Prof. Samuel L. Manzello (Energy Dynamics Laboratory), a Wildland-urban Interface (WUI) fire researcher, is responding to various media interviews about the wildfires in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture.【Media coverage】Wildfire TodayThousands evacuated as Japan’s largest wildfire in 30 years burnsBloombergJapan Battles Worst Wildfire in 40 Years Amid Record Dry SeasonCNA（Channel News Asia）Japan’s worst wildfire in half a century […]

Prof. Samuel L. Manzello’s (Energy Dynamics Laboratory) research on harmonizing international testing standards for large outdoor fires, including wildland urban interface fires (WUI), was featured on the Tohoku University’s website.Generating International Testing Standards for Large Outdoor Fires https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/press/generating_international_testing_standards_for_large_outdoor_fires.html Contact：Prof. Samuel L. ManzelloInstitute of Fluid Science,Tohoku UniversityE-mail : manzello*tohoku.ac.jp(Please change * to @.)

Prof. Samuel L. Manzello’s (Energy Dynamics Laboratory) research on small firebrands, a critical problem in wildfire spread carried out between Japan and South Africa, was featured on the Tohoku University’s website. Japanese and African Researchers Join Forces to Tackle Wildfire Threats https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/news/university_news/japanese_and_african_researchers_join_forces_to_tackle_wildfire_threats.html Contact：Prof. Samuel L. ManzelloInstitute of Fluid Science,Tohoku UniversityE-mail : manzello*tohoku.ac.jp(Please change * to @.)

IFS is calling for “International Space University Dispatch Program 2025”.We are looking forward to your application.　 (Application deadline: Friday, March 14, 2025)Click here for details

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has decided on the new research projects to be selected for the 2024 Strategic Basic Research for Evolutional Science (CREST) ​​program and published a general summary. As a result, a research proposal by Associate Professor Aiko Yakeno of the Aerospace Fluid Engineering Research Field from the Institute of […]

Period: September 1 – 10, 2024Venue: University of Lyon (INSA Lyon & Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France)Number of participating students: 37 (20 from Tohoku University, 17 from University of Lyon)Organizers (Japan): Associate Professor Hiroki KURITA, Professor Tetsuya UCHIMOTO, Professor Makoto OHTA, Associate Professor Yosuke FUKAI (Tohoku University)Organizers (France): Associate Professor Alain FAVE, Associate Professor Lucile […]

Tohoku University has been participating in the Boeing Higher Education Program, a global educational program operated by The Boeing Company, USA, to develop outstanding researchers and engineers who will lead the world in the future.As part of the Boeing Externship Program, students from Tohoku University, the University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, […]

On June 24th, 29 students from the Tohoku University STEM Summer Program (undergraduate students from the University of Washington and other universities) visited the Institute of Fluid Science.Tohoku University organized this program as a short-term internship program for international students studying science and engineering. The students first attended a lecture on the fundamentals of aircraft […]

Special Lecture will be held on the following schedule. Lecturer:James S. Cotton (Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada)Kuniko Urashima (Visiting Professor, Nagoya University, Institute of Innovation for Future Society)Schedule: Friday, June 28, 2024, 15:00～17:00 (JST)Distribution Method: Hybrid Fashion (both in-person and online (Google Meet))Place: Meeting Room (2F, IFS bldg. 1)No preliminary application is […]