Professor Fujii received the Honda Frontier Award at an award ceremony held on Friday, May 26, 2023, at the Gakushi-Kaikan. The Honda Frontier Award is a memorial award given to researcher who has made epoch-making academic or technical discoveries or inventions in the fields of science and engineering, especially inorganic materials such as metallic materials, organic materials, and their composite materials.
2022.12
The following awards were presented at the 2022 National Convention of the JWS.
【Excellent Research Presentation Award】
[Spring]
Title: Joining Dissimilar Materials Using Center-Drive Double-Sided Linear Friction Joining
Presenter: Tetsuro Ito (D1)
Title:Relationship between Microstructure and Deformation Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Duplex Stainless Steel
Presenter: Takayuki Yamashita (Assistant Professor)
[Autumn]
Title: Elucidation of joining mechanism of tilt-tool friction stir welding and its application to steel materials
Presenter：Atsushi Noguchi (M2)
【Best Poster Presentation Award】
Title: Linear Friction Welding of 980MPa Class Alloyed Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel Sheet
Presenter：Masatoshi Uozumi(M2)
【The Japan Welding Engineering Society of Light Metals Award】
Title: Solid Phase Bonding of Copper and Aluminum by Pressure Controlled Current Weld Method
Presenter: Yasuhiro Hashimoto (M2)
2022.04.17
Professor Fujii was awarded the 55th Ichimura Science Prize.
The award ceremony was held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo in the presence of Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko Mikasa.
2022.11.8
The Nikkei and The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun newspaper published an article on our laboratory's research on solid-phase resistive spot bonding titled "Daihen's bonding equipment for EVs" and "Lightweight technology by Daihen and Osaka University for bonding thin plates without melting".
2022.11.1
JST news November issue features our research on "Low-temperature bonding of metals that retain their strength characteristics, a new technology that saves power and reduces waste".
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2022.10.24
At the 50th anniversary ceremony of JWRI, Dr. Xiao Chao Liu (Southeast University), an alumnus of our laboratory, received the "Joining Science Encouragement Award". Congratulations!
2022.9.8-10
Dr.Aoki, Dr.Mori, Dr.Miura, Dr.Yamashita,Mr.Ogura, Mr.Kawakubo, Mr.Aibara, Mr.Miao, Mr.Uozumi, Mr.Noguchi, Mr.Hashimoto and Mr.Chen had given presentations in annual autumn meeting of JWS.
2022.9.9
The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun newspaper published an article on our laboratory's research on pressure-controlled current-controlled pressure welding under the title of "Cast Iron Bonding: Maintains Strength, Method Established and Expected to be Used for Dissimilar Materials".
2022.9.8
Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun published an article on our laboratory's research on friction stir welding using spherical tools titled "Friction Stir Welding of High Melting Point Metals to Reduce Tool Consumption and Costs".
2022.6.16
Dr. Shortri had joined us as specially appointed reseacher.
2022.6.2
Mr. Furkan had joined us as researcher student.
2022.4.13-20
Dr.Morisada, Dr.Aoki, Dr.Miura, Dr.Yamashita, Dr.Sharma, Mr.Kawakubo, Ms.Wu, Mr.Aibara, Mr.Miao, Mr.Ito, Mr.Uozumi, Mr.Noguchi and Mr.Hashimoto had given presentations in annual spring meeting of JWS.
2022.4.7
Mr.Kitaguchi and Mr.Toramoto had joined us as M1 students.
2022.03.24
Mr.Lim received a doctoral degree, Mr.Ito, and Mr.Ohta received their master's degree in the ceremony of degree conferment. Congratulations!
2022.3.1
Ms. Kinouchi, a fourth-year student at Kindai University, has joined us as a joint research assistant.
2022.1.4.
Happy new year. Wishing you all the best in the new year.
Fujii Lab. is featured in the December poster of JWRI. Please have a look!
JWRI HPhttp://www.jwri.osaka-u.ac.jp/work/Post/
2021
2022.1.4.
Happy new year. Wishing you all the best in the new year.
Fujii Lab. is featured in the December poster of JWRI. Please have a look!
JWRI HP
2021.12.26.
Prof. Fujii lecture "Solid State Resistance Spot Joining Enables Joining of Hard-to-Weld Materials" is now ranked in the order of popularity of JST's New Technology Briefing Videos. Please check it out.
Mr. Aibara, Mr. Ohta got the excellent presentation award in JWS. Congratulations!
