1996 University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Physics, PhD, 1996 JSPS PD Research Fellow, University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Applied Physics, 1998 Researcher, National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials (NIRIM), 2001 Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 2001 PRESTO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 2006 Guest Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (MPI-CPfS), 2008 Visiting Professor, Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Tohoku University, 2008 MANA Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 2009, Affiliated Fellow, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), 2010 Visiting Professor, Hiroshima University, 2010 Research Manager, Center of Materials Research for Low Carbon Emission (CMRLC)

Solid State Physics, Inorganic Materials Science, Material Synthesis

1987 PhD. Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Nagoya Univ., 1987 Research Associate, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Nagoya Univ., 1987 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Crystalline Materials Science, Nagoya Univ., 1993 Associate Professor, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Kyoto Univ., 2002 Senior Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 2006 Group Leader, NIMS, 2007 Group Manger, Nanotechnology Innovation Center (NICe), NIMS, 2010 Deputy Managing Director and Research Manager, Center of Materials Research for Low Carbon Emission (CMRLC), NIMS

Development of optical and electronic devices for wide band-gap semiconductors, Physics and chemistry of semiconductor surfaces and interfaces,

1993 Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Dr, 1993 Research Associate, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2001 Associate Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2008 Chief Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 2009 Group Leader, NIMS, 2010 Group Coordinator, Center of Materials Research for Low Carbon Emission (CMRLC)

1980 Kyoto University, Dept. of Engineering, Master's Course, 1980 Researcher, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 1998 Senior Researcher, National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials (NIRIM), 2001 Senior Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 2006 Group Leader, NIMS, 2010 Research Manager, Center of Materials Research for Low Carbon Emission (CMRLC)