Title: Nanostructure and utilization of moisture Appendix:
"How to do research and publish it"
Speaker: Shigenori Kuga
Professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, Japan
Time: July 25, 2017 10:00 am - 12:00
Venue: Conference Room on the second floor of the 11th floor of the School of Life Science and Technology
Invite: Professor Yang Guang
Shigenori Kuga, Professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, Japan, is famous for his achievements in biomass materials researches. He was awarded the first Cellulose Society of Japan Prize in 1996. His work includes: crystal structure of native and regenerated cellulose, mechanism of bio synthesis of native cellulose, structural analysis and utilization of regenerated cellulose gel, structure and mechanism of chitin bio-synthesis, He is also keen to application aspects of bio polymers such as cellulose nanomaterials for innovative technologies. He pioneered the use of cellulose gel as molecular separation materials, developed an apparatus to analyze paper water interaction, and opened a field of cellulose-based aerogel technology.