Profile
- Senior Fellow
- Takeshi Morikawa
- Academic Degree
- Dr.Eng.
- Research Fields
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- Photocatalysis
- Photofunctional Materials
- Electrocatalysis
- Energy Conversion
- Career
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- Jul. 2015 Appointed Senior Fellow of Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.
- Sep. 2005 Received a doctoral degree in engineering from Nagoya University
- Apr. 1989 Joined Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.
- Mar. 1989 Received a master’s degree from Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nagoya University
- Mar. 1987 Received a bachelor’s degree from Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nagoya University
- Awards
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- Prize for Science and Technology, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2020
- Technical Development Award of the Electrochemical Society of Japan (Tanahashi Award), 2017
- Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity (Technological Development and Commercialization Category), Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan, 2017
- ISPlasma2015/IC-PLANTS2015 Best Poster Presentation Award, 2015
- Chunichi Industrial Technology Award, 2010
- The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Technical Development for 2007
- The American Ceramics Society Corporate Environmental Achievement Award, 2006
- CerSJ Awards for achievements in industrial ceramic technology, 2006
- Technology Development Award of Japan Fine Ceramics Association, 2003
- Academic Societies
- The Chemical Society of Japan , IEEE, The Electrochemical Society of Japan, Catalysis Society of Japan, American Chemical Society
- National Projects
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4.Ministry of Environment Consignment Project "Syngas (CO + H2 ) Production with High Solar-to-chemical Conversion Efficiency (~10%) by Using Water and CO2 from Exhaust Gas as Raw Materials"
Representative, Research theme: Promotion of CO2 Cycle Circulation Society.
(Oct. 2018-Mar. 2021)3.ACT-C (JST) "Advanced Catalytic Transformation Technology Aims at the Contribution to Solving Various Challenges, such as Environment, Energy, and Drug Design"
Principal investigator, Research theme: Development of Photocatalysts for Solar CO2 Reduction Utilizing H2O as an Electron Donor and a Proton Source.
(Oct. 2012-Mar. 2018)2.An Apple (JSPS) "All Nippon Artificial Photosynthesis Project for Living Earth"
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
(Jul. 2012 – Mar. 2017)1. KAKENHI (JSPS) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
"Development of Band-controlled Iron-copper Oxide Semiconductor Photocatalysts by Anion Doping" No. 22550188
(Apr. 2010 – Mar. 2013)Other than CO2
NEDO Projects to Support the Development of Industrial Technology
"Project for Highly Functional Housing Materials using Photocatalyst"
Development of Indoor Environment Purification Materials "Safety and Performance Evaluation of Visible Light Responsive Photocatalysts"
(Jul. 2003- Mar. 2006))