FACULTY RESEARCH ACTIVITY 2014

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Advanced Textile EngineeringScience of silkworms, cocoons, and silk: Fashion apparel and textile designDivision of Textile and Kansei EngineeringI am pursuing a wide array of research related to silk science, including silkworms, cocoons, raw silk thread, silk fabric, fashion, and market research, and my work draws on such disciplines as management engineering, systems engineering, multivariate analysis, and textile processing technology. I also conduct research related to textile design, for example on topics such as image analysis of fashion apparel.Hideaki MorikawaProfessorImage analysis of fashion apparelScience of silkworms, cocoons, and silkAfter graduating from Shinshu University Graduate School, Professor Morikawa worked at in the private sector at Kao, at Niigata Women's College, and then as an associate professor in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University before taking his current position. His areas of specialization are textile engineering, management engineering, and statistics.While the silk generated by silkworms is an important ber material in the eld of high fashion, applications are expected to extend to biometrics as well as utilization of silk protein as a medical material, and the development of silk science is moving forward through combination with leading-edge technologies.Outlook for researcGraduates are likely to work as engineers involved in product development in the fashion, apparel, and textile industries.Outlook for students after graduationAdvanced Textile EngineeringBringing the wonder of interior textile products to the worldDivision of Textile and Kansei EngineeringI am involved in research into the performance, safety, and comfort of interior textile products such as wallpaper, curtains, and carpets. My work also includes proposing new testing methods to international standards bodies through research into testing and evaluation methods for accurately determining the properties of those products.Hirokazu KimuraProfessorExperimental results on the indoor energy conservation eects of interior textile products (presented at the 2012 JAPANTEX Interior-fabrics Performance Evaluation Conference)My lab developed and commercialized this antistatic sheet for use on the human body.Professor Kimura took his position with the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University in 2013 after working at the Technology Research Institute of Osaka Prefecture. Principal areas of research include evaluation of the performance, safety, and comfort of interior products; evaluation of electrostatic properties of bers and high-polymer materials; and industrial standardization of textile oor coverings.Through research into, and development of, ooring materials that are elderly-friendly and easy on the feet, I hope to help create safe and comfortable living environments and to contribute to human knowledge by communicating my ndings to the world.Outlook for researchGraduates strive to participate in research and development work carried out by textile manufacturers and quality control and management teams.Outlook for students after graduation08

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