28ProfessorOHKAWAKousakuAftergraduatingfromtheFunctionalPolymerScienceCourseattheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnology(FTST)andcompletingthefirstsemesterofadoctoralprogramattheGraduateSchoolofOhkawaparticipatedinagraduatecourseofferedbytheUniversityofTokyo’sGraduateSchoolHesubsequentlyreturnedtotheInstituteofHighPolymerResearch(IHPR)runbytheFTSTatShinshuUniversityin1996asanassistantprofessorandlatersubmittedhisdoctoralthesistotheUniversityofTokyo(DoctorateofScience,1998).HewaspromotedtoassociateprofessorattheIHPRin2003.HishasservedasaprofessorintheDivisionofBiologicalandMedicalFibersattheInstituteforFiberEngineering(IFES)atShinshuUniversitysince2014.ProfessorKIMURAMutsumiProfessorgraduatedfromTsukubaUniversityin1990andfromthatuniversity’smaster'sprograminenvironmentalsciencein1992.HecompletedtheShinshuSchoolofUniversityGraduateEngineering’sresearchProgramin1995.Hisareaofspecializationisfunctionalmaterialchemistry.Iamcarryingoutbioscienceandbiochemicalresearchintofibersmadebyorganismsthatliveinwater.MyresearchprimarilycoversthephylaMolluscaandArthropoda.Bivalveclamsthatliveintheoceancreateatypeoffibercalledbyssus.Iampursuingresearchintohigh-efficiencyconversionoftheenergyandchemicalsfoundwithinlivingthingsbyartificiallyimitatingthedetailedstructuresfoundinthem.Specifically,myresearchincludesthebreakingdownofhazardoussubstancesfoundintheenvironment,chemicalsensorsthatcandetecttraceamountsofsubstances,andsolarpanelsmadewithoutsilicon.ProfessorEngineering,Science.BiologicalKimuradoctoralintheTheAsiangreenmusselcreatesthisstrangebyssusfiberunderwater.Byssusfibersaregeneratedbytheadhesivediskattheend(left:thestickypart),thedistalsection(center:ahard,strongfiber),andtheproximalsection(right:atough,strongfiber).This green solar cell imitates photosynthesis.A plant is a small chemical plant.By using m aterialsat the nano-scale, it becomes possible to detect extremely low concentrations of gas (as part of the effort to develop artificial olfactorysensors).Department ofDepartment ofOutlook for researchLivingorganismsleveragetheiracquiredknowledgetocreateexceptionalfibersinthewater.Thereisagreatdealthatresearcherscanlearnfromfibermaterialscreatedbylivingorganisms.Thisknowledgewillleadtothefibermaterialengineeringofthefuture.Outlook for students after graduationGraduatesareemployedasR&Dengineersbymanufacturesfollowingbusinesses:spinning;fiberproductionnon-wovenmaterialproduction;foodingredientproduction;sportsproductproduction;plasticprocessing;processing,manufacture,andsaleofnaturalpolysaccharides;andchemicalproductmanufacturing.involvedOutlook for researchIcarryoutresearchintoenvironmentalpurificationcatalystsonthenano-scale,highlysensitivesensorsthatchemicalsubstances,andfunctionalmaterialsthatallowtheproductionofcolorfulsolarpanels.Thesematerialsarethekeystodevelopingasocietycapableofsustainablegrowth.candetecttraceamountsofOutlook for students after graduationGraduatesgoontoworkprimarilyatchemicalandmaterialmanufacturers,butsomealsoworkatelectricalandmachinerymanufacturersChemistry and MaterialsChemistry and MaterialsDiscovering new functional materials through nanotech and realizing new functionality by imitating the structure of living thingsExploring the future of biochemical research
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