Academic career
Apr 2016- | Associate Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
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Dec 2003-Mar 2016 | Assistant Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
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Apr 2003-Nov 2003 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California at Berkeley, Dept of Chemical Engineering
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Apr 2002-Mar 2003 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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Mar 2002 | Doctor of Engineering, Kyoto University |
Research field
Physical chemistry of polymers
Rheology and dielectric properties of polymers
Current research
- Rheology and dielectric properties of entangled polymers
- Uniaxial extensional viscosity and dynamics of polymer melt/solution
- Dynamics of associative polymers
- Rheology and structure of block copolymers
- Rheo-dielectric behavior of polyether/salt system
Selected publications
- Hiroshi Watanabe, Yumi Matsumiya, and Youngdon Kwon, Dynamics of Rouse Chains undergoing Head-to-Head Association and Dissociation: Difference between Dielectric and Viscoelastic Relaxation J. Rheol. 61(6), 1151-1170 (2017)
- Hiroshi Watanabe and Yumi Matsumiya, Revisit the Elongational Viscosity of FENE Dumbbell Model J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn 45(4), 185-190 (2017)
- Yumi Matsumiya, Hiroshi Watanabe, Kentaro Abe, Yasuki Matsumura, Fumito Tani, Yasuo Kase, Shojiro Kikkawa, Yasushi Suzuki, and Nanase Ishii, Rheology of Nano-Cellulose Fiber Suspension J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn 45(1), 3-11 (2017)
- Matsumiya, Y.; Watanabe, H.; Urakawa, O.; Inoue, T., Experimental Test for Viscoelastic Relaxation of Polyisoprene Undergoing Monofunctional Head-to-Head Association and Dissociation Macromolecules 49(18), 7088-7095 (2016)
- Matsumiya, Y.; Watanabe, H., Nonlinear Stress Relaxation of Miscible Polyisoprene/Poly(p-tert-butylstyrene) Blends in Pseudomonodisperse State Macromolecules 49(12), 4544-4556 (2016)
- Youngdon Kwon, Yumi Matsumiya and Hiroshi Watanabe, Viscoelastic and Orientational Relaxation of Linear and Ring Rouse Chains Undergoing Reversible End-Association and Dissociation Macromolecules 49(9), 3593-3607 (2016)
- Rakkapao, N.;Watanabe, H.; Matsumiya, Y.; Masubuchi, Y., Dielectric Relaxation and Ionic Conductivity of a Chitosan/Poly(ethylene oxide) Blend Doped with Potassium and Calcium Cations J. Soc. Rheol. Japan 44(2), 89-97 (2016)
- Matsumiya, Y.;Rakkapao, N.; Watanabe, H., Entanglement Length in Miscible Blends of cis-Polyisoprene and Poly(p-tert-butylstyrene) Macromolecules 48 (21), 7889–7908 (2015)
- Watanabe, H.; Matsumiya, Y.; Inoue, T., Revisit the Stress-Optical Rule for Entangled Flexible Chains: Overshoot of Stress, Segmental Orientation, and Chain Stretch on Start-up of Flow J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn, 43(3-4), 105-112 (2015)
- Watanabe, H.; Matsumiya, Y.; Masubuchi, Y.; Urakawa, O.; Inoue, T., Viscoelastic Relaxation of Rouse Chains undergoing Head-to-Head Association and Dissociation: Motional Coupling through Chemical Equilibrium Macromolecules 48(9), 3014–3030 (2015)
- Matsumiya, Y.; Masubuchi, Y.; Inoue, T.; Urakawa, O.; Liu, C.-Y.; van Ruymbeke, E.; Watanabe, H., Dielectric and Viscoelastic Behavior of Star-Branched Polyisoprene: Two Coarse-Grained Length Scales in Dynamic Tube Dilation Macromolecules 47, 7637–7652 (2014)
- van Ruymbeke, E.; Shchetnikava, V.; Matsumiya, Y.; Watanabe, H., Dynamic Dilution Effect in Binary Blends of Linear Polymers with Well-Separated Molecular Weights Macromolecules 47, 7653–7665 (2014)
