Professor Hirotsugu Takizawa

1. Education:

• Ph.D., Department of Materials Chemistry, Tohoku University, Japan, 1990
• M. S., Department of Materials Chemistry, Tohoku University, Japan, 1987
• B. S., Department of Applied Chemistry, Tohoku University, Japan, 1985

2. Professional Experience:

• Research Associate, Tohoku University, Japan 1990.4-1995.3
• Visiting Scientist, University of Texas at Austin 1994.7-1995.4
• Associate Professor, Tohoku University, Japan 1995.4-2004.3
• Professor, Tohoku University, Japan 2004.4-Now
• Associate Dean for Research, School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan 2012.4-2015.3
• Dean, School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan 2015.4-Now
• Director of New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Japan 2015.4-Now
• President, Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave Energy Applications 2015.5-Now

3. Research Interest:

• Materials Science, Solid State Chemistry, Microwave Processing, Nanomaterials

4. Professional Societies:

• The Ceramic Society of Japan
• The Chemical Society of Japan
• The Japan Society of High Pressure Science and Technology
• Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave Energy Applications
• The Society of Inorganic Materials, Japan
• The American Ceramic Society
• The Engineering Academy of Japan
• Japanese Society for Engineering Education