182017

May 2017
Issue #18

CONTENTS
Integrated Research Consortium on
Chemical Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The 20 Joint Seminar,
Core-to-Core Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4thResearch Topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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New Faculty Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8Integrative Graduate Education and Research
Program in Green Natural Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Report from the Chemical Instrumentation
Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Visiting Professor 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RCMS Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chemistry Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Events 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Staff List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
This newsletter is also available in PDF format from the RCMS homepage (ihttp://www.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp/).

RCMS NEWS

Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences
Established in 2016
In April 2016, the Research Center for Materials Science at Nagoya University established the Integrated
Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences with cooperation from the Institute for Catalysis at Hokkaido University,
the Science Institute for Chemical Research at Kyoto University, and the Institute for Materials Chemistry andEngineering at Kyushu University.
On June 22 (Wed.) of 2016, an opening ceremony for the Consortium and commemorative lecture was heldat the 2nd-Floor Conference Room of the Noyori Materials Science Laboratory. A kick-off symposium was held on
the following day. Without delaying the succession of initiatives from the MEXT Project of Integrated Research on
Chemical Synthesis which finished in the 2016 academic year, the Consortium will serve as a core international
research organization in materials synthesis.
Opening Ceremony for the Consortium and Commemorative Lecture(June 22–23, 2016)

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Greetings, President, Prof. Matsuo

Greetings, Director, Prof. Tatsumi

Prof. Noyori

2Conglaturate address, MEXT, Mr. Ushio

Prof. AmanoProf. Itami

Prof. Erker

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Invited, Prof. Takimiya

Poster session

IRCCS 2nd Symposium, Hokkaido ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊(January 26–27, 2017)

Prof. Kobayashi, The U. of Tokyo

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RCMS NEWS

Core-to-Core Program
The 20th Joint Seminar
As part of the Core-to-Core Program “Strategic Research Networks (Type A)” operated by the Japan Society
for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the program “Elements Function for Transformative Catalysis and Materials”
is promoted by the Research Center for Materials Science and the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of
Science at Nagoya University, with Professor Shigehiro Yamaguchi serving as Project Coordinator. This program wasselected for the Core-to-Core Program in the 2014 academic year as a successor to the Japanese-German Graduate
Externship and The JSPS Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation, twoprograms which were conducted to provide overseas experience at a young age for outstanding young researchers expected to perform internationally. In this program, joint research and dispatch of researchers is actively
performed with the participating institutions at the University of Munster (Germany), the Technical University of
Berlin (Germany), Queen’s University (Canada), and Kyoto University (Japan).
The 2016 academic year featured the 20th Joint Seminar when counting from the Japanese-German Graduate
Externship program. The Seminar was held at Queen’s University, marking the first time that the event was held in
Canada. “Boron in the Americas – Boram 2016” had been held at Queen’s University immediately prior to the 20th
Joint Seminar, and many researchers who had attended Boram 2016 also attended the symposium. Researchers
participating in joint research for the program were asked many questions by researchers who had come to listen
to the symposium. The Joint Seminar was a lively and extremely meaningful event.

The 20th Joint Seminar
June 29 (Wed.), 2016; held at Queen’s University, Canada
Participants from Japan: 7 professors, 4 students (oral presentation)
Participants from Canada: 20 professors, approx. 70 students
Participants from Germany: 7 professors, 5 students (oral presentation by all participants)

4Prof. Yamaguchi

Opening, Prof. Wang

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Ms. Mihara, student from Nagoya

Prof. Erker

Prof. Saito Mr. Wang, student from Nagoya

Closing, Prof. CruddenGroup photo

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RCMS NEWSResearch Topic(Functional Materials)

