Association Affiliate Director
Dr. Masaru Kurihara is Senior Scientific Director of “Mega-ton Water System”, Funding Program for World Leading Innovation R&D on Science & Technology, Japan, and Fellow of Toray Industries, Inc.
He graduated from Gunma University, Technical Department, Applied Chemistry in 1963 and completed his doctoral dissertation at the University of Tokyo in 1970. He joined Toray Industries, Inc. in 1963, working in polymers research at Basic Research Laboratory. Since then, he has held several positions in research and water treatment technology within the company.
Dr. Kurihara is a member of numerous organizations, including the American Chemical Society, Japan Chemical Society, Japan Polymers Society and Japan Membrane Society. He is President of the Asia Pacific Desalination Association (APDA) and Vice President of the Japanese Desalination Association (JDA). He has received numerous awards in recognition of his work including a Lifetime Achievement Award from IDRA, presented in 2011.
