Profile
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