Professor Masayoshi Watanabe from the Yokohama National University visited the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on March 17. During his visit, he delivered a lecture entitled Ionic Liquids as Neoteric Solvents and Innovative Materials.

Professor Masayoshi Watanabe is delivering a lecture.

　　Ionic liquids are now being recognized as the third group of solvents, following water and organic solvents. They are easily available and possess unique properties such as nonvolatility, high thermal stability, and designability. In his lecture, Professor Masayoshi Watanabe introduced the unique properties of ionic liquids and on their utilization as neoteric solvents and electrolytes for new materials and devices that can help realize a sustainable society.

　　Masayoshi Watanabe is a Professor of Yokohama National University. He received his B.S. (1978), M.S. (1980), and Ph.D. (1983) degrees from Waseda University. In 1982, he joined Sophia University as a research associate. After a visiting scientist with Professor Royce W. Murray at University of North Carolina (1988–1990), he moved to Yokohama National University in 1992 and was promoted to a full Professor in 1998. Prof. Watanabe's research interest has been mainly concerned with “ionics” and “nano-structured materials”. He has published more than 290 original research papers and 150 books and reviews in these and relating fields. Number of Citations ca. 12,000, h-index > 57.