Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM),

Research Center of Materials Science,

and Department of Chemistry

Graduate School of Science

Nagoya University

Furo, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, JAPAN

Phone: +81-52-789-2291
    Fax: +81-52-789-5947
E-mail: yamaguchi@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Room: Science and Agriculture bldg. SA-412

         1991     B. Eng., Kyoto University (supervisor: Prof. Y. Ito)

         1993     M. Eng., Kyoto University (supervisor: Prof. Y. Ito)

         1997     Dr. Eng., Kyoto University (supervisor: Prof. K. Tamao)

1993-2002     Assistant Professor, Institute for Chemical Research,

                     Kyoto University

2000-2001     Visiting Scholar, MIT, USA (Prof. T. M. Swager)

2001-2004     PRESTO, JST, Researcher

2003-2005     Associate Professor, Nagoya University

        2005-     Professor, Nagoya University

        2012-     PI, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University

Organic / Organometallic / Main Group Element / Materials Chemistry

  Our Research is directed at the materials chemistry on the basis of organometallic and main group element chemistry. Our major target molecules are the pi-electron systems consisting of the carbon pi-conjugated framework and the main group elements. The pi-electron systems serve as key materials for a broad spectrum of electronic and optoelectronic applications, because of their intriguing properties due to pi-electron delocalization. The incorporation of the main group elements into the pi-conjugated frameworks would provide an opportunity to modify their inherent properties and functions. Our molecular designs rely on three features of the main group elements, i.e., “orbital interaction,” “diversity in coordination number,” and “unique structural features.” On the basis of these “element-organic” approaches, we aim at the creation of platform molecules for the next-generation electronic and optoelectronic applications as well as the development of totally new molecular systems with unique functions.

         1993     JSPS Fellowships for Japanese Junior Scientists

         1997     The Chisso Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry

         1999     Young Scientist Award of the Silicon Chemical Society of Japan

         2002     The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Distinguished Young Chemists

         2005     Young Scientist Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science

                     and Technology

         2007     Tokyo Techno Forum Gold Medal Award

         2008     Nozoe Young Scientist Award

         2008     Nice-step researcher 2008, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy

                     (NISTEP)

         2010     SSOCJ DIC Award for Functional Material Chemistry 2009

         2012     JSPS Award

         2015     Mukaiyama Award

         2016     The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work

        2017　  Merck-Karl Pfister Visiting Professorship (MIT lectureship award)