Hiroshima University
Nakarai Laboratory
Structural Engineering Laboratory for Design and Maintenance of Structures

People

Staff

Professor Kenichiro Nakarai

Curriculum Vitae

Education and Experience

2000.3 Bachelor Degree, The University of Tokyo
2002.3 Master’s Degree, The University of Tokyo
2005.9 Doctor of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2002.10 Assistant Professor (Research Associate), The University of Tokyo
2006.8 Lecturer, Gunma University
2008.11 Associate Professor, Gunma University
2012.4 Associate Professor, Hiroshima University
2018.4 Professor, Hiroshima University

Awards

2004 Yoshida Award, Encouraging Prize (Japan Society of Civil Engineers)
2006 Best Paper Award for Young Researchers (Japan Society of Civil Engineers)
2007 Best Paper Award for Young Researchers (Japan Concrete Institute)
2007 Maeda Engineering Award (The Maeda Engineering Foundation)
2008 Best Paper Award for Young Researchers (Japan Geotechnical Society)
2009 The MEXT Young Scientist Award (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan)
2009 Best Teacher Award (Gunma University)
2010 Yokoyama Award (Yokoyama Science and Technology Committee)
2015 Best Paper Award (with Hayashi, Ogawa, and Kawai) (Japan Cement Association)
2019 Paper Selected for Journal (with Hyodo, Sato, and Kawai) (SCMT5)
2020 Best Paper Award (with Hyodo, Sato and Kawai) (ConMat’20)
2021 Best Teacher Award (Hiroshima University)

Social Activities

2013- Bridge Maintenance Adviser, Chugoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
2015-2016 Secretary General, Chugoku Branch, Society of Materials Science, Japan
2017-2018 Secretary General, Chugoku Branch, Japan Concrete Institute
2017- Associate Editor, RILEM technical letters
2019- Associate Editor, Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology
2022 Secretary General, Chugoku Branch, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Assistant Professor May Huu Nguyen

Curriculum Vitae

Education and Experience

2012.6 University of transport and communications (Vietnam) Bachelor
2012.7 University of Transport Technology (Vietnam) Lecturer
2016.6 Military Technical of Academy (Vietnam) Master
2020.9 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University (Japan) Doctor
2021.4 Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Hiroshima University (Japan) Assistant Professor

Awards

2019 Award for Excellent Student, Hiroshima University, Japan.
2020 Award for Excellent Student, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan. Social Activities

Social Activities

Reviewer of Construction and Building Materials, Cleaner Waste Systems, and Journal of Applied Science and Engineering.

Secretary Hitomi Nakanishi

E-mail: nakarai-laboratory(at)hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Secretary Chiaki Kawayoshi

E-mail: secretary-nakarai(at)hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Visiting Professors

Dr. Roberto Torrent
From Materials Advanced Services Ltd., Switzerland in 2013, 2017, 2024

Dr. François Toutlemonde
From Université Gustave Eiffel, France in 2014, 2016, 2020

Dr. Georg Kosakowski
From Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland in 2015, 2023

Dr. Juan Sagaseta
From University of Surrey, UK in 2018

Dr. Frank Jacobs
From Technischer Berater bei TFB AG, Switzerland in 2019

Dr. Binh Thai Pham
From University of Transport Technology, Viet Nam in 2023

Dr. Ho Si Lanh
From University of Transport Technology, Viet Nam in 2023