稲葉 稔

Professor Minoru Inaba received his B. Sc. from Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1984, and his M. Sc. in 1986 and Dr. Eng. in 1995 from Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University.  He has worked on electrochemical energy conversion systems at Kyoto University (1992-2002) and at Doshisha University (2002-present).  His research interests are fundamental aspects in polymer electrolyte fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells, and lithium-ion batteries.  He has been the leader of a NEDO PEFC research project on novel platinum catalysts in FY2008-24.  He was the chairperson of The Committee of Battery Technology, ECSJ (2015-18), a Member-at-Large of The Battery Division, ECS (2015-22), and is an Editor of J. Power Sources (2015-).  He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers (h-index 53 on Scopus), 60 review articles, 25 book chapters, and 30 patents.