- Lee, A.; Watanabe, H.; Matsumiya, Y.; Choi, K.-H.; Ahn, K. H.; Lee, S. J., Dielectric Characterization of Pigment Inks for Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 53, 17445–17453 (2014)
- Masubuchi, Y.; Matsumiya, Y.; Watanabe, H., Test of Orientation/Stretch-Induced Reduction of Friction via Primitive Chain Network Simulations for Polystyrene, Polyisoprene, and Poly(n-butyl acrylate) Macromolecules 47, 6768-6775 (2014)
- Matsumiya, Y.; Watanabe, H., Dielectric and Viscoelastic Behavior of low-M Linear Polyisoprene Blended in Long Matrix J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn (Nihon Reoroji Gakkaishi) 42(4), 235-244 (2014)
- Masubuchi, Y.; Matsumiya, Y.; Watanabe, H.; Marrucci, G.; Ianniruberto, G., Primitive Chain Network Simulations for Pom-Pom Polymers in Uniaxial Elongational Flows Macromolecules 47, 3511-3519 (2014)
- Horio, K.; Uneyama, T.; Matsumiya, Y.; Masubuchi, Y.; Watanabe, H., Rheo-Dielectric Responses of Entangled cis-Polyisoprene under Uniform Steady Shear and LAOS Macromolecules 47, 246-255 (2014)
- Watanabe, H.; Matsumiya, Y.; van Ruymbeke, E., Component Relaxation Times in Entangled Binary Blends of Linear Chains: Reptation/CLF along Partially or Fully Dilated Tube Macromolecules 46, 9296–9312 (2013)
- Huang, Q.; Alvarez, N. J.; Matsumiya, Y.; Rasmussen, H. K.; Watanabe, H.; Hassager, O., Extensional Rheology of Entangled Polystyrene Solutions Suggests Importance of Nematic Interactions ACS Macro Letters 2, 741-744 (2013)
- Matsumiya, Y.; Kumazawa, K.; Nagao, M.; Urakawa, O.; Watanabe, H., Dielectric Relaxation of Monodisperse Linear Polyisoprene: Contribution of Constraint Release Macromolecules 46, 6067-6080 (2013)
- Yumi Matsumiya and Hiroshi Watanabe, Atsushi Takano, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Uniaxial Extensional Behavior of (SIS)p-Type Multiblock Copolymer Systems: Structural Origin of High Extensibility Macromolecules 46, 2681-2695 (2013)
- Y. Masubuchi, T. Yaoita, Y. Matsumiya, H. Watanabe, G. Ianniruberto and G. Marrucci, Stretch/orientation induced acceleration in stress relaxation in coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations Nihon Reoroji Gakkaishi (J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn.) 41, 33-35 (2013)
- Matsumiya, Y.; Chen,Q.; Uno, A.; Watanabe, H.; Takano, A.; Matsuoka, K.; Matsushita, Y., Dielectric behavior of Styrene-Isoprene (SI) Diblock and SIIS Triblock Copolymers: Global Dynamics of I Blocks in Spherical and Cylindrical Domains Embedded in Glassy S Matrix Macromolecules 45, 7050 - 7060 (2012)
- Quan Chen, Yumi Matsumiya, Tatsuya Iwamoto, Koji Nishida, Toshiji Kanaya, and Hiroshi Watanabe , Atsushi Takano, Kohei Matsuoka, and Yushu Matsushita, Dielectric Behavior of Guest cis-Polyisoprene Confined in Spherical Microdomain of Triblock Copolymer. Macromolecules 45, 2809 - 2819 (2012)
- Quan Chen, Yumi Matsumiya and Hiroshi Watanabe, Dynamics in miscible blends of polyisoprene and poly(p-tert-butyl styrene): thermo–rheological behavior of components Polymer Journal 44, 102–114 (2012)
- Yuichi Masubuchi, Yumi Matsumiya, Hiroshi Watanabe, Seiji Shiromoto,Masaaki Tsutsubuchi and Yoshiaki Togawa, Primitive chain network simulations for comb-branched polymer under step shear deformations Rheo. Acta 51, 193–200 (2012)
- Watanabe H, Matsumiya Y, Chen Q, and Yu W , Rheological Characterization of Polymeric Liquids Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference Vol 2, 683–722 (2012)
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, K. Horio, Y. Masubuchi, and T. Uneyama, Rheo-Dielectric Behavior of Soft Matters Non-Equilibrium Soft Matter Physics vol.4, 37-87 (2012)
