Nagoya Silver Medal Recipients
The Nagoya Silver Medal is presented to a rising scientist based in Japan, whose research has had a major impact on the field of synthetic organic chemistry.
2025
Prof. Hajime Ito(Hokkaido University)
Emerging Mechanochemical Strategies for Organic Synthesis: Challenges and Prospects
2024
Prof. Masayuki Inoue (The University of Tokyo)
Total Synthesis of Highly Oxygenated Natural Products
2020
Prof. Motomu Kanai (The University of Tokyo)
Hybrid catalysis in flasks and living organisms
2018
Prof. Chihaya Adachi (Kyushu University)
Advanced Molecular Design in Organic Semiconductors: Towards New Generation of OLEDs and Organic Lasers
2017
Prof. Hiroaki Suga (The University of Tokyo)
Revolutionizing the discovery process of bioactive peptides
2016
Prof. Masaya Sawamura (Hokkaido University)
Ligand Design for Efficient Organic Synthesis
2015
Prof. Zhaomin Hou (RIKEN)
Rare Earth and Group 4 Metal Complexes for Novel Chemical Transformations
2014
Prof. Itaru Hamachi (Kyoto University)
Protein organic chemistry under live cell conditions
2013
Prof. Naoto Chatani (Osaka University)
New Chelation-Assisted Transformation of C-H Bonds
2012
Prof. Masahiro Terada (Tohoku University)
Enantioselective Catalysis by Chiral Brønsted Acids and Bases
2012
Prof. Takahiko Akiyama (Gakushuin University)
Control of Stereochemistry by Chiral Brønsted Acid Catalyst
2011
Prof. Keiji Tanino (Hokkaido University)
Design, Tactics, and Findings in Natural Product Synthesis
2009
Prof. Kyoko Nozaki (The University of Tokyo)
Ligand Design for Metal-catalyzed Polymerization of Polar Monomers
2008
Prof. Masahiro Murakami (Kyoto University)
Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming and Cleaving Reactions by Rhodium Catalysis
2007
Prof. Mikiko Sodeoka (RIKEN)
Bioactive Molecules : Methodology, Synthesis, and Chemical Biology
2006
Prof. Jun-ichi Yoshida (Kyoto University)
Flash Chemistry: Fast Chemical Synthesis in Microsystems
2005
Prof. Michinori Suginome (Kyoto University)
New Boron-and Silicon-Based Reactions for Organic Synthesis
2004
Prof. Keiji Maruoka (Kyoto University)
Chiral Designer Phase Transfer Catalysts for Practical Asymmetric Synthesis
2003
Prof. Makoto Fujita (The University of Tokyo)
Molecular Self-Assembly through Coordination
2002
Prof. Shu Kobayashi (The University of Tokyo)
Toward Truly Efficient and Powerful Organic Synthesis
2001
Prof. Eiichi Nakamura (The University of Tokyo)
Synthetic Organic Chemistry of Carbon Cluster Complexes
– A Challenge for Synthetic Chemists –
2000
Prof. Takuzo Aida (The University of Tokyo)
Novel Nanostructured Polymeric Materials
1999
Prof. Keisuke Suzuki (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Synthetic Studies on Hybrid Natural Products-Toward Ravidomycin and Pradimicins
