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Christine Luscombe

ORCID

0000-0001-7456-1343
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Professor
- [email protected]
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit
1919-1 Tancha
Onna, Okinawa 904-0495
Japan

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	Project Number	Project Name
	2021-028-3-600	Minimising Environmental Impacts of Tyre and Road Wear Particles
	2019-026-2-600	The Environment, Health and Food Safety Impact of Microplastics
	2019-027-1-400	Basic Classification and Definitions of Polymerization Reactions
	2015-032-2-400	Synchronizing Wikipedia: Polymer Definitions and Terminology
	2015-013-1-400	Brief Guide to Polymerization Terminology
	2015-014-1-400	Guide (and Brief Guide) to Polymer Semiconductors
	2012-048-3-400	A Brief Guide to Polymer Terminology

	Project Number	Project Name
	2021-008-1-600	Development of four Environmental Chemistry and Sustainability symposia for the ‘Chemistry for Sustainability’ thematic programme in 48th World Chemistry Congress, Montreal, 2021
	2018-017-1-041	IUPAC for Africa: Postgraduate Summer School on Green Chemistry
	2010-036-1-400	List of key-words for polymer science journal

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