敷中 一洋

植物高分子・粘土鉱物・細胞骨格タンパク質を用いた機能素材の開発について研究しています。現在の研究対象分子はリグニン・イモゴライト・微小管などです。

Dr Kazuhiro SHIKINAKA is a tenured Chief Senior researcher of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in 2008 from Hokkaido University. After the position as a Postdoctoral fellow of Hokkaido University (2008) and an Assistant professor of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (2008-2016), he works at AIST, Japan as Senior Researcher (2017-2022) and Chief Senior Researcher (2023-present).

Research topics of Dr SHIKINAKA are on the functional materials consisting of clay minerals (Laponite, Imogolite etc.), cytoskeletal protein (Microtubules, Actin etc.), and plant aromatic polymer (Lignin and polysaccharides). He was the recipient of The 33rd Tokin Science and Technology Award; The Tokin Science and Technology Foundation, Japan (2023) Publicity Award for 31th Polymer Material Forum; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2022), Award for Encouragement of Research in Clay Science; The Clay Science Society of Japan (2018), the Chemical Innovation Encouragement Prize of the Japan Association for Chemical Innovation (2016), Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2014), Award for Encouragement of Research in Fiber Science; The Society of Fiber Science and Technology Japan (2014) and FAPS YOUNG SCIENTIST POSTER AWARD; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2009).