{"id":206,"date":"2026-04-23T01:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/?p=206"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:03:53","slug":"topic-post-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/en\/topics\/topic-post-206\/","title":{"rendered":"Kick-off Meeting Held"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"topic-post-3-article\" class=\"post-206 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news c-post-article p-topic-article\" data-part-name=\"content\">\n\t<div id=\"topic-post-3-article-layout\" class=\"entry-layout c-post-article__layout p-topic-article__layout c-grid-layout is-grid-template\">\n\t\t\t\t<header id=\"topic-post-3-article-header\" class=\"entry-header c-post-article__header p-topic-article__header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-grid-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-date-group c-flexbox u-align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-date p-topic-article__date c-date--new\" datetime=\"2026-04-23\"><span>2026.04.23<\/span><\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"c-list p-terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"c-list__item p-terms-list__item\"><span class=\"c-label c-label--radius p-topic-article__label\">News<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-title p-topic-article__title\"><span>\u30ad\u30c3\u30af\u30aa\u30d5\u30df\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u3092\u958b\u50ac\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header><!-- \/.entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"topic-post-3-article-body\" class=\"entry-body c-post-article__body p-topic-article__body\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"topic-post-3-article-body-layout\" class=\"c-post-article__body-layout p-topic-article__body-layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"c-section u-pt-0 u-pb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-section__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-grid-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-wp-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pc_page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1560\" height=\"auto\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pc_page.jpg 840w, https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pc_page-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pc_page-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pc_page-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>To mark the institute\u2019s establishment, a kickoff meeting was held on Monday, April 6, 2026, at the I2CNER Building 1\u00a0Hall on the Ito Campus, bringing together more than 80 researchers and staff members affiliated with the institute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following opening remarks by Kyushu University President Ishibashi, Institute Director Tanimoto outlined the institute\u2019s vision and future directions. This was followed by presentations from the heads of the four research divisions\u2014Hydrogen Production; Hydrogen Delivery and Storage; Hydrogen Utilization; and International and Interdisciplinary Research\u2014who introduced their respective research themes and team members. A video message from Dr. Sunita Satyapal, a senior advisor to the institute, was also presented, creating a shared sense of anticipation for the institute\u2019s launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inner-section__body\">\n<div class=\"c-grid-container u-pl-0 u-pr-0\">\n<div class=\"c-grid-list is-columns-2-for-medium\">\n<div>\n<figure class=\"c-image\">\u3000<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"521\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pc_page-0.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Opening Remarks by President Ishibashi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"c-image\">\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"521\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pc_page-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Director Tanimoto<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inner-section__body\">\n<div class=\"c-grid-container u-pl-0 u-pr-0\">\n<div class=\"c-grid-list is-columns-4-for-medium is-columns-2\">\n<div>\n<figure class=\"c-image\">\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"521\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo04_ishihara.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Prof. Ishihara, Head of the Hydrogen Production Research Division<br \/>\nand Associate Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"c-image\">\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"521\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo05_matsunaga.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Prof. Matsunaga, Head of the Hydrogen Delivery and Storage Research Division<br \/>\nand Associate Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"c-image\">\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"521\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo06_sasaki.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Prof. Sasaki, Head of the Hydrogen Utilization Research Division<br \/>\nand Associate Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"c-image\">\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"521\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainable.hydrogenius.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/_cms_dir\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo07_nishimura.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Prof. Nishimura, Head of the International and Interdisciplinary Research Division<br \/>\nand Associate Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u3010Links\u3011<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/ja\/topics\/view\/2361\">Hydrogen Institute for Sustainability (HYDROGENIUS) Kickoff Meeting at Kyushu University<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/ja\/notices\/view\/3036\" target=\"_brank\">Established the Hydrogen Institute for Sustainability (HYDROGENIUS) at Kyushu University in April 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/div><!-- \/#topic-post-3-article-layout -->\n<\/article><!-- \/#topic-post-3-article -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026.04.23 News \u30ad\u30c3\u30af\u30aa\u30d5\u30df\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u3092\u958b\u50ac\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f &nbsp; 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