25ProfessorASAO NaokiProfessorAsaojoinedtheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityin2016afterworkingatTohokuUniversity.Hisprincipalresearchismaterialsscience,basedonorganicchemistry,catalyticscience,andmetallurgy.science,onorganicchemistry,catalyticscience,andmetallurgy.ProfessorARAKIJunProfessorArakitookhiscurrentpositionin2021afterworkingasaJST-CRESTpostdocresearcher,atechnicaladvisortoAdvancedanSoftmaterialsandtheassistantprofessorunderShinshuYoungResearchersEmpower-mentProject.Hisareasofspecializationincludesupra-molecularchemistryandpolysacchadidechemistry.areaofbasedInc.,UniversityRecently,wehavedevelopedanewmethodtofabricateultrafinemetaloxidenanomaterialsthatisbasedonadealloyingmethod.Thenanomaterialsexhibitremarkablechemicalpropertiesthatcanbeusedinavarietyofresearchfields.Cellulosenano-whiskersfromplants(left).Thesenano-sizedfibershaveanelasticmodulushigherthanthatofsteel.Theycanformaliquidcrystalthatshowsvividbirefringencebetweencrossedpolarizers(right).AtransmissionelectronmicrographoftitanatenanowiresNanoporousgold as a heterogeneous catalyst formolecular transformationsAcertainpolyrotaxanederivative,thatis,anano-sizednecklacemoleculewithawidthof1nanometer,canbeusedtoformaflexiblefilmthathasbeenutilizedtopaintcellphones.cellphones.A high-resolution transmission electron micrograph of cerium-oxide nanorods.サイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横11cm、縦22.2cmサイズW7.5cm×H4.35cm配置位置横11cm、縦2.5cmサイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横14.9cm、縦22.2cmOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationManygraduatesgoontograduateschoolandgetpositionsinabroadrangeofresearchareasinchemicalcompanies.Outlook for researchandcellulose/chitinPolyrotaxanenano-whiskersarebothmaterialswithdiversefuturepotential.Thesecarbohydrate-based,eco-friendly,andbiodegradablecomponentswillfindwideapplicationinsociety.Outlook for students after graduationGraduates are employed primarily by chemical and material manufacturers.Iampursuingtwoprincipalareasofresearch.Thefirstinvolvesutilizationofnecklace-shapedsupramoleculescalledpolyrotaxanestodevelopfunctionalmaterialssuchasgels,fibers,andfilmsthroughchemicalmodification.Thesecondinvolvesapplicationsofnano-whiskers,thatis,rod-likemicrocrystalparticlesofcelluloseobtainedprimarilyfromtreesandplantsandthoseofchitinfromcrabandshrimpshellsforuseasreinforcednanocomposites.inorderMetal and metal oxidenanomaterialsfor our daily lifeInourlaboratory,wearestudyingmaterialssciencethatcontributestoenergyandenvironmentalmatters.Oneofthecentralissuesinnanotechnologyresearchisthefabricationofmetaloxidenanomaterialswhoseshapeandsizeiscontrolled.Thisisimportantasthechemicalandphysicalpropertiesofthenanomaterialsarehighlydependentontheirstructures.Furthermore,wearepreparingmanytypesofnanoporousmetalstobeusedasefficientheterogeneouscatalystsforvariouskindsofmaterialtransformations.Necklace-shaped supramolecules andcellulose/chitin nano-whiskersChemistry and MaterialsChemistry and MaterialsDepartment ofDepartment of
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