研究概要research topics

Physical mechanisms of morphological change on sandy beaches, Understanding of the relationship between waves, currents, and sand drift in coastal areas,
Application of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to existing coastal protection, Observation and prediction of coastal environments, etc.

Prediction of complex water hazards in coastal cities, Assessment of the impact of climate change on coastal hazards, etc.

Technological development of water environment observation by space technology x hydraulic engineering, Understanding of water and material cycles and ecosystems in coastal areas
Technological development of water environment observation and data assimilation, Direction of urban flood disaster prevention and green infrastructure, etc.

新着情報news

2025, Oct. 2 The fall entrance ceremony was held, and one master's student and one doctoral student were assigned to our laboratory.

2025, Sep. 17 The graduation ceremony was held, and two doctoral students completed their studies.

2025, Sep. 1-2 The laboratory spent one night in Yamanashi for a training camp.

2025, May 7 Dr. Higa has departed for overseas research in the UK until March of next year.

2025, April 3 With the start of the new semester, six master's students and 12 fourth-year undergraduate students have joined our laboratory.

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2024, June 20 Former Postdoc, Salika published a journla paper: Identifying key morphometrics to post-storm beach recovery through explainable AI, Scientific Report.

2024, May 23 D3, Shofiq published a journal paper: Physical modeling of sandbar dynamics to correlate wave-induced pore pressure gradient, sediment concentration, and bed-level erosion, OENG.

2024, April 3 The new semester has brought one new doctoral student, seven master students and nine new fourth-year undergraduate students.

2024, March 25 Graduation ceremonies were held.

2023, Dec. 17 D3, Salika published a journal paper: Machine learning-driven approach to quantify the beach susceptibility to storm-induced erosion, CEJ.

2023, Oct. 4 Autumn Admission Ceremony was held and two doctoral students were assigned to our laboratory.

2023, Sept.15 The graduation ceremony was held, and one master's course student and two doctoral course students completed their studies.

2023, Aug.31- Sept.1 We visited the Penta-Ocean Construction Technical Research Institute in Nasu as part of a laboratory tour.

2023, Aug.5-6 Yokohama City Hall and Osanbashi were the venues for the "Marine City Yokohama Umi-Haku (Sea Expo)," where our laboratory also had a booth. 　　

2023, Aug.6 Online Open Campus of the Colledge of Urban Sciences was held, and Prof. Suzuki gave a lecture. 　　

2023, May 31 Prof. Suzuki (Faculty of Urban Innovation) and Associate Prof. Higa (Faculty of Urban Science) were selected for the 2022 Yokohama National University Best Teacher Award. 　　

2023, May 8 Our laboratory's homepage has been renewed. 　　　

2023, April 6 Ten fourth-year undergraduate students have been assigned to our laboratory.