Education
1961-65 B.S.Kyoto University
(Department of Synthetic Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering)
1965-67 Master Degree: Kyoto University
1967-70 Doctor course, Kyoto University
1971 Dr. of Engineering. (Prof. M. Kumada)
Academic Experience
1970-87 Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering
1973-74 PostdoctoralFellow: State University of New York at Binghamton (J. J. Eisch)
1987-93 Associate Professor, Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering
1993-2005 Professor, Kyoto University, Institute for Chemical Research
2000-2002 Director of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
2002-2004 Visiting Professor, Kyushu University
2003-2005 Director, International Research Center for Elements Science,
Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
2003-2005 Visiting Professor, Nagoya University
2005 Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University
2005-2008 Director, RIKEN Frontier Research System
2005-2007 Visiting Professor, Hokkaido University
2007-present Unit Leader, Functional Elemento-Organic Chemistry Unit
2008-present Director, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
2008-present Visiting Professor, Gunma University
Awards and Honors
- The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (1977)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC CChem (1994- )
- The Chemical Society of Japan Award (1999)
- The American Chemical Society, Frederic Stanley Kipping Award (2002)
- The Toray Science & Technology Prize (2002)
- The Asahi Prize (Asahi News Paper Culture Foundation) (2003)
- Honor with Purple Ribbon (2004)
- Japan Academy Prize (2007)
- Honorary member of The Chemical Society of Japan (2008- )
- The Society of Silicon Chemistry Award (2008)
Research Field
Organometallic Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Organosilicon Chemistry, Main Group Materials Science
250 original papers and 35 reviews (and 50 reviews in Japanese)
Scientific Service and Membership
- Leader of Center of Excellence (COE) Grant, entitled “Elements Science” during 2000- 2004, supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan
- Editor-in-Chief of Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. (March 2004-Dec. 2008)
- President, The Society of Silicon Chemistry, Japan (Apr. 2004-March 2006)
- Vice President, The Chemical Society of Japan (2005)
- Member of Science Council of Japan (Oct. 2005- Sept. 2011)