Prof. Eizo Nakaza retired and was appointed emeritus professor.

Mr. Kai Yogi , a second-year master's student, received the Excellent presentation Award at the Western Branch Research Presentation of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

Professor Eizo Nakaza's research results on boulders and bullet holes from the Battle of Okinawa were covered by various media, including "NHK"...

The HCEE Lab have been awarded the Encouragement Prize from the President of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association at the 52nd Okinawa Prefecture Invention Exhibition.

The 11th Young Researchers' Meeting on Sediment Transport and River Bed Variation

On March 7th and 8th, 2024, the 11th Young Researchers' Meeting on Sediment transport and River Bed Variation was held at University of the Ryukyus.

Hydraulics and Fluid Dynamics Summit in 2023 was held.

The Hydraulics and Fluid Dynamics Summit in 2023 was held by the Fukuoka Unit of the Research and Development Initiative of Chuo University and the HCEE lab...

Field survey of the slope collapse in Takushi, Urasoe City, caused by Typhoon No. 6 in 2023

Typhoon No. 6, which struck Okinawa Island from August 1st, 2023, recorded a maximum precipitation of 32.5 mm/hr ...

Field Survey of Damage on the Agarie Coast Caused by Typhoon No. 6 in 2023

We have conducted a field survey on the Agarie Coast by Typhoon No. 6 in 2023.

Field survey of the Ta-taki Waterfall and Agarie Coast

On June 24, 2023, we went to the Ta-taki Waterfall in the Henan River and the Agarie Coast for a field survey.

Reclamation site in Nakagusuku bay port Awase area..

Land reclamation is underway as development project of Awase area in Nakagusuku port ....

Hydraulics and Fluid dynamics Summit in 2022 was held.

The 2022 National Convention of the Japanese Association for Coastal Zone Studies was held at the University of the Ryukyus.

We went to the field survey of Asja River.

The Ajagawa River runs from Shuri Ishimine-cho, Naha City, flows southwest…

The latest craze was tried.

It was interesting!!

Field survey of the flood that occurred in the Kohatsu River

On May 31st, 2022, a heavy rainfall occured in the Okinawa main island.…

Pumice survey in Motobu Peninsula

We conducted a field survey on the condition of pumice drifted ashore around the Motobu Peninsula in Okinawa.

Introduction video of the HCEE lab

We made an introduction video of the Hydraulics, Coastal and Environmental Engineering laboratory. Please, watch it.

We went to a field survey of rivers and coasts in northern Okinawa.

We visited several locations in Okinawa Prefecture. These places were the Genka River, Taiho Dam, Fukuji Dam, Taira Beach, Gesashi River, and Sukubama. Our trip was very interesting and rewarding.…

Prof. Eizo Nakaza's presentation about “Tsunami Stones” was published in newspaper Miyako Shinpo.

Tsunami stones scattered along the coast in Miyako Jima island are one of the most beautiful scenery in the world. At the initiative of Prof. Nakaza, efforts to register this tsunami stone group as a World Heritage site have started. To commemorate the start of…

Movement mechanism of mixed size sediment in steams

Fluid forces of streams transport the sediment of the riverbed during flood. Since the shape of the river channel changes due to this sediment movement,…