| Nationality: |
Japan |
| Date of Birth: |
August 23 1925 |
| Academic Degrees: |
| 1949 |
B.A. (Engineering), The University of Tokyo |
| 1957 |
Ph. D. (Science), University of Paris |
| 1961 |
Ph. D. (Engineering), The University of Tokyo |
| Professional Career: |
| 1957-65 |
NHK, Technical Research Laboratories |
| 1965-66 |
Lecturer, The University of Tokyo |
| 1966-75 |
Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo |
| 1975-86 |
Professor, The University of Tokyo |
| 1986 |
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| 1983-89 |
Professor, Kyoto University |
| 1989 |
Professor, Junior College of Tokyo Polytechnic University |
| 1991 |
Trustee, Tokyo Polytechnic University |
| 1994 |
Professor, Dean of Faculty of Arts, Tokyo Polytechnic University |
| 1996-2004 |
President, Tokyo Polytechnic University |
| Title: |
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| Major Publications: |
- S. Kikuchi, T. Yura, and K. Honda
Study of Photovoltaic Effect with a Platinum Electrode,
Seisan Kenkyu, 18, 165 (1966) (in Japanese)
- T. Tani, and K. Honda
Electrode Reactions of the Excited State,
Electrochmistry, 36, 700 (1968) (in Japanese)
- K. Honda
Photoelectrochemistry
J. Chem.Soc.Japan (Kogyo Kogaku), 72, 63 (1969) (in Japanese)
- A. Fujishima, S. Kikuchi, and K. Honda
Photosensitized Electrolytic Oxidation on TiO2 Semiconductor Electrode
J. Chem. Soc. Japan (Kogyo Kagaku), 72, 108 (1969) (in Japanese)
- A. Fujishima and K. Honda
Electrochemical Photolysis of Water at a Semiconductor Electrode
Nature, 238, (5358), 37 (1972)
- T. Inoue, A. Fujishima, S. Konishi and K. Honda
Photoelectrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Suspensions of Semiconductor Powders
Nature, 277 (No. 5698), 637 (1979)
- T. Miyasaka, T. Watanabe, A. Fujishima, and K. Honda
Highly Efficient Quantum Conversion at Chlorophyll-a lecithin Mixed Monolayer Coated Electrodes
Nature, 277, (No.5698), 638 (1979)
- Y. Kubokawa, K. Honda, and Y. Saito
"Photocatalysis"
Asakurashoten Pub. Co., Tokyo (1988) (in Japanese)
- "Functionality of Molecular Systems" vol. 2, edited by K. Honda, Springer (1999)
- D. A. Tryk, A. Fujishima and K. Honda
Recent Topics in Photoelectrochmistry: Achievement and Future Prospects
Elctrochimica Acts, 45, 2363-2376, (2000)
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| Major Awards: |
- Chevalier, l' Ordre des Palmes Academiques (1979)
- The Chemical Society of Japan Award (1982)
- Asahi Award, Asahi Shimbun (1983)
- Fellow, Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers, USA (1983)
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (1989)
- Japan Academy Prize (1992)
- The Porter Medal Award, Belgium (1992)
- The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (1995)
- Person of Cultural Merit (1997)
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| Honorary Degrees: |
- The Japan Academy, Member
- The Chemical Society of Japan, Honorary Member
- The Japan Photochemistry Association, Honorary Member
- The Society of Photographic Science and Technology of Japan, Honorary Member
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