{"id":788,"date":"2023-11-13T11:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T02:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/?page_id=788"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T05:30:39","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/en\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"1\">Professor<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/prof2.jpg\" onmouseover=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/prof.jpg'\" onmouseout=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/prof2.jpg'\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b>Satoru Takakusagi<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1atakakusa[at]cat.hokudai.ac.jp<br \/>Tel\uff1a011-706-9113<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-312-2<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list_btn\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmap.jp\/read0102911\" class=\"btn_r\">Researchmap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4095-172X\" class=\"btn_r\">ORCiD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=5Oyqu-MAAAAJ&amp;hl=ja&amp;citsig=ADuiNO3Js42toZJ8edZ3KkkPbS2Q\" class=\"btn_r\">Google Scholor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\n<table class=\"prof\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"20%\">Apr.2001-Sep.2002<\/th>\n<td>JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Sep.2002-Mar.2007<\/th>\n<td>Research associate, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Apr.2007-Mar.2008<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>Assistant professor, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Apr.2008-Sep.2015<\/th>\n<td>Associate professor, Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Oct.2015-Mar.2023<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>Associate professor, Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Apr.2023-current<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>Professor, Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Research fields\uff1aCatalytic science, Surface science, Synchrotron radiation science<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aPlaying tennis and baseball. Enjoying delicious Hokkaido food.<br \/>From\uff1aMaebashi city, Gunma, Japan<br \/>Comment\uff1aBorn in 1975. One wife and three children. Trying to lose weight for my health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"2\">Associate professor<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240325_\u9854-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" onmouseover=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/\u30b5\u30c3\u30ab\u30fc.jpg'\" onmouseout=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240325_\u9854.jpg'\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b>Kotaro Takeyasu<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1a takeyasu[at]cat.hokudai.ac.jp<br \/>Phone number\uff1a011-706-9114<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-312-1<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list_btn\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmap.jp\/ktakeyasu\" class=\"btn_r\">Researchmap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4472-6992\" class=\"btn_r\">ORCiD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=yEFyB4cAAAAJ&amp;hl=ja\" class=\"btn_r\">Google Scholor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/Mixed-potential-driven%20catalyst%20research%20cluster-e.html\" class=\"btn_r\">Mixed-potential-driven catalyst research cluster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Research Themes:\uff1aSurface science, Mixed-potential-driven catalysis, Reaction physics of non-equilibrium systems<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aSoccer (originally track and field), exchanging information on cooking<br \/>Birthplace\uff1aSuginami, Tokyo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"3\"><span>Assistant professor<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><strong>Now accepting applications<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"4\">Postdoctoral Researcher<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/formal-liucan-300x300.jpg \" onmouseover=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/casual-liucan-225x300.jpg '\" onmouseout=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/formal-liucan-300x300.jpg '\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b>Liu Can \u3000\u203bJSPS RPD<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1a liucan[at]cat.hokudai.ac.jp<br \/>Phone number\uff1a011-706-9115<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-112<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes:\uff1aMicroscopic and spectroscopic studies on the surfaces of catalysts or electrodes.<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aReading.<br \/>Birthplace\uff1aJiangshan city, Zhejiang Province, China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"6\">Graduate Student D3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u6797\u7530-scaled.jpg\" onmouseover=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_2967Hayashida.jpg'\" onmouseout=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u6797\u7530-scaled.jpg'\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b>Kenji Hayashida \u3000\u203b from Tsukuba Univ. JSPS DC2.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1a s2330104[at]u.tsukuba.ac.jp<br \/>Phone number\uff1a011-706-9114<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-312-1<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes:\uff1aElucidation of reaction mechanism of fuel cell carbon catalysts<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aJogging, Watching baseball, Underground idol<br \/>Birthplace\uff1aRyukazaki city, Ibaraki Prefecture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6699.jpg \" onmouseover=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_82401-scaled.jpg '\" onmouseout=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6699.jpg '\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b>SINGH Ravi \u3000\u203b from Tsukuba Univ.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1as2336014[at]u.tsukuba.ac.jp<br \/>Phone number\uff1a011-706-9114<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-312-1<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes:\uff1aCarbon Nano-materials synthesis, Energy storage application, CO2 Reduction<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aExploring, Bike ride, soccer<br \/>Birthplace\uff1aKathmandu, Nepal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"7\">Graduate Student D2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\u753b\u50cf1.jpg\" onmouseover=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\u753b\u50cf2.jpg'\" onmouseout=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\u753b\u50cf1.jpg'\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><strong>Muhammad Asif<b>\u3000\u203b from Tsukuba Univ.