Talk title: Recent Progress of Hydrogen Boride Nanosheets 

Biography

Dr. Takahiro Kondo is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science at the Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, and serves as the Director of the Hydrogen Boride Research Center. He is also a Principal Visiting Researcher at the Center for Energy and Environmental Materials Research, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), and holds a Specially Appointed Professorship at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University.
Dr. Kondo received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Tsukuba in 2003. He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at RIKEN for four years before joining the University of Tsukuba as a faculty member in 2007.
His research centers on the synthesis and application of novel boron-based two-dimensional materials, with particular emphasis on hydrogen boride (HB) and boron monosulfide (BS) nanosheets. Through the development of new materials and concepts, his work contributes to addressing critical challenges in energy, the environment, and resource sustainability.
In recognition of his scientific achievements, he was elected a Fellow of the Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science in 2022. His pioneering studies on boron-based functional materials are paving the way for next-generation energy technologies, and his contributions are widely recognized in both academic and industrial communities.