Time：November 25th, 2023. 16:30 ( China time )

Place：Room 420, Shouxin Building

Bio：

Curriculum Vitae ：Tohru Yamada

Gender and Nationality: Male, Japanese

Date & Place of Birth: 25 December, 1958 Hokkaido, Japan

Education:

Ph.D. March, 1987, The University of Tokyo, Japan; Doctoral Mentor: Prof. Teruaki Mukaiyama

M. S. March, 1984, The University of Tokyo, Japan

B. S. March, 1982, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Professional Appointments:

April, 1987-March, 1997: Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd. Basic Research Laboratories

April, 1997-March, 2001: Associate professor of Department of Chemistry, Keio University

April, 2002-present: Professor of Department of Chemistry, Keio University

April, 2012-2016: Chair of Department of Chemistry

April 2016-2018: Chair of Center of Molecular Chemistry

Research Interests

Organic synthesis:

Research on new synthetic reactions catalyzed by metal complexes, e.g. catalytic enantioselective reduction, carbon dioxide fixation for organic synthesis, and microwave application to organic synthesis.