{"id":2814,"date":"2025-07-14T18:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T09:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=2814"},"modified":"2025-07-14T19:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:19:40","slug":"societal-energy-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/organization\/socio-environmental\/societal-energy-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Societal Energy Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/ndp-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To laboratory site<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/ndp-lab\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2814\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"wp-image-42\" style=\"width: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/open_page.png\" alt=\"Open link\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integrating Energy Materials Research and Materials Informatics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research centers on two classes of energy materials: nuclear materials and thermoelectric materials, combining experiments and computations.<br>\u2022 For nuclear materials, we aim to enhance the safety and economic viability of nuclear reactors through fundamental property evaluations of nuclear fuels and reactor materials such as uranium dioxide and zirconium alloys.<br>\u2022 For thermoelectric materials, which directly convert heat into electricity, we aim to improve their conversion efficiencies for practical applications in waste-heat recovery and micro-scale power generation.<br>To accelerate the material discovery and development, we actively incorporate Materials Informatics, an innovative interdisciplinary field merging materials science with information science, to predict material properties and screen promising candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1.png 608w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Constructing Disaster Prevention Strategies and Fostering Safety Culture in Energy Systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research and education focus on disaster prevention strategies essential for building safe and resilient energy systems. Specifically, we address both human-induced and natural disasters, notably earthquakes, within the context of key energy sources such as thermal, hydroelectric, and nuclear power. Through systematically developing disaster prevention frameworks and engaging in targeted education, we strive to foster a safety culture, which forms the foundation for societal acceptance of energy systems\u2014particularly nuclear power.<br>Additionally, we carry out analytical research aimed at:<br>\u2022 Establishing evaluation methods for hazards that trigger disasters.<br>\u2022 Assessing and strengthening regional disaster preparedness and mitigation capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.png 474w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To laboratory site Integrating Energy Materials Research and Materials Informatics Our research centers on two classes of energy materials: nuclear materials and thermoelectric materials, combining experiments and computations.\u2022 For nuclear materials, we aim to enhance the safety and economic viability of nuclear reactors through fundamental property evaluations of nuclear fuels and reactor materials such as &#8230;","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":60,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2814"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2825,"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2814\/revisions\/2825"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}