Tetsuharu NARITA

Tetsuharu NARITA is a CNRS Researcher (CR1) at ESPCI Paris - PSL, a French Grande École d'ingénieurs with strong ties to CNRS. His research focuses on the microrheology of hydrogels using light scattering and the dynamics/structure of hydrogels under deformation, aligned with the School of Soft Matter Science and Engineering (UMR7615).

Research Interests

• Microrheology of hydrogels via light scattering
• Hydrogel behavior under mechanical deformation

Teaching Activities

• Practical work in UV-fluorescence (ESPCI 2nd year)
• Preceptorship in chemical thermodynamics (ESPCI 1st year)
• Preceptorship in macromolecular materials (ESPCI 2nd year)

Academic Timeline

• PhD in 1998-2000 (Hokkaido University, thesis director: Prof. Yoshihito OSADA)
• Postdoctoral fellowships: Hokkaido University (2000), Louis Pasteur University (2000-2002), ESPCI (2002-2003)
• CNRS Research Fellow: CR2 (2003-2007), CR1 (2007-present)