(Last updated : 2024-10-22 18:39:55)
  KAWAMURA Kunio
   Hiroshima shudo University  The Faculty of Human Environmental Studies
   Professor
■ Present specialized field
●Specialized field
Origin of Life, Environmental Chemical Technology, Hydrothermal Chemistry and Technology, Analytical Chemistry, Nucleic acid Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Citizen Science 
●Keyword
nucleic acid,RNA,protein,amino acid,peptide,origin of life,ancient Earth,hydrothermal,in situ measurement,mineral,catalyst, 
●The main research themes
1. Deveoplment of in situ spectroscopic detection systems for rapid and high temepature and high pressure reactions in liquid phases 
2. Investigations of chemical evolution of protein and nucleic acid using hydrothermal flow reactor system 
3. Construction of evolutionary system using prebiotic molecules 
4. Application of hydrothermal flow reactor systems for environmental harmless technology 
5. Analogy between the life-like systems and civilizations and its application to global environmental protection 
●Capable of joint research and research consultation content
■ Academic background
1. 1985/04~1988/03 Tohoku University Graduate School, Division of Engineering Material chemistry〔Doctoral course〕 Completed Doctor of Enginering
2. 1983/04~1985/03 Tohoku University Graduate School, Division of Engineering 〔Master degree program〕 Completed
3. ~1983/03 Tohoku University Faculty of Engineering Graduated
■ Research activities
1. 1983~ The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
2. 1985~ The Chemical Society of Japan.
3. 1992~ American chemical society
4. 1992~ the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life and Astrobiology Society
5. 1995~ The society for the study of the origin and evolution of life, Japan
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■ Business career
1. 2011/04~ Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Human Environmental Studies Professor
2. 2012/02~2012/03 Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) Invited Professor
■ Book and thesis
1. Book The First Steps of Life (Collaboration) 2024/02
2. Book ChaptersChapters “Activated Nucleotide, p.54-55”, “Nucleotide Phosphirimidazolide, p.2105-2106”, and “Oligonuleotide, p.2160-2161”, in “Encyclopedia of Astrobiology", Eds. by M. Garguad et al. (Collaboration) 2023/07
3. Book A Non-paradoxical Pathway for the Chemical Evolution toward the Most Primitive RNA-based Life-like System, in “Evolution, Origin of Life, Concepts and Methods” Ed. by Pierre Pontarotti, Evolutionary Biology Book, p. 3 – 30, Springer, 2019. (Collaboration) 2019/09
4. Book Chapters “Activated Nucleotide”, “Nucleotide Phosphirimidazolide”, and “Oligonuleotide”, in “Encyclopedia of Astrobiology” (Collaboration) 2015/07
5. Book “Oligomerization of nucleic acids and peptides under the primitive earth conditions”, Chapter 6 in “Oligomerization of Chemical and Biological Compounds” Ed. by Claire Lesieur (Collaboration) 2014/06
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■ Academic conference presentation
1. 2021/12/20 Environmental harmless chemical technology (The 6th EnvironmentAsia Virtual International Conference on “Challenge of Global Environmental Changes in the 21st Century”)
2. 2020/12/03 Effect of Some Parameters on The Conversion of Ala-DKP to Linear Oligopeptides Using Pulsed Discharge (The 15th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology)
3. 2020/09/25 Effect of Some Parameters on The Synthesis of Linear Oligopeptides from DKP Using Pulsed Discharge
4. 2020/08/28 Chemical evolution of RNA and proteins compatible with the primitive Earth environments and the two-gene hypothesis on the origin-of-life (ELSI Seminar)
5. 2019/11/28 The selective conversion of diketopiperazine to linear oligopeptide using pulsed arc discharge (The 14th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (ICAST) 2019)
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■ Winning science prize
1. 2009/05 Awarded in InnoCentive challenge - Lignin as feedstock to make aromatics
■ Subject
1. Chemistry
2. Chemistry for Daily Life and Water Environments
3. Directed Research
4. Environmental Research Program a
5. Environmental Research Program b
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■ Main Subject
Chemistry
■ Activity in society
1. 2017/02~2017/02 (市民講座)Origins of life on the Earth in 4.6 billion years towards modern civilizations
■ Developed teaching materials, textbooks, reference books
1. 2019/04
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2. 2019/04
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3. 2019/04
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4. 2019/04
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5. 2019/04
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■ E-Mail Address
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■ Home Page
   http://ns1.shudo-u.ac.jp/~kawamura/index.html