Prof. Inoue received Achievement Award of international exchange.

The paper was published in Applied Thermal Engineering.
Author: M.Sakaguchi, K.Ishida, F.Takebe, S.Tsugeno, S.Matsushita, Y.Kurokawa
Title: Impact and icing of a single water droplet on smooth and superhydrophobic surfaces: Decoupled modeling of interfacial thermodynamics and bulk solidification
Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 306 (2026) 133090
URL：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.133090

We went on a lab field trip to Izu.

The paper was published in Materials & Design.
Author: M.Sakaguchi, K.Yamanaka, S.Tanaami, Y.Kurokawa, H.Inoue
Title: A materials testing 2.0 framework for identifying creep parameters from full-field strain measurements of a notched specimen
Materials & Design, Vol. 268 (2026) 116582
URL：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2026.116582

New members（2 undergrads and 5 master's students）joined our lab.