Dr. TAKAE TAKEUCHI

Topics of Research
Mass spectrometry, gas phase ion chemistry, reaction dynamics, photoionization, organic silicon compounds, steroid and small peptides

1. Theoretical Study of the Fragmentation Mechanism in Mass Spectrometry: Energetics and Dynamics.
2. Ab Initio Density Functional Theory Calculations: Organosilicon Compounds.
3. Statistical Studies of Nonadiabatic Unimolecular Reactions: Isolated State Decay in the Fragmentation of the Formaldehyde Cation.
4. Generation and Reactivity of Ions Containing an SiSi Multiple Bond Using Mass Spectrometry.
5. Ion/Molecule Reactions Using Fourier Transform-Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR) Mass Spectrometry.
6. Unimolecular Fragmentation of Energy Selected Metastable Ions.
7. Effect of Charge on Ion-Solid Interaction at the Surface of Two-Dimensional Materials.

Awards and Honors

1. MSSJ RESEACH AWARD (The Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan), 1997.
   "Unimolecular Dissociation of Gaseous Ions in EI Mass Spectrometry"
2. Hayashi Memorial Foundation for Female Natural Scientists, 1994.
   "Fundamental Study on the Molecular Design of Functional Organosilicon Compounds"
3. Hayashi Memorial Foundation for Female Natural Scientists, 1991.
   "An MO Study of Fragmentation Mechanism of Ethylmethylsilane and Methylpropylsilane Cation Radicals"
4. 'Under-27 prize' at the 10th International Mass Spectrometry Conference (U.K.), 1985.
   "Theoretical Study of Electron Impact Mass Spectrometry"

Membership in Editorial Boards of Scientific Journals

1. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan

Participation in Scientific Forums

1. Member, executive committee, the International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterization for New Materials and Devices '05 (ALC '05), Hawaii, 2005.
2. Member, executive committee, the 13th International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Related Topics (SIMS XIII), Nara, November 11-16, 2001.
3. Member, organizing committee, the 27th BMS Conference, Kobe, July 9-12, 2000.
4. Chairman, organizing committee, the 31st Workshop on Fundamentals, Ionization and Ion Chemistry in Mass Spectrometry, Osaka, December, 1999.
5. Member, executive committee, the 47th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Osaka, May 12-14, 1999.
6. Member, organizing committee, the 24th BMS Conference, Kyoto, July, 1997.
7. Member, executive committee, the 45th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Nara, May 14-16, 1997.

Grants Received

1. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas, Ion/Molecule Reaction of Unsaturated Organic Silicon Compounds, 1999.
2. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas, Effect of Si d-Orbital in the Ion/Molecule Reactions of Unsaturated Organic Silicon Compounds, 1998.
3. Grant-in-Aid for International Scientific Research, 1997-1999.
4. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)(2), Effect of Si d-Orbital in the Ion/Molecule Reactions of Organisilicon, 1997-1998.
5. Grant-in-Aid for Developmental Scientific Research, Fundamental Study on Data Base of FAB Mass Spectra, 1995-1997.
6. Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists, Reaction Design for Syntheses of Functional Organosilicon Polymers, 1994.
7. Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan, Molecular Design of Functional Organosilicon Compounds, 1990-1992.