Yuki Hagiwara
I am a postdoctoral researcher in Heidelberg University, Germany. I got a doctor degree in science at Waseda University, Japan. My research fields are photochemistry, organic crystal, material engineering, actuation materials, and numerical simulation.
Self-introduction
Education
April 2015–March 2019: Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University (B.Sc.)
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Toru Asahi, Prof. Dr. Hideko Koshima
April 2019–March 2023: Department of Advanced Science and Engineering (5-year Doctoral Program), Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Toru Asahi, Prof. Dr. Hideko Koshima
Working experience
April 2024–present: Postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM), the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany (Prof. Peer Fischer group)
Research Fellowships
April 2021–March 2024: JSPS research fellowship (DC1)
April 2024–present: JSPS overseas fellowship
Research experience at abroad
August 2022 – December 2022 Physical department (Prof. Metin Sitti Group) at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, for the collaborative work on development of crystal actuators & soft robots
August 2023 – October 2023 Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry (Prof. Yves Geerts Group) at Free University of Brussels, for the collaborative work on crystal growth
My research keyword: Organic crystals, Photothermal effect, Structural phase transition, Photoisomerization, Heat Conduction, Light-responsive actuators, FEM-based Simulation
My curiosity: Photochemistry, Crystal engineering, Crystal growth, Structural mechanics, Control engineering, Biomaterials, Bioinspired systems
My research skill: Organic synthesis, NMR, IR, Thermal analysis, Young's modulus measurement, X-ray crystallographic analysis, Photoactuation observaton, Motion tracking analysis, Electric circuit design, Frequency response analysis, MATLAB/Simulink, Heat conduction analysis, Finite element analysis, Evaluation of actuation performance
My research group's website (Japanese): http://asahi-lab.jp/member/student/2018/hagiwara.html
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Mr5aRRUAAAAJ