Kazuya Tada
Associate Professor | Ph.D. in Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course
Power Electronics Research Group
From a thorough grounding in the fundamentals to the practical competence needed for qualifications such as Chief Electrical Engineer, Associate Professor Tada guides students toward a genuine command of electrical and electronic engineering. His research centers on electrical and electronic materials, with particular emphasis on organic electronics, and extends more broadly to ideas he finds promising or intellectually engaging.
Research on Organic Electronics
What students can learn
Through hands-on sample fabrication and measurement of material properties, students cultivate the habit of thinking independently and refining their own ideas.
This research investigates electronic-device applications of organic materials, used mainly as semiconductors. Current topics include the development of electrophoretic deposition—a film-formation method that Associate Professor Tada introduced to organic electronics—and the study of solar cells through equivalent circuits viewed from an electrical-engineering perspective. Together, these efforts seek to broaden the technological foundation underlying displays, organic EL devices, and conductive-polymer electrolytic capacitors.
Research on Soft Actuators
What students can learn
By designing and building their own fabrication and evaluation equipment, students acquire practical, hands-on skills in fundamental electrical and electronic engineering.
Actuators convert electrical energy into motion, such as deformation or rotation. This research examines soft actuators made from organic materials, including fabrication techniques and driving methods that use conductive sewing thread. Because they are lightweight and operate quietly, such soft actuators may prove well suited to therapeutic robots, tactile displays, and related devices.
