From June 13 to July 15, Prof. Toshikazu Miyoshi (The University of Akron, USA) was invited to teach Solid-state nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy course to the students of our institute. His five lectures, by online teaching, cover solid nuclear magnetic resonance basics (magnetism of nuclear spins, density matrix, spin Hamiltonian etc.)”, “calculation and operations of bulk magnetizations”, “ solution and solid-state NMR spectrum”, “effects of molecular dynamics on NMR line-shape and magnetization relaxation”, “various two-dimensional pulse programs and magnetization transfer”, and finally he gave an research talk by combining the course content with his latest research progress.

Professor Miyoshi's lectures were impressive and thorough. Besides the interactions with students, he briefly introduced the principle of solid state nuclear magnetic resonance and various nuclear magnetic resonance methods commonly used in the field of polymer science. Furthermore, he talked about the application of solid state nuclear magnetic resonance in the kinetics of polymer crystallization based on his latest research results.

Professor Toshikazu Miyoshi, an expert in polymer nuclear magnetic resonance, joined the University of Akron in 2012 after ten years as a researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Professor Miyoshi received his bachelor's and Master’s degrees in polymer Science from Hokkaido University and his PhD degree in Chemistry from Kyoto University, Japan. Professor Miyoshi's research interests include characterization of polymer structures and kinetic behaviors using solid-state NMR spectroscopy; structure and dynamic behaviors of glassy and semi-crystalline polymers, block copolymers, supramolecules, biomolecules, nanomaterials, carbon fibers, etc.