Rate My Professor Yasuo Izumi

Yasuo Izumi is Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science at Chiba University, a position he has held since April 2018. He previously served as Associate Professor in the same department from July 2007 to March 2018. Earlier in his career, he was Lecturer and Research Associate at the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and held a visiting scholar position at the Department of Chemistry, Stanford University from June 1996 to May 1997. He earned his Bachelor of Science in 1987, Master of Science in 1989, and Doctor of Science in 1993, all from the University of Tokyo.

Izumi’s research centers on surface reaction chemistry, with emphases on photocatalysis, environmental chemistry, X-ray spectroscopy including X-ray absorption fine structure techniques, nanoparticles, fuel cells, and sustainable chemistry. His work explores catalytic effects on solid surfaces, particularly the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemical resources. He has received awards including the Young Scientist Prize from the 12th International Congress on Catalysis in 2000 and the Fujino Prize from the Tejima Foundation in 2001. Izumi maintains memberships in professional societies such as the Chemical Society of Japan, the Catalysis Society of Japan, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has contributed to editorial and review roles in catalysis and synchrotron radiation research.