Faculty Profiles

Toshinari Maeda

【Department / Major / Course】

Division of Environment-Conscious Chemistry and

Bioengineering, Department of Biological Functions

Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems

Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology (National

University Corporations)

【Position】

Professor

【Current Specialties】

・Environmental Biochemistry

・Genetic engineering

・Biotechnology

【Current Major Research Themes and Achievements】
・ Biodegradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene explosives by a novel bacterial strain
・ Research on reduction and recycling of sewage sludge
・ Research on advanced production of hydrogen gas by microorganisms

【Key Word】
・Microbial degradation
・Environmentally Hazardous Substances
・Environmental Microbiology
・Genetic engineering
・Environmental Remediation Technology
・Environmental Load Reduction Technology
・Energy production technology

【Graduating School/Year of Graduation】
・1999, Graduated from Kurume Institute of Technology, Department of Industrial Chemistry
・2001, Graduated from Kyushu Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Physical Engineering, Applied Chemistry Course
・2003, Completed a doctoral course at Kyushu Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Life Sciences Engineering, Department of Biomechanics
・2006, Completed the post-doctoral course at the Graduate School of Life Sciences Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology

【Academic Degree】
Engineering (Ph.D.) (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

【Affiliated Societies】
・Japan Society for Environmental Biotechnology
・The Society for Biotechnology, Japan
・Japan Society on Water Environment
・Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry

【Main career】
2007.10 - 2011.09
Kyushu Institute of Technology Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering Assistant Professor

2011.10 - 2014.03
Kyushu Institute of Technology Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering Department of Biological Functions and Engineering Associate Professor

2014.04 - 2021.10
Kyushu Institute of Technology Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering Department of Biological Functions Engineering Associate Professor

2021.11
Kyushu Institute of Technology Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering Department of Biological Functions Engineering Professor