Seiji Shinkai | |
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新海 征治 | |
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| Born | July 5, 1944 Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Kyushu University |
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Seiji Shinkai (新海 征治, Shinkai Seiji, born July 5, 1944) is a Japanese chemist and professor of Kyushu University,[1][2] and emeritus professor.
Early life[edit]
Shinkai was born in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan, in 1944. He completed his B.S. in 1967 and Ph.D. in 1972 from Kyushu University.
Career and research[edit]
He is known for his pioneering research in molecular self-assembly. Molecular self-assembly is the assembly of molecules without guidance or management from an outside source.
His main field of expertise and research interests are Host Guest Chemistry, Molecular Recognition, Liquid Crystals/Organic Gelators, Sugar Sensing/Sugar-Based Combinatorial Chemistry, Boronic-acids, Polysaccharide-Polynucleotide Interactions, Sol-Gel Transcription and Inorganic Combinatorial Chemistry. His most recent research is related to chiral discrimination using AIE.
In 1979 he published the first light driven molecular machine in Tetrahedron Letters.[3]
To date (July 2019) he has published over 1024 original paper and 219 reviews and books.
Recognition[edit]
- The Chemical Society of Japan Progress Award (1978)
- Izatt-Christensen International Award in (1998)[4]
- Becker Lecture Award (1999)[5]
- Vielberth Lectureship Award (2002)[5]
- The Chemical Society of Japan Award (2003)[5]
- Western Japan Culture Prize (2004)[5]
- Toray Science and Technology Prize (2006)[5]
- Daiwa Adrian Prize (2013)[6]
- Clarivate Citation Laureates (2013)
- Molecular Sensors & Molecular Logic Gates (MSMLG) Award (2014)[5]
- Received the Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Emperor of Japan in 2017.[7]
- Received the Person of Cultural Merit from the Japanese Government in 2018.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ 九州大学・高等研究院・組織・メンバー(written in Japanese)
- ^ "新海征治 Seiji Shinkai".
- ^ Shinkai, Seiji; Ogawa, Toshiyuki; Nakaji, Takahiro; Kusano, Yumiko; Nanabe, Osamu (1979). "Photocontrolled extraction ability of azobenzene-bridged azacrown ether". Tetrahedron Letters. 20 (47): 4569–4572. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)86651-X.
- ^ "Izatt-Christensen Award Recipients".
- ^ a b c d e f "Shinkai Tamaru Lab".
- ^ "Daiwa Adrian Prizes 2013".
- ^ "Kyushu University Members".
- ^ "Office of the President - New Years Greeting".
External links[edit]
- In celebration of Seiji Shinkai's 70th Birthday from the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Interview with Seiji Shinkai in Chemical Communications
