IMADA loans experimental equipment to Professor Kenzo Fukumori’s laboratory, Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology

IMADA CO., LTD. has agreed to lend the force measurement equipment and the peripherals to Professor Kenzo Fukumori’s laboratory in the Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology, to support the promotion of new force measurement research.

Professor Fukumori received his M.S. in Engineering from Kyoto University in 1979 and joined Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc. where he received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1992. He became a professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Aichi Institute of Technology in 2018, where he continues the research and the tutoring.

His research interests include polymer chemistry, organic and hybrid materials, polymer and fiber materials, composite materials and surface and interface engineering. （*Refer below URL for his major publications are as follows)

: New Edition of ABC of Rubber Technology, 2nd Edition, Kenzo Fukumori, Tokai Branch of Japan Rubber Association, May 26, 2017,
: Improvement of characteristics and thermal countermeasure technology for heat dissipating and high heat resistant materials – Fillers, encapsulating materials, substrates, sheets, adhesive and bonding materials – Kenzo Fukumori, Technical Information Association, Jan. 31, 2017
: Design and Development of High Thermal Conductive Resins, Kenzo Fukumori, CMC Publishing, Dec. 22, 2016
: Local Structure Analysis and State Analysis Technique by XAFS/EELS, Kenzo Fukumori, Information Technology Agency, Sep. 29, 2014
: Forefront of Carbon Nanotube Applications, Kenzo Fukumori, CMC Publishing, June 30, 2014, and many others

*Note: Excerpts from AIT Aichi Institute of Technology Researcher Information Database.

https://www.ait.ac.jp/en/

https://fpms.aitech.ac.jp/Main.php?action=profile&type=detail&tchCd=4e4449774d5449354d4441774d412e2e&pre_action=&pre_andor=&andor=&pre_key1=&key1=&pre_key2=&key2=&pre_key3=&key3=&pre_Facultyk=&Facultyk=&pre_kkb_c=&kkb_c=&pre_kbnCode=&kbnCode=&pre_fName=&fName=&pre_gName=&gName=&pre_FacultyVal=&FacultyVal=&pre_DepartmentVal=&DepartmentVal=&pre_job=&job=&pre_Society=&Society=&pre_FieldKeyword=&FieldKeyword=&pre_gsk_author=&gsk_author=&pre_gsk_title=&gsk_title=&pre_offset=&offset=&pre_cntno=&cntno=&searched=

In addition, he has been rewarded by many awards. (*)

: May 21, 2020, The Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan, 67th Best Paper Award, Study on Thermo-Oxidative Aging of EPDM Vulcanizates : Relationship between Tensile Breaking Stretch Ratio and Average T2 Relaxation Time of Rubber Phase
: Sep 2015, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Fellow Award of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
: Jun. 2015, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Certificate of Appreciation for Publication Achievement 2014
: Sep. 2005, 2005 Japan Association for the International Exposition, 2005 Japan Association for the International Exposition, Aichi Earth Prize, Material recycling technology of waste rubber
: May 2004, The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (Engineering and Industrialization Technology), Development of rubber recycling and functionalization technology by dynamic decrosslinking and dynamic crosslinking

*Note: Excerpts from AIT Aichi Institute of Technology Researcher Information Database.

Look forward to the continuous publications of Professor Fukumori’s research using IMADA products on this website.

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