Visualizing photoexcitation in a moleculeby laser tunneling ionization imaging
Electron motion governs bond-breaking andbond-making between molecules. Shooting movies ofelectrons is thus a long-standing goal of physicists andchemists pursuing a deeper understanding of chemical
reactions. Laser tunneling ionization is a promising approach towards this goal that requires a high temporal
resolution in the femtosecond range or shorter. In fact,
the laser tunneling ionization has been successfully
applied to static imaging of ground-state molecules.
On the other hand, the applicability to excited states
is not trivial. This is because of their small ionization
potentials, which may introduce significant contributions from multiphoton process (instead of tunneling) to
the ionization. Supported by quantitative comparisonswith solid theories, the present study on nitric oxide(NO) demonstrates that the laser tunneling imaging
can visualize the electron distribution in a short-lived,
excited molecules and the change upon photoabsorption. The present study[1] demonstrates the visualizationof photoexcitation in a molecule – a model reaction
involving electron rearrangement – by laser tunnelingionization, thus suggesting a route to shoot ultrafast
electron movies during chemical reactions.
We adopted NO as the target, which has a lowlying electronic state (A 2Σ +) in the deep UV range(226 nm) from the ground state (X2Π) (Fig.1). The ion

image of N + fragment ionsproduced by dissociative tunneling ionization of NO in the
ground state, NO(X2Π, 2π) →NO+ + e− → N+ + O + e−, exhibitsa characteristic momentum
distribution peaked at 45° tothe laser polarization direction.
Since the tunneling ionization
rate is determined by the shape of HOMO along the laser
electric field, the structure of the 2π orbital appears in
the ion image. On the other hand, a broad distribution
centered at ~0° is seen when the A2Σ+ excited state (withthe 3sσ HOMO of a Rydberg character) is prepared as theinitial state by deep-UV photoexcitation. The observed
angular distributions are in good agreement with thepredictions by weak-field asymptotic theory (WFAT) of
tunneling ionization, showing that the laser tunnelingionization can probe changes in the highest-occupied
molecular orbital by photoexcitation.
Reference[1] T. Endo, A. Matsuda, M. Fushitani, T. Yasuike, O. I.
Tolstikhin, T. Morishita and A. Hishikawa, Phys. Rev.
Lett. 116 (2016) 163002 (5 pages).
(Akiyoshi HISHIKAWA)

Figure 1. Molecular orbitals before and after UV photoexcitation (226 nm) of NO (left). Experimental
results (middle) and comparison with theoretical predictions (right).

6Research Topic(Inorganic Synthesis)

Development of Imaging XAFS Techniques andVisualization of Heterogeneous Catalysts
Heterogeneous solid catalysts act as key materials forvarious chemical conversions in industry and their highstability and catalytic performances are often unique forsolid catalysts. However, it is still difficult to visualize heterogeneous structures of solid catalysts, which obtain theirunique reactivity, and the nature and dynamic behaviorsof heterogeneous catalysis are not fully understand yet.
X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) is a powerful tool
to characterize local structures of solid catalysts without
crystal structures, which cannot be characterized by X-ray
diffraction analysis, and it has been applied for the characterization of various heterogeneous catalysts. Conventional
XAFS measurements have been performed using mm-size
X-ray beams, and average structural information inside
mm-size X-ray beam irradiated to a sample is obtained.
Spatial information is reduced to 1 dimensional data by
the conventional XAFS and the developments of imaging
XAFS techniques with two/three-dimensional spatial
information are state-of-the-art.
We have developed several imaging XAFS techniquesby use of high-flux synchrotron X-ray source and they havebeen applied to visualize two/three-dimensional structuresof functional solid materials such as heterogeneous
catalysts and fuel cell electrode membranes[1, 2]. Particularly,
two-dimensional scanning nano-XAFS has a simple opticalsetup and X-ray imaging combining XAFS spectroscopy
is developed by using 100 nm-size focused X-ray nanobeam[2]. Recently, we succeeded in imaging of Ce oxidation
states inside a single particle of Ce-Zr solid solution, which
is a key material of automobile exhausting process, foroxygen storage and release (OSC) processes. Imaging XAFS
clearly showed that the mode of oxygen diffusion in the
Ce-Zr solid solution particles for the OSC process[3].
Figure 1 shows two-dimensional mapping of Ce
oxidation state inside a single Ce2Zr2Ox (x = 7–8) particle at-

