Kazuhiro Shikinaka
Kazuhiro Shikinaka received his doctorate from Hokkaido University in 2008. He was assistant professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan, from October 2008 March 2017. Currently, he is a senior researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan. His research focuses on the functional materials consisting of rigid inorganic cylindrical clay minerals and the full utilization of plant biomass as basic chemical products. He is a recipient of the Award for Encouragement of Research in Clay Science (Clay Science Society of Japan, 2018), Chemical Innovation Encouragement Prize (Japan Association for Chemical Innovation, 2016), Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science (Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2014), Award for Encouragement of Research in Fiber Science (Society of Fiber Science and Technology Japan, 2014), The Clay Science Society of Japan Best Presentation Award (Oral session, 2014), and FAPS Young Scientist Poster Award (2009).