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1as2430103[at]u.tsukuba.ac.jp<br \/>Tel\uff1a011-706-9115<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-112<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes\uff1aCO2 hydrogenation in Alkaline aqueous solution, Machine Learning Assisted Catalytic Reaction Conditions Optimization and High-Pressure Flow Reactor Design and Operation<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aDiscussion\/debate on Emerging Research Trends, Cooking and Hiking<br \/>Birthplace\uff1aMultan-Pakistan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/honma1.jpg\" onmouseover=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/honma2-scaled.jpg '\" onmouseout=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/honma1.jpg '\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b>Kaito Homma<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1ahomma.kaito.z2[at]elms.hokudai.ac.jp<br \/>Tel\uff1a011-706-9115<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-112<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes:\uff1aOxygen reduction reaction, synthesis of hydrophobic nitrogen-doped graphene, elucidation of H+ supply mechanism<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aShogi, soccer, snowboarding<br \/>Birthplace\uff1aTsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rafiq1.jpeg\" onmouseover=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rafiq2-scaled.jpg '\" onmouseout=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Rafiq1.jpeg '\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b>Rafiq Arsyad\u3000\u203bEXEX Doctoral Fellowship<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1arafiq.arsyad.d0[at]elms.hokudai.ac.jp<br \/>Tel\uff1a011-706-9115<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-112<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes\uff1aBottom-up synthesis, Carbon-based catalyst, Model catalyst, Graphene quantum dots, Oxygen reduction reaction<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aTraveling, Photography, Playing games<br \/>Birthplace\uff1aTangerang, Indonesia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"8\">Graduate Student D1<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/takeuchi1.jpg\n\" onmouseover=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/takeuchi2-1.jpg '\" onmouseout=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/takeuchi1.jpg '\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b> Tetta Takeuchi\u3000\u203bEXEX Doctoral Fellowship<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1atakeuchi.tetta.w5[at]elms.hokudai.ac.jp<br \/>Tel\uff1a011-706-9114<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-312-1<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes\uff1aElucidation of CO2 to Methanol Conversion Reaction Mechanism Using Model Catalysts<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aReading book, Watching comedian, Enjoying ramen<br \/>From\uff1aKashiwa city, Chiba, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rafika_1.png\n\" onmouseover=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rafika_2.png.jpg '\" onmouseout=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rafika_1.png '\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b> Rafika Amalia Annur\u3000\u203bMEXT Scholarship<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1arafikaamalia.annur.j8[at]elms.hokudai.ac.jp<br \/>Tel\uff1a011-706-9115<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-112<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes\uff1aMechanism of catalytic reactions, Surface analysis of catalysts<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aReading books, Travelling, Yoga<br \/>From\uff1aPasuruan, East Java, Indonesia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"9\">Graduate Student M2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2098.jpg\n\" onmouseover=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2438.jpg '\" onmouseout=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2098.jpg '\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b> Kakeru Sekiguchi\u3000<strong>\u203b from Tsukuba Univ.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1as2420366[at]u.tsukuba.ac.jp<br \/>Tel\uff1a011-706-9115<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-112<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes: Elucidation of the heat production and electron transfer mechanism of redox enzyme and application to catalyst design<br \/>Hobbies: soccer, muscle training, restaurant tour<br \/>Birth place: Maebashi city, Gunma, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"10\">Research student<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Liu-BOYANG_1.jpg\n\" onmouseover=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Liu-BOYANG_2.jpg '\" onmouseout=\"this.src=' https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Liu-BOYANG_1.jpg '\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b> Liu Boyang <strong><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1aboyang.liu.t0[at]elms.hokudai.ac.jp<br \/>Tel\uff1a011-706-9115<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-112<\/p>\n<p>Research Themes: Atomic-level understanding of surface catalytic reactions<br \/>Hobbies: Soccer, History (Ancient Chinese)<br \/>Birth place: Baoji city\uff0cChina<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"11\">Secretary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bike.jpg\" class=\"full\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<p><b>Naomi Saito<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail\uff1a saito[at]cat.hokudai.ac.jp<br \/>Tel\uff1a011-706-9113<br \/>Room number\uff1a02-312-2<\/p>\n<p>Business content\uff1aAdministration (Working days: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)<br \/>Hobbies\uff1aRiding on motorcycle. Making sweets.<br \/>From\uff1aEbetsu city, Hokkaido<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2>Members<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1\">Professor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\">Associate professor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3\">Assistant professor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4\">Postdoctoral Researcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#6\">Graduate Student D3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#7\">Graduate Student D2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#8\">Graduate Student D1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#9\">Graduate Student M2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#10\">Research student<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#11\">Secretary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-788","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1521,"href":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788\/revisions\/1521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp\/takakusagi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}