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Ph.D., Osaka University (Apr. 2003- Mar. 2006)
– Doctoral Thesis: Study on Charge Transport Properties through DNA by Nanoscale Electrical Measurements.

M. Sc., Osaka University (Apr. 2001 – Mar. 2003)

B. Sc., Osaka University (Apr. 1997 – Mar. 2001)

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University. (Apr. 2021 –)

Researcher, JST PREST (Dec. 2020-)

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University. (Apr. 2015 – Mar. 2021)

Research scientist, Canon Inc. (Apr. 2006 – Mar. 2015)

JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (Apr. 2004 – Mar. 2006)

Molecular Electronics (2001-2006, 2015-)

• Development of nanoscale electrical measurement techniques

  • – Point-contact current-imaging atomic force microscopy (PCI-AFM) (A, B, C)（2002, 2007）

  • – Fabrication of top-contacted nanogap electrodes without wet processes (D)（2004）

• Charge transport of DNA with nanoscale electrical measurement techniques (Doctoral Thesis)（2001-06）

2: Chemical imaging (2006-)

• Mass spectrometry imaging

  • – Scanning probe electrospray ionization (SPESI) (E, F, G, J)（2010-present）

• Raman spectroscopy imaging

  • – Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) spectral microscopy (H, I)（2010-2015）

Develop measurement/evaluation techniques to understand mechanisms in physical chemistry to make a difference in the world.

Promote collaborations with researchers in different fields to pursue the dynamic results.

The Japan Society of Applied Physics

The Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan

The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science

The Chemical Society of Japan

American Society for Mass Spectrometry