Dr. Abe received his BChE degree from Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1992, and he has MS and PhD degrees from Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University.  Upon completion of his PhD degree in 1996, he joined Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University as a Research Associate in 1997 and was promoted to Associate in 2002 and then to Professor in 2009.

Dr. Abe initially devoted to the graphite intercalation compounds and graphite negative electrode for lithium-ion batteries. His current research is based on lithium ion batteries and s-block metal batteries such as rechargeable magnesium batteries, focusing on interfacial phenomena. He has to his credit about over peer-reviewed 150 papers and several co-edited books about new technology for advance rechargeable batteries and electrochemistry. 

His technical contributions have been recognized by awards of Sano Award for Young Scientists, Electrochemical Society of Japan in 2002, Battery Technology Award in 2006 from The Committee of Battery technology, The Electrochemical Society, Japan, Research Award, Carbon Society, Japan.