SPEAKERS

Name: Yoshikazu Shinohara

Date of birth: 24 July, 1960

Gender: Male

Nationality: Japan

Affiliation: National Institute for Materials Science, Japan

Address: 1-2-1, 1-chome, Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan

Position: Eco-energy group leader, Battery Materials Unit

Education: Ph.D., Engineering, The University of Tokyo (1989)

Employment: Researcher, National Research Institute for Metals (1989-1995)

Visiting Researcher, Oxford University (1995-1996)

Researcher, National Research Institute for Metals (1996-2001)

Senior Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (2001-2002)

Associate Professor, Tohoku University (2002-2005)

Group Leader, National Institute for Materials Science (2005-present)

Research field: Thermoelectric materials, Functionally graded materials, Eco-materials