Talk title: Development of Iridium Catalysts for Hydrogen Production by Dehydrogenation Formic Acid in Water

Biography

Yuichiro Himeda received his B.Sc. in 1988, M.Sc. in 1990 and his Ph.D. from Osaka University in 1994. He joined the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (current AIST) and is currently a Principal Researcher at AIST. He has also developed state-of-the-art catalysts for H2 storage and CO2 reduction. His research interests include the development of catalysts based on new concepts, the activation of small molecules, and CO2 utilization for energy storage.