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Members for 2026

Professor (Principal Investigator)

Junichiro Yamaguchi, Professor at Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering

Graduated with a Ph.D. from Tokyo University of Science in 2007. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at The Scripps Research Institute in the United States, before becoming an assistant professor at Nagoya University in 2008. He was promoted to associate professor in 2012 and joined Waseda University as an associate professor in 2016, becoming a full professor in 2018. His hobbies include ramen, marathon running, diving, and website management. He aims to be a researcher who can convey the “fun” and “potential” of chemistry to future students, making even difficult topics enjoyable and saying, “Chemistry is interesting!” He also serves as the head of the chemistry portal site Chem-Station.

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Associate Professors and Lecturers

Eisuke Ota, Associate Professor at Waseda University, Advanced Research Institute

Graduated with a Ph.D. from Keio University in 2016. He worked as a special researcher at RIKEN and as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University before becoming a lecturer at the Waseda University Research Institute in 2018 and at the School of Advanced Science and Engineering in 2020. He has been in his current position since 2024. His hobbies include singing, badminton, running, and exploring back alleys. His motto is the spirit of “Shuhari” (mastery through tradition, breaking with tradition, and transcendence). He aims to connect different fields and be a pioneer in niche areas. He dreams of undiscovered molecules, hidden functions, and unexplored reaction forms, and wants to share as many moments of excitement as possible with his students.

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Minami Odagi, Research Lecturer,Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering

Dr. Odagi received his Ph.D. (Engineering) from the Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 2015. He served as an Assistant Professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, and an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, before joining Waseda University in 2025. His hobbies include enjoying alcoholic beverages and ramen. Fascinated by organic chemistry, he sees limitless possibilities in the molecular world. He hopes to share with students the excitement and wonder of chemistry, as well as the joy of shaping the world through hands-on research, and to explore the future together.

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Rikuro Takahashi, Research Lecturer, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Dr. Takahashi received his Ph.D. (Engineering) from Hokkaido University in 2025. After working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol, he joined Waseda University in 2026.

His hobbies include cooking and gaming. Inspired by the depth of chemistry, he aims to pursue undiscovered chemical transformations and contribute to the advancement of organic chemistry. He values learning from students and strives to grow together as a researcher.

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Administrative and Technical Assistant

Maya Mochizuki

Doctoral Program (Ph.D.)

D3

Fugo Oki (Assistant, Department of Applied Chemistry; Certified Cheese Professional)
Zhao Di (Mizuno Fellow)

D2

Kazuya Inagaki (JSPS Research Fellow, DC2)
Ryousuke Sakamoto (Integrated Doctoral Program)
Ryota Tajima (JSPS Research Fellow, DC2; Integrated Doctoral Program)
Naoki Morita (W-SPRING Fellow; Integrated Doctoral Program)

D1

Yuna Onozawa (JSPS Research Fellow, DC1)
Sae Toyota (W-SPRING Fellow)
Ryotaro Shirai (W-SPRING Fellow)
Yuta Hayashida (W-SPRING Fellow)

Master’s Program

M2

Mayuko Koyama
Kotaro Takaoka
Yusui Takahashi
Keisuke Hara (Mizuno Fellow)
Shinnosuke Yoshikawa

M1

Hayate Anjo (Satomi Fellow)
Taiki Imaji (Satomi Fellow)
Rintaro Obuchi
Hayato Kubota (Satomi Fellow)
Satoshi Tahara
Kaho Nanno (Satomi Fellow)
Atsumu Honma (Satomi Fellow)

Undergraduate Students

Atsushi Ueda
Ryota Sakaguchi
Yosuke Sakamoto
Shosei Takiguchi
Atsuto Nakazawa
Itsuki Nagasawa
Ryuken Nishikawa
Riku Hane
Kyoka Matsumura

Research and Seminar Students