The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials: 73rd Best Paper Award | Dr. Yoshiharu Murase

On March 11, 2026, Dr. Yoshiharu Murase of the Research Center for Structural Materials (RCSM), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) received the 73rd Best Paper Award from The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials, as a co-recipient with Dr. Hideki Katayama.

The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials – 73rd Best Paper Award
Invasion/Permeation Hydrogen in Cathodic Charged SUS316 Columnar Crystals Evaluated with a Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscope

• Award-winning Paper：Yoshiharu Murase, Hideki Katayama. Invasion/Permeation Hydrogen in Cathodic Charged SUS316 Columnar Crystals Evaluated with a Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscope. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 65 [7] (2024) MT-M2024009 10.2320/matertrans.mt-m2024009

Authors (Award Recipients)：Dr. Yoshiharu Murase (NIMS) 、Dr. Hideki Katayama (NIMS)

• Yoshiharu Murase

  Senior Researcher, Corrosion Research Group, Materials Evaluation Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

• Hideki Katayama

  Deputy Director, Research Center for Structural MaterialsChief Researcher, Corrosion Research Group, Materials Evaluation Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Dr. Yoshiharu Murase