Isao Noda Explained

Isao Noda (born January 29, 1951, in Tokyo, Japan) is a chemical engineer whose research has focused on polymer science and spectroscopy. He holds ninety patents granted in the United States and the EU, has published over three hundred articles, co-authored three books, and received a number of industry-wide awards and recognition for his contributions to his fields of research.[1]

Education

Noda moved to the United States in 1969 to attend Columbia University in the City of New York, where he graduated in 1974 with a B.S. degree in chemical engineering. He subsequently received his M.S. in bioengineering (1976), as well as M. Phil (1978) and Ph.D. (1979) in chemical engineering from Columbia. In 1997, he received a D.Sc degree in chemistry from the University of Tokyo.

Career

In 1978, Noda joined Procter & Gamble, where he became an authority in the field of polymer science,[2] specializing in a type of biopolymer, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Noda developed medium-chain-length branched polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA).[3] The most promising PHA product developed during this time was trademarked as Nodax.[4] After retiring from Procter & Gamble in 2012, he accepted a position as adjunct professor at the University of Delaware, where, as of 2014, he continues to teach and research in the areas of polymer science and spectroscopy.

Noda developed a novel class of bio-based biodegradable plastics and received multiple awards for his development of two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) correlation spectroscopy.[5] In February 2013, he became Senior Vice President of Innovation at Meredian Holdings Group Inc., which recently announced the start up of the world's largest production facility for mcl-PHAs.[6]

Selected awards

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meredian Holdings Group – Meet the Executive Team. Meredian Holdings Group. 4 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Bomem–Michaelson Award: Isao Noda . Spectroscopy Europe . 2014-12-04.
  3. Biodegradable plastic under commercial development . Medical Textiles . July 1, 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150329055725/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-88268753.html . dead . March 29, 2015 . 2014-12-04.
  4. Developmental 'Reactive Pellets' For Making Bio-Polyester . Plastics Technology . December 2008 . 2014-12-04.
  5. News Spectrum . Spectroscopy . 1 January 2011 . 26 . 1 . 2014-12-04.
  6. Meredian Starts Up World's Largest PHA Biopolymer Plant . Plastics Technology . December 2012 . 2014-12-04.
  7. Cintacs. 2005 Cincinnati Chemist of the Year. Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society. 4 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Dr. Isao Noda Receives the Ellis R. Lippincott Award . Procter & Gamble . 4 December 2014.