Program Officer (PO) KATO Masako
KATO Masako, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University
1) Profile
| 2021 | Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University School of Biological and Environmental Sciences |
| 2019 | Distinguished Professor, Hokkaido University |
| 2006 | Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University |
| 1999 | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Human Culture, Nara Women's University |
| 1996 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University |
| 1996.04 -08 | Researcher, California Institute of Technology |
| 1989 | Research Assistant, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University |
| 1986 | Doctor of Science, Inorganic chemistry, Nagoya University |
| 1985 | Technical Support Staff, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University |
| 1981 | Technical Support Staff, Institute for Molecular Science |
| 1981 | Master's Course, Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University |
2) Research Area
Coordination Chemistry, Photochemistry, Soft Crystals
3) Other Contributions
| 2021.01 - | Advisory Board of Dalton Transactions, the Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 2020.01 - | Editorial Advisory Board of Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society |
| 2019.05 - 2021.05 | Director/Vice President, Chemical Society of Japan （2020.05-）First Vice President |
| 2018.01 - | Director, Japanese Photochemistry Association |
| 2017.10 - 2020.09 | Council Member, Science Council of Japan/Chemical Committee Chairperson |
| （2020.10 - | Member, Science Council of Japan |
| 2017.04 - 2018.03 | Director, The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry |
| 2015.10 - 2020.09 | Council Member, Science Council of Japan |
| 2013.05 - 2015.05 | Director, Chemical Society of Japan |
| 2009.09 - 2010.09 | Director/Vice President, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry |
| 2006 - 2008 | Director, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry |
| 2006.10 - 2014.09 | Member, Science Council of Japan |
4) Awards
| 2020.09 | Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry Award |
| 2020.04 | Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of MEXT |
| 2019.09 | Japanese Photochemistry Association Lectureship Award |
| 2018.03 | Hokkaido University President's Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching |