SHIMAMURA Kiyoshi

Position
Deputy Director, Research Center for Functional Materials
Field Director, Optical Meterials Field
Group Leader, Optical Single Crystals Group

1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
Optical Single Crystals Group,
Research Center for Functional Materials
National Institute for Materials Science
Tel:029-860-4692 Fax:029-851-6159
E-mail:shimamura.kiyoshi(at)nims.go.jp

Degree of Information
1990.3     Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Waseda University

1992.3     Master of Science from Tohoku University

1995.3     Doctor of Science from Tohoku University

Academic Position
1995.4 - 2002.3     Assistant Professor
Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University

1996.8 - 1997.3     Visiting Researcher
National Research Institute of Metals

2002.4 - 2005.3     Associate Professor
Kagami Memorial Laboratory for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University

2004.4 - 2005.3     Visiting Researcher
National Institute for Materials Science

2005.4 - 2007.5     Visiting Associate Professor
Institut de Chimie de la matiere condensee de Bordeaux - Centre national de la recherche scientifique
ICMCB-CNRS, France

2005.4 - 2007.11     Principal Researcher
National Institute for Materials Science

2007.11 - present     Group Leader
National Institute for Materials Science

2008.4 -     Chief Researcher
National Institute for Materials Science

2009.1 - 2013.3     Project Director
Institut de Chimie de la matiere condensee de Bordeaux - Centre national de la recherche scientifique
ICMCB-CNRS, France

2009.4 - 2012.8     Visiting Associate Professor
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University

2012.9 -     Visiting Professor
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University

2020.4 -     Field Director, Optical Materials Field
National Institute for Materials Science

2022.4 -     Deputy Director, Research Center for Functional Materials
National Institute for Materials Science

Membership of Professional Societies
Asocciate Editor: Optical Materials, Elsevier, 2010.4 -
Editor: Journal of Japanese Association for Crystal Growth, 1999.4 - 2002.12 / 2010.1 - 2013.3
Editor: Journal of Materials Science Society of Japan, 2003.6 -
Editor: Materials Integration, 2005.9 - 2013.3
Editor: Ceramics Japan, 2009.4 -
Editorial Board: Advances in Optical Technologies, 2010.1 -
Member: Advanced Coherent Light Source Investigative Committee,
               The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, 2001.6 -
Member: Ceramic Integration Technology Investigative Committee,
               The Ceramic Society of Japan, 2002.5 - 2005.3
Councilor: Nano-Technology Forum, Waseda University, 2003.4 -
Chairman: Crystal Business Working Group, Japan Electronic Materials Society, 2003.12 -
Executive committee member: Japan Electronic Materials Society, 2004.5 -
Secretary: Japan Electronic Materials Society, 2004.5 -
Executive committee member:
               Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, No.166 Committee, 2004.8 -
Councilor: Materials Science Society of Japan, 2005.6 -
Member: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, No.155 Committee, 2006.10 -
Chairman of Executive committee:
               Functional Ceramics Working Group, The Electrochemical Society of Japan, 2005.10 -
Executive committee member:
               Cystal Engineering Working Group, Japan Applied Physics Society, 2007.4 - 2011.3
Executive committee member:
               Bulk Crystal Growth Working Group, Japanese Association for Crystal Growth, 2007.10 -
Executive committee member:  Japanese Association for Crystal Growth, 2010.4 -
Vice-chairman:  Japan Electronic Materials Sociey, 2018.7 -

1996.11     The 36th Harada Research Award
2000.5       The 1st Honma Memorial Award
2001.3       The 11th Tokin Memorial Research Award
2007.5       The MSSJ Prize for Excellent Original Paper
2011.4       The KACG (Korean Assoc. Cryst. Growth) Research Award
2012.10     The Richard M. Fulrath Award (American Ceram. Soc.)
2014.11     The JACG (Jpn. Assoc. Cryst. Growth) Award for Excellent Technical Achievement
2014.11     The JACG Award for Distinguished Contribution
2015.1       The Global Star Award (American Ceram. Soc.)
2016.4       The 11th President Prize for Achievement in Applied Research (NIMS)
2016.6   Academician (World Academy of Ceramics)
2017.6   Award of the Outstanding Papers Published in the JCS-Japan in 2016 (The Ceramic Society of Japan)
2017.10  Fellow (American Ceram. Soc.)
2018.11       Best Presentation Award (KJMST 2018)
2019.8       Best Presentation Award (KJMST 2019)
2019.11       The 29th Tsukuba Encourgement Prize
2020.9       ACerS Global Ambassador (American Ceram. Soc.)
2021.6       CerSJ Fellow (The Ceramic Society of Japan)
2023.8       Best Poster Awards (JKMST 2023)

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