- Yumi Matsumiya, Akiko Uno, and Hiroshi Watanabe , Tadashi Inoue and Osamu Urakawa, Dielectric and Viscoelastic Investigation of Segmental Dynamics of Polystyrene above Glass Transition Temperature: Cooperative Sequence Length and Relaxation Mode Distribution Macromolecules 44(11), 4355–4365 (2011)
- Yuichi Masubuchi, Takatoshi Yaoita, Yumi Matsumiya and Hiroshi Watanabe, Primitive chain network simulations for asymmetric star polymers J. Chem. Phys. 134, [194905]1-7 (2011)
- Quan Chen, Yumi Matsumiya, Yuichi Masubuchi, Hiroshi Watanabe, and Tadashi Inoue, Dynamics of Polyisoprene-Poly(p-tert-butylstyrene) Diblock Copolymer in Disordered State Macromolecules 44(6), 1585–1602 (2011)
- Hiroshi Watanabe, Quan Chen, Yohji Kawasaki, Yumi Matsumiya, Tadashi Inoue and Osamu Urakawa, ntanglement Dynamics in Miscible Polyisoprene/Poly(p-tert-butylstyrene) Blends Macromolecules 44(6), 1570–1584 (2011)
- Chen, Q.; Uno, A.; Matsumiya, Y.; Watanabe, H, Viscoelastic Mode Distribution of Moderately Entangled Linear Polymers J. Soc. Rheol. Japan 38(5), 187-193 (2010)
- Ayoung Lee, Yumi Matsumiya, Hiroshi Watanabe, Kyung Hyun Ahn, and Seung Jong Lee, Multiple Representation of Linear Dielectric Response J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn 38(3), 141-147 (2010)
- Akiko Uno, Yumi Matsumiya, Yuichi Masubuchi, and Hiroshi Watanabe, Rheological and Dielectric Behavior of Polyisoprene under Pressurized Carbon Dioxide J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn 38(3), 117-123 (2010)
- Y. Matsumiya, T. Inoue, T. Iwashige, and H. Watanabe, Dielectric Relaxation of Polymer/Carbon Dioxide Systems Macromolecules 42, 4712–4718 (2009)
- T. Uneyama, Y. Masubuchi, K. Horio, Y. Matsumiya, H. Watanabe, J. A. Pathak and C. M. Roland, A theoretical analysis of rheodielectric response of type-A polymer chains Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 47(11), 1039-1057 (2009)
- Quan Chen, Yumi Matsumiya, Yuichi Masubuchi, Hiroshi Watanabe and Tadashi Inoue, Component Dynamics in Polyisoprene/Poly(4-tert-butylstyrene) Miscible Blends Macromolecules 41 (22), 8694-8711 (2008)
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, E. van Ruymbeke, D. Vlassopoulos and N. Hadjichristidis, Viscoelastic and Dielectric Relaxation of a Cayley-Tree-Type Polyisoprene: Test of Molecular Picture of Dynamic Tube Dilation Macromolecules 41, 6110-6124 (2008)
- Eri MISHIMA, Yumi MATSUMIYA, Shigeru YAMAGO, and Hiroshi WATANABE, Kinetics of Living Anionic Polymerization of Polystyrenyl Lithium in Cyclohexane Polymer Journal 40, 749-762 (2008)
- J. Takada, H. Sasaki, Y. Matsushima, A. Kuriyama, Y. Matsumiya, H. Watanabe, K. H. Ahn, and W. Yu, Component Chain Dynamics in a Miscible Blend of Low-M Poly(p-t-butyl styrene) and Polyisoprene J. Soc. Rheol. Japan 36(1), 35-42 (2008)
- Hiroshi Watanabe, Yumi Matsumiya, Toshiaki Sawada, and Tatsuya Iwamoto, Rheological and Dielectric Behavior of Dipole-Inverted (SIS)p-Type Multiblock Copolymers: Estimates of Bridge/Loop Fractions for Respective I Blocks and Effect of Loops on High Extensibility of
Bridges Macromolecules 40, 6885-6897 (2007)
- Hiroshi Watanabe, Yumi Matsumiya, Jun Takada, Hiroshi Sasaki, Yoshiaki Matsushima, Akira Kuriyama, Tadashi Inoue, Kyung Hyun Ahn, Wei Yu, and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Viscoelastic and Dielectric Behavior of a Polyisoprene/
Poly(4-tert-butyl styrene) Miscible Blend Macromolecules 40, 5389-5399 (2007)
- Matsumiya, Y.; Inoue, T.; Watanabe, H.; Kihara, S.; Ohshima, M., Dielectric Behavior of cis-polyisoprene in Carbon Dioxide under High Pressure J. Soc. Rheol. Japan 35, 155-162 (2007).
