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Yuki Nakaya, Assistant Professor

Doctor of Engineering
(2023, Hokkaido Univ.)

Laboratory of Solid-state Physical Chemistry,
Materials Chemistry Area,
Division of Applied Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering,
Osaka University

Contact address

2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan 565-0871
C5-537 (room) Tel: 06-6879-7844
Mail: nakaya [at] chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp

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Research field

Catalytic chemistry、inorganic materials chemistry

Research themes(Graduate School of Engineering, Research Seeds)

Yuki Nakaya – Center for Future Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Univ.

・Development of innovative catalysts through the multi-functionalization of alloy catalysts
・Development of high-performance catalysts using monometallic, alloy, and multi-element alloy clusters
・Upgrading of light hydrocarbons (lower hydrocarbons)
・Improving the efficiency of hydroformylation performance
・Methylcyclohexane (MCH) dehydrogenation
・Exploration of new preparation methods for heterogeneous (solid) catalysts

Academic Society

Catalysis Society of Japan, The Japan Petroleum Institute, The Chemical Society of Japan

Curriculum vitae

Born in August(Hokkaido)

Education
2019. 03 Bachelor of Engineering, Hokkaido University
2021. 03 Master of Engineering, Hokkaido University
2023. 12 Doctor of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Academic career
2021. 04 Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2024. 01 Assistant professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University (current)

Awards
2016 Nitobe Award, Hokkaido University
2019 Excellent Presentation Award, Winter Joint Research Meeting of the Chemical Societies (Hokkaido Branch)
2019 Student Poster Award, 123rd Catalysis Meeting, Catalysis Society of Japan
2019 Excellent Poster Award, 59th Aurora Seminar, Hokkaido Branch of the Catalysis Society of Japan
2021 Student Excellent Presentation Award, 127th Catalysis Meeting, Catalysis Society of Japan
2021 Professor Hiroshi Otsuka Memorial Award, Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University
2022 TOCAT9 RSC Poster Award
2023 Student Excellent Presentation Award, 131st Catalysis Meeting, Catalysis Society of Japan
2024 Outstanding Research Award, SPring-8 Graduate Student Proposal, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute
2024 the International Association of Catalysis Societies,IACS Awards 2024
2024 Catalysis Society of Japan, Subsidies for young researchers to travel abroad

Research grants

2024. 09~2026. 08 Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up, JSPS KAKENHI
"Construction of unique alloy surface reaction fields for highly efficient catalytic reactions"(Principal Investigator)

2021. 04~2023. 12 Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, JSPS KAKENHI
"Precise design of surface reaction fields utilizing multi-element alloys and development of innovative catalysts"(Principal Investigator)

Division of Applied Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering,
The University of Osaka

Furukawa Laboratory

2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan 565-0871
C5-531 (room) Tel: 06-6879-7808
mail: furukawa [at] chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp

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