Noritaka Kato, PhD.

#Address
Department of Electronics and Bioinformatics,
School of Science and Technology, Meiji University,
1-1-1, Higashi-mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi,
Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan.
Tel. +81-44-934-7292, Fax. +81-44-934-7292
#Personal Data
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship: Japanese

Education

2000 OctoberDoctor degree Department of Physics, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
1998 MarchMaster degree Department of Physics, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
(1998 April-2000 October, The Japan Scholarship Foundation for University Students)

Professional Experience

2016 April-PresentProfessor School of Science & Technology, Meiji University
2009 April-2016 MarchAssociate Professor School of Science & Technology, Meiji University
2006 April-2009 MarchLecturer School of Science & Technology, Meiji University
2004 April-2006 MarchVisiting Lecturer School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
2002 April-2004 MarchJSPS Research Fellow School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
2000 April-2002 MarchResearch Associate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Research Experience in Foreign Country

2018 April-2019 March12 months Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
2008 February-2008 March2 months Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
2007 August-2007 September2 months Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
2003 February-2004 January12 months Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
2002 April-2002 October6 months Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
2001 July-2001 September2 months Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany

Award

1 Young Scientist Award for the Presentation of an Excellent Paper (1/9/2004)
The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Title: In-situ Observation on Thermochromism of J-Aggregates Monolayer at the Air-Water Interface Using Grazing-Incidence X-ray Diffraction Method.
2 Award for Encouragement of Research in Materials Science (24/12/2004)
The Materials Research Society of Japan
Title: Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction of Merocyanine J-Aggregate Monolayers at the air-water interface.
3 Award for Encouragement of Research in Materials Science (28/12/2005)
The Materials Research Society of Japan
Title: Thermochromism of Merocyanine J-Aggregate Monolayers on Binary Counterion Subphases.

RESEARCH

InterestsTechniques
Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films UV-vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy
Layer-by-Layer assembly Fluorescence spectroscopy
Template-assisted assembly Image intensifier optical multichannel spectroscopy
Micro and nanoparticles FT-IR spectroscopy
Micro and nanocapsules Circular dichroism spectroscopy
Mesoporous silica OPO tunable laser
Drug carriers and controlled release Dynamical light scattering
Cellular uptake Laser-Doppler electrophoresis
Cytotoxicity Nanoparticles counter
Vesicles (GUV & LUV) Quartz crystal microbalance
Membrane interacting peptides Differential interference contrast microscopy
Biopolymers (peptides and DNA) Hoffman modulation contrast microscopy
Molecular dynamics simulation Laser scanning fluorescence microscopy
J-aggregates Second harmonic generation microscopy
Second harmonic generation Two-photo fluorescence microscopy
Two-photo excited fluorescence Atomic force microscopy
Gold nanoparticle and shell Transmission electron microscopy
Surface plasmon enhancement X-ray diffraction
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