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Professor Shigeyoshi Inoue’s research interests focus on the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of main-group compounds that feature unusual structures and distinctive electronic properties. His work aims to uncover new concepts and applications in bond activation, catalysis, and materials science, with a particular emphasis on earth-abundant elements such as silicon and aluminium. Inoue studied chemistry at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and completed his doctoral studies under the supervision of Professor Akira Sekiguchi, obtaining his PhD in 2008. He then engaged in postdoctoral research as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow under the mentorship of Professor Matthias Drieß at Technische Universität Berlin, where he established an independent research group in 2010 through the Sofja Kovalevskaja Program. In 2015, he joined the Technical University of Munich, currently holding the Chair of Silicon Chemistry.