Professor
UMENO, Yoshitaka
Dr. Eng.
Born in Aug. 1972
Biography
Yoshitaka Umeno is currently professor at Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, Japan. Prof. Umeno got his Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 2002 for his work of materials strength by means of the density functional theory and classical molecular dynamics calculations. While working as research associate and lecturer at Kyoto University for years, he was guest researcher at Institut für Zuverlässigkeit von Bauteilen und Systemen, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany, from November 2004 to October 2005. He moved to the University of Tokyo in 2006. As the head of Nano-Micro Mechanophysics Lab., he has been working on numerical simulations to reveal fundamental mechanisms of materials strength (e.g. ideal strength) and functional aspects (e.g. ferroelectric instability in ultrathin capacitors) at the nano and microscopic levels. He has been also working on multiscale modeling and simulations for fracture of polymers and fatigue of metals.
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Work experience & degree
- Apr. 1999: Research Associate, Gradute School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Jan. 2002: Dr. Eng. (Kyoto University)
- Jul. 2002: Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Nov. 2004 - Oct. 2005: Guest researcher, Institut für Zuverlässigkeit von Bauteilen und Systemen, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany (Institute for Reliability of Components and Systems)
- Nov. 2006: Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
- Apr. 2021: Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Research area
Nano-Micro MechanophysicsKeywords: multiscale modeling, strength of materials, fracture mechanics, machine learning
Affiliated societies: MRS (Materials Research Society), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), JSME (The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers), JSMS (The Society of Materials Science, Japan), MSSJ (The Molecular Simulation Society of Japan), JSCES (Japan Society of Computational Engineering and Science)
Awards
- 2004: JSME Young Engineers Award
- 2005: JSMS Award for Promising Researchers
- 2008: JSMS Molecular Dynamics Division, Best presentation award (13th MD symposium)
- 2008: JSME Materials and Mechanics Division, Best presentation award (International symposium for young researchers 2008)
- 2011: JSME Medal for Outstanding Paper (Transactions of the JSME, Vol.75-757 (2009), pp. 1247-1254)
- 2019: JSMS Multiscale Materials Strength Division, Best presentation award (4th Multiscale Materials Strength Symposium)
- 2021: JSMS Multiscale Materials Strength Division, Best presentation award (6th Multiscale Materials Strength Symposium)
- 2024: JSMS Medal for Outstanding Paper (Zairyo, Vol. 71-2 (2022), pp. 151-158)
- 2025: The Technical Association of Refractories, Japan, Medal for Outstanding Paper (Taikabutsu, Vol. 76, No. 7 (2024), pp.285-291)
Hobbies
- Studying English and German
- Tennis, Mogul Skiing
- Pianoforte playing (recordings vault)