Prof. Yasushi Sekine
"Low temperature catalysis by surface protonics"
Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Current Position
Associate Dean, Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Award
2021 Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
2020 The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology, Prizes for Science and Technology
2019 The Chemical Society of Japan; Award for Creative Work for 2018
Working Experience
2018- Research Supervisor of JST-PRESTO
2017- Principal Editor of FUEL (Elsevier)
2012- Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
2007-2012 Associate Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering Waseda University
2001-2007 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
1998-2001 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Education
1995-98 Doctor of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN
1993-95 Master of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN
1988-93 Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN
Current Research Topics
Heterogeneous catalysis, Hydrogen production, Surface reaction, Methane activation, Biomass conversion