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9.Tran Ngoc PHANPostdoctoral Researcher
(Sato Group)
Integrating predesigned building blocks of matter and knotted matter into functional biopolymer networks to develop innovative, sustainable topological meta-materials and aerogels.
Affiliations
WPI-SKCM², Hiroshima University
tranphan_at_hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Bio
Tran Ngoc Phan is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (WPI-SKCM2) at Hiroshima University. She earned her Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Advanced Fibro Science from the Kyoto Institute of Technology. With over six years of experience in biopolymer science, she specializes in the synthesis and structural characterization of natural materials, particularly nanocellulose, silk fibroin, and chitosan in various forms such as films, hydrogels, and aerogels. She is currently developing innovative topological meta-materials by integrating supramolecular architectures into functional biopolymer networks, aiming to translate micro-scale invisible knots into macro-scale structural flexibility.
Mentor ：Hiroshi Sato
Co-Mentor ：Takeharu Haino
Co-Mentor ： Silvia Vignolini
What I like about my science
Small discoveries today can spark major breakthroughs tomorrow
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Mentor ：Hiroshi Sato
Co-Mentor ：Takeharu Haino
Co-Mentor ： Silvia Vignolini
What I like about my science
Small discoveries today can spark major breakthroughs tomorrow
Website link