About us 

We are engaged in research and development of solid catalysts related to the utilization of green hydrogen. 

Aiming to contribute to carbon neutrality and green transformation (GX) toward the realization of a sustainable society, we are working on a variety of research topics. 

In particular, we are focusing on catalytic reaction systems that use microwaves—a highly compatible energy source with renewable energy—as the energy input. 

The lab is jointly operated and supervised by Professor Kazuhiro Takanabe, Lecturer Keisuke Obata, and Lecturer Fuminao Kishimoto, promoting interdisciplinary and practical research activities. (Link)

We are currently recruiting graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. If you are interested, please feel free to contact Lecturer Kishimoto.

我々は、グリーン水素利活用に関連する固体触媒の研究開発を行っています。

持続可能な社会の実現に向けて、カーボンニュートラルやグリーントランスフォーメーション（GX）への貢献を目指し、多様な研究トピックスを展開しています。

特に、再生可能エネルギーと親和性が高い「マイクロ波」をエネルギー源とした触媒反応系の研究に取り組んでいます。

研究室の運営および大学院生の指導は、高鍋和広教授・小畑圭亮講師・岸本史直講師の三名が連携して行っており、学際的かつ実践的な研究活動を推進しています。(Link)

大学院生・博士研究員を積極的に募集しています。ご興味のある方は、どうぞお気軽に岸本（講師）までご連絡ください。

News

2025, October 11

Our latest paper in Science Advances has been featured in the University of Tokyo’s official press release (link). 

2025, September 18

Mr. Ishibashi (PhD candidate) has won the Best Oral Presentation Award-2nd prize at 20th International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications (AMPERE 2025)! 

2025, September 3

Manuscript ”Focused Thermal Energy at Atomic Microwave Antenna Sites for Eco-catalysis” has been accepted in Science Advances! 

2025, August 2 

Review “A Review on the Thermometry of Microscopic Hot Spots Induced by Microwave Energy” has been accepted in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. This is a co-authored work with Prof. Xin Gao of Tianjin University and others.

2025, July 18 

Manuscript “In situ reductive transformation of indium oxides on zeolites towards efficient microwave heating” has been accepted in Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan.

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Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus)

Room 334, 3rd Floor, Engineering Building No. 5, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan

Tel: +81-3-5841-6157

E-mail：kfuminao[at]chemsys.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp