Department of Organic & Polymeric Materials, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

News & Events

New Staffs

2014.12.1
Dr. Massimiliano Zamengo joined as an assistant professor.

2016.6.1
Ms. Y. Kondo joined as a NIMS Engineer.

Prize winner

March 2018
Prof. Morikawa received a Best Teacher Award.

Jan. 2018
Prof. Morikawa received a Tokyo Tech Best Engineering Teacher Award.

Nov. 2017
Prof. Morikawa received a 2017 JSCTA AWARD.
“The JAPAN SOCIETY OF CALORIMETRY AND THERMAL ANALYSIS AWARD (2017)”
“Temperature wave analysis and thermal imaging methods in thermal analysis”

July 2016
Mr. Meguya Ryu received a prize of Best Student Paper Award in QIRT2016 in Gdansk, Poland.

Feb. 2015
Dr. M. Zamengo received a prize of Teshima Award for international students.
http://www.titech.ac.jp/news/2016/033668.html#

Sep. 2014
Prof. J. Morikawa received a prize of ISO/TC61,Outstanding Service Award.
http://www.op.titech.ac.jp/Japanese/Activities/awards.html

Invitation

April 2015
Professor Sergei Kazarian from Imperial College London was invited to Tokyo Tech's Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering for one month in the spring 2015 semester. Professor Junko Morikawa was his host researcher at the Institute.
http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/news/2015/032074.html

Organized lecture meetings and workshops after 2014 -
http://www.op.titech.ac.jp/English/Lecture/pastlecture.html

Joint Symposium of Imperial College London and Tokyo Institute of Technology

Time & date：: 3^rd April, 2015　10:00～17:20
Venue：: Main bldg. 4F

Programs:

10:00-10:05: Opening
10:05-10:30: General Review: Junko Morikawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
10:30-11:30: “FT-IR spectroscopic imaging: New Trends and Emerging Applications”
Sergei Kazarian (Imperial College London, UK)
: - Lunch Break -
13:30-14:00: “ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging of pharmaceutical formulations”
James Kimber (Imperial College London, UK)
14:00-14:30: "Application of FT-IR imaging and NIR spectroscopy to polymer processing"
Yuta Hikima (Kyoto University, Japan)
14:30-15:00: “Development of NIR imaging devices and its application”
Daitaro Ishikawa (Tohoku University, Japan)
15:00-15:30: “FT-IR Spectroscopy, Basics and Quality Control Applications”
Shigeru Shimada (Bruker, Japan)
: - Tea Break -
15:45-16:15: “Photonics meets materials: high precision fabrication for light management at nanoscale”
Saulius Juodkazis (Swinburn University, Australia)
16:15-17:15: ”Raman and Tip-enhanced Raman scattering studies of graphenes”
Yukihiro Ozaki (Kwansei gakuin, Japan)
17:15-17:20: Closing
: - Mixer -

Photonics meets materials

Topic:: Photonics meets materials:nanotextured surfaces for sensing
Speaker:: Prof. Saulius Juodkazis (Center for Micro-Photonics, Swinburn University, Australia)
Topic:: Optical and mechanical properties: of photoresist nanopatterned by laser
Speaker:: Prof. Vygantas Mizeikis (Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Japan)
Topic:: Metamaterials and photochemistry (tentative)
Speaker:: Prof. Ewa Gorecka (Dept. of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Poland)

Time & date: 27^th March, 2015,　14:25～17:00
Venue:: South 8 bldg. room 509

Photothermal and Photoacoustic Techniques: Theory and applications for recent topics

Topic:: Photothermal and Photoacoustic Techniques: Theory and applications for recent topics
Speaker:: Professor Roberto Li Voti, SAPIENZA UNIVERSITA DI ROMA (University of Rome)

