About us
We design and synthesize a wide variety of new inorganic compounds, mainly alloys and ceramics, to develop innovative solid catalyst materials.
Targeting chemical reactions of high social importance, such as the effective utilization of shale gas and CO2, hydrogen production, and nitrogen conversion, we aim to create catalysts that can make significant contributions to the development of chemical industry and sustainable society.
Recruiting Graduate Students
The Furukawa Lab started in May 2023.
Whether you are interested in catalysts, want to work on the development of new inorganic materials, or want to change the world through material-energy conversion, let's work together in friendly competition to stay on the cutting edge of the world. We are looking forward to working with you! We welcome laboratory tours, telephone and web consultations, etc. at any time.
Contact
Shinya Furukawa
(room) C5-531
mail: furukawa [at] chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
tel: 06-6879-7808 (convert [at] to @)
News!
2026. 7. 22.
At the 1st Regular Meeting of the Kansai Analytical Research Group for FY2026, held at Kobelco Research Institute, Inc. (Seishin District - Kobe Steel, Ltd.), second-year master's (M2) students Kajiwara and Tanaka gave oral presentations. Kajiwara was honored with the Excellent Lecture Award, and Tanaka received the Encouragement Award.
2026. 7. 10.
We held a send-off party for our B4 students ahead of their graduate school entrance exams!
2026. 6. 30.
We held a celebration party for Zhang's doctoral thesis defense and a welcome party for short-term international students from Thailand: Benz, Thou, and Kelvin.
2026. 6. 1.
D3 student Zhang Fang presented their doctoral thesis.
2026. 5. 25-26.
Assistant Professor Nakaya, along with M2 students Kubota and Kajiwara, gave oral presentations at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Japan Petroleum Institute (the 74th Research Presentation Meeting and the 30th JPIJS Poster Session) held at Tower Hall Funabori.
2026. 5. 1.
We had a BBQ at Hattori Ryokuchi Park!
2026. 4. 6.
Hikari Kawai, Fumika Saito, Takahiro Tanoue, Shinnosuke Nishida, and Hiroshige Masuda joined our lab as new B4 students. Welcome!
2026. 3. 25.
The graduation ceremony for M2 and B4 students was held.
2026. 3. 24.
M2 student Okada and M1 student Tanaka gave oral presentations at the 137th Catalysis Meeting held at the Ookayama Campus of Institute of Science Tokyo. In addition, M2 student Okada won the Student Presentation Award.
2026. 3. 6.
B4 students Iwaki, Otake, Sato, Tanida, and Matsusaka presented their bachelor's theses.
2026. 2. 24.
Remy Ewuzie joined our lab as a new D1 student. Welcome!
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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