DATE2024.04.30 #Awards & Prizes

University Professor Emeritus Eiichi Nakamura received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

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Eiichi Nakamura, University Professor and Emeritus Professor

University Professor Emeritus Eiichi Nakamura received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in the Spring Conferment of Decoration issued on April 29, 2024. This award follows the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2009.

Synthesis and analysis are the two pillars of chemical research, and University Professor Eiichi Nakamura has made great achievements in both areas. In synthetic chemistry, he pioneered catalytic organic synthesis using common elements such as copper and iron over many years, which he applied to the development of organic electronics materials such as organic solar cells. On the analytical side, he began his research on catalytic reaction mechanisms in the 1990s based on quantum chemical calculations, and currently holds the "Innovative Molecular Technology" Corporate Sponsored Research Program, where he is pursuing new scientific principles by statistically analyzing the dynamic behavior of single molecules using high-speed, high-resolution electron microscopy. As the saying goes, "Seeing is believing," the images of molecules obtained through these studies have become teaching materials that have revolutionized science education at the elementary and secondary levels. Through this research, Professor Nakamura has trained many students and sent them to universities and institutes in Japan and abroad, and has also proposed an important Japanese research strategy called the "Elements Strategy. He has also been instrumental in reforming the allocation of research funds at the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

We congratulate University Professor Eiichi Nakamura for receiving this award in recognition of his many years of Distinguished University Professor's distinguished service to education and research.

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(Responsibility: Professor Hiroyuki Isobe, Department of Chemistry)