Faculty Members

LANGUAGE ≫ Japanese
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President
CHONO Shigeomi

Dr.Eng. (1984, Osaka Univ.), Osaka University, Japan, 1984

Areas of specialization Fluid engineering
Rheology
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
Laboratory/research office
Current research topics
Educational background 1980: Master, Osaka University
1978: Bachelor, Osaka University
Professional background 2023-: President, Kochi University of Technology
2021-2023: Vice President, Kochi University of Technology
2019-2022: Provost (Education), Kochi University of Technology
2017-2019: Dean, School of Systems Eng., Kochi University of Technology
2013-2017: Vice President, Kochi University of Technology
2009-2013: Dean, School of Systems Eng., Kochi University of Technology
2005-2009: Head, Dept. Intelligent Mech. Eng., Kochi University of Technology
1997-2023: Prof., Dept. Intelligent Mech. Eng., Kochi University of Technology
1996: Visiting Researcher, Dept. Chemical Eng., University of California at Berkeley
1990-1997: Assoc. Prof., Dept. Materials Eng., Fukui University
1989-1990: Visiting Researcher, Dept. Chemical Eng., University of California at Berkeley
1988-1989: Assist. Prof., Dept. Materials Eng., Fukui University
1982-1988: Res. Assoc., Dept. Materials Eng., Fukui University
Licenses
Academic societies The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics
The Japanese Society for Multiphase Flow
The Society of Rheology
The Engineering Academy of Japan

