Professor Kyoko Nozaki
Professor Kyoko Nozaki
Education
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B.S. 1986 Depatment of Industrial Chemistry, Facultyof Engineering
Kyoto University (Prof.K. Utimoto)
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Ph. D. 1991 from Kyoto University (Directed by Prof.K. Utimoto)
Thesis title "Studieson Triethylborane Induced Radical Reactions with Hydrides of Group14 Elements"
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During Ph.D study, 1988-1989 exchange student at UC Berkeley
(Directed by Prof. C. H.Heathcock)
"Studies on the Stereo-controlin the Synthesis of Acyclic Compounds"
Professional Career
- 1991–1999 Instructor of Kyoto University
- 1999–2002 Associate Professor of Kyoto University
- 2000–2003 Researcher of PRESTO, JST
- 2002–2003 Associate Professor of The University of Tokyo
- 2003– Professor of The University of Tokyo (current position)
Academic Activity
- 1997– International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (ISHC) International Advisory Board
- 2003– Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry (Wiley) Editorial Board
- 2003–2006 Dalton Transactions (RSC) International Advisory Board
- 2003– Green Chemistry (RSC) Advisory Board
- 2008–2013 Journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Editorial Advisory Board
- 2009–2014 Organometallics (ACS) Editorial Advisory Board
- 2009–2016 ChemCatChem (Wiley) Editorial Board
- 2010– Chemical Science (RSC) Advisory Board
- 2011–2013 Inorganic Chemistry (ACS) Editorial Advisory Board
- 2011–2015 Catalysis Science & Technology (RSC) Advisory Board
- 2014–2021 Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Wiley) International Advisory Board
- 2015– Chemistry Letters (CSJ) Senior Editor
- 2018–2023 Chemical Reviews (ACS) Editorial Advisory Board
- 2018– Macromolecules (ACS) Editorial Advisory Board
- 2018– Chemistry – An Asian Journal (Wiley) International Advisory Board
- 2019– Materials Chemistry Frontiers (RSC) Advisory Board
- 2019– Polymer Chemistry (RSC) Advisory Board
Research Interest
- Asymmetric Synthesis Using Chiral Transitionmetal Complexes as Catalysts
- Development of New Organic Transformations Mediated by Organometallic Compounds
Awards
- 1992 Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists
- 1994 Pfizer Award for Young Chemists in Synthetic Organic Chemistry,Japan
- 1996 Selected as Special Young Lecturer at the 70th Annual Meeting of The Chemical Society of Japan
- 1998 The Chemical Society of Japan Award For Young Chemists
- 2003 Award for the Outstanding Paper Published in Polymer Journal
- 2003 OMCOS prize
- 2004 Wiley Award of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
- 2006 Japan IBM Science Award
- 2007 Funny Dancer Award in 24th Synthetic Organic Chemistry Seminar
- 2008 28th Saruhashi Prize
- 2008 Mukaiyama Award
- 2008 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award 2008 (China)
- 2008 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award 2008 (Taiwan)
- 2009 Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award 2009
- 2009 Nagoya Medal (silver) 2009
- 2012 ACS 2012 Organometallics Lecturer
- 2013 40th G. Stafford Whitby Memorial Lectureship of the University of Akron
- 2013 The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan
- 2013 Schlenk Lectureship
- 2014 1st Chuck Casey Lecturer at University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2015 University of Fluorida, Tarrant Lecturer of Organic Chemistry, 2015
- 2015 The 30th W. S. Johnson Lecturer
- 2015 Arthur K. Doolittle Award
- 2017 LAC L. M. Venanzi Distinguished Lecturer 2018 (ETH Zürich)
- 2018 The Karl-Ziegler-Guest Professorship (Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim)
- 2019 August Wilhelm von Hofmann Lecture Award (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker)
- 2019 Earl Muetterties Lectureship Award (University of California, Berkeley)
- 2019 Keggie Vallee Distinguished Lecturer (The Vallee Foundation)
- 2020 72nd CSJ Award
- 2021 IUPAC 2021 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
- 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards
- 2021 Toray Science and Technology Prize
- 2021 International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
- 2022 The Scripps Research Institute, 33rd Annual Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium Lectureship Award
- 2022 The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Award for Science and Technology)
- 2022 the Medal with Purple Ribbon 2022
- 2022 FY2021 Dean’s Award (Special Section)
- 2022 Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award
- 2022 The 22nd Tateshina Conference on Organic Chemistry Poster Award
- 2023-2024 Aggarwal Lecture Award
- 2024 National Academy of Sciences (USA) International Member
- 2024 Royal Society (UK) Foreign Member
- 2024 JSCC Contribution Award 2024
- 2024 Swiss Chemical Society (SCS) Lectureship Awards 2024
Lectures