Toshinori Watanabe is Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and working as Senior Researcher in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

He received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics from the University of Tokyo in 1987. He studied at Aachen Technical University in Germany from 1991 to 1992 as a Humboldt researcher. From 1993 to March 2023, he worked at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the University of Tokyo as Associate and Full Professor.

He served as the President of the Gas Turbine Society of Japan, and the President of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences. He is a Fellow of ASME.

Day 2: Thursday January 15th | 14:30 – 15:00

Title:
Government Strategy and Industry Activities for Aero Engine Development in Japan

Abstract

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in Japan issued an Aircraft Industry Strategy in 2024. Following the strategy, NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) executed a study project of future aircraft development planning. These government actions will be briefly introduced in the presentation.

In accordance with government policies, several technology development projects are carried out by industries towards Net-Zero aero propulsion. An overview of the industry activities of such national projects, as well as their own R&D activities. will also be provided in the presentation.