Hiroshi Naka
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
Director, Deuterium Science Research Unit, Kyoto University
Visiting Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science
PhD
E-mail h_naka@pharm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Education
- 2003.3 PharmB, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- 2005.3 PharmM, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- 2008.12 PhD, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
Short visit
- 2005.5−2005.8 Visiting Student, Frie Universiteit Amsterdam
Professional Experience
- 2006.4 Research Associate, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University
- 2008.5 Assistant Professor, Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University
- 2020.10 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
Other appointments
- 2006.4 Visiting Researcher, RIKEN
- 2008.4 Visiting Researcher, Hokuriku University
- 2012.4 Visiting Researcher, Tokyo University of Science
- 2015.4 Visiting Researcher, RIKEN
- 2020.4 Researcher, MEXT NISTEP
- 2020.10 Head Investigator, MEXT KAKENHI project “Deuterium Science”
- 2021.4 Visiting Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science
- 2023.4 Director, Deuterium Science Research Unit, Kyoto University
Field of Expertise
Organic Chemistry, Catalysis Science
Research Interests
- (Photo)catalytic conversion of water and methanol for organic synthesis
- Material science based on precise deuteration (Deut-Switch project)
- Chemical process with intriguing mechanisms
Teaching
- Introduction to Organic Chemistry for Drug Discovery (Grad School)
- Basic Laboratory Techniques in Organic Chemistry (Grad School)
- Laboratory Practice in Basic Medicinal and Organic Chemistry (Grad School)
- Research in Basic Medicinal and Organic Chemistry (Grad School)
- Seminar in Basic Medicinal and Organic Chemistry (Grad School)
- Pharmaceutical Laboratory II: Organic Chemistry (Undergrad 3rd year)
- Organic Chemistry I (Undergrad 2nd year)
Publications
Awards and Honors
- 2005 JSPS Fellowship (DC1)
- 2014 Lecture Award, The Chemical Society of Japan
- 2015 Asian Core Program/Advanced Research Network Lectureship Award (Singapore)
- 2018 Toyota Riken Scholar
- 2020 Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (2019FY)