Yuki Kurashige
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science
Kyoto University
Curriculum Vitae
Mar 2003B.Eng., Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Mar 2005M.Eng., Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Mar 2008Ph.D. in Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Hirao Laboratory)
Apr 2008Assistant Professor, Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science
Apr 2016Associate Professor, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University
Nov 2016Program-Specific Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Apr 2021 – pres.Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Apr 2005 – 2008JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)
Jan 2010 – 2010Visiting Fellow, University of Bristol, UK
Oct 2014 – 2018JST PRESTO Researcher, “Molecular technology and creation of new functions” (concurrent)
Oct 2019 – 2023JST PRESTO Researcher, “Creation of innovative quantum information processing technologies” (concurrent)
Apr 2023 – pres.Kyoto University FORESIGHT PI, “Development of photochemical spintronics based on relativistic multiconfigurational theory”
Books, Reviews, and Other Articles
- Molecular Technology, Volume 1: Energy Innovation, Eds. H. Yamamoto and T. Kato, Wiley. Chapter 7: “Molecular Technology of Excited Triplet State”, Y. Kurashige, N. Yanai, Y.-J. Pu, and S. Kawata.
- Frontiers of Photosynthesis Research and Industrial Applications (in Japanese), NTS Inc. Chapter 2-2: “Theoretical elucidation of the electronic structure and mechanism of the photosystem II oxygen-evolving center”, Y. Kurashige.
- Parity (Journal of Physics, in Japanese), May 2014 issue. Feature article: “Behavior of electrons in the manganese cluster that unravels the mystery of photosynthesis”, Y. Kurashige.
- Quantum and Computational Chemistry of Metal Complexes (in Japanese), Series on Coordination Chemistry 10, eds. S. Yamaguchi, S. Sakaki, and H. Masuda. Chapter 1-2: “Advances in electron correlation theories for transition-metal complexes”, T. Yanai and Y. Kurashige.
Awards and Honors
- 2015 Young Scientists’ Prize, Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
- 2014 Award for Creative Work, Chemical Society of Japan
- 2014 Morino Foundation for Molecular Science Research Grant for Young Scientists
- 2012 Young Scientist Award, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- 2007 Special Jury Prize, Next-Generation Supercomputing Symposium, RIKEN
- 2007 Best Presentation Award, Molecular Science Forum, Japan Society for Molecular Science