Research Summary

The fundamental philosophy of the Ishida Laboratory is to contribute to the sustainable development of society through civil infrastructure using concrete, a crucial social material. Today, there are urgent needs to estimate the lifespan of infrastructure, formulate maintenance strategies, implement performance-based design and seismic disaster mitigation, and develop environmentally conscious infrastructure. To meet these multiple demands, our core technology under development is a multi-scale analysis system for cementitious materials and reinforced concrete structures that seamlessly integrates substances, materials, and structures. Furthermore, we are currently working on developing entirely new infrastructure design, construction, and maintenance technologies that fuse rapidly advancing digital and simulation technologies, as well as pioneering innovative concrete materials that meet the demands of a carbon-neutral era.

Laboratory Website

http://concrete.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en_2017/

Biography

Mar. 1994:
B.S., Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Mar. 1996:
M.S., Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Mar. 1999:
Ph.D. in Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 1999 – Jan. 2002:
Research Associate, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Sep. 1999 – Sep. 2001:
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
Jan. 2002 – Oct. 2003:
Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Oct. 2003 – Mar. 2013:
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Aug. 2013 – Present:
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 2018 – Mar. 2019:
Advisor to the President, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 2020 – Mar. 2023:
Special Assistant to the Dean, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 2023 – Mar. 2025:
Member of the Education and Research Council, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 2023 – Mar. 2026:
Vice Dean (Academic Affairs), Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Major Awards

• JSCE (Japan Society of Civil Engineers) Outstanding Paper Award (2001, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2025)
• JSCE Yoshida Award, Outstanding Paper (1999, 2010, 2023, 2024)
• JSCE Publication Award (2010)
• JSCE Technology Development Award (2015)
• JCI (Japan Concrete Institute) Outstanding Paper Award (1996, 2003, 2012, 2021)
• JCI Technology Award (2017)
• fib Awards (2001)
• IABSE Prize (2009)

Selected Publications

• Multi-Scale Modeling of Structural Concrete (2008), K. Maekawa, T. Ishida and T. Kishi, Taylor and Francis.
• Koichi Imagawa, Motohiro Ohno, Yoichiro Koga, Tetsuya Ishida: Cement-based mechanical metamaterials with spiral resonators for vibration control, Cement and Concrete Composites, 163, 106961, 2025
• Yifang Ji, Zhao Wang, Sho Inose, Satoshi Tsuchiya, Tsutomu Yamamoto, Tetsuya Ishida, Koichi Maekawa: Numerical study of macro-cell corrosion on reinforced concrete induced by chloride attack, Cement and Concrete Composites, 164, 106263, 2025
• Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Satya Medepalli, Tiao Wang, Jian-Guo Dai, Yuqian Zheng, Tetsuya Ishida: Effect of alkali-hydroxide on hydration kinetics and microstructure of high-volume fly ash blended cement pastes, 185, 107641, 2024
• Pakpoom Limtong, Ravi A Patel, Yuya Takahashi, Tetsuya Ishida: Effective diffusivity of hardened cement paste from 3D microstructures: A critical comparison of real and virtual microstructures, Cement and Concrete Composites, 144, 105299, 2023.
• Motohiro Ohno, Maxime Pierre, Koichi Imagawa, Tetsuya Ishida: Simulation and learning-driven design for architected cement-based materials, Journal of Building Engineering, 65, 105768, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105768