Yoshiharu Mitoma
Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan
Biography
Yoshiharu Mitoma, PhD (Engineering, Kyushu University, 1997) is now a Professor at the Prefectural University of Hiroshima. He was awarded the Young Chemist Award from the Asian Chemical Congress (2005, Seoul, Korea) and from the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (Houston, Texas, USA). He was a Peer in Juries for different projects of two Japanese ministries (MEXT and METI). Currently, his studies specifically examine new dechlorination methods for use with dioxin and dioxin-like compounds using nanoparticles under dry or environmentally friendly conditions. His research also elucidates new solidification and immobilization methods for toxic heavy metals in soil.