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Chemistry and Environmental Education Lab
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A lab that studies the optical properties of dyes and crystals, as well as environmental education based on life cycle thinking.
AboutAbout the lab
Dye crystals and environmental education.
The Chemistry and Environmental Education Lab studies the optical properties of functional dyes and molecular crystals, as well as environmental education that incorporates life cycle thinking.
The lab investigates how aggregates and crystals formed by assemblies of dye molecules interact with light.
In environmental education, the lab studies how teaching materials based on life cycle thinking can be used in the "Period for Integrated Inquiry-Based Learning" in schools.
Prof. Matsumoto belongs to the Artificial Environment and Information Division of the Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences.
Key terms
- Molecular crystal
- A crystal in which molecules are arranged regularly through intermolecular forces.
- J-aggregate
- A type of assembly formed by dye molecules. This lab studies it in crystalline molecular thin films.
- Period for Integrated Inquiry-Based Learning
- A class period in schools in which students set their own questions, investigate them, and think them through.
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This lab carries out chemistry research on the optical properties of dyes and crystals, together with research on environmental education that incorporates life cycle thinking. Its listed research fields are functional materials chemistry, science education, and environmental policy and environmentally conscious society.
*Illustrative imageEnvironmental education based on life cycle thinking
This research examines how environmental teaching materials that incorporate life cycle thinking can be used in the Period for Integrated Inquiry-Based Learning. It also covers how life cycle thinking can be applied to guide inquiry-based learning.
*Illustrative imageColor development mechanism of developers for thermal recording
The lab investigates how color appears in urea-urethane developers used in thermal recording. This work is conducted as joint research.
*Illustrative imageOptical properties of dye aggregates and crystals
The lab studies the optical properties of aggregates formed by assemblies of dye molecules and of molecular crystals. It also targets crystalline molecular thin films that form J-aggregates.
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- ProfessorShinya Matsumoto
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Colorful yarn dyed using plant, nut and insect dyes. (282dc37b-99b8-4eab-868a-e8b1023da21d)” NPS / Public domain (cropped)
- Environmental education based on life cycle thinking: “Freshwater mussel life cycle 24 January 2023” John Megahan/University of Michigan; United States Fish and Wildlife Service source page states "Media Usage Rights/License: Public Domain" / Public domain (cropped)
- Color development mechanism of developers for thermal recording: “Thermal paper rolls with red alert line” Acheolg / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Optical properties of dye aggregates and crystals: “Indian pigments” Dan Brady / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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