Academic Staff and Fellows

DOTERA Tomonari: Professor Doctor of Science; Department/Science　
Department of Physics
Graduate school/Science

This laboratory is the world leader in soft quasicrystal research. This laboratory made the world’s first discovery of a polymeric quasicrystal, implying that even soft matter has an ordered structure with no repetitive units. Theoretical research on the origin of the formation of soft quasicrystals appeared in Nature. Recently Dr. Dotera found the bronze-mean quasicrystal. Also, he aims to develop the science of gyroid.

Exploration of the origin of soft matter quasicrystals (left); discovery of polymer quasicrystals (center & right)

Research Area	Quasicrystal Physics, Soft Matter Physics, Condensed Matter Physics
Teaching (Undergraduate Course)	Statistical Physics II Exercises for Statistical Physics II Mechanics II Mathematics for Physics IV Frontiers of Physics Modern Physics II
Teaching (Graduate Course)	Soft Matter Physics Complex Condensed Matter Physics
Research Interests	Soft quasicrystals Triply periodic minimal surfaces Gyroid materials Materials Geometry
Selected Publications	(1) Polymeric quasicrystal: Mesoscopic quasicrystalline tiling in ABC star polymers, Physical Review Letters 98, 195502 (2007). Phys. Rev. Focus, C&EN, Scientific Background on the Nobel Prize 2011. (2) Mosaic two-lengthscale quasicrystals, Nature 506, 208-211 (2014). JST Science channel. (3) Metallic-mean quasicrystals as aperiodic approximants of periodic crystals, Nature Communications, 10, 4235 (2019). Behind the paper nature research. Instagram nature research.
Research and Achievements	02_dotera_tomonari.pdf
Affiliated Academic Societies	The Physical Society of Japan (JPS) American Physical Society (APS, DPOLY, GSOFT) The Society of Polymer Science Japan (SPSJ) American Chemical Society (ACS) Materials Research Society (MRS)
External Activity	JST, PRESTO "Hyper-nano-space design toward innovative functionality" Advisor (2013-2019) Vice-Chair, Division 6, The Physical Society of Japan (2018) Chair, Division 6, The Physical Society of Japan (2019)
Education (Undergraduate Course)	BAS: University of Tokyo
Education (Master's/Doctral Course)	Ph.D: University of Tokyo
Title of Thesis, Institute, Date	Self-similar polynomials obtained from a one-dimensional quasiperiodic model, Univ. of Tokyo, 1989
Biography	1989-1994 Assistant Professor (Dept. of Pure & Applied Sciences, Univ. of Tokyo) 1990-1992 Post doctor (Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Pennsylvania) 1994- Associate Professor (The Open Univ. of Japan) 2003- Associate Professor (Dept. of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto Univ.) 2009- Professor (Dept. of Physics, Kindai Univ.)
Awards	Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics Prize for 2007
Message to Students	If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? - Shelley The Child is father of the Man; I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety. - Wordsworth
Books Recommended to Students	Principles of Condensed Matter Physics (Paul M. Chaikin & Tom C. Lubensky) Shapes (P. Ball) Tilings and Patterns (B. Gruenbaum & G. C.Shephard)
Interests and Others	Fine Arts, Bike, Swimming

Soft Matter Physics Laboratory

Office Location	Building 31 (5F), Dotera Office
E-mail	dotera（at）phys.kindai.ac.jp Note that this e-mail address has replaced the "@" with "(at)" to prevent spam. When e-mailing, replace the "(at)" with "@".
Laboratory URL	https://www.phys.kindai.ac.jp/laboratory/dotera/