- Matsumiya, Y.; Matsumoto, M.; Watanabe, H.; Kanaya, K.; Takahashi, Y., Nonlinear Rheology and Structural Changes of (BS)n Multiblock Copolymers under Shear Flow Macromolecules 40, 3724 - 3732 (2007).
- Y. Oishi, Y. Matsumiya, H. Watanabe, "Kinetics of Anionic Polymerization of Polubutadienyl Lithium in Benzene: An Osmotic Effect on the Propagation" Polymer J. 39(4), 304-317 (2007)
- Matsumiya Y, Inoue T, Oishi Y, Watanabe H, Orientational anisotropy of bead-spring star chains during creep process Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics 44, 3501-3517 (2006).
- Qiao, X. Y.; Sawada, T.; Matsumiya, Y.; Watanabe, H., Constraint release in moderately entangled monodisperse star polyisoprene systems Macromolecules 39, 7333-7341 (2006).
- Watanabe, H.; Inoue, T.; Matsumiya, Y., Transient conformational change of bead-spring ring chain during creep process Macromolecules 39, 5419-5426 (2006).
- Watanabe, H.; Sawada, T.; Matsumiya, Y., Constraint release in star/star blends and partial tube dilation in monodisperse star systems Macromolecules 39, 2553-2561 (2006).
- Katayama, H.; Ozawa, F.; Matsumiya, Y.; Watanabe, H., Thermal, structural, and viscoelastic characterization of cis-poly(phenylene vinylene) related to its photo-isomerization Polymer Journal 38, 184-189 (2006).
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, and T. Inoue, Dielectric and Viscoelastic Study of Entanglement Dynamics: A Review of Recent Findings Macromolecular Symposia 228, 51-70 (2005).
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, S. Ishida, T. Takigawa, T, Yamamoto, D. Vlassopoulos, and J. Roovers, "Nonlinear Rheology of Multiarm Star Chains" Macromolecules 38(17), 7404-7415 (2005).
- H. Watanabe and Y. Mastumiya, Rheology of Diblock Copolymer Micellar Dispersions Having Soft Cores, Macromolecules 38(9), 3808-3819 (2005).
- Matsumiya Y, Watanabe H, Nonlinear relaxation behavior of diblock copolymer micellar dispersions: Effects of corona-matrix and corona-corona entanglements Macromolecules 37, 9861-9871 (2004)
- H. Watanabe, S. Ishida, Y. Matsumiya, and T. Inoue, Test of full and partial tube dilation pictures in entangled blends of linear polyisoprenes Macromolecules 37, 6619-6631 (2004)
- H. Watanabe, S. Ishida, Y. Matsumiya, and T. Inoue, Viscoelastic and Dielectric Behavior of Entangled Blends of Linear Polyisoprenes Having Widely Separated Molecular Weights: Test of Tube Dilation Picture Macromolecules 37, 1937-1951 (2004)
- Y. Matsumiya, N. P. Balsara, J. B. Kerr, and H. Watanabe, In-situ Dielectric Characterization of Poly(ethylene oxide) Melts Containing Lithium Perchlorate under Steady Shear Flow Macromolecules 37, 544-553 (2004).
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, and T. Inoue, Rheo-Dielectrics in Oligomeric and Polymeric Fluids: A Review of Recent Findings J. Phys. Condensed Matter 15, S909-S921 (2003).
