Iamcarryingoutbioscienceandbiochemicalresearchintofibersmadebyorganismsthatliveinwater.MyresearchprimarilycoversthephylaMolluscaandArthropoda.Bivalveclamsthatliveintheoceancreateatypeoffibercalledbyssus.Livingorganismsleveragetheiracquiredknowledgetocreateexceptionalfibersinthewater.Thereisagreatdealthatresearcherscanlearnfromfibermaterialscreatedbylivingorganisms.Thisknowledgewillleadtothefibermaterialengineeringofthefuture.GraduatesareemployedasR&Dengineersbymanufacturesinvolvedinthefollowingbusinesses:spinning;fiberproductionnon‐wovenmaterialproduction;foodingredientproduction;sportsproductproduction;plasticprocessing;processing,manufacture,andsaleofnaturalpolysaccharides;andchemicalproductmanufacturing.TheAsiangreenmusselcreatesthisstrangebyssusfiberunderwater.Byssusfibersaregeneratedbytheadhesivediskattheend(left:thestickypart),thedistalsection(center:ahard,strongfiber),andtheproximalsection(right:atough,strongfiber).Department of Chemistry and MaterialsExploring the future of biochemical researchIampursuingresearchintohigh‐efficiencyconversionoftheenergyandchemicalsfoundwithinlivingthingsbyartificiallyimitatingthedetailedstructuresfoundinthem.Specifically,myresearchincludesthebreakingdownofhazardoussubstancesfoundintheenvironment,chemicalsensorsthatcandetecttraceamountsofsubstances,andsolarpanelsmadewithoutsilicon.Graduatesgoontoworkprimarilyatchemicalandmaterialmanufacturers,butsomealsoworkatelectricalandmachinerymanufacturersProfessorMutsumiKimuraProfessorKimuragraduatedfromTsukubaUniversityin1990andfromthatuniversity’smaster'sprograminenvironmentalsciencein1992.HecompletedtheShinshuUniversityGraduateSchoolofEngineering’sdoctoralresearchProgramin1995.Hisareaofspecializationisfunctionalmaterialchemistry.OutlookforresearchOutlook for students after graduationIcarryoutresearchintoenvironmentalpurificationcatalystsonthenano‐scale,highlysensitivesensorsthatcandetecttraceamountsofchemicalsubstances,andfunctionalmaterialsthatallowtheproductionofcolorfulsolarpanels.Thesematerialsarethekeystodevelopingasocietycapableofsustainablegrowth.Department of Chemistry and MaterialsDiscoveringnewfunctionalmaterialsthroughnanotechandrealizingnewfunctionalitybyimitatingthestructureoflivingthings30By using m aterials at the nano‐scale, it becomes possible to detect extremely low concentrations of gas (as part of the effort to develop artificial olf actory sensors).A plant is a small chemical plant.This green solar cell imitates photosynthesis.Outlook for students after graduationProfessorKousakuOhkawaAftergraduatingfromtheFunctionalPolymerScienceCourseattheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnology(FTST)andcompletingthefirstsemesterofadoctoralprogramattheGraduateSchoolofEngineering,ProfessorOhkawaparticipatedinagraduatecourseofferedbytheUniversityofTokyo’sGraduateSchoolBiologicalScience.HesubsequentlyreturnedtotheInstituteofHighPolymerResearch(IHPR)runbytheFTSTatShinshuUniversityin1996asanassistantprofessorandlatersubmittedhisdoctoralthesistotheUniversityofTokyo(DoctorateofScience,1998).HewaspromotedtoassociateprofessorattheIHPRin2003.HishasservedasaprofessorintheDivisionofBiologicalandMedicalFibersattheInstituteforFiberEngineering(IFES)atShinshuUniversitysince2014.Outlook for research
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