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Courses

* Courses provided in English are shown with (E) mark

Undergraduate school
Graduate school

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Research activities

Research papers
  1. Authors: Jose Eduardo Mejia , Tomohiro Tsuji, Shigeomi Chono
    Title: Capture of microscale objects using the smectic–isotropic phase interfacial force for soft-manipulation devices
    Journal: Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 349, p. 113985, Elsevier
    Year: 2023
  2. Authors: Tomohiro Tsuji, Shigeomi Chono
    Title: Development of micromotors using the backflow effect of liquid crystals
    Journal: Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 318, p. 112386, ELSEVIER
    Year: 2021
  3. Authors: Tomohiro Tsuji, Shigeomi Chono
    Title: Numerical prediction of the driving performance of liquid crystal actuators
    Journal: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 113, No. 26, p. 261901, AIP Publishing
    Year: 2018
  4. Authors: Shigeomi Chono, Tomohiro Tsuji
    Title: Numerical simulation of liquid crystal flow induced by annihilation of a pair of defects
    Journal: Open Journal of Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 343-360, Scientific Research Publishing
    Year: 2018
  5. Authors: Yuhei Kosaki, Shigeomi Chono
    Title: Time characteristics of dust collection and particle classification performance of a cyclone
    Journal: Powder Technology, Vol. 305, pp. 602-608
    Year: 2017
  6. Authors: ZHOU Yuan, TSUJI Tomohiro, CHONO Shigeomi
    Title: Fundamental study on the application of liquid crystals to actuator devices
    Journal: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 109, p. 011902, AIP
    Year: 2016
  7. Authors: TSUJI Tomohiro, CHONO Shigeomi, Takanori Matsumi
    Title: Velocity profiles of electric-field-induced backflows in liquid crystals confined between parallel plates
    Journal: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 117, No. 5, pp. 054501-1-054501-8
    Year: 2015
  8. Authors: A. Sunarso, TSUJI Tomohiro, CHONO Shigeomi
    Title: Three-dimensional molecular dynamics simulations of reorientation process and backflow generation in nematic liquid crystals under application of electric fields
    Journal:  Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 110, p. 044911
    Year: 2011
  9. Authors: A. Sunarso, T. Tsuji, S. Chono
    Title: GPU-accelerated molecular dynamics simulation for study of liquid crystalline flows
    Journal: Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 229, pp. 5486-5497
    Year: 2010
  10. Authors: S. Chono, T. Tsuji
    Title: Numerical analysis of characteristics of microactuators driven by liquid crystals
    Journal: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 64, No. 22, pp. 4625-4631
    Year: 2009
  11. Authors: S. Fu, T. Tsuji, S. Chono
    Title: Effect of magnetic fields on out-of-plane orientations of nematic liquid crystalline polymers under simple shear flow
    Journal: Molecular Physics, Vol. 107, No. 3, pp. 245-252
    Year: 2009
  12. Authors: A. Sunarso, T. Tsuji , S. Chono
    Title: Molecular dynamics simulation of backflow generation in nematic liquid crystals
    Journal: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 93, No. 24, p. 244106
    Year: 2008
  13. Authors: S. Fu, T. Tsuji, S. Chono
    Title: Effect of magnetic field on molecular orientation of nematic liquid crystalline polymers under simple shear flow
    Journal: Journal of Rheology, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 451-468
    Year: 2008
  14. Authors: S. Chono, T. Tsuji
    Title: Proposal of mechanics of liquid crystals and development of liquid crystalline microactuators
    Journal: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, No. 5, p. 51905
    Year: 2008
  15. Authors: CHONO Shigeomi, TSUJI Tomohiro, SUN Jianye
    Title: Numerical simulation of molding Hele-Shaw flow of polymeric liquid crystals
    Journal: Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, Vol. 2, pp. 368-379
    Year: 2007
  16. Authors: NAGAE Takanori, TSUJI Tomohiro, CHONO Shigeomi
    Title: Numerical simulation of flow-induced flexoelectric effect in liquid crystals
    Journal: Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, Vol. 2, pp. 258-269
    Year: 2007
  17. Authors: T. Tsukiji, E. Koyabu, TSUJI Tomohiro, CHONO Shigeomi
    Title: Influence of electric fields on the flow of a liquid crystal mixture in circular pipe electrodes
    Journal:  JSME International Journal Series B, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 517-523
    Year: 2005
  18. Authors: IEMOTO Yoshiyuki, CHONO Shigeomi, QIN H., LOU W.
    Title: Size effect of interlacer (Part 2: Pressure distribution of air flow in interlacers)
    Journal: Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan, , Vol. 46, pp. 11-19
    Year: 2000
  19. Authors: LOU W., IEMOTO Yoshiyuki, CHONO Shigeomi
    Title: Size effect of interlacer (Part 3: Formulation of number of tangles)
    Journal: Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan, Vol. 46, pp. 53-61
    Year: 2000
  20. Authors: CHONO Shigeomi, IEMOTO Yoshiyuki, HAN Wookan
    Title: Model experiment on interlaced yarn (Part 3: Development of a new interlacing process without conventional interlacers)
    Journal: Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan, Vol. 45, pp. 13-18
    Year: 1999
  21. Authors: CHONO Shigeomi, TSUJI Tomohiro, Morton M. DENN
    Title: Spatial development of director orientation of tumbling nematic liquid crystals in pressure-driven channel flow
    Journal: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 79, pp. 515-527
    Year: 1998
  22. Authors: IEMOTO Yoshiyuki, CHONO Shigeomi, TANAKA Takayuki
    Title: Study on interlaced yarn (Part 4: Yarn posture in interlacer, and relation between yarn positions and number of tangles)
    Journal: Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan, Vol. 44, pp. 57-63
    Year: 1998
  23. Authors: CHONO Shigeomi, TSUJI Tomohiro
    Title: Numerical simulation of nematic liquid crystalline flows around a circular cylinder
    Journal: Molecular Crystals & Liquid Crystals, Vol. 309, pp. 217-236
    Year: 1998
  24. Authors: IEMOTO Yoshiyuki, CHONO Shigeomi
    Title: Study on interlaced yarn (Part 3: Air flow in a yarn duct)
    Journal: Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan, Vol. 43, pp. 38-46
    Year: 1997
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japanese government
  1. Project title: Development of a software for analyzing thin film flow of liquid crystals for the purpose of high efficiency of liwuid crystal display manufactureing
    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Project number: 11650195
    Project period: 1999-2000
    Total budget amount: 4,680,000 yen
    Keywords:
  2. Project title: Development of a software for predicting injection flow of liquid crystal for the purpose of reducing the cost of liquid crystal display
    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Project number: 13650200
    Project period: 2001-2002
    Total budget amount: 4,680,000 yen
    Keywords:
  3. Project title: Development of micro-actuators using liquid crystals
    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Project number: 15560159
    Project period: 2003-2004
    Total budget amount: 4,810,000 yen
    Keywords:
  4. Project title: Mechanics of liquid crystals and application to micro-actuators
    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project number: 17360084
    Project period: 2005-2006
    Total budget amount: 20,280,000 yen
    Keywords:
  5. Project title: Evaluation of mechanical properties of liquid crystals and development of soft-actuators
    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project number: 19360091
    Project period: 2007-2008
    Total budget amount: 20,150,000 yen
    Keywords:
  6. Project title: Development of liquid crystalline micromotorsto sophisticate advancedmedical instruments
    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project number: 22360081
    Project period: 2010-2012
    Total budget amount: 18,850,000 yen
    Keywords:
  7. Project title: Shear flow behavior of tumbling liquid crystals and development of micro mechanical sensors
    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
    Project number: 23651140
    Project period: 2011-2013
    Total budget amount: 3,900,000 yen
    Keywords:
  8. Project title: Development of amorphous actuators using a liquid crystal droplet
    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project number: 25289035
    Project period: 2013-2015
    Total budget amount: 18,720,000 yen
    Keywords:
  9. Project title: Elucidation of the mechanism of liquid crystal piezoelectric effect induced by flow and development of power generation devices
    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Project number: 20H02059
    Project period: 2020-2022
    Total budget amount: 18,070,000 yen
    Keywords:

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Social activities

Published books
  1. High Quality Liquid Crystal Displays and Smart Devices - Volume 2: Surface alignment, new technology and smart device applications (Chapter 18) , IET, 2019

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