Hideki Abe
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan
Biography
Hideki Abe received his Ph.D. degree in 1996 from Tokyo Institute of Technology. Since 1993 he has been working at the Polymer Chemistry Laboratory of RIKEN. He successively held various positions in RIKEN, and was promoted to Team Leader of Bioplastic Research Team, RIKEN Biomass Engineering Program, in 2010. His current research interests include the developments of biodegradable polymer materials for a variety of applications and the creations of novel bio-based polymer materials. He published over 100 original research papers.