The Yamashita Group@NU
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Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
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#1 Building, room 1029 (10th floor, entrance is the 2nd floor)



Our mission:
Through deep understanding the hidden properties of each element, we will contribute to chemistry of the materials and catalysis science!

(For former group members) Please register your contact information if you would change it.

If you would like to conduct research in our group, please visit this page.

internal webpage for group members

Old toppage pictures can be found here.

News!
2023.02.16
Dr. Satoshi Kurumada (JSPS research fellow) is selected as a fellow of Humboldt Research Fellowship.
2023.02.15
Six master students (Kaneiwa, Sugano, Tokuhiro, Matsubara, Yamamoto, Yoda) presented their research at the final defence for master's degree.
2023.01.20
Prof. Rory Waterman (U of Vermont, USA) visited our lab. and gave a lecture. Some of grad students and staff members had a discussion about their research with Prof. Waterman.
2022.12.16
Inoue Foundation announced that Inoue Research Award for Young Scientist will be awarded to Dr. Satoshi Kurumada (JSPS postdoctoral fellow). The award ceremony will be held on Feb. 3, 2023.
2022.12.12
An article by Dr. Nakano and Yamanashi (D1) was accepted to Chem. Eur. J. for publication. "Publications" is updated.
2022.12.10
Sugano (M2) presented his research at the 49th Symposium on Main Group Element Chemistry. Sugano won a poster prize (RSC Chemical Communication Prize). "Awards" is updated.
2022.11.30
Gesa SEIDLER (a visiting student, U of Münster, Studer group) went back to Germany. We all hope your success to get Ph.D. in near future.
2022.11.22
An article by Feng (PD) was accepted to J. Am. Chem. Soc. for publication. "Publications" is updated.
2022.11.15
An article by Kaneiwa (M2) and Yamada (former student) was accepted to ChemPlusChem for publication. "Publications" is updated.
2022.11.06
Yamanashi (D1) and Yamamoto (M2) presented their research at the 53rd Annual Meeting of Union of Chemistry-Related Societies in Chubu Area, Japan.
2022.10.12
Prof. Yamashita taught a short course for main group chemistry in Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University.
2022.10.03
Ms. YAN Liping joined the group as a D1 student of Nagoya U G30 program. "Members" is updated.
2022.09.30
Prof. Yamashita taught a short course for main group chemistry in Graduate School of Engineering, Okayama University.
2022.09.27
Uno (M1 student) presented his research at The 72nd Conference of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry. Uno won a poster award. "Awards" was updated.
2022.09.22
Yamanashi (D1 student) and Yamamoto (M2 student) presented their research at The 32nd Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry. Yamamoto won a poster award. "Awards" was updated.
2022.09.04
Yamanashi (D1 student) came back from the group of Dr. Michael Cowley at University of Edinburgh (stayed as a visiting student for 2.5 months).
2022.09.01
From Osaka University, Dr. Yuma Morimoto joined our group as an associate professor.
2022.08.29
Jakob LEBON (a visiting student, U of Tübingen, Anwander group) went back to Germany. We all hope your success to get Ph.D. in near future.
2022.08.26
We had a party to take farewell of Jakob who is going back to Germany and to celebrate undergrad students on their success for the entrance exam of grad school.
2022.08.23
We celebrated Nakano-san's birthday with a big watermelon.
2022.08.05
Yamamoto (M2) got a poster award at Wakate-no-kai for organic reaction chemistry. "Awards" is updated.
2022.08.04
An article by former students (Takegasa, Lee) and Tokuhiro (M2) was accepted to Chem. Eur. J. for publication. "Publications" is updated.
2022.08.03
Prof. Yamashita, Yamamoto (M2), Fujita (M1), and Takeuchi attended Wakate-no-kai for organic reaction chemistry. Prof. Yamashita gave a pleanery lecture and Yamamoto (M2) contributed poster presentation.
