Joint Research Seed Fund Selected Proposals (FY 2025)

#Selected Research ProposalHU PIUMA PI
1How mechanical environments regulate collective cell migrationProf. Toshiro Ohashi, Faculty of EngineeringA/Prof. Yubing Sun, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
21. Thermal analysis of hydrogels that glassify at high temperature using ultrafast DSC
2. Development of multi-element-doped porous carbon materials derived from industrial lignin hydrogel
A/Prof. Takayuki Nonoyama, Faculty of Advanced Life ScienceDr. Reika Katsumata, Assist. Prof., Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
3Promotion of Applied and Conservation Endocrinology for sustainable aquaculture and fish conservation:
1. Direct effects of light on pituitary hormone release in salmonids
2. Utility of stress/growth markers for farmed and wild fish
Prof. Munetaka Shimizu, Faculty of Fisheries SciencesAdjunct Prof Steve McCormick, Department of Biology
A/Prof Lisa Komoroske, Department of Environmental Conservation
4AI-driven Precision Agriculture for Sustainable Blueberry Production: Prediction Growth, Yield, Quality, and Optimal Harvest Timing via Deep LearningProf. Yoichiro Hoshino, Field Science Center for Northern BiosphereDr. Jianyu Li, Ext. Assist. Prof., Stockbridge School of Agriculture
5Sustainable Synthesis of Polymers: Advanced Designs for CircularityProf. Toshifumi Satoh, Faculty of EngineeringProf. Bryan Coughlin, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
6A collaboration analysing end of empire migration through Hakata port (Fukuoka prefecture) between 1945 and 1947 in the context of urban and transnational historyDr. Jonathan Bull, Lecturer, Research Faculty of Media and CommunicationA/Prof. Garrett Washington, Department of History
7Balancing the conservation of marine biodiversity and sustainable use of coastal ecosystems – collaborations of Gloucester Marine Station and Akkeshi Marine StationProf. Masahiro Nakaoka, Field Science Center for Northern BiosphereDr. Katherine Kahl, Ext. Assist. Prof., Gloucester Marine Station