2021.12.13-16.
Prof. Fujii, Dr. Sharma had given presentations in MRM2021
2021.12.10.
Mr. Lim got the excellent presentation award in Japan Light Metal Welding Association.Congratulations!
2021.12.1、7
Mr. Lim, Mr. Ito, Mr. Ohta had given presentations in Research Results Briefing in Japan Light Metal Welding Association.
2021.11.30、12.1.
Mr. Aibara, Mr. Ito had given presentations in JAAA2021 Symposium.
2021.11.11.
Dr. Liu has retired. Thank you very much. He will be moving to Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2021.9.24.
Mr.Wang had received their docter's degree in the ceremony of degree conferment. Congratulations!
2021.9.21-24
Dr. Liu, Dr. Morisada, Dr. Aoki, Dr. Miura, Dr. Yamashita, Mr. Wang, Ms. Wu, Mr. Kawakubo, Mr. Aibara, Mr. Miao, Mr. Mohamed, Mr. Ito, Mr. Ohta, Mr. Uozumi had given presentations in annual autumn meeting of JWS.
2021.7.30
An article on "Solid State Resistance Spot Joining" by Prof. Fujii, Dr. Morisada, Mr. Kamai, and Mr. Aibara appeared in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on July 30.NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN newswitch It can also be found on the website of JST, Japan Science and Technology Agency.JST, Japan Science and Technology Agency
2021.6.10
Dr. Liu was awarded the Magnesium association Incentive Award. Congratulations!
2021.6.3
Paper by Dr. Choi, who was a member of our laboratory until last year has been published in Scientific Rep. Congratulations! The title of the paper is "Flat hardness distribution in AA6061 joints by linear friction welding".https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-91249-5
2021.5.22
Mr. Masuda (Collaborator, Hanya Lab., Gunma Univ.) received a poster award from Japan Welding Society for Light Metals. Congratulations!
2021.4.26
Invited Professor Hirata was awarded the Sasaki Award at the Japan Welding Society. Congratulations!
2021.4.14-19
Dr. Liu, Dr. Aoki, Dr. Lim, Dr. Wu, Dr. Kawakubo, Dr. Aibara, Mr. Ohta, Mr. Ito had given presentations in annual spring meeting of JWS.
2021.4.7
Mr.Uozumi, Ms.Zhao, Mr.Noguchi, Mr.Hashimoto had joined us as M1 students.
2021.4.1
Dr.Mukuda and Dr.Hirata have been appointed as specially appointed professors, Dr.Kagiya and Dr.Miura have been appointed as a researcher and a specially appointed lecture, respectively.
2021.2.22
A news about "Low Temperature Friction Welding Machine" developed by our laboratory and Kitagawa Corporation was published in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on February 22nd, 2021.
2020.1.9
[Notice of New Year's party to Fujii laboratory OB / OG]The laboratory's New Year party will be held online on the afternoon of Saturday, January 9th. If you would like to participate, please contact the following email address.:kawakubo@jwri.osaka-u.ac.jp
2020
2020.11.27
Dr. Wang received the Excellent Presentation Award at the Light Metal Welding Association. Congratulations!
2020.11.26
Associate Professor Liu received the Osaka University Award. Congratulations!
2020.10.27
An article about "Establishment of linear friction welding technology for complex shapes with corners such as U-shape" by Professor Hidetoshi Fujii and graduate student Atsushi Fukura was published in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on October 27.
2020.10.21
Professor Fujii participated in the 100th Anniversary Seminar of Department of Materials Science of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK.
2020.10.1
Dr. Yamashita had joined us as an assistant professor. Please see the profile for details.
2020.9.22
Mr. Zhang graduated from Fujii Lab. Congratulations. He works at Seika University.
2020.9.16-18
Dr. Kawakubo had given presentations in annual autumn meeting of ISIJ.
2020.9.16
Professor Fujii gave an invited talk at India-UK SPARC Webinar.
2020.9.15-18
Dr. Liu and Dr. Choi had given presentations in annual autumn meeting of JIM.
2020.9.14
Professor Fujii gave a lecture at the JST public symposium.
2020.9.9-11
Dr. Liu, Dr. Morisada, Dr. Aoki, Dr. Choi, Dr. Wang, Dr. Lim, Mr. Wu, Mr. Kawakubo, Mr. Li, Mr. Aibara, Mr. Fukura had given presentations in annual autumn meeting of JWS.
