Shinichi Sakurai

Professor

Faculty of Fiber Science and Engineering (Department of Biobased Materials Science)

Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan

TEL : 075-724-7864, FAX: 075-724-7547, e-mail: shin@kit.ac.jp

http://www.biobased.kit.ac.jp/major/pn/index.html (only Japanese)

Guest Professor

                     Jiaxing University, China

Adjunct Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

Guwahati, India

ORCHID ID: 0000-0002-5756-1066.

Research Map account: https://researchmap.jp/read0013604.

                    Vice President of The Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan

Biography

Birthday: March 9th, 1962 (62 years old)

1984.3.  Graduated from Kyoto University (Department of Polymer Chemistry)

1986.3.  Master Degree (Kyoto U.)

1992.3.  Dr. of Engineering, Kyoto U.

Thesis: MISCIBILITY AND PHASE TRANSITIONS OF POLYMER BLENDS AND BLOCK COPOLYMERS

1989.4.  Assistant Prof., Kyoto Institute of Technology (Dept. of Polymer Eng. and Science)

1998.2.  Associate Prof., Kyoto Institute of Technology (Dept. of Polymer Eng. and Science)

2010.4.  Prof., Kyoto Institute of Technology (Department of Biobased Materials Science)

1986.11. ~ 1987.3.  Guest Scientist (National Bureau of Standards, USA)

1988.7. ~ 1988.12.  Guest Scientist (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)

1992.3.~1993.1.    Sabbatical stay at UC Santa Barbara

2015.5.~2017. 5.   President of Kansai Branch, The Society of Rubber Science and Technology,

                 Japan

2017.4. ~ 2018.3.  Visiting Professor, Kyoto University (Institute of Chemical Research), Japan

2020.4 ~ 2024.6   Chief of the Kansai Branch, The Society of Fiber Science and Technology,

                 Japan

2019.4 ~ present   Vice President of The Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan

Awards

2006.6     Award from The Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan (major award)

2006.7     Award from SAS2006 conference (award for the outstanding service)

2011.5.30   8th The CERI Best Presentation Award

           (The Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan)

Research Interests and expertise:

Polymer Physics, Synchrotron Small-Angle X-ray Scattering, Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, Pattern Formation, Dissipative Structures in Polymer System (convection), Multiphase Polymeric Materials, Biobased Materials, Structure and Properties Relationship, Small-Angle X-ray Scattering, Polymer Crystallization

Facilities in my laboratory:

Small-Angle X-ray Scattering

Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering

Atomic Force Microscope

Differential Scanning Calorimeter

Digital Microscope

Polarized Optical Microscope / Hot Stage

Stress-Strain Measurement

Surface Tension Measurement

Viscosity Measurement of Liquid Surface / Hot Stage

Awards: 2006 Society for Fiber Science

       SAS2006 Awards for Outstanding Services

       CERI Award (THE SOCIETY OF RUBBER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, JAPAN)

Others:

◎ Polymer (Elsevier)　Editorial Advisory Board Member (2000.9〜)

◎ Member of the board of representatives, THE SOCIETY OF RUBBER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, JAPAN

◎ Sabbatical Stay: Department of Physics, University of California at Santa Barbara (April 1992〜 January 1993) “Pattern Formation in a Convecting Liquid Crystal”

◎ Guest Scientist: Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg (July 1988 ~ December 1988), “Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies on Miscibility and Phase Transitions of Polymer Blends”

◎ Guest Scientist: Polymers Division, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg (November 1986 ~ March 1987), “Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies on Miscibility and Phase Transitions of Polymer Blends”

Number of Refereed Scientific Publications: 224