CV:
Education
B.A. in Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, 1970
M.Sc. in Applied Physics, University of Tokyo 1973
Doctor of Engineering, University of Tokyo 1976
Professional experience:
1974/04-1978/09 Assistant Professor in Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.
1978/10-1989/07 Associate Professor in Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.
1989/08-1997/03 Professor in Applied Physics, Nagoya Univ.
1997/04-2004/03 Professor in Computational Science and Engineering, Nagoya Univ
2004/04-2012/03 Professor in Applied Physics, University of Tokyo
2012/04-2013/03 Fellow of Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute
2013/04-2021/03 Professor, Beihang University, Beijing, China
2022- Chief Scientist, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Acadamy of Science
1976/10-1978/09 Postdoctor at Imperial College and University of Cambridge, U.K.
1984/05-1985/02 Visiting professor, University of Cambridge, U.K.
1998/08-2002/03 Project Leader of the National Project
"Research and Development of Platform for Designing High Functional Materials"
Academic society:
Physical society of Japan, Polymer society of Japan, Rheological society of Japan, Liquid crystal society of Japan
Institute of physics(IOP), American institute of physics(AIP)
Awards:
1982/05 The Awards of the Society of Polymer Science,Japan
1983/05 Young Awards of the Rheological Society of Japan
1988/11 Japan IBM Awards of Science
1999/02 Honorary Doctor, Katholic University Leuven,Belgium
2001/03 Polymer Prize(Ford Prize) American Physical Soceity
2001/10 Bingham Medal, The Soceity of Rheology (USA)
2003/05 The Awards of the Rheological Society Japan
2005/01 Honorary Fellow, Institute of Physics (U.K.)
2010/05 Purple Ribbon Medal (Japan)
2012/05 SPSJ Award for Outstanding Achievement in Polymer Science and Technology
2014/05 Awards of Society of Rheology, Japan
2014/05 Humboldt Research Award
2015/09 Award for Authorship, Society of Liquid Crystals, Japan
2015/10 Fellow of The Society of Rheology
2016/01 Foreign member of National Academy of Engineering, USA
2019/09 Polymer Physics Group Founders' Prize, Institute of Physics, UK
2021/04 The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
Lectureship:
1989/03 Kurt Wohl Memorial Lectureship, University of Delaware, USA
1991/01 College de France, Paris, France
1994/04-08 Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology, USA
1996/04 Dale Pearson Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
2013/11-12 ESPCI Paris Tech-Michelin visiting professor, Paris, France
2014/02-05 Otto Monsted Guest Professor, Denmark Technical University, Copenhagen, Denmark