, and Taku Ohara, Thermal energy transport over the solvent interface of self-assembled monolayers with different fluorination, Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Thermal Sciences 2017, Jeju, Korea, (2017), ACTS-P00736, (available on website).
• Abdul Rafeq Saleman, Hari Krishna Chilukoti, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, Thermal rectification over solid-liquid interfaces of gold (Au) contacting liquid methane (CH4), Proceedings of the 4th International Forum on Heat Transfer, Sendai, Japan, (2016), IFHT2016-1890, (in Flash memory).
• Satoru Harada, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, Molecular dynamics mechanism to determine viscosity of thermal medium liquids, Proceedings of the 4th International Forum on Heat Transfer, Sendai, Japan, (2016), IFHT2016-1889, (in Flash memory).
• Mitsuru Nemoto, Gota Kikugawa, Takeshi Bessho, Seiji Yamashita, and Taku Ohara, Molecular mechanism for thermal boundary conductance over fluorinated SAM-solvent interfaces, Proceedings of the 4th International Forum on Heat Transfer, Sendai, Japan, (2016), IFHT2016-1876, (in Flash memory).
• Yoichi Naruke, Jo Suzuki, Takeo Nakano, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, A molecular dynamics study on molecular diffusion in liquids of water and IPA in the vicinity of solid surfaces and in liquid mixture, Proceedings of First Pacific Rim Thermal Engineering Conference, Hawaii, USA, (2016), PRTERC-14912, (in Flash memory).
• Hari Krishna Chilukoti, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, Structure and transport properties at the liquid-vapor interfaces of binary n-alkane mixtures, Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, Krabi, Thailand, (2014), Paper 165, (in Flash memory).
• Hari Krishna Chilukoti, Gota Kikugawa, Masahiko Shibahara, and Taku Ohara, Investigation of Thermal Resistance and Heat Conduction at α-Quartz-Liquid Alkane Interfaces Using Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Proceedings of the 15th International Heat Transfer Conference, Kyoto, Japan, (2014), IHTC15-9459, (in Flash memory).
• Hari Krishna Chilukoti, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, Study of Alkane Chain Length Influence on Structure and Dynamic Properties at Intrinsic Liquid-vapour Interfaces, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fluid Control, Measurements, and Visualization, Nara, Japan, (2013), OS16-04-4, (in Flash memory).
• Yoichi Naruke, Gota Kikugawa, Takeshi Bessho, Satoshi Takata, and Taku Ohara, Thermal Transport Characteristics over the Interface of Alkanethiol SAM on a Copper Substrate and Water Solvent, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fluid Control, Measurements, and Visualization, Nara, Japan, (2013), OS16-04-3, (in Flash memory).
• Hari Krishna Chilukoti, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, A molecular dynamics study on effect of temperature on diffusion in the vicinity of an α-quartz surface /alkane interfaces, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Micro and Nano Technology, Shanghai, China, (2013), ID-105, (in CD-ROM).
• Joji Haneda, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, Molecular Dynamics Mechanism of Thermal Energy Transport in Liquid Methane Reproduced by All-Atom and United-Atom Models, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Micro and Nano Technology, Shanghai, China, (2013), ID-89, (in CD-ROM).
• Yoichi Naruke, Shuichi Kosaka, Takeo Nakano, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, A Molecular Dynamics Study on Mass Transport Properties in the Vicinity of SiO2-Water/IPA Interfaces, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Micro and Nano Technology, Shanghai, China, (2013), ID-84, (in CD-ROM).
• Gota Kikugawa, Pawel Keblinski, and Taku Ohara, Heat Conduction in Amorphous Polymers with Crosslink Formation, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Micro and Nano Technology, Shanghai, China, (2013), ID-71, (in CD-ROM).
• Gota Kikugawa, Taku Ohara, Tohru Kawaguchi, Ikuya Kinefuchi, and Yoichiro Matsumoto, Heat Transfer Characteristics over the Interface of Alkanethiolate SAM and Alkane Liquid, Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Minneapolis, USA, (2013), HT2013-17607, (in CD-ROM).