Figure 1. Ce LIII-edge scanning nano-XAFS spectra (left), SEM (top), andCe oxidation-state mappings (1 and 2) of a Pt-attached Ce2Zr2Ox particle.
(1) Oxygen storage process, (2) oxygen release process.

tached with a Pt catalyst particle
imaged by scanning nano-XAFS
using focused X-ray nanobeamof 409 × 154 nm. We determined
the positions of Pt particles andCe2Zr2Ox particles on a substrateby SEM images and selected a
Ce2Zr2Ox particle attaching witha Pt particle. After the reduction
with H2 at 573 K, oxygen storage
proceeds into the Ce2Zr2Ox bulk by a reaction with O2,changing the Ce oxidation state from 3+ to 4+. The oxygenstorage was not completed at 423 K and the 2D mapping of
the Ce valence state showed heterogeneous distribution of
the Ce oxidation state inside the Ce2Zr2Ox particle (Fig. 1 (1)).
Similar heterogeneous distribution was observed for other
Ce2Zr2Ox particles, indicating that heterogeneous reaction
modes of the oxygen storage process, independent to theposition of the attaching Pt catalyst.
The reverse oxygen release process proceeds by the
reduction with H2, changing in the Ce oxidation state from4+ to 3+. For the reduction process, significant differencesin the reactivity of Ce2Zr2Ox particles by the imaging XAFS.
The reduction of a Ce2Zr2Ox particle without the attaching Pt particle was slow and did not complete. Ce2Zr2Ox
particles with the attaching Pt particle were smoothly
reduced and it was visualized that the reaction spread fromthe interface of the Pt and Ce2Zr2Ox (Fig. 1 (2)). These results
suggested that the oxygen release proceeded from the Pt
catalyst and oxygen diffusion spread in the Ce2Zr2Ox bulk.
The supported Pt catalyst would support the heterogenous
reactivity of the Ce2Zr2Ox particles and improve the overall
reactivity.
Imaging XAFS can visualize distribution and chemical states of each elements in solid materials and would
provide heterogeneous structures, reactivity, reaction
modes, and phenomena of solid heterogeneous materials.
References[1] ‌T. Saida, O. Sekizawa, N. Ishiguro, K. Uesugi, M.
Hoshina, T. Uruga, S. Ohkoshi, T. Yokoyama, and M.
Tada, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51, 9361-9365 (2012)(Hot paper).
[2] ‌N. Ishiguro, T. Uruga, O. Sekizawa, T. Tsuji, M. Suzuki,
N. Kawamura, M. Mizumaki, K. Nitta, T. Yokoyama,and M. Tada, ChemPhysChem 15, 1563-1568 (2014).
[3] ‌H. Matsui, N. Ishiguro, K. Enomoto, O. Sekizawa,T. Uruga, and M. Tada, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55,
12022-12025 (2016).
(Mizuki TADA)

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RCMS NEWSNew Faculty Member(Organic Synthesis)

Material Design based on
Living Supramolecular Polymerization
Molecular organization of π-conjugated molecules
in a highly ordered manner is an attractive methodology
for the development of materials with photo/electronic
functions beyond those of molecules. An importantclass of materials in the field of supramolecular chemistry is supramolecular polymers, which have recently
been shown to be synthesized precisely by kinetics, asdistinct from thermodynamics. During my postdoctoral
career under the guidance of Profs. Masayuki Takeuchi
and Kazunori Sugiyasu at National Institute for Materials Science, we have investigated the supramolecularpolymerization of porphyrin-based monomers. The
assembly phenomenon was found to occur for adelicate interplay of two aggregation pathways basedon a kinetic formation of nanoparticles and a formationof thermodynamically stable nanofibres (Figure 1).
Interestingly, the supramolecular polymerization, which
was temporally retarded by the nanoparticle formation, could be initiated by an addition of an aliquotof fragmented nanofibres. Despite the non-covalentpolymerization, the kinetics of seed-induced supramolecular polymerization was analogous to those of conventional chain growth polymerization. Thus, we havedemonstrated living supramolecular polymerizationthat enable us to synthesize supramolecular polymers
with controlled length and narrow polydispersity.[1]Furthermore, the thermodynamic and kinetic
supramolecular polymerizations have been elucidated
for an amide-functionalized perylene bisimide (PBI)

