Members

Staff

Shinsuke Shigeto

Shinsuke Shigeto

Professor

School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University

E-mail: shigeto@kwansei.ac.jp

Tel: +81-79-565-7460

Education & Professional Experience

March 2001 B. Sc. (Chemistry), The University of Tokyo, Japan
March 2006 D. Sc. (Chemistry), The University of Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Prof. Hiro-o Hamaguchi
April 2006 - July 2007

Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Supervisor: Prof. Dana D. Dlott

August 2007 - July 2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
August 2012 - March 2015 Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
April 2015 - March 2021 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
April 2016 - March 2021 Japan Science and Technology Agency ERATO "Nomura Microbial Community Control" Project Sub-Group Leader 
April 2021 - present Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Awards & Honors

2005 Student Presentation Award, 2005, Chemical Society of Japan
2007 Recruiting International Outstanding Junior Scholar Award, Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship (Taiwan)
2012 Award of Research Excellence for Junior Faculties, College of Science, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)
2015 The Spectroscopical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists, 2015, Spectroscopical Society of Japan
2017 Young Scientist Award of the Japan Society for Molecular Science, 2017, Japan Society for Molecular Science
2021 - Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Erwan Darussalam

Erwan Darussalam

Postdoctoral Researcher Associate

School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University

E-mail: erwandarussalam@kwansei.ac.jp

Education & Professional Experience

2014 B.Sc. (Biology), Padjadjaran University Bandung, Indonesia
Supervisor: Prof. Hidetoshi Sato
2023 Ph.D. (Chemistry), Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Germany
Supervisor: Prof. Volker Deckert
April 2025 - Postdoctoral Research Associate

 

Students

Athhar Faris Khairi

Athhar Faris Khairi

Master 2nd year (Fall enrollment)

Research topic: Application of an accurate bacteria/archaea classifier using machine learning and single-cell Raman spectra to real-world samples

Hiyori Okamoto

Hiyori Okamoto

Master 2nd year

Research topic: Raman microspectroscopic analysis of Fusarium filamentous fungi producing hydroxy fatty acids

Karin Saito

Karin Saito

Master 2nd year

Research topic: Raman monitoring of cellular activities under high pressures using a diamond anvil cell

Yuta Sugihara

Yuta Sugihara

Master 2nd year

Research topic: Tracking the formation dynamics of deep eutectic solvents using Raman and SHG imaging

Satrio Sahasraya

Satrio Sahasraya

Master 1st year (Fall enrollment)

Research topic: Label-free molecular imaging of plant-mycorrhizal fungal associations

Yota Itoi

Yota Itoi

Master 1st year

Research topic: Low-frequency Raman microspectroscopic study of the pressure effect on 2D perovskite crystals

Yui Ogawa

Yui Ogawa

Master 1st year

Research topic: In vivo, label-free lipid analysis of Fusarium filamentous fungi using Raman microspectroscopy and deuterium probing

Hayato Ohno

Hayato Ohno

Master 1st year

Research topic: Raman imaging study of the effect of fatty acids on the asymbiotic sporulation of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus

Favorites: NBA, breeding, scuba diving

Yojiro Kumashiro

Yojiro Kumashiro

Master 1st year

Research topic: Development of a Raman- and machine learning-based method for identification of carotenoid-producing microbes using a multi-wavelength excited Raman microscope

Chiharu Furumoto

Chiharu Furumoto

Master 1st year

Research topic: Elucidation of a novel membrane component in the sporangia of rare actinomycetes using multimodal molecular imaging

Yumeto Kikumoto

Yumeto Kikumoto

Undergraduate 4th year

Research topic: To be decided

Favorites: Comics

Hayate Nagai

Hayate Nagai

Undergraduate 4th year

Research topic: To be decided

Shuta Fukuzaki

Shuta Fukuzaki

Undergraduate 4th year

Research topic: To be decided

Favorites: Trip

Hiroto Murata

Hiroto Murata

Undergraduate 4th year

Research topic: To be decided

Koki Yoshida

Koki Yoshida

Undergraduate 4th year

Research topic: To be decided

Favorites: Tinkering with machines

Alumni

  • Dr. Nanako Kanno (January 2020 - March 2022, Postdoc; April 2022 - March 2024 Project Assistant Professor; April 2024 - March 2025, Assistant Professor)
  • Dr. Tsung-Han Liu (April 2018 - October 2022, Assistant Professor, International Master's Program)
  • Dr. Mitsuru Yasuda (April 2016 - March 2020, Project Assistant Professor)

