About SSOCJ
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ)
Who is SSOCJ?
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ), was initially founded in 1942 by about four hundred members from military, government and the private sector with the aim to promote industrial applications of synthetic organic chemistry. The society was configured into its current form, and it has been a major contributor to the successful advancement of organic chemistry in Japan ever since.
In 2017 the SSOCJ celebrated its 75th anniversary. In those 75 years the SSOCJ has grown to become an interdisciplinary academic organization of approximately 3,971 members that include many talented experts from industry, and encompasses a variety of disciplines including engineering, science, pharmacy, agriculture, biochemistry and medicinal chemistry.
The SSOCJ remains committed to solving many challenging problems confronting people worldwide, by advancing innovative technologies in artificial intelligence, biological chemistry, environment and energy.
Board
- President
- Kazuhiko Ohrai（Nissan Chemical Industries,Ltd.）
- Vice Presidents
- Mitsuru Ohno（Daicel Corporation）
Takeshi Sugai（Keio University）
Kimiko Sodeoka（RIKEN, Japan)
- Directors
- Kazumasa Aoki（Daiichi Ssankyo company, Ltd.）
Mitsuhiro Asakura（NARD Institute )
Takayoshi Arai（Chiba University)
Satoshi Ichikawa（Hokkaido University)
Masayuki Inoue (The University of Tokyo)
Hisao Eguchi（Tosoh Finechem Corporation)
Tadashi Ema (Okayama University)
Ken Ohmori (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Fumitoshi Kakiuchi (Keio University)
Hiroyuki Kusama（Gakushuin University）
Ryoichi Kuwano（Kyushu University）
Norio Shibata (Nagoya Institute of Technology)
Eiji Shirakawa（Kwansei Gakuin University）
Kenichi Takao（Keio University)
Masaru Takayanagi (Ajinomoto Co.,Inc.)
Kazuo Nagasawa（Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology）
Tetsutaro Hattori（Tohoku University)
Koichi Fukase (Osaka University)
Takeshi Furuchi（Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd.)
Akira Mitani ( Nippon Soda Co.,Ltd.)
- Auditors
- Shigeru Ieda (Astellas Pharma Inc.)
Noritaka Chida (Professor Emeritus of Keio University)
Masaru Mitsuda（Chubu University）
- Director Secretary General
- Ichiro Nagai（SSOCJ）