The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Adhesive Society of Japan was held at the Toyama International Conference Center on June 27th and 28th, and members of our laboratory also participated.

Two students from our laboratory participated in a company tour of Koshii Wood Industry Co., Ltd. sponsored by The Wood Technological Association of Japan. We toured the manufacturing factory and technology development facility at Koshii Woods Co., Ltd., which manufactures various treated wood products. It was a great opportunity to actually see the process by […]

International student LU Jianshu received his master’s degree and held a graduation ceremony at Kyoto University on March 25th. A celebration party was held with laboratory members. Congratulations Mr. LU !

The 74th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society (Kyoto) was held from 3/13 to 3/15. Members of our laboratory participated in that meeting. It was a productive time , with not only research presentations and lectures, but also exchanges of opinions and interaction with researchers from all over Japan. 【Research presentation】3/13Tomofumi　UMESHITA　(D2)Shunsuke　SAKAI　(D2) 【Research presentation】3/15Shuoye […]

The master’s thesis presentation of the Department of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University was held on February 13th. Mr. LU Jianshu (M2) from our laboratory gave a presentation. Theme:Potential of polyols as novel adhesives for wood／Lu JIANSHU

Master’s research presentation at the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere was held at Kihada Hall on the Uji Campus.The presentation was held at the hall. Master’s student from our laboratory Mr.Lu JIANSHU (M2) also presented his research.Before the actual presentation, he practiced his presentation many times with the guidance and cooperation of his teachers and […]

Shunsuke SAKAI (D2) published a paper in “Polymers” by MDPI. Title: “Curing Behavior of Sucrose with p-Toluenesulfonic Acid” Click here for the paper (move to MDPI Open site)

The JASTIP WP3 workshop was held in Bogor, Indonesia, with presentations and opinions exchanged on the sustainable use of biodiversity in the future, with the themes of biological diversity, genetic resources, and innovative biotechnology. Professor Kenji Umemura and Mr. Shunsuke Sakai (D2) from our laboratory participated and gave lectures and research presentations. Click here for […]

Presentation for doctoral thesis by Rahma Nur Komariah (Sumatera Institute of Technology faculty member/Indonesia), who was a doctoral student in our laboratory until March 2021, was held at Kyoto University Yoshida Campus on November 15th. Presenter：RAHMA NUR KOMARIAHThesis title：Development of Particleboard Made from Inner Part of Oil Palm Trunk Utilizing the Chemical Components of Raw […]

Associate Professor Miyuki Matsuo went on a business trip to France for about a month from August 28th. She gave a report to her laboratory members at the seminar on October 25th. She has been involved in joint research on tree mechanics and changes over time, mainly at the Pascal Institute of the French National […]