Research Summary

Nanotechnology is of key importance to realize a sustainable society. In order to fulfill its role, it is essential to establish a new science and technology that will enable us to innovate nanomaterials and apply them into practical uses. Focusing on the nanoporous materials, such as zeolite, which are expected to play a vital role in such fields as environment and energy, we are concentrating on their syntheses and applications.

Laboratory Website

https://wakiharalab.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Biography

1999 Bachelor, Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2001 Mater, Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2004 Doctor, Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2004 Research Associate, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University
2007 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University
2012 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University
2013 Associate Professor, Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2020 Professor, Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo

Major Awards

• The Ceramic Society of Japan Award for Academic Progress (2010)
• Best Teaching Award of Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (2019)
• Fellow of the Ceramic Society of Japan (2021)
• Dean’s Award, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (2021)
• CerSJ Awards for academic achievements in ceramic science and technology (2024)

Selected Publications

• Zimu Zhou, Peidong Hu, Hiroki Yamada, Jo-Chi Tseng, Koji Ohara, Yasuo Yonezawa, Tatsuya Okubo, Toru Wakihara, “Impact of Temperature on Zeolitization Elucidated by In-Situ High-Energy X-ray Total Scattering Measurement”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, 24360-24369 (2025). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c02078
• Jie Zhu, Koki Muraoka, Takeshi Ohnishi, Yutaka Yanaba, Masaru Ogura, Akira Nakayama, Toru Wakihara, Zhendong Liu, Tatsuya Okubo, “Synthesis and Structural Analysis of High-Silica ERI Zeolite with Spatially-Biased Al Distribution as a Promising NH₃-SCR Catalyst”, Advanced Science, 11, 2307674 (2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307674
• Tatsushi Yoshioka, Kenta Iyoki, Yuusuke Hotta, Yoshihiro Kamimura, Hiroki Yamada, Qiao Han, Takeharu Kato, Craig A. J. Fisher, Zhendong Liu, Ryohji Ohnishi, Yutaka Yanaba, Koji Ohara, Yukichi Sasaki, Akira Endo, Takahiko Takewaki, Tsuneji Sano, Tatsuya Okubo, Toru Wakihara, “Dealumination of small-pore zeolites through pore-opening migration process with the aid of pore-filler stabilization” Science Advances, 8, eabo3093, (2022). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo3093
• Ching-Tien Chen, Kenta Iyoki, Peidong Hu, Hiroki Yamada, Koji Ohara, Sohei Sukenaga, Mariko Ando, Hiroyuki Shibata, Tatsuya Okubo, Toru Wakihara, “Reaction Kinetics Regulated Formation of Short-Range Order in an Amorphous Matrix during Zeolite Crystallization” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143, 10986-10997 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03351
• Yuki Shinno, Kenta Iyoki, Koji Ohara, Yutaka Yanaba, Yusuke Naraki, Tatsuya Okubo, Toru Wakihara, “Toward Efficient Synthesis of Chiral Zeolites: A Rational Strategy for Fluoride-Free Synthesis of STW-Type Zeolite” Angewandte Chemie Internatinal Edition, 59, 20099-20103 (2020). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008233
• Kenta Iyoki, Kakeru Kikumasa, Takako Onishi, Yasuo Yonezawa, Anand Chokkalingam, Yutaka Yanaba, Taiji Matsumoto, Ryota Osuga, Shanmugam P. Elangovan, Junko N. Kondo, Akira Endo, Tatsuya Okubo, Toru Wakihara, “Extremely Stable Zeolites Developed via Designed Liquid-Mediated Treatment”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142, 3931-3938 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12709