Toshio Yoshimura

Name Toshio YOSHIMURA
Date of birth April 21, 1962
Title Professor
Degree Doctor of Engineering

Affiliation

Department of Living Environmental Science
Faculty of Human Environmental Science
Fukuoka Women's University
1-1-1 Kasumigaoka, Higashi-ku, Fukuok
a, 813-8529, Japan
Tel +81-92-661-2411
Fax +81-92-661-2415
E-mail yoshimura@fwu.ac.jp
Research field Synthesis and characterization of eco-friendly polymers
Functionalization of naturally occurring polymes
・Development of biodegradable superabsorbent hydrogels
Effective utilization of sea lettuce pullulating in Hakata bay
Biography
1985 Graduated from Department of Polymer Chemistry, Faculty
    of Engineering, Kyoto University
1987 Graduated from Master Course, Department of Polymer
    Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
1987-2002  Toray Industries, Inc.
1999 Received Doctor of Engineering Degree from Kyoto University
2002-2006  Associate Professor at Fukuoka Women's University
2006-present  Professor at Fukuoka Women's University
Society activity
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Chemical Society of Japan, American Chemical Society, The Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan, The Cellulose Society of Japan, Japan Society of Home Economics
Hobby
Running, Walking