Lab Members
Staff
Professor

Mio KONDO, Ph. D
e-mail:mio[at]chem.sci.isct.ac.jp
(Please replace “[at]” with “@”.)
Assistant Professor
Laboratory Secretary

Haruna SAKURAI
Hometown: Saitama Prefecture
Hobbies / Interests: A bird enthusiast (I have two cockatiels)
Message: It’s a fun and friendly lab — we look forward to your visit!
Students
D3

Xianjun LI
Fellowship SPRING
Hometown: China
Hobbies / Interests: Swimming, table tennis, badminton, movies, documentaries, and music
Message: Good things don’t just fall into your lap – only through effort can dreams come true.
D2

Maho IMAI
JSPS Research Fellowship (DC2)
Champion, 3rd World Wushu Taijiquan Championships — Gunshu (staff) category
Recipient of the Engineering Award (for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering)
Interview web site(工学賞受賞者に聞く② 「文武両道 継続中!」).
Hometown: Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture
Hobbies / Interests: Wushu (Chinese martial arts, Taijiquan)
Message: Plus Ultra!

Masaki KITADA
JSPS Research Fellowship (DC2)
Website Administrator #1
Hometown: Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture
Hobbies / Interests: Watching movies and sleeping
Message: Follow what excites you in life and when in doubt, choose the more challenging path.

Hezong YANG
Hometown: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Hobbies / Interests: Watching baseball and reading
Message: Designing with precision — both molecular structures and the shape of my life.
D1

Conrad Nigel Julian Rudkin
IGP(C) – International graduate Program (C), Energetics and Informatics Doctoral Student
Hometown : Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Hobbies / Interests : Music (both listening and playing), Hiking, Pub crawls, Drawing, and sketching
Message: Without hesitation, learning chemistry and Japanese through unwavering determination.
M2

Rui CHENG
Hometown: Yantai, Shandong Province, China
Hobbies / Interests: Reading, translation, music, and piano
Message: Tu fui, ego eris.

Tiankunwu WANG
Integrated Ph.D. Student, International Graduate Program (A)
Hometown: China
Hobbies / Interests: Cooking and playing musical instruments
Message: Live with a righteous heart and walk with steady steps.

Simon HALLMANNS
YSEP Student from RWTH Aachen University,
Hometown: Schmidt, Eifel, Germany
Hobbies / Interests: Mountainbiking, Running, Travelling, Fishing, Hiking
Message: Driven by a deep curiosity for chemistry and an eagerness to experience the Japanese way of life firsthand!
M1

Wenqing HUANG
Ito Foundation for International Education Exchange Scholarship Recipient
Hometown: China
Hobbies / Interests: Traveling, learning languages, and reading romance novels
Message: I’ll do my best in my research!

Koki YASUDA
Part-time Lecturer (Mathematics), Tokyo University of Science Affiliated High School of Science and Technology
Hometown: Tsu, Mie Prefecture
Hobbies / Interests: PokéPoké (Pokémon card app.)
Message: Taking on each day with a dual focus — research and teaching.

Kotomi TACHIBANA
Hometown: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Hobbies / Interests: Chorus singing and watching musicals
Message: I’ll do my best and keep striving for improvement!

Yuanyue CHEN
Hometown: Tokyo
Hobbies / Interests: Taking walks
Message: It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.
B4

Kai ORYOJI
Hometown: Kodaira, Tokyo
Hobbies / Interests: Soccer, volleyball, watching anime
Message: I’ll do my best while having fun!

Ritsu NAGAI
Hometown: Ebina, Kanagawa
Hobbies / Interests: Listening to music, orienteering
Message: Standing on the shoulders of giants!
B3

Haruto NISHIMURA
B2D Program (Bachelor-to-Doctor Program)
出身:準備中
趣味・特技:準備中
一言:準備中
Former Members
FY2024

Sachiyo SUZUKI (Secretary)
Christian Groteklaes (YSEP Program: Exchange Student from RWTH Aachen University)
Kosei MATSUDA (B2D Program (Bachelor-to-Doctor Program))
Haruto NISHIMURA (B2D Program (Bachelor-to-Doctor Program))





