AIST fellow

AIST Fellows are independent research scientists with distinguished scientific achievement.

Dr. Hirokazu Kato

Biography

1970 B.A., Seminar on Geology and Mineralogy, Department of Earth Science, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Education. 1973 M.A., Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Education. 1975 Left above school (1977 Doctor of Science, Tokyo University of Education). 1975 Joined Geological Survey of Japan. Engaged in investigation of geological maps and research into structural geology. Manager, Stratigraphy and Geologic Structures Section, Department of Geology. Manager, International Geology Section, International Geology Office. Senior Researcher, Manager of Planning Office. Director, Department of Environmental Geology, and Deputy Director, Geological Survey of Japan. (1999). 2001 Director, Institute of Geoscience, AIST; 2003 Director, AIST Tohoku; 2006 President, AIST; 2008 Fellow, AIST, and Representative Director, Geological Survey of Japan

Awards

Date received	Award	Title/Reason
2005	Japan Society For Natural Disaster Science, International Award of Hazards 2000	"Eastern Asia Geological Hazards Map"
2007	Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, 17th Miyazawa Kenji Award	"Kenji Miyazawa's Geo-world "

Outline of research

1) Analysis of geologic structures: Field analysis of faults and folds
Development of a method of analyzing mechanics forming faults and folds using model tests
2) Elucidation of geology in the Tertiary and Quaternary Period, diastrophism and neotectonics of the northern Fossa Magna
3) Making geological maps at scales from 1/50,000 to 1/5,000,000
4) Research into the relationship between active faults/active folds and the occurrence of earthquakes using geology and an earth scientific method in Japan and abroad. Editing a number of neotectonic maps
5) Research into geological disasters (earthquakes, landslides and others), leading editorial plan for Eastern Asia geological hazards maps with international cooperation, and editing them.
6) Others: Participating in International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) under the United Nations, geopark activity and geotourism, engaging in the popularization and enlightenment of geology. Geological research on Kenji Miyazawa.

Major publications

- Kato, H. et al. (1979) "A book of earthquakes and active faults," Kokusai Chigaku Kyokai
- Kato, H. (1989) "Science of earthquakes and active faults," Asakura Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. et al. (1990) "Geologic Atlas of Japan 4-Kanto Region," Asakura Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. et al. (1991) "Geologic Atlas of Japan 5-Chubu Region" Asakura Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. et al. (1993) "Research into the new concept of the Earth," Aichi Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kakimi, T. and Kato, H. (1994) "Analysis of geologic structures," Aichi Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. and Kamura, K. (1996) "Study of earthquakes and active faults," Aichi Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. et al. (1997) "Geologic Atlas of Japan 1- Geology of Japan," Asakura Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. and Endo, Y. (1999) "Dictionary of popular names of stones," Aichi Publishing Company Ltd.
- Geological Society of Japan (2000) "Research into the riddle of Earthquake Islands Japan," Tokyo Shoseki Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. et al. (2001) "Handbook of Geology," Asakura Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. (2004) "An account of travels in Anatoria,Turkey," Aichi Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. (2006) "Kenji Miyazawa’s Geo-world," Aichi Publishing Company Ltd.
- Kato, H. et al. (2006) "Geology of the Earth observed from the universe," Asakura Publishing Company Ltd.

Dr. Yoshinori Tokura

Biography

March. 1981 Ph. D. , Dept. of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo. April 1981-July 1984 Research Associate, Dept. of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo. August. 1984-June 1986 Lecturer, Dept. of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo. July. 1986-December 1994 Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, University of Tokyo. July. 1993-March 2002 Group Leader, Joint Research Center for Atom Technology (JRCAT). Jan. 1994-March 1995 Professor, Dept. of Physics, University of Tokyo. April. 1995-present Professor, Dept. of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo. April. 2001-March 2008 Director, Correlated Electron Research Center (CERC), AIST. October 2001-September 2006 Research Director, Tokura Spin Superstructure, ERATO-JST. October 2006-present Research Director, Tokura Multiferroics Project, ERATO-JST. October 2007-present Group Director, Cross-Correlated Materials Research Group (CMRG), Advanced Science Institute (ASI), RIKEN. April 2008-present AIST Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

Awards

Date received	Award	Title/Reason
1990	Nishina Memorial Prize	Discovery of electron-doped high-temperature superconductors
1990	IBM Japan Science Prize	Derivation of materials rule in high-temperature superconductivity and discovery of electron-doped high-temperature superconductors
1991	Bernd Matthias Prize	Demonstration of generality in high-temperature superconducting materials
1998	Nissan Science Prize	Discovery of colossal magnetoresistance and elucidation of its physics
2002	Asahi Prize	Study into correlated electron materials
2003	Medal with Purple Ribbon	Achievement in condensed-matter physics
2005	James C. McGroddy Prize	Pioneering work in the synthesis and characterization of transition metal oxides having unusual charge and spin order.

Outline of research

Engaged in research into electronic phase-transition phenomena and their application in the field of correlated electron science, including: Photoinduced phase transition phenomena, gigantic nonlinear optical material, electron-doped high-temperature superconductors, a general rule for high-temperature superconductivity and its application, properties of the Mott transition system in transition-metal oxides, colossal magnetoresistance effectand elucidation of its physics, discovery of orbital ordering and orbital liquid crystal, gigantic magnetoelectric effects in multiferroics, organic ferroelectric.etc.