Our aim is to develop basic science on water electrolysis, organic hydride synthesis, fuel cells, and related electrochemical processes as fundamental technologies toward hydrogen-based society.
Topics 2024/9/2-7 The 16th International Summer Schoon on PEFC & H2 was held at YNU. Rio Shinohara (M2) won the student poster prize. 2024/8/28 Prof. Sala Salman visits us and stay for about one monthe to have academic exchange in Japan. 2024/7/31 Students presented for the 33rd Conference on Electrode Materials (YNU). 2024/7/12 Profs. Mitsushima and Nagasawa (current position at AIST FREA), De Nora Permelec, and ENEOS have awarded for the Japan Invention and Innovation Award for the development of instruments and processes for the production of organic hydrides as durable hydrogen carriers. 20243/14-16 Students presented for the 91st Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan. Kota Asano won the student prize. 2023/12/13~14 Students presented for the 42nd Symposium on Hydrogen Energy Systems Society of Japan (HESS). Kosaku Okajima (M1) won the oral prize. 2023/12/7 Prof. Mitsushima attended the 7th QU-YNU Joint Workshop on Fundamental and Applied Electrochemistry in Kingston, Canada. 2023/11/21~22 Students presented for the 47th Conference on Electrolysis Technologies (Osaka Metropolitan Univ.). 2023/10/9~13 Students presented for the 244th Electrochemical Society Meeting(Gothenberg, Sweden). 2023/9/11~12 Students presented for the 2023 Autumn Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan (Kyushu Univ.) 2023/8/28~9/2 The 15th International Summer Schoon on PEFC & H2 was held at Graz Technical University (Graz, Austria). We co-organized the school. 2023/7/28 Students presented for the 32nd Conference on Electrode Materials (YNU) 2023/5/29~6/2 Students presented for The 243rd Electrochemical Society Meeting (Boston, USA) 2023/4/1 New academic year started. 2023/3/27-29 Five presentations for the 90th ECSJ Meeting (at Tohoku Institute of Technology). 2023/3/23 Kazuyuki Matsukawa (M2) won the Best Presentation Prize of the Masther's Thesis. Taiki Ishida (M2), Shota Oi (M2), and Ritsuki Nakajima (M2) won the Good Presentation Award of the Masther's Thesis. Hiroki Wago (B4) won the Good Presentation Award of the Graduation Thesis. 2022/9/8~9 Six presentations for the 2022 ECSJ Fall Meeting (at the Minatomirai campus, Kanagawa University). M2 and M1 students talked about their research by the in-person style. 2022/8/29~9/6 We co-organized 14th International Summer School on Advanced Studies of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (Main organizer: Our laboratory and Araki Laboratory) with Graz Technical University (Austria) as a hybrid event. Ritsuki Nakajima (M2) won the POSTER PRIZE. 2022/8/29 B4 students attended the Summer School of ECSJ Kanto Division. 2022/7/5 A visiting researcher from Spain joined our group. 2022/4/1 New accademic year started. We have several newcomers. 2022/3/15~3/17 Three presentations for the 89th Meeting of Electrochemical Society of Japan. 2021/12/9~12/10 Four presentations for the 45th Congress on Electrolysis. 2021/11/29~11/30 Three presentations for the 41st Symposium of the Hydrogen Energy Systems Society of Japan (HESS). 2021/9/14 Ritsuki Nakajima (M1) won the POSTER PRIZE in the 13th International Summer School on Advanced Studies of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. 2021/9/9 Three presentations for the 2021 Fall Meeting of Electrochemical Society of Japan. 2021/9/6~9/14 We co-organized 13th International Summer School on Advanced Studies of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (Main organizer: Graz Technical University) as an online event. Students attended lectures on fuel cell technology and electrochemistry, talk with Austrian students, and present their research achievements. 2021/4/5 Taiki Ishida (M1), Hayato Enjoji (M1), and Shota Ooi (M1) won the STUDENT ORAL PRESENTATION AWARD in the 88th Meeting of Electrochemical Society of Japan. 2021/4/1 New accademic year started. We have several newcomers. 2021/3/25 Issei Matsuura (M2) and Shota Ooi (B4) won the GOOD PRESENTATION AWARDs for the Master's and Bachelor's theses. 2021/3/24 Eight presentations for the 88th Meeting of Electrochemical Society of Japan. 2020/12/11 Yuya Sugita (M1) won the STUDENT ORAL PRESENTATION AWARD in the 40th Symposium of the Hydrogen Energy Systems Society of Japan (HESS). 2020/11/26~2020/12/1 Four presentations for the 44th Congress on Electrolysis and the 40th Symposium of the Hydrogen Energy Systems Society of Japan (HESS). 2020/11/13 Midterm report of graduation thesis was held online. Six undergraduate students gave presentations. 2020/10/7 Five presentations for the PRiME2020 (The Electrochemical Society). 2020/9/18 Our homepage was renewed. 2020/9/2 Three presentations for the 71st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry. 2020/9/17 The 38th Summer School of the ECSJ Kanto Division was held online. Our students worked as the local organizer.