Education & Career
- 2021 –
- Principal Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- 2016 – 2021
- Head, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- 2003 – 2016
- Senior Research Scientist, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- 2003
- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (PhD Course)
- 1994 – 2003
- Research Scientist, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- 1992 – 1994
- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo (Master Course)
- 1988 – 1992
- The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science
Selected Publications
- Inomata, S. (2021), New Particle Formation Promoted by OH Reactions during α-Pinene Ozonolysis, ACS Earth Space Chem. 2021, 5, 8, 1929–1933, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00142
- Inomata, S., K. Sato, Y. Sakamoto, J. Hirokawa, Direct observation of new particle formation during ozonolysis of isoprene and ethene competing against the growth of preexisting particles, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 170, 2017, Pages 149-155, ISSN 1352-2310, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.09.053.
- Inomata, S., J., Hirokawa, Non-radioactive chemical ionization mass spectrometry using acetic acid-acetate cluster as a reagent ion for the real-time measurement of acids and hydroperoxides, Chemistry Letters, 46(1):38-41, 2017.
- Inomata, S., Tanimoto, H., Pan, X., Taketani, F., Komazaki, Y., Miyakawa, T., Kanaya, Y., and Wang, Z. (2015), Laboratory measurements of emission factors of nonmethane volatile organic compounds from burning of Chinese crop residues. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120, 5237– 5252. doi: 10.1002/2014JD022761.
- Inomata S., Fushimi A., Sato K., Fujitani Y., Yamada H., Emissions of 4-nitrophenol, 1-nitropyrene, and 9-nitroanthracene in diesel exhaust particles from diesel vehicles with a different type of exhaust gas treatment, Atmos. Environ., 110, 93-102, 2015.
- Inomata, S.,Tanimoto, H., and Yamada, H., Mass spectrometric detection of alkanes using NO+ chemical ionization in proton-transfer-reaction plus switchable reagent ion mass spectrometry, Chem. Lett., 43, 538-540, 2014.
- Inomata, S., Fujitani, Y., Fushimi, A., Tanimoto, H., Sekimoto, K., and Yamada, H., Field measurement of nitromethane from automotive emissions at a busy intersection using proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry. Atmos. Environ., 96, 301-309, 2014.
- Inomata, S., Sato, K., Hirokawa, J., Sakamoto, Y., Tanimoto, H., Okumura, M., Tohno, S., and Imamura, T., Analysis of secondary organic aerosols from ozonolysis of isoprene by proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry, Atmos. Environ., 97, 397-405, 2014.
- 廣川 淳, 猪俣 敏, 高橋けんし, 坂本陽介, 谷本浩志, 関本奏子, 二次有機エアロゾル生成過程研究への質量分析法の応用, エアロゾル研究, 29(S1), 18-26, 2014.
- Inomata, S., H. Tanimoto, Y. Fujitani, K. Sekimoto, K. Sato, A. Fushimi, H. Yamada, S. Hori, Y. Kumazawa, A. Shimono, and T. Hikida (2013), On-line measurements of gaseous nitro-organic compounds in diesel vehicle exhaust by proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry, Atmos. Environ., 73, 195-203.
- Inomata, S., H. Tanimoto, S. Kato, J. Suthawaree, Y. Kanaya, P. Pochanart, Y. Liu, and Z. Wang (2010), PTR-MS measurements of non-methane volatile organic compounds during an intensive field campaign at the summit of Mount Tai, China, in June 2006, Atmos.Chem.Phys., 10, 7085-7099.
- Inomata, S., and H. Tanimoto (2010), A quantitative examination of the detection sensitivities of proton-transfer reaction mass spectrometry for gaseous 2-propanol and acetic acid, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 83 (8), 900-904.
- Inomata, S., and H. Tanimoto, A deuterium-labeling study on the reproduction of hydronium ions in the PTR-MS detection of ethanol, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom., 285, 95-99, 2009.
- Inomata, S., H. Tanimoto, and N. Aoki (2008), Proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry at low drift-tube field-strengths using an H2O-rare gas discharge-based ion source, J. Mass Spectrom. Soc. Jpn., 56(4), 181-187.
- Inomata S, Tanimoto H, Aoki N, Hirokawa J, Sadanaga Y. A novel discharge source of hydronium ions for proton transfer reaction ionization: design, characterization, and performance. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2006;20(6):1025-9. doi: 10.1002/rcm.2405. PMID: 16482524.