Faculty Members UI Koichi
UI Koichi
Associate Professor
- Chemistry
- [Master's Program] Chemistry
- [Doctoral Program] Fundamental and Applied Sciences
Degrees Obtained
- Doctorate (Engineering) Field of degree: Chemistry
Fields of Research
- Physical Chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
Profile
- March 1992: Graduated from Industrial Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
- March 1994: Completed Industrial Chemistry Master's Program, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science Graduate School
- March 1997: Completed Industrial Chemistry Doctoral Program, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science Graduate School
- April 2007: Sharp Corporation
- March 1998 - May 2007: Energy Conversion Laboratory, Technology Headquarters, Sharp Corporation
- April 1998 - September 1998: Associate Director, Energy Conversion Laboratory, Technology Headquarters, Sharp Corporation
- October 1998 - March 2001: Associate Director, Ecological Technology Development Center, Technology Headquarters, Sharp Corporation
- April 2001 - September 2002: Director, Ecological Technology Development Center, Technology Headquarters, Sharp Corporation
- October 2002 - February 2006: Assistant, Industrial Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
- March 2006: Lecturer, Industrial Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
- April 2006 - March 2007: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University
- April 2007 - March 2009: Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University
- April 2009 - March 2016: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University
- April 2016 - Present: Associate Professor, Studies in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Iwate University
Research Themes
Those who control materials control batteries
In the world of the battery, there is a saying, “those who control materials control batteries”. Batteries are made from a variety of materials, and these materials have an effect on the performance of the batteries. The battery performance can be improved by repeating the following procedure: making use of the property of each material, combining the properties, assessing the combined properties, identifying a new problem, and then solving the identified problem. There have been concerns over the flammability of the organic solvent electrolyte used in the current lithium-ion secondary batteries. One of my research goals is to design a non-flammable battery by employing “room-temperature ionic liquids”, which have some features such as low volatility and non-flammability, as an electrolyte.
Teaching Philosophy
The research and development of new energy systems is important as a scientific foundation for the establishment of a sustainable society. I educate students to be active in the global age with a broad scientific perspective, in an effort to establish foundational knowledge in physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and inorganic chemistry.