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Akihiro Shimizu

Education

  • B.S. in Chemistry, March 2005 (Prof. Kazuhiro Nakasuji, Osaka University)
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry, December 2009 (Prof. Takashi Kubo, Osaka University)

Professional Career

  • Assistant Professor, January 2010 - April 2011 (Prof. Yoshito Tobe, Osaka University)
  • Assistant Professor, May 2011 - October 2017 (Prof. Jun-ichi Yoshida, Kyoto University)
  • Associate Professor, November 2017 – current (Prof. Ryo Shintani, Osaka University)

Awards

  • 2009 CSJ Student Presentation Award 2009, Japan
  • 2012 CSJ Presentation Award 2012, Japan
  • 2015 Asahi Kasei Pharma Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
  • 2016 Progress Award of Organic Electrochemistry, The Organic Electrochemistry Group, The Electrochemical Society of Japan
  • 2017 Chemical Society of Japan Lecture Award for Young Chemists
  • 2018 Young Researcher Award of The Electrochemical Society of Japan (Sano Award)
  • 2023 Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • 2023 Nozoe Memorial Award for Young Organic Chemists, The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan
  • 2023 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (China)

Societies

  • The Chemical Society of Japan
  • The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
  • The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan
  • The Electrochemical Society of Japan