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Shun Dekura
Associate Professor
Akutagawa Laboratory, Division of Hybrid Material Creation, Measurement and Hybrid Research Center, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University
Focusing primarily on molecular solids, he is working on exploring properties related to hydrogen in solid materials. Additionally, he is interested in dynamic intermediate phases between solids and liquids, epecially plastic crystals.
Favorites: guitar, coffee, gadgets
East Building 2, IMRAM, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0812, Japan
022-217-5654
s.dekura [at] tohoku.ac.jp
Education
Graduated from Osaka Prefectural Kozu High School
B.S., Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
M.S., Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan (Prof. Hiroshi Kitagawa)
Completion of doctoral course requirements, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan
Ph.D. in Science, Kyoto University, Japan (Supeurvisor: Prof. Hiroshi Kitagawa)
Career
JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Kitagawa Laboratory, Kyoto University, Japan
Research Assistant, Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan
Project Research Associate, Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Japan (Prof. Hatsumi Mori)
Assistant Professor, IMRAM, Tohoku University, Japan (Prof. Tomoyuki Akutagawa)
Associate Professor, IMRAM, Tohoku University, Japan (Prof. Tomoyuki Akutagawa)
Specialties
Professional Societies
- The Chemical Society of Japan
- The Physical Society of Japan
- Japan Society for Molecular Science
- Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry
- The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Society of Japan
- Hydrogenomics — Hydrogen Science and Technology Collaborative Association
Awards
17th Japan Society for Molecular Science Young Scientist Award, Japan Society for Molecular Science, Japan
13th JACI Encouragement Award, Japan Association for Cchemical Innovation, Japan
12th R&D Encouragement Award, NF Foundation, Japan
Best Young Researcher Award, 15th Joint Research Meeting of MEXT National Projects on Condensed-Matter Science, Japan
Student Presentation Award, The 98th CSJ Annual Meeting, Japan
Presentation Award, The 11th Meeting of Japan Society for Molecular Science, Japan
Young Researcher Oral Presentation Award, 68th Divisional Meeting of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Japan
Student Presentation Award, The 97th CSJ Annual Meeting, Japan
Best Presentation Award, 2016 KYOTO-KAIST-NTHU Junior Chemist Symposium, Japan
Research Grants
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) JP25K08582, 'Elucidation of Filling Effects in Organic Proton Conductors', PI, 4,550K JPY
JST ACT-X JPMJAX23DF, 'Creation of Organic Nano Plastic Crystals and Emergence of Dynamic Functionalities', PI, 6,000K JPY
[Completed] JSPS KAKENHI Early-Career Scientists JP23K13715, 'Exploration of Anhydrous Super-Proton Conductors Based on Proton Tautomerism in Molecular Crystals', PI, 4,680K JPY
[Completed] TIA Kakehashi Program, 'Control of Molecular Dynamics by Nanosizing of Organic Plastic Crystals', PI, 950K JPY
[Completed] JACI 13th Award for Encouragement of Research, 'Development of Principles for Controllable Proton Dynamics in Organic Solids for Hydrogen Energy Utilization', PI, 1,000K JPY
[Completed] Amano Institute of Technology Research Grant 2024, 'Exploring hydrogen-electron coupled organic solids towards next-generation organic electrode materials', PI, 1,500K JPY
[Completed] Yamada Science Foundation Research Aid 2023, 'The Challenge for Developments of Room-Temperature Superprotonic Conductors under Non-humidified Conditions Based on Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Single Crystals', Co-PI, 1,000K JPY
[Completed] Amano Institute of Technology Research Grant 2023, 'Creation of Organic Superprotonic Conductors for Humidity-Free All-Solid-State Fuel Cells', Co-PI, 750K JPY
[Completed] CORE2 Young Scientists Feasibility Study, 'Creation of organic frameworks that strongly reflect molecular motion and their functionalities', Co-Researcher, 450K JPY
[Completed] Noguchi Institute Research Grant 2021, 'Development of Solid Electrolyte for Humidity-Free Fuel Cells Based on Novel Conduction Mechanism via Proton Tautomerism', PI, 2,000K JPY
[Completed] JSPS KAKENHI Early-Career Scientists JP20K15240, 'Development of anhydrous organic solid superprotonic conductors utilizing molecular dynamics', PI, 4,290K JPY
[Completed] JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1), 'Development of Innovative Hydrogen Functional Nanomaterials and Elucidation of Their Mechanisms Using Spectroscopic Techniques', PI, 2,800K JPY
Committees
Chair, Young Researchers' Society for Crystalline Organic Materials
Teaching
- FY2026: MC Lecture "Organic Electronic Materials Chemistry", Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
- FY2025: Special Lecture 12, Graduate Course, Rikkyo University, Japan (Adjunct Lecturer)
Other
- Selected as a young researcher for the JSPS International Training Program 'US-EU-Japan Collaborative Education Program for Multi-Functional Materials toward Molecular Electronics' (FY2013), and conducted research for 3 months under Prof. Lahcène Ouahab at the University of Rennes 1, France.