The Yamashita-Morimoto Group
@Institute of Science Tokyo

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2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
Department of Chemistry,
School of Science, Institute of Science Tokyo
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East 1 Building, room 41, 44, 45





Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Makoto Yamashita

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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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