Prof. Dr. Takuzo Aida

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPreparative and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
KeywordsFunctional Dendrimers, Supramolecular Architectures, Conductive Soft Materials, Functional Hydrogels, Molecular Machines

Current contact address

CountryJapan
CityTokyo
InstitutionUniversity of Tokyo
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Rainer HaagInstitut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2012

Program(s)

2011Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Aida is internationally well known for his outstanding and truly creative contributions in the fields of Supra- and Macromolecular Chemistry. Among his many achievements, he has identified some universal rules for molecular assembly, which are of great importance in materials science. During his stay in Germany, he will initiate two collaborations on smart nanoparticulateaquamaterials for drug delivery as well as on light-gated self-assembled graphitic nanotubes.