Hiromi NAKAI, Professor
Biography
Education
Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
(Awarded the degree of Bachelor of Engineering, 1983-1987)
(Awarded the degree of Bachelor of Engineering, 1983-1987)
Dept. of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School pf Engineering, Kyoto University
(Awarded the degree of Master of Engineering, 1987-1989, Work supervised by Prof. Hiroshi NAKATSUJI)
(Awarded the degree of Master of Engineering, 1987-1989, Work supervised by Prof. Hiroshi NAKATSUJI)
Dept. of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School pf Engineering, Kyoto University
(Awarded the degree of Doctor of Engineering, 1987-1992, Work supervised by Prof. Hiroshi NAKATSUJI)
(Awarded the degree of Doctor of Engineering, 1987-1992, Work supervised by Prof. Hiroshi NAKATSUJI)
Research and Professional Experience
Research Associate at the Dept. of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University (1992-1996)
Assistant Profesor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (1996-1998)
Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (1998-2004)
Professor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (2004-2007)
Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (2007-present)
Extra Research and Professional Experience
Visiting Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Rice University (2002-2003, Work with Prof. Gustavo E. Scuseria)
Trustee at the Quantum Chemistry Research Institute (QCRI) (2006-present)
Visiting Professor at the Department of Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science (MS), National Institutes of Natural Science (NINS) (2010-2011)
Visiting Professor at the Element Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB) Kyoto University (2012-present)
Principle Investigator at the Japan Science and Technology – Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (JST-CREST) (2012-2018)
Membership of Academic Society
the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
Japan Society for Molecular Science
Soceity of Computer Chemistry, Japan (SCCJ)
Catalysis Society of Japan
the Surface Science Society of Japan
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Physical Society (APS)
World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists (WATOC)
Asia-Pacific Association of Theoretical & Computational Chemists (APATCC)
Academic Society
Board
Board Member of the International Society for Theoretical Chemical Physics (ISTCP)
Board Member of the Worid Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Steering Commitee
China-Japan-Korea Tripartite Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (CJK-WTCC)
Editional Board of Scientific Journal
International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (IJQC), Wiley
RSC Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry, Molecular Science and Chemical Engineering, Elsevier
past
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Award
QSCP Promising Scientist Award of Centre de Mecanique Ondulatoire Appliquee (Sankt-Peterburg, 2006)
The 2010 Award of Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan (2011)
APATCC Pople Medal (2011)
The CSJ Award for Creative Work, Japan (2016)
The Prize for Science and Technology of the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (2016)
others
Paper Award of Journal of Areosol Reasearch (2002)
The 2008 Paper Award of Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan (SCCJ) (2009)
Excellent Paper Award of the Electrochemical Society of Japan (2013)
The 2014 Paper Award of Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan (SCCJ) (2015)