About us

Message to students

Principal Investigator

Welcome to Nagahara lab!

Nagahara Lab. is a laboratory that was just launched in the 4th year of Reiwa. I would like to invite student who are interested in mathematics education methods, educational technology, etc. and are willing to actively engage in research.
My background is pure mathematics (partial differential equations, especially reaction-diffusion equations). In addition, I worked at Tokyo Tech High School for 6 years and have been in contact with high school students as a mathematics teacher. I think it's even more fun if you are interested in mathematics.

Kentaro Nagahara

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Institute for Liberal Arts, Associate Professor (Lecturer)

Course: Teacher Education Course

affiliations (School, Department):Environment and Society, Social and Human Sciences

Research Project

Development and practice of gaming teaching materials

We are researching what kind of curriculum design is best to improve inquiry activities and what is needed to deepen cross-curricular learning

Collaboration with Tokyo Tech High School

With the Next-Generation Manufacturing Education Joint Research Group, we are conducting research with the aim of considering and making proposals regarding proactive, interactive, and deep learning (active learning) and curriculum management in manufacturing education.

Partial differential equations and Nonlinear Analysis

We analyze semilinear elliptic equations, such as those related to reaction-diffusion equations, using various tools such as eigenvalue problems and variational methods.

Administrative contact

The main faculty members in this laboratory are "Tokyo Institute of Technology, Institute for Liberal Arts". On the other hand, students enrolling from graduate school belong to "Tokyo Institute of Technology, School of Environment and Society, Department of Social and Human Sciences".

Curriculum Vitæ

April 2007-March 2010: Tokyo Denki University Senior High School

April 2010-March 2014: Department of Mathematics, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Supervisor: Eiji Yanagida)

April 2014-March 2016: Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Master of Science, Supervisor: Eiji Yanagida)

April 2016-March 2017: High School Instructor, High School of Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology

April 2016-March 2020 (Leave of absence due to work from April 2016-March 2017): Department of Mathematics, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Ph.D, Supervisor: Eiji Yanagida)

April 2017-March 2022: Teacher, High School of Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology

April 2022-present: Associate Professor (Lecturer), Institute for Liberal Arts, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Professional Membership

Dec, 2023 - Present: Mathematics Education Society of Japan
Apr, 2021 - Present: Japan Association of Simulation And Gaming
Mar, 2021 - Present: Japan Society for Educational Technology
Mar, 2021 - Present: Japan Society of Mathematical Education
Apr, 2019 - Present: The Mathematical Society of Japan

An interview with Kentaro Nagahara 2022.07.08

Interview, Institute for Liberal Arts (Only Japanese)