Department of Chemical Sciences and Technology

Introduction
The objective of the Department of Department of Chemical Sciences and Technology is to foster human resources who possess deep understanding of the properties and changes of substances, and who have acquired the ability to create and develop substances and energy necessary for society, as well as advanced knowledge relating to the global environment and life phenomena, as researchers and engineers engaged in the broad field of chemistry.
List of Research Areas and Faculty Members
| Specialty | Faculty in Charge | Research Institute Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Aggregation and Molecular Science | Professor | Takeshi Kawai | Interface Science, Spectroscopy |
| Professor | Makoto Tadokoro | Supramolecular Complex Chemistry | |
| Professor | Koichi Tsukiyama | Laser Spectroscopy, Quantum Chemistry | |
| Professor | Kazuo Miyamura | Metallic Complex Chemistry | |
| Professor | Yasuhiro Yamada | Inorganic Photochemistry, Radiochemistry | |
| Associate Professor | Hiroharu Yui | Laser Spectroscopy, Solution Chemistry | |
| Junior Associate Professor | Takashiro Akitsu | Inorganic Chemistry, Complex Chemistry | |
| Junior Associate Professor | Yukishige Kondo | Physical Chemistry, Colloid Chemistry | |
| Junior Associate Professor | Yuichi Negishi | Physical Chemistry, Cluster Chemistry | |
| Organic Synthesis/Reaction Chemistry | Professor | Takao Saito | Organic Reaction Chemistry |
| Professor | Shinichi Saito | Organic Metallic Chemistry, Organic Reaction Chemistry | |
| Professor | Tsuyoshi Satoh | Organic Synthesis Chemistry | |
| Professor | Isamu Shiina | Natural Products Chemistry | |
| Professor | Kenso Soai | Organic Reaction Chemistry, Chiral Chemistry | |
| Professor | Yujiro Hayashi | Natural Product Synthesis | |
| Associate Professor | Hiroshi Sugimoto | Organic Synthetic Chemistry, Macromolecule Synthesis Chemistry | |
| Junior Associate Professor | Takanori Matsuda | Synthetic Chemistry, Organic Elementary Chemistry | |
| Functional/Bio Medical Materials Chemistry | Professor | Masayoshi Ito | Properties of Macromolecular Materials |
| Professor | Hirofumi Yajima | Biophysical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry | |
| Associate Professor | Hidenori Otsuka | Interfacial/Colloid Chemistry | |
| Associate Professor | Takeo Sasaki | Organic Photochemistry, Quantum Chemistry | |
| Associate Professor | Motoyuki Shimonaka | Molecular and Cellular Biology | |
| Associate Professor | Hidetaka Torigoe | Biophysical Chemistry, Structural Biology | |
| Junior Associate Professor | Tetsuo Takemura | Organic Stereochemistry, Biocatalytic Chemistry | |
| Junior Associate Professor | Mineo Hashizume | Bioorganic Chemistry, Composite Material Chemistry | |
| Energy/Environmental Chemistry | Professor | Hironori Arakawa | Catalytic Chemistry, Solar Energy Conversion |
| Professor | Akihiko Kudo | Catalytic Chemistry, Inorganic Photochemistry | |
| Professor | Izumi Nakai | History of Substances | |
| Associate Professor | Jun Kuwano | Inorganic Industrial Chemistry, Solid-State Chemistry | |
| Associate Professor | Shinichi Komaba | Electrochemistry | |
| Industrial Chemistry | Professor | Katsuto Otake | Engineering Using Supercritical Fluids |
| Professor | Tatsuhiko Tanaka | Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry | |
| Associate Professor | Atsushi Shono | Extraction Separation, Mass Transfer | |