Curriculum Vitae (Prof. Emeritus Noboru YAMAZOE) Curriculum Vitae(PDF 38KB)

1. Name: Noboru Yamazoe

2. Date of birth: 1940

3. Place of birth: Nagasaki in Japan

4. Nationality: Japan

5. Present position:

Name of institute affiliated: Kyushu University

(Faculty of Engineering Sciences)

Position in institute: Professor Emeritus

6. Contact address

(Office)  6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan

           Facsimile:+81-92-583-7538 (Shimanoe Lab.), e-mail:yamazoe@mm.kyushu-u.ac.jp

I. Career

                   * Graduated from Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University in 1963.

                   * Obtained Master of Engineering Degree from Kyushu University in 1965.

                   * Obtained Doctor of Engineering Degree from Kyush University in 1968

                 Doctor degree: February 1969 (Doctor of Engineering, Kyushu University)

                   * Appointed as a staff of Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University.

                                     Research associate   1968

                                     Lecturer                       1968-1969

                                     Associate Professor 1969-1975

                      Shifted to Department of Materials Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering Sciences (newly founded) in 1975.

                                     Associate Professor 1975-1979

                                     Professor                    1979-1998

         　　　　Shifted to Department of Material and Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Engineering Sciences in 1998 (due to reorganization of the 　graduate school)

                                     Professor                    1998-2004

                   * 1994 – 1996  Director of Analytical Center of Kyushu University

                   * 1995 – 1997  Counselor of Kyushu University

                   * 1997 – 1999  Councilor of Kyushu University

                   * 1999 – 2001  Dean of Graduate School of Engineering Sciences

                   * 2004. March  Retirement at the age limit

                   * 2004. April   Professor Emeritus of Kyushu University

                   * 2004 － present  Technical adviser in Figaro Engineering Inc.

                   * 2005 － present  Technical advise in Organo Corp.

                   * 2004 － present  Part-time Lecturer in Kinki University

II. Research career (Main research items)

  1. Chemical sensors

    (1) Semiconductor gas sensors (1968-Present)

    (2) Solid electrolyte gas sensors (1979-Present)

    (3) Other sensors (1986-2000)

Solid electrolyte-based, quartz oscillator-based, or surface plasmon resonance-based biosensors

  2. Solid catalysts

    (1) Mixed oxide catalysts for the partial oxidation of hydrocarbons (1968-1995)

       ex. Fe₂O₃-Sb₂O₄, SnO₂-Sb₂O₅, V₂O₅-MoO₃, spinel oxides, V₂O₅-P₂O₅

    (2) Cu-exchanged zeolites for NO-NH₃ reaction (1970-1987)

  3. New functional materials

    (1) Defect perovskite-type oxides

      * Synthesis and oxygen adsorptive- and oxide ionic conductive-properties   (1980-1988)

      * Application for oxygen-separation membrane (1984-Present)

      * Application as electrode catalysts for oxygen-reduction or -evolution cathodes   (1979-Present)

    (2) Defect chemistry of High Tc supper conductors (1988-1995)

    (3) New materials for electrochromic display devices (1986-1999)

    (4) Dielectric thin film for high density memory devices (1996-Present)

    (5) Ceramic coating film using wet process (2000-Present)

III. Awards

   * The Electrochemical Society of Japan Award for Innovative Research (Kenkyushorei-Sho) for 1987.

   * Divisional Award of The Chemical Society of Japan for 1989.

   * The Best Paper Award In Bunseki Kagaku, 1991

   * 1992 Excellent Papers Award of The Electrochemical Society of Japan

   * The fifth International meeting on Chemical Sensors Award (1994).

   * The Catalysis Society of Japan Award for 1995.

   * 2002 Electrochemical Society of Japan Award.

   * The Medal with Purple Ribbon (2003). (From Japanese government)

   * Outstanding Achievement Award of the ESC Sensor Division (2004)