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Hiroyuki Furuta

Professor of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

Tel / Fax: +81-92-802-2865
E-mail:hfuruta#cstf.kyushu-u.ac.jp (# --> @)

Personal Data:

Birthplace:

Fukuoka, Japan

Education:

B.Sc.Chemistry1980 Kyoto University, Japan
M.Sc.Chemistry1982 Kyoto University, Japan
Ph.D.Chemistry1986 Kyoto University, Japan
Mentor: Professor Kazuhiro Maruyama
Photo-Induced Electron Transfer Reaction of Porphyrins

Professional Experience:

*1986 – 1989 Postdoctoral Fellow, Mitsubishi-Kasei Institute of Life Science, Japan
Mentor: Dr. Hiroshi Yanagawa
Prebiotic Synthesis of RNA
*1989 – 1992 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, Austin, USA
Mentor: Professor Jonathan L. Sessler
*1992 – 1997 Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Japan
*1997 – 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kyoto University, Japan
*2002 – present Professor of Chemistry, Kyushu University
*Oct. 1999 - Sep. 2002 Resarcher of Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Organization and Function
*Oct. 2003 - Mar. 2007 Resarcher of Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency ( JST),Synthesis and Control

Research Interests:

Synthesis of novel porphyrinoids for functional dyes, metal coordination chemistry for supramolecular architectures, and chemical evolution.