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Specially Appointed Associate Professor Okamoto Laboratory

Polymeric Nanocomposites

Polymeric nano-composites, Biopolymer-related materials for tissue engineering, DNA/RNA chemistry, Hydrogels

http://www.toyota-ti.ac.jp/Lab/Zairyo/5z50/okamoto.htm

Ph. D. (Material Science) Tokyo Institute of Technology (1994/12)

Visiting Professor, Politecnico di Torino (2011/4-)
Reaearch Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute（2009/04-）
Assosiate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute（2009/01-）
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute（1996/1-2008/12）
Post Doctoral Fellow, Inorganic Materials Department, Kyushu National Industrial research Institute 　（1995/8-1995/10）
Research Student, Tokyo Institute of Technology （1990/4-1991/5）
Research Associate, Toyobo Research Center, Polymer Div.（1986/4-1995/12）

Advisory Board:
? The Society of Rheology, Japan, Board & Polymer Processing Committee Chair (2001- till data)
? International Advisory Board of Nanocomposite in Canada (2001- till data)
? The Austrian NANO Initiative Advisory Committee（2004- till data）
? VAMAS -TWA-PNC Regional Coordinator for Asia, Oceania & Australia (2007- till data)
? Research Advisory Board of CSIR, Pretoria, Rep. of South Africa (2007- till data)
? Advisory Board of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Environmental Department (2012-till data)
Associate Editor:
Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (2011- till data)

Editorial Board:
J. Nanotechnology (2011- till data)
J. Materials Science and Engineering with Advanced Technology
Professional Associations:
? American Chemical Society (ACS)
? Polymer Processing Society (PPS)
? Society of Plastics Engineers, USA (SPE)
? Japan Society of Polymer Processing (JSPP)
? The Society of Rheology, Japan (SRJ)
? The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ)
? The Society of Rubber Industry, Japan (SRIJ)