2020.9.9
An article on the research results of the welding of dissimilar materials by Professor Hidetoshi Fujii et al. was published on page 1 of the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on September 9.
2020.8.1
Dr. Liu had be promoted to an Associate Professor.
2020.7.25
Dr. Liu and Dr. Choi had given presentations in IIW.
2020.7.2
Dr. Aoki received the lecture incentive award at Joinig and Materials Processing for Light Structures Japan Welding Society. Congratulations!
2020.6.1
Ms. Zhao had joined us as researching student.
2020.4.17
Mr. Ogura had joined us as researching student.
2020.4.14
Mr. Kawakubo and Mr. Fukura won the encouraging poster award at student poster session in annual april meeting of ISIJ. Congratulations!
2020.4.1
Dr. Nagira has been transferred to NIMS.
2020.4.8
Mr.Ito, Mr.Ohta had joined us as M1 students.
2020.03.25
Mr.Asai, Mr.Inagki, Ms.Wu, and Mr.Kawakubo had received their master's degree in the ceremony of degree conferment. Congratulations!
2020.01.11
The new year opening party, in which the students graduated in the past years also participated, was held in professor Fujii’s house.
2020.01.08
Mr.Inada who graduate from Fujii laboratory received the Prime Minister's Prize at the 8th Monodukuri Nippon Grand Awards.
2019
2019.12.20
The year ending party of Fujii laboratory was held. Thank everyone for the effort in this year.
2019.11.21-22
Dr.Nagira, Dr.Liu, Dr.Vicharapu, Dr.Kar, Mr.Wang had given presentations in Visual JW 2019.
2019.11.5
Fujii laboratory together with Inoue and Setsuhara laboratory won the 1st place at tug of war, 2nd place at table tennis, and 6th place at ekiden in Suita Festival. Congratulations!
2019.10.30
Mr.Funaki had made Invited Lecture in PACRIM13
2019.9.17-19
Dr.Nagira, Dr.Liu, Dr.Aoki, Dr.Vicharapu, Mr.Zhang, Ms.Hu, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Wang, Mr.Lim, Mr.Asai, Ms.Wu, Mr.Inagaki, Mr.Kawakubo and Mr.Li had given presentations in annual autumn meeting of JWS.
2019.9.12
Mr. Inagaki had won the effort poster award at student poster session in annual autumn meeting of ISIJ. Congratulations!
2019.9.12
Dr. Nagira, Dr. Liu and Mr.Kawakubo had made presentations in annual autumn meeting of ISIJ.
2019.9.11-13
Ms.Wu and Mr.Kawakubo had given a presentation in FSWP 2019.
2019.7.1
Mr. Mohamed had joined us as researching student.
2019.6.12
Mr.Inagaki had won the excellent poster award in annual meeting of Light Metal Welding. Congratulations!
2019.6.12
Mr.Inagaki had given presentations in annual meeting of Light Metal Welding.
2019.06.06
Dr. Fujii had won Arconic Russia Special Award in 4th International Conference
& Exhibition -Aluminium-21/Joining-. Congratulations!
2019.06.05
Mr. Kamai had won Welding Technology Dissemination Award in JWS. Congratulations!
2019.05.11
Mr. Choi had won the excellent poster award at student poster session in JILM. Congratulations!
2019.5.2-3
We exhibited posters showing our researches outline at the Ichou festival.
2019.4.17-19
Dr. Nagira, Dr. Morisada, Dr. Liu, Dr. Aoki, Dr. Lee, Dr.Vicharapu , Mr. Choi, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Wang, Ms. Wu Mr. Inagaki and Mr. Kawakubo had given presentations in annual spring meeting of JWS.
2018.4.12
The welcome party for Mr. Aibara and Mr. Fukura was held.
2019.4.5
Mr. Aibara, Mr. Hukura had joined us as M1 students.
2019.03.26
The farewell party for Mr. Ariffin, Ms. Ochi, Mr. Miyagaki, and Mr. Yamashita was held. Congratulations!
2019.03.25
Mr. Ariffin, Ms. Ochi, Mr. Miyagaki, and Mr. Yamashita had received their master's degree in the ceremony of degree conferment. Congratulations!
2019.03.21
Mr. Kawakubo had won the excellent poster award at student poster session in annual april meeting of ISIJ. Congratulations!
