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Global Zero Emission Research Center
Deputy Director (Leader, Smart CO2 Utilization Research Team, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Team)

KUDOH Yuki

Deputy Director (Assistant Director General, Leader, Hydrogen Production and Storage Team)

HATORI Hiroaki

Deputy Director (Thermoelectrics and Thermal Management Team, Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

YAMAMOTO Atsushi

Prime Senior Researcher (Leader, Artificial Photosynthesis Research Team)

SAYAMA Kazuhiro

Prime Senior Researcher (Leader, Carbon-based Energy Carrier Research Team)

HIMEDA Yuichiro

Prime Senior Researcher (Smart CO2 Utilization Research Team, Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

SHARMA Atul

Principal Research Manager (Thermoelectrics and Thermal Management Team)

ISHIDA Takao

Associate manager, Research Strategy Planning Department (GZR Specific Technical Senior Officer)

TAKIGAWA Teiji

Invited Senior Researcher

KUWATA Kotaro

Senior Staff

TSUCHIYA Kentaro

Technical Staff

TOMISHIMA Yasuo

Clerical Staff

TSUJI Emi

Research Teams

Organic-inorganic Hybrid PV Team

Leader

MURAKAMI Takurou

I first developed an interest in solar energy when I was in high school. I was fascinated to learn that photosynthesis occurs in the plants that grow all around us but with a conversion efficiency of just 3%. I then considered that humans should use this abundant energy source more effectively. Solar power generation is a highly flexible approach for power generation with renewable energy, in terms of the range of locations where devices can be installed. I hope we can contribute to the realization of a system for the local production and consumption of energy.

Planning Officer, Research Planning Office of Zero Emission (Organic-inorganic Hybrid PV Team)

KOGO Atsushi

Member

YOSHITA Masahiro

Member

TAYAGAKI Takeshi

Member

FUNAKI Takashi

AIST Postdoctoral Researcher

SANTA Mondal

AIST Postdoctoral Researcher

TRAN Phuoc Toan

Invited Senior Researcher

ARAMAKI Shinji

Invited Senior Researcher

KAWARAYA Masahide

Research Assistant

EMURA Ryusei

Research Assistant

KAMIKAWA Ikumi

Research Assistant

KUBOTA Daisuke

Technical Staff

IZUMI Kimie

Technical Staff

OHTSUKI Hitoshi

Technical Staff

KIMURA Toshio

Technical Staff

SHIBA Mika

Technical Staff

TACHIBANA Hiroaki

Technical Staff

TANIGUCHI Masami

Technical Staff

CHIKEN Misao

Technical Staff

TSUTSUMI Wakana

Technical Staff

MORI Kazuo

Clerical Staff

IMAMURA Yoshimi

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Multijunction PV Team

Leader

SUGAYA Takeyoshi

Multijunction SCs featuring multiple combined cells are extremely efficient, but they have not been widely adopted due to restrictive manufacturing costs. Our Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy (HVPE) and smart stack technologies realize the low-cost manufacturing of multijunction SCs at an unprecedented level worldwide. We will further refine these technologies and introduce practical implementations.

Associate Manager for Industrial Science and Technology Program, Planning Headquarters (Multijunction PV Team)

SHOJI Yasushi

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MATSUI Takuya

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SAI Hitoshi

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MIZUNO Hidenori

Member

SVRCEK Vladimir

Member

KOIDA Takashi

Research Assistant

KONDOU Keigo

Technical Staff

IIOKA Masayuki

Technical Staff

KATOU Shunichi

Technical Staff

KUMAGAI Hideo

Technical Staff

TAKAHASHI Hideki

Technical Staff

HIGUCHI Hirofumi

Clerical Staff

NAMIUCHI Chizu

Clerical Staff

FUJITA Akemi

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Thermoelectrics and Thermal Management Team

Leader

OHTA Michihiro

Technologies for optimal heat control still have a way to go compared to electricity. This area is promising from both academic and engineering perspectives. Thermal energy often goes to waste and is released to the environment unused. We are one of the few research teams in the world conducting a wide range of research on thermoelectric energy conversion technologies to produce electricity from this “Mottainai” unused heat. By fully utilizing heat, we will help promote the efficient use of energy.

