Special Lecture Open to the Public
The 2026 Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers will host the following special lecture.
This lecture is open to the public.
| Date and Time | Thursday, September 3, 2026, 4:45–5:45 p.m. |
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| Speaker |
Professor Takamasa Shigematsu Vice President, Osaka Metropolitan University Department of Urban Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Lecture Title | “Technologies for a Mature Future City” (tentative) |
| Venue |
Auditorium, Morinomiya Campus, Osaka Metropolitan University Lecture Room 402 (live relay) |
Biography
1986 B.E., Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University
1988 Completed the Master's Program in Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University
1999 Ph.D. in Engineering
1988 Research Associate, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University
2000 Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University
2004 Associate Professor, Department of Urban Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University
2010 Professor, Department of Urban Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University
2022–Present Professor, Department of Urban Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University
2018 Director of Student Affairs, Osaka City University
2021 Special Assistant to the President for Community and Industry Engagement, Osaka City University
2022–Present Vice President, Osaka Metropolitan University
(industry–academia–government–community co-creation strategy, urban think tank strategy, industry–academia collaboration, and Expo-related initiatives)
April 2024–Present Executive Director, Osaka Metropolitan University Corporation
(industry–academia–government–community co-creation, urban think tank initiatives, and Expo-related initiatives)
Main Research Areas
Urban disaster prevention engineering, environmental engineering in enclosed coastal waters, wave power generation, and solid–liquid multiphase flow