Education B. S. Kyoto University, 1967 (Prof. H. Nozaki, Thesis Director) Ph. D. Harvard University, 1971 (Prof. E. J. Corey, Thesis Director) Professional: 1971-1972 Researcher, Toray Industries, Inc. (Prof. J. Tsuji, Adviser) 1972-1976 Instructor, Kyoto University (Prof. H. Nozaki, Adviser) 1976-1977 Lecturer, Kyoto University 1977-1980 Associate Professor, University of Hawaii 1980-1983 Associate Professor, Nagoya University 1983-2002 Professor, Nagoya University 2003- Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University 2002-2012 Professor, The University of Chicago 2012- Professor Emeritus, The University of Chicago 2012- Professor and Director of Molecular Catalyst Research Center, Chubu University 2012- Research Supervisor, JST Crest Project of Molecular Technology 2014- Research Supervisor, JST-ANR Joint Project of Molecular Technology 2016-2018 President of Chemical Society of Japan

Asymmetric catalysis for C-C bond formation by chiral Lewis acids and Brønsted acids General foundation of acid catalysis Other catalytic asymmetric transformations

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