1980 B. Eng. degree in Chemical Engineering , Kyoto University
1982 M. Eng. degree in Chemical Engineering , Kyoto University
1982–1986 Research Center of Chemistry, Kobe Steel Co., Ltd., Researcher
Development of Brown Coal Liquefaction process
Dewatering of brown coal
Kinetics of liquefaction of brown coal
Fluid dynamics of coal-solvent slurry
Deashing of coal liquids
1986–1993 Research Labratory of Carbonaceous Resources Conversion
Technology, Kyoto University, Research Associate
1992 Dr. Eng. Degree from Kyoto University, by the thesis entitled
"New falsh pyrolysis methods of coal utilizing solvent swelling."
1994–2000 Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University,
Associate Professor
2001–now Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University,
Professor
Current research topics:
see introduction of our chair