Biography
Prof. Kunio Yoshikawa was born in 1953 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology and an associate editor of Applied Energy. His bachelor, master and doctor degrees were awarded from Tokyo Institute of Technology. His major fields are energy conversion, waste management and environmental engineering. He has been working in Tokyo Institute of Technology for more than 38 years as a research associate, an associate professor and a professor. He has published nearly 200 journal papers with the major award of AIAA Best Paper Award, ASME James Harry Potter Gold Medal, JSME Environmental Technology Achievement Award and Best Educator Award of Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Research Interest
Waste-to-Energy
Biography
Professor Tsuyoshi Fujita is a Director of Social Environmental Systems Research Center, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan. He is also an alliance professor of Nagoya University as well as a visiting professor of United Nations University in Japan. His research fields are eco industrial development, low carbon city, urban environment simulation system, circular economy planning and spatial LCA, where he has published around seventy journal papers. He is engaged in several national research projects to develop integrative urban technology and policy simulation system for Japanese and Asian cities and regions. He is a member of the National Council of Low Carbon City Promotion of Japan. He is also engaged in academic positions such as a counselor of the International Society of Industrial Ecology, Chair of Editorial Board, Journal of Environmental Systems Research, Japan Society of Civil Engineering. He received a doctor of engineering degree from the University of Tokyo in 1997 as well as a MCP (Master of City Planning) degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. He was formerly an Associate Professor in Osaka University after working in the construction company as an urban planner for ten years.
Research Interest
Recycling
Biography
Fabrizio Cumo, Nuclerar Engineer , professor in Applied Applied Physic Faculty of Architetture – University of Rome "La Sapienza . Operates in the Institute of the Valorisation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage of Italian CNR (ICVBC) –section of Rome . Member of the board of the CITERA center and director of the Master “BIM†Building Integrated Modelling. Leader of the some international research groups for the responsible use of energy in residential area and the use of renewable sources. Is author of more than 120 papers regarding the fields of energetic , environmental applied physic (IAQ, heat transfer and lightning) and architecture tecnologies
Research Interest
Recycling, Waste management, Sustainable Energy, Urbanism