Yasuyuki TEZUKA, Professor
Born:
August 22, 1953 in Kyoto, Japan
Education:
1976-1979: |
Department of Synthetic Chemistry, The Graduate School of University of Tokyo. Dr. of Engineering (1986) for a thesis "Molecular Design of Functional Polymers by Novel Reactive Oligomers" |
1979-1982: |
Institute of Organic Chemistry, State University of Ghent (Belgium). Dr. of Science (1982) for a thesis "Synthesis and Reaction of Poly-Tetrahydrofuran with New Functional End Groups" |
Reaearch and Professional Experiences:
1982-1991: |
Research Associate at the Department of Materials Science and Technology, Nagaoka University of Technology |
1991-1994: |
Associate Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Technology, Nagaoka University of Technology |
1994-2003: |
Associate Professor at the Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
2003-present: |
Professor at the Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
2002-2006: |
Associate Editor of 'Polymer Journal' |
2006-2011: |
Asian Editor of 'Reactive and Functional Polymers' |
2012-present: |
Chief Editor of 'Reactive and Functional Polymers' |
Awards:
1993: |
Sakurada-Takeshi Memorial Award (The Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan) |
2005: |
Tokyo Tech Award for the Best Teacher -2004- |
2009: |
Tokyo Tech Innovative Research Engineering Award -2009- |
2011: |
The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2010) |
Memberships of Academic Societies:
The Chemical Society of Japan
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
The Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan
The Cellulose Society of Japan
American Chemical Society