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Yoshikuni Teramoto has been an Associate Professor in Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, since 2019. He studied wood science and technology at Kyoto University, where he conducted his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Yoshiyuki Nishio. In 2005, he joined Biomass Technology Research Center of National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST) (Hiroshima, Japan) as a Research Scientist. In AIST, he worked with Dr. Takashi Endo mainly on the conversion of woody lignocellulosic biomass into liquid fuel. In 2008, he moved back to Kyoto University as an Assistant Professor and spent five years. His work has included material functionalization of cellulosic polysaccharides via molecular multicomposition and supermolecular structure control. The series of work was recognized by the Early Career Investigator Award, the Cellulose Society of Japan (2012). In Gifu, he was expanding the subjects on his research such as application of nanocellulose and nanochitin with life scientific viewpoints, cellulosic filler filled plastic composite materials, electrical/optical/magnetic functional materials based on cellulose derivatives, clarification of the existence forms of wood components with polymer scientific methodology, and so on. In Apr 2019, he has moved back again to Kyoto University.

Education:

• 1994–1998 Department of Wood Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University. Earned the bachelor degree in agriculture.
• 1998-2000 Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University. Earned the master degree in agriculture.
• 2000–2003 Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University. Earned the degree of PhD in agriculture in 2004 for a thesis entitled “Structural Designing and Functionalization of Biodegradable Cellulosic Graft Copolymers”

Research and Professional Experience:

• 2005–2008 Research Scientist; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan), Biomass Technology Research Center
• 2008–2013 Assistant Professor; Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University (Japan)
• 2013–2019 Associate Professor; Course of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University (Japan)
• 2016 Visiting Scholar; Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University (Canada)
• 2019–present Associate Professor; Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University (Japan)

Member, Editorial Board:

• Member of Editorial Board: Polymer Degradation and Stability (2018-)
• Member of Editorial Board: Journal of Wood Science/Mokuzai Gakkaishi (2010-2013)