HIRAYAMA Laboratory
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering,Tokyo Institute of Technology

Professor Masaaki Hirayama
Professor Masaaki Hirayama

School of Materials and Chemical Technology
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering
Cocurrent post
Research Center for All-Solid-State Battery
Insitute of Innovative Research
(Main:Energy Science and Engineering Graduate Major
Deputy:Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate Major)

連絡先: hirayama <at-mark>echem.titech.ac.jp
G1-1 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8502 JAPAN

Curriculum Vitae

  • 2004 B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Yokohama National University
  • 2006 M.S. in Department of Electronic Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • 2008  D.S. in Department of Electronic Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • 2008 Research fellowship for young scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(PD)
  • 2008-2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • 2015 Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • 2015-2020  Associate Professor, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology (reorganization)
  • 2017-2019  Senior Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Director-General for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office
  • 2020-  Professor, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Specialized field

Inorganic solid-state chemistry, solid state electrochemistry, energy conversion materials

Awards and grants

  • 2008  Research fellowship for young scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(PD
  • 2009  Teshima Memorial Research Award (Doctoral Dissertation Award)
  • 2013~2018 JST・Strategic Basic Research Programs・ALCA (Research Representative)

  • 2015 The Electrochemical Society of Japan, Progress Award(Sano Award)
  • 2016 Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy, Best Paper Award
  • 2017~2018 NEDO New Energy and Environmental Technology Development Program (Research Representative)
  • 2019  The Electrochemical Society of Japan, Best Paper Award
  • 2019 Kato Foundation for Promotion of Science, Grant
  • 2019~2020 JST・Research Results Development Project A-STEP Functional Verification Phase (Research Representative)
  • 2019~2024(plan) “New Materials Science on Nanoscale Structures and Functions of Crystal Defect Cores” Grant-in-aid for scientific research on innovative areas (Principal Investigator)