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Kenichi Fukui, Professor
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The Surface and Interface Functional Chemistry Lab conducts research focused on the functions of interfaces that convert and store energy. The electric double layer that forms at the interface between a solid and a liquid is the site where electron transfer in batteries and the conversion of substances by catalysis take place. The lab develops and applies methods to observe the local structures and electronic states of this layer at the atomic and molecular scale. On the lab's website, it is presented under the name “Fukui Lab.”
Yoshiyuki Manabe, Professor
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The Biofunctional Chemistry Group, built on organic synthetic chemistry, aims to develop drugs by understanding and controlling biological phenomena at the molecular level. In particular, it targets glycans (sugar chains), whose functions remain insufficiently analyzed because of their complex and diverse structures, and works to elucidate and control their functions through precise synthesis. In the future, it aims to develop glycan-based drugs, of which there are almost no practical examples. It is also elucidating molecular recognition and reaction mechanisms involving nucleic acids and proteins.
Shuji Nakanishi, Professor
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The Photoenergy and Environmental Chemistry Lab researches how to make effective use of solar energy and fundamentally solve energy and environmental problems. Centered on electrochemistry and drawing on inorganic materials chemistry, photochemistry, and molecular biochemistry, it develops new materials and systems that convert light, electrical, and chemical energy. It also works on next-generation secondary batteries as a technology to support the full-scale adoption of solar energy. The lab is located in the Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, which is affiliated with the Graduate School of Engineering Science.
Norikazu Nishiyama, Professor
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The Nano Reaction Engineering Group (Nishiyama Lab) is working to extend chemical engineering and reaction engineering into a wide range of fields, as a systems approach to solving global energy and environmental problems. Building on the physical chemistry of self-assembly at every level from molecules to colloidal particles, one line of research focuses on controlling the structure of liquid crystals, colloidal dispersions, and organic-inorganic nanocomposites. The lab regards materials with nanospaces as microscopic chemical devices and aims to develop new reaction and separation processes. The lab also conducts research aimed at developing new molecular technologies for designing soft matter at the molecular level.
Yasutaka Kitagawa, Professor
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The Quantum Chemical Engineering Group (Kitagawa Lab) uses theoretical chemistry, grounded in quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, to study the properties and reactions of systems ranging from atoms and molecules to their aggregates. The lab gives mathematical expression to the concept of 'open-shell character,' which describes how weak a bond is and how strongly electrons are correlated, and theoretically clarifies its relationship to molecular structure, reactions, and properties. Its ultimate goal is to discover and design new materials, reactions, and functions through theory rather than experiment, and it pursues this in collaboration with experimental researchers. Fourth-year undergraduates have time set aside to study foundational textbooks in a reading-group format.
Tomoo Mizugaki, Professor
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The Catalyst Design Group (Mizugaki Lab) develops high-performance solid catalysts aimed at environmentally friendly manufacturing (green chemistry). Catalysts are substances that govern the conversion of matter and energy, and most everyday products around us are made using catalytic reactions. Pursuing 'manufacturing in harmony with nature,' the lab develops high-performance solid catalysts that enable environmentally friendly chemical conversion processes. Specifically, it works on turning environmental pollutants into resources, green and highly efficient oxidation reactions, and carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions that minimize waste.
Nobuyuki Matubayasi, Professor
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The Molecular Assembly Chemical Engineering Lab studies soft molecular assemblies, such as solutions, micelles, and lipid membranes, that combine order and fluctuation. When molecules assemble, a wide range of functions emerge depending on conditions such as mixing ratio, temperature, and pressure. The lab aims to uncover the unifying principles behind these functions and to develop guidelines for designing the function of whole assemblies from the properties of individual molecules. On the lab's website, it is presented under the name "Molecular Assembly Chemical Engineering Group (Matubayasi Lab)."
Takahiko Ban, Lecturer
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The Transport Phenomena Control Lab conducts research that integrates thermodynamics and transport phenomena, aiming to create new energy technologies and new academic fields. Today's energy industry relies on complex operations in which multiple irreversible processes are combined, far from equilibrium. Conventional approaches cannot control or predict all of these technologies. On the lab's website, it is presented under the name "Transport Phenomena Control Group (Okano Lab)."
Hiroshi Umakoshi, Professor
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The Bio-Inspired Chemical Engineering Lab takes the mechanisms of cells as a model, aiming to create environmentally harmonious processes for producing materials. A cell can be regarded as a tiny chemical factory that efficiently produces materials and energy, with biomolecules and organelles located in a space enclosed by biological membranes. The lab focuses on how biological membranes act as sites that gather molecules and as sites where chemical reactions proceed efficiently. Using liposomes, a model of biological membranes, as materials, the lab works on the design and development of catalysts, carrier materials, and material production processes.
Shinji Sakai, Professor
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The Biomaterials Design Group (Sakai Lab) researches how to use the functions of living organisms as materials, and designs and develops materials and methods that control biological functions. The lab aims to contribute to medical and healthcare fields such as regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and drug delivery, as well as to advances in food production. Its research includes 3D bioprinting, tissue engineering using enzymes, tissue construction using robotics, and Lab-on-a-Chip.
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