Member
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. | Chemistry | 1980 | Kyoto University, Japan |
| M.Sc. | Chemistry | 1982 | Kyoto University, Japan |
| Ph.D. | Chemistry | 1986 | 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.
