2021.03
Prof. Saito received the Waseda Research Award for the second consecutive year.
2020 WASEDA RESEARCH AWARD Award Ceremony
2020.10
The opening ceremony of the "Next Generation Heat Pump Technology Strategy Research Consortium" was held.
2020.09
Professor Saito established the Environmental Energy Technology Comprehensive Evaluation Center.
2020.04
The "Next Generation Heat Pump Technology Strategy Research Consortium" was established with 17 companies participating, and Professor Saito became the first chairman.
Consortium homepage
2019.12
Received the 2019 Waseda University Research Award (promotion of large-scale research project).
WASEDA RESEARCH AWARD
2018.09
Professor Saito was selected as the director of "Institute for Mathematical Energy Conversion Engineering, Open Innovation Strategy Research Organization, Waseda University".
Waseda University Open Innovation Strategy Research Organization Research Factory
2018.09
NEDO's large-scale project "Research and development on practical evaluation of next-generation refrigeration and air conditioning technology using low GWP refrigerant" was adopted. In the future, various research and development will be developed with a total research cost of about 500 million yen.
2018.04
Professor Saito has been appointed as the director of the Institute for Thermal Energy Conversion Engineering and Mathematics, Waseda University Priority Area Research Organization.
Interdisciplinary institute for thermal energy conversion engineering and mathematics