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Seiichi FURUMI, Ph.D.
Principal Researcher
Applied Photonic Materials Group,
Photonic Materials Unit,
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Professional Career
- Apr. 2011～PresentPrincipal Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Oct. 2010～PresentPRESTO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)[concurrent position]
- Apr. 2011～Mar. 2012Visiting Lecturer, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE), Kyushu University
- Apr. 2007～Mar. 2011Senior Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Apr. 2004～Mar. 2007Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Apr. 2001～Mar. 2004Postdoctoral Researcher, Communications Research Laboratory (CRL)
- Apr. 1998～Mar. 2001Research Fellow for Young Scientist (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
- Education
- March, 2001Ph.D., Department of Innovative & Engineered Materials (Chemical Resources Laboratory),Tokyo Institute of TechnologyPh.D. Thesis: "Three-Dimensional Photocontrol of Liquid Crystal Alignment by Photoresponsive Polymer Thin Films"(Supervisor: Prof. Kunihiro Ichimura)
Link to "National Diet Library" - March, 1998M.S., Department of Electronic Chemistry (Chemical Resources Laboratory),Tokyo Institute of TechnologyM.S. Thesis: "Alignment Control of Nematic Liquid Crystals by Self-Assembled Photofunctional Polymer Films"(Supervisor: Prof. Kunihiro Ichimura)
- March, 1996B.S., Department of Chemistry,Sophia UniversityB.S. Thesis: "Fabrication and Electrical Properties of Fullerene/Phthalocyaninatometal Langmuir-Blodgett Films"(Supervisors: Prof. Naoya Ogata & Prof. Kohei Sanui)
- Awards/Honors
- SPSJ Hitachi Chemical Award, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) (2011).
- Konica Minolta Award for Encouragement of Imaging Science, Konica Minolta Imaging Science Foundation (2010).
- President Award for Young Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) (2008).
- Award for Young Researcher, Funai Foundation for Information Technology (2006).
- Award for Young Researcher, The Japanese Liquid Crystal Society (JLCS) (2005).
- Best Presentation Award, 14th Polymer Materials Forum (PMF), The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) (2005).
- Award for Young Researcher, Molecular & Bioelectronics (M&BE), The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) (2004).
- Best Poster Presentation Award, 2002 Meeting, The Japanese Liquid Crystal Society (JLCS) (2002).
- Award for Young Researcher, Inoue Foundation for Science (2002).
- Academic Memberships
- The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
- The Japan Society of Applied Physics
- The Chemical Society of Japan
- The Japanese Liquid Crystal Society
- International Academic Comettees
- 2011～： "ISRN Materials Science", Editorial Board
- 2008～： "The Open Surface Science Journal", Editorial Advisory Board
- 2009～2011： "Nature Photonics", Reader Panel
