The NIMS’s
Nanomechanics Group
The NIMS’s
Nanomechanics Group
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Nanomechanics Group / Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization
National Institute for Materials Science
Sengen Site / Interface Science Laboratories
Sengen 1-2-1, 305-0047 Tsukuba, Japan
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Education
Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley (May 2007)
M. Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley (May 2004)
M. B. Eng. in Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University (March 2002)
Professional Experience
PRESTO Researcher
Area ”Hyper-nano-space design toward Innovative Functionality”
PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
(October 2014 - )
Senior Researcher
Atomic Force Probe Group (PI: Dr. Oscar Custance),
Nano Characterization Unit, Advanced Key Technologies Division, National Institute for
Materials Science (NIMS) , Japan
(April 2013 - )
Advanced Science Institute Research Scientist
Surface and Interface Science Laboratory (PI: Dr. Yousoo Kim)
RIKEN , Japan (April 2012 -March 2013 )
Special Postdoctoral Researcher
Surface and Interface Science Laboratory (PI: Dr. Yousoo Kim)
RIKEN , Japan (April 2010 - March 2012)
Special Postdoctoral Researcher
Surface Chemistry Laboratory (PI: Prof. Maki Kawai)
RIKEN , Japan (April 2009 -March 2010 )
Research Associate (Postdoctoral researcher)
Surface Chemistry Laboratory (PI: Prof. Maki Kawai)
RIKEN, Japan (July 2007-March 2009)
Graduate Student Instructor,
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley
Course: MSE102 Bonding, Crystallography and Defects
Instructor: Prof. Yuri Suzuki
(August - December 2004)
Graduate Student Research Assistant,
Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Supervisor: Prof. Miquel Salmeron
(July 2002 - May 2007)
Summer intern at Bell Laboratory
Shanghai (August-September 2000)