Ichiro Imae
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Chemistry
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
Hiroshima University
Education
- B.E., Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University (1992.3)
- M.E., Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University (1994.3)
- Ph.D., Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University (1997.3)
Professional Experience
- Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (1994.4-1997.3)
- Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology [JAIST] (1997.4-2006.3)
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University (2006.4-2020.3)
- Adjunct Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology (2018.9)
- Visiting Professor, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2018.12)
- Collaborator, Hiroshima Prefectural Saijo Agricultural High-School (2019.4-2026.3)
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University (2020-present)
Award
- CSJ Presentation Award, Chemical Society of Japan (2005.3)
- Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2005.5)
- Academic Research Award, Hiroshima Bank (2012.3)
- MMS Award, TANAKA Holdings (2013.3)
- Education Award, Hiroshima University (2015.11)
- Murakawa/Namba Award for Technology Encouragement, Sanyo Association for Advancement of Science & Technology (2019.5)
- PSJ Publicity Award, Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2019.5)
- Best Presentation Award, The 3rd International Conference on Graphene and Novel Nanomaterials (GNN 2021) (2021.8)
- Hiroshima Bank Award, The 6th Hiroshima Tech Plan Grand Prix (2026.2)
Academic and Professional Activities
- Executive Committee Member, 49th SPSJ Summer School, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2001)
- Editorial Board Member, “Kobunshi” (Journal of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan) (2004.6–2006.5)
- Secretary (General Affairs), Chugoku-Shikoku Branch, The Chemical Society of Japan (2008.3–2009.2)
- Treasurer, Chugoku-Shikoku Branch, The Chemical Society of Japan (2009.3–2010.2)
- Executive Committee Member, 2013 CSJ Chugoku-Shikoku Branch Meeting (2013)
- Secretary, Element Block Research Group, The Ceramic Society of Japan (2018.4–present)
- Executive Committee Member, The 12th International Polymer Conference (IPC2018)
- District Secretary, Chugoku-Shikoku Branch, The Chemical Society of Japan (2020.3–2021.2)
- Committee Member, Chemical Education Council, Chugoku-Shikoku Branch, The Chemical Society of Japan (2020.2–2022.3)
- Session Organizer, 33rd Autumn Symposium, The Ceramic Society of Japan (2020)
- Executive Committee Member, The 24th Symposium on Silicon Chemistry, The Society of Silicon Chemistry, Japan (2020)
- Executive Committee Member, The 25th Symposium on Silicon Chemistry, The Society of Silicon Chemistry, Japan (2021)
- Session Organizer, 35th Autumn Symposium, The Ceramic Society of Japan (2022)
- Steering Committee Member, Chugoku-Shikoku Forum on Chemistry and Industry (2023.3–2025.2)
- Session Organizer, Environmental Chemistry Division, ACS Spring 2023, American Chemical Society (2023)
- Session Organizer, Environmental Chemistry Division, ACS Spring 2024, American Chemical Society (2024)
- Executive Committee Member, The 20th International Symposium on Organosilicon Chemistry (ISOS-20) (2024)
- Secretary (General Affairs), Chugoku-Shikoku Branch, The Chemical Society of Japan (2024.3–2025.2)
- Session Organizer, Environmental Chemistry Division, ACS Spring 2025, American Chemical Society (2025)
- Representative Member, Chugoku-Shikoku Branch, The Chemical Society of Japan (2025.3–2026.2)
- Session Organizer, Environmental Chemistry Division, ACS Fall 2026, American Chemical Society (2026)