Yoshinori Tokura
ForMemRS
十倉 好紀
Yoshinori Tokura
Born (1954-03-01) March 1, 1954
Nishiwaki, Hyōgo
NationalityJapanese
CitizenshipJapan
Alma materThe University of Tokyo
Known forTokura Rule
AwardsNishina Memorial Prize (1990)
James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (2005)
Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsThe University of Tokyo
RIKEN

Yoshinori Tokura (十倉 好紀, Tokura Yoshinori, born March 1, 1954) ForMemRS is a Japanese physicist, Professor at University of Tokyo and Director of Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) at RIKEN. He is a specialist in physics of strongly correlated electron systems and known for his work in high-temperature superconductivity, Mott transition, colossal magnetoresistance, Multiferroics, and magnetic skyrmions.

Biography

Tokura was born in Nishiwaki, Hyōgo, Japan. He holds a: B.S. in Applied Physics, the University of Tokyo (1976), and a M.S. (1978) and Ph.D (1981) in that subject from the same university. His subsequent career has also been at the University of Tokyo, rising from Research Associate to Lecturer in the Dept. of Applied Physics, then Assistant Professor and Professor in the Dept. of Physics, and finally, from 1995 on, Professor in Dept. of Applied Physics.

In addition has been

  • 1993 – 2002: Group Leader, Joint Research Center for Atom Technology (JRCAT)
  • 2001 – 2008: Director, Correlated Electron Research Center (CERC), AIST
  • 2001 – 2007: Research Director, Tokura Spin Superstructure, ERATO-JST
  • 2006 – 2012: Research Director, Tokura Multiferroics Project, ERATO-JST
  • 2007 – 2013: Group Director, Cross-Correlated Materials Research Group (CMRG), RIKEN
  • 2008–present: AIST Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
  • 2010 – 2013: Center Director, Quantum-Phase Electronics Center (QPEC), School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  • 2010 – 2013: Director, Emergent Materials Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
  • 2010 – 2013: Group Director, Correlated Electron Research Group (CERG), RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
  • 2013–Present: Director of Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Academy

He is a Member of the Science Council of Japan, and a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2014 – )

Recognition

References

  1. ↑ "Hans Rosling one of four new honorary doctors at Faculty of Science and Technology – Uppsala University, Sweden". www.uu.se. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. ↑ 日本学士院会員の選定について | 日本学士院
  3. ↑ "Exceptional scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society". The Royal Society. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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