Educational background
- 3/1990 PhD. in Engineering (Applied Chemistry), Kyushu Univ., JAPAN
- 3/1983 Master, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Univ. JAPAN
Professional Experiences (selected)
10/2015-present Professor, Advanced Science Research Laboratory, Saitama Institute of Technology, Fukaya, Saitama, 369-0293 JAPAN
From 4/2020 Vice president
4/2004-9/2015 Group Leader, Biomedical Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, JAPAN
From 4/2005-4/2012 Deputy Director, 04/2012-10/2015 Principal Researcher
Field of Research
➢ Electrochemical biosensors
➢ Micro and nanoelectrodes based sensing devices
➢ Nanocarbon film electrode for electroanalysis and chemical sensors
➢ Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based biosensors
Memberships
➢ The Chemical Society of Japan
➢ Electrochemical Society of Japan
➢ The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
➢ American Chemical Society
Awards
➢ Japan Analytical Chemistry Society Award
➢ JSPS Award for Distinguished Reviewer
➢ CSJ Award for Creative Work, The Chemical Society of Japan
➢ Seiyama Award of Japan Society for Chemical Sensors
➢ Electrochemical Society of Japan Award for Young Electrochemists
Research outcome
He is the author of over 240 scientific articles published in the international journals and around
10 book chapters. He developed interdigitated array microelectrodes and portable type SPR system
both now commercially available. Currently he has been studying new carbon electrode materials
for chemical and biochemical sensors and their electroanalytical applications.
