Members

Core group

1. Lead

   Dr. Arivazhagan Rajendran

   Junior Associate Professor · Integrated Research Center for Carbon Negative Science (ICaNS), Institute of Advanced Energy (IAE), Kyoto University, Japan

2. 2026–

   Dr. Gnanaprakasam Janani

   Collaborative Researcher · June 2026–present · JSPS Postdoctoral Researcher, Prof. Hiroshi Sakaguchi Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Japan

Core alumni & former research visitors

1. 16 Jan 2026

   Ms. Dana Kim

   Undergraduate research visitor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), POSTECH, Republic of Korea · one-day research discussion and laboratory tour under the MSE-POSTECH academic exploration program.

2. 16 Jan 2026

   Ms. Eunseo Heo

   Undergraduate research visitor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), POSTECH, Republic of Korea · one-day research discussion and laboratory tour under the MSE-POSTECH academic exploration program.

3. 16 Jan 2026

   Ms. Taerin Kim

   Undergraduate research visitor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), POSTECH, Republic of Korea · one-day research discussion and laboratory tour under the MSE-POSTECH academic exploration program.

4. 2026

   Mr. Kajio Takumi

   Master’s student, Kyoto University · completed his term in the research group; master’s degree completed in March 2026.

5. 1 Jul–26 Sep 2025

   Mr. A. N. Vinay

   Visiting Ph.D. student / internship researcher from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), India.

6. 1 Jul–26 Sep 2025

   Ms. Shaguftha Syed

   Visiting M.Tech. student / internship researcher from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), India.

7. 3 Jun–30 Aug 2024

   Ms. M. Nagalakshmee

   Internship student · M.Tech. in Nanoscience and Technology, Department of Applied Science (Nanotechnology), VTU, India.

8. 3 Jun–30 Aug 2024

   Mr. Sumanth Shetty

   Internship student · M.Tech. in Nanoscience and Technology, Department of Applied Science (Nanoscience and Technology), VTU, India.

9. 2019–2022

   Mr. Kirankumar Krishnamurthy

   Ph.D. student co-guided at the Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University; research on DNA-origami stabilization and chemical ligation.

10. 2018

    Ms. Amulya Giridasappa

    Visiting Ph.D. student from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), India.

11. 2016

    Ms. Seojeong Park

    Visiting Master’s student from Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea.

International Ph.D. Co-Guidance

1. 2021–

   Ms. Vyshnavi Thozhukkatu Vadakkeveettil

   Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry, Amrita School of Physical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India · International Ph.D. co-guidance · Research in nanomaterials and functional applications.

Graduate School of Energy Science (K-11)

Current Students — Co-guidance

1. D3

   Futa Komatsubara

   Doctoral student

2. D2

   Asif Mashal

   Doctoral student

3. M2

   Shiho Otsu

   Master’s student

4. M2

   Hideyuki Maenishi

   Master’s student

5. M1

   Riku Nakamura

   Master’s student

6. M1

   Masaya Yamashita

   Master’s student

Recent Alumni

1. 2026

   Suzune Onishi

   Master’s degree · March 2026

2. 2026

   Ryunosuke Kondo

   Master’s degree · March 2026

3. 2025

   Reem Mohanmmad

   Master’s degree · September 2025

4. 2022

   Zhengxiao Zhang

   Former doctoral student, Department of Fundamental Energy Science.

5. 2022

   Mei Nakabayashi

   Master’s degree, Department of Fundamental Energy Science.

6. 2022

   Yuya Shibano

   Master’s degree, Department of Fundamental Energy Science.