WithSupportfromEmbassy of Japaninn the UK

The Chemical Society ofJapaanAsahi Kasei Corporation

Royal Society of Chemistry

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DAkira YoshinoY(Asaahi Kasei Corpporation,Japan）and Professoor Anthony R.
R West (The University off Sheffield, UK) on Tuesdaay, March 5thh, 2013, atEmbassy
Eof Jaapan in the UnitedU
KingdoomDoctor Akira Yoshino

Profeessor Anthony R. WestAt this symposium, Dr. Yoshino willw lecture on ““The course of development ofo the lithium‐iion battery and outlook forthe ffuture”, and Professor West will lecture onn “Overview off materials devvelopment for llithium batteryy applicationsin Li‐ion baatteries”.
The symp
posium is focu
used on highllighting t*he ddevelopment and future of the lithium‐‐ion battery (LLIB), gaining
perspectivve on the key to success in research and ddevelopment, know‐how in launching a nnew business, and how toforecast fu
uture market developments.
dhe current commeercial LIB was invented by Dr.r. Yoshino in 19985. With its sm
mall size and lig
ight weight, the LIB rapidly
bile phones, laptop computeers, and many other portablee electronic deevices which
becaame the mainsstream in mob
have exteended access tot informationn throughout ssociety. The gloobal LIB marke
et has grown to some seveen billion UK
pounds (oone trillion Japanese yen), an
nd the researchh is increasinglly concentrated
d on applicatioon of the LIB too large‐scalesystems in
ncluding transpportation, load‐leveling in sm
martgrids, and stationaryspower storage.

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Symp
posium Prrogrammme
14:30‐15:00
Regisstration
 Master of Ceremony Mr.
M Atsushi Okku, First Secrettary ; Embassyy of Japan in thhe UK
15:00‐15:05
WelccomeMr. Nobuyuki
NKawwashima, Executive Director,, The Chemicaal Society of JaapanOpenning Remarks
15:05‐15:15
H.E. Mr.
M Keiichi Hayyashi, Ambassaador of Japan
Dr. Fumiaki Kawakkami, General Manager; Asaahi Kasei Corpporation
 Chairman
Dr. AkiraA Yoshino, AAsahi Kasei Coorporation
15:15‐16:15‘Th
The course of ddevelopment ofo the lithium‐iion battery annd outlook for the future’
Profeessor Anthonyy R. West, Thee University of Sheffield
16:15‐17:15‘Ovverview of matterials develop
pment for lithium battery appplications’Closiing Remarks
17:15‐17:30
Receeption Party
17:30‐

Profilee of Dr. Akira
AYoshhinoAkira Yoshhino (born in 1948 in Osakaa) is a Japanesse chemist. Inn 1972 he received an M.S.. from the Dep
partment ofPetrochem
mistry, Graduatte School of En
ngineering, Kyooto University, and entered Asahi
AKasei Corrp. In 2003 heh became aFellow at Asahi Kasei Co
orp. In 2005 he received a Dr. Eng. from the Graduate School of Engiineering, Osakaa University,and becam
me General Manager,
M
Yoshinno Laboratory, Asahi Kasei Co
orp. In 2010 he became Prresident of the Lithium IonBattery TTechnology and Evaluation Center (LIBTEEC). In 2011 he became AdjunctAProfesssor, Graduatee School ofng, Kyoto Univversity. In 201
Engineerin
12 he became a Fellow of thee Chemical Society of Japan.

Abstraact
The couurse of devvelopmentt of the lithhium‐ion ba
attery andd outlook fofor the futuure
The lithiium ion battery (LIB) is defined as “a noonaqueous seccondary batterry usingtransition metal oxides containing
clithiium ion such aas LiCoO2 as a positivepelectroode anda a negative electrode.”
ecarbonaceeous material as
The LIB iis widely used in the power supply of mobbile phones, laaptop computeers, andvarious otther portable electronic devvices, and its use is now exxpanding into electricvehicles aand stationary power storage applications.. Many twistts and turns occurred
between 1981, when the developm
ment of the litthium‐ion batttery began, anda theday. The lectture describess the course of developme
ent, including several
present d
anecdotess about intereesting incidentss which occurrred along the way. Based on thisexperiencce, Dr. Yoshinoo offers his perspective on tthe key to succcess in researrch anddevelopmment, know‐ho
ow in launchin
ng a new bussiness, and ho
ow to forecastt future
market deevelopments.

