Shunsuke Yamada | Member | Kyushu Institute of Technology

2019年7月21日
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Biography

Pioneering Transient Iontronics for Biodegradable & Zero-Waste Electronics

・ACS Rising Star in Materials Science (2024)
Selected from 300+ nominations worldwide | 19 awardees globally

・ Invited Reviewer, Chemical Reviews (IF 55.8)
World’s #1 chemistry journal, invitation-only

・ 340+ citations | h-index: 10 | 20 first-author papers
Small (×3) | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (×4) | Nanoscale (invited review)

Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
School of Engineering,
Kyushu Institute of Technology

・ yamada@ele.kyutech.ac.jp
・ https://yamada-lab-japan.com

Our Objective

THE PROBLEM

50 million tons of electronic waste are generated every year. Current electronics never disappear—polluting landfills and oceans forever.

OUR SOLUTION

I develop biodegradable ionic devices that self-destruct after use, enabling “transient electronics” for medical implants, environmental sensors, and zero-waste IoT.

BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS

✓ First bioderived ionic liquid with alkali metal ions (Small, 2023)
✓ 10× sensitivity improvement in transient temperature sensors (ACS AMI, 2025)
✓ First fully biodegradable air battery with 200+ mAh/g capacity (ACS AMI, 2024)

Shunsuke Yamada received his M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 2015 and 2019, respectively. In 2019, he joined the Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation at Waseda University as a postdoctoral fellow. He became an Assistant Professor at Tohoku University in 2020 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Kyushu Institute of Technology.

His research interests include transient iontronics, biodegradable ionic materials, and self-destructing sensors and energy devices. His work focuses on the development of supramolecular ionic systems and transient electronic devices that bridge materials science and device physics toward zero-waste electronics.

Academic Appointments

2024–Now Assistant Professor, Kyushu Institute of Technology
2020–2024 Assistant Professor, Tohoku University
2019–2020 NEDO researcher
2019–2020 CREST researcher
2019–2020 Postdoctoral fellow, Waseda University

Education

2019　Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2015　M.S., Electrical Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2013　B.S., Waseda University

Peer Review Experience

Reviewed manuscripts for leading international journals in chemistry, materials science, and applied physics.

TOP-TIER JOURNALS (IF >25)

Chemical Reviews (IF 55.8) — 1 review
Chemical Society Reviews (IF 39.3) — 2 reviews
Advanced Materials (IF 26.8) — 3 reviews

HIGH-IMPACT MATERIALS JOURNALS (IF >15)

Advanced Functional Materials (IF 19.0) — 5 reviews
Advanced Science (IF 17.5) — 1 review
ACS Nano (IF 16.0) — 2 reviews

CORE SPECIALTY JOURNALS (IF 9-15)

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (IF 9.5) — 3 reviews
Small (IF 13.3) — 1 review
ChemSusChem (IF 9.1) — 1 review

Reviewer Summary (Quantitative)

31 reviews across 18 journals (2018–2025)
61% of reviews for journals with Impact Factor >9
Average Impact Factor of reviewed journals: 14.8

ADDITIONAL JOURNALS REVIEWED

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