• Takeo Nakano, Shuichi Kosaka, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, Mass Transport Characteristics of Water/IPA at Silica-Liquid Interfaces, Proceedings of the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, Sapporo, Japan, (2013), ICNMM2013-73195, (in CD-ROM).
• Hari Krishna Chilukoti, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, Investigation of Interfacial Properties at α-Quartz/Alkane Interfaces Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Engineering and Management, Chevella, India, (2013), (in CD-ROM).
• Hari Krishna Chilukoti, Gota Kikugawa, and Taku Ohara, Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Liquid-Vapor Interfacial Properties of n-Alkanes, Proceedings of the 3rd International Forum on Heat Transfer, Nagasaki, Japan, (2012), IFHT2012-091, (in Flash memory).
• S. Kosaka, G. Kikugawa, T. Nakano, and T. Ohara, A Molecular Dynamics Study on Molecular Scale Structure and Mass Transport Properties in the Vicinity of SiO2-Water/IPA Interfaces, Proceedings of the 3rd International Forum on Heat Transfer, Nagasaki, Japan, (2012), IFHT2012-069, (in Flash memory).
• Takeo Nakano, Gota Kikugawa and Taku Ohara, Effect of Alkyl Chain Length on Molecular Heat Transfer Characteristics in Lipid Bilayers, Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hawaii, USA, (2011), AJTEC2011-44478, (in CD-ROM).
• Gota Kikugawa, Taku Ohara, Toru Kawaguchi, Ikuya Kinefuchi, and Yoichiro Matsumoto, A Molecular Dynamics Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics over the Interface of Self-Assembled Monolayer and Water Solvent, Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hawaii, USA, (2011), AJTEC2011-44478, (in CD-ROM).
• Gota Kikugawa, Taku Ohara, Toru Kawaguchi, Ikuya Kinefuchi, and Yoichiro Matsumoto, Heat Transfer Characteristics at the SAM Interface with Water and Alkane Solvents, Proceedings of Joint International Symposia on 3rd Micro & Nano Technology and Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion & Transport - 2010, Seoul, Korea, (2010), pp. 116-118.
• Touru Kawaguchi, Gota Kikugawa, Ikuya Kinefuchi, Taku Ohara, Shinichi Yatuzuka, and Yoichiro Matsumoto, Molecular Dynamics Study of International Thermal Resistance of Mercapto-Alkanol Self-Assembled Monolayer and Water, Proceedings of the ASME 2009 2nd Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, Shanghai, China, (2009), MNHMT2009-18424, (in CD-ROM).
• Gota Kikugawa, Takato Mochimaru, Taku Ohara, Toru Kawaguchi and Yoichiro Matsumoto, Heat transfer characteristics inside the SAM layer and at the SAM interfaces with organic solvents, The Proceedings of Asian Symposium on Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow 2009, Jeju, Korea, Vol. 2 (2009), pp. 225-229.
• Takeo Nakano, Gota Kikugawa and Taku Ohara, A molecular dynamics study on lipid bilayers in shear flows, The Proceedings of Asian Symposium on Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow 2009, Jeju, Korea, Vol. 2 (2009), pp. 220-224.
• Gota Kikugawa, Shu Takagi, Yoichiro Matsumoto, and Taku Ohara, A molecular dynamics study on the local structure of liquid-vapor interface of water and L-J fluid, Proceedings of 2007 ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Conference, Vancouver, Canada, (2007), (in CD-ROM).
• Takeo Nakano, Taku Ohara, and Gota Kikugawa, Study on molecular thermal energy transfer in a lipid bilayer, Proceedings of 2007 ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Conference, Vancouver, Canada, (2007), (in CD-ROM).
• Gota Kikugawa, Shu Takagi, and Yoichiro Matsumoto, A novel definition of the local and instantaneous liquid-vapor interface, Proceedings of an IUTAM Symposium held at Argonne National Laboratory, Vol. 81 (2006), pp. 131-140, Springer.
• Gota Kikugawa, Shu Takagi, and Yoichiro Matsumoo, Surfactant effect on the instability of nanobubbles, The 5th JSME-KSME Fluid Engineering Conference, Nagoya, Japan, (2002), (in CD-ROM).