FUNCTIONAL
MATERIALS LAB.
Advanced Fibro-Science
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Published New Research Paper!
"Upcycling waste carbon fiber into anisotropic, conductive PVA/CMC films with enhanced thermal stability and EMI shielding", Weizhong Zhang, Linmei Zhang, Kunkun Fu, Kazushi Yamada*, Surfaces and Interfaces, 76 (2025) 107967. (DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2025.107967)
Published New Research Paper!
"Sustainable UV-shielding sodium alginate films via direct nanostructure replication from cicada wings", Linmei Zhang, Haruhiro Ino, Shinjiro Machida, Kunkun Fu, Kazushi Yamada*, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 728 (2026) 138501. (DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.138501)
Published New Research Paper!
"Long-term salt resistance in hypersaline, multi-ion brines via bionic solar evaporator based on thermal field optimization", Luncao Li, Kazushi Yamada, Wei Mao, Xuesong Li, Linmei Zhang, Kunkun Fu, Applied Thermal Engineering 279 (2025) 128057. (DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.128057)
Published New Research Paper!
"Enhanced UV-C Resistance of 3D-Printed Poly(lactic acid)/Glass Fiber Composites: Structural Stability and Sustainable Design", Jiaru Zhou, Shinjiro Machida, and Kazushi Yamada*, Next Materials, Vol.9 (2025) 101039. (DOI: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101039)
Published New Research Paper!
"Bioinspired Body-Centered Cubic Evaporators: Leveraging Cellular Fluidics for Ultra-Efficient Solar-Driven Water Evaporation via PμSL", Luncao Li, Wei Mao, Tingting Luo, Yuchen Zhou, Zhe Yang, Xuesong Li, Yan Li, Kazushi Yamada, Linmei Zhang*, Kunkun Fu*, ACS Applied Materials ＆ Interfaces. (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c09568)
Published New Research Paper!
"Rapid and Sustainable Urushi Coatings: Thermal Curing Kinetics and Predictive Modeling", Kazushi Yamada* and Chieko Narita, Progress in Organice Coatings, Vol.208 (2025) 109498. (DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2025.109498)
Published New Research Paper!
"Thermo-Chemical Coupled Finite Element Modeling of Epoxy Resin Frontal Polymerization: Effects of Temperature-Dependent Properties and Boundary Materials", Yating Ma, Tao Luo, Kazushi Yamada, Tingting Luo, Kunkun Fu, Xiaoyu Cui and Linmei Zhang, Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer and Composites Science. (DOI: 10.1080/20550340.2025.2497106)
Published New Research Paper!
"Sustainable Modification of Dehydrated Bacterial Cellulose by Polyethylene Glycol and Electron Beam Irradiation", Hung Ngoc Phan, Kazushi Yamada, Satoko Okubayashi, Fibers and Polymers (2025). (DOI: 10.1007/s12221-025-00879-3)
We received the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award!
"Development of Optical Property Film Based on the Structure of the Mother-of-Pearl of the Green Turban", Chieko Narita(1) and Kazushi Yamada(2),
(1) Kyoto Sangyo University, (2) Kyoto Institute of Technology.
At our laboratory, we are conducting basic researches on the creation of nanocomposite thin films and the development of new functional materials through the formation of nanofibres, with the keywords "nanomaterials" and "nanopores". Since the department of Advanced Fibro-Science is an independent graduate school, we are recruiting a wide range of graduate students from inside and outside of our university and from inside and outside of Japan.
Kazushi Yamada, Ph.D., Professor
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Career
2025/04 - Present: Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology
2018/01 - 2025/03: Associate Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology
2011/06 - 2017/12: Assistant Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology
2015/04 - 2016/03: Visiting Researcher, National University of Singapore
2003/04 - 2011/05: Researcher, Kyoto Institute of Technology
Education
2003/03 Docotr of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan (Ph.D.)
2000/03 Master of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
1998/03 Bachelor of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
Room 4-205, Advanced Fibro-Science,
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
Tel:+81-75-724-7310
E-mail: kazushi[at]kit.ac.jp