Received the “Best Paper Award” at the 74th Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
A paper written by Prof. Kotaro Tanaka, Director of the CRERC Center, was awarded the 74th Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan. The title of the paper is “Effects of Different Driving Behavior during Actual Road Driving on Ammonia Emissions from Gasoline Vehicles”. The three-way catalyst used in gasoline vehicles is capable of purifying nitrogen […]
Research Paper by Assistant Professor Haruki Nagakawa Selected for Journal Cover
A paper authored by Assistant Professor Haruki Nagakawa of the CRERC Synthesis Unit has been accepted for the cover of the journal Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, published in May 2024. The paper can be found at the following URL. The title: Influence of Sacrificial Reagents on the Photodeposition Reaction of Cocatalystshttps://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202300295 Hydrogen is an essential […]
Information on the Carbon Recycling Symposium for Regional Symbiosis (March 25)
On Monday, March 25, Kitami Institute of Technology will host a symposium on carbon recycling in Regional Symbiosis. CRERC is pleased to announce that CRERC Director Kotaro Tanaka will give a keynote speech and participate in a panel discussion. For more information, please see the flyer below. ※Click on the image above to view in […]
CRERC Introduction Video
A video introducing CRERC (approx. 7 min.) is now available on Ibaraki University's official YouTube channel. Please take a look. Japanese: https://youtu.be/Vq-CurpFXN0English subtitles: https://youtu.be/3x1ftbGnTkk Introduction of Carbon Recycling Energy Research Center, Ibaraki University (English Subtitles) Introduction of Carbon Recycling Energy Research Center, Ibaraki University(Japanese)
This is an invitation to Ibaraki University event to be held on Feb 22
Ibaraki University will host an international symposium on climate change science, one of the university's signature research areas, with a dual approach to adaptation and mitigation. CRERC Director Kotaro Tanaka will present his research on mitigation measures. We look forward to your participation. International Symposium“Integrating Climate Change Science for Climate Resilient Development” ※Click on the […]
CRERC's Initiative Featured in Nikkei Newspaper
The initiative of the Carbon Recycling Energy Research Center (CRERC) are introduced in a project entitled "UPDATE: The Field of Knowledge" on 13 December, 2023 edition of the University page in Nihon Keizai shimbun. The link is to a members-only article, but please take a look if you'd like to read it! Carbon Recycling Energy […]
CRERC Faculty Recruitment (Assistant Professor, Lecturer or Associate Professor)
The Carbon Recycling Energy Research Center (CRERC) of Ibaraki University is recruiting one faculty member (Assistant Professor, Lecturer or Associate Professor). For details, please refer to the following faculty recruitment guideline. Ibaraki University Carbon Recycling Energy Research Center Faculty Recruitment Guidelines Application Deadline: May 7, 2024 (Tuesday)Starting date: As soon as possible after October 1, […]
The 4th CRERC International Seminar
On October 27, 2023,the 4th CRERC International Seminar was held as a hybrid of the Hitachi campus and online. Dr. Luc-Sy TRAN from Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), France, gave a presentation on the chemical elementary processes of combustion, which are important for understanding and predicting the ignition and emission characteristics of new […]
The 3rd CRERC International Seminar
On October 20, 2023, the 3rd CRERC International Seminar was held at the Mito campus and online as a hybrid. This international seminar was conducted as a CRERC session in The Fifth Asian Workshop of Experiment and Theory in Quantum Beam Molecular Sciences (SSWIU2023). Director Tanaka, Deputy Director Sakai, and Lecturer Tatsuya Shirotsuka participated from […]
Assistant Professor Yukiko Yoshida speaks at Hitachi, Ltd. Event
On September 20, 2023, Assistant Professor Yukiko Yoshida participated in a business session at the Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2023 JAPAN, an event organized by Hitachi, Ltd. To read the article by the University's Public Relations Office, please click [here].