- Overview
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Polymers have played a major part in the advancement of modern society and individual human lives, and will continue to play an increasingly essential role. The Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, in the Faculty of Engineering at Yamagata University, is recognized as one of the largest polymer research groups in Japan, and has a long-standing history of providing contributions to polymer research and education. More than 30 faculty members belong to this department at the undergraduate level, and additionally, our department is closely related to two graduate courses — in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Department of Organic Device Engineering — at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering. In total, around 50 faculty members belong to these departments at the graduate level. The faculty members, who have a variety of experience in chemistry, physics, biology, material science, electronics, and process engineering, are involved in conducting interdisciplinary research between basic polymer science and advanced material/technology science. These topics include organic electroluminescence, environmentally friendly and energy creative materials, bio-related materials, food science, computer simulation (of molecular dynamics methods), precise analysis, and micro- and nano-molding. In addition to traditional strengths in new polymer synthesis and manufacturing processes, our departments also focus on divergent research fields involving computational simulations, rheology, morphology, surface and optical characterization, nanotechnologies, and photonics. Most faculty members participate in both undergraduate and graduate educational and research programs. At present, we have about 500 undergraduate students and nearly 130 graduate students.
- History
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Yamagata University’s Faculty of Engineering celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010, following the establishment of Yonezawa Higher Technical School, the predecessor of the Faculty, in 1910. At that time, the school was composed of two departments: the Dyeing Division and the Weaving Division. In 1944, Yonezawa Higher Technical School was renamed Yonezawa Engineering College, and in 1949, this was reorganized to become the Yamagata University Faculty of Engineering. The creation of this faculty, which included the Department of Textile Technology amongst its four departments, accompanied the foundation of Yamagata University. In 1965, the Department of Polymer Chemistry was established, and in 1973, the Department of Textile Technology was renamed the Department of Textile and Polymer Technology. Ten years later, this became the Department of Polymer Materials Engineering. In 1990, four departments, including the Departments of Polymer Materials Engineering and Polymer Chemistry, were reorganized into the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, out of which the current Department of Polymer Science and Engineering was born in 2000.
The University’s Graduate School of Engineering (Master’s Program) was established in 1964, and originally offered five research courses. In 1999, the Graduate School of Engineering was reorganized into the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, and it now provides nine research courses under the Master’s Program. At present, two of these programs are closely related to polymer science and engineering — those in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Department of Organic Device Engineering.
In 1993, the Doctoral Program was opened, and this now comprises a total of five courses. Students in the Doctoral Program conduct even more specialized research. Most faculty members in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering belong to the Organic Materials Engineering Doctoral Program. In line with increasing globalization, the fields of polymer science and engineering are becoming more interdisciplinary. Consequently, the Doctoral Program provides world-leading education and research opportunities and advanced interdisciplinary views that extend beyond traditional frameworks. - Faculty members
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Please add @yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp to the E-mail address. The list includes the menbers of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering and Department of Organic Device Engineering).
- Professor
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Name Profile HPURL Seeds Room
numberTel E-Mail Hiroshi ITO Profile URL Seeds 6-113 3081 ihiroshi Shuji OKADA Profile URL Seeds 2-106 3741 okadas Seigou KAWAGUCHI Profile Seeds 2-305 3182 skawagu Junji KIDO
Distinguished Research ProfessorProfile URL 10-505W 3052 kid Jiro KUMAKI Profile URL Seeds 6-317 3071 kumaki Noriyuki KURAMOTO Profile URL Seeds 9-401-1 3051 kuramoto Takashi KURIYAMA Profile Seeds 6-223 3062 t-kuri Masahito SANO Profile Seeds 2-204 3072 mass Tatsuhiro TAKAHASHI Profile URL Seeds 6-517 3048 effort Junichi TAKIMOTO Profile URL 6-319 3076 takimoto Shizuo TOKITO
Distinguished Research ProfessorProfile URL Seeds 10-305 3725 tokito Akihiro NISHIOKA Profile URL Seeds 6-617 3207 nishioka Hideharu MORI Profile URL Seeds 2-103 3765 h.mori Koichiro YONETAKE Profile URL Seeds 6-519 3045 yone Masaru TANAKA Profile URL Seeds 9-200-4 3116 tanaka Tatsuo NISHINA Profile URL 9-300-3 3793 nishina Fumihiko HIROSE Profile URL Seeds 7-129 3767 fhirose - Associate Professor
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Name Profile HPURL Seeds Room
numberTel E-Mail Tomonori KODA Profile URL Seeds 6-615 3066 koda Masataka SUGIMOTO Profile URL Seeds 6-419 3057 sugimoto SUKUMARAN
SATHISH KUMARProfile URL Seeds 6-421 3056 sa.k.sukumaran
@gmail.comKenichi NAKAYAMA Profile URL Seeds 10-402 3713 nakayama Atsushi NARUMI Profile Seeds 2-201 3829 narumi Osamu HABA Profile Seeds 2-207 3091 haba Yong-Jin PU Profile URL 10-503 3595 pu Katsuya MAEYAMA Profile URL Seeds 2-109 3186 maeyama Go MATSUBA Profile URL Seeds 6-117 3053 gmatsuba Daisuke YOKOYAMA Profile URL Seeds 10-407 3890 d_yokoyama Simio OKUYAMA Profile URL Seeds 8-111 3282 sumio@ieee.org Tomoya HIGASHIHARA Profile URL 9-100-3 3845 thigashihara Akito MASUHARA Profile URL Seeds 10-403 3891 masuhara - Assistant Professor
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Name Profile HPURL Seeds Room
numberTel E-Mail Hiroshi AWANO Profile URL Seeds 6-521 3046 awano-h Haruya OKIMOTO Profile URL Seeds 2-208 3074 haruya Hisahiro SASABE Profile URL Seeds 10-502 3924 h-sasabe Tetsuo TAKAYAMA Profile URL Seeds 6-119 3085 t-taka Kazuhiro NAKABAYASHI Profile URL 2-108 3749 nakabayashi.k Kazuki FUKUSHIMA Profile URL Seeds 9-200-4 3759 fukushima Syotarou NISHITSUJI Profile URL 6-412 3086 nishitsuji Ken MIYATA Profile URL Seeds 6-619 3069 ken Daisuke KUMAKI Profile URL Seeds 10-303 3290 d_kumaki Kenjiro FUKUDA Profile URL 10-304 3594 fukuda Xiaofeng WANG Profile 10-203 3491 - Secretary
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Name Room
numberTel E-Mail Kyoko IMAI 6-216 3100 y.imai Ayako AKAMA 6-216 3100 a.akama