Takahiro Ishizaki received his PhD from Waseda University, Japan, in 2004. Presently, he is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan. He has served as a postdoctoral research associate at Nagoya University (2004–2006), as an assistant professor at Nagoya University (2006–2007), and as a research scientist at the Materials Research Institute for Sustainable Development, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) (2008-2012), Japan. His main research interests are surface modification on various inorganic materials and the fabrication of functional energy materials.