
The Asian Scientist 100
Chihaya Adachi

Institution
Kyushu University
Country
Japan
Field
Chemistry
Adachi was awarded the 2018 Nagoya Silver Medal of Organic Chemistry for his research on semiconductors used in organic light-emitting diodes and organic lasers. (Photo: Kyushu University)
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