- H. Tan, H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, T. Kanaya, and Y. Takahashi, Shear-induced Disruption and Recovery of Microphase-Separated Network Structure of a BSB Triblock Copolymer in Dibutyl Phthalate Macromolecules 36, 2886-2893 (2003).
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, T. Kanaya, and Y. Takahashi, in K. Iwakura ed.,, Rheology and Structure of Diblock Copolymer Micellar Lattice: Role of Concentration Fluctuation in Lattice Disruption and Reformation Advanced Polymers and Processing (Proceedings of ICAPP 2001 Yonezawa ) , 95-99 (2002).
- H. Watanabe and Y. Matsumiya, in K. Iwakura ed., Dielectric and Viscoelastic Properties of Star-Branched cis-Polyisoprene: Test of Tube Dilation Mechanism Advanced Polymers and Processing , 60-65 (2002).
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, T. Kanaya, Y. Takahashi, M. Horigome, M. Yada, and A.Miyakawa, Rheo-SANS Study of an Aqueous Suspension of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate-co-Styrene) Particle J. Soc. Rheol. Japan 30, 269-275 (2002).
- H. Watanabe, S. Ishida, and Y. Matsumiya, Rheo-dielectric Behavior of Entangled cis-Polyisoprene under Fast Shear Macromolecules 35, 8802-8818 (2002).
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, and T. Inoue, Dielectric and Viscoelastic Relaxation of Highly Entangled Star Polyisoprene: Quantitative Test of Tube Dilation Model Macromolecules 35, 2339-2357 (2002).
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, T. Kanaya, and Y. Takahashi, Rheology and Structure of a Butadiene-Styrene Diblock Copolymer in Dibutyl Phthalate: Role of Concentration Fluctuation in Disruption and Reformation of Micellar Lattice Macromolecules 34, 6742-6755 (2001).
- Y. Matsumiya and H. Watanabe, Further Test of the Tube Dilation Process in Star-Branched cis-Polyisoprene: Role of Branching-Point Fluctuation Macromolecules 34, 5702-5710 (2001).
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, M. Kakiuchi, and Y. Aoki, Rheo-dielectric Behavior of Carbon Black Suspensions J. Soc. Rheol. Japan 29, 77-80 (2001).
- H. Watanabe, Y. Matsumiya, and K. Osaki, Tube Dilation Process in Star-Branched cis-Polyisoprenes J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys 38, 1024-1036 (2000).
- Y. Matsumiya, H. Watanabe, and K. Osaki, Comparison of Dielectric and Viscoelastic Relaxation Functions of cis-Polyisoprenes: Test of Tube Dilation Molecular Picture Macromolecules 33, 499-506 (2000).
- H. Watanabe, T. Sato, K. Osaki, Y. Matsumiya, and S. H. Anastasiadis, Effects of Spatial Confinement on Dielectric Relaxation of Block Copolymers having Tail, Loop, and Bridge Conformations J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn 27, 173-182 (1999).
- Y. Matsumiya, H. Watanabe, T. Sato, and K. Osaki, Synthesis and Linear Viscoelasticity of Model Comb Polymers J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn 27, 127-128 (1999).
- H. Watanabe, T. Sato, Y. Matsumiya, T. Inoue, and K. Osaki, Rheo-Dielectrics: Its Applicability J. Soc. Rheol. Jpn 27, 121-125 (1999).
- Y. Matsumiya, H. Watanabe, T. Inoue, K. Osaki, and M.-L. Yao,, Rheo-Dielectric Behavior of Oligostyrene and Polyisoprene Macromolecules 31, 7973-7975 (1998).
- Watanabe H, Matsumiya Y, Osaki K, Yao ML, Dynamics of dipole-inverted cis-polyisoprene chains in a matrix of long, entangling chains. 2. Effects of constraint release on the coherence of the subchain motion Macromolecules 31, 7538-7545 (1998).
- Matsumiya Y, Watanabe H, Osaki K, Yao ML, Dynamics of dipole-inverted cis-polyisoprene chains in a matrix of long, entangling chains. 1. Effects of constraint release on the eigenmodes of the local correlation function Macromolecules 31, 7528-7537 (1998).
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