Education & Professional Carrier
1990 B. Eng., 1992 M. Eng., 1995 PhD, Supervisor: Prof. Eishun Tsuchida, Waseda University
1995-1997 Research Assistant, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, 1997-2003 Lecturer, Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 2003-2007 Associate Professor, Institute of Colloid and Interface Science, Tokyo University of Science, 2007-2012 Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, 2012-present Professor
Experience
1992-1994 JSPS Research associate (DC1), 1992-1994 Visiting Student, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Supervisor: Prof. Fred C. Anson, 1997-2000 JST CREST Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1997 Part-time Lecturer, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technoogy, 2011-2012 Academic Consultant, Research Institute for Production Development
Honors & Awards
1992-1994 JSPS Fellowship for Japanese Junior Scientists
1995 Mizuno Award (Waseda University)
2001 Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, "Development of Oxidative Polymerization Using Oxygen Splitting Reactions for Synthesis of Polyheteroacenes"
2002 Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists, "Establishment of New Polymeric Material Synthesis Based on Multi-electron Transfer Process of Disproportionated μ-Oxo Complexes"
2006 Oleo Science Award, Japan Oil Chemists’ Society
2022 The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, “Development of Functional Polymers for Energy Storage through Practical Materials Informatics”
2022 Yamazaki Sho, The Society of Materials Engineering for Resources of Japan, “Polymers for Reversible Hydrogen Storage Inspired by Electrode-active Materials in Organic Batteries”
Appointments & Affiliation
2012-present, Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, and Department of Advanced Science & Engineering, Waseda University
2014-present Member, 2019-present Unit Leader, Unit for Energy and Nanomaterials, Top Global University Project, Waseda University
2018-present Faculty Member, Power Energy Professionals, WISE Program, Waseda University
2021-present Professor, Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Waseda University
