Graduate School of Engineering / Center for Aerial Intelligent Vehicles, Chiba University / Molecular Chirality Research Center
ProfessorI am developing polymeric materials that not only imitate but surpass living organisms by incorporating designs inspired by them. My goal is to pioneer a novel category of materials, previously nonexistent, translating the functions that living organisms have evolved over many years into human technology.
Recent Topics of Interest:
Development of a convenient method for creating hierarchical structures of particles and molecules
Motto in Research or in Life:
The daily commitment to work and the cherishment of relationships with others are the essence of life, leading to richness of spirit. (Words from Professor Shigemori Otani, the16th president of Tohoku University)
Hobby / Holiday: Spending time outside with my children
News Release
Turning Silver to Gold: A Diacetylene Derivative-Based Metallic Luster Materials
2024.10.30
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Structural Color Inspired by the Coloring Mechanism of Living OrganismsBiomimetics for a Sustainable Society
2024.07.19
News Release
Melanin from Cuttlefish Ink as a Sustainable Biomass Resource
2024.07.01