Ryoji Noyori
Dr. Ryoji Noyori
2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Director-General of Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS) of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
1969–1970 Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
1967 Dr. Eng., Kyoto University
1963 Master, Kyoto University
1961 Bachelor, Kyoto University
1967 Dr. Eng., Kyoto University
1963 Master, Kyoto University
1961 Bachelor, Kyoto University
Profile
Ryoji Noyori is a 2001 Nobel laureate in Chemistry for his development of chirally catalyzed hydrogenation reactions.
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Appointments
| 2015– | Director, Science Museum, Japan Science Foundation |
| 2015 | Director-General, Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) |
| 2006–2008 | Chair, Education Rebuilding Council |
| 2005–2015 | Chair, Science and Technology Council, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| 2003–2015 | President, RIKEN (2015– RIKEN Fellow) |
| 2003– | University Professor, Nagoya University |
| 2002–2003 | President, The Chemical Society of Japan |
| 1997–1999 | Dean, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University |
| 1972–2003 | Professor, Nagoya University |
| 1968–1972 | Associate Professor, Nagoya University |
| 1963–1968 | Instructor, Kyoto University |
Academy Memberships
- Member of Japan Academy and Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
- Foreign member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Sciences, USA; Russian Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Sciences, Korea; Royal Society, UK; Polish Academy of Sciences; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
Awards
| 2010 | Lomonosov Large Gold Medal (Russian Academy of Sciences) |
| 2001 | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Sweden) |
| 2001 | Roger Adams Award (American Chemical Society) |
| 2001 | Wolf Prize in Chemistry (Israel) |
| 2000 | Order of Culture (Japanese Government) |
| 1999 | King Faisal International Prize for Science (Saudi Arabia) |
| 1998 | Person of Cultural Merit (Japanese Government) |
| 1997 | Arthur C. Cope Award (American Chemical Society) |
| 1995 | Japan Academy Prize |
| 1993 | Tetrahedron Prize (UK) |
| 1993 | Asahi Prize (Japan) |
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