Suguru Ito
Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Division of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, YOKOHAMA National University
(July 2017–present)
PRESTO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
(October 2021–March 2025)
FOREST Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
(August 2026–present)
Research interests: Synthetic organic chemistry, functional organic molecules, asymmetric synthesis, photochemistry, supramolecular chemistry
E-mail: suguru-ito [at] ynu.ac.jp
Selected Awards
- The Young Scientists’ Award, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2024)
- SHGSC Japan Award of Excellence 2026
- Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (2023)
- The Japanese Photochemistry Association Award for Young Scientist for 2022
- 35th Special Lecture for Young Chemists, The Chemical Society of Japan (2021)
Doctoral Student (D1)
- Nayuta ArakawaSpecial Research Fellow, Graduate School of Engineering Science
Master’s Students (M2)
- Masashi Ikemura
- Atsuya Iwasaki
- Hiroto Ogawa
- Ryohei Kuroda
- Satoshi Yamamoto
Master’s Students (M1)
- Kaoru Ozawa
- Ryo Hashimoto
- Towa Hisaki
- Yuya Hosaki
- Yohei Mizuguchi
Undergraduate Students (B4)
- Shuya Iizuka
- Ryosuke Takahashi
Undergraduate Students (B3)
- Aika Ebisutani
- Daizen Kigawa
- Daichi Hashimoto
Technical Assistant
- Nishimura