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Go Igarashi

Go Igarashi

Position
Associate Professor
Email
Room Address
Room 540, ES Building
Research Interest
Cement Chemistry, Concrete Chemistry

Profile

In the context of research on building materials, the objective is to elucidate the mechanisms that give rise to material properties. Conducting the research endeavor involves the development and control of building materials that leverage these properties.

Career History

  • 2005.03 Shizuoka Prefectural Numazu Higashi High School
  • 2005.04-2009.03 Nagoya University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Social and Environmental Engineering
  • 2009.04-2011.03 Nagoya University, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Urban Environmental Studies Program, Master’s Program
  • 2011.04-2014.03 Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Department of Urban Environmental Studies, Doctoral Program (Secondary)
  • 2011.04-2014.03 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellow DC1
  • 2012.05-2012.11 Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Visiting Researcher
  • 2014.04-2019.03 Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
  • 2014.04-2022.09 Project Lecturer, Department of Social Infrastructure Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  • 2022.10-present Associate Professor, Department of Urban Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

Professional Affiliations

Japan Concrete Institute, Architectural Institute of Japan, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Atomic Energy Society of Japan

Awards

  • 2014 Tokai Award (Paper Award), Architectural Institute of Japan (February 11, 2014) “Relationship between Binding Water Content and Water Vapor BET Specific Surface Area in Cement Hardened Bodies Using Various Portland Cements and Blast Furnace Slag Fine Powder”
  • 2013 67th Cement Technology Conference Excellent Presentation Award (July 31, 2013) “Proposal of a Simplified Evaluation Method for Drying Shrinkage Strain of Aggregates Using Loss on Ignition”
  • 2011 33rd Annual Concrete Engineering Conference Annual Paper Encouragement Award (July 13, 2011) “Relationship between Young’s Modulus and Phase Composition of Cement Hardened Bodies under Different Equilibrium Relative Humidity Conditions”
  • 2010 32nd Annual Concrete Engineering Conference Annual Paper Encouragement Award (July 9, 2010) “Time-Dependent Variation of Poisson’s Ratio in Young-Age Cement Hardened Bodies”
  • 2009 20th Architectural Institute of Japan Outstanding Graduation Thesis Award (July 29, 2009) “Study on the Effect of Temperature History on Reactions and Physical Properties in Cement Hardened Bodies Using Ordinary Portland Cement”

Recent Published Papers

  1. Weidong ji, Huining Xu, He Zhan, Go Igarashi, Hengzhen Li, Xinxing Bian, Yiqiu Tan (2026),"Resistance of asphalt mixture with additives to salt erosion and freezing cycles: An imaging-based mesoscale damage perspective", Construction and Building Materials.
  2. Dong Wang, Feng Ju, Go Igarashi (2026),"Cleaner production–oriented design of cemented foam backfill with high strength, low cost, and low carbon emissions: A TabPFN-based multi-objective optimization framework", Journal of Cleaner Production.
  3. Tatsuki NAKASHIMA, Abudushalamu Aili, Ippei MARUYAMA, Go IGARASHI (2026),"FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON THE THERMAL SHRINKAGE BEHAVIOR OF HARDENED CEMENT PASTES CONTAINING FLY ASH WHILE HEATING UP TO 1200℃", Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 79(1), 139-146.
  4. Hirofumi IDA, Ryo KURIHARA, Go IGARASHI, Ippei MARUYAMA (2026),"AMORPHIZATION RELATED TO THE MELTING BEHAVIOR OF MORTAR UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS…", Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 79(1), 122-130.
  5. Ryusei IGAMI, Go IGARASHI, Ryo KURIHARA, Ippei MARUYAMA (2026),"Mechanism of microstructure change in synthesized tobemorite during accelerated carbonation by water vapor sorption isotherms", Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 79(1), 11-20.
  6. Ryusei Igami, Go Igarashi, Abudushalamu Aili, Ryo Kurihara, Ippei Maruyama (2025),"Full-scale Microstructure and Volume Composition Changes in Hardened Cement Paste during Drying and Accelerated Carbonation by Water-2-propanol 1/H-NMR Relaxometry", Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, 23(11), 507-530.
  7. Sayuri Tomita, Kazuo Yamada, Go Igarashi, Yoshifumi Hosokawa, Ippei Maruyama (2025),"Interaction of Cs and Sr with C–A–S–H and Carbonated C–A–S–H phases: Experimental study and thermodynamic modeling", Journal of Nuclear Materials, 617, 156156-156156.
  8. Tatsuki NAKASHIMA, Go IGARASHI, Ryusei IGAMI, Ippei MARUYAMA (2025),"Influence of aggregate on the changes of mineral composition and phase transformation of hardened cement paste and mortar in heating high-temperature", Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 78(1), 103-110.
  9. Daiki ICHIKAWA, Ippei MARUYAMA, Ryusei IGAMI, Go IGARASHI (2025),"Fundamental study on swelling behavior of hardened cement pastes immersed in aqueous chloride solution", Cement Science and Concrete Technology, 78(1), 152-160.
  10. Usman, M., Nakamura, H., Karam, M.S., Miura, T., Igarashi, G. (2025),"Study on Relationship Between Mechanical Properties and Water Absorption Characteristics of Mortars by Using Digital Image Correlation Method (DICM)", Materials, 18(5), 1182-1182.