Yusaku Nakajima
PhD Student at The University of Osaka
Email: yusaku_nakajima [at] ap.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
I conduct research on laboratory automation in materials science by applying mechatronics and robotics.
My work focuses on developing experimental methodologies and autonomous systems that enable highly reproducible and precisely controlled processes, especially in experimental environments that are difficult to handle manually.
In particular, I specialize in robotic experimental systems for powder grinding, mixing, and mechanochemical reactions.
Academic Positions and Education
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Apr. 2023 – Present PhD Student, Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka
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Apr. 2024 – Present Program Committee Member, Laboratory Automation Association of Japan
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Oct. 2025 – May 2026 Research Trainee, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School
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Apr. 2021 – Mar. 2023 M.Eng., School of High Energy Accelerator Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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Mar. 2021 B.Eng., Advanced Course in Applied Science, Asahikawa National College of Technology
Funding Acquired
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Apr. 2026 – Present NEDO Entrepreneurs Program (NEP), Exploration Course
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Jul. 2024 – Mar. 2025 AIST Kakusei Project
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Apr. 2023 – Mar. 2026 QLEAR: The University of Osaka Fellowship for Quantum Leaders (JPMJSP2138)
Research Experience
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Oct. 2025 – May 2026 Research Trainee, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School
Research: Medical image analysis and clinical research collaboration between engineering and medicine -
Jul. 2024 – Mar. 2025 Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Chubu Center (Kakusei Project, FY2024, funded)
Research: Experimental robotic systems that learn from and reproduce human manual procedures through imitation learning -
Jan. 2024 – Mar. 2024 Research Intern, Toyota Motor Corporation, Higashi-Fuji Technical Center
Research: Analysis of materials measurement data and development and validation of an automated experimental apparatus prototype -
Jan. 2023 – Mar. 2023 Research Intern, Omron SINIC X Corporation
Research: Robot control using reinforcement learning -
May 2022 – Mar. 2023 Specially Appointed Researcher, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Research: Robotic systems for powder grinding in the Ono Laboratory -
May 2021 – Mar. 2022 Research Assistant, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Research: Automation of XRD measurements in the Ono Laboratory