Prof. Dr. Shigehiro Yamaguchi

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsInorganic Molecular Chemistry,Organic Molecular Chemistry
Keywordsmain-group chemistry, functional and luminescent materials, organomain group chemistry, pi-conjugated molecules, bioimaging

Current contact address

CountryJapan
CityNagoya
InstitutionNagoya University
InstituteInstitute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM)

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Todd Benjamin MarderInstitut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2019

Program(s)

2018Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Yamaguchi is an international authority in the development and study of functional pi-electron materials based on main-group chemistry. He has done pioneering work on new pi-conjugated skeletons based on alkyne cyclizations, developed novel boron-containing functional pi-electron materials, and designed new fluorescent molecules for applications in bioimaging. In Germany, Professor Yamaguchi will continue his research on “Boron-based chromophores for optoelectronics and bioimaging.