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Computational Multiphysics Systems Lab (CMS)
Dr. Tomonari Furukawa is the Director of the Computational Multiphysics Systems
Lab (CMS). Dr. Furukawa is one of the few researchers in the world who
specializes in the integration of computational mechanics and robotics. The
major interest of his research that are relevant to mechanical engineering are
the theoretical development, hardware development, and software development of
autonomous UAV's (unmanned aerial vehicles).
 Dr. Furukawa received a Ph.D. in Quantum Engineering and Physics Sciences from the University of Toyko, joining the Quantum Engineering and Physics Sciences department at the University of Toyko in 1997 as an Assistant Professor. He has served as a Visiting Research Fellow in the Australian Centre for Field Robotics at the University of Sydney in Sydney (Australia) and in the Computational Multiphysics Lab at the Naval Research Laboratory. Joining the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales in 2002 as an Assistant Professor, Dr. Furukawa achieved early promotion to the equivalent of a Tenured Associate Professor in 2004. He has published a total of 144 papers including 70 papers since 2002 (6 additional papers under review) and has received seven international awards including the IACM Award for Young Investigators in Computational Mechanics, computational mechanics's most prestigious award.
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