2019.03.20-22
Mr. Kawakubo, Ms. Wu, Dr. Nagira and Dr. Liu had made presentations in annual april meeting of ISIJ.
2019.03.20-21
Dr. Aokiand Mr. Inagaki had given presentations in the 5th Symposium on LFW.
2019.03.1
Dr. Kar had joined us as a specially appointed researcher.
2019.02.12-13
Mr. Ariffin, Ms. Ochi, Mr. Miyagaki, and Mr. Yamashita gave their master thesis presentation. Thanks for the effort.
2019.01.12
The new year opening party, in which the students graduated in the past years also participated, was held in professor Fujii’s house.
2018
2018.12.26
The year ending party of Fujii laboratory was held. Thank everyone for the effort in this year.
2018.12.17
Dr. Liu, Dr. Lee and Ms. Ochi got the excellent presentation award in the autumn meeting of Japan Welding Society in 2018. Congratulations!
2018.12.3
Ms. Koshino and Ms. Kondo had joined us as Assistant Administrative Staffs.
2018.11.27-28
Mr. Zhou had given a presentation in JAAA2018.
2018.11.19-22
Prof. Fujii, Dr. Nagira, Mr. Ariffin, Ms. Ochi, Mr. Miyagaki, and Mr. Yamashita had given presentations in WAFA conference 2018.
2018.11.10
Ms. Ochi had won the excellent poster award and Light Metal Welding award at student poster session in annual autumn meeting of JILM. Congratulations!
2018.11.10
Ms. Ochi had made presentations in annual autumn meeting of JILM.
2018.11.5
We won the 1st place at tug of war, quarter finals at table tennis, and 9th place at ekiden in Suita Festival. Congratulations!
2018.11.1
Dr. Aoki had be promoted to a Specially Appointed Associate Professor.
2018.11.1
Dr. Lee had be promoted to a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor.
2018.10.1
Mr. Zhang, Ms. Hu and Mr. Lim had joined us.
2018.9.20
Mr. Yamashita had won the effort poster award at student poster session in annual autumn meeting of ISIJ. Congratulations!
2018.9.20
Mr. Miyagaki had won the excellent poster award at student poster session in annual autumn meeting of ISIJ. Congratulations!
2018.9.19-21
Mr. Miyagaki and Mr. Yamashita had made presentations in annual autumn meeting of ISIJ.
2018.9.19-21
Dr. Nagira and Dr. Liu had given a presentation in annual autumn meeting of JIM.
2018.9.12-14
Dr. Nagira, Dr. Morisada, Dr. Liu, Dr. Aoki, Dr. Yoon, Dr. Lee, Dr. Buchibabu, Mr. Choi, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Arifinn, Ms. Ochi, Mr. Miyagaki, Mr. Yamashita, and Ms. Wu had given presentations in annual spring meeting of JWS.
2018.7.1
Dr. Newishy had joined us as a visiting researcher.
2018.6.30
Dr. Amasaki retired as a specially appoited associate professor and is going to join us as a visiting associate professor on 1st July.
2018.6.26-28
Prof. Fujii, Dr. Nagira, Dr. Liu, Mr. Choi, Mr. Ochi had given presentations in The 12th International Symposium on FSW.
2018.6.6
Mr. Yamashita had won the excellent poster award in annual meeting of Light Metal Welding. Congratulations!
2018.6.6
Mr. Choi and Mr. Yamashita had given presentations in annual meeting of Light Metal Welding.
2018.5.1
Mr. Wang had joined us as researching student.
2018.4.30-5.1
We exhibited posters showing our researches outline at the Ichou festival.
2018.4.27
Dr. Sun retired from Osaka University and became a professor at Zhengzhou University in China.
2018.4.24-26
Dr. Sun, Dr. Morisada, Dr. Liu, Dr. Aoki, Dr. Yoon, Dr. Lee, Mr. Liu, Mr. Choi, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Arifinn, Ms. Ochi, Mr. Miyagaki, and Mr. Yamashita had given presentations in annual spring meeting of JWS.
2018.4.16
The welcome party for Mr. Inagaki, Mr. Kawakubo, and Mr. Asai was held.
2018.4.6
Mr. Inagaki, Mr. Kawakubo, and Mr. Asai had joined us as M1 students.
2018.3.26
The farewell party for Mr. aoki, Mr. Wada and Mr. Tokuda was held. Congratulations!
