Katsuo Hashizaki Ph.D
Director, Circular Carbon Group, CNC
Technical Fields:Mechanical, Energy, Electrochemistry, Chemical

1986 Completed Master’s program, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University
1986 Joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Engaged in thermal power plant and development of Carina cycle, Fuel cells, Water electrolysis, Hydrogen stations (WE-NET), Lithium ion batteries etc.)
2019 Completed Doctoral program, The Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University Doctor (Engineering)
2021 Transferred to the Institute of Applied Energy
2023 Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

1986 Completed Master’s program, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University
1986 Joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Engaged in thermal power plant and development of Carina cycle, Fuel cells, Water electrolysis, Hydrogen stations (WE-NET), Lithium ion batteries etc.)
2019 Completed Doctoral program, The Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University Doctor (Engineering)
2021 Transferred to the Institute of Applied Energy
2023 Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

1986 Completed Master’s program, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University
1986 Joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Engaged in thermal power plant and development of Carina cycle, Fuel cells, Water electrolysis, Hydrogen stations (WE-NET), Lithium ion batteries etc.)
2019 Completed Doctoral program, The Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University Doctor (Engineering)
2021 Transferred to the Institute of Applied Energy
2023 Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Major Achievements
- Technical Paper:K. Hashizaki, Hydrogen production by water electrolysis – Development of PEM water electrolysis type hydrogen production system for hydrogen refueling station, Electrochemisty -Tokyo- 71(4) (2003)
- Technical Paper:K. Hashizaki etc. Suppression mechanism for dissolution of conversion-type CuCl2 electrode in LiPF6/methyl difluoroacetate electrolyte, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, J. Electrochem. Soc. 166 A568 (2019)
- Conference Paper:Development of PEM water electrolysis type hydrogen production system for WE-NET, 14th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (2002)