Kazunori Kuwana Lab: Fire and Explosion Research at Tokyo University of Science

A report meeting on the 2025 Ōfunato wildfire will be held on January 24, 2026. Our group will also present the results of our research. 「2025年大船渡市山林火災の総合調査研究」現地報告会が，2026年1月24日（土）に岩手県大船渡市で開催されます．オンライン参加もできます https://www.tus.ac.jp/today/archive/20251224_1400.html

I'm  pleased to share that our new paper, " A reduced model of soldering-to-flaming (StF) transition ,"  has just been published in Combustion and Flame as an open-access article. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0010-2180(25)00689-3 This work presents a simplified model to understand how smoldering turns into flaming—a key process in fire dynamics and wildfire research.

Gave a lecture in Miyazaki, where the post box is shaped like a yuzu fruit and the university cafeteria is said to be the most delicious in Japan. ゆずが郵便ポストで学食が日本一美味しい宮崎で講演しました https://www.cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp/math/mpm/mpm2025/

Wildfire investigation in Imabari, Ehime 愛媛県今治市で林野火災の調査を行いました Related news: Over 900 hectares destroyed in Ehime and Okayama wildfires https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/japan-ehime-okayama-wildfires/