Daichi Kozawa

Daichi Kozawa

Senior Researcher2D Quantum Materials Group, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science

Education 

  • Ph.D., Energy Science, Kyoto University (2015) Advisor: Prof. Kazunari Matsuda
    Dissertation: Behavior of photocarrier in atomically thin two-dimensional semiconducting materials for optoelectronics
  • M.S., Energy Science, Kyoto University (2012)
  • B.E., Environmental Systems Science, Doshisha University (2010)

Professional Appointments 

  • Senior Researcher, 2D Quantum Materials Group, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (2023-Present), Group Leader: Dr. Ryo Kitaura

  • Research Scientist/Special Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Advanced Photonics, RIKEN (2019-2023), Advisor: Dr. Yuichiro K. Kato 

  • JSPS Research Fellow/Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT (2015-2019), Advisor: Prof. Michael S. Strano

  • JSPS Research Fellow, Waseda University (2015), Advisor: Prof. Taishi Takenobu 

  • Visiting Student, Department of Physics, National University of Singapore (2013-2014), Advisor: Prof. Goki Eda

Teaching Experience 

  • Teaching Assistant, University of Tokyo, “Fundamentals of Optics and Photonics” (2019) 

  • Guest Lecturer, MIT, 10.585, “Engineering Nanotechnology” (2018) 

  • Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program, MIT, Teaching and Learning Laboratory (2018) 

Funding & Grants 

PI 

  • Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, The Mitsubishi Foundation (2024-2025)

  • Science and Technology that Create New Industries, The Canon Foundation (2024-2026)

  • Science of 2.5 Dimensional Materials: Paradigm Shift of Materials Science Toward Future Social Innovation, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (2024-2025)

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), JSPS (2022-2024)

  • Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, JSPS (2020-2021)

  • Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), JSPS (2020-2021)

  • Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, JSPS (2015-2017)

Co-PI 

  • NA

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Baiho Award, RIKEN (2023) 

  • The 17th (2023) Young Scientist Award, The Physical Society of Japan (2023) 

  • Iijima Award for Young Scientists, The Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Graphene Research Society (2019) 

  • President’s Award, Kyoto University (2015) 

Professional Memberships 

  • Board, Nano Carbon Young Chapter, The Japan Society of Applied Physics (2021-Present)

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