2018.3.22
Mr. Aoki and Mr. Wada had received their master's degree in the ceremony of degree conferment. Congratulations!
2018.3.19-21
Dr. Nagira and Dr. Liu had given a presentation in annual spring meeting of JIM.
2018.3.16
Mr. Tokuda had received his master's degree in the ceremony of degree conferment. Congratulations!
2018.3.2
Mr. Aoki had won the incentive award at JFES. Congratulations!
2018.02.23
Mr. Tokuda gave his master thesis presentation. Thanks for the effort.
2018.02.13-14
Mr. Aoki and Mr. Wada gave their master thesis presentation. Thanks for the effort.
2018.01.26
Professor Fujii and Dr. Aoki gave a poster presentation in the results reporting meeting of 2017 of ISMA project.
2018.01.06
The new year opening party, in which the students graduated in the past years also participated, was held in professor Fujii’s house.
2017
2017.12.25
The year ending party of Fujii laboratory was held. Thank everyone for the effort in this year.
2017.12.18
Mr. Zhou got the excellent presentation award and Mr. Wada got the excellent poster award in the autumn meeting of Japan Welding Society in 2017. Congratulations!
2017.12.01
Dr. Buchibabu had joined us as a specially appointed researcher.
2017.11.22-24
International conference ICFP2017, organized by professor Fujii who worked as the conference chairman, was successfully held in Arata hall of JWRI. Lots of people participated in the conference. Thank everyone for the participating.
2017.10.31
Dr. Jeongho Han, an assistant professor in Chungnam National University was invited to give a lecture.
2017.10.30
Fujii laboratory together with Inoue laboratory won the 1st place at tug of war, 3rd place at soccer, and 4th place at ekiden in Suita Festival. Congratulations!
2017.09.29
Mr. Han had returned to China.
2017.09.11-13
Dr. Sun, Dr. Morisada, Dr. Liu, Dr. Aoki, Dr. Lee, Mr. Liu, Mr. Han, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Aoki, Mr. Wada, and Mr. Tokuda had given presentations in annual autumn meeting of JWS.
2017.09.07
Mr. Wada had won the excellent poster award at student poster session in annual autumn meeting of ISIJ. Congratulations!
2017.09.06-08
Mr. Aoki and Mr. Wada had made presentations in annual autumn meeting of ISIJ.
2017.09.06-08
Dr. Nagira had given a presentation in annual autumn meeting of JIM.
2017.08.16
Dr. Ushioda had joined us as a Specially Appointed Professor.
2017.04.19-21
Dr. Sun, Dr. Morisada, Dr. Liu, Dr. Aoki, Dr. Imam, Mr. Liu, Mr. Wada, Mr. Aoki, and Mr. Tokuda had given presentations in annual spring meeting of JWS.
2017.04.06
Mr. Yamashita, Mr. Miyagaki, Ms. Ochi, and Mr. Ariffin had joined us as M1 students.
2017.03.01
Dr. Nagira had joined us as an associate professor.
2013
2013.12..3
Prof. Fujii gave a Keynote Lecutre on "Three- Dimesional Visualization of Metallic Flow to Understand Defect Formation Mechanisum during Friction Stir Welding: Steel and Aluminum" at THERMEC 2013 in USA.
2013.11..26
Prog.Kang and colleagues of Busan University in Korea visited our laboratory.
2013.11..12
Dr Tomoaki MIYAZAWA and Prof. Hidetoshi FUJII has received STWJ (Science and Technology of Welding and Joining) Best Paper Award at the Institute of Materials and Minerals and Mining in England on 12th November.
"Development of High Strength Ir Based Alloy Tool for Friction Stir Welding"
Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 17 (2012) 213-218.→ＪＳＴhome page
2013.11..8
Mr Takuya IMAIZUMI received theBest Paper Awardat IJS-JW.
”Three Dimensional Visualization of Material Flow during Friction Stir Welding for Steel and Aluminum by Two Pairs of X-ray Transmission Systems" Congratulations!
2013.11.1
Prof. Abdel-Monem El-Batahgy of Egypt Central Research Institute for Metals has joined our laboratory through the JSPS program.
2013.10.12
Prof. Fujii gave a Keynote Lectureon ”Friction Stir Welding of Steels -Latest Welding Methods"at 5th International Conference on Welding Science and Engineering.
2013.10.9
Mr Michiharu MAKAMURA, Director of JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) our laboratory to listen to our research activities.
