Members

Researchers

tsuchiya

Dr. Koichi TSUCHIYA (Group leader)

Deputy Director, Internatinal Center for Young Scientists (ICYS)

Professor in Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Education

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 1991
MS and BS in Applied Physics, Hokkaido University, 1986 and 84

Research Experience

Guest Professor at Vienna University, 2007
Lecturer and Associate Professor at Toyohashi University of Technology, 1997-2007
Research Associate at Hokkaido University, 1991-1997

Research Interents

  • Phase transformations
  • Severe plastic deformation
  • Martensitic transformation
  • Itermetallic compounds
  • Shape memory alloys
  • Metallic glasses
  • Magnetic materials
  • Transmission electron microscopy

Dr. Hideyuki OHTSUKA (Chief Researcher)

Educations

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Research Experience

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Research Interests

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Singh

Dr. Alok SINGH (Chief Researcher)

Educations

Ph.D in Metall. Eng., Indian Institute of Science, 1994
M. Tech. (Metall. Engg.), Indian Institute of Tech., 1987
B. Engg. (Metall. Engg.), Malaviya National Inst. of Tech., 1984

Research Experience

Supervising Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science, 2002-
Senior Researcher, NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan, 1997-1999.
Scientific Officer, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, 1994-2002

Research Interests

  • phase transformations
  • magnesium alloys
  • transmission electron microscopy
  • quasicrystals

Dr. Takahiro SAWAGUCHI (Principal Researcher)

Educations

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Research Experience

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Research Interests

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emura

Dr. Satoshi EMURA (Senior Researcher)

Education

Dr. E. in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 2006 (Ronpaku)
ME and BE in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 1991 and 89

Research Experience

Guest Researcher at German Aerospace Center, 2000-2001

Research Interents

  • Titanium alloys
  • Intermetallic compounds
  • Particulate rainforced composites
  • Free cutting steels
  • Phase transformation
  • Thermomechanical treatment
  • Severe plastic deformation
  • Mechanical properties

ii

Dr. Seiichiro II (Senior Researcher)

Personal Web

Education

Dr. E. in Materials Science and Engineering, Kumamoto University, 2002
MS and BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Kumamoto University, 1999 and 1997

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Tokyo, 2002-2004
Postdoctoral Researcher at Kyushu University, 2004-2006
Assistant and Associate Professor at Sojo University, 2006-2008
Guest Scientist at University of Vienna, 2009

Research Interents

  • Martensitic transformation
  • Grain boudnaries and Interfaces
  • Severe plastic deformation
  • Shape memory alloys
  • Intermetallic compounds
  • Electron microscopy(TEM, HRTEM, OIM)
  • Spectroscopy (EDS, EELS)

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Assistants

utagawa

Ms. Tomomi UTAGAWA (Secretary)

Ms. Yumiko KOMAI (Research Assistant)

Ms. Mitsuyo MATSUI (Research Assistant)

Ms. Yoshimi TOYONO (Research Assistant)

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Post doctral researchers

min

Dr. Xiaouha MIN (Postdoctoral Researcher in Research Center for Strategic Materials)

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Saitama University, 2005
MS and BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2001 and 1998

Research Experience

Assistant Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2005-2007

Research Interents

  • Titanium alloys
  • Intermetallic compounds
  • Phase Transformations
  • Shape memory alloys
  • Free cutting steels
  • Severe plastic deformation
  • Nondestructive evaluation

Julian

Dr. Rosalie JULIAN
(Postdoctoral Researcher)

Personal Web(arxiv)

Personal Web(LinkedIn)

Education

PhD. in Materials Engineering, Monash University, 2008.
BE(Hons) in Materials Engineering, Monash University, 1999
Bsc(Hons) Chemistry, Monash University, 1995

Research Experience

CSIRO Energy Technology, Novel Batteries Group, 2000-2002
Monash university, Department of Materials Engineering; 2004-2008

Research Interests

  • Precipitation strengthening of light alloys (Mg, Al)
  • Transmission electron microscopy of precipitates and defects
  • Defects and heterogeneous precipitation
  • Phase transformations

Dr. Akihide HOSOKAWA
(Postdoctoral Researcher)

Education

Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 2010
M.Eng in Production System Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 2006

Research Interents

  • Ductile fracture
  • 3D/4D Materials science
  • Shape memory alloys
  • Severe plastic deformation
  • Magnetic materials

Dr. Qingsong Mei
(Postdoctral Researcher)

Education



Research Interents

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Graduate students (University of Tsukuba)

meng

Mr. Fanqiang MENG
(Doctral students)

Education

MS and BS in Materials Science and Engineering,
Northeastern University, China, 2009 and 2007.

Research Interents

  • Shape memory effect
  • Severe plastic deformation

dayangku

Ms. Dayangku Noorfazidah
(Doctral students)

Education

ME (Mec.-Mater.), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2009
BSE (Mater. Sci. and Eng.), University of Michigan, 2006

Research Interents

  • Shape memory alloys
  • Biomaterials

Li

Mr. Tiantian LI
(Master's students)

Education

MS and BS in xxx, xxx University, xxxx and xx

Research Experience

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Research Interents

  • xxx

JIANG

Mr. Baozhen JIANG
(Master's students)

Education

MS and BS in xxx, xxx University, xxxx and xx

Research Experience

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Research Interents

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Ni

Mr. Ni Haotian
(Master's students)

Education

BS in Materials Science and Engineering,
Northeastern University, China, 2010.

Chen

Ms. Chen Xuejiao
(Master's students)

Education

BS in Materials Science and Engineering,
Northeastern University, China, 2010.

Research Interents

  • Titanium alloys

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OB and OG

susan

Dr. Susan FARJAMI
(Now in General Electric Company)
(Senior Researcher in 2008-2010)

Education

Dr. E. in Materials Engineering, Tohoku University, 2004
MS and BS in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tehran, 2001 and 1998

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher at Northwestern University, 2006-2008
Postdoctoral Researcher at Tohoku University, 2004-2006

Research Interents

  • Phase transformations
  • Shape memory alloys
  • Martensitic transformation
  • Severe plastic deformation
  • Finite-element simulation
  • Phase-field modelling
  • Elastic stress effects on microstrucural evolutions
  • Titanium alloys

octav

Dr. Octav P. CIUCA
(Now in Ameyama Lab. (Ritsumaikan University))
(Postdoctral Researcher in 2010-2011)

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi Univeresity of Technology, 2010
MS and BS in Materials Science, "Politechnica" University of Bucharest, 2005 and 2003

Research Interents

  • Severe plastic deformation
  • Intermetallic compounds

zhang

Ms. Xin ZHANG (Research Assistant)

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Visitors

tabuchi

Prof. Masayuki Tabichi (Visiting Researcher(2012.05-2013.02)
(Associate Professor in Hakodate National College of Technology (Website))

Education

Ph.D, Hokkaido Univ. (1997)
M.Sci., Hokkaido Univ.(1993)

Research Experience

Lecture and Associate Professor, Hakodate National College of Technology (1999-)
Postdoctral Researcher at Japan Atomic Energy Agency (1997-1999)

Research Interest

  • Martensitic Transformation
  • Bainitic Transformation
  • Shape Memory Alloys

Tashima

Mr. Kyohei TASHIMA
(NIMS Internship Student)
(Graduate Student in Tsurekawa Lab., Kumamoto University))

Education

BE in Materials Science, Kumamoto University(2011)

Research Interests

  • Grain boundary
  • Dislocation
  • Nanoindentation

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