!!!Assistant Professor Atsushi Nagai Assistant Professor Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan Phone: +81-75-383-2609 Fax: +81-75-383-2607 e-mail: a.nagai@chujo.synchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp !Personal *Date of Birth:  August 2, 1976 *Birthplace:   Osaka, Japan *Blood Type:   A !Education *2000.3 B.S., Dept. of Polymer Engineering Chemistry, YAMAGATA University *2002.3 M.S., Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, YAMAGATA University *2005.3 Ph.D., Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, YAMAGATA University !PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS *2005.4 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University (Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski) *2005.9 Postdoctoral Fellow, Kinki University (Prof. Takeshi Endo) *2006.10 Postdoctoral Fellow, Kanagawa University (Prof. Tadatomi Nishikubo) *2007.9 EMEX Co. *2008.3 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University (Prof. Yoshiki Chujo) *2008.6 Assistant Professor, Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University !AWARD *2003 "Student Scientist Award" from the Chemical Society of Japan, Japan !FIELD of STUDIES and RESEARCH INTERESTS *Polymer Synthesis [Living polymerization, ring-opening (closing) polymerization] *Supramolecular Chemistry *Orgnaic Synthesis !MEMBERS *Society of Polymer Science (Japan)