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36Functional Polymer ScienceExploring the future of biochemical researchDepartment of Chemistry and MaterialsI am carrying out bioscience and biochemical research into fibers made by organisms that live in water. My research primarily covers the phyla Mollusca and Arthropoda. Bivalve clams that live in the ocean create a type of fiber called byssus.Kousaku OhkawaAfter graduating from the Functional Polymer Science Course at the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology (FTST) and completing the rst semester of a doctoral program at the Graduate School of Engineering, Professor Ohkawa participated in a graduate course oered by the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Biological Science. He subsequently returned to the Institute of High Polymer Research (IHPR) run by the FTST at Shinshu University in 1996 as an assistant professor and later submitted his doctoral thesis to the University of Tokyo (Doctorate of Science, 1998). He was promoted to associate professor at the IHPR in 2003. His has served as a professor in the Division of Biological and Medical Fibers at the Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES) at Shinshu University since 2014.Living organisms leverage their acquired knowledge to create exceptional bers in the water. There is a great deal that researchers can learn from ber materials created by living organisms. This knowledge will lead to the ber material engineering of the future.Outlook for researchGraduates are employed as R&D engineers by manufacturers involved in the following businesses: spinning; ber production; non-woven material production; food ingredient production; sports product production; plastic processing; processing, manufacture, and sale of natural polysaccharides; and chemical product manufacturing.Outlook for students after graduationByssus bers are generated by the adhesive disk at the end (left: the sticky part), the distal section (center: a hard, strong ber), and the proximal section (right: a tough, strong ber).The Asian green mussel creates this strange byssus ber underwater.ProfessorFunctional Polymer ScienceCreating high-function fibers to facilitate safer and more comfortable lifestylesDepartment of Chemistry and MaterialsFiber is a material that is essential in our daily lives, and I am pursuing research to make fiber even more useful. Currently, my lab is focusing on research to make fiber stronger (high performance) and to add conductive or antibacterial properties (high functionality) by combining numerous types of different materials.Yasuo GotohProfessor Gotoh took his current position in 2007 after serving in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University as an assistant professor. His area of research is ber and polymer material science, and he is currently focuses on research into the properties of compound materials and high-polymer solids that combine organic and inorganic materials.When used in the bodies of moving vehicles such as aircraft and cars, these bers can reduce weight, improving fuel eciency and leading to energy savings. Improving the performance and functionality of ber is an area of research that contributes to the future of humanity.Outlook for researchMany graduates are employed by chemical and material companies. They also nd employment at non-ber-related companies when those companies handle bers.Outlook for students after graduationProfessorHere, ber is being stretched on a heating plate. This process increases the strength of the ber by a factor of 10.Polymers are melted in a solution to prepare the spinning solution that serves as the raw material for ber.Direction ber travels

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