Advanced Composite Materials

Speakers

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Prof. Takashige Omatsu
Chiba University, Japan

Biography: Takashige Omatsu (B.S. (1983), Ph.D. (1992) from the University of Tokyo) is a professor of Molecular Chirality Research Center in Chiba University. His research interests cover a variety of areas, such as nonlinear optics, solid-state and fiber lasers, singular optics, and super-resolution spectroscopy. Recent work has focused on micro-nano fabrication with structured light possessing orbital angular momentum, and it will pave the pathway towards advanced fundamentals and innovative applications, including metasurfaces, plasmonics, silicon photonics, and nanoscale imaging systems. He has already published 200+ refereed journal articles, and he has performed 200+ invited presentations. He is currently working as an Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Nanophotonics and Photonics Review, and he is also serving as a steering committee chair of the conference on the laser and optoelectronics pacific-rim (CLEO Pacific-rim). Professor Omatsu is a Fellow of Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP), OPTICA and SPIE. He is a Visiting Professor of Ajou (Korea), Fujian Normal (China), and Tianjin (China) Universities and a chair professor of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan).

 

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Prof. Takahiro Namazu
Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Japan

Biography: Takahiro Namazu received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering fromRitsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan, in 1997, 1999, and 2002, respectively.From 2002 to 2006, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department ofMechanical and Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, theUniversity of Hyogo, Himeji, Japan. In 2007, he became an Associate Professorat the university. In 2010, he joined the Precursory Research for EmbryonicScience and Technology (PRESTO) program, “Nanosystems and Emergent Functions”of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), as a Researcher. In the JSTPRESTO program, his research project was the emergence of self-propagatingexothermic nanomaterials for future semiconductor industry and human life care.In 2016, he became a Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering,Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Japan. In 2019, he joined the KyotoUniversity of Advanced Science (KUAS), Kyoto, Japan, as a Visiting Professor.In 2020, he will become a Professor with the Faculty of Engineering, KUAS.
He is currently engaged in studies on functional film materials, such asself-propagating exothermic materials, and their applications to micro/nanoelectro-mechanical systems (NMEMS). His research interests also include thedevelopment of material testing techniques for measuring the mechanicalproperties of micro/nanoscale materials, such as carbon nanotubes and siliconnanowires, which focuses on clarifying the nanomaterials’ size effect phenomenaand these mechanisms. The evaluation of the reliability of MEMS andsemiconductor devices is included as well in his interests for realizing thedesign of ultra-long life microdevices. Dr. Namazu has earned over 20 research awards for hisoutstanding materials research results and his contributions to the evolutionof the micro/nanoscale materials science field in the world.

 

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Prof. Moeto Nagai
Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan

Biography: Dr. Moeto Nagai is a Professor at the Institute for Research on Next-generation Semiconductor and Sensing Science (IRES²) and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan. His research integrates micro/nanodevices, mechatronics, and computational science to develop innovative biomedical solutions. Current projects include using light-patterned microalgal micromotors for targeted substance delivery and employing nanosecond lasers in nanoparticle-based optoporation. He also explores cell screening methods using GelMA hydrogels and collaborates on biosensor development for cancer biomarkers. Recognized with the MEXT Young Scientists' Prize in 2018, Dr. Nagai continues to advance nano-enabled technologies for healthcare applications.