Basic Information

Email Address

• Email Address

  uematsu.yuki.2vkyoto-u.ac.jp

Academic Degree

• 25 Mar. 2013

  京都大学修士（理学）
• 23 Mar. 2016

  京都大学博士（理学）

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• 京都大学, 理学部理学科, 卒業

Research History

• From May 2026, To Present

  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Science Division of Physics and Astronomy, Associate Professor
• From Dec. 2024, To Apr. 2026

  Kyushu Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Associate Professor
• From Apr. 2022, To Nov. 2024

  Kyushu Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, 准教授（テニュアトラック）
• From Oct. 2019, To Mar. 2022

  Kyushu University, Department of Physics, Assistant Professor
• From Feb. 2019, To Dec. 2019

  Ecole Normale Supérieure, Post-doc
• From Apr. 2016, To Jan. 2019

  Kyushu Univerisity, Department of Chemistry, JSPS Fellow
• From May 2016, To Oct. 2017

  Freie Universität Berlin, Visiting reseacher
• From Apr. 2013, To Mar. 2016

  Kyoto University, Department of Physics, JSPS Fellow

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0000-0002-4970-4696

• J-Global ID

  201801006918267189

• Researcher number

  30830111

• External link

  http://colloid.stars.ne.jp/index_jp.html

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/yuki_uematsu

Research

Research Interests

• Interfacial Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry
• Softmatter Physics

Research Areas

• Nanotechnology/Materials, Basic physical chemistry
• Natural sciences, Bio-, chemical, and soft-matter physics
• Nanotechnology/Materials, Analytical chemistry

Papers

• Diffuse-layer capacitance at the potential of zero charge in binary mixtures

  Yuki Uematsu

  NEXT MATERIALS, Oct. 2025

  
• Ostwald ripening of buoyancy-driven microbubbles

  Yuki Uematsu

  The Journal of Chemical Physics, 23 Apr. 2025

  
• Decomposition of friction coefficients to analyze hydration effects on a C60(OH)n.

  Tomoya Iwashita; Yuki Uematsu; Masahide Terazima; Ryo Akiyama

  The Journal of chemical physics, 28 Dec. 2024

  
• Nanobubble-assisted formation of non-gaseous nanoparticles in water

  Riku Miyazaki; Yasuyuki Kimura; Yuki Uematsu

  Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 15 Aug. 2024, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Zeta Potentials of Cotton Membranes in Acetonitrile Solutions

  Yuki Uematsu; Suguru Iwai; Mariko Konishi; Shinsuke Inagi

  Langmuir, 2024, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Statistical-Mechanical Theory on the Probability Distribution Function for the Net Charge of an Electrolyte Droplet

  Yuki Uematsu; Keiju Suda

  Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 2024, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Multiscale Modeling of Aqueous Electric Double Layers

  Maximilian Becker; Philip Loche; Majid Rezaei; Amanuel Wolde-Kidan; Yuki Uematsu; Roland R. Netz; Douwe Jan Bonthuis

  Chemical Reviews, 20 Dec. 2023

  
• Ubiquitous Preferential Water Adsorption to Electrodes in Water/1-Propanol Mixtures Detected by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

  Haruto Iwasaki; Yasuyuki Kimura; Yuki Uematsu

  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 23 Nov. 2023, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Ostwald ripening of aqueous microbubble solutions

  Sota Inoue; Yasuyuki Kimura; Yuki Uematsu

  The Journal of Chemical Physics, 28 Dec. 2022, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Analytic theory of nonlinearly coupled electrokinetics in nanochannels

  Yuki Uematsu

  Physics of Fluids, Dec. 2022, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Electrophoretic Mobility of a Water-in-Oil Droplet Separately Affected by the Net Charge and Surface Charge Density

  Yuki Uematsu; Hiroyuki Ohshima

  LANGMUIR, Apr. 2022, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Electrification of water interface

  Yuki Uematsu

  JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER, Oct. 2021, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Interfacial, Electroviscous, and Nonlinear Dielectric Effects on Electrokinetics at Highly Charged Surfaces

  Majid Rezaei; Bernhard G. Mitterwallner; Philip Loche; Yuki Uematsu; Roland R. Netz; Douwe Jan Bonthuis

  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, May 2021

  
• Consistent description of ion-specificity in bulk and at interfaces by solvent implicit simulations and mean-field theory

  Alexandre P. dos Santos; Yuki Uematsu; Alexander Rathert; Philip Loche; Roland R. Netz

  JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, Jul. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Nanomolar Surface-Active Charged Impurities Account for the Zeta Potential of Hydrophobic Surfaces

  Yuki Uematsu; Douwe Jan Bonthuis; Roland R. Netz

  LANGMUIR, Apr. 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Giant Axial Dielectric Response in Water-Filled Nanotubes and Effective Electrostatic Ion-Ion Interactions from a Tensorial Dielectric Model.

