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.