Principal Research Manager (Thermoelectrics and Thermal Management Team)

ISHIDA Takao

Deputy Director (Thermoelectrics and Thermal Management Team, Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

YAMAMOTO Atsushi

Member

FUNAHASHI Ryoji

Member

AMAGAI Yasutaka

Member

OKAWA Kenjiro

Member

MIKAMI Masashi

Technical Staff

TAKAHASHI Tooru

Technical Staff

TANITA Takeo

Technical Staff

FUJIMOTO Naoko

Technical Staff

MOTOKI Mihoko

Clerical Staff

HAYASHI Yukiko

Partner Researcher

YAMAUCHI Naofumi

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Fundamentals of Ionic Devices Research Team

Leader

KISHIMOTO Haruo

Our team is called the FINDER Team (Fundamentals of Ionic Devices Research Team). Our expertise is in clarifying the behavior of ions and electrons through electron microscopy and related technologies. We have cordial relationships with other research teams going back even before GZR's establishment, through the accommodation of equipment. Going forward, we will work to make the inspiring image of the zero emission society on the cover of this brochure into a reality through ongoing collaboration across the whole of the organization.

Member

TANAKA Shingo

Member

TAKEICHI Nobuhiko

Member

KATAOKA Riki

Member

TAKEDA Sahori

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MAEDA Yasushi

Member

YAMAJI Katsuhiko

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ASAKURA Daisuke

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ISHIYAMA Tomohiro

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OOHIRA Akihiro

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KITAURA Hirokazu

Member

KURAMOTO Koji

Member

YAMAGUCHI Toshiaki

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SUMI Hirofumi

Member

YAMAGUCHI Yuki

Member

SAKAMOTO Norihiko

Technical Staff

SHIMADA Youko

Technical Staff

HOZOMI Midori

Clerical Staff

SHIMADA Shoko

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Artificial Photosynthesis Research Team

Prime Senior Researcher (Leader, Artificial Photosynthesis Research Team)

SAYAMA Kazuhiro

I have been involved in research of photocatalysis and artificial photosynthesis for more than 30 years, ever since I studied at college. I am very fortunate as a researcher to be in an environment where I can devote myself to a single field of study. At GZR, we have deployed a system to search for catalyst materials using robotic technology. This is a deeply familiar　area to me, though I wish to actively incorporate new research methods.

Member

KON Yoshihiro

Member

KANEKO Masanori

Member

MAYUMI Daisuke

Research Assistant

SUZUKI Nozomi

Technical Staff

WANG Nini

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Hydrogen Production and Storage Team

Deputy Director (Assistant Director General, Leader, Hydrogen Production and Storage Team)

HATORI Hiroaki

Director, Department of Energy and Environment Research Planning office (GZR Hydrogen Production and Storage Team)

TAKAGI Hideyuki

Member

SAKUMA Yuichi

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ITO Hiroshi

Member

TANAKA Yohei

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KADO Yuya

Member

MOCHIZUKI Takehisa

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SAKAKI Kouji

Member

KIM Hyun-Ha

Member

CHOE Yoong-Kee

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SHINODA Kentaro

Member

MORIOKA Toshihiro

Member

KAJIKAWA Hiroaki

Member

IIZUMI Hideaki

Member

OGURA Hideki

International Visitor

BHOGILLA Satyasekhar

Technical Staff

KAWAZOE Michiko

Technical Staff

KAWAZOE Yoshinori

Technical Staff

NOTSU Ikuro

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Carbon-based Energy Carrier Research Team

Prime Senior Researcher (Leader, Carbon-based Energy Carrier Research Team)

HIMEDA Yuichiro

Facilities and infrastructure are crucial for the implementation of energy carrier technology using formic acid/methanol. We need the help of many different industrial partners in our research going forward. We believe that these collaborations will provide new technologies for generating high-pressure hydrogen from formic acid, and for supplying it to fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).

