| Career Summary |
1971: Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Faculty of Engineering, Bachelorfs degree) 1973: Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Engineering, Masterfs degree) 1974: Research Assistant (Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo) 1979: Lecturer (Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo) 1982: Associate Professor (Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo) 1999: Associate Professor (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences)
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| Educational Activities |
Graduate courses: Energy Resources, Environmental Engineering in the Development and Utilization of Mineral Resources
Undergraduate courses: Introduction to Energy and the Environment, Heat Transfer, Waste Processing and Environmental Protection
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| Research Activities |
Waste processing using flame jet Coal mine safety engineering related to heat and gas Environmental and energy evaluation of waste management systems Gas storage mechanism in coal seams CO2 storage simulation in coal-bearing formation
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Literature
1. Shimada, S., Li, H., Oshima., Y. and Adachi, K.: Displacement behavior of CH4 adsorbed on coals by injecting pure CO2, N2, and CO2-N2 mixture, J. of Environmental Geology, 2005, Vol.49, p.44-52. 2. Shimada, S.: Observation of Roof Fall Mechanism Modeling Jointed Rocks by Modified Base Friction Method (MBFM), J. of Mining and Mineral Processing Institute of Japan, 1992, No.6, pp.449-454. 3. Shimada, S., Ohga, K., Tamari A. and Ishii E.: Cost Estimation of Underground Coal Gasification in Japan, Mineral Resources Engineering, 1996, No.3, pp.241-252. 4. Shimada, S.: Experimental Study on Thermo-dynamic Properties of Flame Jet of Air-Kerosene Thermodrill, Izv. BUZ Gornyi Zhurnal, 1987, No.3, p.77-80. 5. Li. H. and Shimada, S.: Anisotropy of gas permeability associated with cleat pattern in a coal seam of the Kushiro coalfield in Japan, J. of Environmental Geology, 2004, Vol.47, pp.45-50. 6. Funahashi Y., Shimada S., Kitamura O. and Yamamoto K., Production Forcast of Enhanced Coalbed-methane Recovery, J. of Japan Institute of Energy, Vol.86, No.2, pp.74-79, 2007. 7. Hayashi N. and Shimada S., Study on Drying Organic Sludges by Thermal Jet Dryer, Part 2: Characteristics of Air-Particle Multiphase Flow in Thermal Jet Dryer, Drying Technology, Vol. 25, pp.1935-1947, 2007.
(Books) 1. Properties of rocks at high temperature, Uchida-Rokakuho, 1983 (translated from Russian). 2. Introduction to fluid dynamics for mineral resources engineers, Uchida-Rokakuho, 1983 (translated and edited from Russian). 3. Outburst of coal and gas, Japan Coal Research Center, 1985 (translated from Russian). 4. Physics and chemistry of gas outburst in coal mine, Japan Coal Research Center, 1987 (translated and edited from Russian). 5. Underground environmental engineering, Kaibundo, 1991 (chief editor, translated and edited from English). 6. Economic analysis of mining projects, JATEC, 1993 (translated and edited from English). 7. Introduction to Flame Jet Engineering, Sangyo-Tosho, 1995. 8. Dictionary of waste processing and environmental safety, Maruzen, 2000 (chief editor). 9. Encyclopedia of waste, Maruzen, 2003 (editor). 10. Storage of Greenhouse Gas and Society, Corona Publisher, 2009 (chief editor). 11. Coal for beginners, Nikkan-Kogyo-Shinbun, 2009 (editor).
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| Other Activities |
Japan Institute of Energy (JIE) The Mining and Mineral Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ) Japan Society of Energy and Resources (JSER) The Water Jet Technology Society Japan (WJTSJ) Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) The Japanese Association of Petroleum Technology (JPT) Bergmaennischer Verband Oesterreichs (BVO) Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
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| Future Plan |
Our laboratory is developing an Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery (ECBMR) Simulator called gECOMERS(CBF)-UT for coal-bearing formations. It will be distributed to various institutes and companies in Asian countries.
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| Messages to Students |
Never forget your initial motivation.
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