Prof YAMADA, Hiroko (D Sc)

Our research is aimed at the synthesis and functional exploration of 𝜋-conjugated extended aromatic compounds and the control of thin-film structures and interface structures to elucidate the correlation between molecular structure, crystal structure and charge mobility. Furthermore, functional molecules are being developed by utilizing the properties of high period typical elements and unique transition metal element complexes.

Prof MURATA, Yasujiro (D Eng)

Fundamental studies are conducted on design, synthesis, and elucidation of the structure and properties of molecules and systems, which have entirely novel 𝜋-conjugated structures. Current projects include “open-cage fullerenes and their encapsulation of guests”, “intrinsic properties of isolated single molecules”, “molecular function based on chiral 𝜋-systems”, and “𝜋-conjugated molecules having heteroatoms”.

Our group has been carrying out innovative research on the organic synthesis by designing catalysts and chemical reactions as well as molecules.  We hope to be able to pioneer the future of life science research by further developing organic synthesis technology, thereby optimizing the creation processes for medicines and contributing to new drug discovery.

Prof TERANISHI, Toshiharu (D Eng)

We are developing novel inorganic nanoparticles for high-performance nanodevices (single electron transistor, plasmon waveguide, nanocomposite magnet) and photo-energy conversion (water splitting, solar cell) by controlling the primary (size, shape, composition, etc.) and secondary (spatial arrangement) structures of nanoparticles.