Michihisa Murata
Associate Professor, Dr.
Date of Birth: 2 June 1978
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering,
Osaka Institute of Technology
5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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Tel: +81-6-6954-4275
Fax: +81-6-6957-2135
E-mail: michihisa.murata
oit.ac.jp
URL: http://www.oit.ac.jp/chem/cherry/3_lab/murata/index_en.html
EDUCATION
| 1997-2001 | Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan Undergraduate research with Professor Koichi Komatsu |
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| 2001-2006 | Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan Graduate research with Professor Koichi Komatsu |
| 2006 | Dr. Eng. (Kyoto University) "Organic Synthesis of Endohedral Fullerenes Encapsulating Molecular Hydrogen" |
PROFESSIONAL
| 2003-2006 | JSPS Research Fellow (DC1) |
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| 2006 | Frontier Materials Development Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, Japan |
| 2006-2017 | Assistant Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 2016- | JST PRESTO Researcher Research Area "Scientific Innovation for Energy Harvesting Technology" |
| 2017- | Associate Professor, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan |
| 2024- | Visiting Associate Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan |
Research Interests
- Chemistry on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Chemistry on metal complexes with pi-conjugated ligands
Academic Societies
The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ)
The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP)
The Thermoelectrics Society of Japan (TSJ)
The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan (JPOC)
The Kinki Chemical Society, Japan
AWARDS
| 2005 | The ICR Award for Young Scientists PACIFICHEM 2005 Student Poster Award |
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| 2006 | Kyoto University President Award |
| 2008 | Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists |
| 2015 | ICR Award for Young Scientists |
| 2017 | TOSOH Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan |
| 2022 | Kinka Chemical Society (KCS) Award in Environmental Technology, Japan |
| 2024 | Kansai Branch Award of the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan |








