e-mail: kazuhiro.hono@nims.go.jp
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State Univeristy, 1988
- M.S. Materials Science, Tohoku Univeristy, 1984
- B.S. Materials Science, Tohoku University, 1982
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2022 - present: President
- 2018 - 2022: Executive Vice President
- 2016 - 2021: Director of Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials
- 2006 - 2016: Director of Magnetic Materials Center
- 2004 - present: NIMS Fellow
- 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
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 tomography and transmission electron microscopy
MAJOR AWARDS
- Tsukuba Encouragement Prize (Research for Practical Use) (March 2023)
- Magnetics Society of Japan Award (September 2022)
- Honda Memorial Award, the Honda Memorial Foundation (May 2020)
- The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Research Category (April 2020)
- Murakami Memorial Award, the Japan Institute of Metals (September 2019)
- 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
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