Kazuhiro Hono
Executive Vice President
Director of Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials,
Characterization and Analysis Group Leader, ESICMM,
and
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tsukuba
email: kazuhiro.hono@nims.go.jp
Phone: +81-298-59-2718
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2018 - present: Executive Vice President
- 2016 - present: Director of Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials
- 2006 - 2016: Director of Magnetic Materials Center
- 2004 - 2006: NIMS Fellow and Director of Metallic Nanostructure Group
- 2002 - 2004: Director, Metallic Nanostructure Group, Materials Engineering Laboratory, NIMS
- 1998 - 2002: Head of 3rd Laboratory, Materials Physics Division, National Research Institute for Metals
- 1995 - 1998: Senior Researcher, National Research Institute for Metals (now NIMS)
- 1990-1995: Research Associate, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
- 1988-1989: Post Doctoral Research Associate: Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University
ADJUNCT APPOINTMENTS
- 2011.9 - 13.8: Guest Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2010.5 - 2018.4: Adjunct Professor, GIFT, POSTECH
- 2007.4 - 11.3: Visiting Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
- 2004.3 - present: Professor, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- 2003.10 - 04.3: Professor, Institute for Materials Science, University of Tsukuba
- 1999.7 - 2003.10: Associate Professor, Institute for Materials Science, University of Tsukuba
- 2000.4 - 2000.9: Visiting Associate Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
- 1995.7 - 1996.3: Visiting Associate Professor, Institue for Materials Research,Tohoku University
- 1994.4 - 1995.3: Visiting Scientist, National Research Institute for Metals
- 1992.9 - 1992.12: Gauss-Professor, Institute for Metal Physics, University of Goettingen
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Magnetic materials (hard amgnets, soft magnetic materials, half-metals, Heusler alloys)
- Magnetic recording media
- Magnetoresistance (CPP-GMR using Heusler alloys)
- Structure-property relationships of metallic materials
- Nanocrystalline alloys
- Precipitation hardening of aluminum and magnesium alloys
- Atom probe field ion microscopy and transmission electron microscopy
MAJOR AWARDS
- 2018 REPM Distinguished Achievement Award (August 201)
- Tsukuba Award (November 2016)
- The 2016 IEEE Magnetic Society Distinguished Lecturer (September 2015)
- Japan Institute of Metals Hakaru Hasumoto Award (March 2014)
- The Indian Institute of Metals, Honoary Membership (November 2013)
- TMS Life Time Membership (August 2012)
- The Magnetic Society of Japan, Achievement Award (September 2013)
- TMS Life Time Membership (August 2012)
- The Japan Institute of Metals Distinguished Achievement Award (November 2011)
- TMS Fellows Award (March 2011)
- 6th Honda Frontier Award (May 2009)
- Magnetic Society of Japan Outstanding Research Award (September 2008)
- Japan Institute of Metals Metallography Award (March 2007)
- Excellent presentation award, Annual meeting of Magnetic Society of Japan, November 2005
- Lee Hsun Lecturer Award, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academiy of Sciences (July 2003)
- Light Metal Advancement Award (November 2003)
- The Japan Institute of Metals Meritorious Honor Award (March 1997)
- Tsukuba Encouragement Award, 1998
- Acta Metallurgica et Materialia Best Paper Award for 1992, 1994
- Japan Institute of Metals Young Scientist Award, 1993
- Murakami Memorial Young Scientist Award, 1992
- Japan Light Metals Institute Young Scientist Award, 1991
- Honda Memorial Young Scientist Award, 1991
PUBLICATIONS
Opportunity of Graduate Study
Call for applications to the NIMS/Tsukuba gradute program
