- Primary Fields of Specialties and Research Topics
Electrochemistry and Catalysis:
Design of Electrocatalysts Fuel-Reforming Catalysts and
Materials for Various Types of Fuel Cells
Current Activities
- Chairman; Division of Electrochemical Energy Conversion, International Society of Electrochemistry, 1999 to present
- Editor;
(Academic Journal), Wiley–VCH, 2000 to present Fuel Cells, From Fundamentals to Systems
- Council Member; Fuel Cell, Division, Electrochemical Society of Japan, since its formation in 1981 and current General Manager
- Member of Committee; on Hydrogen Energy Systems Technology of NEDO, since 2001
- Member of Committee on Strategies for Implementation of Fuel Cells, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, since 1999
Awards
- April, 1992: Science Award for Design of High Performance
Electrocatalysts and Electrode Structures for Fuel Cells,
The Electrochemical Society of Japan
- May, 2001: Fundamentals and Practical Research on Fuel
Cells, The Yamanashi Academy of Sciences
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