Department of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science,
Nagoya University

Mar. 1961

Graduated from the Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University.

Mar. 1963

Completed the Master’s program in the Department of Industrial Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University.

Apr. 1963 – Jan. 1968

Assistant at Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering.

Feb. 1968 – Aug. 1972

Assistant Professor at Nagoya University, Faculty of Science.

Jan. 1969 – Mar. 1970

Research Fellow at Harvard University, USA.

Aug. 1972 – Mar. 1996

Professor at Nagoya University, Faculty of Science.

Apr. 1979 – Mar. 1991

Director of the Chemical Instrumentation Center at Nagoya University (concurrently).

Oct. 1991 – Sep. 1996

Overall Manager of the “Noyori Molecular Catalysis Project” at the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (concurrently).

Apr. 1992 – Mar. 1996

Science Officer, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (concurrently).

Sep. 1993 – Dec. 1996

Professor at the Organic Chemistry Basic Research Center, Kyushu University (concurrently).

Feb. 1996 – Jan. 2001

Member of the Science Council of Japan.

Apr. 1996 – Sep. 2003

Professor at the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University (due to university restructuring).

Jan. 1997 – Dec. 1999

Dean of the Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science, Nagoya University (concurrently).

Apr. 2000 – Sep. 2003

Director of the International Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University (concurrently).

Feb. 2001 – Jan. 2003

Member of the Science and Technology Council, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.

Apr. 2001 – June 2003

Academic Advisor, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Apr. 2002 – Sep. 2003

Director of the Institute of Advanced Research, Nagoya University (concurrently).

Apr. 2002

Visiting Professor, Meijo University.

Dec. 2002

Member of the Japan Academy.

Jul. 2003 – Sep. 2003

Director of the Academic Systems Research Center, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Jul. 2003 – Sep. 2003

Director of the Research and Development Strategy Center, Japan Science and Technology Agency.

Oct. 2003 –

President, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research).

Oct. 2003 – Oct. 2004

Special Professor, Nagoya University.

Oct. 2003 – Sep. 2004

Honorary Director, Academic Systems Research Center, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Oct. 2003

Chief Fellow, Developmental Strategic Center, Japan Science and Technology Agency.

Oct. 2003

Chairman, Evaluation Committee, National University Corporation.

Oct. 2004

Special Professor, Nagoya University.

Feb. 2005 – Jan. 2009

Member of the Central Education Council, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.

Feb. 2005

Chairman, Science and Technology Council, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.

Oct. 2005 – Sep. 2008

Member of the Japan Academy.

Oct. 2006 – Jan. 2008

Chairman, Education Rebuilding Council.

May 2007

Chief Attendant for Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress on their visit to five European countries.

Feb. 2008 – November 2009

Member, Education Rebuilding Conference.

Oct. 2008

Member, Japan Academy Collaboration.

Apr. 2009

Chairman, Committee for Strengthening Basic Science, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.

Apr. 2009

Chairman, Organizing Committee, 2nd HOPE Meeting of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

1971

Progress Award, Chemical Society of Japan.

1978

Matsunaga Award.

1982

Chunichi Cultural Award.

1985

Chemical Society of Japan Award.

1988

Taipei Prostaglandin Conference and Academia Sinica Award.

1989

Naito Foundation Scientific Promotion Award;
Centenary Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK;
Fulca Prize, Switzerland.

1990

Teijin Scientific and Technological Award;
Merck Sharp and Dohme Chair, Belgium.

1991

Kirkwood Award, American Chemical Society and Yale University.

1993

Asahi Prize;
Tetrahedron Prize, UK.

1994

Life Science Enlightenment Award.

1995

Japan Academy Prize for the Study of Asymmetric Synthesis Reactions.

1996

A. C. Cope Scholar Award, American Chemical Society;
Bonn Chemical Prize, Germany.

1997

A. C. Cope Award, American Chemical Society;
Chirality Medal, Chirality Recognition International Conference;
G. Kenner Award, University of Liverpool, UK.

1999

King Faisal International Prize, Saudi Arabia;
C.S. Hamilton Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

2000

Citation Laureate (Chemistry), ISI-Thomson Scientific.

2001

Special Award of the Society of Organic Synthesis Chemistry;
Wolf Prize, Israel;
R. Adams Award, American Chemical Society;
Highly Cited Researcher (Chemistry), ISI-Thomson Scientific;
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Sweden.

2002

L. Sacconi Medal, Italian Chemical Society and Sacconi Foundation.

2003

Gold Medal, Science Partnership Foundation, Russia.

2006

Special Award for Molecular Chirality, Molecular Chirality Research Institute;
A. Avogadro Gold Medal, Italian Chemical Society.

2009

Centenary Medal, Royal Society of Canada.

2010

Lomonosov Gold Medal, Russian Academy of Sciences;
Burton Gold Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK.

Awards and Honors

1998

Cultural Merit Award.

2000

Order of Culture.

2001

Special Commendation, Chemical Society of Japan;
Aichi Prefecture Academic Award;
Nagoya University Academic Award.

2002

Letter of Appreciation from the House of Representatives;
Letter of Appreciation from the House of Councillors;
Letter of Appreciation and Trophy from the Prime Minister;
Nagoya City Academic Commendation;
Honorary Citizen of Nisshin City.

・Development of catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation reactions.
・Development of BINAP.
・Realization of large-scale production of menthol.

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