organogelator molecule during
my postdoctoral career in the
Würthner Group at Würzburg
University.
This molecule in solventsof low polarity self-assembles
by the concerted hydrogenbonding and π-π stacking interactions into highly defined
one-dimensional helical nanofibers.[2] Spectroscopic
studies on the polymerization process revealed thatthe monomers are kinetically trapped in conformationally restricted state through intramolecular hydrogenbonding between the amide and imide groups. The
unique kinetics in the nucleation process was confirmed
as a thermal hysteresis in a cycle of assembly anddisassembly processes. Under the out-of-equilibrium
condition within the hysteresis loop, we have succeeded
in demonstrating seeded polymerization by additionof a supramolecular initiator (e.g., pre-assembled shortnanofibers) to the kinetically trapped monomer solution.[3,4]The kinetic and mechanistic understanding in
the process of molecular organization will open up a
new aspect in the design of functional soft matters forapplications including the areas of organic electronics
and biology. The materials design based on living
supramolecular polymerization are currently underinvestigation in the Yamaguchi Group.
References[1] Ogi, S.; Sugiyasu, K.; Manna, S.; Samitsu, S.; Takeuchi,
M. Nat. Chem. 2014, 6, 188-195.
[2] Würthner, F.; Saha-Möller, C. R.; Fimmel, B.; Ogi, S.;
Leowanawat, P.; Schmidt, D. Chem. Rev. 2016, 116,
962-1052.
[3] Ogi, S.; Stepanenko, V.; Sugiyasu, K.; Takeuchi, M.;
Würthner, F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 3300-3307.
[4] Ogi, S.; Stepanenko, V.; Thein, J.; Würthner, F. J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 670-678.
(Soichiro OGI)

Figure 1. Energy landscape of two competing aggregation pathwaysof porphyrin-based monomers.

8New Faculty Member(Organic Synthesis)

Synthesis of Innovative Molecules by Developmentof Novel Carbon-based frameworks
Due to drastic development of organic synthetic chemistry, easy access tovarious complicated molecules has been enabled. However, current technology
still has a significant hurdle to provide some organic molecules. In most cases ofsuch unprecedented molecules, the construction of carbon-based frameworks
is difficult because of their strain, large size and so on. Therefore, new synthetic
methods to overcome these problematic properties are strongly demanded.
We started to pursue the development of a methodology to constructnovel carbon-based frameworks towards synthesis of innovative molecules. Our
ultimate goal is making a huge progress in whole science by advancement of organic synthetic chemistry.
(Akiko YAGI)

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RCMS NEWS

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Programin Green Natural Sciences (IGER)
Integrative Graduate Education and Research (IGER) Program in Green Natural Sciences was launched in 2011,and built on three pillars: (I) practicing cutting-edge fundamental natural science research, (II) completion of sufficient coursework to enable that research, and (III) graduate school literacy education (English training, studying
abroad, skill seminars, etc.). Based on these, the program aims to nurture the “scientific ability and social skills to view
situations from a broad perspective,”“developmental ability to extract practical results from fundamental research,”and “active international citizenship on a global scale,” along with fostering “corporate researchers cultivated as seeds
in industry,” “academic researchers raised in the scholarly domain,” and “environmental coordinators and mentors
active throughout global society” that will carry the environmental fields of the next generation.
In 2016, the program provided opportunity for 63 students to participate in international conferences heldat outside Japan, and also provided opportunity of mid-term (2–3 months) overseas research exchange for 14
students. Furthermore, the program hosted various international symposium / workshop where lots of students
could have opportunities to discuss with foreign researchers.
Eleven students participated in the Leadership Program at North Carolina (NC), US. All students not only attended lectures regarding Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer but also visited many laboratories
in universities at NC to build networks with PIs, postdocs and graduate
students. In addition, all of them had opportunities to do presentations on their research to these researchers and have discussions.
Furthermore, they visited some companies to learn some ideas ofworking in industry as a researcher and business environment in the
USA from entrepreneurs and researchers. In the last day, Prof. Matsuo,
the president of Nagoya University, attended the final presentationsof the students and the farewell party.

