Professor Hirotsugu Takizawa
Dean, Graduate School of Engineering
Tohoku University

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