Fig. 1. Functional soft materials and biomimetic systems.Fig. 2. 0D, 1D, or 2D inorganic nano-building blocks.Dr.IoriShimadagraduatedfromTheUniversityofTokyoandinobtainedenvironmentalstudiesin2013.Hetookhiscurrentpositionin2018afterworkingasaresearchfellowattheJapanSocietyforPromotionofScienceandanAssistantProfessoratFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnology,ShinshuUniversity.Hisspecialtyischemicalreactionengineering.AssociateProfessorSANOKokiHereceivedhisPh.D.fromtheUniversityofTokyoin2019.servingasaRIKENAfterSpecialPostdoctoralResearcher(SPDR)andaJSTPRESTOResearcher,hejoinedShinshuUniversityasAssistantProfessorin2021andwaspromotedAssociatetoProfessorin2026.AssociateProfessorSHIMADAIoriEnergy and material uses of biomass resources. Optimizing catalytic reactions is the key to practical application.Catalytic activity test reactorCatalysts and reaction products from microalgae. The products can be used as gasoline additive.Inourresearchactivities,asingleideacaninfluenceresearchersaroundtheworldandchangetheworldindecadestocome.Weaimtodevelop"next-generationfunctionalmaterialsthatcontributetothedevelopmentoffuturesociety"and"environmentallyfriendlymaterialsfortherealizationofasustainablesociety”.Throughresearchactivities,studentscanacquireabilities,suchas"logicalthinking,""problemfindingandsolving,""informationgatheringandtransmission,"and"globalperspective".Wehopethatbyusingtheseskills,studentswillbeabletoplayanactiveroleinglobalsociety.invariousChemicalengineeringcanbeusefulfieldsofmanufacturingchemicals,includingenergy,materials,plantengineeringandsoon.Inourlaboratory,wewanttoacquireknowledgeofchemicalreactionengineeringaswellaswearitthroughresearchonhowtoutilizetheknowledge.hisdoctoratetheWedesignanddevelopfunctionalsoftmaterialsandbiomimeticsystems(Fig.1)byutilizingthestrategiesinthefieldsofcolloidal,supramolecular,andpolymerchemistryandtechnologiesoverthenano-,meso-,andmacro-scales.Weareinterestedinthesophisticatedhierarchicalstructuresandcomplexdynamicsoflivingorganisms.Ourgoalistoartificiallyrealizeinnovativefunctionsthatsurpassevenbiologicalfunctionsbyassemblingnano-buildingblocks(Fig.2)intoelaborateorderedstructures.Bydivingintotheinterdisciplinaryfields,wehopetocontributetosolvingimportantissuesinthefieldsofenvironment,energy,andmaterialsscience.Variousbiomassresourcessuchaslipid,wood,andmicroalgaehavepotentialassustainablealternativefuels.However,itisessentialtoimprovetheefficiencyofconversiontorealizetheenergyutilizationofbiomassresources.Ourlaboratoryaimstoefficientlyconvertbiomassresourcestohigh-gradefuelsandchemicalrawmaterialsusinganinexpensiveprocess.Weareworkingontheelucidationofcatalyticreactionmechanismanddesignofnewcatalysttoachievethesegoals.Outlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationOutlook for researchMygoalistohelpdevelopasocietypoweredbycleanandsustainableenergythatdoesnotrelyonexhaustibleresourcessuchasfossilfuels.Further,forsynthesizingusefulsubstancesusingbiomasstoreplacethemanychemicalproductsthatarecurrentlysynthesizedfromoilresources.IhopetodevelopmethodsOutlook for students after graduationDepartment ofChemistry and MaterialsDepartment ofDepartment ofChemistry and MaterialsChemistry and Materials33Materials science for the future societyRealizing a sustainable society through the effective utilization of biomass resources
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