Takayuki Homma
President of Waseda University
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Takayuki Homma is the eighteenth President of Waseda University. He became President of the University on September 21, 2026.
Prior to becoming President, President Homma served as a Vice Provost from 2018-2026. He has served in a number of other senior academic leadership positions, including Associate Dean of the Academic Affairs Division, Dean of Academic Affairs, and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.
In addition, President Homma has held numerous positions outside the University, including serving as Vice President of The International Society of Electrochemistry as well as Technical Editor for the journal of The Electrochemical Society, and he has been a member and evaluator of various government advisory councils and committees, including the Central Council for Education of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
After graduating from Waseda University’s Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, in 1987, President Homma received a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering in 1992. He began serving at Waseda University’s School of Science and Engineering as a Research Associate in 1991, subsequently serving as a Lecturer and Associate Professor before becoming a Professor in the School of Science and Engineering in 2005. Since 2007, he has been a Professor in the School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Science and Engineering.
President Homma has garnered high recognition in his field of research. In 2010, he received a Research Award (Electrodeposition Division) from The Electrochemical Society (U.S.A.) and was inducted as a Fellow in the Society in 2019. President Homma also received an Academic Research Achievement Award from The Electrochemical Society of Japan in 2015 and was bestowed the title of Fellow in 2020. In 2021, his work as an educator was recognized with a Teaching Award from Waseda University.
