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Prof. Kazuhiro Takanabe

Editor: Journal of Catalysis, Elsevier (2020.01-to date)
- (Past) Associate Editor: (2017.09-2019.12)
Editorial Board: Molecular Catalysis, Elsevier (2017.09-to date)
International Advisory Board: ChemSusChem, Wiley (2020.01-to date)

Doctor of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2006 March: Prof. Ken-ichi Aika
(Exchange program, University of Twente, The Netherlands, 2002 October - 2004 December): Prof. Kulathuiyer Seshan
Master of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2003 March: Prof. Ken-ichi Aika
Bachelor of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2001 March: Prof. Ken-ichi Aika

2018 July - Current; Professor, Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2018 January - 2018 June; Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
2016 July - 2017 December; Associate Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
2010 August - 2016 June; Assistant Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
2008 May - 2010 July; Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan: Prof. Kazunari Domen
2006 May - 2008 April; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Berkeley, USA: Prof. Enrique Iglesia

Dr. Takanabe’s research interests are in the area of heterogeneous (photo)catalysis for energy conversion to develop sustainable system.

Novel electrocatalysts for water splitting and CO2 reduction
Novel catalyst development for CO2 hydrogenation reaction
Ammonia synthesis via innovative technologies
Photocatalytic overall water splitting
Hydrogen carrier chemistries (chemical hydrides)
Natural gas conversion and radical chemistry (Oxidative Coupling of Methane: OCM)