Kodai Watanabe

Education

• Undergraduate Institution: Hokkaido University
• Graduate Institution: Hokkaido University

Biography

Kodai attended Hokkaido University where he worked under Prof. Toshifumi Satoh and Prof. Takuya Isono, studying living polymerization techniques, intramolecular cross-linking of polymers, and block copolymer self-assembly. After his graduation with a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry in 2020, he began working for TORAY Industries, Inc. developing epoxy thermoset materials. He joined the Bates group in January 2023 as a postdoctoral researcher.