Journal of the Japan Society of Polymer Processing
CONTENTS JANUARY Vol.4 No.1 1992

Message for 1992
Construction of Data Base in Polymer Processing: Yasushi Oyanagi, 1
A New Age for Polymer Processing: Kazumori Funatsu, 3
A New Step by Increasing of JSPP Members: Tadamoto Sakai, 5
To Improve the Quality of Journal of JSPP: Ikuo Narisawa, 6

Discussion
Polymer Processing as an Academic Course - Present and Future of University-Industry Cooperation - : Sadao Arai / Masahiro Kakugo / Tsuguo Kobayashi / Takao Nomura / Zen-ichiro Maekawa / Rokuro Murai / Ikuo Narisawa (chairing), 14

First Dream of the New Year for Polymer Processing
Polymer Processing for Realizing Mechano-Chemistry: Fujio Oishi, 7
Processing of Functionally Gradient Materials: Takeshi Kitano, 7
Optimum Processing and Exact Automatic Estimation of Polymer Processing: Toshitaka Kanai, 8
The First Dream of the New Year as a Researcher of Material Processing: Yasuo Kurosaki, 10
Substitution for Unnatural and Unreasonable Techniques: Kiroku Sato, 11
Super Plastic X, Y, Z: Hiroyuki Nakamura, 12
Materials System and R & D: Yasushi Miyano, 13

Special Lecture
Extrusion - Theory and Practice (9): Kanji Otani / Kazuyuki Nakamura, 36

Original Papers
Thermo-Oxidative Degradation of Polypropylene by Use of Screw Extruders II. T-Die Cast Film 2. Effect of Casting Conditions: Mitsuyoshi Fujiyama / Tetsuo Wakino, 48
Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Diffusivity of Molten Polymers: Sadao Sato / Takumi Saito / Yasushi Oyanagi, 55

Reports of International Meeting
Report on the 3rd Japan-USSR Joint Symposium on Advanced Composite Materials: Kenji Iwakura, 33

Reports from Oversea Universities and Institutions
(1) Stevens Institute of Technology: Hidetoshi Yokoi, 30

Reports from Universities and Institutions in Japan
Polymer Mechanics, Faculty of Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology: Zen-ichiro Maekawa / Hiroyuki Hamada / Akihiro Fujita, 34

Instruction for Authors, 66