KEI’s Column 1
I am Kei Saito, a member of the Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability(GSAIS) since October 2020! Pleased to meet you.
I have been interested in environmental issues since I was a student and went to Nepal to plant trees, but I decided to specialize in chemistry and obtained a doctorate in engineering in the field of polymer chemistry in Japan. After that, I went abroad and trained under the founder of green chemistry (environmentally friendly chemistry) in the U.S. for about two and a half years, and then I ran (managed and taught) a laboratory in Australia as a green chemistry specialist for about 13 years.
My specialty is green chemistry. Let’s make the environment better with chemistry! I am trying to tackle environmental issues.
For a detailed explanation of green chemistry, please visit the following website.
All matter in the world is made up of atoms and molecules, in other words, chemistry. When considering environmental issues, green chemistry is a very important concept that discusses what matter is composed of, how it is made, and what it becomes when broken down. The other main issue we want to address is the circular economy. Circular economy refers to a system in which waste is regarded as a new resource and resources are circulated without producing waste, and I would like to conduct research here at GSAIS from both macro and micro perspectives on what can be done to achieve this.
We have developed environmentally friendly bioplastics, plastics that decompose by light, and films that heal wounds. We will continue this material chemistry as well, but in addition, we are looking for students who can work with us to solve environmental problems from a new and unprecedented perspective with a professional and comprehensive approach.
If you are interested, please join the Green Chemistry & Circular Economy Research Group!
I would also like to teach chemistry to everyone as simply as possible. If you have recently become interested in science, but do not know how to study it, or have given up on the idea that it is impossible to study anymore, please take the class I will teach starting next school year!
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