Kazuhiro Hono

Kazuhiro Hono

Executive Vice President / Fellow

Characterization and Analysis Group Leader, ESICMM

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tsukuba
e-mail: kazuhiro.hono@nims.go.jp
Phone: +81-298-59-2718

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

2018 - present: Executive Vice President
2016 - 2021: 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

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

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

PUBLICATIONS

ORCiD

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Web of Science Researcher ID

SAMURAI: NIMS Researchers Directory Service

Opportunity of Graduate Study

Call for applications to the NIMS/Tsukuba gradute program