About “Hiromi Nakai”

Education

Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
(Awarded the degree of Bachelor of Engineering, 1983-1987)
Dept. of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School pf Engineering, Kyoto University
(Awarded the degree of Master of Engineering, 1987-1989, Work supervised by Prof. Hiroshi NAKATSUJI)
Dept. of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School pf Engineering, Kyoto University
(Awarded the degree of Doctor of Engineering, 1987-1992, Work supervised by Prof. Hiroshi NAKATSUJI)

Research and Professional Experience

Research Associate at the Dept. of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University (1992-1996)
Assistant Profesor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (1996-1998)
Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (1998-2004)
Professor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (2004-2007)
Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (2007-present)

Extra Research and Professional Experience

Visiting Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Rice University (2002-2003, Work with Prof. Gustavo E. Scuseria)
Trustee at the Quantum Chemistry Research Institute (QCRI) (2006-present)
Visiting Professor at the Department of Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science (MS), National Institutes of Natural Science (NINS) (2010-2011)
Visiting Professor at the Element Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB) Kyoto University (2012-present)
Principle Investigator at the Japan Science and Technology – Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (JST-CREST) (2012-2018)

Award

QSCP Promising Scientist Award of Centre de Mecanique Ondulatoire Appliquee (Sankt-Peterburg, 2006)
The 2010 Award of Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan (2011)
APATCC Pople Medal (2011)
The CSJ Award for Creative Work, Japan (2016)
The Prize for Science and Technology of the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (2016)