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TOKITOH, Norihiro 時任　宣博

Date of Birth: January 26th, 1957
Nationality: Japanese

Education:

• 1979 B. Sci.: The University of Tokyo (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science)
• 1982 M. Sci.: The University of Tokyo (Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science)
• 1985 Ph.D.: The University of Tokyo (Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science)

Professional Career:

• 1985-1986 Research Associate, International Christian University, College of Natural Sciences
• 1986-1989 Research Associate, and then Assist. Prof., Tsukuba University, Dept. of Chem.
• 1989-1994 Assist. Prof., The University of Tokyo, Dept. of Chem., Graduate School of Science
• 1994-1998 Associate Prof., The University of Tokyo, Dept. of Chem., Graduate School of Science
• 1998-2000 Professor, Kyushu University, Institute for Fundamental Organic Chemistry
• 2000-2022 Professor, Kyoto University, Institute for Chemical Research
• 2022-present Specially Appointed Professor, Institute for Chemical Research
• 2022-present Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University


• 2001-2003 Guest Professor at the Institute for Molecular Science, Japan
• 2004-2007 Visiting Professor at Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
• 2006-2008 Vice-director, Kyoto University, Institute for Chemical Research
• 2006-2008 Director, Kyoto Univ. Pioneering Research Unit for Next Generation
• 2008-2012 Director, Kyoto University, Institute for Chemical Research
• 2013-2014 Visiting Professor at Universität Bonn, Germany
• 2014-2018 Director, Kyoto University, Institute for Chemical Research
• 2016-2018 Dean, Kyoto University, Division of Natural Sciences
• 2016-2018 Director, Kyoto University, Section of Integrated Chemistry
• 2017-2020 Vice-Director, Kyoto University, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences
• 2018-2020 Director, Kyoto University, Research Coordination Alliance
• 2020-present Executive vice-President, Kyoto University
• 2022-present Director, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto University

Awards and Honors:

• 1991 Special Lectureship Award for Young Generation (The Chemical Society of Japan)
• 1992 Incentive Award in the Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan)
• 1996 Incentive Award (The Society of Silicon Chemistry, Japan)
• 1998 Japan IBM Science Award (Japan IBM)
• 2003 Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work (The Chemical Society of Japan)
• 2003 Alexander von Humboldt Research Award (Humboldt Foundation)
• 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010 Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Awards (The Chemical Society of Japan)
• 2007 Lectureship Award of National Science Council, Republic of China (NSC, Taiwan)
• 2010 The 3rd Kim Yong Hae Lectureship Award (KAIST, Korea)
• 2010 Best Reviewer Commendation (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

Service and Membership:

• 2005-2009 Grant-in-Aid for Creative Scientific Research, “The Chemistry of Unsaturated Compounds of Heavier Main Group Elements: Pursuit of Novel Properties and Functions”, supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan, Research Leader
• 1995-1997 Chemistry and Education (CSJ), Editorial Board Member
• 1996 16th International Symposium on the Organic Chemistry of Sulfur, General Secretary
• 1996- The Society of Silicon Chemistry, Japan, Standing Board Member
• 1997-1998 The Chemical Society of Japan (Kanto Branch), Executive Secretary
• 1998-2006 Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry (WILEY) Associate Editor for Asia
• 2001- Journal of Sulfur Chemistry (Taylor & Francis), Editorial Board Member
• 2006-2009 Organometallics (ACS), Advisory Board Member
• 2006- Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ), Associate Editor (Chief Editor, 2013-)
• 2006- International Symposium on Inorganic Ring Systems, International Advisory Board Member
• 2006- International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry, International Advisory Board Member
• 2008- Division of Heteroatom Chemistry (Kinki Chemical Society), Chairman
• 2009-2011 The Chemical Society of Japan, a Member of Board of Directors
• 2011- Main Group Metal Chemistry (De Gruyter), Editorial Board Member
• 2011-2012 The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan, Vice President
• 2012 10th International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry, Chairman
• 2012- International Symposium on Silicon Chemistry, International Advisory Board Member
• 2013- Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ), Editor-in-Chief

General Research Interests:

• Creation and Investigation of Novel Bondings and Structures in Heavier Main Group Element Chemistry, about 340 papers and 40 accounts and chapters