<Original articles & Reviews>

Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Allison Arabelo, Kawawa Banda, Imasiku Nyambe, Meki Chirwa, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka:
Biosorption of Pb (II) and Zn (II) from aqueous solution by Oceanobacillus profundus isolated from an abandoned mine.
Scientific Reports, 10:21189 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78187-4

Md Al Imran, Sivakumar Gowthaman, Kazunori Nakashima and Satoru Kawasaki:
The Influence of the Addition of Plant-Based Natural Fibers (Jute) on Biocemented Sand Using MICP Method.
Materials, 13(18), 4198, 2020
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184198

Jing He, Satoru Kawasaki, Varenyam Achal:
The utilization of agricultural waste as agro-cement in concrete: A review.
Sustainability, 12(17), 6971, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12176971

Kasun Godigamuwa, Kazunori Nakashima, Junnosuke Okamoto, Satoru Kawasaki:
Biological route to fabricate silica on cellulose using immobilized silicatein fused with a carbohydrate-binding module.
Biomacromolecules, 21, 2922−2928, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00730

Gowthaman, S., Nakashima, K., and Kawasaki, S.:
Freeze-Thaw Durability and Shear Responses of Cemented Slope Soil Treated by Microbial Induced Carbonate Precipitation.
Soils and Foundations, 60(4), 840-855, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2020.05.012

Lutfian R. Daryono, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Imam Suyanto and Arief Rahmadi:
Investigation of Natural Beachrock and Physical–Mechanical Comparison with Artificial Beachrock Induced by MICP as a Protective Measure against Beach Erosion at Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Geosciences, 2020, in press.
doi:10.3390/geosciences10040000

Lutfian Rusdi Daryono, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Anastasia Dewi Titisari, Didit Hadi Barianto:
Sediment characteristics of beachrock: A baseline investigation based on microbial induced carbonate precipitation at Krakal-Sadranan Beach, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Applied Sciences, 10(2), 520, 2020.
https://doi:10.3390/app10020520

Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Yuki Togo, Tsutomu Sato, Satoru Kawasaki:
Cellulose-metallothionein biosorbent for removal of Pb(II) and Zn(II) from polluted water.
Chemosphere, 246, 125733, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125733

Yuki Togo, Kazunori Nakashima, Wilson Mwandira, Satoru Kawasaki:
A novel metal adsorbent composed of hexa-histidine tag and carbohydrate-binding module on cellulose.
Analytical Sciences, 36(4), 459-464, 2020
https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.19P356

Apichaya Aneksampant, Kazunori Nakashima and Satoru Kawasaki:
Microbial Leaching of Iron from Hematite: Direct or Indirect Elution.
Materials Transactions, 61(2), 396-401 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.M-M2019860

<International Conferences & Proceedings>

Heru Hendrayana, Phyu Phyu Thin, Wahyu Wilopo, Satoru Kawasaki:
Control of aquifer weathering degree to the groundwater chemical composition in Wates Coastal Aquifer, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The 1st Geosciences and Environmental Sciences Symposium (ICST 2020), E3S Web Conferences, Volume 200, 02005 (2020), October 23, 2020.

S. Gowthaman, K. Nakashima, H. Nakamura, S. Kawasaki:
Influence of Wet-Dry and Freeze-Thaw Cycles on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of MICP Treated Slope Soil.
54th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA (American Rock Mechanics Association), Colorado, USA, June 28 – July 1, 2020, physical event cancelled.

Md Al Imran, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki:
Enzyme Induced Biocementation Using Watermelon Seed as a Source of Urease.
First International Conference (Online) on Microbial Biotechnology in Construction Materials and Geotechnical Engineering (MBCMG2020), Nanjing, China, November 7, 2020.

Sivakumar Gowthaman, Pahala Ge Nishadi Nayanthara, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Atsuko Sato:
Mechanical Strength of Organic Soil Treated by Fiber Incorporated Microbial Cementation.
First International Conference (Online) on Microbial Biotechnology in Construction Materials and Geotechnical Engineering (MBCMG2020), Nanjing, China, November 7, 2020.

Md. Al Imran, Kazunori Nakashima, Niki Evelpidou, Satoru Kawasaki:
Development of artificial beachrock using watermelon seeds as a source of urease.
The Tenth International Conference of Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE 2020), Melbourne, Australia, November 12, 2020 (Online).

Meiqi Chen, Sivakumar Gowthaman, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki:
Mechanical strength of peat soil treated by fiber incorporated microbial cementation.
The Tenth International Conference of Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE 2020), Melbourne, Australia, November 12, 2020 (Online).

Sivakumar Gowthaman, Arash Mohsenzadeh, Kazunori Nakashima, Hiromi Nakamura, Satoru Kawasaki:
Evaluation on the performance of MICP treated slope soil under acid rain environment.
The Tenth International Conference of Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE 2020), Melbourne, Australia, November 12, 2020 (Online).

Lutfian Rusdi Daryono, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Anastasia Dewi Titisari, Didit Hadi Barianto, Imam Suyanto, Arief Rahmadi:
A Feasibility Investigation for Developing Artificial Beachrocks: A Potential Measure for Coastal Protection in Southeast Yogyakarta Coast, Indonesia.
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2020, Vienna, Austria, May 8, 2020 (Online).

Md Al Imran, Kazunori Nakashima, Niki Evelpidou, Satoru Kawasaki:
Innovative Approach for Addressing Coastal Erosion Protection Using Microbial Induced Carbonate Precipitation.
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2020, Vienna, Austria, May 8, 2020 (Online).

<Awards>

パン酵母と農業用肥料を使った環境調和型地盤改良技術の開発
谷口惠梨，中村孝道，遠藤正美，阿部磨弥，川﨑　了
第14回地盤改良シンポジウム〈オンライン開催〉，12月3日

Souta Tsujitani
Best Presentation Award, 3rd Young Bioengineer Community Online Seminar, November 21, 2020

Yuki TOGO
Sustainable Resources Engineering Award 2019, March 25, 2020

Yuki TOGO, Kazunori NAKASHIMA, Wilson MWANDIRA, and Satoru KAWASAKI
Hot Article Award, Analytical Sciences, April 10, 2020