ParticleSolidApplying colloid and interface chemistry to nano‐technological and biological systemsDepartment of Chemistry and MaterialsOutlookforresearchOutlook for students after graduationIn my laboratory, we use colloid and interfacial science to study nano‐technological and biological systems.Nano‐technologicalapplications:Weareusinginterfacialforcestoproduceamonolayerofnanoparticlesatanair‐waterinterfacewithacontrolledpacking.Suchamonolayercanbeusedtoproducemagneticorsemiconductormaterials.Ourgoalistodeterminehowtocreatehigh‐qualitydevicesatlowcostbydetermining(1)theeffectsoftheparticlematerial,size,andshapeonthephysicalpropertiesofthemonolayerand(2)theforcesandfactorscontrollingthestructuringandinteractionsoftheparticlesattheinterface.Biologicalapplications:Weareresearching(1)thephysicalpropertiesofpolysaccharidesinordertoproducematerialsthatcanactaslubricantfilmsinjointsand(2)howtocontroltheinteractionsoflipidsincellmembraneswithothermoleculessoastoinhibittheiraggregation,whichcancausehealthproblemssuchasmetabolicsyndrome.Iamstudyingnano‐technologicalandbiologicalsystemsbyusingcolloidandinterfacialphysicalchemicaltechniques.Myfocusisondeterminingthefundamentalpropertiesofthesesystemsandhowtheycanbecontrolled.Inoursociety,peoplehavetothinkandmakedecisionsonnewandunknowntopicseveryday.Inmylab,wearelearninghowtothinkandmakedecisionsthoughourresearchonnewandunknownscience.Professor Cathy McNameeEducation:B.Sc. (hons), B.A.: University of Queensland, AustraliaD.Sc.: Kyoto University, Japan International collaborations：Max Planck Institute for Polymer Science, GermanyResearch Field：Colloid and Interface ScienceA particulate monolayer that has been transferred to a solid substrateTheinteractionofglucoseorinsulinwithamodelbiologicalmembraneisdeterminedbyusingaLangmuirtroughandfluorescenceimagingtechniques.Aprojectdevelopsintomajorresearchwhenanewandunprecedentedvisionisproposed.Myhopeformystudentsisthattheywillgrowintoresearcherswhocanproposesuchvisions.Inthedevelopmentofnewmaterials,failureismorecommonthansuccess.Mygoalistofosterthedevelopmentoftoughandresilientresearchers.ProfessorYyasushiMurakamiProfessorMurakamijoinedtheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityin1993andtookhiscurrentpositionin2007.Hespentfiveyearsworkingattheleadresearcherfortheknowledgeclustercreationprojectstartingin2007,duringwhichtimehespearheadedadvancedcollaborationbetweenindustryandacademia.Hisareaofresearchismaterialchemistry.Breakingnewgroundinmaterials,processes,andsystemswiththeultimategoalofenergyselfsufficiencyWe select only research that is truly necessary to solvesociety’s problemsand strive to break new ground withour work.Titanium oxide nanofiberused as a photo catalystA highly active and long‐lifeplatinum/silica fuel cellcatalystTheopticalmaterialsandinorganicnanofibermaterialsthatmylabhasdevelopedareuniqueintheworld,andtheyareactuallybeingused.Mycurrentfocusisenergyself‐sufficiency.Ifbiomasscouldbedriedwithoutapplyingtoomuchenergy,itwouldbepossibletoutilizemarineresourcesaswell,andifelectricitycouldbegeneratedefficientlyfromheat,wewouldbeabletoconvertthelongwavelengthrangeofsunlightintoelectricity.Department of Chemistry and MaterialsOutlookforresearchOutlook for students after graduation35
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