  Loche P; Ayaz C; Schlaich A; Uematsu Y; Netz RR

  The journal of physical chemistry. B, Dec. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Impurity effects at hydrophobic surfaces

  Uematsu, Y.; Bonthuis, D.J.; Netz, R.R.

  Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, Feb. 2019, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Intentionally Added Ionic Surfactants Induce Jones-Ray Effect at Air-Water Interface

  Uematsu, Y.; Chida, K.; Matsubara, H.

  Colloids and Interface Science Communications, Nov. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Linear response functions of an electrolyte solution in a uniform flow

  Adar, R.M.; Uematsu, Y.; Komura, S.; Andelman, D.

  Physical Review E, 13 Sep. 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Crossover of the Power-Law Exponent for Carbon Nanotube Conductivity as a Function of Salinity

  Yuki Uematsu; Roland R. Netz; Lydéric Bocquet; Douwe Jan Bonthuis

  Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 22 Mar. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Analytical Interfacial Layer Model for the Capacitance and Electrokinetics of Charged Aqueous Interfaces

  Uematsu, Y.; Netz, R.R.; Bonthuis, D.J.

  Langmuir, Mar. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Invited, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• The effects of ion adsorption on the potential of zero charge and the differential capacitance of charged aqueous interfaces

  Yuki Uematsu; Roland R. Netz; Douwe Jan Bonthuis

  Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 17 Jan. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Invited, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Charged Surface-Active Impurities at Nanomolar Concentration Induce Jones-Ray Effect

  Yuki Uematsu; Douwe Jan Bonthuis; Roland R. Netz

  Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 04 Jan. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Power-law electrokinetic behavior as a direct probe of effective surface viscosity

  Yuki Uematsu; Roland R. Netz; Douwe Jan Bonthuis

  CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, Feb. 2017, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Interfacial layer effects on surface capacitances and electro-osmosis in electrolytes

  Douwe Jan Bonthuis; Yuki Uematsu; Roland R. Netz

  PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, Feb. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Electrophoresis of electrically neutral porous spheres induced by selective affinity of ions

  Yuki Uematsu

  PHYSICAL REVIEW E, Feb. 2015, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

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• Nonlinear electro-osmosis of dilute non-adsorbing polymer solutions with low ionic strength

  Yuki Uematsu

  SOFT MATTER, 2015, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Electro-osmotic flow of semidilute polyelectrolyte solutions

  Yuki Uematsu; Takeaki Araki

  JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, Sep. 2013, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Effects of strongly selective additives on volume phase transition in gels

  Yuki Uematsu; Takeaki Araki

  JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, Jul. 2012, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  

Misc.

• 若手研究者はどうやって教育経験を積むべきか

  植松 祐輝

  大学の物理教育, 2016

  
• 教育実践 はねかえり係数の測定 : 平面上のコイン衝突

  植松 祐輝; 真梶 克彦

  大学の物理教育, Nov. 2015

  
• 中高生の科学コンテストのバックアップを(教育に関する一言)

  植松 祐輝

  大学の物理教育, 15 Jul. 2015

  

Presentations

• 混合溶媒系の電気二重層構造

  植松祐輝

  “大島広行先生 × 研究者” 交流会 ― 知と対話の集い ―, 21 Jun. 2025, Invited

  
• Zeta potentials of cotton membranes in acetonitrile solutions

  Yuki Uematsu

  International Conference on "Memory of Rare and Nonequilibrium Events", 30 Apr. 2025, Invited

  
• マイクロ・ナノ界面系でのイオン流体科学の創出

  植松祐輝

  複雑流動シンポジウム@日本物理学会2025年春季大会, 21 Mar. 2025, Invited

  
• Electrokinetics Of Electrolyte Solution Confined In A Nanotube

  Yuki Uematsu

  ELKIN 2024, 18 Sep. 2024, Invited

  
• Ostwald ripening of aqueous microbubble solutions

  Yuki Uematsu

  2024 KIAS International Workshop on Bio-Soft Matter Theory, 21 Feb. 2024, Invited

  
• 溶液界面の化学物理と流体力学の研究

  植松 祐輝

  日本物理学会2023年春季大会, 23 Mar. 2023, Invited

  
• Electrophoretic mobility of a water-in-oil droplet separately affected by the net charge and surface charge density

