Rie Makiura
2014-09-01 00:00:00
1 Rie Makiura Date of birth : July 10, 1977 Position : Lecturer, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan E‐mail : r‐makiura@21c.osakafu‐u.ac.jp Homepage : http://www.nanosq.21c.osakafu‐u.ac.jp/ttsl_lab/r_makiura/en_index.html Education : 1996–2000: BSc University of Tsukuba, Japan; 2000–2002; MSc University of Tsukuba, Japan; 2002–2007: Researcher, SEIKO EPSON Cooperation, Japan; 2007–2010: Assistant Professor with Prof. Hiroshi Kitagawa, Kyushu University, Japan; 2010: DSc Kyushu University, Japan. Awards 2014 : The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Young Scientists' Prize; 2014 : Chemical Society of Japan Award for Outstanding Young Women Chemists Current research : Two‐dimensional nanotectonics of molecular‐based materials such as metal‐organic frameworks utilizing air/liquid interfaces. Development of molecular p–n junctions designed for photoelectric conversion. Interests : Spending time with my family, scuba diving/snorkeling, listening to and playing music (I played the base guitar in a rock band). My favorite time of day is … when I sit in my desk in the early morning and begin to check calmly the new results from my research group. Y oung people should study chemistry because … understanding chemistry makes our life richer as we are surrounded by materials created from chemical reactions. M y most exciting discovery to date has been … creating highly ordered molecular nanosheets at air/liquid interfaces. Such interfacial conditions realized unique molecular arrangements which cannot be obtained by other techniques. What has been your biggest influence/motivation? Appointment to my current position as a tenure‐track lecturer provided one of the biggest motivations to continue my research in an academic environment. Since my appointment in 2010, I have been entirely responsible for organizing my laboratory, and the supportive environment of my present institute has encouraged me to conduct my own independent research. In particular, my confidence was boosted when a significant research proposal was funded by JST‐PRESTO following a highly competitive grant call. Also, I am further motivated when students chose to join my group because they are interested in my research. The biggest influence comes from my husband, who is also a researcher. Seeing him enjoy his work and having continuous enthusiasm for science have inspired me in my career. How was your research enhanced by taking a multidisciplinary approach? My research career started during my postgraduate period as a coordination and solid‐state chemist with the fundamental study of the electronic properties of one‐dimensional metal complexes. After moving to industry, my research switched over to electronic devices such as organic light‐emitting diodes, organic thin‐film transistors, and solid‐state secondary batteries. This field needed completely different skills and knowledge from those of basic chemistry. Such an interdisciplinary experience encouraged me to tackle completely new research topics. As a result, I was able to achieve significant breakthroughs in entirely new fields such as nanoionics and metal–organic frameworks following my return to academia. Furthermore, the interdisciplinary approach I became accustomed too was paramount in instilling into me the confidence to generate my current research theme of creating nano/heterostructures targeting energy creation and storage devices. What are the main challenges for the future in the broad area of your research? Photoelectric energy conversion using molecular materials has become feasible through the development of organic bulk heterojunction structures. Although it is known that the blending conditions of donor and acceptor materials strongly affect the device performance, the detailed relationship between molecular nanostructures and the optical/electronic properties remains unclear. The main challenge is to establish the rational creation of targeted nanostructures of p–n heterojunctions with full control over separating the materials and directing molecular arrangements at the nanoscale. My group has been working towards creating highly crystalline molecular nanosheets in which molecules are oriented utilizing air/liquid interfaces. The key issues to be addressed are to understand what determines the size and thickness of the nanosheets and to develop methodology to generate highly ordered molecular arrangements in multicomponent structures. My three top papers : The researcher presented on this page was nominated for the Early Career Series by Prof. Takashi Kato.
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1 Rie Makiura Date of birth : July 10, 1977 Position : Lecturer, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan E‐mail : r‐makiura@21c.osakafu‐u.ac.jp Homepage : http://www.nanosq.21c.osakafu‐u.ac.jp/ttsl_lab/r_makiura/en_index.html Education : 1996–2000: BSc University of Tsukuba, Japan; 2000–2002; MSc University of Tsukuba, Japan; 2002–2007: Researcher, SEIKO EPSON Cooperation, Japan; 2007–2010: Assistant Professor with Prof. Hiroshi Kitagawa, Kyushu University, Japan; 2010: DSc Kyushu University, Japan. Awards 2014 : The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Young Scientists' Prize; 2014 : Chemical Society of Japan Award for Outstanding Young Women Chemists Current research : Two‐dimensional nanotectonics of molecular‐based materials such as metal‐organic frameworks utilizing air/liquid interfaces. Development of molecular p–n junctions designed for photoelectric conversion. Interests : Spending time with my family, scuba diving/snorkeling, listening to and playing music (I played the base guitar in a rock band). My favorite time of day is … when I sit in my desk in the early morning and begin to check calmly the new results from my research group. Y oung people should study chemistry because … understanding chemistry makes our life richer as we are surrounded by materials created from chemical reactions. M y most exciting discovery to date has been … creating highly ordered molecular nanosheets at air/liquid interfaces. Such interfacial conditions realized unique molecular arrangements which cannot be obtained by other techniques. What has been your biggest influence/motivation? Appointment to my current position as a tenure‐track lecturer provided one of the biggest motivations to continue my research in an academic environment. Since my appointment in 2010, I have been entirely responsible for organizing my laboratory, and the supportive environment of my present institute has encouraged me to conduct my own independent research. In particular, my confidence was boosted when a significant research proposal was funded by JST‐PRESTO following a highly competitive grant call. Also, I am further motivated when students chose to join my group because they are interested in my research. The biggest influence comes from my husband, who is also a researcher. Seeing him enjoy his work and having continuous enthusiasm for science have inspired me in my career. How was your research enhanced by taking a multidisciplinary approach? My research career started during my postgraduate period as a coordination and solid‐state chemist with the fundamental study of the electronic properties of one‐dimensional metal complexes. After moving to industry, my research switched over to electronic devices such as organic light‐emitting diodes, organic thin‐film transistors, and solid‐state secondary batteries. This field needed completely different skills and knowledge from those of basic chemistry. Such an interdisciplinary experience encouraged me to tackle completely new research topics. As a result, I was able to achieve significant breakthroughs in entirely new fields such as nanoionics and metal–organic frameworks following my return to academia. Furthermore, the interdisciplinary approach I became accustomed too was paramount in instilling into me the confidence to generate my current research theme of creating nano/heterostructures targeting energy creation and storage devices. What are the main challenges for the future in the broad area of your research? Photoelectric energy conversion using molecular materials has become feasible through the development of organic bulk heterojunction structures. Although it is known that the blending conditions of donor and acceptor materials strongly affect the device performance, the detailed relationship between molecular nanostructures and the optical/electronic properties remains unclear. The main challenge is to establish the rational creation of targeted nanostructures of p–n heterojunctions with full control over separating the materials and directing molecular arrangements at the nanoscale. My group has been working towards creating highly crystalline molecular nanosheets in which molecules are oriented utilizing air/liquid interfaces. The key issues to be addressed are to understand what determines the size and thickness of the nanosheets and to develop methodology to generate highly ordered molecular arrangements in multicomponent structures. My three top papers : The researcher presented on this page was nominated for the Early Career Series by Prof. Takashi Kato.
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