Senior Researcher

ONISHI Naoya

Member

ANDO Yuji

Member

KAWANAMI Hajime

Member

HINOKUMA Satoshi

AIST Postdoctoral Researcher

MAJI Babulal

Technical Staff

KOKUBO Masako

Technical Staff

HIROSE Takuji

Technical Staff

MAEKAWA Hide

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Smart CO2 Utilization Research Team

Deputy Director (Leader, Smart CO2 Utilization Research Team, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Team)

KUDOH Yuki

Prime Senior Researcher (Smart CO2 Utilization Research Team, Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

SHARMA Atul

Member

MORIMOTO Masato

Member

TAKEUCHI Mio

Member

TAMAKI Hideyuki

Member

MITSUDA Nobutaka

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CHUNG KwiMi

Member

KANNO Manabu

Member

KIJIMA Saku

Member

SAKAMOTO Shingo

Member

TOMINAGA Kenichi

Member

CHOI Jun-Chul

Member

FUKAYA Norihisa

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PUTRO Wahyu

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TAKEUCHI Katsuhiko

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FUJITA Kenichi

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NAKAMURA Isao

Member

SHIMURA Katsuya

Member

NEGISHI Hideyuki

Member

HASEGAWA Yasuhisa

Member

FUKUDA Takashi

Member

YOSHIMUNE Miki

Technical Staff

MATSUMURA Akimitsu

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Resource Circulation Technology Research Team

Leader

NARITA Hirokazu

I have studied the separation of critical metals for many years, and I understand that this field is growing even more important owing to recent changes in international affairs and trends in decarbonization. We will contribute to the elimination of metal resource constraints in a zero emission society by establishing processes that can be put to practical use.

Member

OKI Tatsuya

Member

HAYASHI Naohito

Member

NAGANAWA Yuki

Member

OMURA Naoki

Member

FURUSHIMA Ryouichi

Member

MURAKAMI Yuichiro

Invited Senior Researcher

TANAKA Mikiya

Research Assistant

KITTAKA Ryou

Research Assistant

WATANABE Kouhei

Technical Staff

KAYUKAWA Rie

Technical Staff

SAITO Tomoko

Technical Staff

YAGUCHI Miki

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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Team

Leader

MORIMOTO Shinichirou

We have developed several simulation tools, calculation platforms, models, and assessment technologies. Through these efforts, we are contributing to the social implementation of technologies developed by GZR research teams. We also serve as a promotion center for strategy within the organization based on our assessment results.

Senior Researcher (Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

HONDA Tomonori

Deputy Director (Leader, Smart CO2 Utilization Research Team, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Team)

KUDOH Yuki

Member

ISHIDOYA Shigeyuki

Member

TAKANE Yuya

Member

MAEDA Takahisa

Member

KAMEZAKI Kazuki

Member

SHIMADA Yutaro

Member

KATAOKA Sho

Member

NGUYEN Thuy

Member

SORAI Masao

Member

KANO Yuki

Member

GOTO Hiroki

Member

FUJII Takashi

Member

HORIKAWA Takuya

Member

SHIMOSAKA Takuya

Member

AOKI Nobuyuki

Member

MATSUMOTO Nobuhiro

International Visitor

FUTARA Rin

Technical Staff

KITAGAWA Naomi

Technical Staff

TAKEDA Momoko

Technical Staff

TANIMURA Yasuko

Technical Staff

FUKAI Tadashi

Technical Staff

FUJII Tomoko

Technical Staff

MIURA Hiromi

Technical Staff

YAMAMOTO Sayaka

Clerical Staff

HAGIWARA Yoko

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Research Planning Office of Zero Emission

Planning Officer (GZR Organic-inorganic Hybrid PV Team)

KOGO Atsushi

GZR Deputy Director (GZR Thermoelectrics and Thermal Management Team, Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

YAMAMOTO Atsushi

GZR Principal Research Manager (Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

YOSHIZAWA Noriko

GZR Prime Senior Researcher (GZR Smart CO2 Utilization Research Team, Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

SHARMA Atul

GZR Senior Researcher (Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

HONDA Tomonori

Member

ANDO Yuji

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