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Shoichi Kimura

Professor
Chemical Engineering



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Mailing Address:
School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering
Oregon State University
103 Gleeson Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-2702

Contact Info:
Phone: 541.737.4831
FAX: 541.737.4600
Office: Gleeson Hall 105
Email: shoichi.kimura@oregonstate.edu

Education:
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Osaka University, Osaka, Japan 1982
M.S. Chemical Engineering Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1976
B.S. Chemical Engineering Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, 1967

Interests and Research:
Chemical Reaction Engineering, High-Temperature Materials, Nano-sized Materials Synthesis, Bio-Ceramics, Electroceramics, and Catalysis. Currently working on mass-production of carbon nanotubes as well as nanofibers and silicon carbide nanotubes and nanofibers, generation of hydrogen without carbon dioxide formation, and synthesis of silicon nitride nanopowder in a microchannel reactor. Also working on integration of nanotechnology education into the OSU Chemical Engineering undergraduate program with emphasis on material and energy balances.