2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
Department of Chemistry,
School of Science, Institute of Science Tokyo
Access to Ookayama campus, campus map
East 1 Building,
room 41, 44, 45
Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Makoto Yamashita
Author Profile (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.)
Personal Interview (Chem-Station)
Researcher ID
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry, March 2002
(Prof. Yohsuke Yamamoto, Hiroshima University)
M.S. in Chemistry, March 1999
(Prof. Kin-ya Akiba, Hiroshima University)
B.S. in Chemistry, March 1997
(Prof. Kin-ya Akiba, Hiroshima University)
Professional Career
Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo (the name of university changed), October 2024 - current
Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, April 2024 - September 2024
Professor, Nagoya University, October 2016 - March 2024
Professor, Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University, October 2016 - March 2017
Professor, Chuo University, April 2015 - September 2016
Associate Professor, Chuo University, April 2011 - March 2015
Lecturer, The University of Tokyo, July 2008 - March 2011
Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo, April 2007 -
July 2008
Research Associate, The University of Tokyo, April 2004 - March
2007
(Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, The University of Tokyo)
JSPS Research Fellow PD, April 2003 - April 2004
(Prof. Takayuki Kawashima, The University of Tokyo)
JSPS Research Fellow DC2-PD, April 2001 - March 2003
(Prof. Yohsuke Yamamoto, Hiroshima University)
April 2024 - current, Visiting Professor, Nagoya University, Institute of Innovation for Future Society
April 2024 - current, Visiting Professor, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Engineering
April 2023 - March 2024, Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo
April 2022 - March 2023, Visiting Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
April 2022 - March 2023, Visiting Professor, Osaka University
April 2022 - March 2023, Visiting Professor, Okayama University
April 2022 - March 2023, Visiting Professor, Hokkaido University
April 2020 - March 2021, Visiting Professor, Kobe University
April 2019 - March 2020, Visiting Professor, Rikkyo University
April 2019 - March 2020, Visiting Professor, Kyushu University
April 2019 - March 2020, Visiting Professor, Kyoto University
April 2019 - March 2020, Visiting Professor, Hiroshima University
April 2018 - March 2019, Visiting Professor, Nara Women's University
April 2017 - March 2018, Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo
October 2016 - March 2017, Visiting Professor, Chuo University
October 2015 - March 2016, Visiting Professor, Kyoto University
April 2013 - March 2014, Visiting Professor, Rikkyo University
April 2008 - March 2009, Visiting Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
June, October, November 2022, Visiting Professor with Prof. Rainer Sterubel, University of Bonn
June 2002 - September 2003, Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. John F. Hartwig, Yale University
Awards
2024, Humboldt Research Award
2024, The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work for 2023
2020, JSPS Prize
2015, Thieme Chemistry Journal Award 2015
2012, Nagase Foundation Award 2012
2010, Mitsui Chemical Company Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
2010, Banyu Chemist Award 2010
2010, Chemistry Innovation UT GCOE Lectureship Award
2009, The Young Scientists' Prize from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2009, Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists
2008, Chemical Society of Japan Lecture Award for Young Chemists
2005, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
2005, Inoue Research Award for Young Scientist
2003, JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists, Apr 2003-Mar 2006
2000, JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists, Apr 2000-Mar 2003
2000, Poster Session Award, 15th Symposium on Fundamental Organic Chemistry
Academic Activity
2023-2029, Science Council of Japan, Associate Member
2022-2024, The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan, Director
2022-2025, IUPAC, Organic and Biomolecular Division Committee (III), Titular Member
2022-2023, Tokai Branch, Chemical Society of Japan, Audit
2021-2022, Tokai Branch, Chemical Society of Japan, Secretary General
2021-2023, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, Tokai Branch, Audit
2020-2023, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, Representative
2020-2022, RSC Twitter Poster Conference, Subject Chair for Inorganic Chemistry
2020-2021, IUPAC, Organic and Biomolecular Division Committee (III), Associate Member
2018-2019, IUPAC, Organic and Biomolecular Division Committee (III), National Representative
2016-, Chem. Soc. Rev. (RSC), Advisory Board
2016-, Organizer, Organometallics Division, Catalysis Society of Japan
2016-2017, Kanto Branch, Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ), manager
2016-, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., Associate Editor
2015-2017, Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ), Editorial Board
2012-2014, Representative, Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
2012-2014, Organometallics (ACS), International Advisory Board
Societies
The Chemical Society of Japan
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
American Chemical Society
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry
The Kinki Chemical Society of Japan
The Japan Petroleum Institute
Royal Society of Chemistry
Catalysis Society of Japan
The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan
The Japan Society of Applied Physics
The Carbon Society of Japan
Research Interest
Main Group Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Homogeneous Catalyst
Petrochemistry
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