  • Moka Ogawa (B.Sc. March 2023; M.Sc. March 2025)
  • Amu Sofue (B.Sc. March 2023; M.Sc. March 2025)
  • Rin Miyasaka (B.Sc. March 2023; M.Sc. March 2025)
  • Ryuto Yumiba (B.Sc. March 2023; M.Sc. March 2025)
  • Kohei Terayama (B.Sc. March 2025)
  • Kotaro Yotsumoto (B.Sc. March 2025)
  • Keisuke Usami (B.Sc. March 2022; M.Sc. March 2024)
  • Tatsuya Ohtani (B.Sc. March 2022; M.Sc. March 2024)
  • Megu Takemoto (B.Sc. March 2022; M.Sc. March 2024)
  • Yuka Nishigaki (B.Sc. March 2022; M.Sc. March 2024)
  • Takuya Miyagawa (B.Sc. March 2022; M.Sc. March 2024)
  • Jun-ichi Iwakawa (B.Sc. March 2024)
  • Nodoka Oda (B.Sc. March 2021; M.Sc. March 2023)
  • Tsutomu Takaki (B.Sc. March 2021; M.Sc. March 2023)
  • Taiki Maeda (B.Sc. March 2021; M.Sc. March 2023)
  • Itsuki Sato (B.Sc. March 2023)
  • Akane Takahashi (B.Sc. March 2023)
  • Hiroki Inoue (M.Sc. March 2022)
  • Risa Sasaki (B.Sc. March 2020; M.Sc. March 2022)
  • Yuto Shimizu (M.Sc. March 2022)
  • Momoka Nakatsukasa (B.Sc. March 2020; M.Sc. March 2022)
  • Yasuhiro Miyamae (B.Sc. March 2020; M.Sc. March 2022)
  • Masataka Yamaguchi (B.Sc. March 2020; M.Sc. March 2022)
  • Yumeno Taniguchi (B.Sc. March 2022)
  • Moe Fujiyama (B.Sc. March 2022)
  • Shogo Toda (B.Sc. March 2016; M.Sc. March 2018; D.Sc. March 2021)
  • Tomoki Ishida (B.Sc. March 2019; M.Sc. March 2021)
  • Kanako Takahashi (B.Sc. March 2019; M.Sc. March 2021)
  • Hiroto Horiue (B.Sc. March 2019; M.Sc. March 2021)
  • Naoya Yanagita (B.Sc. March 2019; M.Sc. March 2021)
  • Masashi Yamamoto (B.Sc. March 2019; M.Sc. March 2021)
  • Tomoaki Segawa (B.Sc. March 2021)
  • Yuto Nishikawa (B.Sc. March 2021)
  • Runa Matsuoka (B.Sc. March 2021)
  • Kazuki Matsumoto (B.Sc. March 2021)
  • Kohei Shigeyoshi (B.Sc. March 2018; M.Sc. March 2020)
  • Takayuki Hiraoka (B.Sc. March 2018; M.Sc. March 2020)
  • Yuki Yoshikawa (B.Sc. March 2018; M.Sc. March 2020)
  • Akihiro Oda (B.Sc. March 2020)
  • Yukako Hamasaki (B.Sc. March 2020)
  • Rikako Motte (B.Sc. March 2020)
  • Himanshu Yadav Kumar (M.Sc. March 2019)
  • Misaki Kawato (B.Sc. March 2019)
  • Naoko Sakaguchi (B.Sc. March 2019)
  • Mai Sasaki (B.Sc. March 2016; M.Sc. March 2018)
  • Yosuke Shimabata (B.Sc. March 2016; M.Sc. March 2018)
  • Yoshihito Kowada (B.Sc. March 2018)
  • Tatsuro Shirohata (B.Sc. March 2018)
  • Tomoyo Fukumaru (B.Sc. March 2018)
  • Ami Matsuda (B.Sc. March 2018)
  • Hiroyuki Suga (B.Sc. March 2017)
  • Suzuka Fujita (B.Sc. March 2017)
  • Ayaka Yokokura (B.Sc. March 2017)