Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Education:
BS: Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University (1979)
MS: Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (1981)
PhD: Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (1984)
Professional Appointments:
1984–1989: Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo
1989–1991: Lecturer, The University of Tokyo
1991–1996: Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
1996–Now: Professor, The University of Tokyo
1996–1999: Researcher, Japan Science & Technology Agency, PRESTO Project
2000–2005: Director, Japan Science & Technology Agency, ERATO Nanospace Project
2005–2010: Director, Japan Science & Technology Agency, EARTO–SORST Project on Electronic Nanospace
2008–2012: Director, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
2013–2013: Deputy Director, Riken Center for Emergent Matter Science
2004–2006: Associate Editor, Journal of Materials Chemistry (RSC)
2009– Board of Reviewing Editors, Science Magazine (AAAS)
2014– Advisory Board, Journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
International Advisory Boards:
Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Chemistry Edition (Wiley), Chemistry of Materials (ACS), Chemical Communications (RSC), Progress in Polymer Science (Elsevier), Advanced Functional Materials (Wiley-VCH), Small (Wiley-VCH), Chemical Society Reviews (RSC), Asia Materials (MPG), Nano Today (Elsevier), Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics and Macromolecular Rapid Commun (Wiley), Chemical Science (RSC), RCS Nanoscale Horizon
Awards:
(1) The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (1988)
(2) Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (1993)
(3) SPACC Award (1998)
(4) Wiley Polymer Chemistry Award (1999)
(6) Nagoya Medal Seminar Silver Medal (2000)
(7) Tokyo Techno Forum Gold Medal (2001)
(8) Arthur K. Doolittle Award (American Chemical Society, PMSE Division) (2005)
(9) Inoue Prize for Science (2005)
(10) Molecular Chirality Award (2008)
(11) Award for the Contribution to Coordination Chemistry (2008)
(12) American Chemical Society Award in Polymer Chemistry (2009)
(13) Chemical Society of Japan Award (2009)
(14) Purple Ribbon (2010)
(15) Alexander von Humboldt Research Award (2011)
(16) Fujiwara Prize (2011)
(17) Honorary Fellowship of the Chemical Research of India (2013)
(18) Arthur K. Doolittle Award (American Chemical Society, PMSE Division) (2013)
(19) Van 't Hoff Award Lecture 2013 (2013)
(20) Leo Esaki Prize (2015)
