Basic Information

Professional Memberships

• From Apr. 2020, To Present

  Council Of International Student Advisors of National Universities
• From Apr. 2019, To Present

  Physical Society of Japan
• From Apr. 2019, To Present

  Chemical Society of Japan

Academic Degree

• M.A. (Eng.)(Kyoto University)
• Ph.D. (Eng.)(Kyoto University)

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Polymer Chemistry, 修了
• Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Polymer Chemistry, 修了

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Chemisty, 卒業

High School

• High School

  洛南高等学校

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0000-0002-3395-8990

• J-Global ID

  201901016733372728

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/yu.oka

Research

Research Topics, Overview of the research

• Research Topics

  Sol/Gel Transition and Phase Separation in Aqueous Solutions of Water-soluble Polymers

• Overview of the research

  I study sol/gel transition and phase separation in aqueous solutions of water-soluble polymers focusing on hydration and hydrophobic aggregation.

Research Areas

• Other, Other

Papers

• Natural Science Terminology Including New Kanji in an Elementary Japanese Language Textbook

  Yukinori OKADA

  京都大学国際高等教育院紀要, Mar. 2025, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Development of a Systematic Curriculum of Technical Japanese Language for International Undergraduates of Natural Sciences

  Yukinori OKADA; Yuki SASAKI

  京都大学国際高等教育院紀要, Mar. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Tutoring Support in Kyoto iUP (II) —Tutor Session in the Undergraduate Course

  Yuki SASAKI; Yuka Tatsuta; Yukinori OKADA

  The Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences Bulletin Kyoto University, Mar. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Last author

  
• Tutoring Support in Kyoto iUP (I) —Office Hour (Homeroom) Activities in the Preparatory Course

  Yukinori OKADA; Yuki SASAKI

  The Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences Bulletin Kyoto University, Mar. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Perspectives and Issues of Technical Japanese Language Education for International Students of Natural Sciences

  Yukinori OKADA; Yuki Sasaki

  The Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences Bulletin Kyoto University, Mar. 2022, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Pressure-controlled thermoreversible gelation

  Yukinori Okada; Fumihiko Tanaka

  MACROMOLECULES, Nov. 2006, Peer-reviewed

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• Impact of end-group association and main-chain hydration on the thermosensitive properties of hydrophobically modified telechelic poly(N-isopropylacrylamides) in water

  P Kujawa; F Segui; S Shaban; C Diab; Y Okada; F Tanaka; FM Winnik

  MACROMOLECULES, Jan. 2006, Peer-reviewed

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• Unified model of association-induced lower critical solution temperature phase separation and its application to solutions of telechelic poly(ethylene oxide) and of telechelic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in water

  Yukinori Okada; Fumihiko Tanaka; Piotr Kujawa; Francoise M. Winnik

  JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, Dec. 2006, Peer-reviewed

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• Cooperative hydration, chain collapse, and flat LCST behavior in aqueous poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) solutions

  Y Okada; F Tanaka

  MACROMOLECULES, May 2005, Peer-reviewed

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Misc.

• Theoretical Study on the Phase Diagrams of Associating Polymers-II. Gelling Systems-:II. Gelling Systems

  Tanaka Fumihiko; Okada Yukinori

  Netsu Sokutei, 2005, Peer-reviewed, Invited

  
• Theoretical Study on the Phase Diagrams of Associating Polymers-I. Non-gelling Systems-:I. Non-gelling Systems

  Tanaka Fumihiko; Okada Yukinori

  Netsu Sokutei, 2005, Peer-reviewed, Invited

  

Presentations

• ゲル化誘起相分離現象の動的相図理論

  岡田幸典; 田中文彦

  第55回高分子討論会, 21 Sep. 2006

  
• Hydration and Thermoreversible Gelation in Solutions of Telechelic Associating Polymers

  Yukinori OKADA; Fumihiko TANAKA

  Polymer Networks Group Conference, 04 Sep. 2006

  
• 末端疎水化PNIPAM水溶液の協同水和と相分離・ゲル化

  岡田幸典; 田中文彦; Pitor. KUJAWA; Francoise. M. WINNIK

  第54回高分子討論会, 21 Sep. 2005

  
• 疎水化された水溶性高分子のゾル・ゲル転移とLCSTの共存機構

  岡田幸典; 田中文彦

  第54回高分子学会年次大会, 26 May 2005

  
• ゾル・ゲル転移と連鎖性水和によるLCSTの共存機構～疎水化されたPEOとPNIPAMの比較～

  岡田幸典; 田中文彦

  高分子基礎研究会, 29 Jan. 2005

  
• 水素結合による星型分子のネットワーク形成

  岡田幸典; 古賀毅; 田中文彦

  高分子計算機科学討論会, 07 Mar. 2003

  
• 水素結合による剛直性分子のネットワーク形成

  岡田幸典; 古賀毅; 田中文彦

  第51回高分子討論会, 03 Oct. 2002

  
• 水素結合超分子のゲル化と凝集形態の分類

  岡田幸典; 古賀毅; 田中文彦

  第50回高分子討論会, 12 Sep. 2001

  

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Advanced Japanese(Academic Reading IIB)

  R531, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Advanced Japanese(Academic Reading IIA)

  R530, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Advanced Japanese(Academic Reading IIA)

  R530, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Advanced Japanese(Academic Reading IIA)

  R530, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Advanced Japanese(Academic Reading IIB)

  R531, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)

• From 01 Apr. 2019

  吉田カレッジオフィス運営会議 委員