Noriaki Oba
Background
My name is Noriaki OBA and I'm from Japan.
I've been with the group since 2008 and I also belong to Technova Inc., which is a Brain Trust in Japan for advanced technology.
Before that, I was a Ph.D student of Kyoto University, Kinso (solid state physics and chemistry related to phase transitions of transition metal compounds) laboratory for 4 years (without diploma). I changed my field to energy issues of the world.
Research activities
"Non conventional energy resources for the auto motor industry"
1. Biofuel Production
- Algae oil production
2. The other non conventional automotor fuels
- CTL, methanol, DME, GTL, unconventional Gas, heavy oil, methane-hydrate...
3. Electric Car
- Hybrid car, Electric car
- Nuclear power plant, CCS technology
4. City traffic and logistics
- The effect of decreasing logistics and freight transportation for the world society
5. Social simulation
- Agent based simulation to find intrinsic difference between pre- and post-peakoil society
Publications
- Physical properties of the novel Jarosite-type compound NaFe3(SeO4)2(OH)6 , Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 2005, 66(8-9), 1438-1441
- Collinear Order in Frustrated Quantum Antiferromagnet on Square Lattice (CuBr)LaNb2O7 , Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 2006, 75, 113601-1-5
- Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Study on the Square-Lattice Antiferromagnets(CuCl)LaNb2O7 and (FeCl)LaNb2O7 , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 2007, 310(2), 1337-1339
- Descriptive and predictive growth curves in energy system analysis, Natural Resources Research, Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2011, Pages 103-116
Presentation
"Neutron Scattering Study on a S=1/2 Quasi-two-dimensional Magnet (CuCl)LaNb2O7"
2005 APS March Meeting Los Angeles, CA
Teaching
During 2004-2006 I was an adjunct teacher for laboratory exercise of phyisics of Setsunan University in Osaka.