KS LAB

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering
School of Materials and Chemical Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Kotaro Satoh, Full Professor


Contact

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering,
School of Materials and Chemical Technology,
Tokyo Institute of Technology,
2-12-1-H120 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
Office: Main Bldg, Room 391B
TEL: +81-3-5734-2162
E-mail: satoh”at"cap.mac.titech.ac.jp (Pls replace "at" into @)

Education

1995 B.S., Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
1997 M.S., Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University
2000 Ph.D., Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University (SV: Prof. M. Sawamoto)

Professional Experience

2000–2004 Researcher, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kuraray Co., Ltd.
2004–2007 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
2007–2010 Associate Professor (Lecturer), Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya U.
2009–2010 Visiting Scientist, MRL, University of California, Santa Barbara (Hawker Lab)
2010–2019 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
2014–2018 (Concurrent) PRESTO researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency
2019–2020 (Concurrent) Guest Professor, Nagoya University
2019–    Professor, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2022–2024 Department Head, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering
2024–    Associate Editor, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Awards and Honors

- Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2008)
- Award for Encouragement of Research in Materials Science, the Materials Research Society of Japan (2008)
- Tokai Chemical Industries Association Prize, Tokai Chemical Industries Association (2010)
- The Young Scientists' Prize. The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (2012)
- SPSJ Asahi Kasei Award, Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2012)
- SPSJ Wiley Award, Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2015)

Main Research Subjects

(1) Precision Polymer Synthesis: Controlled/Living Polymerization. (2) Exploring New Polymerization Systems. (3) Developments of Polymer Materials by Means of Well-Defined Polymerizations. (4) Bio-Based Polymers by Polymerizations of Plant-Derived Renewable Vinyl Monomers.

Access

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering,
School of Materials and Chemical Technology,
Tokyo Institute of Technology,
2-12-1-H120 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550
Main Bldg Room 391B