One master’s student, and four undergraduate students have joined the lab.
Class of 2025 Graduation
Congratulations to everyone on your graduation.
Also, the following two students have received awards. Congratulations!
[Faculty of Science Academic Excellence Award]
Ms. Okamoto (B4)
[Head of the Department of Chemistry Award]
Ms. Yonekawa (B4)
Wishing you continued success in the future!
Mr. Iwata received the Excellent Student Presentation Award
Mr. Iwata (M1) received the Excellent Student Presentation Award(優秀学生講演賞) at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan(電気化学会第93回大会). Congratulations!
Mr. Nathan and Ms. Okamoto received the Outstanding Award
Mr. Nathan (M1) and Ms. Okamoto (B4) received the Outstanding Award at the 2026 NCHU–UTokyo Joint Mini-Symposium on FutureChem. Congratulations!
Zasshikai Seminar
We had the honor of inviting Professor Martin Thuo from North Carolina State University, who gave a lecture titled “Self-Assembled organometallics Derived Tunable optical, semiconductor and Magnetic Materials”” (Zasshikai Seminar 2026th).
IWTED 2025 TOKYO
IWTED 2025 TOKYO (2nd International Workshop on Thermo-electrochemical Devices) was successfully held. Distinguished researchers representing various countries participated, and lively discussions and exchanges of ideas took place.
In addition, the following two students received awards. Congratulations!
【BCSJ Award】
Mr. Iwata (M1)
“Dual-electrolyte Electrochemical Peltier Cooling by the Phase Transition of Acid–Base Functionalized Polymer Nanoparticles”
【Chemistry Letters Young Researcher Award】
Ms. Okamoto (B4)
“High-temperature coefficient thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle combined with a flow battery”
Assistant Professor Leng and colleagues’ paper has been published in J. Am. Chem. Soc..
Hydrogen-Bonded Dimer Dissociation under MOF Nanoconfinement Enables Thermal Transition Tailoring of Medium-Chain Fatty Acids, K. Leng, R. Yoshii, A. Suguno, G. Hatakeyama, X. He, Y. Nishiyama, T. Yamada, J. Am. Chem. Soc., accepted, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c13043
Group Photo
New Members
One assistant professor, two master’s students, and four undergraduate students have joined the lab.
Class of 2024 Graduation
Congratulations to everyone on your graduation.
Also, the following student have received awards. Congratulations!
[Head of the Department of Chemistry Award]
Mr. Iwata (B4)
Wishing you continued success in the future!