On March 26, the 2025 Academic Year Degree Conferral Ceremony of Institute of Science Tokyo was held, followed by our laboratory’s wrap-up event. The graduates from our laboratory this year are as follows:

• Naoei Kajiyama (M.S., Mechanical Engineering)
• Yusuke Kurosaki (M.S., Mechanical Engineering)
• Kenta Yamamoto (M.S., Mechanical Engineering)
• Tomoki Hori (B.S., Mechanical Engineering; Global Science and Engineering Course)
• Daiki Yokota (M.S., Tottori University)

Congratulations to all graduates on their achievements. We were also honored by the presence of Naoto Ohtake, former PI of our laboratory and current president, and had the opportunity to take a group photograph together.

In addition, Naoei Kajiyama received the JSME Miura Award. This award is presented by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers to outstanding graduate students in mechanical engineering who demonstrate excellence in both character and academic performance. Congratulations to Kajiyama on this well-deserved achievement.