is a Japanese

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and professor of chemistry at

University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ...

in Japan.

Education

* 1973 BS Faculty of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Professor Teruaki Mukaiyama) * 1978 PhD in chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Professor Isao Kuwajima) * 1978-1980 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York (Professor

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)

Major research interests

* catalyst chemistry,

fullerene chemistry Fullerene chemistry is a field of organic chemistry devoted to the chemical properties of fullerenes. Research in this field is driven by the need to functionalize fullerenes and tune their properties. For example, fullerene is notoriously insolub ...

supramolecular chemistry Supramolecular chemistry refers to the branch of chemistry concerning chemical systems composed of a discrete number of molecules. The strength of the forces responsible for spatial organization of the system range from weak intermolecular forces ...

organic solar cells An organic solar cell (OSC) or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules, for light absorption and charge transport t ...

Transmission electron microscopy Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is a microscopy technique in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a specimen to form an image. The specimen is most often an ultrathin section less than 100 nm thick or a suspension on a g ...

Academic experience

* 1980-1984 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology * 1984-1993 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology * 1989-1991 Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Applied Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science * 1993-1995 Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology * 1995–present Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo * 2004-2010 ERATO Nakamura Functional Carbon Cluster program research director, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) * 2007- The University of Tokyo, Chemistry Innovation Global COE Program Leader * 2008-2009 Chairman, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo

Professional functions

* 2003-2006 Senior Program Officer in Chemistry, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Research Center for Science Systems * 2006-2008 Corresponding Member of the Science Council of Japan * 2006-2007 Senior Program Officer (on funding scheme study), The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) * 2011- Program Director and Chair, Japan Agency for Science and Technology (JST) * 2009-2011 Kaiteki Institute Co. Advisory board member * 2012 Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists, ICCAS, Beijing, China * May 21, 2015 Visiting Professorship for

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xian ...

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

, China * May 23, 2015 Visiting Professorship for

Nanjing University of Technology Nanjing Tech University (NJTech; ), colloquially known as Nan Gong (or Nangong, 南工), is a university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It is located 300 km from Shanghai. NJTech was part of the first group of universities ap ...

, Nanjing, China

Awards and honors

* Young Chemists Award (Chemical Society of Japan, 1984) * Yamanouchi Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (1991) * Tejima Memorial Award (Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1992) * The Japan IBM Science Prize (1993) * Nagoya Silver Medal for Organic Chemistry (2001) * The Chemical Society of Japan Award (2003) * Humboldt Research Award (2006) * The Medal with Purple Ribbon (Shiju Hosho) (His Majesty of Japan, 2009) * the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award of ACS (2010) * Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1998) * Elected Foreign Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (U. K., 2005) * Honorary Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008) * Honorary Member of the Israel Chemical Society (2009)

Special lectureships

* R. C. Fuson Visiting Professor, University of Illinois (1990) * Syntex Distinguished Lectureship. Colorado State University (1996) * Parke Davis-Warner Lambert Distinguished Lectureship, Ohio State University (1997) * Troisieme Cycle Lectureship, Switzerland (2000) * Van der Kerk Lectureship, University of Utrecht (2001) * Lady Davis Fellowship, Technion, Israel (2002-3) * Alfred Blomquist Lectureship, Cornell (2003) * Rhodia Lecturer, French Chemical Society (2004) * Chinese Academy of Science Lectureship, (Beijing, 2004) * Gilbert Stork Lecture, Columbia University (2006) * William Dauben Memorial Lectureship, University of California, Berkeley (2006) * Novartis Chemistry Lectureship (2006-7) * Wyeth Lectureship, University of Pennsylvania (2007) * Campus Lecturer, Institut Catala d’Investigacle Quimica (Tarragona, 2007) * H. C. Brown Lecture, Purdue University (2008) * W. S. Johnson Lecture, Stanford University (2008)

Editorial service

Associate editor

* ''Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan'' (1986–88 and 1998-2000) * ''Chemistry Letters'' (1992–98) * ''Organic Letters'' (2000-2005) * ''Journal of the American Chemical Society'' (2009-)

Editorial board

* ''Journal of Molecular Catalysis'' (1994-2003) * ''Ultrasonics Sonochemistry'' (1994-2003) * ''Topics in Stereochemistry'' (1996-2006) * ''Journal of Organometallic Chemistry'' (2002-2005) * ''Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry'' (2003-2012) * ''Organic Letters'' (2006-2008) * ''Accounts of Chemical Research'' (2006-2008) * ''Chemistry-An Asian Journal'' (2006-2009) * ''Angewandte Chemie'' (International Advisory Board: 2006-2009) * ''Chemistry-An Asian Journal'' (International Advisory Board: 2009-)

Other

*Chairman/Founder, Tateshina Conference on Organic Chemistry (2000-2010) *Advisory Committee, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (2001-2007) *International Advisory Board, The Sixteenth International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (2002)

References

External links

Nakamura Lab.
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