Poster Prize

Overseas Research Exchange

IBM WATSON (NC Program)

Final Presentation (NC Program)

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Report from the Chemical Instrumentation Facility
The Chemical Instrumentation Facility is a facility
shared by the whole university that contains instrumental analysis equipment including a nuclear magnetic
resonance (NMR) spectrometer, mass spectrometer, andspectroscopic analysis equipment for analyzing molecular structures. In the Chemical Instrumentation Facility,
services are provided to users including teaching faculty,
researchers, and students through maintenance of thesemeasurement instruments, lectures on measurement
methods, consultations for specific measurements, andentrusted measurement. During the 2016 fiscal year,
as shown in “CIF Utilization Status”, 71 research groups
from the university registered to use the facility, and thenumber of teaching faculty, students, and researchers
who registered to use the facility during the year was
718.

CSI-MS (micrOTOF-QII, Bruker)[CIF Utilization Status]
Utilization Status for the Academic Year 2016
(April 2016 – April 2017)

Number of Uses/Measurements by Instrument

NMR (ECA-600, JEOL)CHN Elemental analyzer, (MT-6, YANACO)

Utilization Status by Department(Total: 71 Groups, 718 People)

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RCMS NEWS

Visiting Professor 2016
Prof. Eric Rivard
Associate Professor,
University of Alberta
Period of Stay:April 25, 2016 – June 26, 2016
Research Theme:
Chemistry of Functional Organo-Main Group Compounds

Prof. Eric Rivard from University of Alberta, Canada, stayed as a Visiting Associate Professor in
RCMS for two months from April 25th, 2016 to engage in the research about chemistry of functionalorgano-main group compounds. Prof. Rivard is a highly distinguished young researcher in the field of
inorganic chemistry and, particularly, main group chemistry focusing molecular functions.
His chemistry covers broad aspects from the fundamental structural main group chemistry tocatalysis as well as electronic functions. For example, his outstanding discovery of room temperaturephosphorescence of tellurophene boronic acids gave siginificant impact on the relevant researchcommunity. He has also promoted main group chemistry focusing intriguing structures and reactivity, such as reactive element hydride chemistry and oligogermanium synthesis. To promote theseresearches in depth, he has visited us and stayed in RCMS.
During his stay, he actively participated in the research in RCMS. He delivered a wonderful lecture
on May 12, 2016 with the title of “Applying Inorganic Synthesis to Gain Access to New Phosphorescentand Nanodimensional Materials”. Moreover, he also kindly joined group meetings in our research groupand gave us many insightful suggestions. He always discussed with our students with great enthusiasm.
In addition, he also kindly delivered classes in the graduate course about adavanced polymer science.
Many students participated were impressed by his elegant lectures with clear explanation. Prof. Eric
also enjoyed laboratory parties many times, where he indeed talked with students very frankly andalways encouraged them. We all would like to appreciate his significant contributions to the activities
in RCMS.

