Nilson Kunioshi

Nilson Kunioshi is Professor at Waseda University’s School of Creative Science and Engineering, holding a Dr. Eng. from Kyoto University. His work integrates combustion chemistry, materials chemistry, and science-education research, with 32 Scopus papers and an h-index of 8. He leads projects on CVD reaction kinetics, English-medium instruction, and corpus-based pedagogical tools.

Education:

• 1992 – Dr. Eng., Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University (Industrial Chemistry)
• 1985 – B.Eng., University of São Paulo, Faculty of Engineering (Chemical Engineering)

Research Interests:

Kunioshi’s group applies quantum chemical calculations and kinetic modeling to silicon CVD processes, elucidating pressure-dependent rate coefficients, surface reaction mechanisms, and chlorine elimination pathways. Parallel work in education employs large-scale corpora (OnCAL, JECPRESE) to reveal cultural differences in Japanese vs. American STEM lectures and to support non-native English instructors in EMI contexts.

Publication Trends:

Recent articles shift from fundamental combustion/PAH studies toward CVD kinetics and English for STEM education, reflecting dual foci on materials chemistry and pedagogical innovation.

Grants & Projects:

• JSPS KAKENHI (B) 2019-2022: “Elucidation of the role of language in science instruction through English and Japanese”
• JSPS KAKENHI (C) 2021-2024: “Designing novel bone-inducing molecules by an experimental-computational approach”
• JSPS KAKENHI (B) 2012-2016: Development of OnCAL corpus for EMI support

Labs & Teams:

He heads a computational-reaction group within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, collaborates with the Yamaguchi and Fuwa laboratories on surface chemistry, and co-leads international corpus projects with partners at Stanford and MIT.