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Takaaki Noguchi, Professor
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The lab studies extraterrestrial materials (meteorites, return samples from asteroids and the Moon, cosmic dust, and Mars), materials from Earth's deep interior (high-pressure experimental samples and mantle materials), and the oldest Earth materials. Through quantitative analysis of trace amounts of structural water, mapping of trace elements, and isotope analysis of light elements such as hydrogen and carbon, the lab aims to clarify the universality and uniqueness of theories of the solar system's origin in the universe.
Misao Mizuno, Associate Professor
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The Mizuno Group, part of the quantum chemistry subdivision, conducts experimental physical chemistry research using vibrational spectroscopy to observe molecules. Using precise spectroscopic measurements, the lab reveals the intermediate states of the chemical reactions in which molecular structure changes as proteins function, and aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of proteins from these reaction processes. Building on the physical chemistry insights obtained, the lab also aims to pursue research that bridges to the life sciences.
Shigehiko Hayashi, Professor
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The lab theoretically studies chemical reactions in condensed phases, such as in solution and within biomolecules, and the mechanisms of the molecular functions they bring about. Based on the quantum chemistry and statistical thermodynamics of matter, the lab aims to understand the mechanisms of chemical phenomena in solution and within biomolecules by constructing them in the virtual space of a computer.
Kazuya Watanabe, Professor
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The Molecular Spectroscopy Lab uses spectroscopic measurements to reveal how chemical reactions proceed at interfaces (solid–gas, solid–liquid, and between different solids), which play important roles in heterogeneous catalytic reactions, electrochemical reactions, and photoelectric conversion. The atomic-level details of reactions at interfaces are often poorly understood, and this is a major barrier to developing materials with desirable properties. The lab aims for breakthroughs in heterogeneous catalysis and energy conversion.
Toshinori Suzuki, Professor
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The Physical Chemistry Lab uses ultrafast spectroscopy to experimentally clarify the rapid changes in electronic states and molecular structures that occur during gas-phase and liquid-phase chemical reactions. Because water makes up 70% of living cells and 70% of the Earth's surface, it is an important subject of study, and the lab focuses on photochemical reaction dynamics in aqueous solution. The lab's research extends to broad areas of chemistry, including photochemistry, radiation chemistry, and environmental chemistry.
Shigeichi Kumazaki, Associate Professor
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The Photophysical Chemistry Lab uses laser spectroscopy and laser spectroscopic microscopy imaging to study the structures, dynamic properties, reactivity, and intermolecular interactions of molecules and molecular assemblies. The lab also studies how molecules and molecular assemblies function inside cells. The lab studies the reactions and the structural and fluctuation dynamics of proteins, which are biomolecules, as well as the photosynthetic membranes of chloroplasts and cyanobacteria.
Takafumi Yamamoto, Professor
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The Metal Phase Science Lab aims to pioneer new compounds that no one has ever seen by understanding and controlling the “phases” of various compounds. The lab investigates phase transitions induced by temperature and pressure using state-of-the-art measurement techniques and theoretical calculations, exploring new “phases” and the properties that accompany them. It aims to understand the mechanisms behind the diverse behaviors of materials and to apply this understanding to new design guidelines for energy materials and functional materials.
Hiroshi Okuyama, Associate Professor
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The Surface Chemistry Lab aims to understand the elementary processes of surface-mediated chemical reactions, quantum tunneling, and electrical conduction in low-dimensional systems, targeting nanoscale structures from single molecules to atomic monolayers on precisely prepared surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum. The lab also works on molecular manipulation and single-molecule conductance measurements using atomic-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy, and on the synthesis of two-dimensional materials by molecular beam epitaxy.
Satoshi Horike, Professor
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The Horike Lab uses inorganic chemistry, mainly coordination chemistry and solid-state chemistry, to synthesize new substances and materials. By connecting countless metals and molecules, the lab designs glasses and liquids, and creates functional materials that exploit the molecular motion, phase transitions, and nanospaces these systems exhibit.
Hiroshi Kitagawa, Professor
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The Solid-State Properties Chemistry Lab creates new organic–inorganic materials by making full use of the degrees of freedom of atoms, electrons, ions, and spins. By combining the diversity of electronic states in metal ions with the diversity of organic ligand design, the lab produces new materials with unusual crystal structures and electronic structures. Its research is not confined to inorganic or organic materials, and draws on the fields of solid-state chemistry, coordination chemistry, and molecular science.
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