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（Last updated : 2024-04-05 09:13:00）

MATSUKAWA YUTA

Department / Course Research Organization of Science and Technology

Title / Position Assistant Professor

Academic background
1.	2016/04～2019/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Life Science and Applied Chemistry │ Graduate School, Division of Engineering │ Nagoya Institute of Technology │ Completed Ph.D. Eng.
2.	2014/04～2016/03	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) │ Materials Science of Engineering │ Graduate School, Division of Engineering │ Nagoya Institute of Technology │ Completed M. Eng.
3.	2010/04～2014/03	Department of Life and Materials Engineering │ Faculty of Engineering │ Nagoya Institute of Technology │ Graduated B. Eng.

Business career
1.	2022/04 ～	Assistant Professor │ College of Life Sciences │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2021/10 ～ 2022/03	Postdoctoral Researcher │ Center for Sustainable Resource Science │ RIKEN
3.	2019/04 ～ 2021/09	Researcher │ Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences │ Nagoya University
4.	2019/04 ～ 2021/09	Visiting Scientist │ Center for Sustainable Resource Science │ RIKEN

Research activities
1.	2022/09 ～	The Japanese Photochemistry Association
2.	2021/04 ～	Catalysis Society of Japan
3.	2019/04 ～	The Society of Pure & Applied Coordination Chemistry
4.	2015/04 ～	The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
5.	2013/11 ～	The Chemical Society of Japan

Subject of research
1.	Synthesis of polyfunctional modified chlorophylls.

Research summary
Synthesis of polyfunctional modified chlorophylls involving redox- or photo-active groups. Emergence on functions of chlorophylls has been explored. On the basis of energy transfer mechanisms revealed in a research of photosynthetic antennae, chlorophylls involving redox- or photo-active groups will be designed and synthesized to emerge new functions.

Present specialized field
Applied biochemistry, Synthetic organic chemistry (Keyword：Organic Chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry, Biological Organic Chemistry, Catalysis)

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2020/04/01 ～ 2022/03/31	Element strategic artificial photosynthesis of pharmacologically active agents using a Silicon Nano Array-Metal catalyst │ Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Department laboratory expense researcher number
10848526

researchmap Researcher code
B000355713

External Researcher ID
ORCID ID
0000-0001-9504-0010
Researcher ID
AAR-5004-2021