Personal information

Position: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kyushu University                       

E-mail :  yanai[at]mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp                        

Editorial boards, appointments

2020-  Associate Editor, Chemical Physics Reviews (AIP Publishing)    

2023-  Advisory Board, Chemical Science (RSC)

2023-  Advisory Board, Nanoscale Horizons (RSC)

2022-  Editorial Board, ChemNanoMat (Wiley)

2022  Guest Editor, J. Mater. Chem. C (RSC) Themed collection: Materials for thermally activated delayed fluorescence and/or triplet fusion upconversion

2020  Guest Editor, J. Chem. Phys. (AIP Publishing) Special Issue: Up- and Down-Conversion in Molecules and Materials

2021-  Research Area Advisor, JST-PRESTO "Future Materials" 

Employment

2023 Oct. - 2029 Mar.: JST-CREST Research Director 

"Exploring Quantum Frontiers Through Quantum-Classical Interdisciplinary Fusion" program supervised by Prof. Nobuyuki Imoto

2022 Apr. - 2023 Sep.: JST-FOREST Researcher 

 Fukushima Panel

2018 Oct. - 2022 Mar.: JST-PRESTO Researcher 

 "Creation of Life Science Basis by Using Quantum Technology " program supervised by Prof. Mitsutoshi Setou

2015 Oct. - Present: Associate Professor 

 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University

2014 Oct. - 2018 Mar.:  JST-PRESTO Researcher 

 "Molecular technology and creation of new functions" program supervised by Prof. Takashi Kato

2012 Nov. - 2015 Sep.:  Assistant Professor 

 Center for Molecular Systems (CMS),  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,  Kyushu University

2011 Apr. - 2012 Oct.: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad Steve Granick Lab, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

2008 Apr. - 2011 Mar.: JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

 Education

2008 Apr. - 2011 Mar.:  Ph. D., Supervisor: Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University "Controlling Polymer Properties in Coordination Nanospaces"

2006 Apr. - 2008 Mar.:  M. Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

2005 Apr. - 2006 Mar.:  B. Sc., Supervisor: Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

 Awards

24. 2024. Feb.: RIGAKU-ACCC Rising Star Award, Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ACCC)

23. 2023. May: Research Promotion Award, Quantum Life Science Society

22. 2022. Jun.: Nanoscale 2022 Emerging Investigators, RSC

21. 2021. Nov.:  The APA (Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association) Prize for Young Scientists

20. 2021 Sep.: The Japanese Photochemistry Association Award for Young Scientist

19. 2021. Apr.:  Young Scientist Award, MEXT

18.  2021. Feb.: 2021 Emerging Investigators, J. Mater. Chem. C, RSC

17.  2020. Feb.: MSDE Emerging Investigators 2020, RSC

16.  2019. December 6: NISTEP Selection (The Researchers with Nice Step), NISTEP, MEXT 

15.  2019. May 8: The Wiley Young Researcher Award, Wiley

14.  2019. Mar. 17: Award for Young Chemists, Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)

13.  2018. Jul. 29: Award for Encouragement of Research in Coordination Chemistry, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry, Japan

12.  2018. Aug.: 2018 Emerging Investigators, Chem. Commun., RSC

11.  2016. May 26: Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan

10.  2015. Jul. 8: Poster Award, GSC-7 and the 4th JACS/GSC Symposium, Tokyo, Japan

9.  2014. Sep. 9: The Award of Encouragement of Research in IUMRS-ICA2014, IUMRS-ICA2014, Fukuoka, Japan

8.  2014. Apr. 10: CSJ Presentation Award 2014, 94th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan, Nagoya, Japan

7.  2013. Feb. 12: the first prize of the Quadrant Award 2013, Quadrant, Switzerland

6.  2009. Dec. 23-25: International Student Prize for the Best Oral Presentation, 11th Pacific Polymer Conference, Cairns, Australia

5.  2009. Sep. 27-Oct. 1: Top 3 of Best Poster Award, HOPE Meeting, Hakone, Japan

4.  2009. Mar. 27-30: CSJ Student Presentation Award, 90th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan, Chiba, Japan

3.  2008. Sep. 20-21: Poster Prize, 58th Symposium on Coordination Chemistry of Japan, Kanazawa, Japan

2.  2008. Aug. 1: Poster Prize, 1st Symposium of Integrated Nanotechnology Foundation Research Project, Kyoto, Japan

1.  2008. Jul. 17: The Excellent Poster Award, 55th Symposium on Polymer Research of Japan, Kobe, Japan