
| PhD at Department of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology | |
| 1981 | Research Associate, Laboratory of Resource Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 1985 | Ramsey Memorial Fellow, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge |
| 1998 | Professor, Department of Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi |
| 2001 | Professor, Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University |
| 2014 | Professor, Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University |
| 2023 | Specially-appointed Professor, Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University |
Catalytic material chemistry
2006-10 Director, Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University
2012 President, Catalysis Society of Japan; Vice-President, Japan Petroleum Institute
2014-2015 President, Japan Petroleum Institute
Catalysis Society of Japan Award (2010)
Japan Petroleum Institute Award (2012)