Join the RACI Qld Polymer Group's fourth seminar for 2020
Presented by Prof Mitsuo Sawamoto, this event will take place on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, at 10:00 am in Kyoto (Japan) and 11:00 am in Brisbane.
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Seminar topic: Overviewing the present and focusing the future
This Lecture will present and discuss:
(a) The progress in precision radical polymerizations and catalysis therein;
(b) Precision synthesis of functional polymers with designed architectures;
(c) Hot topics (subjectively selected) – Nanospace design in self-folding and/or micro-gel star polymers and sequence control for novel functions and 3D shape
(d) Sustainable polymer science for sustainable human society – What can we do for the current challenges such as microplastics problem, circular economy, etc.?
Prof. Sawamoto holds B.S. (1974), M.S. (1976), and Ph.D. (1979) degrees in polymer chemistry from Kyoto University. After his studies he became a visiting scientist at the University of Akron, USA. (1980–81). Upon his return to Japan, he became an Assistant Professor at the Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University (1981) and is a full Professor since 1994. Prof Sawamoto retired from this position in 2017, and his current roles are:
Professor, Chubu University, Frontier Research Institute;
Professor Emeritus and Special Appointed Professor, Kyoto University
Program Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST);
Executive Director, The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
Prof Sawamoto is a world-renowned scientist, recognized with multiple scientific awards: Macro Group UK Medal, RSC (2012); Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (2015);
Alexander von Humboldt Research Award (2016); Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry (2018); among others.
Prof Sawamoto published to this date an excess of 540 original papers, 50 reviews, with the total citation count of more than 23,000 and an h-Index of 69. Prof Sawamoto also presented 23 plenary lectures and more than 190 invited lectures so far.
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