Majorr Awardss
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19999
19999
20011
20044
20111
20111
20122

The first test-tub
be LIB cell (1983)

Fiscal 1998 ChemicalCTechnology Prize, fromm the Chemical Society of Japa
anBattery Divission Technologyy Award, from TThe Electrochem
mical Society
Ichimura Prizzes in Industry——Meritorious A
Achievement Prrize, from the Ich
himura Foundaation
Medal with Purple Ribbon, from the Government of Japaan
Yamazaki‐Teeiichi Prize, fromm the Foundatioon for Promotion
n of Material Sccience and Techhnology of JapannC & C Prize, fromfthe NEC C & C Foundatioon
IEEE Medal forf Environmen
ntal and Safety TTechnologies, frrom the Institutee of Electrical annd Electronics Engineers
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Profile of Professor Anthony R. West
Personal Details:
Anthony Roy WEST, married, two children, date of birth 21/01/47.
Work: The University of Sheffield, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD,
tel: 0114 222 5501, fax: 0114 222 5943, e‐mail: a.r.west@sheffield.ac.uk.
Further details are available here: http://www.shef.ac.uk/materials/staff/arwest01.html

Education:
Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone, 1957‐64; University College, Swansea, 1964‐8, BSc; University of Aberdeen, 1968‐71, PhD;
University of Aberdeen, 1984, DSc.

Current Post:
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield,
since 1999 (Head of Department 1999‐2007).

Previous Posts:
Professor of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, 1989‐1999; previously lecturer (from Apr 1971), senior lecturer and reader.
Visiting positions at: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2008, NIRIM, Japan, 2001, UNS, Argentina, 1997, Universidad deBarcelona, 1996, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1992, Moscow State University, 1991, Science University of Tokyo, 1989,
University of Stockholm, 1986, GIRIO, Osaka, 1985, UNAM Mexico City, 1976 and 1983.

Society Fellowships:
Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE; Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, FIMMM; Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC,CChem; Institute of Physics, FInstP, CPhys.

Honours and Awards:
Catedra de Excelencia, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2008/9; Griffiths Medal and Prize, Institute of Materials, Minerals andMining, 2008; Epsilon de Oro award, Spanish Society of Ceramics and Glass, 2007; The Chemical Record Lecturership, Chemical
Societies of Japan, 2006; Royal Society of Chemistry Industrial Award in Solid State Chemistry, 1996; Royal Society of Edinburgh
Research Support Fellowship, 1988‐1989.

Society Activities:
Royal Society of Chemistry: Founding scientific editor and editorial board chairman of Journal of Materials Chemistry,launched in 1991 on my initiative. Founding Chairman of the Materials Chemistry Forum, also launched on my initiative andwhich now has Divisional status within the RSC. Organiser of the First International Conference on Materials Chemistry, MC1,Aberdeen 1995 and the First Materials Discussion MD1, Bordeaux 1998;
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, IUPAC: President of Division II, Inorganic Chemistry, 2004‐7;
previously Vice President and Titular Member
Current Editorial Board Memberships: Materials Research Bulletin, The Chemical Record (Japan), Solid State Sciences,
Journal of Electroceramics.

Research: Supervision:
Principal supervisor of 45 PhD graduates with 6 current PhD students. Supervisor of >20 postdoctoral researchers on researchgrants. Host for >50 self‐funded, overseas research visitors for period of 3 months – 2 years.

International Conference Organiser3rd Zing Conference on Solid State Chemistry, Lanzarote, Spain, February 2012.
10th European Conference on Solid State Chemistry, ECSSCX, Sheffield, August 2005.
1st Materials Chemistry Discussion, MD1, Bordeaux, September 1998.
1st International Conference on Materials Chemistry, MC1, Aberdeen, July 1995.

Publications:
More than 445 publications in refereed international journals, including 6 Letters to Nature. Two books: “Solid State
Chemistry and its Applications”, Wiley 734pp, (1984); “Basic Solid State Chemistry”, Wiley 480pp, 1988, 1999, both of which arestandard University‐level texts, worldwide and are translated into several languages. H‐index: 49. Citations currently >700 pa.

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