WSEPCM-2025

Specially appointed Professor of Institute of Science Tokyo (ex. Tokyo Institute of Technology), Team Director of RIKEN, Chief Research Coordinator of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. He joined Sumitomo Chemical Industries in April 1996 and has been consistently engaged in new development and innovation. He succeeded in industrializing catalytic polymerization of liquid crystal polymers for the first time in the world, and while the market remained strong, he succeeded in developing a manufacturing method that satisfies both productivity and quality, which was incorporated into industrial production. He subsequently succeeded in developing a liquid crystal polymer that dissolves in common solvent, leading to its use in 5G antenna substrates, high thermal conductivity substrates, speaker diaphragms, etc. In addition, he engaged in the development of transparent polyimide film, which was also used in Foldable Phones. In 2017, he moved to the planning department at the company's headquarters, where he promoted open innovation and collaborated with ventures in areas such as odor sensors, synthetic biology, and ultra-long carbon nanotubes. Since April last year, he has also been working as a specially appointed professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology (now IST) and a team director at RIKEN, while working with academia to implement strongly correlated material.