Curriculum Vitae

Date of birth: May 1, 1962

Sex: Male

Present position: Professor

Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Education

1982.4 – 1986.3       B. Eng. The University of Tokyo, Japan

1986.4 – 1988.3       M. Eng. The University of Tokyo, Japan

1988.4 – 1991.3       Dr. Eng. The University of Tokyo, Japan

Professional Career

1991.04 – 1993.08   Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota

1993.11 – 1994.03   Temporary researcher, Department of Chemistry, Kyushu University

1994.04 – 2005.11   Assistant Professor, Kyushu University

2005.11 – 2008.11   Associate Professor, Osaka University

2008.12 – Present    Professor, University of Tsukuba

Awards and Honors

• General Education Award, Osaka University, November 2008

• Award for Referees of KAKENHI (First Stage), October 2015

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), August 2017

• Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry, Award for Creative Work, July 2018.

• Best Faculty Member, University of Tsukuba, February 2019.

• The Chemical Society of Japan 37th Award for Creative Work, January, 2020.

• The AsBIC Outstanding Achievement Award, September, 2024.

• Best Faculty Member, University of Tsukuba, February, 2025.

Academic Activity (Selected)

Dec 2010 – Dec 2020     Associate Editor of Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

                                        (Analytical and Inorganic Division)

Oct 2011 – Sep 2014      Chair of the committee for the future plan

                                        (The Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry)

Oct 2012 – Sep 2014      Executive Board Members of The Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry

Jan 2015 – Dec 2017      Editorial Advisory Board of Inorganic Chemistry (American Chemical Society)

Oct 2018 – Sep 2020      Executive Board Members of The Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry

Apr 2020 – Dec 2023      Editorial Board of Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry (Elsevier)

Jan 2021 – present         The advisory board of Dalton Transactions (RSC)

Mar 2021 – Mar 2023      Chair of the division of coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry,

                                        The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)

Apr 2021 – Mar 2023       A board member of the Kanto Branch, CSJ

May 2024 – Present        A director of the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)