Satoshi Kawata
Encyclopedia
{nihongo|Satoshi Kawata|河田 聡|Kawata Satoshi|extra=born 1 October 1951}} is a scientist based in Japan who is active in nanotechnology
, photonics
, plasmonics, and other areas of applied physics
. He is a Professor of Department of Applied Physics at Osaka University
. He is also a Chief Scientist at RIKEN
.
After his experience as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
post-doctoral fellow
at Osaka University and as a Research associate
at the University of California, Irvine
, he joined the Department of Applied Physics at Osaka University as a faculty member and studied under Shigeo MInami. In 1993, he was promoted to full professor, and served as the Director of Frontier Research Center, from 2001 to 2003, and is currently the Director of the Photonics Advanced Research Center. Since 2002, Kawata is jointly at RIKEN as a Chief Scientist of the Nanophotonics Laboratory.
Kawata is known for his work in nanophotonics
(study of the interaction between photons and nanostructures) next to Motoichi Ohtsu in University of Tokyo. He has contributed to the community via a number of inventions, publications, and conference organizations in fields including near-infrared spectroscopy, laser-scanning microscopy, near-field optics
, plasmonics, biophotonics
, laser nanofabrication and signal recovery.
Kawata has served as the President of the Spectroscopical Society of Japan from 2004 to 2007, an Editor for Optics Communications from 2000 till present, a Program Officer of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and a joint professor at the Department of Physics at Gakushuin University
. He is a fellow of the Optical Society of America
(OSA), Institute of Physics
(IOP), the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) and the Japan Society of Applied Physics
(JSAP).
In 2008, Kawata created his own page in the free encyclopedia "Wikipedia".
Japan in 2005.
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
, photonics
Photonics
The science of photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light. The term photonics thereby emphasizes that photons are neither particles nor waves — they are different in that they have both particle...
, plasmonics, and other areas of applied physics
Applied physics
Applied physics is a general term for physics which is intended for a particular technological or practical use.It is usually considered as a bridge or a connection between "pure" physics and engineering....
. He is a Professor of Department of Applied Physics at Osaka University
Osaka University
, or , is a major national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan as the Osaka Prefectural Medical College, and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of Japan...
. He is also a Chief Scientist at RIKEN
RIKEN
is a large natural sciences research institute in Japan. Founded in 1917, it now has approximately 3000 scientists on seven campuses across Japan, the main one in Wako, just outside Tokyo...
.
Career
Kawata studied under Tatsuro Suzuki and received his Bachelor's degree in 1974, his Masters degree in 1976 and his doctorate from Osaka University in 1979.After his experience as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
The is an independent administrative institution in Japan, established for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities.-History:...
post-doctoral fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
at Osaka University and as a Research associate
Research associate
The title of research associate is used to denote an academic research position at a university or similar institution. A research associate usually conducts research under the supervision of a principal investigator. In contrast to a research assistant or research officer, a research associate...
at the University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
, he joined the Department of Applied Physics at Osaka University as a faculty member and studied under Shigeo MInami. In 1993, he was promoted to full professor, and served as the Director of Frontier Research Center, from 2001 to 2003, and is currently the Director of the Photonics Advanced Research Center. Since 2002, Kawata is jointly at RIKEN as a Chief Scientist of the Nanophotonics Laboratory.
Kawata is known for his work in nanophotonics
Nanophotonics
Nanophotonics or Nano-optics is the study of the behavior of light on the nanometer scale. It is considered as a branch of optical engineering which deals with optics, or the interaction of light with particles or substances, at deeply subwavelength length scales...
(study of the interaction between photons and nanostructures) next to Motoichi Ohtsu in University of Tokyo. He has contributed to the community via a number of inventions, publications, and conference organizations in fields including near-infrared spectroscopy, laser-scanning microscopy, near-field optics
Near-field optics
Near-field optics is that branch of optics that considers configurations that depend on the passage of light to, from, through, or near an element with subwavelength features and the coupling of that light to a second element located a subwavelength distance from the first. The barrier of spatial...
, plasmonics, biophotonics
Biophotonics
The term biophotonics denotes a combination of biology and photonics, with photonics being the science and technology of generation, manipulation, and detection of photons, quantum units of light. Photonics is related to electronics in that it is believed that photons will play a similar central...
, laser nanofabrication and signal recovery.
Kawata has served as the President of the Spectroscopical Society of Japan from 2004 to 2007, an Editor for Optics Communications from 2000 till present, a Program Officer of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and a joint professor at the Department of Physics at Gakushuin University
Gakushuin University
is an elite higher educational institution in Mejiro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo. It was re-established after World War II as an affiliate of the Gakushūin School Corporation, the privatized successor to the original Gakushūin University or "Peers School" set up during the Meiji era to educate the...
. He is a fellow of the Optical Society of America
Optical Society of America
The Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
(OSA), Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000....
(IOP), the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) and the Japan Society of Applied Physics
Japan Society of Applied Physics
, abbreviated as JSAP, is a Japanese group of researchers in the applied physics field. JSAP originated in 1932 from a voluntary forum of researchers belonging to the University of Tokyo and the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research. During World War II, most research, even applied, was frozen...
(JSAP).
In 2008, Kawata created his own page in the free encyclopedia "Wikipedia".
Awards
Kawata received one of the Medals of Honour (Japan) with purple ribbon, which is awarded by the Emperor of Japan in 2007, the Minister’s Award for Science and Technology by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
The , also known as MEXT or Monkashō, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government.The Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871....
Japan in 2005.
External links
- The Japan Society of Applied Physics.
- Laboratory for Scientific Instrumentation and Engineering, Osaka University
- Nanophotonics Laboratory & Metamaterials Laboratory, RIKEN
- Photonics Advanced Research Center Osaka University
- Optics Communications, Elsevier
- The Research Institute of Nanophotonics (RINPS)