Manabu TANAKA
(Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University)

Tokyo Metropolitan University
Department of Applied Chemistry
Associate Professor (Kawakami Research Group)

1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
Tel:+81-426-77-2840 (ext 4586)
Fax:+81-426-77-2821
E-mail:
Kawakami Research Group HP:
http://www.comp.tmu.ac.jp/kawakami-labn/index.html

1998/03 Graduated from Waseda University High School
2002/03 Graduated from Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
2007/03 Graduated from Major in Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of              Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Ph.D. Engineering (Polymer Chemistry), Waseda Univeristy, March 2007
Thesis Title: Synthesis of Nanometer-sized Radical Polymers and Their                   Arrangement on Micro-fabricated Substrates
Supervisor:  Prof. Hiroyuki Nishide (Waseda University)
Referees:     Prof. Shinji Takeoka (Waseda University)
                  Prof. Takayuki Homma (Waseda University)
                  Prof. Kalle Levon (Polytechnic University, USA)

2002/04 - 2004/03 Adjunct and part-time teacher (Chemistry)
                           at Waseda University Honjo High School
2004/04 - 2007/03 Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion
                           of Science (JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientist)
2007/04 - 2008/08 Post-doctoral Associate at Cornell University
                           (Ober research group)
2008/09 - 2010/09 Research Associate at University of Yamanashi
                           (Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Research Center)
2010/10 - 2019/03  Assistant Professor at Tokyo Metroplitan University
2016/04 - present   Member of Research Center for Hydrogen Energy-based                             Society (ReHES), Tokyo Metroplitan University
2019/04 - present   Associate Professor at Tokyo Metroplitan University

2011/04 - 2013/03 Visiting Scientist at RIKEN
2013/04 - 2018/09 Adjunct and part-time professor at Waseda University
2018/10 - 2019/01 Visiting Professor at University of California, Berkeley
                           (Jeffrey R. Long group)
2020/04 - present   Visiting Professor at Kanagawa University

2004/04      Research Fellowship (JSPS DC1)
2007/03      Mizuno Academic Award (Waseda University)
2014/06      Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science
                  (The Society of Polymer Science, Japan)
2014/09      Leading Scientist Award (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
2015/06      1st (2014 academic year) Encouragement Prize
                 (Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan)
2019/06      FCDIC Award for Encouragement
                  (Fuel Cell Development Information Center)
2021/08      Publicity Award, 70th Symposium on Macromolecules
                  (The Society of Polymer Science, Japan)
2001-    Member, The Polymer Society of Japan
2002-    Member, The Chemical Society of Japan
2007-    Member, The American Chemical Society (ACS)
2008-    Member, The Electrochemical Society of Japan (ECSJ)
2008-    Member, The Electrochemical Society (ECS)
2011-    Member, The Membrane Society of Japan
2011-    Member, The Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan (SFSTJ)
2011-    Member, Research Group on Materials for hydrogen and PEFC, SPSJ
2016-    Member, The Committee of Battery Technology, ECSJ
2018-    Member, Fuel Cell Development Information Center (FCDIC).
2022-    Member, Hydrogenomics Alliance, Japan, MRS-J.
2011- 2017   Facilitator, Tokyo Young Polymer Scientists, SPSJ
2022-    Committee Member, Kanto Branch, ECSJ
2023-    Committee Member, Research Group on Materials for hydrogen
            and PEFC, SPSJ (2024：Chair)