1) Education experience;
PhD. in Engineering, Kyoto University (1993)
MS. in Engineering, Hiroshima University (1983)
BS. in Engineering, Hiroshima University (1981)
2) Work experience;
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University (2009-Present)
Vice-president of International Federation of Measurement and Control of Granular Materials IFMCGM (2008-Present)
Councilor of The Society of Powder Technology, Japan (2019-Present)
Delegate of The Institute of Electrostatics Japan (2016-Present)
Director of The Society of Powder Technology, Japan (2003-2018)
Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Powder Technology，Elsevier (2013-2018)
Director of The Institute of Electrostatics Japan (2007-2016)
Director of Japan Association of Aerosol Science and Technology (2010-2012)
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University (1997-2009)
Visiting Professor, Chemical & Process Engineering, University of Surrey, UK(1999-2000)
Lecturer of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University (1996-1997)
Research Associate of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University (1989-1995)
Toray Engineering Co. Ltd 1983-1989
3) Main academic achievements;
Fundamentals and applications of particle electrification
Particle electrostatic charging by atmospheric pressure low-temperature plasma.
Analysis of triboelectric charging of fine particles.
Development of a particle charge controller using centrifugal force and its application.
Characterization of fine particles triboelectrically charged in gas–solid pipe flow.
Characterization of particles triboelectrically charged by a two-stage system with vibrations and external electric fields.
Analysis and control of adhesion and flowability of particles
Analysis of adhesive strength distributions of particles subjected to various external forces.
Analysis of flowability profiles.
Handling of submicron- and nanoparticles
Control of the movement of fine particles using multiple vibration modes.
Development of a novel fluidized bed system using vibration convection mechanism.
Development of micro-feeding of nanoparticles based on vibration shear flow.
Development of a pneumatic transport system for nanoparticles.
4) Selected publications (10 items)
Shoyama, M. and S. Matsusaka; Mechanism of disintegration of charged agglomerates in non-uniform electric field, Chemical Engineering Science, 198, 155-164 (2019).
Shoyama, M., T. Kawata, M. Yasuda and S. Matsusaka; Particle electrification and levitation in a continuous particle feed and dispersion system with vibration and external electric fields, Advanced Powder Technology, 29, 1960-1967 (2018).
Kobayakawa, M., S. Kiriyama, M. Yasuda, S. Matsusaka; Microscopic Analysis of Particle Detachment from an Obliquely Oscillating Plate, Chemical Engineering Science, 123, 388-394 (2015).
Mizutani, M., M. Yasuda and S. Matsusaka; Advanced Characterization of Particles Triboelectrically Charged by a Two-Stage System with Vibrations and External Electric Fields, Advanced Powder Technology, 26, 454-461 (2015)
Horio, T., M. Yasuda and S. Matsusaka; Effect of Particle Shape on Powder Flowability of Microcrystalline Cellulose as Determined using the Vibration Shear Tube Method, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 473, 572-578 (2014).
Bunchatheeravate, P., J. Curtis, Y. Fujii and S. Matsusaka; Prediction of Particle Charging in a Dilute Pneumatic Conveying System, AIChE Journal, 59, 2308-2316 (2013).
Matsusaka, S., H. Maruyama, T. Matsuyama, M. Ghadiri; Triboelectric Charging of Powders, Chemical Engineering Science, 65, 5781-5807 (2010).
Yao, J., Y. Zhang, C.-H. Wang, S. Matsusaka and H. Masuda; Electrostatics of the Granular Flow in a Pneumatic Conveying System, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 43, 7181-7199 (2004).
Matsusaka, S. and H. Masuda; Electrostatics of Particles, Advanced Powder Technology, 14, 143-166 (2003).
Matsusaka, S., M. Ghadiri and H. Masuda; Electrification of an Elastic Sphere by Repeated Impacts on a Metal Plate, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 33, 2311-2319 (2000).
5) Academic awards
The SCEJ Award for Outstanding Research Achievement by the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (2018).
APT Distinguished Paper Award by the Society of Powder Technology, Japan (2018).
Best Paper Award by the Society of Powder Technology, Japan (2018).
Best Paper Award by the Imaging Society of Japan (2010).
Best Paper Award by The Society of Powder Technology, Japan (2002).
Distinguished Achievement Award by the Information Center of Particle Technology, Japan (2002).
Iinoya Award by the Japanese Association of Aerosol Science and Technology (1995).