Eiichi Nakamura (chemist)
| Eiichi Nakamura | |
|---|---|
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Nakamura Eiichi, 2014 | |
| Born |
1951 Tokyo, Japan |
| Institutions | University of Tokyo |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Teruaki Mukaiyama |
| Known for | Fullerene chemistry |
| Notable awards | Medal with Purple Ribbon |
Eiichi Nakamura (中村 栄一 Nakamura Eiichi, born 24 February 1951) is a Japanese chemist and Professor of Chemistry at University of Tokyo in Japan.
Education
- 1973 B.S. Faculty of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Professor Teruaki Mukaiyama)
- 1978 Ph.D in chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Professor Isao Kuwajima)
- 1978-1980 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York (Professor Gilbert Stork)
Major Research Interest
- Iron catalyst, fullerene chemistry, supramolecular self-assembly, COPV, organic solar cells and organic field-effect transistors.
Academic Experience
- 1980-1984 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 1984-1993 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 1989-1991 Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Applied Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science
- 1993-1995 Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 1995-present Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
- 2004-2010 ERATO Nakamura Functional Carbon Cluster program research director, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- 2007- The University of Tokyo, Chemistry Innovation Gobal COE Program Leader
- 2008-2009 Chairman, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
Professional Functions
- 2003-2006 Senior Program Officer in Chemistry, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Research Center for Science Systems
- 2006-2008 Corresponding Member of the Science Council of Japan
- 2006-2007 Senior Program Officer (on funding scheme study), The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
- 2011- Program Director and Chair, Japan Agency for Science and Technology (JST)
- 2009-2011 Kaiteki Institute Co. Advisory board member
- 2012 Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists, ICCAS, China
Awards and Honors
- Young Chemists Award (Chemical Society of Japan, 1984)
- Yamanouchi Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (1991)
- Tejima Memorial Award (Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1992)
- The Japan IBM Science Prize (1993)
- Nagoya Silver Medal for Organic Chemistry (2001)
- The Chemical Society of Japan Award (2003)
- Humboldt Research Award (2006)
- The Medal with Purple Ribbon (Shiju Hosho) (His Majesty of Japan, 2009)
- the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award of ACS (2010)
- Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1998)
- Elected Foreign Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (U. K., 2005)
- Honorary Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008)
- Honorary Member of the Israel Chemical Society (2009)
Special Lectureships
- R. C. Fuson Visiting Professor, University of Illinois (1990)
- Syntex Distinguished Lectureship. Colorado State University (1996)
- Parke Davis-Warner Lambert Distinguished Lectureship, Ohio State University (1997)
- Troisieme Cycle Lectureship, Switzerland (2000)
- Van der Kerk Lectureship, University of Utrecht (2001)
- Lady Davis Fellowship, Technion, Israel (2002-3)
- Alfred Blomquist Lectureship, Cornell (2003)
- Rhodia Lecturer, French Chemical Society (2004)
- Chinese Academy of Science Lectureship, (Beijing, 2004)
- Gilbert Stork Lecture, Columbia University (2006)
- William Dauben Memorial Lectureship, University of California, Berkeley (2006)
- Novartis Chemistry Lectureship (2006-7)
- Wyeth Lectureship, University of Pennsylvania (2007)
- Campus Lecturer, Institut Catala d’Investigacle Quimica (Tarragona, 2007)
- H. C. Brown Lecture, Purdue University (2008)
- W. S. Johnson Lecture, Stanford University (2008)
Editorial Service
Associate Editor
- Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry Japan (1986-88 and 1998-2000)
- Chemistry Letters (1992-98)
- Organic Letters (2000-2005)
- Journal of the American Chemical Society (2009-)
Editorial Board
- Journal of Molecular Catalysis (1994-2003)
- Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (1994-2003)
- Topics in Stereochemistry (1996-2006)
- Journal of Organometallic Chemistry (2002-2005)
- Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry (2003-2012)
- Organic Letters (2006-2008)
- Accounts of Chemical Research (2006-2008)
- Chemistry-An Asian Journal (2006-2009)
- Angewandte Chemie (International Advisory Board: 2006-2009)
- Chemistry-An Asian Journal (International Advisory Board: 2009-)
Other
- Chairman/Founder, Tateshina Conference on Organic Chemistry (2000-2010)
- Advisory Committee, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (2001-2007)
- International Advisory Board, The Sixteenth International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (2002)