Scientists have made many contributions to scientific research in Vietnam

NDO - Professor Kitamori is a world-renowned scientist in the field of microfluidic science and technology. He has made many important contributions to Vietnam in scientific research. He is currently the co-director of the Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Green Development (Vietnam National University, Hanoi).

Professor Kitamori is a world-renowned scientist in the field of microfluidic science and technology. He has held many important positions in management and scientific research. Professor Kitamori served as the President of the School of Technology, University of Tokyo (2010-2012), then as Vice President of the University of Tokyo (2012-2014), and then as an advisor on foreign cooperation to the President of the University of Tokyo since 2014.

In 2020, Professor Kitamori was appointed a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He is currently an Honorary Professor of Lund University (Sweden); Professor of Tsinghua University (Taiwan); Honorary Professor of the University of Tokyo (Japan).

Not only in the research field, Professor Kitamori is also an excellent manager and administrator of scientific and technological research activities. He is currently the General Director of Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Japan; Director of Daicel R&D Center, established based on the cooperation between Daicel Chemical Corporation (Japan) and Tsinghua University (Taiwan); Founder and Chief Technology Officer of IMF Company (spin-off enterprise of Tsinghua University, Taiwan).

Professor Kitamori’s philosophy of developing Science, Technology and Innovation is not only to improve existing technologies, but also to create new, innovative and breakthrough technologies to serve the community. A testament to this is that Professor Kitamori and his colleagues at IMF Company have created a completely new product called the Desktop Chemical Plant.

A tabletop plant of this type can produce half the amount of products as a conventional plant, while being only one-hundredth the size of a conventional plant. This is done based on a completely new modern technology, using microfluidic chips connected in series and parallel, with outstanding advantages in saving factory space, saving operating and maintenance costs, preventing operational risks, reducing carbon emissions, and chemical reactions occurring at a faster rate.

Professor Kitamori and Professor Nguyen Van Noi (author of the article) at the Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Applied in Green Development (Vietnam National University, Hanoi ).

Since the establishment of the Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Green Development in 2016, an important activity in the Science, Technology and Innovation Development Strategy of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Professor Kitamori has been present in Vietnam and supported and cooperated with scientists in a number of key projects. On June 10, 2020, the Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi signed a Decision to appoint Professor Kitamori as Co-Director of the Key Laboratory, together with the Director, Professor Nguyen Van Noi.

During his cooperation with scientists from the University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), Professor Kitamori has made outstanding contributions, typically the implementation of the On-site Education Program on Analytical Chemistry (OEPAC). This program is part of the Super Global University Program of the University of Tokyo and the Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturer's Association (JAIMA) with partners in developing countries, in which Vietnam is the first partner to benefit from the Project.

The Global Super University Program aims to build a globally linked training model with cutting-edge research, establishing close and innovative cooperation between partners in developing countries and leading universities around the world , including the University of Tokyo.

The OEPAC project in Vietnam was developed as a result of a cooperative relationship since 2015 between the University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) and the School of Technology, University of Tokyo, led and coordinated by Professor Kitamori. Up to now, there have been 10 leading Japanese companies in the field of manufacturing and developing modern analytical equipment such as Shimadzu, Horiba, Hitachi, Jeol, Jasco, TOA-DKK, Rigaku... participating in this program.

The modern analytical laboratory located at the University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) has been evaluated by the Embassy of Japan as a model of effective cooperation between academic scientific institutions (University of Tokyo, University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) and Enterprises (leading companies of the Japan Analytical Instrument Manufacturing Association).

In the coming time, Professor Kitamori will continue to cooperate closely with scientists from the University of Natural Sciences (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) in developing and implementing major science and technology projects, aiming to deploy breakthrough research results in the field of microfluidic science and technology, including microchemical chips, flow control technology and ultra-sensitive detection technology, into the practice of developing a green and sustainable chemical industry in Vietnam.

Professor Kitamori (far left) with Vietnamese scientists at a meeting.

In the context of the strong development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with increasingly profound impacts on all areas of social life, building the national image through science and technology development has become a top concern of many countries, including Vietnam. Science, technology and innovation have become the most important input factors of modern production forces, the key to determining the development speed and competitiveness of each country.

Therefore, promoting cooperation with international scientists is an effective direction. The handshakes between domestic scientists and world-leading scientists such as Professor Kitamori have opened many new doors for research, manufacturing and application of advanced materials for green development, which is an inevitable development trend of materials science and technology in the 21st century.

At Hanoi National University, the Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Applied in Green Development is oriented to become a leading Center of excellent scientific research and technology transfer, creating fundamental and pioneering scientific and technological products on advanced materials applied in environmental protection and green development, including green industry and smart agriculture.

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