Research theme for competitive and other funds (5)：
2022 - 2025 Developing nondestructive techniques for the inspection of internal check and the prediction of strength properties of wood beam without pith
2015 - 2018 A mechanism of micro-scale moisture transfer in wood using X-ray micro-CT and image processing techniques
2013 - 2016 Sophisticated techniques for identification of wood utilized for historically valuable statues
2012 - 2013 Development of drying stress monitoring system using near infrared spectroscopy
2012 - 2013 Development of a new timber drying simulation using wood-informatics
Papers (35)：
Tomoya Murano, Ken Watanabe, Noboru Fujimoto, Hiroshi Matsumoto. The Position and Shape of Internal Checks in Sugi (<i>Cryptomeria japonica</i>) Boxed-heart Square Timber Dried High-temperature. Mokuzai Gakkaishi. 2023. 69. 1. 23-29
Ken Watanabe, Hideo Kato, Hirofumi Nagao, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Fujita. Effect of High-temperature Setting Time on Bending and Shear Strength of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) Boxed-heart Square Lumber with Pith. Mokuzai Gakkaishi. 2021. 67. 3. 129-137
Hisashi Abe, Yohei Kurata, Ken Watanabe, Atsuko Ishikawa, Shuichi Noshiro, Tomoyuki Fujii, Mitsuharu Iwasa, Hiroaki Kaneko, Hiroshi Wada. The separation of softwood and hardwood in historical wooden statues of the Nazenji-temple in Japan using NIR spectroscopy. IAWA Journal. 2020. 41. 4. 740-750
2014/02 - The Japan Wood Research Society The Japan Wood Research Society Progress Award Studies on the development of sensing techniques for wood drying
