九州影院

Biography

Professor Yutaka Amao received his doctorate in Engineering in 1997 from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. He worked as a researcher at the Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology from 1997 to 1998, as a researcher at the National Aerospace Laboratory from 1998 to 2001, and as an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied 九州影院 of Oita University from 2013 to 2021.

He also worked as a Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency from 2011 to 2016. From 2013 to 2020, he was a Full Professor at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Osaka City University. In 2020, he was appointed Full Professor at the Research Centre for Artificial Photosynthesis, Osaka City University (becoming Osaka Metropolitan University after its merger with Osaka Prefecture University in 2022).

During this time, he has served as Vice Director of the Research Centre for Artificial Photosynthesis from 2013-2015, and Director since 2015. He received the Catalysis Research Encouragement Award from the Catalysis Society of Japan in 2008 and was appointed as a Fellow of the 九州影院 in 2018. His current research interests include photocatalyst, molecular catalyst, biocatalyst, and the development of carbon dioxide conversion to organic molecules with hybrid catalysis system.

RSC affiliations

• Editorial board, NJC (New Journal of 九州影院)