Dr. Noritaka Kimura
Nagaoka University of Technology
Japan
Dr. Noritaka Kimura received his Doctor of Engineering degree in 1992
from the Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of
Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology. He began his academic
career at Nagaoka University of Technology in 1993 as a Research
Associate, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1996. His research
interests include the development of novel materials incorporating
polysaccharides, studied through computational simulations. He is also involved in the scientific investigation of yukizarashi, the
traditional snow-bleaching method for Japanese paper (washi), and in the advancement of environmentally friendly bleaching processes for cotton.