Time & date:: 23^rd Feb. 2015, 17:00～
Venue:: South 8 bldg. room 509

Crystal Nucleation in Macromolecules Studied by Fast Scanning Calorimetry

Topic:: Crystal Nucleation in Macromolecules Studied by Fast Scanning Calorimetry
Speaker:: Professor Christoph Schick, Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Germany

Time & date:: 18^th Feb. 2015, 16:00～
Venue:: South 8 bldg. room 623

Special Workshop in Thermophysical Properties 35 「Highly Thermal Conductive and Heat Releasing Composites ? the Forefront for Thermal Management?」

Time & date:: 22^nd Nov.2014 Saturday ： 10:00?18:00
Venue:: Room A (Multi-Purpose Digital Hall, W9, Ookayama Campus, Tokyo Inst. Technology)

1 Prolog

10:00?10:02: Opening K. Hanamura (Chair of 35th Thermophysical Properties)
10:02?10:20: Design in highly thermal conductive or heat releasing composites Y. Agari (OMTRI)
10:20?10:30: Measuring methods of highly thermal conductive composites J. Morikawa (Tokyo Tech.)

2 Frontiers of material development - part 1 -

10:30?: 2-01 Highly Thermal Conductive Composites Using Mesogen-containing Epoxy Resin Y. Takezawa (Hitachi Chemical)
10:50?: 2-02 Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites Having High Thermal Conductivity and Electrical Insulation K. Fukumori (TOYOTA Central R&D Labs.)
11:10?: 2-03 High thermal conductivity of main-chain liquid crystalline polyester matrix S. Yoshihara(KANEKA)
11:30?: 2-04　Hybrid technology of High-TCR and its example of application M. Kaibara (UNITIKA)
11:50?: 2-05　Development of high thermal conductive polymer composites Y. Ono (STARLITE)
12:10?: 2-06　Molecular Simulation Technology of Thermal Conductivity for Polymer S.Tokizaki (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC)
12:30?13:30: ? lunch break -

Frontiers of material development - part 2 -

13:30?: 2-07　 Properties of Magnesium Oxide as a thermal conductive filler N. Nishida (Ube Materials Industries)
13:50?: 2-08　 High Thermal Conductive Fillers and Composites K. Monden (DENKA)
14:10?: 2-09　 Solutions for thermal problems by ?using Panasonic graphite K. Nishikawa (Panasonic)
14:30?: 2-10　 Development of thermal conductive circuit board by using soluble liquid-crystalline polymer as insulation layer S. Okamoto (Sumitomo Chemical)
14:50?: 2-11　 Development of Metal/Graphite heat spread sheets T. Fujiwara (JNC)
15:10?: 2-12　 Technologies and Applications of High Thermal Conductivity Nitride Ceramics Substrates T. Shirai (Toshiba Materials)
15:30?: 2-13 Development of thermochemical energy storage composite material mixed with magnesium hydroxide and expanded graphite having high thermal conductivity Y. Kato(Tokyo Tech.)
15:50?16:10: 　- coffee break -

3 Thermal Management：Power Device

16:10?: 3-01　 Thermal Simulation Technology for Engine Control Unit T. Shinoda（DENSO）
16:40?: 3-02　 Thermal Management for Lamp Design　M. Kai（Panasonic）
17:10?: 3-03　 Heat management technology to realize high efficiency and downsizing of powerelectronics devices T. Sasaoka（Panasonic）

4 Panel Discussion (Panelist: H. Okajima (TOYOTA MOTOR))

17:30?18:00: Discussion on the recent topics on thermal management

5 Buffet Party

18:30?20:00: Royal Blue Hall(Tokyo Tech Front (TTF)

Thermal imaging and processing devoted to multiphysics problem

Speaker:: Christophe Pradere CR CNRS, and Marta Romano I2M- Departement TREFLE, Site ENSAM-Esplanade des Arts et Metiers
Time & date:: 7^th Aug. 2015, 15：00～16：00
Venue:: South 8 bldg. room 509

Department of Organic & Polymeric Materials, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology - Hashimoto Lab.