Associate Professor
Kotaro SATOH
【Education】
- 1995
- B.S., Department of Polymer Chemistry,
Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University - 1997
- M.S., Department of Polymer Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University - 2000
- Ph.D., Department of Polymer Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
【Professional Experience】
- 2000–2004
- Researcher,
Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kuraray Co., Ltd. - 2004–2007
- Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University - 2007–2010
- Associate Professor (Lecturer),
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University - 2009–2010
- Visiting Scientist,
MRL, University of California, Santa Barbara - 2010–
- Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University - 2014–
- (Concurrent) PRESTO researcher,
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
【Awards and Honors】
- 2008
- Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science,
Society of Polymer Science, Japan - 2008
- Award for Encouragement of Research in Materials Science,
the Materials Research Society of Japan - 2010
- Tokai Chemical Industries Association Prize,
Tokai Chemical Industries Association - 2012
- The Young Scientists' Prize.
The Commendation for Science and Technology
by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology, Japan - 2012
- SPSJ Asahi Kasei Award, Society of Polymer Science,
Japan - 2015
- SPSJ Wiley Award, Society of Polymer Science, Japan
【Main Research Subjects】
(1) Precision Polymer Synthesis: Controlled/Living Polymerization. (2) Exploring New Polymerization Systems. (3) Developments of Polymer Materials by Means of Well-Defined Polymerizations. (4) Bio-Based Polymers by Polymerizations of Plant-Derived Renewable Vinyl Monomers.
