Research grant

Research grant

• Takano Academic Foundation, FY2014 Research Grant "Development of a Human-Friendly Tactile Sensor for Care Robots Using Ultrasound and Elastic Tubes" (January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015) Principal Investigator
• Eno Science Promotion Foundation, FY2014 General Research Grant "Soft Tactile Sensor Utilizing Acoustic Characteristics of Rubber Tubes"
  (April 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016) Principal Investigator
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
  "Research and Development of a Soft Distributed Tactile Sensor Utilizing Acoustic Characteristics of Rubber Waveguides" (Project No.: 15K20991, April 1, 2015 – March 31, 2018) Principal Investigator
• Konica Minolta Science and Technology Foundation, FY2016 Konica Minolta Imaging Science Encouragement Award
  "Fusion Imaging of Optical Coherence Tomography and High-Frequency Ultrasound Echo Imaging" (April 2016 – March 2018) Principal Investigator
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) "Development and Evaluation of Focused High-Frequency High-Power Ultrasound Transducers Using Piezoelectric Crystal Films" (Project No.: 15K20991, April 1, 2015 – March 31, 2018) Co-Investigator
• Ono Acoustic Research Fund, FY2017 Research Grant
  "Research on Non-Contact Softness Measurement of Fruits and Vegetables Using Airborne Ultrasound" (April 2017 – March 2018) Principal Investigator
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) "Establishment of an Analytical Model for Soft Distributed Tactile Sensors and Displays Using Acoustic Waveguides" (Project No.: 18K04009, April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2022) Principal Investigator
• Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. GAP Fund
  "Pinching Detection Device" (August 2018 – July 2019) Principal Investigator
• Murata Science Foundation "Establishment of a Treatment Method for Jaw Osteonecrosis Using Low-Power Ultrasound Transducers" (August 2018 – July 2019) Principal Investigator
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) "Establishment of a High-Precision Elasticity Measurement Method for the Masseter Muscle Using Ultrasound for Temporomandibular Disorder Screening" (Project No.: 22K04134, April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2025) Principal Investigator
• Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering, Research Grant
  "Development of a Safe Ultrasound Probe and Osteonecrosis Treatment Method Using Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics" (April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2026) Principal Investigator
• 39th (FY2023) Murata Science Foundation Research Grant
  "Research on Non-Contact Elasticity Measurement Using Pulsed Doppler Methods with MHz Focused Airborne Ultrasound" (July 2023 – June 2024) Principal Investigator

Collaborative Research & Projects

• National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) (from April 2022)
• Joint Research Center for Biomedical Engineering

  Past Project History

  • FY2023

    "Development of an Ultrasonic Microscope in the Tens-of-MHz Range for Non-Destructive Testing and Biomedical Measurement" Prof. Mototaka Arakawa, Tohoku University; Prof. Tsuyoshi Morita, The University of Tokyo

    "Ultrasound-Based Treatment for Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw" Prof. Toshiaki Nishimura

    "Establishment of a Skeletal Muscle Elasticity Measurement Method Using Continuous Shear Waves" Ren Eda, Hitoshi Shitara, Gunma University

    "Development of a Non-Invasive Brain and Neural Activity Control Method Using Low-Intensity Ultrasound Stimulation" Tatsuya Mishima, Kyorin University; Yoshikazu Ukawa, Fukushima Medical University

    "High-Precision Evaluation of Frozen Shoulder Using Ultrasound" Mizuki Fujiwara, JR Sendai Hospital; Yoshifumi Saijo, Tohoku University

    "Research on an Elasticity Evaluation System for the Masseter Muscle Using Ultrasound Elastography" Toru Ogawa, Tohoku University; Shinnosuke Hirata, Chiba University

• Collaborative Program Exploration Project “Kakehashi”

  • FY2019

    "Research Study on Ultrasonic Applications of Highly Dense Aggregated Ceramics" Mr. Muneyasu Suzuki, AIST