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Welcome partyWith Prof. YamaguchiWith assist. Prof. Ogi

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Farewell party

Farewell party

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RCMS NEWSRCMS Seminars

April 19, 2016 Prof. Michael Haley(Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Oregon, USA)
“Indenofluorenes and Quinoidal Analogues– A New Class of Electron-Accepting Materials”

May 12, 2016 Prof. Eric Rivard(University of Alberta, Canada)“Applying Inorganic Synthesis to Gain Access to New
Phosphorescent and Nanodimensional Materials”

July 19, 2016 Dr. Michael J. Shevlin(Senior Scientist, Chemistry MSD, USA)“High-Throughput Experimentation-Enabled Reaction
Discovery, Development, and Mechanistic Elucidation:
Cobalt- and Nickel- Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenationof Olefins”

August 31, 2016 Prof. J Derek Woollins(University of St Andrews)“Synthesis and Structure of Group 16 systems”

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October 14, 2016 Dr. Dmitry G. Kvashnin(Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics Russian
Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia & National Universityof Science and Technology “MISIS”, Moscow, Russia)“Low dimensional nanomaterials. Theoretical predictions
and experimental support”

October 18, 2016 Prof. Evamarie Hey-Hawkins(University Leipzig, Germany)“Carborane Meets Phosphorus”

November 1, 2016 Assist. Prof. Sailaja S. Sunkari(Department of Chemistry, Mahila Mahavidyalay of
Banaras Hindu University, India)“Structural Diversity in Copper(II) Complexes Influenced
by External Factors – Structural and Magnetic Studies”

November 4, 2016 Prof. Roald Hoffmann(Novel Laureate (1981, Chemistry), Cornell University, USA)
“Two new games for carbon, we hope”

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RCMS NEWS

November 8, 2016 Prof. Rudi Fasan(University of Rochester)“Engineered metalloenzymes for selective carbene
and nitrene transfer reactions”

November 9, 2016 Professor Mark Gandelman(Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)“New Bonding and Reactivity: Chemistry of
N-Cations and N-Radicals”

November 9, 2016 Prof. Lahcène OUAHAB(Université de Rennes)“LANTHANIDES-TTF COMPLEXES DISPLAYING SINGLE
MOLECULE MAGNET BEHAVIOUR AND LUMINESCENCE”

November 16, 2016 Prof. Amir H. Hoveyda(Department of Chemistry, Boston College, USA)
“New Concepts, Catalysts and Methods inCatalytic Olefin Metathesis”

16November 16, 2016 Prof. Yoshio Hisaeda(Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu
University)

January 23, 2017 Prof. Jonathan Nitschke(University of Cambridge)“How Does Self-Assembly Work in Groups?
Towards an Understanding of Molecular Sociology”

January 24, 2017 Dr. Eli Zysman-Colman(University of St Andrews)“Tales from the Supramolecular Photochemistry Crypt”

February 22, 2017 Prof. Hiroshi Kitagawa(Graduate School of Science,
Kyoto University)

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RCMS NEWSChemistry Gallery
The Chemistry Gallery (2nd Floor of the Noyori Materials Science Laboratory) welcomed many visitors again
in the 2016 academic year. Thanks to a Japanese scientist being selected for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine (Satoshi Omura, Professor Emeritus at Kitasato University), the gallery attracted more than 20,000 visitors
throughout the year.
The Chemistry Gallery also features a replica exhibition of the venue for the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony. Ina year in which a Japanese scientist won the Nobel Prize, many visitors took commemorative photographs at thisexhibition. 23,206 people visited the gallery as of March 31, 2017 (according to an automatic counter for entry/
exit to the gallery).
A particularly large number of visitors were welcomed during the following periods when Nagoya University
was open to the public.
   Number of visitors during Open Campus (August 8 to 10): 845   Number of visitors on Homecoming Day (October 5): 2,010

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Exhibition of Nobel Ceremony venue

Exhibition of RCMS Members
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Record of RCMS Directors

Events 2016
[Establishment of the Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences]
The Research Center for Materials Science at Nagoya University led the establishment of the Integrated ResearchConsortium on Chemical Sciences
Through the Joint Project of Chemical Synthesis Core Research Institutions (Nagoya University, Kyoto University,
Kyushu University) which was held from 2005 to 2009 and the MEXT Project of Integrated Research on Chemical
Synthesis (Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Hokkaido University) which was held from 2010 to2015, Nagoya University has implemented projects aimed at achieving world-class research standards for fulfilling
the role of a core international research institute in materials synthesis. The Consortium will inherit and build uponthese projects while working to further strengthen the ability of practical implementation.

