Tsugio KITAMURA, Prof., Dr.
Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Saga University
Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, JAPAN

Education:
B. Eng.        Kyushu University, 1973-1977
M. Eng.        Kyushu University, 1977-1979
Dr. Eng.        Kyushu University, 1979-1982

Academic Career:
Assistant Professor    Kyushu University, 1982-1993
Postdoctoral Fellow    University of Utah, 1986-1988 (Prof. Peter J. Stang)
Associate Professor    Kyushu University, 1993-2002
Professor        Saga University, 2002-present

Research Interests:
Synthetic organic chemistry including vinyl cations, hypervalent iodines, and transition-metal catalysts

Awards:
2004    BCSJ Award, the Chemical Society of Japan
2011    SIS Award, the Society of Iodine Science