Date | 10 Dec 2024 |
Time | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (HKT) |
Venue | Lecture Theatre P1, Chong Yuet Ming Chemistry Building |
Speaker | Prof. Masahiro Yamashita |
Institution | Department of Chemistry Tohoku University |

Masahiro Yamashita got PhD from Kyushu University in 1982. He was appointed as Assistant Professor in Kyushu University. Then, he moved to Nagoya University as Associate Professor in 1988, then promoted to a full Professor at the same university in 1998. Then he moved to Tokyo Metropolitan University as a full Professor in 1999. Then, he moved to Tohoku University as a full Professor in 2004. He retired from Tohoku University in 2020. He is now Changjiang Chair Professor of Tongji University (China) and Adjunct Professor of IISER Bhopal (India).
In 2005, he received Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work. In 2016, He received Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry Award. In 2020, He received Chemical Society of Japan Award. He has published more than 660 papers, reviews, and books.