The 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Advanced Composites: Proceedings of NAC 2022, July 15-17, Tokushima, Japan (Springer Proceedings in Physics, 298)

This book presents selected articles from the 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Advanced Composites (NAC 2022) held at Tokushima University in Japan. This event brought together leading researchers and professionals from academia and industry to present their latest findings and served as a platform for the exchange of ideas aiming for further collaborations.

Participants from over six countries shared their most up-to-date knowledge in their respective fields covering nanotechnology, nanomaterials, and advanced composites. Even though this conference had both on-site and remotely connected attendees, the main purpose to promote the networking among academics, engineers, and students was fully achieved. This book is part of the effort to disseminate the knowledge gathered during this meeting.

The collection of articles covers topics on advanced composites, nanomaterials, ecological materials, energy, microfluidics, crystal growth, and photocatalysis. This representative account of the conference is intended to provide new and useful insights for prospective studies in materials science and engineering.

Ri-ichi Murakami is a professor at Chengdu University, China. He has a B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Tokushima, Japan, and a Dr. Eng. in mechanical engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. His research interests include the fatigue of advanced materials, the development of advanced materials by surface modification, and the development of environmentally friendly composite materials, with over 190 related peer-reviewed papers published.

Mikito Yasuzawa is a professor at the Graduate School of Technology, Industrial, and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Japan. He has a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s degree in engineering from Osaka City University, Japan. His research interests comprise development of minimally invasive biosensors for real-time glucose monitoring, biocompatible materials, and environmentally friendly polymer flocculants. He has published more than 60 related peer-reviewed treatises.

Yoshinobu Shimamura is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Shizuoka University. His research interests are in very high-cycle fatigue of high-strength steels and carbon fiber-reinforced polymers and fracture behaviors of nanofiber-reinforced plastics, with over 170 related peer-reviewed papers published. He received his B.S., M.S., and Dr. Eng. degrees in mechanical engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1993, 1994, and 2000, respectively. He was an assistant professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology from 1994 to 2005. He joined Shizuoka University as an associate professor in 2016 and has served in the current position since 2016.

Pankaj M. Koinkar is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Technology, Industrial, and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Japan. He has a B.S. in physics, an M.S. in physics and materials science, and a Ph.D. in physics from North Maharashtra University, India. His research interestsinvolve 2D semiconductor nanostructures, conducting polymer coatings, field electron emission, and laser ablation, with over 90 related peer-reviewed papers published.

Hairus Abdullah is originally from Indonesia. He obtained his bachelor of engineering and master of science degrees from Institute Sains dan Teknologi TD Pardede (ISTP) and Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU), respectively, in Medan, Indonesia. He received his doctoral degree from NTUST in May 2016 in the field of materials science and engineering. He was also a senior lecturer/assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Prima Indonesia, Medan, Indonesia. Now, he is an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NTUST, Taipei, Taiwan. During his doctoral study and postdoctoral work, he published more than 25 SCI papers with a total impact factor (IF) of more than 88. His research fields are photocatalysis (including hydrogen evolution reaction,pollutant degradation, and chemical conversion), electrocatalysis, antibacterial works, supercapacitors, and nanomaterials preparation.

Antonio Norio Nakagaito is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Japan. He has a B.S. in physics and an M.S. in materials science and engineering from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a Dr. Agr. in forestry from Kyoto University, Japan. His research interests comprise the extraction of cellulose nanofibers and their use in the development of environmentally friendly materials, with over 50 related peer-reviewed papers published.