  Yuki Uematsu

  ICPAC Kota Kinabalu, 23 Nov. 2022, Invited

  
• Water-in-Oil型液滴の電気泳動移動度の決定因子

  植松 祐輝

  第34回散乱研究会, 18 Nov. 2022, Invited

  
• 水界面における誘電率と粘性の異常性の起源と電気浸透のための有効理論

  植松 祐輝

  界面動電現象研究会／高分子と水・分離に関する研究会, 22 Mar. 2022, Invited

  
• 水の界面物性計算理論の構築と疎水性界面における帯電メカニズムの解明

  植松 祐輝

  福井謙一記念センターシンポジウム, 26 Jan. 2022, Invited

  
• 水界面の帯電について

  植松 祐輝

  14th Mini-symposium on liquids, 21 Jun. 2021, Invited

  
• Impurity effect on hydrophobic surfaces

  Yuki Uematsu

  International Workshop on “Water Mediated Low-Dimensional Coulomb Systems” for Bilateral Joint Research Projects between JAPAN and SLOVENIA, 30 Jan. 2020, Invited

  
• Effect of the Interfacial Water Properties on Electrophoresis

  Yuki Uematsu

  OKINAWA COLLOIDS 2019, 08 Nov. 2019, Invited

  
• 空気と電解質水溶液の表面張力:ジョーンズレイ効果

  植松祐輝

  凝縮系の理論化学2018, 12 Mar. 2018, Invited

  
• 物理チャレンジと物理教育：出場経験者としての視点から

  植松祐輝

  第63回応用物理学会春季学術講演会 応用物理教育分科会シンポジウム, 20 Mar. 2016, Invited

  
• 高分子電解質が界面に吸着するときの電気浸透流

  植松祐輝

  界面動電現象研究会／高分子と水・分離に関する研究会, 15 Mar. 2015, Invited

  

Books and Other Publications

• Electro-osmosis of polymer solutions: linear and nonlinear behavior

  Yuki Uematsu, Single work

  Springer, 2017, Not refereed

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Industrial Property Rights

• 特願2025-065798, 質量計測方法及び質量計測装置

  植松祐輝

  

Awards

• 01 May 2024

  花王科学奨励賞
• 01 Oct. 2022

  日本物理学会若手奨励賞
• 01 Jan. 2021

  福井謙一奨励賞

External funds: Kakenhi

• Experimental study of voltage-induced prewetting transition in mixed solvents

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 13040:Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related

  Kyushu Institute of Technology

  植松 祐輝

  From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2026, Granted

  イオン;混合溶媒;水;溶媒和;電気二重層;電解質溶液;電気化学;界面化学;電極

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K13073/
• Unveiling cooperative effects of hydrogen bonding on the interfacial tension of dilute electrolyte liquids

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

  Basic Section 13040:Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related

  University of Hyogo;The University of Tokyo

  芝 隼人

  From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2026, Granted

  ジョーンズ・レイ効果;電解質液体;全原子計算;水素結合;界面張力;ツリー法;イオン吸着;分子シミュレーション

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22K03546/
• Revealing the origin of surface charge of hydrophobic interface based on charged impurities

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 13040:Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related

  Kyushu Institute of Technology;Kyushu University

  Yuki Uematsu

  From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2023, Project Closed

  イオン;表面張力;水;疎水性界面;気液界面;界面;物理化学;水滴;気泡;電解質;界面物理化学

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-20K14430/
• Understanding solvent-mediated forces with diverse responses to ions, co-solvents, and temperature

  Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))

  Medium-sized Section 32:Physical chemistry, functional solid state chemistry, and related fields

  Okayama University

  Kenichiro Koga

  From 09 Oct. 2018, To 31 Mar. 2024, Project Closed

  疎水効果;イオン添加効果;疎水性相互作用;浸透第２ビリアル係数;溶媒和;イオン;ミセル;浸透第二ビリアル係数;セチェノフ係数;溶媒誘起力;ミセル形成;相分離;環境応答

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-18KK0151/

Academic, Social Contribution

Committee Memberships

• From Apr. 2020, To Present

  official, The Electrokinetic Society of Japan
• From Apr. 2022, To Mar. 2023

  領域12運営委員, 日本物理学会