Noboru Yamazoe

Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University

The year of birth:1940
Field of Specialization: Applied chemistry (Electrochemistry, Catalyst chemistry)
Contact address: (Office) 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
Facsimile:+81-92-583-7538 (Shimanoe Watanabe Lab.)

Education

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)

Work experience

1968/04 Research Associate, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
1968/12 Lecture
1969/12 Associate Professor
1979/04 Shifted to Department of Materials Science and Technology, Graduate School of EngineeringSciences (newly founded)
1979/04 Professor
2004/03 Retired
2004/04 Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University
2011/06 Professor Emeritus, Jiling University

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

Research career

1. Chemical sensors

  1. Semiconductor gas sensors (1968-Present)
  2. Solid electrolyte gas sensors (1979-Present)
  3. Other sensors (1986-2000)

    4. 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)

    2. Fe2O3-Sb2O5, SnO2-Sb2O5, V2O44-MoO3, spinel oxides, V2O4-P2O4

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

3. New functional materials

  1. Defect perovskite-type oxides

    2. 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)

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)
  • The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2014)

Publication

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Contact

Please, send e-mail:
Kengo Shimanoe:shimanoe.kengo.695[at]m.kyushu-u.ac.jp
(Please, change [at] to @.)

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