Homma Takayuki: Waseda's President-Elect | Generated by AI
Question: Who is 本間敬博 (Honma Keihaku/Takahiro)?
Answer: I couldn’t find anyone by that exact name. All search results point to 本間敬之 (Homma Takayuki) — note the last character is 之, not 博 — who is likely who you meant, given the similar reading/spelling.
He’s a professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering (応用化学科, Applied Chemistry), and as of June 2026 was selected as Waseda University’s next president candidate, succeeding Aiji Tanaka whose term ends September 20, with formal confirmation expected at a board meeting on September 21.
Background:
- Completed his doctorate in Applied Chemistry at Waseda’s graduate school in 1992, then became assistant, lecturer, associate professor, and full professor in 2005
- Visiting associate professor at Stanford University in 1997-98
- Research focus: electrochemistry, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, magnetic materials, MEMS, plasmonics, electroless deposition, nanostructure formation (per KAKEN/NII researcher database)
- Has served as head of the International Society of Electrochemistry’s 5th division, associate editor of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, advisory board member of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and director of the Electrochemical Society of Japan
If you meant a different 本間敬博 (e.g., someone in business/tech rather than academia), let me know — nothing else with that exact kanji surfaced.
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