Aprojectdevelopsintomajorresearchwhenanewandunprecedentedvisionisproposed.Myhopeformystudentsisthattheywillgrowintoresearcherswhocanproposesuchvisions.Inthedevelopmentofnewmaterials,failureismorecommonthansuccess.Mygoalistofosterthedevelopmentoftoughandresilientresearchers.ProfessorYyasushiMurakamiProfessorMurakamijoinedtheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityin1993andtookhiscurrentpositionin2007.Hespentfiveyearsworkingattheleadresearcherfortheknowledgeclustercreationprojectstartingin2007,duringwhichtimehespearheadedadvancedcollaborationbetweenindustryandacademia.Hisareaofresearchismaterialchemistry.Breakingnewgroundinmaterials,processes,andsystemswiththeultimategoalofenergyselfsufficiencyMixing?familiar?materials?to?make?coatingsfor?high‐efficiency?solar?cells36We?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?MaterialsOutlookforresearchOutlookforresearchOutlook?for?students?after?graduationOutlook?for?students?after?graduationDepartment?of?Chemistry?and?MaterialsManyuniversitiesandcompaniesthroughouttheworldarepursuingresearchanddevelopmentprogramswiththegoalofincreasingtheefficiencyofsolarcellsthatcanbecreatedbycoatingsurfaceswithamixtureoftitaniumoxide(usedinsunblockcreams),iodine(usedasadisinfectant),andpigments(suchasfromblueberries).Iamworkingtodevelophighlyefficientsolarcellsandexplainthemechanismofelectrontransfer.Dye‐sensitizedsolarcellsandorganic‐filmsolarcellsareexpectedtoserveaslow‐cost,next‐generationsolarcell.Further,byexplainingthemechanismofelectrontransfer,Ibelieveitwillbepossibletodesignhigh‐performancedevicesusinglow‐costmaterials.Graduates?are?employed?by?material,?device,?and?electrical?manufacturers.ProfessorShogoMoriProfessorMoritookhiscurrentpositionin2018afterworkingatNokiaJapanandasanassistantprofessorandthenanassociateprofessorintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversity.Hisareasofresearchincludedye‐sensitizedandorganicfilmsolarcellsandsemiconductorandsurfaceelectrontransfer.A?selection?of?pigment?solution?and?dye‐sensitized?solar?cells?made?from?them.?These?solutions?make?it?possible?to?design?effective?solar?cells.It?is?possible?to?make?solar?cells?without?complex?equipment.
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