Engineering=You×Me

midorigaoka 6th building
2 Chome-12-1 Ōokayama
Tokyo, Tôkyô, 152-8550
Japan

Chiharu Kodama

Designer. She was born in 1991, and graduated from the Department of Social Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology. She won a bronze prize in "OAC Student Advertising Creative Award 2012." Having been familiar with graphic art and creating Websites since she was an elementary school student, she finally decided to be a designer. Now she is involved in designing Web sites and application programs in THE GUILD, while working as a freelancer. デザイナー。1991年生まれ。東京工業大学工学部社会工学科2014年卒。OAC学生広告クリエイティブアワード2012Web部門ブロンズ受賞。小学生の頃からパソコンを使ったグラフィックやWebサイトをつくって遊んでいたことをきっかけに、デザイナーとなる。現在、THE GUILDにてWeb, アプリのUI設計やデザインに携わる他、フリーランスとしても活動中。

Hidetoshi Nishimori

Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Although he aimed to research about theoretical physics, he realized that he involved himself with the world of quantum computers; however, he is still deepening the world. He wants to share the pleasure of research that you can discover unexpected in the unexpected place and something you did not predict at beginning spreads like ripples, which he experienced during his studying about Quantum information science formed by physics, applied mathematics and information science.

Hiromi Minoda

Science Communicator She is a leader in an executive office of WEcafe. She received a qualification of science communicator which is admitted by National Museum of Nature and Science when she was in a graduate school. She established an organization called WEcafe to do activities of science communication. She hold a science café, an event to talk about science, every month in Tokyo in order to make good relationships between science and society. Since 2011, she is also engaged in public relation in her office as a science communicator. サイエンスコミュニケータ ウィークエンド・カフェ・デ・サイエンス(WEcafe)事務局 代表 2009年、大学院在学中に国立科学博物館認定サイエンスコミュニケータを取得し、サイエンスコミュニケーション活動を行う団体「ウィークエンド・カフェ・デ・サイエンス(WEcafe)」を設立。「科学と社会のより良い関係づくり」を目指して、東京・谷中でサイエンスカフェ(科学を題材にしたトークイベント)を毎月開催している。2011年からは、勤務先の民間企業研究所でもサイエンスコミュニケータとして学術広報に従事している。

Masahiro Kikuno

Independent Clockmaker Mr. Kikuno was born in 1983. He is an independent watchmaker who makes watches individually without belonging to any companies. He learned in WOSTEP course of Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry and graduated in 2008. As a trainee, he studied how to make a watch on his own. During his study, he succeeded in making "Wa-dokei," Japanese traditional clock made in Edo period, into a wristwatch. Hand-made is his principle, and since his watch has complicated functions with unique designs, it fascinates various people. 独立時計師 1983年生まれ。企業に属さず個人で時計を制作する独立時計師。ヒコみづのジュエリー・カレッジ時計学科WOSTEPコースで学び2008年卒業。研修生として同校にて独学で時計制作を行う中、江戸時代に作られた「和時計」を腕時計化することに成功。手作業にこだわり、複雑な機能を持った独創的な時計は時計ファンのみならず、さまざまな人々を魅了している。

Motomu Nakashima

Currently he is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Environmental Informatics. He wanted to be a scientist when he was in elementary school. He got interested in math (especially in the way of thinking about calculus), and physics (especially in mechanical) when he was in high school. Also, from this, he started to want to learn a subject where he can apply his knowledge to the real world, and he entered the Tokyo Institute of Technology in department of engineering. When he was a senior, he was belonging to the lavatory of studying the relations between the energy and vibration of machines. However, a supervisor recommended him to do a research about swimming of fish for the graduation study, and this was the beginning that he got into this area of studying. After that, he changes his subject of study to the swimming of human, and he simulates swimming mechanics and develops swimming robots.

Naoto Ohtake

Mechanical Engineering Researcher Prof. at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering Ph.D (Department of engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology). Got fascinated by carbon materials, and made carbon materials like diamond and carbon nanotubes. Researches the ways in which these high potential materials can be used in the society. Set up the first ever venture company called "iMott Ltd." from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2007 in association with the Ota Ward small and medium scale enterprises. Working on the international standardization of the intermediate material of Diamond and Carbon called DLC (Diamond like carbon) with the motive of putting DLC to practical use. 機械工学研究者 東京工業大学大学院機械物理工学専攻教授 東京工業大学卒。博士（工学、東京工業大学）。炭素材料の面白さに魅せられ、ダイヤモンドからカーボンナノチューブまで、自身で材料をつくり、社会に役立つアプリケーションに結びつける研究を展開。地域との連携を経て、2007年に東工大発ベンチャー(株)iMottを大田区中小企業と共同で設立。ダイヤモンドと炭の中間材料であるDLC（ダイヤモンドライクカーボン）の実用化を牽引するとともに、DLCの国際標準化を目指し活動中。

Tohru Yamamoto

He was graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University. After working as a real estate developer, he established SMS with three of his colleagues and became the director. SMS has been listed on Mothers. In April 2013, he has set up Foodinson and become the representative director. His encounter with a fisherman made him realize the structural defects in the fishing industry. In order to solve them, he is involved in rebuilding the logistics platform of marine products by using Information technology.

Tomoki Tsujikawa

Tomoki Tsujikawa put up a goal to make a place where can be found the hope of learning, and he established an online education service from learning “knowledge map” called “ShareWis” in 2012. He was born in 1984 in Osaka, and he was majoring in biology at Kyoto University, and engaged in studying of a gene of algae. After graduating from graduate school and working at "P&G," he started a business. He called "the hope of learning" as the excitement when people find the different perspective, and a joy when people know what they did not know. And, he believes that these contribute the evolution of human beings. He achieved e-Learning award, and he was the winner of SF Japan Night. Now, he deals with making the learning contents of network called "knowledge map."

Yoshinori Sakuno

Cross-Cultural Marketing Expert “Ideas are born at the intersection of people and culture.” Yoshi believes in the power of bringing ideas to life through connecting with people. Yoshi is passionate about building a bridge between Japan and the world. He has led marketing campaigns such as the Visit Japan Campaign for the Australian, UK and Asian markets as well as the largest Japanese Film Festival globally. Yoshi holds an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management. He has also been appointed the official Australian Market Advisor for the Organisation for Small & medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation JAPAN by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Yuya Nakamura

"Making space into a normal place" This is the mission that Axelspace, a company that is making business by space use using microsatellite, have put up. Nakamura, the head of the company, was not interested in space. Although after learning that there is a project for students to develop microsatellite, he has become fond of it. While participating in the project he started to feel that “making people use the microsatellite has a meaning.” In 2008, he founded Axelspace. Nakamura believes that the technology that we usually use without knowing is the technology that has matured and has been welcomed by the society. That is why he is aiming for a ‘normal space’ by the technologies he acquired for more than 10 years.