Faculty of Science Division I

Department of
Applied Chemistry

A diversity of chemical substances enriches our lives. The stage for chemists to develop new substances, clarify their chemical phenomena and also to protect the natural environment is becoming increasingly broad. The aim of the Department of Applied Chemistry is to develop researchers and engineers who possess solid, fundamental capacities for science and a broad perspective for social application.

Research Groups & Research Areas

  • Organic Chemistry

    Living organisms, including our own human bodies, all consist of organic molecules. In the field of organic chemistry, we conduct research on various substances, and develop functional molecules or new drugs on the basis of the results.

    Kawasaki Research Group / Matsuda Research Group / Shiina Research Group

  • Inorganic Chemistry

    This area deals with all elements in the periodic table, and studies the synthesis, structure, physical properties, reactions and the like of single elements and inorganic compounds. Our department conducts research in fields including material chemistry, electrochemistry, archeological chemistry, and complex chemistry, as well as in fields of application related to energy and environment.

    Komaba Research Group / Kudo Research Group / Sadakiyo Research Group

  • Physical Chemistry

    Physical chemistry serves as a theoretical basis for all chemical phenomena and many other related phenomena, including life phenomena. We understand these phenomena from the microscopic structure of the substances, for example, their atomic structure, chemical bonds or molecular structure, and also from thermodynamics and state theory, which look at the macroscopic nature of substances.

    Furumi Research Group / Negishi Research Group / Otsuka Research Group / Torigoe Research Group / Yuasa Research Group

List of Faculty Members

Name Title Research Area Keyword
KOMABA Shinichi Professor Functional solid state chemistry
Inorganic industrial materials
Device related chemistry
electrochemistry
electrochemistry
KUDO Akihiko Professor Functional solid state chemistry Photocatalyst
MATSUDA Takanori Professor Organic chemistry
Synthetic chemistry		 Organic Synthesis
Organometallic chemistry
Negishi Yuichi Professor Physical chemistry Cluster chemistry, Nano-material
OTSUKA Hidenori Professor Bio-related chemistry colloid and interface,biomaterial,medical polymer, tissue engineering
SHIINA Isamu Professor Synthetic chemistry Organic reaction chemistry、Natural products chemistry
TORIGOE Hidetaka Professor Structural biochemistry Biophysical Chemistry, Structural Biology, Gene Therapy, Cancer, Aging, Genome Science
FURUMI Seiichi Associate Professor Nanomaterials chemistry
Functional solid state chemistry
Polymer/Textile materials
Functional Material Chemistry
Organic and Polymer Photonics
KAWASAKI Tsuneomi Associate Professor Organic chemistry Organic Synthesis
YUASA Junpei Associate Professor
SADAKIYO Masaaki Junior Associate Professor Inorganic chemistry Coordination polymer
IWATA Naoto Assistant Professor Organic and hybrid materials
Polymer/Textile materials
KAWAWAKI Tokuhisa Assistant Professor Nanomaterials chemistry
MURATA Takatsugu Assistant Professor
OSAWA Shigehito Assistant Professor
SUZUKI Hirotsugu Assistant Professor
TATARA Ryoichi Assistant Professor Energy-related chemistry Electrochemistry, Battery
YAMAGUCHI Yuichi Assistant Professor

Information on Career Paths

  • Graduate School
    77.4%
  • Information Industry
    7.4%
  • Chemical Engineering
    2.2%
  • Miscellaneous Services
    2.2%
  • Real Estate and Goods Rental and Leasing
    2.2%
  • Civil Servant
    1.1%
  • Finance, Insurance
    1.1%
  • Other(Persons Planning on Continuing Education, Studying Abroad, etc.)
    6.4%
(As of March 2021)