2022.07.29
Dr. Koji Harano (NIMS) visited our lab. and gave a lecture.
2022.07.25
All members gave a huge bottle of whiskey to Prof. Yamashita as a birthday present. Most of it would be drunk by students in near future.
2022.07.22
Prof. Yamashita gave an invited lecture in the 29th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry.
2022.07.07
Yamanashi (D1) presented his research at The 9th European Conference on Boron Chemistry.
2022.06.28
Uno (M1) and Fujita (M1) attended Wakate-no-kai for organometallic chemistry and contributed poster presentation.
2022.06.13
Yamanashi (D1 student) went to UK to join the group of Dr. Michael Cowley at University of Edinburgh as a visiting student (2.5 months).
2022.06.03
We had a welcome party for Jakob and Gesa.
2022.06.01
Gesa SEIDLER (U of Münster, Studer group)and Jakob LEBON (U of Tübingen, Anwander group) joined our group as a visiting graduate student from Germany. Member and group photo were updated.
2022.05.13
Dr. Satoshi Kurumada, a JSPS research fellow PD, went to Germany to couduct postdoctoral research in Cornella group at Max Planck Institute.
2022.04.29
We had a BBQ party with some of former students. Since the weather was bad, we did it inside.
2022.04.21
We had a welcome party for Pavel.
2022.04.18
Dr. Pavel ZATSEPIN, who got a Ph.D. from Prof. Dan Mindiola at University of Pennsylvania, joined to our research group as a JSPS postdoctoral fellow. "Members" is updated.
2022.04.01
New fiscal year started. Dr. Ito is promoted to an associate professor at Japan Coast Guard Academy. A former Ph.D. student (Akiyama, 2020 Ph.D.) is appointed as a specially designated assistant professor in Hokkaido University, Maeda group, Nagata subgroup. Two M1 students (Kumada, Takeshima) and four undergrad students (Takeuchi, Tanizawa, Nakayama, Mizutani) joined to our research group. We also had a welcome party. "Members" is updated.
2022.03.26
Feng, Kurumada, Ding, and Yoda presented their research at the 102nd annual meeting of CSJ (online).
2022.03.25
The graduation celemony was held. Four undergrad students (Uno, Tanaka, Fujita, Funasoko) and three master students got their bachelor and master degree. Additionally, Kurumada finished Ph.D. course to get his Ph.D. degree as the 5th "doctor" in our group. We had a farewell party for leaving people. "Photo" was updated.
2022.03.14
Four new undergrad students (Takeuchi, Tanizawa, Nakayama, Mizutani) joined the group. They will start their graduation research from coming April.
2022.03.04
A communication by Kurumada (D3 student) was accepted to J. Am. Chem. Soc. for publication. "Publications" was updated.
2022.01.07
Yamanashi (M2) presented his research at GTR Annual Meeting 2021. Yamanashi won a poster award.
2021.12.23
We enjoyed "year-end party".
2021.12.20
Prof. Yamashita presented his research at Pacifichem 2021.
2021.12.15
We had a CREST project meeting with Prof. Wataru Ueda (Kanagawa U), Prof. Yasuhiro Uozumi (Institute of Molecular Science), Yamaguchi group (U Tokyo), and Sugahara group (Osaka U)
2021.12.03
Yamanashi (M2) presented his research at the 48th Symposium on Main Group Element Chemistry. Yamanashi won a presentation award.
2021.11.19
We held The 1st Online Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry for Young Chemists.
2021.11.01
Group picture at the toppage of the website was updated.
2021.10.31
Tokuhiro (M1), Takegasa (M2), Yamanashi (M2), Kurumada (D3), Dr. Ito, and Prof. Yamashita presented their research at the 52nd Annual Meeting of Union of Chemistry-Related Societies in Chubu Area, Japan.
2021.10.16
Kurumada (D3) introduced his Ph.D. study in "3 min research introduction grands prix by awardee of Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Nagoya University" at "Home coming day of Nagoya University".
2021.10.15
Yamanashi (M2) got the 3rd prize in the contest for proposal of transformative research at Graduate Program of Transformative Chem-Bio Research.

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