PI
Nobuhiro Yanai
Personal information
Position:
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
E-mail : yanai[at]chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Editorial boards, appointments
2026- Associate Editor, Chemical Science (RSC)
2020- Associate Editor, Chemical Physics Reviews (AIP Publishing)
2024- the Early Career Board, Chemical Science (RSC)
2023- Advisory Board, Chemical Science (RSC)
2023- Advisory Board, Nanoscale Horizons (RSC)
2022- Editorial Board, ChemNanoMat (Wiley)
2022 Guest Editor, ChemNanoMat (Wiley)
2022 Guest Editor,
J. Mater. Chem. C (RSC) Themed collection: Materials for thermally activated delayed fluorescence and/or triplet fusion upconversion
2020 Guest Editor,
J. Chem. Phys. (AIP Publishing) zSpecial Issue: Up- and Down-Conversion in Molecules and Materials
2021- Research Area Advisor, JST-PRESTO “Future Materials”
Employment
2024 Sep. – Present: Professor
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
2023 Oct. – 2029 Mar.: JST-CREST Research Director
“Exploring Quantum Frontiers Through Quantum-Classical Interdisciplinary Fusion” program supervised by Prof. Nobuyuki Imoto
2022 Apr. – 2023 Sep.: JST-FOREST Researcher
Fukushima Panel
2018 Oct. – 2022 Mar.: JST-PRESTO Researcher
“Creation of Life Science Basis by Using Quantum Technology ” program supervised by Prof. Mitsutoshi Setou
2015 Oct. – 2024 Aug.: Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kyushu University
2014 Oct. – 2018 Mar.: JST-PRESTO Researcher
“Molecular technology and creation of new functions” program supervised by Prof. Takashi Kato
2012 Nov. – 2015 Sep.: Assistant Professor
Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kyushu University
2011 Apr. – 2012 Oct.: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad
Steve Granick Lab, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2008 Apr. – 2011 Mar.: JSPS Research Fellow (DC1),
Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Education
2008 Apr. – 2011 Mar.: Ph. D., Supervisor: Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University “Controlling Polymer Properties in Coordination Nanospaces”
2006 Apr. – 2008 Mar.: M. Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
2005 Apr. – 2006 Mar.: B. Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Awards
27.
2025. Jan: Outstanding Achievement Award, ARIM Japan
26.
2025. Feb: JSPS Prize
25.
2024. Aug: Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
24.
2024. Feb.: RIGAKU-ACCC Rising Star Award, Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ACCC)
23.
2023. May: Research Promotion Award, Quantum Life Science Society
22.
2022. Jun.: Nanoscale 2022 Emerging Investigators, RSC
21.
2021. Nov.: The APA (Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association) Prize for Young Scientists
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2021. Apr.: Young Scientist Award, MEXT
18.
2021. Feb.: 2021 Emerging Investigators, J. Mater. Chem. C, RSC
17.
2020. Feb.: MSDE Emerging Investigators 2020, RSC
16.
2019. December 6: NISTEP Selection (The Researchers with Nice Step), NISTEP, MEXT
15.
2019. May 8: The Wiley Young Researcher Award, Wiley
14.
2019. Mar. 17: Award for Young Chemists, Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
13.
2018. Jul. 29: Award for Encouragement of Research in Coordination Chemistry, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry, Japan
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2018. Aug.: 2018 Emerging Investigators, Chem. Commun., RSC
11.
2016. May 26: Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan
10.
2015. Jul. 8: Poster Award, GSC-7 and the 4th JACS/GSC Symposium, Tokyo, Japan
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2014. Sep. 9: The Award of Encouragement of Research in IUMRS-ICA2014, IUMRS-ICA2014, Fukuoka, Japan
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2014. Apr. 10: CSJ Presentation Award 2014, 94th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan, Nagoya, Japan
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2013. Feb. 12: the first prize of the Quadrant Award 2013, Quadrant, Switzerland
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2009. Dec. 23-25: International Student Prize for the Best Oral Presentation, 11th Pacific Polymer Conference, Cairns, Australia
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2009. Sep. 27-Oct. 1: Top 3 of Best Poster Award, HOPE Meeting, Hakone, Japan
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2009. Mar. 27-30: CSJ Student Presentation Award, 90th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan, Chiba, Japan
3.
2008. Sep. 20-21: Poster Prize, 58th Symposium on Coordination Chemistry of Japan, Kanazawa, Japan
2.
2008. Aug. 1: Poster Prize, 1st Symposium of Integrated Nanotechnology Foundation Research Project, Kyoto, Japan
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2008. Jul. 17: The Excellent Poster Award, 55th Symposium on Polymer Research of Japan, Kobe, Japan