TOPIC : Recent Progress on Enantioselective Catalysis by Chiral Brønsted Acids
SPEAKER : Prof. Masahiro Terada, Tohoku University
TIME : Nov. 8th (Tuesday) 15:30 (11月8日星期三下午3点30分)
LOCATION : Lecture Hall 528, Chemistry Building A (化学A楼528)
INVITER : Prof. Wanbin Zhang (张万斌 教授)
Biography ( 报告人简介 )
Educational Background
1982 B. Eg. Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1988 M. Eg. Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1993 Ph. D. Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1999-2000 Postdoctoral research with Professor Matthew Shair at Harvard University, US
Professional Career
1989-2001 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2001-2006 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
2006-present Professor, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
2011.7-2016.3 Head Investigator of Scientific Research on Innovative Areas ‘Advanced Molecular Transformations by Organocatalysts’.
2017-present Dean of Graduate School of Science & Faculty of Science
Research Interests
Our current research interests are focused on the development of new and useful synthetic methodologies based on the design of novel chiral Brønsted acid and base catalysts as well as the utilization of transition metal catalysts.
Awards
2003: Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
2008: The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work
2010: The Mukaiyama Award
2011: Daiichi-Sankyo Award for Medicinal Organic Chemistry
2012: Nagoya Silver Medal
2015: Molecular Chirality Award 2015