Research Area

Photochemistry・Corrdination chemistry・Supramolecular chemistry・Cluster chemistry・Quantum chemistry・Catalytic chemistry

Keywords: Quantum-sized materials・Organic-inorganic hybridized compounds・Higher-order periodic table・Super-degeneracy

Academic Career

Apr. 2023 –        Lecturer (PI)

Institute of Industrial Science

The University of Tokyo

Apr. 2023 –        Visiting Lecturer (concurrent)

            Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science,

            Institute of Innovative Research,

            Tokyo Institute of Technology

Dec. 2020 –        PRESTO Researcher (concurrent)

            Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Apr. 2019 – Mar. 2023 Assistant Professor

            Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science,

            Institute of Innovative Research,

            Tokyo Institute of Technology

Feb. 2018 – Mar. 2019 Project Assistant Professor

            Hybrid Materials Unit,

            Institute of Innovative Research,

            Tokyo Institute of Technology

Apr. 2016 – Jan. 2018 Postdoctoral Researcher

            Hybrid Materials Unit,

            Institute of Innovative Research,

            Tokyo Institute of Technology

Apr. 2015 – Mar. 2016 Doctoral Research Fellow

            The Department of Chemistry,

            The University of Tokyo

Apr. 2015 – Mar. 2016 Postdoctoral Research Fellow PD

            Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Apr. 2014 – Jul. 2014 Visiting Researcher

            Department of Chemistry,

            University of Miami

Apr. 2014 – Mar. 2015 Postdoctoral Research Fellow DC2

            Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Apr. 2013 – Mar. 2015 D.S. degree Dr. Eng. (accelerated graduation)

            Graduate School of Applied Chemistry,

            Tokyo Metropolitan University

Apr. 2011 – Mar. 2013 M.S. degree

            Graduate School of Applied Chemistry,

            Tokyo Metropolitan University

Apr. 2007 – Mar. 2011 B.S. degree

            Tokyo Metropolitan University

Awards

2022 The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (The Chemical Society of Japan)

2022 ATI Encouragement Award (Advanced Technology Institute)

2021 IIR Week Presentation Award (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

2021 Nanoscale Horizons Award 2021 

(The Society of Nano Science and Technology & The Royal Society of Chemistry)

2021 Seiichi Tejima Research Award (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

2021 Award for Young Scholar Lecture Series (The Chemical Society of Japan)

2020 Yoshinori Ohsumi Fund for Fundamental Research (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

2013 Award for Academic Promotion Fund (The Clay Science Society of Japan)

2013 Most Impressive Presenter Award (Tokyo Metropolitan University)

2011 Poster Award in Summer Seminar (The Chemical Society of Japan, LPM group)

Grants & External Funding

Apr. 2022 – Mar. 2026 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) for Scientific Research (B)

(Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

Dec. 2020 – Mar. 2024 Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO)

(Japan Science and Technology Agency)

Jan. 2020 – Dec. 2021 Yoshinori Ohsumi Fund for Fundamental Research 2020

(Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Oct. 2019 – Sep. 2020 Advanced Technology Institute Fund 2019

(Advanced Technology Institute)

Apr. 2019 – Mar. 2021 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) for Early-Career Scientists

(Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

Apr. 2014 – Mar. 2016 Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (DC2 & PD)

(Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

Invited Presentations

Mar. 2023 Award Lecture in in the 103th CSJ Annual Meeting 2023

May 2022 Award Lecture in ATI Fund Meeting 2022 

May 2021 Invited Lecture in the 383th Lecture Meeting in Phosphor Research Society

Mar. 2021 Young Scholar Lecture in the 102th CSJ Annual Meeting

Feb. 2020 Symposium for Merging Technologies from Various Scientific Fields 

Jun. 2017 Invited Lecture in YCCAJ Summer Schools 2017 

Qualifications

Feb. 2009 Class A Hazardous Materials Engineer's License

Nov. 2009 Class A Explosives Handling and Safety Engineer's License