Soft-matter theory and simulation

September 2004 -  March 2010  PhD. in Physics, McMaster University, Canada
Apri 2000 - March 2002  MSc. in Physics. Osaka University, Japan 
April 1996 - March 2000   BSc. in Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

   

1. April 2010 - February 2013  Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology, USA 
2. January 2004  - June 2004 Tutor in Science, Genius Education Corporation, Japan
3. October 2002  - July 2003, FInancial System Engineer, Nomura Research Institute, Japan
4. April 2002 - September 2002, Personal banker Sumitomo Mitsui Banking corporation, Japan

2004 September - December 2009  Teaching Assistant,  McMaster University, Canada

1. NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship – Doctoral for 3 years (C$21,000 a year), 2008:  This is a highly selective and prestigious scholarship established by the Government of Canada. 

2. Distinction awarded for Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy Comprehensive Examination, McMaster  University, 2007: This is a highly selective and prestigious. 

3. Desmond G. Burns Graduate Scholarship (C $4000 a year), McMaster University, 2005 and  2006: This is a selective and prestigious scholarship for theoretical physics in McMaster University.

   

1. Issei Nakamura, Nitash P. Balsara, and Zhen-Gang Wang, First-Order Disordered-to-Lamellar Phase  Transition in Lithium Salt-Doped Block Copolymers, ACS Macro Lett., 2, 478-481 (2013). 

2. Issei Nakamura and Zhen-Gang Wang, Effects of dielectric inhomogeneity in polyelectrolyte solutions,  Soft Matter, 9, 5686-5690 (2013) 

3. Issei Nakamura, An-Chang Shi, and Zhen-Gang Wang, Ion solvation in liquid mixtures: effects of  solvent reorganization, Phys. Rev. Lett., 109, 257802 (2012). 

4. Issei Nakamura and Zhen-Gang Wang, Salt-doped block copolymers: Ion distribution, domain spacing  and effective parameter, Soft Matter, 8, 9356-9367 (2012) 

5. Issei Nakamura and V. Dmitrasinovic, Gaussian functional approximation to 't Hooft's extension of the  linear sigma model, Phys. Rev. D, 85, 56004-56004-(13) (2012) 

6. Issei Nakamura, Nitash P. Balsara, and Zhen-Gang Wang, Thermodynamics of Ion-containing Polymer  Blends and Block Copolymers, Phys. Rev. Lett., 107, 198301 (2011) 

7. Issei Nakamura and An-Chang Shi, Phase Separation Induced by Ladder-like Polymer-polymer  Complexation, J. Phys. Chem. B, 115 (12), 2783-2790 (2010) 

8. Issei Nakamura and An-Chang Shi, Self-consistent Field Theory of Polymer-ionic Molecule  Complexation, J. Chem. Phys., 132, 194103-194103-(10) (2010) 

9. Issei Nakamura and An-Chang Shi, Conformation of a Tethered Polymer in a Leaky Nanocavity,  J. Chem. Phys, 132, 174102-174102-(5) (2010), and also selected by Virtual Journal of Biological  Physics Research , May 15 (2010) 

10. Issei Nakamura and An-Chang Shi, Study of Entropy-driven Self-assembly of Rigid Macromolecules,  Phys. Rev. E, 80, 21112-2112-(8) (2009), and also selected by Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science &  Technology , August 31 (2009) 

11. Issei Nakamura, An-Chang Shi, Razvan Nutiu, Jasmine M.Y. Yu, and Yingfu Li, Kinetics of Signaling  DNA Aptamer/ATP Binding, Phys. Rev. E, 79, 31906-31906-(9) (2009), and also selected by Virtual  Journal of Biological Physics Research , April 1 (2009) 

12. V. Dmitrasinovic and Issei Nakamura, Dynamical Symmetry Breaking and the Nambu-Goldstone Theorem in the Gaussian Wave Functional Approximation, J. Math. Phys., 44, 2839-2852 (2003) 

13. Issei Nakamura and V. Dmitrasinovic, Linear Sigma Model in the Gaussian Wave Functional  Approximation 2: Analyticity of the S matrix and the Effective Potential/Action, Nucl. Phys. A, 713,  133-147, (2003) 

14. Issei Nakamura and V. Dmitrasinovic, Linear Sigma Model in the Gaussian Functional Approximation,  Prog. Theor. Phys. 106, 1195-1212 (2001)

15. Issei Nakamura, The Self-consistent Variational Gaussian Functional Approach to the Linear Sigma  Model with SU_L(2) X SU_R(2), Genshikaku Kenkyu, Vol. 46, No. 4 (2001)

1. Issei Nakamura and Zhen-Gang Wang, Effects of the dielectric inhomogeneity in  polyelectrolyte solution; APS March meeting in Baltimore, MD, 2013 [ORAL] 

2. Issei Nakamura and Zhen-Gang Wang, Effects of lithium salts on the lamellar phase of  diblock copolymers; APS March meeting in Boston, MA, 2012 [ORAL] 

3. Issei Nakamura and Zhen-Gang Wang, The effect of salt-doping on the lamellar phase of  AB diblock copolymers; APS March meeting in Dallas, TX, 2011 [ORAL] 

4. Issei Nakamura and An-Chang Shi, Phase separation induced by ladder-like  polymer-polymer complexation; APS March meeting in Portland, OR, 2010 [ORAL] 

5. Issei Nakamura. Phase separation induced by macromolecular complexations; Invited  seminar at Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Northwestern University,  2009 [INVITED SPEAKER] 

6. Issei Nakamura and An-Chang Shi , Phase separation induced by polymer-ionic molecule  complexation; APS March meeting in Pittsburgh, PA, 2009 [ORAL] 

7. Issei Nakamura and An-Chang Shi, Entropy-driven self-assembly of dimers; APS March  meeting in New Orleans, LA, 2008 [ORAL] 

8. Issei Nakamura and An-Chang Shi, Kinetic modeling of designed signaling DNA aptamers;  APS March meeting in Baltimore, MD, 2006 [ORAL] 

9. Issei Nakamura, Kinetic modeling of designed signaling DNA aptamers; Departmental  seminar at Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University, 2006  [INVITED SPEAKER] 

10. Issei Nakamura and Veljko Dmitrasinovic, Linear sigma model in the gaussian functional  approximation; First Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Physicists of the American and Japanese Physical Societies at Maui, Hawaii, 2001 [ORAL] 

11. Issei Nakamura and Veljko Dmitrasinovic, Pi-pi scattering in the linear O(4) sigma model;  Kanto Hadron Seminar at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2001 [ORAL] 

12. Issei Nakamura and Veljko Dmitrasinovic, Elastic pi-pi scattering in the linear sigma  model; Nuclear Theory Seminar, at Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University,  2001 [ORAL]

1. Self-assembly of (biological) macromolecules.
2. Solvation of ions in polar/non-polar mediums.
3. Phase behavior and kinetics of polyelectrolyes and heterogeneous polymers.
4. Electrolytes associated with biological systems and energy applications.
5. Coarse-grained modeling of (biological) macromolecules.
6. Thermodynamic properties of a single molecule in finite systems.
7. Macromolecular complexation phenomena.
8. Thermodynamic properties of DNA and protein.
9. Computational simulations of (biological) macromolecular systems.
10. Dynamical transitions in biophysics.