POLYMERS Vol.61 No.1
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COVER STORY
Talents of Polymer Science and Materials
“Chemistry” is often called the “center of science”. Polymers will be or have already been the “center of materials”. Now, polymeric materials are widely used wherever we live, and the area is still rapidly expanding. Not only as consumer products but also as specialized materials for fields like aerospace applications, polymers play key roles. However we have few systematic lecture programs to teach the whole variety of fields from the basics to application of polymeric materials. The basics of polymer materials research deserve greater attention especially in the field of industry, thus in the present edition we focus on the methodologies to go deeply into the basics of polymeric materials, leading to the practical knowledge which is useful for the professionals working not only in academic fields but also in industry.
(Editors: SEKI, AKIYOSHI, SHIKATA, NOZAKI, and YAMAOKA)
Digest for English Readers
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Hot Topics in Polymer Science in Japan
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New Year’s Message from the SPSJ President
Greetings on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of SPSJ Kazunori KATAOKA
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SPSJ 60th Anniversary
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COVER STORY
Personal Experiences in Graduate Study and Education of Polymer Chemistry Tatsuki KITAYAMA

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Enjoy Chemistry ! Yoshiki CHUJO

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Polymer Education and Human Development in Graduate Courses in an Industry-University Cooperation Hiroshi UYAMA
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Education in Polymer Science at Chemical Industry Takeharu ISAKI
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Polymer Research Expected in a Company: Scale-Up Study for Commercial Polymer Process Development Akio HORIGUCHI

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Expectation of Fostering Human Resources in Polymer Science and Technology Isaburo FUKAWA

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Partnership in Education of Polymer Science between University and Companies Junji WATANABE
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Career Development by Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan Toshinori TSURU
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PolyMANGA
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Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account
Thoughts about Niche Akira KAKUGO

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Messages: “Work and Life”
Interview with Professor Tisato Kajiyama—New Challenges at Women’s University Committee for Gender Equality
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Front-Line Polymer Science
Helical Nanostructures from Chiral Block Copolymers Hirokazu HASEGAWA, Rong-Ming HO
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MACRO Economy
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Reports from Local Divisions
Report on the 26th Annual Meeting of Chugoku-Shikoku Young Polymer Scientists Eiji IHARA
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Messages from SPSJ
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