Profile

Takeo Yamaguchi

Date of Birth: 24th February,1966

(1) Education

March 1988B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
March 1990M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
March 1993Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

(2) Professional Experience

DurationPosition, Affiliation
Apr. 1992 –
Mar. 1994
Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Apr. 1993 –
May 1995
Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Jul. 1995 –
Dec. 1998
University Research Associate, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Jan. 1999 –
Oct. 2001
Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Oct. 2001 –
Jan. 2007
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Feb. 2007 –
Mar. 2015
Professor, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Apr. 2016 – 
Sept. 2024
Professor, Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Jan. 2019 –
Mar. 2025
Director, Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI), Tokyo Institute of Technology
Apr. 2024 –
Sept. 2024
Director, Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Sept. 2024 –
Present
Director and Professor,  Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Apr. 2025 –
Present
Director, Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI), Institute of Science Tokyo

(3) Degrees

DateDegreeName of University
Mar. 1988Bachelor of EngineeringThe University of Tokyo
Mar. 1990Master of EngineeringThe University of Tokyo
Mar. 1993Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D.)The University of Tokyo

(4) Major Academic Activities

1) Chair, Division of Materials and Interfaces, The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (2015–2016)
2) Chair, Research Group on Materials for PEFC, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2016–2017)
3) Executive Director (General Affairs), The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (2017–2018)
4) Board Member and Vice President, The Membrane Society of Japan (2017–2022)
5) Council Member, Aseanian Membrane Society (AMS) (2019–2023)r
6) Steering Committee Member, World Association of Membrane Societies (WA-MS) (2019–Present)
7) President, The Membrane Society of Japan (2023–Present)

(5) Hobbies

Soccer(playing and watching)