The research activities of Visiting Professor Samuel L. Manzello (Energy Dynamics Laboratory), focusing on fires in the Wildland–Urban Interface (WUI)—areas where forests and urban environments meet—were cited in a report published by the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC) in November 2025. His work and its international impact were subsequently featured on Tohoku University’s website.From Japan […]

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 @.)

Three papers from the Obayashi-Yakeno Research Group presented at the 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition were selected for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Showcase.■ Experiments on the laminarization effect of Sinusoidal Roughness Elements on a swept wing(https://www.growkudos.com/publications/10.2514%25252F6.2024-0891/reader)Original presentation: “Experimental Validation of the Suppression of Crossflow Instability by Sinusoidal Roughness Elements”, Sayaka […]

On Aug. 21-25, a Mars Helicopter Blade wind tunnel experiment is being conducted in the Mars Atmospheric Wind Tunnel at the Institute of Fluid Science with ROAMX teams from NASA (USA) and the research group from Imperial College London (UK). ＜Related Links＞【Press Release】Joint research with NASA on Mars helicopter blades started – Wind tunnel test evaluation […]

Joint research results between Prof. Jun Ishimoto, Head of Innovative Energy Research Center, and Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland, have been published in “International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer”.Research Title:Cooling performance of cryogenic fine solid nitrogen particulate spray in the vitrification processResearch Summary: ●The cooling performance of cryogenic fine solid nitrogen spray was investigated.●The achievement […]