GEONZON Lester Canque

Affiliation
Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences
Official title
Assistant Professor
ORCID
0000-0003-1605-7098
URL
Email
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Research keywords
Physical Chemistry
Food Science
Hydrogels
Research projects
Managing Texture in Food gels based on multi-scale Investigation of Protein/Polysaccharide Interactions2026-04 -- 2029-03Geonzon LesterJapanese Society for Promotion of Science/KIBAN (C)/4,550,000Yen
混合ゼラチンゲルにおける共らせん構造形成と食品物性への影響に関する研究2023-04 -- 2026-03Shingo MatsukawaJapanese Society for Promotion of Science/KIBAN (B)1,050,000Yen
Creation of tough biodegradable polysaccharide hydrogels2024-04 -- 2025-03Geonzon Lester Canque採択研究助成/1,000,000Yen
Design hierarchical structure of mixed carrageenan gels for controlling mechanical properties2023-04 -- 2026-03Geonzon Lester CanqueJapanese Society for Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)4,290,000Yen
Dynamics of adsorption and coagulation of polyelectrolytes as a basis for soil and water environmental engineering2020-11 -- 2023-03Motoyoshi KobayashiJapanese Society for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Postdoctoral Fellows2,200,000Yen
Studies on the mechanism of texture improvement by polysaccharide additions to Surimi gels using particle tracking and NMR2020-04 -- 2021-03Geonzon Lester CanqueJapanese Society for Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Early Career Scientists3,900,000Yen
Career history
2022-09 -- 2025-08The University of TokyoInstitute for Solid State PhysicsISSP Fellow
2020-11 -- 2022-09University of TsukubaInstitute of Life and Environmental ScienceJSPS Foreign Postdoctoral Fellow
2019-10 -- 2020-11Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyDepartmentDepartment of Food Science and TechnologyPostdoctoral Fellow Strategic Program
2016-06 -- 2016-10University of San CarlosDepartment of PhysicsInstructor
2015-08 -- 2016-03Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyDepartment of Food Science and TechnologyResearch Assistant
Academic background
2016-10 -- 2019-09Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Department of Food Science Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Marine Biosciences
2013-06 -- 2015-05University of San Carlos Department of Physics Master of Science in Physics
2008-06 -- 2013-03University of San Carlos Department of Physics Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics
Degree
2019-09Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Marine BioscienceTokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Academic societies
2023-04 -- 2025-03THE SOCIETY OF POLYMER SCIENCE, JAPAN
Articles
Books
Conference, etc.
  • Linking Structure Across Multiple Scales to Macro-Properties in Hydrogels
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    18th International Hydrocolloids Conference/2026-03-31--2026-04-02
  • Probing the pH-induced reconfiguration of adsorbed gelatin onto a model colloidal interface
    Geonzon Lester; KOBAYASHI Motoyoshi; Takatsuno Kaede; ...
    The 18th International Hydrocolloids Conference/2026-03-31--2026-04-02
  • Toughening polysaccharide-based hydrogel by strain-induced reordering of aggregates
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    The 9th Japan-Taiwan Joint Meeting on Neutron and X-ray Scattering/2026-01-28--2026-01-30
  • Structure and dynamics of aggregates control the rheological properties of carrageenan gels in linear and nonlinear deformation
    GEONZON LESTER CANQUE
    14th International Gel Symposium/2024-11-17--2024-11-21
  • Understanding the network structure of carrageenan for improving mechanical properties
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    73rd SPSJ Symposium on Macromolecules/2024-09-25--2024-09-27
  • Spatiotemporal structure of carrageenan gels and their mixtures during sol-gel transition studied by rheology, particle tracking, and scattering techniques
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    22nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology/2024-09-08--2024-09-12
  • Investigating the Spatiotemporal Structure of Carrageenan Gels and their Mixtures During Sol-Gel Transition by Rheology and Scattering Techniques
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    MRM2023/IUMRS-ICA2023/2023-12-11--2023-12-16
  • Elucidating the Spatiotemporal Structure of Carrageenan Gels and their Mixtures During Sol-Gel Transition by Rheology and Scattering Techniques
    GEONZON LESTER CANQUE
    72nd SPSJ Symposium on Macromolecules/2023-08-26--2023-08-28
  • Investigating the spatiotemporal structure of carrageenan gels and their mixtures during sol-gel transition by rheology and scattering techniques
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    9th International Discussion meetings on relaxations in complex systems (9IDMRCS)/2023-08-18
  • Adsorption of poly(ethylene oxide) onto a silica particle in shear flow using microfluidics and optical tweezers
    GEONZON LESTER CANQUE
    The 8th Asian Particle Technology Symposium (APT2021)/2021-10-11
  • Studies on the gelation mechanism and network structure of carrageenan gels using particle tracking
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW) 2020/2020-09-29
  • Adsorption kinetics of polyelectrolytes onto a silica particle in a unidirectional flow field studied using microfluidics and optical tweezers
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW)/2020-09-27
  • Study on the micro-phase separated structure of mixed carrageenan gels using particle tracking
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    International Symposium of Renewable and Sustainable Materials 2019/2019-08-08
  • Micro-phase separation of Mixed Carrageenan gels studied using particle tracking
    GEONZON LESTER CANQUE
    International Mini-Symposium on Food Hydrocolloids 2019/2019-05-23
  • Elucidating the Micro Phase-Separation of Mixed Kappa and Iota Carrageenan Gels by Multiple Particle Tracking
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    First International Conference on 4D Materials and Systems (4DMS/2018-08-26
  • Microrheological characterization on the phase-separation of mixed carrageenan gels
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    41st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Biorheology/2018-06-16
  • Gelation mechanism and phase separation in mixed polysaccharide solutions studied by multiple particle tracking
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    The 14th International Hydrocolloids Conference/2018-05-20--2018-05-26
  • A study on gelation mechanism and network formation in mixed carrageenan gels by multiple particle tracking
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    The 65th Rheology Discussion/2017-10-17--2017-10-19
  • A study on gelation mechanism and network in mixed carrageenan gels by multiple particle tracking
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    66th Symposium on macromolecules/2017-09-20--2017-09-22
  • Microrheology of kappa, iota, and mixed kappa/iota carrageenan gels by multiple particle tracking and optical tweezers
    GEONZON LESTER CANQUE
    40th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Biorheology/2017-05-27
  • Study on microscopic rheology of kappa, iota, and mixed carrageenan gels by multiple particle tracking
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    11th International Gel Symposium/2017-03-7--2017-03-9
  • Multiple particle tracking of embedded microspheres in kappa and Iota carrageenan networks to probe gelation rheology
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    9th Joint Symposium on Food Science and Technology among NUS, TUMSAT and HU Faculty of Fisheries Sciences/2016-12-1--2016-12-2
Teaching
2026-04 -- 2026-04Fundamental Environmental Engineering LaboratoryUniversity of Tsukuba
2025-12 -- 2026-01Laboratory & Exercise in Environmental Colloid EngineeringUniversity of Tsukuba
Talks
  • Gelation mechanism and hierarchical structure in pure and mixed Biopolymer Gels: Elucidation through Multiscale Analysis
    GEONZON Lester Canque
    Tsukuba Students Research Exchange Workshop - F. Y. 2025/2026-02-24
Professional activities
2025-07 -- (current)Frontiers in NutritionSpecial Issue Guest Editor

(Last updated: 2026-05-26)