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Waseda professor Tomomi Nonaka explores food and quality of life in space

Waseda University's 2026 expert series on food has featured Professor Tomomi Nonaka, a management systems and service engineering specialist, on the future of food and quality of life in space.

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Why it matters: Readers of Waseda's food-themed expert series gain a service-engineering perspective on food and quality of life in space from Professor Tomomi Nonaka.

Waseda University said food is the theme of its expert series for the 2026 academic year, which considers the subject from the viewpoints of several specialists.

According to the university, the series' fourth guest is Professor Tomomi Nonaka of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, who specialises in management systems engineering and service engineering.

The university's feature presents Professor Nonaka exploring the future of food and quality of life in space.

Editor’s view

Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

The feature is the fourth in Waseda's food-themed series for the 2026 academic year, with Professor Nonaka applying a management systems and service engineering perspective to food and quality of life in space.

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