Integrated Research Consortium
on Chemical Sciences[Professor Shigehiro Yamaguchi selected as next Director of the
Research Center for Materials Science]
Professor Shigehiro Yamaguchi (Institute of Transformative BioMolecules, current Director of the Chemical Instrumentation Facility) has
been selected to serve as Director of the Research Center for Materials
Science from the 2017 academic year.

[Appointment of two new Assistant Professors]
Two new Assistant Professors have been appointed in the field of organic materials synthesis research.
   Assistant Professor Soichiro Ogi (appointed on May 1, 2016)   Assistant Professor Akiko Yagi (appointed on March 1, 2017)19

RCMS NEWS

Staff List
Director

Professor(2487)

awaga@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Special Advisor

University Professor Ryoji Noyori(2291)

yamaguchi@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor Soichiro Ogi(5750)

ogi.soichiro@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor Akiko Yagi

(5873)

yagi.akiko@d.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Professor

Mizuki Tada

(6200)

mtada@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor Hideo Takagi(5473)

htakagi@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor Yasuyuki Yamada(2471)

yy@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Designated Professor Kazuyuki Tatsumi(2474)

i45100a@nucc.cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Professor(2494)

hishi@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor Zhang Zhongyue(5106)

zhangzhongyue@i.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor Haruka Omachi(3660)

omachi.haruka@a.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Biomaterials
Research

Professor(3049)

p47297a@nucc.cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor Fumiaki Tomoike(2950)

tomoike@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Molecular
Catalysis

University Professor Ryoji Noyori(2956)

noyori@chem3.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor Hiroshi Naka

(5411)

h_naka@nagoya-u.jp

Assistant Professor Shinji Tanaka(2960)

tanaka@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Organic Synthesis Professor

Inorganic
Synthesis

Functional
Materials

Kunio Awaga

Shigehiro Yamaguchi

Akiyoshi Hishikawa

Yoshihito Watanabe

Collaborative
Studies

Guest Professor

Hiroshi Kitagawa (Professor, Kyoto University)

ChemicalInstrumentation
Facility

Manager / Professor Shigehiro Yamaguchi(2291)

yamaguchi@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant Professor Chunguang Han(3072)

hanc@cic.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Technical official

Yutaka Maeda(3069)

maeda@cic.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Technical official

Kin-ichi Oyama(3069)

oyama@cic.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Guest Associate Professor Eric Rivard (Associate Professor, University of Alberta)

International Advisory Board

Michael Grunze (Professor Emeritus, Heidelberg University)
Roald Hoffman (Professor Emeritus, Cornell University – Laureate, Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
Henri Boris Kagan (Professor Emeritus, Paris-Sud 11 University)
Atsuko Tsuji (Designated Professor, Nagoya University)

Cooperating
Faculty

RCMS Office20

Professor

Hisanori Shinohara (Graduate School of Science) (2482)

noris@nagoya-u.jp

Professor

Kenichiro Itami (Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules) (6098)

itami.kenichiro@a.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Professor

Masato Kitamura (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) (2957)

kitamura@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Professor

Susumu Saito (Graduate School of Science) (5945)

saito.susumu@f.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Distinguished Invited
Sumio Iijima
University Professor(6460)

iijimas@nagoya-u.jp

Administrative Staff Yuko Kihara(5907)

kihara@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Administrative Staff Chiaki Yamamoto(5902)

yamamoto@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Administrative Staff Sonoe Tankiku(5908)

tankiku@os.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp