Academic Staff and Fellows

SUGIMOTO Kunihisa: Professor Doctor of Science (Ph.D.); Department/Science　 Graduate school/Science

In inorganic chemistry, a wide variety of atoms are involved, allowing for the pursuit of infinite possibilities in material structure design. Our research focuses on synthesizing novel inorganic compounds with beneficial functionalities and elucidating their fundamental properties using cutting-edge measurement and analytical techniques.

Research Area	Inorganic Chemistry, X-ray Crystallography, Synchrotron Radiation Science
Teaching (Undergraduate Course)	Kinki University Seminar I, Kinki University Seminar II, Chemistry Experiment II, Fundamental Inorganic Chemistry Exercises, Chemistry of Main Group Elements, Coordination Chemistry, Graduation Research Seminar, Graduation Research
Teaching (Graduate Course)	Advanced Inorganic Structural Chemistry, Advanced Inorganic Physical Chemistry, Special Research in Functional Molecular Chemistry, Special Studies in Inorganic Structural Chemistry, Exercises in Functional Molecular Chemistry
Research Interests	- Synthesis of Novel Inorganic Compounds with Functional Properties - Elucidation of Structure-Function Correlations through Multi-Technique Analysis Using Synchrotron X-rays - Investigation of Physical Properties through Direct Observation of Electronic Orbitals Based on Charge Density Analysis
Selected Publications	• Visualization of Weak Interaction Effects on N₂O Schiff Base Ligands in Iron(II) Spin Crossover Complexes, Cryst. Growth Des., 21, 4178–4183, (2021). • Controlled Self-Assembly of a 2-D Sheet Coordination Polymer and Monomer Containing an Eight-Membered Cu₄I₄ Crown Motif, Cryst. Growth Des., 18, 571–575 (2018). • Direct Visualization of Orbital-Flipping in Volborthite by Charge Density Analysis using Detwinned Data, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 87, 024601, (2018).
Research and Achievements	03_sugimoto_kunihisa.pdf
Affiliated Academic Societies	The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ), The Crystallographic Society of Japan, The Japanese Society for Synchrotron Radiation Research, The Society of Coordination Chemistry of Japan, The Nano Science and Technology Institute (Nano Society)
External Activity	Council Member of the Asian Crystallographic Association, Secretary-General of the Crystallographic Society of Japan, Chair of the Events Committee for the Specific Synchrotron Radiation Facility User Community
Education (Undergraduate Course)	Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University
Education (Master's/Doctral Course)	Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Kundai University
Title of Thesis, Institute, Date	"Integrated Metal Complexes Constructed by Group 10 and 11 Transition Metal Ions," Kindai University, March 2000
Biography	2000–2008 Researcher, Rigaku Corporation 2005–2007 Visiting Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research 2008–2018 Researcher, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) 2018–2019 Senior Researcher, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) 2019–2022 Team Leader, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) 2008–2016 Visiting Researcher, RIKEN 2014–2021 Visiting Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Kobe University 2021–2022 Visiting Professor, Faculty of Science, Kobe University 2019–2022 Associate Professor (Specially Appointed), Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University 2020–2022 Visiting Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University 2022–Present Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University 2022–Present Visiting Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University 2008–Present Visiting Researcher, RIKEN
Awards	The 34th (2012) Applied Physics Society Paper Award (Outstanding Paper Award) 2022 Crystallographic Society of Japan Award (Academic Award)
Message to Students	As advice to students, I encourage them to value connections with people and to embrace challenges in various fields to broaden their perspectives.
Books Recommended to Students	Logical Thinking" (Published by Toyo Keizai Inc.)

Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

Office Location	Professor Sugimoto's Office, 4th Floor, Building 22
E-mail	sugimoto（at）chem.kindai.ac.jp Note that this e-mail address has replaced the "@" with "(at)" to prevent spam. When e-mailing, replace the "(at)" with "@".
Laboratory URL	https://www.chem.kindai.ac.jp/laboratory/sugimoto/english/